Jason felt a heavy weight pressing down on him.
Ever since they fell into this cavern, the oppressive atmosphere had only intensified, building up like a volcano on the verge of eruption.
He secretly shook his head, forcefully suppressing his mounting anxiety.
The entire team had placed their survival squarely in his hands. He was used to the burden, so it wasn't overwhelming. At least everyone was following orders, which saved a lot of trouble.
After marching for thirty minutes, the tunnel narrowed significantly, branching into several diverging paths that made navigation incredibly difficult.
Worse yet, the tunnels were now too tight for their heavy tracked rovers. They had to abandon them! This meant leaving behind a massive cache of survival supplies. No matter how strong the load-bearing capacity of their power armor was, they couldn't carry a vehicle's worth of cargo.
