Chapter 11: Forced Landing on the Planet

Kyle piloted the spaceship, hurtling through the vast universe towards the target planet. After a long flight, the unknown planet gradually grew larger in his field of vision, transforming from a vague dot into a distinct sphere. It was enveloped by a thick atmosphere, exuding a mysterious aura as if it were summoning Kyle.

"Finally, I'm almost there." A tired smile appeared on Kyle's face, yet his eyes were filled with anticipation. He had been adrift in the universe for far too long, enduring countless dangers and challenges. This unknown planet might hold the key to unlocking the secrets of the stardust. However, before his smile could fully form, the spaceship suddenly shuddered violently. The indicator lights on the dashboard flashed wildly, and the alarm blared shrilly.

"What's going on?" Kyle's smile vanished instantly, replaced by a face full of tension and anxiety. He quickly checked the various data of the spaceship, and his heart sank. The spaceship's engine had developed a serious malfunction, and the energy output of the energy core had become unstable, on the verge of exploding at any moment. "Damn it! Why did this happen at this moment?" Kyle couldn't help but curse. His hands frantically operated on the console, trying to fix the problem, but to no avail.

"No, I can't just sit here and wait for death." Kyle took a deep breath, trying his best to calm himself down. He knew that the only option now was to make an emergency landing. But he knew nothing about the environment of this unknown planet, and the landing was fraught with great risks. The slightest mistake could cause the spaceship to crash, and he would lose his life. "I can't die here. I still haven't uncovered the secrets of the stardust." Kyle gritted his teeth, and a hint of determination flashed in his eyes. He began to adjust the spaceship's course, searching for a suitable landing site.

The spaceship teetered on the verge of losing control. Kyle's heart rate skyrocketed, and he could clearly hear his own heartbeat, as if it were counting down. He gripped the control stick tightly, his palms sweating profusely, and his gaze fixed intently on the planet ahead. The atmosphere gradually thickened in front of him. The moment the spaceship rushed into the atmosphere, flames blazed around it, as if it were engulfed by a huge fireball. Intense heat waves buffeted the spaceship, and Kyle felt as if he were in a furnace. He had difficulty breathing, and his skin burned painfully.

"Hold on, I must hold on." Kyle kept encouraging himself in his mind. His eyes were firm and focused as he struggled to control the spaceship. But the situation of the spaceship worsened. The violent jolts made it almost impossible for Kyle to stay seated. Various instruments and equipment fell off the shelves, colliding everywhere in the cockpit.

"No, if this continues, the spaceship will definitely crash." Kyle was in a state of panic. Suddenly, he remembered his stardust power. "Maybe the stardust power can help me." In this life - and - death moment, Kyle didn't have time to think too much. He closed his eyes, concentrated, and tried to mobilize the stardust power in his body. At first, the stardust power was like a sleeping giant, responding with only a faint, barely perceptible fluctuation. Kyle was anxious. He frantically recalled those mysterious symbols in his mind, trying to awaken this power.

With Kyle's continuous efforts, the stardust power finally reacted. It flowed slowly through Kyle's meridians like a trickle of water, gradually converging into a powerful force. This power carried a warm and mysterious feeling, as if the whispers of the universe were echoing in his ears. Kyle could feel the stardust power gradually synchronizing with his heartbeat. Each beat was accompanied by an increase in power.

"Now!" Kyle suddenly opened his eyes. His hands emitted a dazzling light, as bright as stars, carrying a power beyond the ordinary. He infused the stardust power into every system of the spaceship. The stardust power seemed to have a life of its own, quickly spreading to the spaceship's engine, energy core, and flight control system. Nourished by the stardust power, the spaceship's engine no longer emitted that despairing wail but reignited with a stable flame. Although it was still weak, at least it wouldn't stall at any moment. The energy output of the energy core also gradually stabilized, no longer fluctuating wildly as before. The spaceship's trembling gradually subsided, and its flight attitude slowly stabilized. Kyle saw a glimmer of hope. He gritted his teeth and continued to increase the output of the stardust power.

However, just when Kyle thought the spaceship was gradually stabilizing, another accident occurred. A huge meteorite suddenly hurtled towards the spaceship at high speed from the front. Kyle's eyes widened in an instant, filled with despair. "It's over. Am I really going to die here?" Countless images flashed through his mind, including his lonely childhood on Planet Tar, his thrilling escapes after awakening the stardust power, and his persistent pursuit of the stardust's secrets.

At the moment when the meteorite was about to hit the spaceship, Kyle summoned up courage from somewhere. He exerted all his strength and concentrated the stardust power in front of his hands. A powerful stardust energy shield formed instantly. This shield was no ordinary barrier. It had a dreamy color, with countless twinkling stardust particles flowing within it, as if constructing a miniature universe. Each stardust particle contained immense energy. They intertwined and collided with each other, making a humming sound, as if telling the mysteries of the universe.

The meteorite slammed into the shield with a deafening bang. The powerful impact made the spaceship shake violently again. Kyle was thrown to the side of the cockpit, his head hitting the cabin wall hard. Blood trickled down his forehead, but he still stared fixedly ahead, constantly maintaining the stardust shield with his hands. The stardust power surged wildly in the shield, countering the impact of the meteorite. Under the action of this powerful force, fine cracks began to appear on the surface of the meteorite. The cracks spread rapidly, like a spider's web. Finally, under the tenacious resistance of the stardust power, the meteorite shattered with a loud crash, breaking into countless small pieces that scattered in all directions.

The spaceship had narrowly escaped disaster for the time being. Kyle let out a sigh of relief, but he knew that the danger had not completely passed. He quickly adjusted the state of the spaceship and continued to search for a suitable landing site. At this time, a vast plain appeared below the spaceship. It looked relatively flat and seemed to be a good place for landing.

"This is it!" Kyle took a deep breath and controlled the spaceship to fly towards the plain. As the spaceship approached the ground, Kyle constantly adjusted its angle and speed, trying to make the landing as smooth as possible. However, due to the severe damage to the spaceship, a violent impact still occurred at the moment of landing. The spaceship skidded across the plain for hundreds of meters, kicking up a cloud of dust along the way, and finally came to a stop.

Kyle was tightly strapped to the seat by the seatbelt. His body ached unbearably from the impact, but his consciousness remained clear. "I... I made it?" Kyle couldn't believe he was still alive. He struggled to unbuckle the seatbelt and stood up from the pilot's seat. The cockpit was in a mess, with various instruments and equipment severely damaged and shards of glass scattered all over the floor. Kyle hard walked out of the cockpit, and the sight in front of him made him feel dizzy.

The spaceship's outer shell was severely deformed, billowing thick smoke. There was a desolate plain all around, with rolling mountains in the distance. The sky was covered with thick clouds, and the whole world was shrouded in a depressive atmosphere. "This is the unknown planet..." Kyle murmured to himself. His voice was filled with fatigue and confusion. He didn't know where he was or what to do next, but he knew that he had to find a way to repair the spaceship as soon as possible and continue his search for the secrets of the stardust.

Suddenly, Kyle heard a strange sound, like the roar of some wild beast or the sound of machinery operating. He looked around warily, clenched his fists, and was on high alert.