1053 First-come, First-serve (1/2)
Jiang Fei profusely manned the excavator, powering it to the maximum to dig through the dirt.
”Bella, just relax. I'll definitely get that Core to save your life!” Jiang Fei said to himself.
”Captain, please slow down. We are close to the target,” said 0542, trying to calm Jiang Fei down, seeing that he was pushing the excavator to its limits.
”Right… Sorry,” said Jiang Fei. He quickly turned the machine down a notch. A few minutes later, Jiang Fei stopped the machine entirely and dug through the dirt by himself. Following 0542's instructions and guidance, he dug through the right spot and found the entrance to the fragment.
”Accessing security system…”
A few short moments later, the door opened with a loud metallic grinding sound.
”Where is the Core?” Jiang Fei hummed, not caring about anything else but the only thing that could save Isabella's life.
”Captain, I have bad news. The laboratory has been infiltrated. All alarms and defensive systems had been destroyed,” 0542 reported after accessing the security footage.
”What?!” Jiang Fei roared, not believing what he was hearing. All of the alien artifacts that he had collected so far had never been accessed before, what more, infiltrated.
First of all, the metal that was used to construct these alien facilities were not as rare as Valim but they were extremely strong. They could very well be the strongest metal on Earth. Not even a Level 4 Metahuman could leave a dent if they punched it with all their power. The only means to infiltrate the artifacts was to break the security codes and access the facility via the door. This method was used by China and the American government, allowing them to access the ship without compromising anything on the inside. Other nations had tried brute forcing their way in via explosion or physical damage. Unfortunately for them, that just meant that they would never be able to access the facility no matter how hard they tried.
That was why Jiang Fei was shocked to the core when 0542 reported that the laboratory had been infiltrated via brute force.
”Leave that aside, take me to the Core of Life!” Jiang Fei disgruntledly roared.
”Yes, captain,” 0542 replied whilst projecting a 3D diagram of the facility's structure.
Without wasting time, Jiang Fei followed 0542's guidance and moved along the inside of the structure. Only while he was walking did he realize how severe the damage inflicted on the facility was. Broken ceilings, damaged walls, and exposed wiring were the only scenes he could see as he made his way to where the Core of Life was supposed to be.
”What on Earth happened here,” Jiang Fei asked.
”As informed, the defensive weaponry that was triggered to take out all intruders were destroyed.”
Along the way, Jiang Fei found pools of blood on the floor. Jiang Fei was no detective but even he knew that the blood belonged to the intruders.
”Captain, we have arrived at the Core Storage facility. This is where the defenses were at the highest. Unfortunately, they were destroyed,” 0542 reported.
”What the hell? Just how strong are the intruders?”
”Report: The weapon systems that were installed were strong enough to take out a Level 5 Metahuman.”
”Weapon systems that could take out a Level 5 Metahuman were destroyed nonetheless. That means there were more than one of them!” Jiang Fei exclaimed.
At the moment, Jiang Fei did not have to worry about triggering the system defensive protocol since 0542 had taken over the facility's control. There was no need for him to be careful. Without any worry, Jiang Fei zoomed pass many corridors that were riddled with destroyed cannons and wall-mounted guns.
”Shit! Where are we? Isn't this the Core storage center?!” Jiang Fei roared when he had arrived at the destination highlighted by 3D hologram.
”Captain, we are at the Core storage center…”