For a moment, Luo Binhan and Kaiore's phantoms made the same movements. They looked at Jing Huang, then at the airship in the sky, and then at Jing Huang.
"Is this a local folk joke?" Kaiore asked uncertainly.
"Your radiator." Jing Huang said. Then he pursed his lips in annoyance for some reason. At this time, Momolo took over his words.
"The radiator is the most vulnerable part of a rational craft traveling in phlogiston," he said sympathetically. "Phlogiston hates physical flight, and you can see that they are intelligent enough to selectively engage in acts of destruction. They prioritize Destroy any rules and equipment related to temperature. Without special shielding facilities, sophisticated and conceptually uninformed machines are very dangerous in the regular universe. Mr. Keore, you must return to your home immediately!"
Keore stuttered a little: "But our radiator is designed perfectly. It cannot be damaged during normal navigation!"
Jing Huang and Momoluo looked at each other.
"This is magic!" they said in unison.
Keore seemed to want to argue. But then the bright light shining on the deck began to flicker chaotically. His phantom turned to look behind him and said: "What? Malfunction?... I don't think... there should be... temperature control... redundancy..."
His image and the bright light on the deck disappeared silently at the same time, and the scene was eerily silent for a moment. Everyone on the ship looked up at the spaceship above. The huge and terrifying shadow hung alone in the sky, like the dark clouds filling the sky before a heavy rain.
"Are they okay?" Luo Binhan asked cautiously.
Jing Huang frowned in displeasure, while Momoluo sighed worriedly.
"Their ship is too large." Finally, Momolo said, "The distribution and design of the radiator may not consider volume reduction. Moreover, the energy consumed in the first few tunnels will be more than the standard. It is very likely that they are The initial non-directional jump is achieved through power overload, so there is a high probability that their engines are overheating now... I think they may not have time to escape."
Luo Binhan swallowed. He had seen so many strange things, but when those words came to his lips, fear still climbed up his back and into the back of his head.
"Will they die?" he asked calmly.
No one answered him.
A black cloud floated from the tail of the airship. Its size was insignificant compared to the hull of the ship, and Luo Binhan almost didn't notice it at first. Then the black cloud suddenly expanded, greedily devouring the rear of the spacecraft.
Luo Binhan realized that it was smoke.
Thick black ink smoke wrapped around the spaceship as if it were alive, filling the air dizzyingly. In a daze, he thought he saw a dark and twisted monster, greedily licking the hull of the ship with a tongue made of flames. The beautiful, bright, smooth shell like a drop of mercury was gradually eaten away by it, leaving only the blackened and decayed remains.
He seemed to catch the cry of someone in the distance, but when he listened carefully, there was nothing. This sea of fire is so, so silent, even the rolling flames are silent.
Then the explosion occurred.
The blue-purple fireworks began to spread from the center of the spacecraft base and covered the edges. The scene was strange and magnificent, like a gorgeous peony blooming slowly.
On the top of the tide ocean, the sky was filled with stars. They fell straight down, flew towards the magnificent flower, and circled around the flower of fire together. Those stars danced so lightly, reminding Luo Binhan of the laughing crowd holding hands and spinning in circles at a bonfire party. His throat felt thirsty, his organs were churning, and the tea soup he drank seemed to have no effect at all.
The blooming fire flowers completely engulfed the spaceship, and the stars in the sky began to dance and sing. That beautiful song echoed in every corner of the sea of fire.
"Birds, birds, birds made of steel,
Flying in the dream of stars.
It marches towards the sun's fire,
Melt feathers into the sky!
Birds, birds, cold birds,
Falling in the eyes of the stars.
It heads for the finger of the sun,
Burn the feathers and melt them into the sky! "
Luo Binhan stood there blankly and listened for a while. After a few seconds, he reached into his inner pocket and took out the small light red lens. He first pressed the green "animal" button and saw nothing. Then he accidentally pressed the yellow "Element" button.
The starlight behind the lenses turned golden. A few lines of words appeared in the mirror.
"Star element. Law species. Unknown characteristics. Extremely dangerous. Any form of contact is not recommended. If possible, please leave immediately."
He put down his glasses and shuddered involuntarily.
"Idiot." Jing Huang next to him said at this time.
Before Luo Binhan could figure out who he was scolding, Jing Huang had already flown up from the deck with a straight face. It was a very strange sight. He did not grow wings, but seemed to be lifted up by a faint fire cloud under his feet, and went straight to the sky like riding an elevator.
He rushed straight into the blue-purple fire wave, disappearing like an ant swallowed by the flood. Luo Binhan watched this scene, completely unaware that he was shouting, until he found that Momoluo was grabbing his shoulders and shouting at the same volume.
"It's okay, it's okay, Mr. Luo." Momolo patted his shoulder and comforted him, "Don't panic, don't be anxious. Just think that a new era has arrived."
Luo Binhan calmed down a little. He stared at Momolo with resentment: "New captain era?"
"No," Momolo said, "Stars die every day, and stars are born every day. Every day is a new era, and this is the eternal dream of the universe."
Luo Binhan felt a headache. He solemnly held Momolo's hand: "Speak, speak, don't fucking sing."
Momolo looked at him considerately and sincerely: "Mr. Luo, you need to drink more hot water."
Luo Binhan wanted him to get out of here, but it was already dawn. The first ray of dawn fell on the deck of the Silence, causing Luo Binhan to raise his head in surprise.
The dark, mirror-smooth sky began to glow, its surface taking on the illusion of a rising sun. The orange-red light of dawn was as bright as fire, burning brightly on the sky, and the dancing stars scattered in an instant.
The flower of fire under the bright sun is shrinking.
Luo Binhan couldn't see anything at first. It wasn't until he put the seven-color telescope in front of his eyes that he noticed the green light floating in the flame. They were small and twinkling, like stars made of jasper and emerald.
"Oh," he said. The green light looked familiar to him and calmed him down immediately.
The flames and smoke on the spaceship gradually dissipated at an alarming speed, as if an invisible giant was devouring them. Half a minute later, Luo Binhan could vaguely see the outer shell of the spaceship. It was severely deformed due to the high temperature, and the mirror-like surface was twisted like soap bubbles, with chaotic patterns and colored lines reflected on it, making it look like it would crash into the sea of fire at any time.
Are there any living people there? When he thought this, translucent balls rolled out from the side of the spaceship. They look exactly like bubbles blown from soapy water, shining colorfully in the sun.
The bubbles floated in the air for a while, then slowly began to sink. Luo Binhan moved the lens and discovered that the bubbles were actually exaggeratedly large. Each bubble contained more than a dozen terrified living people.
Bubbles continued to erupt, floating in the air by the hundreds. They were getting further and further away from the burning spaceship. When they were a few meters away from the surface of the sea of fire, they were pushed up again by the air waves, floating high and low.
"What the hell is this?" Luo Binhan said, staring at the bubbles flying everywhere. He clicked randomly on the telescope, and no lens of any color helped him.
Momoluo said calmly next to him: "Seven-feathered phoenix fire shield."
Luo Binhan touched his ears. He heard Momolo's words, but felt that they might not be the words he thought. "Qiyu Panic Cover?" he asked confirmingly.
"Your pronunciation is weird, Mr. Luo." Momoluo said in confusion, "Pick the seven feathers of the phoenix and swim like a fish. This is a very precious treasure of Mr. Xuanhong."
The fire on the spaceship was completely extinguished. It looked much smaller than before, but it still miraculously hovered in mid-air. Only then did Luo Binhan suddenly realize that they were surrounded by the wreckage of the spaceship. If the behemoth fell, the Silence would undoubtedly be crushed into a sea of fire.
"Can we escape?" he asked warily.
Before Momolo could answer, the wreckage of the spaceship burst into flames again. The flames that engulfed it this time were as bright as jade. The green fire burned fiercely for several seconds, and the entire spaceship scattered and disintegrated like fireworks.
Its parts flew around with flames and turned into pale ashes before falling into the sea. It was like a falling snow above the sea of fire, with countless bubbles sinking and floating in it.
The entire spaceship just disappeared. The only emerald light that fell on the deck of the Silence was dancing eerily like the will-o'-the-wisp of a wraith. However, when they accidentally stopped on Luo Binhan's body, Luo Binhan did not feel any burning sensation, nor did he hear the howling of the ghost.
They were just a few small, fairly harmless fireflies.
