The figure in the light curtain gradually became clear. She was a woman with brown hair, slightly curly, shining like it had been sun-kissed. Her brown eyes were deep and bright, her features delicate, with slightly upturned lips giving a confident and charming impression. If it weren't for her green military uniform with two shining morning stars, she would look no different from the female stars of the Star Alliance.
The female general spoke in her usual lazy tone, "The reason for the signal interruption may be because the location of Explorer One's wreckage is on a planet at the destruction edge of the Cygnus constellation, which is also the closest planet to the center of the two stars of the Cygnus constellation."
Pausing for a moment, the female general continued, "The Cygnus constellation is gradually entering the expansion stage of a red giant star, and the destructive substances released by the binary stars will trigger chain nuclear fission inside this planet, causing high temperatures and massive radiation, resulting in the entire planet's surface being in a high-temperature state. Under these circumstances, all signals are masked, and we cannot detect anything."
Watching the female general's constantly opening and closing red lips, Samuel White felt a scratching sensation behind his expressionless face.
Samuel White did not express any particular thoughts but spoke up, "Does General mean that Explorer One's wreckage is hidden on this planet?"
The female general smiled, making the light curtain appear even brighter. "Although I participated in the rescue mission, General Samuel White is the commander of this operation. Please make your own decision, General Samuel White."
Without waiting for Samuel White to respond, she hung up.
Samuel White did not get the answer he wanted, nor was he annoyed. Instead, he sat in his chair and thought for a moment before getting up and returning to the main cockpit.
On the planet closest to the Cygnus constellation, there was a rumbling sound coming from underground, like the angry roar of thunder. The sound gradually became more intense, as if someone was beating a drum. Suddenly, there was a loud noise, and the whole cave shook violently, with debris and sand flying everywhere. The temperature also rose sharply.
The human figure woke up from a deep sleep that was almost death-like. The sound of boulders rolling outside the cave could be heard. His thoughts extended outward, sensing a boulder breaking away from the steel and stone mountain on the steep cliff at the entrance of the cave, disintegrating into a fireball due to years of shaking, and falling meteor-like onto the sandy ground below the cave, exploding into dust after being heated by the sun and friction.
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On this fiery planet, the human figure had no time to think about anything else. He quickly gathered the energy within his body. When the first flame emerged from a distant crack, the fire began to spread. He quickly jumped up and rushed towards the cave entrance with all his might. He began another mad dash for his life. If he couldn't reach the wreckage of the spaceship in the volcanic ash before the fire broke out completely, he could only wait for death.
General Samuel White returned to the main cockpit, and the communications officer reported the analyzed information to him: "The planet where Explorer One crashed is believed to be the first planet in the White Swan system. The rotation period of the first planet facing the binary stars of the White Swan system is seven days. If Explorer One is currently facing one of the stars, we will not receive its distress signal."
Samuel White nodded slightly and said, "It seems that we can only wait patiently now. If the signal reappears after three Earth days, we will send a landing ship to the first planet for search and rescue."
On the first planet of the White Swan system, he stepped out of the cave with a light posture and landed steadily on the gravel ground near the cave entrance. Two giant suns shone down on the earth in the sky. He glanced at them out of habit, then stopped paying attention. Not because he was afraid that the intense sunlight would harm his eyes, but because he could perceive all the changes and situations of the two giant suns through his senses.
His gaze turned to a towering mountain of boulders in front of the cave. His goal was the wreckage of the spaceship buried in the volcanic ash on the top of the mountain.
His strong bare feet began to step on the scorching gravel ground and ran towards the mountaintop. His perception extended in all directions like sound waves, exploring the violent heat flow under the surface. He preemptively sensed the outbreak point of flames, judged where to land his next step, and quickly rushed towards the wreckage of the spaceship on the mountain.
He used a mysterious breathing technique to absorb the sparse gas on the surface. Then he closed his skin tightly, preventing the loss of the water needed for life and the invasion of heat and radiation into his body.
A huge amount of energy surged in his body, helping him resist this destructive environment, jumping and leaping against the scorching light. His physical strength and speed far exceeded that of any human, quickly traversing this dangerous planet and escaping from the huge fireballs that rolled down.
Pillars of fire spewed out of the ground around him, carrying lava into the sky and falling with a rumble. He kept dodging and running, quickly climbing up the slope leading to the mountaintop.
When he jumped onto a boulder more than five meters high, before he was ready for the second jump, the boulder collapsed. He lost his balance and turned into a fireball with the boulder, falling into the steep and sunken abyss below.