The cockpit of the Luan Bird starship was deathly quiet.
Zhao Zijie could even hear his heart pounding violently in his chest.
"Gulp..."
Beside him, Gao Yang swallowed audibly.
"Wh-what's going on?" Gao Yang turned to look at the viewport, his voice trembling.
Outside the viewport, everything was dark.
Even the Luan Bird's powerful searchlights couldn't dispel the surrounding darkness in such terrible weather.
"M-maybe the extraction unit malfunctioned because it's been submerged in liquid methane for too long?" Zhao Zijie stammered slightly.
He tried to find a reason to reassure himself.
But clearly, that reason wasn't convincing enough. It couldn't even fool Gao Yang.
"That can't be right..." Gao Yang's face was a little pale. "Didn't Zero say the assessment showed no problems?"
Zhao Zijie fell silent.
The unknown was always the most frightening thing of all.
When he thought about how they were the only two humans on this enormous world, fear surged through Zhao Zijie like a rising tide.
"Z-Zijie!" Gao Yang's shrill cry rang through the entire cockpit.
"Th-there's something in the sea!!!"
Zhao Zijie had no time to think. He immediately turned toward the viewport beside him.
Thud!
A dull impact sounded outside the viewport!
Even starship pilots who had undergone all kinds of training couldn't withstand a scare like that.
"Holy shit!!"
Zhao Zijie cried out and instinctively stepped back half a pace. "What the hell is that?!"
"I-I don't know either." Gao Yang's voice was full of fear. "Could it really be some kind of creature?"
"S-stay calm."
Zhao Zijie's slightly pale lips trembled as he stumbled over his words. "E-even if it's a creature, it can't possibly break through the Luan Bird starship's hull."
He swallowed, suppressed his fear, and slowly approached the viewport.
"Be careful!" Gao Yang warned from behind him.