Time and space, which had been stagnant for 1.87 million years, gradually disintegrated.

The wheel of history began to spin again, everything that had been stagnant broke free, the frozen waters surged again, stronger and stronger winds poured into the vortex from all directions, and the "spherical shell" covering the space shattered silently, falling along with the downpour, and the low roar from distant Tallund, which seemed to contain endless madness and chaos.

The sky collapsed as if it were toppling, and the huge wall of clouds, cyclones, and countless tons of seawater that formed the eternal storm turned into a terrifying sea storm, lightning and thunder, torrential rain poured, and the dragon's roar rose and fell in the depths of the clouds, everything seemed to be the end of the world, and in this apocalyptic scene, the huge ancient spaceship continued to rise slowly against the strong wind.

This is a starship that combines some of the starter's technology, a miracle created by the mighty dragon civilization more than a million years ago, this miracle is many years late, but today, it has finally set off.

"The storm is causing a lot of disturbance, and the attitude correction engine is automatically recalling the ship's inclination," Baloger said quickly, sitting in front of the chief mechanic's cockpit, monitoring the data on the panel in front of him, "but its usefulness is limited, and the Tallrond has begun to deviate from its intended trajectory." ”

"As long as you can lift into the air, you can continue to accelerate, continue to climb...... You don't have to worry about the destination, the specific route, and you don't have to worry about the return voyage, the liftoff is a success......" Hlegore in front of the captain said softly, "Can it be done?" ”

"Of course that's fine," Baloger said after a moment's thought, nodding confidently, "but the shaking is always going to be strong, and I'm afraid I won't be able to remove all the vibrations and shifts......"

Navigator Andal laughed, "It's not a bit of a shake - it's incredible that we can make this big guy fly, after all, this thing wasn't designed to be controlled by three people." ”

As he spoke, the old dragon turned his head and swept his gaze over the empty control hall behind him—a vast space filled with a dozen empty seats, each with a projection screen flickering with a name long lost in history, the people who were supposed to sail with the ship...... Before leaving, it fell permanently.

Hragor noticed Andal's gaze, and he followed the other's gaze as he swept the control hall, and after a moment, he broke the silence: "Let's go up and take a look for them." ”

"Of course, we will," Baloger said in a low tone, "but ...... It's not that easy to do. ”

Almost as Baloger's words fell, a violent shaking suddenly spread throughout the entire ship, mixed with countless chaotic, roaring and thunderous loud noises, and an indescribable mental pressure passed through the vast spatial distance, penetrating layer after layer of shields and alloys, and poured into the control hall like a stormy wave.

In the hall, Hragor, Andal, and Baloger instantly felt the terrifying power that almost directly acted on their souls, their senses were filled with countless whispers, the knowledge from the gods hit their mental defenses, and in their shaky vision, they saw visions, saw the ship rushing straight into a burning hellish abyss, saw countless dark rifts covering the sky, saw all sorts of huge things that could make mortals crazy and stretched out their long limbs, trying to drag, Destroy the ship that is trying to leave the planet......

The gods caught up.

However, in the next second, these terrible things suddenly disappeared, and the three of them returned to the cold and safe real world, gasping for breath until Andal was the first to break the silence: "Omega is buying time." ”

"I can only fight for the last time," said Hragore, with a terrible face, "I can feel it...... The gods have left Tallund, and he is approaching this way, and next time, we will face his essence. ”

Balogel glanced down at the gauge data, and said quickly: "The current altitude is not enough, we haven't rushed out yet - hold on, I'm going to remove all engine restrictions." ”

A moment later, a constant vibration entered the hall, and an even more unbearable sense of acceleration and dizziness came over it, and the massive ancient ship had crossed the cloud wall of the former eternal storm, and it had risen into the blue sky, and began to slowly adjust its angle to enter the subsequent course at an inclination, and almost at the same moment, a mad and chaotic roar faintly sounded in Hragor's mind.

Andal, who was on the side, obviously heard the same "voice", and he shook his head with a wry smile: "It seems that we are not very angry with him......"

"Of course," Hragore struggled against the pressure from the soul level - although the bridge between man and god had been severed, and the power of the "gods" had been weakened below the critical point by Omega, after regaining his will, this spiritual power from the gods still made him feel like he was going to fall into a collapse and madness at any moment, he gritted his teeth, although he couldn't see his own expression, he was sure that he must be looking hideous at the moment, "After all...... What we're doing is the ultimate 'disobedience'......"

Andal raised his gaze and looked at the distant blue sky on the projection curtain, but in the constant spiritual pollution of the tide, he gradually showed a smile-

The ultimate "disobedience"......

It is not a violation of doctrine, nor is it a denial of faith, or even the killing of a god—for a god born in a mortal stream of thought and following the rules, these acts of rebellion are far from the ultimate "disobedience."

The ultimate disobedience can only occur when mortals overcome their most primitive shackles and taboos, break free from their original cradles and swaddling clothes, and take a step towards true "adulthood".

The ultimate "disobedience" is stepping into the starry sky.

This represents a radical change in the mortal race's perception of the whole world, a young child who has grown up in the cradle has truly taken the action of breaking out of the cradle, it has an incomparable symbolic meaning, it deserves the applause of the whole world - but it is beyond the limits of all the gods.

Because no matter which god they are, all the "information" of their birth and existence is based on this planet - this point, even Andal took many, many years to figure out.

Feeling his mind calm down, and his brain that seemed to be boiling before gradually regaining his composure, he exhaled softly, and placed his hand on a panel in front of the left of his seat.

Andal raised his eyes to look at the outside sky of the projection curtain, which was slanted and curved at the edges, and he saw the sunlight shining from behind the side of the curtain, gilding all the clouds with a faint golden light, and at the edge of the golden light, he could already see the curved and uplifted earth, and the faint starlight at the end of the zenith.

The vibrations of the spaceship subsided somewhat, the images presented by the projection curtain dimmed, and the vast and brilliant starry sky gradually emerged from the background of the sky, and the whole world seemed to become quiet, except for the low hum of various instruments and equipment from all around.

It all lasted for a few seconds, and then an unprecedented tremor spread throughout the ship, accompanied by a loud bang from a distant compartment.

In an instant, the lights of the entire control hall dimmed, and then all the alarm systems sounded piercing and sharp sirens, the orange lights of the emergency state flashed at the entrances of each passage, and the shipboard system frantically broadcast the details of the damage to each module, Hragore felt that his whole body was tilted over, and the scene on the curtain in front of him began to roll, and the next second, he heard Baloger's shout: "Engine No. 2 is out of the hull!" The antenna compartment is completely destroyed! The subsistence compartment is completely destroyed! Reactor No. 1 was completely destroyed...... He's catching up!! ”

Andal struggled to hold on to his seat, keeping his balance in the tumble, and looked at the projection curtain in front of him, which showed the outside of the ship, a terrifying sight:

He saw a long gap open in the sky outside the ship, filled with crazy cold eyes, and a monstrous and twisted dragon figure made of countless distorted limbs was clinging to the outer shell of the ship's tail, destroying the brainchild created by the dragons—

Part of the ship's engine was completely destroyed, the broken and twisted steel was spinning and crashing into the thick atmosphere below, several huge holes were broken in the side of the hull, the heavy shield and tough alloy shell were easily shredded like paper paste, a large amount of equipment and gases and liquids erupted from the hole like broken internal organs, mixed with scorching smoke and rushed into space, and after causing such great damage, the dragon of confusion still showed no signs of stopping, he continued to dismantle the ship's structure, At the same time, keep climbing up the hull and crawling in the direction of the core module!

"Hold your ground – we still have three engines!" Hragor shouted loudly, drawing Baloger's attention back to the present, "Keep pulling up, and we're going to succeed!" ”

"He'll tear down the whole ship before then!" Baloger shouted as he did his best to control the device, "Don't we have any weapons to fight back?!" ”

"Walking to the stars is the greatest counterattack—" Hagere stood up, his grip on the back of his chair, his fingers digging deep into the alloy plate, "you see, he's already weak!" ”

Andal's eyes widened as he watched the scene outside the ship, and after overcoming the initial tension and confusion, he suddenly realized one thing - the deranged dragon that had climbed on the shell of the "Talrond" and took on a terrifying posture was actually about the size of the ship!

Not so long ago, he was as big as a city, floating above Tallund, but now ...... Once again, He was greatly weakened!

Baloger noticed the same scene, and he began to find a way to restore the ship's attitude, trying his best to adjust the balance of the remaining engines - the automatic system had been completely destroyed, and he had to manually fight the destruction and shaking caused by the Deranged Dragon, and his efforts finally paid off: despite the crumbling of the ship, despite the frenzied alarms of all the systems, the ship was still climbing towards the stars little by little!

Starlight began to shine on the hull of the ship, the gravitational pull from the earth was fading, and Hragor felt his body lighten, and in the projection curtain in front of him, the deranged dragon that had climbed on the hull of the ship had become smaller, and now he was almost a third the size of the entire ship.

Hlagor was not surprised by all this:

Even though there were only three dragons on the ship, as long as the three of them were standing on the ship, as long as they were walking towards the stars, the rite of "coming of age" was going on.

For the gods born in the "symbolic sense", the effect of the symbolic process on them is as absolute as the truth of the universe.

Therefore, the final step of disobedience must be done by mortals themselves—Omegas cannot do it for them, aliens cannot do it for them, no one can do it for them.

There was another explosion at the tail of the ship, and the shrill sirens became more and more sharp and irritating, and in the constant shaking and concussion, Hragor did not hesitate to order: "Throw away all the return structures and escape pods, and concentrate all the energy on the main engine—I just want it to hold on for another three minutes." ”

"I'm here! It lasts thirty minutes! Baloger shouted loudly, resolutely carrying out Hragor's order, "Keep your eyes open - we have spent more than a million years waiting for this moment!" ”

A strong thrust once again acted on the ship, and the already tired "Talrond" suddenly showed its last shred of life, and it began to climb, and climbed again - a bright trail stretched behind it, and the thick, white atmosphere dissolved into a distant back behind it, it threw debris, dragged flames and smoke, and crashed into the starry sky like a falling dancer, the twisted "gods" still clinging to its shell, frantically gnawing at the protection of the core module, and his size shrunk a little, and shrunk a little... … Until they were thrown into the vastness of space.

Mortals left their cradles, and the gods were left on the last frontier of the planet's edge.

Hagere felt his body float, the last strands of restraint from the earth quietly dissipated, and the distant starlight was shining on the shell of the Tallund, and the starlight was transmitted through the monitor into the control hall, which was magnificent.

In the starry background, some huge structures that were originally hidden by ancient technology are gradually losing their camouflage and revealing their true colors as the "Tallrond" approaches.

He looked at Baloger: "Mechanic, open the dome and the filter, and we'll go into visual observation." ”

"Yes, Captain."

On the tattered shell of the core module, a protective plate quietly opened, the blackout curtain slowly opened, and Hagere controlled the flow of magic, allowing himself to slowly float to the window made of high-strength polymer, looking out at the vast space.

In the vast expanse of space, the ancient satellite system runs silently, and the long-abandoned space station still floats quietly in orbit.

It was as if they had been waiting here for countless years, waiting for the dragons who had been left behind on the planet to come here.

"We're catching up......" Hagere couldn't help but whisper.

"It's just catching up for the time being," Andal's voice came from behind Hragore, "the compatriots who remain on the surface of the planet...... No second Talllund could be built. ”

"But it will be made...... Even if you're starting from scratch. ”

Hagere whispered, then withdrew his gaze from the abandoned satellites and space stations in the distance, but before returning to his seat, he suddenly felt a movement in his heart.

He subconsciously raised his head and looked at the other side of the curved polymer dome, and the next second, he saw something floating in space, and his breathing and heartbeat instantly stopped.

It was a monstrous, twisted wreckage, a dragon of confusion that had shrunk many times over—the traits of the gods of yesteryear still lingered in his chaotic body, but now, they looked so ...... Small.

There was still a remnant of light swimming between the wreckage, and as a god, he wasn't quite "dead", but he was just floating there silently, motionless.

Hagere's tense face slowly relaxed again, and he silently watched the wreckage floating in the universe, watching the light in its depths fade away.

A vague voice that couldn't tell whether it was reality or illusion suddenly sounded in the depths of his consciousness: "From now on...... You're going to go on your own. ”

"Yes, my lord."

"The outside world is dangerous, protect yourself."

"Yes, my lord."

"Don't forget to look back once in a while......"

"Yes, my lord."

“……”

"Yes, my lord."