41 A Hail Mary Bet!

At around 4:45 PM, the rescue mission was completed. The operation tallied a loss of three hovercrafts, a total of two hundred soldiers, as well as one hundred plus scientists, technicians, and engineers. These were valuable human assets. Therefore, it was without a doubt a big loss for the Hope.

At the same time, finishing touches were being done on the Hope’s last functioning shuttle. It was being prepared to fly. However, that was not all that was behind the hustle and bustle on the Hope. The spaceship’s three nuclear energy generators had also kicked into high gear.

At this point, the Hope only had enough energy to initiate two more space warps. In other words, around one third of its energy had already been drained.