The Almighty Ring - Chapter 1298

Chapter 1298: 1298

Context mattered and without it, even the simplest of sayings would be misunderstood . Ottogackt’s intention to keep Jiang Fei alive was simply because he did not want to waste such a talented individual . Domingo, on the other hand, understood his intentions differently; thinking that Ottogackt was simply pulling strings to help Jiang Fei .

 “Leave it to me . I’ll take good care of your trainee,” Domingo said, pounding his chest proudly . Accepting such a hard task from one’s superior, or in this case, a benefactor, was troubling . But if he succeeded, fortune and rewards awaited .

 “So be it,” Ottogackt hummed . He got up from his seat, patted Jiang Fei on his shoulder, and never looked back .

 Jiang Fei was still in the dark . At least he knew what he was there for; to take part in a war mission .

 “So, the name’s Jiang Fei, is it?” Domingo approached Jiang Fei politely and began to express himself in a friendly manner . For all he knew, Jiang Fei could be Ottogackt’s superior’s son, or Commander Alexis’ adopted son . It wouldn’t kill him to show some respect .

 “Yes . What would you have me do?” Jiang Fei asked, still in stance .

 “At ease, young trainee . You’ll stay here, for now . The day after tomorrow, we will have a mission and I will arrange for you to join,” Domingo said .

 “Very well,” said Jiang Fei as he relaxed . The bunny girl returned into the office and escorted Jiang Fei toward a higher floor where a room had been arranged for him .

 Ottogackt was not around and he was left alone in an unknown territory . As such, for two days straight, Jiang Fei locked himself in the room, doing nothing but meditation . If what he knew about Ottogackt was true, the next mission for him would only be as hard or worse than the Poppies .

 On the third day, when the dawn of day arrived, Domingo came to his room and knocked .

 “Jiang Fei? Are you awake?”

 Jiang Fei opened his eyes and answered, “Yes . ”

 “Get ready . We are going out soon,” said Domingo from outside the room .

 Jiang Fei got up from his bed and proceeded to open the door .

 “We?” he asked, pausing for a moment before adding, “Are you coming along?”

 Even though Jiang Fei had not been outside his room for two days, he had been briefed about the mission . From what he understood, the mission would be a quick one that would not need someone like Lieutenant Domingo to participate .

 “Correct . I will be joining . It’s been too long since I have sat on that chair . I’d be doing myself a favor to exercise the old muscles for a bit,” said Domingo . To be honest, Domingo would never participate in such a trivial mission but since he had promised to take care of Jiang Fei, he had to be by his side, to protect him like his personal bodyguard .

 “I see,” Jiang Fei said . He did not know that Domingo had misunderstood the situation and had elevated Jiang Fei’s status . Not knowing that, Jiang Fei thought that the mission had something secretive in line that required the attention of a Lieutenant .

 “Come to the hangar bay when you are ready,” said Domingo before leaving .

 One hour later, Jiang Fei grouped up with Domingo and boarded a small Corvette class ship . The ship was slightly bigger than a regular transport ship and immensely smaller than Commander Alexis’ interstellar battleship . After a short wait, the ship, along with other smaller Cruiser class ships, left the station and away from Ipsilon .

 “Lieutenant, I have coordinates punched in . We are ready to jump at your command,” said the pilot of the ship Jiang Fei was on board . Since Domingo was only a Lieutenant in the Valsalrian Army, the ships and armament he was authorized to use were limited . His current attack force was only one Corvette class and five light Cruiser ships .

 “Coordinate with the others . You have control,” said Domingo, handing over the controls to the pilot .

 One by one, the ships’ engines lit up and with the Corvette taking the lead, the other five Cruisers followed . The console monitor on the pilot seat showed readings of all sorts and Jiang Fei only understood two words, sublight speed . The monitor continued blinking red for a bit before another series of words popped up—FTL Warp Jump Ready .

 “Jumping in 3… 2… 1… Warp Jump initiate!” the pilot reported and pulled a lever on top of the pilot’s cockpit . Milliseconds after Jiang Fei’s ship jumped, the other five Cruisers followed suit and entered Hyperspace .

 “Sir, where are we going?” Jiang Fei paced toward Domingo and asked . Based on ranks and authority, a trainee such as he, had no authority to be on board with a Lieutenant, much less talk to him . However, since he was “hand-delivered” by Ottogackt, coupled with the sheer misunderstanding Domingo had, Jiang Fei’s status was elevated, allowing him to talk to Domingo without triggering anyone’s nerves .

 “We are heading to the Derdarth System . There is an unnamed planet there with unintelligent lifeforms . Our mission is to descend on the planet and to hunt for a certain lifeform . Our main objective is to collect their eggs and if possible, the secondary mission, to capture the Queen,” Domingo explained .

 “How long until we arrive?” Jiang Fei asked . He was a little nervous when he boarded the ship, thinking that their mission was to raid another planet and plunder their resources . Now that he understood the content of the mission, he felt much better as his enemies were unintelligent lifeforms . Hopefully, they were as dumb as the Poppies…

 “Lieutenant sir, we are arriving at Derdarth System . Requesting permission to exit Hyperspace,” said the pilot, thirty minutes later .

 “Go forth,” said Domingo .

 “Bring the ship in the orbit of the planet and prepare a landing party!” he added .

 “Exiting Hyperspace jump in 3… 2… 1…”

 As soon as the ship exited Hyperspace, a powerful tremor was felt throughout the ship, as if they had hit a field of asteroids .

 “What’s going on?!” Domingo roared .

 “We are under attack, sir!” the captain replied .

 “Shield up!”

 The entire ship, be it the cargo bay, toilet, sleeping quarter, or the captain’s cockpit, were flashed with red light .

 “Trace the attack and immediately launch a counterattack . You have control!” Domingo barked again . Of all things that could have happened, an attack was the last thing he wanted .

 One of the operators that was operating the radar system reported, “Sir, I have detected four Devourers . ”

 “Target them and shoot them down,” the captain ordered .

 The planet was not known to house highly intelligent beings . That was the only reason why Domingo had dared to take Jiang Fei with him .

 While everyone was reacting accordingly, Jiang Fei remained calm as he strapped down in the passenger’s seat . Explosions filled his ears as the entire ship experienced violent tremors .

 “Lieutenant, Cruiser 3 has been shot down!” the captain roared .

 “Dammit! Find the survivors and shoot these bugs down already! I’ll have this planet drown in the blood of my enemies when I’m done here,” Domingo snarled . A Cruiser class ship was the smallest and weakest of all interstellar ships . Even so, it was an invaluable asset to Domingo . All those aboard the ship were his own men, and those people too, were invaluable .

 Amidst the tragedy, Domingo was glad . Jiang Fei, his valuable VVIP, was with him on the Corvette . Even though the Corvette was only slightly larger, its defenses and weapons were much stronger than the other Cruisers . The Devourers would find it hard to destroy this ship!

 “Engage all Mega Particle Beam Cannons! Concentrate on one target at a time and fire when ready!” the captain laid down the order to shoot .

 Bzzzz… BOOM!

 After one single wave of bombardment, the huge, several kilometer long space bug was killed . This created a short breathing room for the remaining four Cruisers to escape .

 “Auxiliary cannons ready, sir!”

 “Target the closest bug and shoot it down!” said the captain after confirmation with the weapons operator .

 Boom!

 Another wave of bombardment landed and a second space bug was ignited and covered in flames .

 These bugs, also known as Devourers, were living beings with only an intermediate level of intelligence . Their attacks were as high as over a million combat level . However, as powerful as they may be, they were just glass cannons due to their gigantic size . Targeting them would only be very easy .

 “Mega Particle Beam Cannons charged, sir!”

 “Fire at the last one,” said the captain, finally with a more relaxed tone .

 As the last space bug was destroyed, the unnamed planet was officially rid of defenses . Domingo might have lost one Cruiser and several of his men but the planet was now completely exposed for attack . Nothing could stop the invasion of the Valsalrians now .

 Jiang Fei was witnessing everything that happened through the window in the passenger’s seat and felt a shiver down his spine .

 “I’d guess this was what would have happened to Earth if I had failed to fight Alexis,” said Jiang Fei to himself . Somehow, even though he had never encountered such a species before, he could empathize with their fate . Had Alexis not been interested in his fighting talent, Earth would have been scorched .

 “Preparing to descend,” said the captain .

 “Find a safe landing zone and have all other ships follow closely,” Domingo ordered before he addressed Jiang Fei .

 “Be careful out there . It is best for you to stay close to me! Things will be a little dicey…”

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