Lord of Annihilation

Chapter 77: Escape from the Space Station. Part 1

"Stop pushing! Please proceed in an orderly fashion!"

Alarms sounded all around and the sounds of people's hurried steps were heard, reverberating around the cold metallic walls of the Modus Rim. Panicked shouts and worried faces were a common sight as people rushed to evacuate.

{WARNING: IMMINENT DESTRUCTION IN T-MINUS 11 MINUTES AND 47 SECONDS!}

The loud mechanical tone of the AI of the space station was also heard in the background.

Most of the people fleeing to the escape pods, weren't exactly sure what the imminent destruction meant. Even the long time veterans who were aboard the space station since the beginning had never heard such a warning.

One thing was for sure though,

"Everyone! Evacuate immediately. This is not a drill!" the solemn and stern voice of the vessel commander was heard announcing through the ship's speakers.

A large wave of people were rushing towards the areas where the escape pods were placed. One person however, was going against the flow.

This was naturally Lucius.

Part of the reason why Lucius had worked so hard, was to be placed in the space station's command center. Being in there meant that Lucius would be able to get first-hand information about the incoming danger, ensuring that he can immediately respond in face of the danger.

The asteroids glowing with the golden light, aimed at the direction of the space station and the planet, was simply the beginning of the nightmare. The true danger, was what came after this.

As soon as he had spotted the asteroids, Lucius had immediately left the command center, heading towards his room. He had to pick his bags and his scythe, which were left behind in the room provided to him.

Dashing through the crowds, Lucius did not bother hiding the reddish-black lines of energy was glowing under his skin. Not using soul power to rush right now, would be absolutely foolish.

Following the routes in his memories, Lucius finally came to area of his room. Using his ID, he entered the room provided to him and immediately picked up his bag and the metal rod which was placed near the door.

Knowing that this time would come sooner or later, Lucius had already packed his bags, only carrying the minimum of necessities required for the battle to come.

Fastening the bag to his back using a rope, Lucius placed the metal rod on his belt, within arms length.

Taking a deep breath he activated his [Killer Vision]. The world in his eyes, lost all of it's colors before turning crimson. The only other colors in it being, the whitish-grey fogs, which represented the un-awakened souls and three golden lines connecting something.

Two of the lines in his vision were very dim and led directly downwards, one of them was faintly glowing and pointed him to another region in the ship.

Noting the location, Lucius immediately took of in the direction of the last line.

'Time to get that girl and leave this vessel.'

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{WARNING: IMMINENT DESTRUCTION IN T-MINUS 6 MINUTES AND 15 SECONDS!}

The warning continued to sound periodically, every 15 seconds.

Lucius who was running with his full speed was identical to a black shadow. His speed made it seem like he was disappearing and appearing into the world, almost akin to teleportation.

None of the people running, could properly track his movements with their eyes.

However, this exact same speed made Lucius feel....inadequate.

"Lucius, at this speed you cannot make it to Reyna in time," Ka'lor'ah voice sounded out within his mind.

Indeed. Although his speed was incredibly fast, the size of the spaceship was simply too big. There was no way Lucius could make it to Reyna in time if he kept following the corridors.

"Ka'lor'ah use your senses to chart the shortest route through the walls. Don't hesitate on the energy consumption." Lucius ordered.

"Understood. Stay still for a second." saying so, the crystal floated out of Lucius' pocket and started releasing a bright dark-golden glow. Faint ripple of energy passed through the air, bypassing the metal floors and corridor walls.

This was Ka'lor'ah ability [Area Detection]. It was an ability which allowed her to see and detect everything that was within a certain area. A few months ago, when Lucius was ambushed by the kidnappers, Ka'lor'ah had lamented at her inability to use this very skill. She could not be blamed though, because Lucius was still very fresh into Stage 0. He could not provide the energy required for it's long term sustainment.

Now however, it was different. With his Mid level Stage 1 soul energy, Ka'lor'ah had no problems keeping it activated for hours.

"Continue 500m forward and break through on the left." she instructed.

Lucius did not waste anytime and immediately moved. Almost blinking 500m forward, he immediately turned left and came face to face with a solid metallic wall. Gathering his soul power in his arms, Lucius punched at the wall with his full strength.

BANG!

With a loud sound, the seemingly impenetrable wall immediately gave way and opened up a huge hole. Jumping into the hole, Lucius continued forward, according to Ka'lor'ah's directions.

"Jump 15m into that platform, destroy that wall and continue on for the next 700m. After that..."

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In one of the mech laboratories, a group of young students were cursing at the door in front of them.

Two young men, who were slender and weak tried to use their strengths to try and pry open the door.

"Come on! Why the fuck, does this not open up!" one of them men cursed.

"Goddammit! It seems to be stuck!" the other kicked his feet at the door.

Hearing this the other students in the lab, had their faces pale and starting mumbling. "We are going to die!" "Someone save us!"

Alas, the door did not budge, nor did anyone come to save them.

{WARNING: IMMINENT DESTRUCTION IN T-MINUS 5 MINUTES AND 55 SECONDS!}

The cold mechanical voice of the AI, served to further insinuate the hopelessness of their situation. Just as they were about to give in to their dread, a bright female voice suddenly sounded out.

"Please step aside."

The two boys who had heard this turned to look at the speaker. Their desperate eyes, suddenly turned into awe and reverence as they looked at this figure.

Blonder hair, emerald eyes, a beautiful face that would have all men lose their thoughts as they stared at her, a well-developed but tender body. Reyna Snowden.

She had a serious look in her face as she approached the door.

"Miss Snowden, please don't lose hope. I'm sure someone will come and save us." one of the boys tried to confidently declare, yet his voice betrayed his uncertainness an fear.

Ignoring his words, Reyna simply walked up to the door and balled her soft and tiny hands into a fist. In front of the confused gazes of the students present, she gave a loud shout and punched into the door.

"Haah!"

And in the dumbfounded sights of all the people present, the unmovable door was dented inwards.

Not stopping to rest, Reyna continued to punch at the same spot in the door,

"Haah!" "Haah!" "Haah!"

After almost a dozen punches, the door bulged under pressure until it could no longer hold onto the frames. With a loud creaking sound, it fell into the ground with a heavy thud.

Reyna held her paining hands and rapidly panted. That usage of soul power had rapidly depleted her reserves. Currently Reyna had less than 10% of her soul power remaining.

The students around there stood stiffly like wooden chickens. Staring at Reyna, as if she was a monsters, their thought process had grinded to a halt.

{WARNING: IMMINENT DESTRUCTION IN T-MINUS 5 MINUTES AND 20 SECONDS!}

"What are you staring at? Do you not want to live? Get moving!" gathering her breath, Reyna shouted at the top of the her lungs.

Waking up from their stupor, the students hurriedly ran out. They did not care to thank her or inquire about her, as they pushed each other aside, trying their best to escape from this place.

It was Reyna's turn to be shocked at their behavior. Although, she was not expecting a hand to help her, not even getting a word of thanks, was out of her expectations.

Bitterly smiling at their reactions, Reyna did not bother to criticize them for their actions. After the events on the spaceship, Reyna had matured by a large extent. She understood that she could not rely on any single person in times of danger.

Only having power, can she overcome danger.

That moment of powerlessness she felt in the spaceship, she never wanted to feel it ever again.

Just as Reyna was about to start moving once again, she heard a loud sound of something being smashed and falling to the ground.

A large smoke cloud was created behind her and Reyna had reflexively closed her eyes in response.

Just then, a familiar voice was heard in her ears. It was mechanical and cold, giving it's listeners a cold shiver down their spine.

"Stop wasting time. Let's go."

Opening her eyes, she saw a handsome but expressionless face staring at her with his indifferent, crimson eyes. He was offering his hands to Reyna, for her to grab onto them.

A warm feeling sprouted in Reyna's heart and her face broke out involuntarily into a bright smile.

'However, some people can be relied upon.' this thought echoed in her mind