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Chapter 257
The Martian plain was no longer silent.The ground vibrated with a low, steady tremor, the kind that set nerves on edge because it never stopped—like a giant’s heartbeat echoing beneath the crust. The DragonGP surged onward, its reinforced treads biting into the shifting soil. Dust storms brewed in the distance, red clouds twisting upward like angry phantoms, cutting the horizon into fractured shapes.Inside the cockpit, the team moved with tense precision, each motion purposeful, each word heavier than it should have been.“Stabilizers compensating,” Emily reported, fingers flying over her console. The holographic readouts flickered in pale blue light across her visor. “But if these tremors escalate, the soil could collapse beneath us. The closer we get to the mountain, the worse it’ll be.”Ryan’s eyes darted to the viewport, where dust spirals lashed the ground like whips. “So… let me get this straight. We’re driving a glorified tank across an earthquake with tornadoes made of sand
Chapter 256
The hiss of the dome’s airlocks was the last familiar sound of safety they would hear for days. One by one, the seals released, and the massive outer gates groaned open to reveal the endless expanse of Mars.Red dust spilled inward on the wind, swirling around the team’s boots as they stepped out. The Martian sky, pale and bruised by the faint sun, stretched above them in muted shades of orange and crimson.Jack stood at the front, visor reflecting the endless plains. His voice cut through the comm channel with quiet resolve.“From this moment on, every step takes us farther than anyone has gone. Olympus Mons awaits. This is the last climb before we turn toward home.”Jackson swallowed hard, his pulse racing beneath the steady hum of his suit. He glanced back at the dome, its transpanels glowing faintly in the distance. “Strange,” he murmured, “how something that looked like a cage yesterday feels like home today.”Emily adjusted her wrist module, running one last systems check. “That
Chapter 255
The hiss of pressurized seals filled the chamber, followed by the soft crackle of helmet interlocks. The team stood in a half-circle beneath the high dome lights, each now encased in the gleaming mobility suits they had spent hours calibrating. The Dragon emblem—a stylized serpent coiled around a blade—glowed faintly across each chest plate, pulsing like a heartbeat.Jackson tugged once more at his wrist module, the interface lighting up with real-time diagnostics: oxygen flow, vitals, external environment feeds. He flexed his fingers inside the gloves, marveling at how natural the movements felt despite the heavy plating. “It’s strange,” he said quietly, “to feel so protected, and yet so exposed at the same time.”Emily adjusted the seal along her shoulder joint, the hiss fading as the panels locked tight. “That’s because the suit gives you mobility and safety—but only if you respect its limits. These aren’t shields. They’re lifelines.” She glanced at Jackson, eyes steady. “And lifel
Chapter 254
The tech room’s lights reflected off the polished metal surfaces of the DragonGP and the mobility suits, throwing long shadows across the walls. Jackson crouched beside the vehicle, fingers tracing the seams of its armor panels, testing the tactile feedback of each lock and hinge. “The calibration on the terrain sensors is sensitive,” he murmured, almost to himself. “If a ridge or crevice is misread by even a centimeter, the navigation could go off-track.”Emily knelt beside him, reviewing the holographic display that mapped sensor outputs across the DragonGP’s chassis. “I’ve already aligned the primary scanners,” she said, voice steady, “but the secondary array needs manual verification. Those sensors detect micro-shifts in terrain—dust pockets, loose rock, subtle elevation changes. If they fail, even the autonomous stabilization can’t compensate completely.”Ryan groaned from across the room, rubbing his temples dramatically. “I thought I was done with video games. Now I’m recalibra
Chapter 253
Chapter 254The tech room smelled faintly of metal polish, lubricants, and ozone—the lingering traces of machines and suits being prepped for the harsh Martian environment. Outside, the dust swirls of the plains glimmered faintly under the setting sun, but inside, the team was entirely absorbed in the work at hand.Jackson crouched near the DragonGP, his hands skimming over the complex interface of the vehicle. The sleek black surface reflected the ambient lights of the room, the console pulsing with digital markers for navigation, propulsion, and environmental sensors. “We need to make sure the terrain scanners are perfectly calibrated,” he said, voice low but precise. “If there’s even a small discrepancy, the pathfinding algorithms could mislead us mid-ascent.”Emily was kneeling beside him, opening the top panel to check the propulsion modules. “I’ve run the initial diagnostics,” she said, tapping on the holographic interface. “Fuel cells are stable, reaction dampeners are fully op
Chapter 252
The soft hum of the dome settled into a steady rhythm, a counterpoint to the low buzz of anticipation that hung over the group. Outside, the muted red of the Martian landscape stretched endlessly, dust swirls catching the dim light of the sun low on the horizon. Inside, the team moved toward the tech room, their steps echoing lightly across the polished floors, the holographic maps of Olympus Mons fading behind them.Jackson lingered briefly by the doorway, glancing back at the cleared chessboards and the dormant DragonTV. The echo of last night’s games still lingered in his mind—the adrenaline, the anticipation, the taste of small victories—but now his focus shifted entirely to what lay ahead. Olympus Mons loomed large, both literally and figuratively, and the preparation for it would leave no margin for error.Jack entered the tech room first, his tall frame moving with quiet authority. “We’ll need every suit inspected,” he said, voice calm but commanding. “Mobility, oxygen, life-su
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