Chapter 1299 - Underground Burrow (1/2)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

“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.