01:43:22.
As night passed the halfway mark, the steaming heat of the forest had quietly dissipated, and the air grew cool.
At this moment, the underground base had become an even hotter place.
Not only because of poor heat dissipation, but also because of the moans.
Those who remained were mostly new members who had suffered heatstroke during the previous double sun convergence; they were far from having the physique of Vanguards, not something that could be relieved by simply rehydrating—besides, there wasn't that much water available for them.
And for Ji Xiaoxiang and Ye Qian, who were stationed here, all they could do was comfort them time and again, urging them to sleep if possible, and if someone couldn't bear it, they'd offer a small sip of water as a placebo.
Even so, the first death still came unexpectedly.
This only plunged the female member, already delirious with fever, next to him into even deeper despair.
