The Almighty Ring - Chapter 1299

Chapter 1299: 1299

“There, bombard the area before we land,” said Domingo as he pointed out an area through the front window .

 “Roger that,” the captain replied . A fleet of unmanned drones were released as the ship entered the atmosphere . To create a sand landing zone, the drones were dispatched to deploy a carpet bombing . After three series of bombing and making sure that there were no signs of life in the area, the Corvette class ship and four remaining Cruisers landed .

 All ships then quickly opened the rear hatch and deployed a small fleet of Valsalrian soldiers . Based on procedure, these soldiers were tasked to make sure that the area outside the landing zone was secured before the main party would be deployed; in this case, Jiang Fei and Lieutenant Domingo . There was a possibility of several bugs remaining having burrowed after the carpet bombing .

 The captain of all respective ships would only turn off the ships’ engines when they had received a green light from the ground infantry .

 “Come, it is time for us to go,” Domingo called . Even though Jiang Fei was there because of Ottogackt and possibly Commander Alexis, staying inside the ship for the entire duration of the mission would be unacceptable .

 At this point, because of Ottogackt’s laziness to explain the situation to Domingo, Domingo had no idea about Jiang Fei’s fighting capability . For all he knew, Jiang Fei was just a weak trainee at only 65,000 combat level . For someone at his strength, being on the unnamed planet was already a hazard itself . Anything could happen .

 When the rest of the ground infantry left the ships, Jiang Fei and Lieutenant Domingo proceeded to as well .

 “Huh… How familiar this is,” thought Jiang Fei as he set foot on the unnamed planet . The condition of the planet was almost similar to that of the early prehistoric world of Earth . Be it the sky, the ground, or the air, it was suitable for lifeforms to thrive . Unfortunately, it was unsuitable for humans to live as the gravity of this unnamed planet was stronger than Redstone’s .

 Jiang Fei had only needed to walk for a bit to adjust to this planet’s immense gravity . He had already gotten used to Redstone’s gravity that he did not need to activate Omnisurge to adjust to the unnamed planet .

 “Give me a sitrep!” Domingo ordered . Before landing, the ship’s captain had already scanned the planet and gathered enough data to compile a report .

 “Lieutenant, all of the main combatants of this planet have been dealt with . However, we cannot rule out the possibility of hidden enemies,” said the captain as he handed a piece of map that displayed a detailed 3D mapping of the planet . Domingo took the piece of map and examined it by scrolling deep underground .

 Jiang Fei came closer to peek at the map .

 The main habitants of this unnamed planet were bugs . As such, they were incapable of achieving technological advancement like the Namekians . Their habitats were not of houses of bricks and stones, but of underground networks of tunnels and burrows .

 “Prepare for infiltration!”

 Domingo made a copy of the map on his own portable digital assistant and sent it out to everyone . When everyone received the map, they then quickly deployed their weapons from their carry-ons .

 THUMP! BOOM!

 Some of the soldiers used a device that thumped on the ground to create a foundation before igniting an explosive device in it .

 “Listen closely . We are now standing on top of the underground network . Our primary objective is to seek out and extract the bug eggs! Capturing the Queen is the secondary mission! Destroy anyone who stands in our way!” Lieutenant Domingo ordered .

 “Stay close to me,” he said to Jiang Fei .

 “Understood, Lieutenant,” Jiang Fei said . He had no idea if Domingo was treating him with extra care or if it was a treatment that all new soldiers got .

 With speed, all the soldiers formed their own squads and proceeded with their designated routes that were marked by Domingo on the map . Domingo himself followed the elite squad, with Jiang Fei following close behind . The next thing he knew, he was already inside the bugs’ underground network of tunnels . For humans, the tunnels were a perfect fit, perhaps a little tight for those who were 180cm or taller . For Valsalrians, since their average height already exceeded 200cm, the tunnels were just too narrow for them to freely move around .

 Not long after Jiang Fei entered the network of tunnels, gunshots and screaming could be heard . It seemed that the others had already encountered the enemy . Even so, Domingo did not slow down . With the same quick pace, he led Jiang Fei and his elite squad further down the tunnels .

 What Jiang Fei did not know was that Domingo was as nervous as a bride on her wedding day . Elite or not, every soldier that was currently on the unnamed planet were his own men . Losing one would be considered a major loss . Even so, to ensure that his precious “package” remained safe, he needed to sacrifice his other soldiers to open a path . To be fair, Domingo himself was a little scared, not of the enemy, but of Jiang Fei being too weak and of the chance that he might get himself killed .

 “Stop,” said Domingo all of the sudden through his communicator . The entire squad stopped walking all of a sudden .

 “What’s wrong?” Jiang Fei asked .

 “I have a bad feeling… like we are being led into a trap,” Domingo said directly to Jiang Fei .

 “Attention . Proceed slowly and keep your eyes peeled . There might be an ambush,” said Domingo into his communicator to the rest of the squad .

 “Roger . Sir, the path in front of us had been opened by the other squad . Wouldn’t they inform us if there is a trap?” someone else’s voice rang through the radio channel .

 “I don’t care for that . Keep your eyes straight and report if you see anything at all!” Domingo barked . The ominous feeling grew stronger and stronger as they proceeded deeper . It was a sixth sense that all stronger beings had . Sometimes, they would rather trust their senses than to trust what they see with their own eyes .

 “Halt…” Domingo said as he held out his arms to stop Jiang Fei from proceeding further .

 “What now…” Jiang Fei thought .

 Just then, the ground beneath their feet cracked opened . A large hole was formed and everyone, including Domingo and Jiang Fei, started to fall . As they fell, depending on their position, each one of them fell into a tunnel that led to another . Everyone was getting separated .

 Jiang Fei remained calm and quickly activated Omnisurge to protect himself from any attacks . Even so, he was not as fast as Domingo . The second he fell, Domingo had controlled himself and flew upward and out of the tunnels . Unfortunately, the rest weren’t as fast . Before they could stop themselves from falling, the ground above their heads collapsed, sending a heap of dirt to bury the tunnels close .

 “Sh*t!”

 Domingo managed to discern which tunnel Jiang Fei had entered but when he tried to follow him, the tunnel was sealed shut with dirt . It got chaotic for a second and now all tunnels were buried deep underground . To dig his way through would take too long!

 “Dammit! Dammit! Jiang Fei! You’d better be alive!” Domingo cried . At this point, the fear of having to answer to Ottogackt was so great that he did not care to protect himself . Instead, he quickly used a digging tool and started to find his way to the tunnel that Jiang Fei had fallen into .

 …

 “F*ck me…” said Jiang Fei as he realized the kind of situation he was in . The fall had not been as painful as he had thought it would be as the soft dirt where he landed cushioned the fall damage . However, he quickly realized that he was lost . He was now standing in the middle of a crossroad . There were four tunnels leading to other places . From preliminary scans with the scope, Jiang Fei realized that he was deep underground, stuck and lost in something like a labyrinth of tunnels .

 He quickly checked the map data that Domingo had sent out to everyone . Even though he was able to read the map, he had another problem to figure out . Because he was deep underground, the scope had no connection to outside sources to determine his current position . Even with a detailed map of the underground tunnel, he had no idea where he was . That, and the fact that the network of tunnels was just too huge to comprehend!

 “Sh*t… where should I go?” Jiang Fei said as he examined the dark, hollow tunnels . He chose a tunnel at random and when he came out from it, he arrived at a similar looking crossroad, with similar four tunnels .

 “0541, do you have any suggestions?” Jiang Fei asked .

 “Due to insufficient data about the planet and its habitants, I am unable to formulate any strategy for you . If I were to give advice under these circumstances… I would say… good luck . ”

 “Good luck? Are you, an advanced artificial intelligence, telling me something as vague as good luck?” Jiang Fei scoffed . What sort of artificial intelligence would give such a lame “advice”?

 “Heh,” 0541 scoffed as well before remaining quiet . To be fair, 0541 was now in a passive state due to lack of energy . In the last planet where Jiang Fei had fought the Evol . Poppy, 0541 had used up all of the Energy Crystals available to create a protective barrier to shield Jiang Fei from the blast . As such, with his current backup emergency power supply, 0541 had to remain passive with most of its main functionality shut off .

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