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Chapter 234 - 234 234 I call the shots
Chapter 234 - 234 234 I call the shots
?Chapter 234: 234 I call the shots Chapter 234: 234 I call the shots “Don’t move,” Chen Xu said, his heart pounding wildly.
At that moment, the suction outside of the hatch had diminished, indicating that the pressure between the inside and outside of the spaceship was nearly equalized. He tapped another button on his waist and the steel cable began to slowly retract, pulling his body upwards.
Soon enough, the steel cable was fully retracted, and the sucking force outside the door had vanished. He unfastened the cable’s buckle and pushed off with his feet, floating toward Yang Jinxia.
He drifted beside Yang Jinxia, braced his hand against the wall to dissipate his momentum, and came to a stable stop. Her face was somewhat pale, her eyes fixed on him, showing a strange calmness.
From her gaze, he felt an ominous premonition tighten his throat as he said, “Don’t worry, you’ll be okay.”
He quickly noticed a small puncture on her shoulder, where air was steadily leaking out.
In the vacuum of space there was no sound, but he felt as though he could hear a hissing noise, like a death knell, causing his heart to ache with each pulse.
“Don’t move,” he panted, reaching with a reversed hand into the tool bag on his back for a roll of silver duct tape. He tore off a piece, but his thick gloves severely hindered his dexterity. This simple action took several precious seconds.
Yang Jinxia watched him, through the round transparent helmet, she could see beads of sweat forming on his forehead. His breath fogged the helmet with a layer of white mist that quickly disappeared, then reappeared and vanished again.
“Don’t panic,” she whispered in consolation.
Chen Xu, at last managing to tear off a strip of tape, applied it to the leaking spot on her shoulder. His face was now covered in sweat as he swallowed hard and asked, “Is it still leaking?”
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