Starting from the Planetary Governor-Chapter 1622 - 918-2
Talasa’s combat power is still very fierce, especially after the Original Casting modification.
His proactive attack successfully attracted the attention of several Chaos Starfield Warriors. They pointed their explosive pistols at Talasa, while others raised their chain-saw swords and charged at him.
Talasa remained unfazed, exchanging shots on the spot and using his staff to fight off enemies who came close.
The Iron Rider Terminator Armor he wore absorbed a lot of damage, leaving him only slightly injured.
Meanwhile, his battle brothers also joined the battlefield, seizing the opportunity his charge provided.
There were a total of nine Chaos warriors responsible for intercepting them here. They were quite powerful, all veterans who survived in harsh environments until now. However, when faced with the Rong Lizard Warriors, who were three times their number and all Original Casting, they still had no way to turn the tide and were ultimately completely annihilated in close combat.
The Rong Lizard paid the price with five warriors’ casualties.
Of them, two met their fate at the last moment.
When the last Chaos Starfield Warrior realized he couldn’t stop them at all, he frantically opened a metal box, causing an unnatural reflection. Three Evil Magic Landmines tracking thermal signals were launched, exploding at close range.
Blowing himself up in the process, he also took the lives of two Rong Lizard warriors.
After losing five warriors, Talasa was left with only twenty-three people, but he did not hesitate.
He resolutely commanded the troops to continue downward.
However, ’resolute’ and ’cautious’ are not mutually exclusive.
The underground crypt is an unfamiliar environment. Although they had previously explored it, once all other entrances to the crypt were sealed, they soon ceased to pay attention to it. There was no deployment, at most some wounded soldiers or supplies were temporarily stored in the crypt.
Now, the enemy occupies the place.
The original wounded soldiers and medics in the underground crypt, their fate goes without saying. With the entire crypt area occupied, they will definitely deploy defenses comprehensively.
The entire underground crypt area is not small in scale, and its most notable feature is that the passages inside are relatively narrow. There are many forks, paths, and corners. In this environment, as the offensive side, going down recklessly can easily lead to ambush and heavy losses.
Talasa’s troops are particularly scarce, with only twenty-three Interstellar Warriors plus an infantry platoon. With this configuration, Talasa cannot afford any failure.
At some corner, encountering an invisible mine, losing a few soldiers, is already something Talasa cannot tolerate. Not to mention, after being ambushed by heavy troops, the entire force can be wiped out and defeated.
In this situation, he must be sufficiently cautious.
Luckily, he has some means at his disposal.
A squad tech sergeant received his directive, stepped forward, and launched several very special drones.
Meanwhile, Talasa fumbled with the data crystal from his belt and plugged it into the tactical terminal. Then, as the drones launched earlier began their operation, the holographic projections deep in the crypt suddenly lit up.
The places swept by the drones, at least initially, appeared to have no major issues.
These drones are a new representation of Alliance technology. If one were to say which battle groups excel at ’forging’ works, then the Giant Dragon-blooded warriors are one of the special groups in this regard. As part of the Giant Dragon bloodline, the Rong Lizard Battle Group also has a similar tradition.
The ’Holographic Battlefield Construction Technology’ represented by this drone is exactly a project they participated in the research of.
In the current environment, this technology begins to play a particularly effective role.
The drones, on their way, never encountered particularly large issues, making the holographic scene construction of the crypt on Talasa’s tactical panel clearer and clearer.
Talasa was a bit amazed.
He initially hadn’t planned to rely on this drone to construct such a detailed and rich tactical map.
He thought the drone would likely be attacked midway, ending its operation prematurely. Talasa was already prepared for this, having the drone do whatever it could, at least allowing them to know where they could safely proceed.
However, the drone provided a lot of information.
He judged that this might be because the invading Chaos Starfield Warriors themselves had limited troops on hand. After splitting forces to defend the underground entrance, the remaining troops were also insufficient to systematically defend the crypt.
If this is the case, that would be great news!
Of course, Talasa cannot afford to be overly optimistic.
The drones are still probing ahead, but that does not impede Talasa from commanding his troops to formally enter the underground crypt space.
Along the way, although they traversed areas swept by the drones, to avoid any hidden traps due to special Dark Magic that might not have been scanned, they proceeded cautiously, continually checking every corner and path along the way.
They went a considerable distance without encountering any trouble.
This proved that the areas scanned by the drones were still relatively reliable.
However, at this moment, Talasa suddenly heard the tech sergeant’s exclamation from the other side.
He promptly halted the entire troop and inquired, "What’s wrong?"
"Look, Captain!"
The tech sergeant handed over the tactical panel.
On the holographic projection, ancient equipment never mentioned by the staff department appeared—numerous bronze pillars entwined with quantum circuitry surrounding coffin-like containers, from which dark red energy seeped through the cracks.
"What... what is this?!" Talasa asked with a tightly furrowed brow.
"I... don’t know."
Talasa did not receive an answer, but in fact, he did not expect a definitive answer.
No one knows what that thing is, but based on previously obtained intelligence and clues, that so-called ’thing’ is probably this.
Thinking of this, the holographic display suddenly went black, followed by red exclamation mark warning signs.
Evidently their drones were finally discovered and shot down.
He gritted his teeth and said, "Pick up the pace, we have to hurry!"
The entire force started accelerating, and the checks on their surroundings became less thorough than initially.
And this led to them facing a penalty—a sudden attack from the side near the target.
The enemy was not strong, not even a single Chaos Starfield Warrior, only some Chaos Cultists. Yet, as they charged with a frantic mindset, sacrificed themselves fearlessly, and detonated bombs, it still caused significant damage to Talasa’s troops.
One Rong Lizard warrior and an infantry squad fell.
Nevertheless, with no time for distraction, Talasa could only continue commanding his troops forward.
Based on the information they’ve just seen, the time left for them is probably running out.
Near the container resembling a bronze coffin...
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The entire force started accelerating, and the checks on their surroundings became less thorough than initially.
And this led to them facing a penalty—a sudden attack from the side near the target.
The enemy was not strong, not even a single Chaos Starfield Warrior, only some Chaos Cultists. Yet, as they charged with a frantic mindset, sacrificed themselves fearlessly, and detonated bombs, it still caused significant damage to Talasa’s troops.
One Rong Lizard warrior and an infantry squad fell.
Nevertheless, with no time for distraction, Talasa could only continue commanding his troops forward.
Based on the information they’ve just seen, the time left for them is probably running out. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶
Near the container resembling a bronze coffin...
