The iceberg moved faster and faster, its white cliff resembling a high-speed train hurtling ahead. What truly terrified everyone on the ship, however, was that another section of this speeding train was closing in on them.
At such a breakneck speed, with its weight of millions of tons, everyone knew exactly what would happen if it collided with the ship.
"Quick! Turn the rudder! Turn the rudder! Overload the turbines! We need to get out of here now!" Captain Kelas's anxious voice echoed throughout The Maiden's Love.
Billowing black smoke and sparks blasted out of the smokestacks as the whole ship lurched into motion. Without reverse gear, the only way to turn was to go in a circle, but there simply wasn't enough time.
No matter whether any of them had absorbed relics or installed Hope Island's latest technology on board, in the face of this moving Ice Continent, humankind was insignificant.
