Soon enough, the strong magnetic interference ended, under the cheers of the crew. All electronic devices resumed normal operation.

The silver spaceship, like a ghost ship in space, slowly sailed towards an unknown shore...

The two beautiful navigators heaved a sigh of relief. They were neatly dressed in white military uniforms, their faces adorned with relieved smiles. It was as if the burdened swans had finally been released from the pressure they carried.

When they activated the stardom navigator to observe their location, one of them was stunned to find that, due to the strong magnetic interference, the flight path of the spaceship failed to execute a space jump, missing the original coordinates.

This meant the spacecraft would have to backtrack and attempt the space jump again, wasting several more hours. She frowned thinking about this. Wait! Something was off. The deviated route had no previous navigation records. As the navigator frenziedly tapped at the computer, a terrifying data emerged from the calculations!

At the moment, the spacecraft's trajectory was taking it towards a black hole that was located 60 astronomical units away from Alpha.

The unexpected turn of events drained all color from her beautiful face! She recalculated the angle and course of the spaceship. There was no mistake; it was a black hole. According to gravitational wave calculations, they had 30 minutes. Oh, god!

The navigator quickly reported the information to Major Kenneth.

The captain panicked, asking, "What's our current speed?"

"We are at the eighth cosmic speed, reporting completed."

"Calculate how much time we have to pass through the black hole's domain."

Without any calculation, the navigator quickly responded, "30 minutes, completed."

"3, 30 minutes!?"

"Yes."

Hearing of the short duration of 30 minutes and the eighth cosmic speed, the captain was in a state of panic.

It seemed impossible to escape the black hole's gravity by changing the ship's direction by 46 degrees within 30 minutes. Likewise, if the spaceship slowed down, they would still be sucked into the gravitational waves of the black hole.

Put simply, reducing their escape speed would result in the black hole capturing the spaceship. On the other hand, if they increased their speed, the added gravitational pull from the black hole would make it difficult for the spaceship to achieve sub-light speed escape.

To accelerate from the eighth cosmic speed to light speed would take about a day. But this time could also be shortened to 20 minutes allowing them to achieve complete acceleration, only if they utilized the space-time neutralization of the Dragon Gate space jump point.

Given the current situation, it was virtually impossible to reach sub-light speed within 20 minutes. During this process, the human body would be subjected to a gravitational acceleration up to hundreds of times of its own weight. Even the liquid buffer cabin wouldn't be able to alleviate this pressure.

Kenneth decided he had to break this desperate news to everyone on board.

Through the loudspeaker, everyone exceptionally heard the captain's voice, which was a bit grim. A minute later, the news spread throughout the spaceship.

People anxiously rushed out of their rooms. Other than those on duty, dozens of people had gathered in the head cabin.

Looking at the unbelievable scene before their eyes, a sense of despair crept into everyone's hearts. The image displayed by the stardom was of the space around a distant celestial body - it was twisted.

"Comrades, we are all brave soldiers, dedicated to delivering supplies to our brothers at the frontline. Even in this situation, we have no shame - but we don't have much time left to make choices, we only have 8 minutes. I think I should step down from my captain status and leave this decision to all. "

The captain listed out three choices: First, attempt to speed up and escape the gravitational pull of the black hole. Second, slow down to change the course of the trajectory, which had a very low probability of succeeding. Third, to attempt reaching sub-light speed to escape the black hole while all crew members, including the navigators, would retreat to the liquid buffer cabin and await their destiny.

At that moment, you might be reduced to a pile of flesh, or you might remain unscathed, or you might not be able to see the instant you fall into the black hole before your death, at that moment...

In short, everyone has the power to decide their own life. This was a choiceless choice. If there was another option, Kenneth wouldn't give the final decision to everyone. "We are running out of time, make your choice." He closed his eyes deeply.

For a while, the usually noisy head cabin was abnormally quiet, or you could say calm. The shocking news made it hard for everyone to accept.

Many people even forgot to cry or reminisce. In the head cabin, where all military regulations were strictly enforced, some people lit cigarettes. They suddenly didn't know what to do in these few minutes. Should they write an email to Alpha to tell their loved ones 'I love you', or pray to god for salvation?

A few soldiers simply sat on the ground, their eyes vacant, seemingly drained of all their strength.

Others hastily took out their light screen phones to make phone calls or to leave messages.

Old Li shook his head and smiled bitterly. He had been on this route all his life, he never thought he would encounter such a thing right before his retirement.

"Let's make our choice."

Some stood aside, making the first choice.

Some stood on the other side, choosing the second option.

More rational people stayed where they were, choosing the third option.

Without a doubt, the third choice was the wisest decision. Although the risk was high, the chances of survival were relatively higher. The number of people opting for the first and second choices combined were just about equal to those who chose the third option.

The captain asked the administrator to open the gravity buffer cabin door, saying, "We have six minutes left, four minutes of free communication time, and the remaining two minutes to enter the liquid buffer cabin."

Amelia smiled at Feng Yi, "In the end, I still couldn't see any fear in your eyes." Now, she wasn't her usual self, her beautiful eyes were brightly shining. She wanted to say something, but the time was too short for her to express her thoughts, so she just gave a light sigh.

Feng Yi raised his hands in surrender, "Beauty, aren't you going to let me off even at the end?"

"Well, after all, we have a contract, didn't we, Feng? You haven't forgotten, have you?"

Feng Yi was taken aback, 'Feng'… this tone, this voice, it was very familiar. He seemed to have heard it somewhere, but he couldn't remember at the moment. He said, "Rest assured, the words I have spoken are effective for life, but only for this life."

Amelia's eyes were serene. She smiled and denied what Feng Yi said, "No, the contract is temporarily retained forever."

"Why would you say that?"

"My physique isn't as good as yours, Feng. I believe you can survive." Without saying a word, Amelia reached out with her slender fingers to touch Feng Yi's slightly gloomy face. Her smile became even brighter, "If I don't wake up, the contract enters into immediate effect, and I wish you happiness. Then forget about my bad side, so we would be even."

Upon hearing Amelia's words, Feng Yi felt a lump in his throat. He could feel the fleeting tenderness in Amelia's gaze. This woman… despite threatening, seducing, and even trying to woo him away from Wind Thunder, she seemed not have done anything to him, "Don't worry, you stole my first kiss, you'll be safe."

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