Chapter 1438 Encountering Resistance

Chapter 1438 Encountering Resistance

Author's Note: Unedited Chapter

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"Oh? So it's over?" He looked forward after noticing that they were cruising through space.

Taking note of his surroundings, he spotted familiar orbital bodies that came into view when they left the dead man zone over two weeks ago.

From the time and date Gustav could see the spacecraft displaying, it seemed like they had gone back once again.

"What do you mean 'oh it's over'... I asked how long will it take us to reach our destination?" Ria questioned with a confused look.

Aildris was just as clueless. He felt like something was wrong.

"You okay?" He inquired.

"Yeah, I'm fine. It looks like you guys don't remember. That's a good sign," Gustav stated with a look of relief.

"Remember what?" Ria and Aildris took a glance at each other.

They were starting to wonder if Gustav had gone cuckoo.

"It's better than y'all don't know. At least Ifeiev won't be able to chase us anymore," Gustav smiled while the ancient hourglass appeared before him.

Floating atop the ancient hourglass was the Crimson strand of root-like hair which was bathed in a golden glow.

Gustav had made use of the ancient hourglass energy to prevent the hair from being stripped away by the correction in time.

Since the loop was shattered, it meant Gustav wouldn't have encountered Ifeiev and successfully stolen the hair. So originally, the hair would have returned to Ifeiev and he would still be capable of hunting them even after shattering the loop.

Fortunately, the energy from the ancient hourglass prevented this.

Aildris and Ria both stared at Gustav still utterly confused about how they went from talking about their destination to whatever he was referencing.

"I still remember though," Endric chimed in from the side.

"Time candidate... of course," Gustav voiced in understanding.

It wasn't the first time Endric was retaining his memory after a time reconfiguration.

"You guys better fill us in," Ria stated in defiance.

"Well, it might be better for you two to know about it anyways... just in case," Endric decided to be the one to narrate their endeavors to them.

Gustav focused on steering the spacecraft forward and taking unprecedented paths so as not to accidentally bump into Ifeiev again.

They had successfully gotten away from him but to make sure things stayed that way, they needed to avoid spots that they had initially traveled through.

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"It makes sense why no one has ever been able to tell any tale about reaching the middle of the universe or why there is no mention of the planet there..." He added.

"Because whenever spacecraft get to this point, they go around it," Aildris muttered with a tone of realization.

"And I'm guessing they can't see it either so no one ever really tried to get past," Gustav stated while squinting his eyes.

"See it?" Ria voiced in confusion.

Far into the distance was the outline of a planet, darkened and desolate, its surface a testament to ages of desiccation and decay.

The planet, hidden from the prying eyes of the universe, existed in isolation, its presence known to none, as it was invisible to all.

Instead of responding, Gustav gazed into the void and saw what no other could—the darkened planet, suspended in the heart of repulsion.

From their current position, it was as distant as Mars was from Earth but since they were in space, the outline was visible to Gustav. However, it was just him and not the others.

"I can see it," Gustav proceeded to describe the planet in vivid detail, his eyes seeing through the cosmic veil that rendered it invisible to others.

"Is there a reason why you can see it and we can't?" Ria questioned in confoundment.

"Perks of being the outworldly I guess," Aildris voiced from the side.

"The Mundane One did mention that it was going to be invisible to the eyes except for specific periods which is also when we will get the chance to get onto the planet because it is also intangible while it is invisible," Endric chimed in from the side.

"Did he mention that the repulsion will stop too? Or do we have to get close to the planet first?" Aildris inquired.

"He didn't specify but I'd say it's better safe than sorry to be closer to it when the time comes," Endric responded with a grave tone.

With the spacecraft unable to breach the invisible repellant force, the group had to come up with ways to infiltrate.

Gustav sat down once again before the control panels and pushed the hyperjump button.

He decided not to power it fully so it wouldn't take them beyond the specific perimeter. After a few moments, he pushed the throttle.

The spacecraft rumbled intensely as it turned into a needle-like streak that pushed forward with unprecedented tenacity.

It soon returned to normal, giving them visuals of the surroundings once more.

"Did we get past in?" Ria inquired.

"Nope, we're still where we were," Endric responded with a disturbed look.

"From the looks of things, it is impossible to move in a straight line beyond this point," Gustav shook his head.

"Then what do we do?" Ria questioned.

"I don't think the spacecraft will be of any use to us in this situation," Gustav stood to his feet.

"Come on, let's head out," He added while heading for the exit.

Aildris and Ria each grabbed a spacesuit since they couldn't breathe in space while Endric and Gustav headed out without issues.

A little after, they were floating before the endless void of space, ready to take on the repelling force before them.