One day later.
In the hospital room, Bai Yixuan stared worriedly at the simulated view outside.
"Captain Bai, you have an incoming call."
Doctor Wen's voice interrupted Bai Yixuan's thoughts.
Before he could gather himself, a Holographic Image slowly unfolded before him.
In the Holographic Projection was Hong Fan, his face slightly pale as he flashed his big front teeth.
"..."
The call soon ended.
"See?"
Doctor Wen shrugged and said casually, "I told you that kid Hong Fan wasn't that stupid."
"Just focus on recovering."
"By the time you're healed, they'll probably be back."
"Yes, yes, you're right." Bai Yixuan nodded repeatedly, his eyes full of laughter.
Three days later.
Dawn Star.
Inside a cave in the central canyon between A1 Plain and A2 Plain.
The high-powered lights on the two Planetary Landers lit the cave's interior as brightly as daylight.
Inside one of the Planetary Landers.
Hong Fan lay half-reclined in a seat, his face tinged with a deathly pallor.
"Team Leader Hong."
Andrew, whose face was equally pale, said softly, "Why don't you go into the Medical Pod first and rest for two hours?"
The adrenaline from three days earlier, combined with the strenuous exertion during their desperate struggle to survive, had placed an immense strain on their internal organs.
Under the original regulations, once they were out of danger, both of them were required to immediately undergo a deep organ-repair treatment lasting at least twelve hours in a Medical Pod.
But... their current circumstances clearly did not allow that.
With only two Medical Pods available, each of them could only be allotted two hours a day.
For the other squad members, two hours of organ repair was barely enough to keep their internal organs from deteriorating.
But for Hong Fan and Andrew, two hours of