Video monitor screen.

Suddenly a white dot appeared, and then turned into snowflakes covering the entire screen. After that, it flickered slightly and condensed into a picture.

A general from NASA, about forty years old, wearing a military uniform and a military cap, appeared on the screen.

He was overjoyed.

"Cosmonaut Krikalev!"

"Finally!"

But the general's smile suddenly froze, and then his expression changed drastically, his skin turned pale in an instant, and an unspeakable fear slowly appeared on his face.

Behind the general stood several researchers. The moment they saw the surveillance footage, their expressions froze !

"What the hell is this!"

A cry of surprise rang out! But inside the space capsule on the surveillance screen.

Cosmonaut Krikalev lies on the ground.

He also wore a white space suit with his name embroidered on the chest.

But in the cuffs and trouser legs of the space suit, there was no human body, but a gray, mud-like substance that was spreading out and spreading all over the ground.

His 'right hand' was pointing at the console, his arm stretched out in a winding manner, extending a full 1.5 meters, and the tip of the arm could barely be seen as a finger, pressing the switch of the video communicator.

And his head.

It was like a burnt wax head, spread out on the ground, with the mouth, eyes, and eyebrows all 'immersed' in it.

at this time.

The eyelid of that crooked eye twitched, and then slowly opened.

Under the eyelids, there are still the beautiful, ice-blue pupils of astronaut Krikalev.

His mouth twisted slightly, forming a smile, "Hello, you guys are finally here."

In the picture.

The general of the Earth's Space Agency and three researchers were completely frozen.

Their eyes widened and their lips trembled violently.

This...is not a human being at all.

What on earth is this !

General Scott Dobbin, out of fear and panic, simply turned off the video communication!

The small space capsule where astronaut Krikalev was located was plunged into darkness! On this side of the earth.

General Scott Dobbin eased off for a full 10 minutes.

He turned to look at the researcher behind him and said in horror: "What is going on? Can someone explain it to me?"

A researcher stepped forward tremblingly, "This is undoubtedly astronaut Krikalev. It's not accurate to say that he has mutated. He should have degenerated or evolved!"

"In space, the gravity environment is completely different from that on Earth."

"The gravity there is so weak that a human body can float like a feather."

"In this environment, the human body hardly needs to walk upright, and muscles do not need the support of bones. Krikalev has been in this environment for a long time, and his body lacks energy. His brain begins to make adjustments, and his bones are absorbed by his body and converted into energy."

“That is, unnecessary structures are removed.”

"He should be boneless now, with only flesh and skin left without support!"

General Scott Dobbin's forehead was covered with sweat. "How is this possible? We have done countless ground simulations and have data to support that he has only been in the sky for 300 days! Even if his bones have degenerated, it is impossible to reach this point. He is simply a monster!"

But another researcher said: "Four months ago, we detected a weak gamma-ray burst. It should be that a star died hundreds of light years away, releasing a gamma-ray burst passing through the earth."

"But it was very minor, and our organization was in turmoil at the time, so no one paid much attention."

"The mutation of this astronaut Krikalev is very likely related to the gamma-ray burst."

General Scott Dobbin's body stiffened again.

He was completely panicked and had no idea what to do next.

I only heard the researcher say: "According to our historical experience, being trapped in a closed environment in space for a long time will cause people to change their emotions, even become abnormal, angry, panic, lose control, etc."

Speaking of this.

The researcher swallowed slightly. "In addition to the terrible mutation he has now, I suggest that we should make a detailed observation first, and then formulate a rescue plan."

However, beads of sweat were visible on General Scott Dobbin's forehead.

"rescue."

"An astronaut who is very likely to be perverted, angry, terrified, out of control, and mutated?"

“I’m afraid this is no longer a simple question.”

General Scott Dobbin wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "All rescue plans are suspended. Wait for me to report this to the higher-ups!"

In the deep outer space.

Inside the Mir space station, astronaut Krikalev once again fell into endless darkness.

He didn't know why the communicator suddenly disconnected.

But hope has been ignited in his heart. My family back home has found me!

The communicator may not be stable yet. Give them some time and it will surely recover.

He was filled with unprecedented motivation, and his confused mind became increasingly clear.

But I didn't expect that I would have to wait for another 20 days !

The communication screen lit up again.

General Scott Dobbin appeared among them, the badge on his chest shining.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

"Cosmonaut Krikalev?"

He called out.

Krikalev was extremely excited, and his arms moved across his face, barely recognizing a military salute. However, he was still too weak to open his eyes, and he said, "Here."

No one noticed that a hint of disappointment appeared on General Scott Dobbin's face.

But the next moment, General Scott Dobbin forced a smile and said, "The plan to rescue you has been formulated, and we have already started to implement it. In 12 minutes, the New Hope rocket landing module will dock with your space station. Please move to the docking bay and prepare to go home."

"yes."

A crystal tear flowed from the corner of Krikalev's eye.

The day finally came and he was going home.

crawl.

The feeling was almost like crawling, but Krikalev, the astronaut who had almost lost his vision, was already overwhelmed by joy.

He knew that his body had undergone some minor changes due to the space environment, and he was lacking in physical strength.

Now I can only crawl.

But fortunately, no one can see it anyway.

After returning to Earth, you should be able to recover after resting for a while.

Of course, after entering the New Hope, I must replenish some energy.

At the very least, a standard military salute should be performed the moment of landing on the ground.

Krikalev thought so.

Climbed to the connection warehouse.

He heard the hatch back to the space station slowly close.

Never mind, I won't come again.

But in the next moment, the entire docking compartment began to vibrate.

Krikalev felt something was wrong - this was not the reaction he would have when a spacecraft was docked.

Rumble.

The vibration of the docking compartment became more and more severe.

Krikalev felt the docking module being peeled away from the space station.

Rumble.

Hiss. There was a mixture of vibration and pneumatic sounds.

Krikalev felt as if the world was spinning.

He gathered all his strength, focused it on his eyelids, and struggled to open his eyes.

But what I saw was an extremely desperate scene.

He and the entire docking warehouse were abandoned.

It is tumbling and falling into the deep and terrifying universe.

With the help of the reflection of the solar panels on the space station, he saw his own appearance.

A monster with melted features and hands stuck to the glass windows, like mud.

this.

Why? Me.

Did something wrong.