It's not easy to be a man after travelling to the future (541+)

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Chapter 621: Rescue!

Translator: Henyee Translations  Editor: Henyee Translations

“What are you crying for? We are not dead yet.” The officer threw the soldier onto the ground.

“Check and see how long the oxygen can last,” The officer calmed down and ordered another soldier.

The soldier was shocked by the violent treatment from the officer and froze on the spot. Another soldier immediately helped to reply. “Base on positive circumstances, there is only 1.5 hours left.”

“Have you calculated the number of survivors?” The officer rubbed his face forcefully.

“There are 421 survivors. They are in the two starships at the front of the military vessel.”

The smallest military vessel had 2000 people. For a middle-sized military vessel like theirs, there should be at least 4500 to 5000 people. Only less than 10% survived.

A few soldiers cried as they remembered their brother-in-arms. They were lucky that their enemies bombed the back of the ship instead of the front. If they did, there would be no survivors at all.

The officer’s expression was complicated. He waved to his confidant and whispered into his ears. The confidant turned pale. He whispered back. In the end, under the threatening glare of the officer, he nodded his head stiffly.

The officer patted his shoulder. Then, he turned to the other soldiers in the control room and said, “Send the distress signal.”

This sentence sparked hope in the frantic soldiers. The distress signal was sent out but in the vast galaxy, it was difficult to find an interstellar cruise that would pass by them.

Time passed slowly. One hour passed by. Nothing was spotted on the radar. Everyone turned hopeless. They might die here and become a speck of dust in the vast galaxy.

When the officer saw that there was only 30 minutes of oxygen supply left, a malicious intent appeared in his eyes. He nodded at his confidant.

His confidant swallowed his saliva when he saw his superior looking at him. His heart pounded furiously and his hand started shivering.

If he had a choice, he didn’t want to do this. However, it was a command by his superior. He must listen to him.

He looked at the 400 soldiers on the screen with his bloodshot eyes. He closed his eyes and pulled the lever. The oxygen supply to these soldiers were cut off.

Very soon, someone realized the change in the control room. One of the soldiers exclaimed in excitement. “There is an abundance of oxygen in the control room.” He saw the oxygen supply increased from 30 minutes to more than 10 hours.”

The other soldiers in the control room saw hope again. “Did the oxygen system start functioning properly again? This is good!” Some soldiers even cried uncontrollably. They were unable to handle the sudden surprise.

One of the soldiers wanted to send this good news to his friends in the starship. He changed the screen in front of him. However, all he saw were people gasping for air and falling to the ground in pain. Some rushed towards the door of the control room and tried to force the door opened.

This scene caused him to jump. He shouted in fear, “Senior officer, the starship…”

“Boom!” A punch landed on his stomach. He fell to the ground in pain. He could no longer continue his sentence.

“Ai’er Beili, cut off all images to save power,” The officer stood beside the soldier that was lying on the ground and ordered his confidant in a cold voice.