Qian Qi's brows were tightly furrowed, and his heart felt heavy.
Before setting out, although they had anticipated that the search would be difficult, they had still felt that with their experience, the two of them should at least be able to find some clues left behind by the missing team—an abandoned backpack, used energy-bar wrappers, or traces of residual Spiritual Energy.
Yet their probing search just now had not uncovered even the slightest clue. It was undoubtedly quite a blow.
Fortunately, neither of them was a rookie fresh out of the gate. Their mindsets were steady and optimistic, so they had not been crushed by this temporary setback.
Qian Qi took a deep breath, picked up his canteen, and drank some water to suppress the anxiety in his heart. He quickly composed himself and said,
"Don't lose heart. Today's search was only exploratory, and we covered a very small area.
Tomorrow, we'll expand the search range and approach from different directions. We'll definitely find some clues."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qian Qi suddenly remembered something and said, "Oh, right. Let's organize everything that happened along the way today, as well as the process of investigating the white fog just now, and send it to the captain."
"Mm." Wen He smiled and nodded in agreement. "The captain must be waiting for our news too. She might even be able to give us some advice."
Qian Qi immediately took a communication spirit artifact from his backpack and began composing a message. He gave Liu Jialin a detailed account of the rhinoceros, ape, Mutated Burrowing Worm, and the white-fog region they had encountered that day.
A moment later, the communication spirit artifact vibrated and received a reply from Liu Jialin.
Qian Qi checked the message. Liu Jialin's meaning was that