Dennis's return to his apartment marked the beginning of a crucial phase in his preparation for the mission that lay ahead. The solitude of his personal space offered him the calm and quiet needed to fully immerse himself in the details and intricacies of the task assigned by General Gustav.
The small device, now his most valuable possession, contained not just coordinates but the key to potentially groundbreaking discoveries about the earth-shifting incident that had forever altered their world.
As he pored over the data, Dennis mapped out the journey in his mind, visualizing the desolate environment that awaited him and the remnants of a research center that held secrets buried beneath years of neglect and natural reclamation.
The mission was slated to take at least three weeks to a little over a month—a considerable amount of time to be away, especially given the unpredictable nature of the wilderness that now covered much of the earth.
