The five of them lay flat on the ground, taking a brief rest.
With the danger temporarily gone, they could finally catch their breaths.
The smart cores of the other four were still quickly repairing, so Nico Ross decided to connect Ponkt's mid-distance communication so that a professional could operate remotely and quickly restore their equipment's performance and mobility.
After an intense mental effort, Nico Ross's heart slowly calmed down.
He was still digesting what he had previously "seen" and "gained."
Those scattered "memories of others" had deeply engraved themselves in his mind, and he couldn't shake them off.
With time, these memories began to connect, like stringing together sugar-coated haws.
But for now, Nico Ross couldn't think about that.
He stared blankly at the deep blue starry sky projected through the Beetle's eyes.
He finally accepted the reality.
His father and mother had been sacrificed, and that couldn't be changed.
