Chapter Forty-Three
Jia took slow, even breaths as the airlock door opened, exposing the brightly lit boarding tunnel.
They didn’t expect an ambush since Emma had explored the initial portion of the tunnel while they geared up. A last-minute change to focus on drone-based exploration had vanished in the wake of the AI’s report of a massive increase in signal interference as she approached the exit door.
That was consistent with what they’d expected, but the team had to worry about potentially losing communication and planned to increase the number of repeaters to remain in direct contact with Emma.
Erik was wrong. Jia was sure of that.
He’d complained he found the undersea resort more threatening than space, but the current mission proved how many dangerous aspects they needed to take
