Humans collapse into slag

On January 2698, 1 in the Imperial Calendar, it was the sixth day that the Akatsuki fell into the magnetic field storm area.

With the help of two auxiliary engines, the Akatsuki sailed for two days and was about to approach the edge of the magnetic storm flow, but a new crisis reappeared.

【warn!Engine No. 30 suffered a gear failure and lost [-]% of its efficiency. 】

[The drive unit load of engine No. 85 exceeds 90%, 95%, [-]%...]

The two auxiliary engines driving the ship reached their limits, and the speed of the Akatsuki began to drop continuously, 300 units, 270 units, 240 units...

Without enough power, Akatsuki would not be able to escape the magnetic field, and would only be gradually dragged back to the center of the storm.

According to the brain calculation, there are still 3350 units away from the breakaway ship leaving the storm area. Under normal circumstances, the voyage of more than ten hours is almost impossible for the current breakout ship.

In order to reduce energy consumption, most of the members of the ship have entered the dormant cabin, leaving only a few key departments such as the ship, information, and engines.

The heads of several departments held a meeting directly on the bridge to discuss countermeasures.

Chief Engineer Hagrid was very worried: "The two auxiliary engines won't last long."

Deputy Captain Allen asked, "Can No. [-] still be repaired?"

Hagrid shook his head, "No, as soon as number six stops, number five may collapse directly."

Liao Yuning, who was standing on the command seat, took a deep breath, "How much time does the dawn have?"

Navigator Morris flipped through the light screen, "According to the current trend, Dawn will slow down to zero in an hour, and then be gradually dragged back to the center of the storm field."

Liao Yuning looked at the chief engineer: "How are the No. [-] and No. [-] engines now? Can they support the navigation power system?"

Hagrid: "The situation of the number one engine has improved, but it can't provide much help. After all, the life support system and simulated gravity system inside the ship need a lot of power."

"Turn off the simulated power system in non-essential areas." Liao Yuning said to Deputy Captain Allen, "Try to reduce the burden on the No. [-] and No. [-] engines. You can discuss with Naris and gather the remaining personnel, except for the dormant cabin. , the other cabins shut down the life support system."

After that, Liao Yuning instructed the chief engineer, "The engine department should keep the No. [-] and No. [-] engines as much as possible, and at the same time try to use the remaining energy of No. [-] engine."

Finally, he said to the information officer Carlo: "We are now close to the edge of the magnetic field, looking for all possible opportunities to send the coordinates of Akatsuki, including the trajectory expected to be dragged back to the center of the storm."

After announcing all feasible measures, Liao Yuning sat back to his seat, opened a hologram of the star field, and tried to find more vitality in it.

Three minutes later, Mu Rong walked into the bridge.

"Major Liao, we need to talk alone," he said.

Seeing Mu Rong's expression, Liao Yuning knew that what the other party had to say was very important, so he went to the captain's room with him without hesitation.

As soon as he entered, Mu Rong said, "I have a way."

Liao Yuning looked at Mu Rong in surprise, his eyes were full of hope, by the way, this person always has a way.

"I just checked that there are still a few intact Leaders in the hangar, as long as they concentrate their energy on one of them, then that fighter can fly out of the storm field and ask for help." Mu Rong said .

Liao Yuning thought for a while, then shook his head, "It's too far away, and the fighter plane can't come back after it goes out."

Generally, the best combat time for a space fighter is within three hours, and if it exceeds, you need to return to the ship for repairs and recharge.

In the non-combat state, it can last longer, but it is also limited.

"Then I won't come back." Mu Rong said.

Liao Yuning was stunned, and instantly understood the meaning of the other party from Mu Rong's eyes.

"No!" He immediately objected loudly.

Staying on the Akatsuki waiting for rescue can last more than ten days in the worst case, but if a fighter is left alone in this dangerous space, the time will be greatly reduced.

Fighter planes do not have a complete ecological cycle like ships, and the use limit of the airborne life support system is three days.

"Ning Ning, don't worry." Mu Rong smiled and coaxed a child and said, "Do you still remember those extreme space survival tests we took when we were in school? I broke the record, a full 130 nine hours."

"It's different. At that time, a special escape pod was used." Liao Yuning still disagreed, "And there was safety protection during the limit test, but there is no such thing now."

During the test, you can call for rescue at any time. As long as you handle it properly, there will be no danger to your life if you stay for a long time.

Of course, Mu Rong knew that the dangers of the two were not the same. He reached out to touch Liao Yuning's hair, his eyes were gentle and nostalgic.

When he was testing back then, what he wanted was to challenge himself, but today, what he wanted was to protect this person.

If you don't take risks, the result is likely to be that everyone dies together on this ship. Taking risks and reducing your chances of survival can bring hope to the entire Akatsuki.

The moment this plan appeared in his mind, Mu Rong decided to implement it.

"Ningning, this is our only chance."

Holding him in his arms, Mu Rong kissed his sweetheart's forehead, "One hour later, the Akatsuki will be closest to the edge of the storm, and then at the speed of the leader, it will be able to escape the influence of the magnetic field in less than eight hours."

Of course, after eight hours, the leader did not have enough motivation to return to the Dawn, and could only hope that rescue would arrive within three days.

"Then I'll go." Liao Yuning raised his head suddenly, and he also wanted to understand that this is indeed the only chance, "I am the commander of this battleship, and I have the responsibility to lead everyone out of here."

"No, Ning Ning, you should stay." Mu Rong stroked Liao Yuning's cheek with one hand, rubbed it gently with his fingertips, his eyes were full of affection, "You should remember that in the oath of becoming the captain, there is a sentence'to be with you'. Battleships live and die'."

As soon as the words fell, Mu Rong bowed his head and kissed Liao Yuning's lips.

At the same time, Liao Yuning felt something stuck into the back of his neck, first a slight tingling, and then a sudden dizziness.

Tranquilizer!

In an instant, Liao Yuning came to his senses. He broke away from Mu Rong's kiss, grabbed the other's collar with both hands, and asked, "What are you doing?!"

"Ning Ning, don't be angry, Ning Ning, be good, don't be angry—" Mu Rong hugged Liao Yuning's waist, patted his back and gently coaxed him, "Go to sleep first, and you will be fine soon."

"You bastard! You bastard!" Liao Yuning trembled all over, anxious and angry, wave after wave of drowsiness invaded him, making his hands and feet weak and unable to stand.

Mu Rong hugged him tightly and silently kissed Liao Yuning's cheek.

"Mu... Rong..."

Liao Yuning uttered the last two words, the hand that was holding onto Mu Rong's clothes slipped down, his eyes gradually lost focus, and were covered by black eyelashes.

"I love you." Mu Rong said.

His kiss fell on Liao Yuning's eyebrows, nose and lips.

It is basically impossible for the legion's rescue to arrive within three days, so this kiss is probably a farewell.

The eye sockets were moist, and the tears slid down his cheeks and fell on his sweetheart's pale lips, making his heart ache.

This person, who has everything he loves deeply, is the meaning of his rebirth.

He thought that he could spend a lifetime with him hand in hand, and he even planned all the details of those happy lives.

He never thought that one day he would need to take the initiative to let go...

Goodbye, my favorite person.

……

Liao Yuning opened his eyes and found himself lying in the dormant cabin.

At first, his mind was a little confused, not knowing where he was.

The Liao family pays attention to natural sleep. When he was young, he almost never entered the dormant cabin.

When he grows up, he still likes to sleep on the bed if it is not necessary, and only chooses the dormant cabin under special circumstances.

Is this... the Lookout?

No, he had left Lookout.

By the way, the Dawn, he has served on the Dawn for a long time, and he is even the captain of this battleship.

Resigned in the face of danger, the next thing is endless battles and long voyages.

He had to change his original living habits and rely more and more on the dormant cabin, because only in this way could he have enough time and energy to work.

This hibernation cabin was set by him, and it can only sleep for two hours at a time.

Liao Yuning stretched out his hands to cover his eyes, waiting for the process of getting used to the awakening.

Well, it's time to start working again.

The logbook like flowing water, and the Andaine black tea with mellow aroma...

Suddenly, the main screen of the bridge burst into dazzling light, the floor trembled, and countless layers of red warning boxes appeared in the air, making people breathless.

Ningning, don't be angry, Ningning...

The heart suddenly contracted!

Liao Yuning's eyes widened suddenly, "Mu Rong!"

Pushing open the hatch, he sat up, strode out of the dormant cabin, and rushed to the door of the captain's room.

Click, the door lock does not respond.

what happened?

Pushing hard, the door is still motionless.

"Juno, open the door for me!" Liao Yuning shouted anxiously.

"Sorry, master." Juno's voice sounded: "The door of the captain's room has been locked. Since Colonel Mu Rong has modified the authority, it will take time to crack it."

Speaking of Mu Rong, Liao Yuning became even more anxious, "What about others? Where is he?"

Juno: "Colonel Murong left Akatsuki with W10 Leader fighter one hour, two and ten minutes ago. Due to the influence of the magnetic field, it is currently impossible to determine his exact location."

left already?

For a moment, Liao Yuning seemed to have been drained of all his strength. He leaned against the cabin door, slowly slid down, and knelt down on the floor.

"Bastard! How could you do this! How could you..."

He wanted to call him, he wanted to stop him, he wanted to fight him, but all his thoughts were too late to come true, the man had already left.

Juno: "Master, Colonel Murong left a video message before he left."

After a while, Liao Yuning whispered: "Play."

The video was recorded in the captain's room. In the screen, Mu Rong looked at the camera, "Ning Ning, don't worry, I have arranged everything on board."

His tone was relaxed, as if he was explaining a very ordinary thing, "I'm leaving, and I want to say goodbye to you at the end."

"When you see this video, the Akatsuki should have been saved... I'm sorry, I broke my promise, I can't continue to accompany you, I will accompany you on this journey, and watch you become the new God of War."

The corners of Mu Rong's mouth curled up, as if he was smiling, but with infinite sadness, "If possible, I also hope to get your love, so that you can love me so much that you can't extricate yourself, just like I love you, it's a pity ...Fate didn't give me this chance."

He sighed a long time, then looked directly at the camera, "Liao Yuning, if I die, forget about me."