249 Sol Three Hundred and Forty-Two, Don't Die on Mars

3:15 p.m.

Tang Yue and Tomcat had lost count of the number of times they fell. Tomcat was too short, and holding up Tang Yue meant a high center of mass. A slip by Tang Yue was enough to pull Tomcat down. As they stumbled their way forward, Tang Yue had already lost his bearings.

"Five meters! Four meters!"

"Three meters!"

"Two meters! Two meters!"

"One meter… We're there!"

Tang Yue and Tomcat collapsed to the ground.

Tang Yue breathed heavily as he opened his eyes. It was still pitch-black in front of him. He still wasn't able to see anything.

"We've walked a total of 6,475 steps. That's the effective step count. We aren't counting the times we rolled and fell to the ground." Tomcat lay beside Tang Yue. Its body was snow-white in color. "Based on the distance, it should be here."

Tang Yue struggled to turn his body to face up. After resting for half a minute, he found the strength to speak.