C428 The Dark Blue Final Volume

"Countdown initiated: ten, nine, eight..." intoned the elder in his sixties, each word deliberate and measured.

At the count of "eight," Ming Ying acted, retracting the enigmatic space that had shrouded the starship's exterior. Suddenly, the golden shield vanished, and a palpable sense of impending doom overwhelmed the starship, startling the numerous high-level Evolvers on board