Chapter 210: The Elite Squad
“Drip… drip…”
Water trickled down through cracks in the rock ceiling, dripping off stalactites to the cave floor below. A team of around 30 individuals cautiously advanced through the underground cave passage. Tactical flashlights mounted on their helmets illuminated the dark tunnel, casting flickering beams of light. Shadows from the numerous stalagmites created an eerie and unsettling atmosphere.
However, this team consisted of elites among elites; they were unfazed by such surroundings.
“Captain, do you know what we’re really looking for?” asked a heavily armored guard.
The squad leader was none other than Staff Sergeant Hasmu, who had been ordered to lead his team in investigating a suspicious underground cavity.
“Search all potential targets,” replied Hasmu tersely. It wasn’t that he was inherently cold; this was simply his nature. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have answered such questions from his subordinates at all.
“Come on, Captain, you must know more than us. We’ve been searching on land for seven or eight years without finding anything. We thought we’d get a break, but now we’re down here searching underground.”
“Yeah, Captain, how long are we going to keep at this?”
“When do we get to go home?”