John uselessly tried to establish a connection again with Yuri, but they had lost all trace of him. The heavy interference source deviated its origin towards more than 500 points sparsed in a radius of 30 kilometers, making it impossible to track him. They could only hope they would find him on the way to the generator.
The terrain extended upwards, pointing to a single-center that became more discernable as they advanced. It was as if they had been ascending a really wide yet relatively short hill or mountain. The terrain then descended about 200 meters, and then raised again, reaching a one-kilometer wide and 200m tall mountain of a flat surface, making it look like a mesa.
Various holes and caves perforated its surface. Through them and a wide gap at the hollow top, orange light got
