Landing Site Near Base D01359, Tampas Star
"They're here."
Wang Chen looked toward the sky thick with dark clouds and spoke two words in a deep voice.
The twenty-odd people behind him were all instantly invigorated.
Aside from Xu Chengzhi and several other special operations team members, all the rest were survivors from Backup Base B00785.
The moment Wang Chen finished speaking, a spacecraft tore through the dark clouds and plummeted toward the ground at high speed. Its outer hull rubbed violently against the air, making it resemble a massive meteor wreathed in blazing flames.
A landing scene like this was usually seen only in documentaries from several centuries ago!
Just as the spacecraft was about to hit the ground, brilliant flames suddenly blasted from its underside. The resulting reverse thrust countered its downward momentum, while four landing struts extended and set it firmly onto the ground.
"Go!"
Wang Chen immediately broke into a sprint toward the "antiquely" designed spacecraft, with the others following close behind.
The next moment, the spacecraft's hatch opened automatically and lowered a gangway.
Wang Chen was the first to step onto the gangway and enter the spacecraft.
"Quick, quick, quick!"
Standing just inside the hatch, he urged and ushered the people behind him aboard.
There was no helping it. Because of Tampas Star's unique energy radiation, high-tech equipment would quickly fail.
Although the spacecraft sent to retrieve him had undergone special modifications and its structure had been simplified to the utmost extent, no one could guarantee how long it would endure in Tampas Star's atmospheric environment.
Those leaving with Wang Chen understood the stakes well, so they all rushed into the spacecraft as fast as they could.
The last person aboard was a special operations team member carrying Xu Chengzhi on his back.
Wang Chen