"Andrew?!"
"Respond if you can hear me!!"
Bai Yixuan's expression grew uneasy as the silence dragged on.
"One, pull up the camera feeds inside Starship Two!" Bai Yixuan said gravely.
As captain of the six-person team, he naturally had clearance to check on Andrew and the others' starship.
The Holographic Image above the console silently changed.
The view inside Starship Two's cockpit appeared before them.
It was empty.
All three of their expressions changed at the sight.
At that moment, Professor Lü's words over the radio flashed through their minds.
According to Zero's simulations, the environment in ancient Gale Crater was highly hospitable, with a strong possibility of primitive life emerging. Be extremely careful of microbial infection when transporting the samples!
The impatient Hong Fan had already unbuckled his seat belt and stood up.
"Something must have happened!"
"I'm going over to help them!"
With that, Hong Fan turned toward the cabinet beside him.
Inside were three clean spacesuits.
"Stop!" Bai Yixuan's expression darkened as he shouted, "Hong Fan! Get back here!"
"We don't know what's happening yet. Don't act rashly!"
Hong Fan turned back, looking anxiously at the grim-faced Bai Yixuan. "Captain! But..."
"Get back here!"
Bai Yixuan's voice was not loud, but it was utterly firm.
Seeing how different Bai Yixuan was from his usual self, Hong Fan took a deep breath, turned around, and returned to his seat.
"One, bring up Andrew's, Bruno's, and Joy's vital signs," Bai Yixuan instructed methodically. "Search every camera on the ship and find them."
The Holographic Image split in two.
On the left, views from inside Starship Two flickered past.
On the right were the three astronauts' vital signs.
When they saw the pulse and temperature readings, all three of their expressions grew even grimmer.
Something had gone wrong!
All three