Five days later.
Everything happened just as Fang Heng and his group had expected — there was still no word from the Federation's pickup ship.
When asked, the answer was always that the ship was still under maintenance and temporarily unable to carry out the mission.
With reinforcements still nowhere in sight, the remaining garrison soldiers were filled with unease.
Fortunately, there was still enough energy and food left to sustain them for a long period of time, and for now, the world didn't seem to pose any threat from the swarm. The temporary base remained relatively safe.
But still...
When would they be able to return?
"Collete."
Early in the morning, Vionne, escorted by two soldiers, found Collete. "Where's Fang Heng? I don't think I saw him at all yesterday."
"I don't know."
Collete responded coldly.
Caught between both sides, he wasn't in a good position either.
