Noland Lee checked the system message and dismissed his own conjecture.
The system message clearly stated that he had been attacked by "alien space noise," not an enemy character or something else.
Alien space noise wouldn't spare exploration team members.
But why didn't these people react?
Noland Lee became cautious and swept his gaze across the deck, heading towards Derek Davis's position.
Halfway there, the exploration team members who had stuck their heads into the grey mist took their heads out and chatted with the people around them, sharing their experiences.
Noland Lee targeted one of them and cast Deconstruction, his heart sinking slightly.
The energy consumption for deconstructing that team member had changed. It had increased from the original 20,000 points to 40,000 points. At the same time, the system advised Noland Lee to use Harmless Deconstruction, or else he would suffer negative effects.
Had the souls of the exploration team members become corrupted?