Under 4 G's of acceleration...
Lin Xian struggled to turn his head, looking towards the pitch-black space outside.
Black.
It was truly black.
Even though he could see twinkling stars, the lack of moonlight made the dark universe beyond extremely oppressive.
Beneath the porthole, he could see a bright blue.
Without question, that had to be Mother Earth.
Due to the angle, Lin Xian could only see a curved corner of Earth and scattered clouds.
"The second-stage booster fuel is depleted! Prepare for jettison!"
"Third-stage booster ignite!"
Another surge of force shook them before the sensation of being pushed back hit.
The third-stage booster was the last one, and the formidable rocket from before had now shed its sections until only the topmost part remained, carrying the exposed Skyspace Aircraft up its climb trajectory.
Now, take another look at the little penguin in front of us.
It had completely tipped over, vertically toward everyone's feet, the ground, Earth.
