15 minutes of silence and holding breaths passed, and the mauled and shieldless Beyond Light finished her leap. “Destination at 329 million kilometers from origin point reached,” LIBRA informed. “Course for Post-Accelerating Leap: complete.”
The windows at the cockpit spread themselves again, and the white dazzle was gone, replaced by starry black everywhere. “Did we lose them?” asked Jeffrey.
“Scanning: No artificial objects or energy burst detected. We are alone. For now,” Xi responded.
John didn’t put his eyes apart from his terminal sights, ready to unleash another Nebula-Nova shot at those monsters if they dared to appear again. But nothing happened. Were they safe already, or were Goliath and its vessels planning something? He didn’t know whether to feel relieved or concerned.
“John?”……
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