( Rocky’s POV )

Rocky, Erin and Buhara rejoined the strongest adventurers from the True Elites after they were done killing the trapped experts of Olympus under the collapsed section of the tunnel.

Looking at the carnage left behind in the surroundings, Rocky realized quickly that it hadn’t been an easy or pretty battle as he expected it to be, and that the Elites had to actually work hard to defeat their opponents.

“Rocky! Glad you’re back. We have secured the area and are ready to move into the underground prison,” AceKing, the operation leader from the True Elites, said as Rocky acknowledged his words with a nod.

“We need to excavate the section of the tunnel near the outer palace wall that should still be intact, and use it to re-enter the first floor of the prison.

However, with the ongoing bombardment from the enemy, it’s risky. There’s a real possibility the tunnel could collapse on us once we’re inside,” Rocky said, expressing his concerns about the tunnel’s integrity.

After Rocky said those words, AceKing subtly glanced towards the Floor 21 palace, which was currently being pounded by massive cannonballs and even larger Earth-Shaking boulders, whose impact was so strong that the Elites could feel the Earth vibrating beneath their feet from even a mile away.

Looking at that sight unfold before him, AceKing understood Rocky’s worries as he turned towards him and said “So what do you propose?”

“Well we need to adapt… that’s for sure…” Rocky mumbled as he tried to think of a creative solution to this problem.

According to their initial plan, there was never supposed to be a long-range siege that could compromise the tunnel integrity, however, with the on-field situation changing, Rocky had to adapt dynamically to look for a solution.

On one hand, the bombardment had decimated the forces near the outer wall, making it easier for Rocky and his team to excavate without having to fear a counterattack, however, on the other hand it also raised doubts about the tunnel’s safety.

“Squad Leader, do you think that you can manage to free us from the underground tunnel in-case we are buried alive underneath it?” Rocky asked, as AceKing nodded confidently to his question.

“Yeah. It won’t bother me much. Of-course it will restrict my movements for a while and I’ll have to be careful to not hurt those around me while trying to get us out, however, within a couple minutes I’ll be able to get myself free and in the following minutes I should be able to rescue more people” AceKing said, as Rocky felt reassured listening to those words.

“Alright then, I think we need to risk going through the tunnel itself, because going over the outer wall while the shelling is still outgoing is not a viable solution.

We might be flattened into a pancake for no reason and I’d rather not take such a risk” Rocky proposed as after thinking about it for a few seconds, AceKing agreed with his assessment.

“Elites! Time to bring out the shovels” AceKing said, as he led the group towards the outer wall, where hundreds of tier4 and 5 True Elites began digging to reach the underground tunnel.

It was a funny sight to see tier4 and tier5 fighters who had already transcended the boundaries of being a mere mortal, by becoming beings akin to demi-gods, flexing their muscles while digging up dirt.

Instead of shoveling a few square inches of dirt with each shovel. They instead dug up a few meters worth of dirt, which made it seem like they were excavating the whole surface, rather than digging for something specific.

“Hahaha! This reminds Buhara of his home town! When us orcs gather to build a new house, the digging we do to set the foundation looks exactly like this” said Buhara as he found the optics of the excavation process performed by the Elites to be the same as what he did himself.

Soon, the Elites managed to find the entrance of the tunnel that had not yet collapsed as they threw their shovels and prepared to enter in a tight formation.

“Alright, go! go! go!” AceKing encouraged as he slapped his men on their butts as they charged into the tunnel, with himself, Rocky, Erin and Buhara being the last ones to enter.

*THUMP*

*FSSSS*

Right as they entered the underground tunnel, Rocky felt a massive boulder impact shake up the underground tunnel, as the ground visibly reverberated under their feet and loose sand began slipping from the tunnel ceiling.

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“Wooo, a close one” said Erin, as he watched the tunnel wall above him carefully and concluded that it was not going to collapse anytime soon.

“Go! Go! Go! Stride forward Elites, don’t wait for the tunnel to collapse on our heads” AceKing shouted as his words prompted the Elites at the front to pick up the pace as they charged through the tunnel and soon burst out of the other side into the underground prison level one.

“Gaaaaa–, For Riva!” Shouted the Elites as they charged into the prison. Entering it’s grounds with a hyped mindset as they slaughtered any prison guard in sight.

Thankfully, the tunnel did not collapse until Rocky had successfully made his way through, as his gamble to enter through the underground tunnel paid off successfully.

“Kyaa! No mercy! Kill the guards and break the prison locks….. Let the prisoners walk free” AceKing ordered as he joined the frenzy of his men, ordering them to kill the weak tier two and three guards on the first floor of the prison and to supplement the killing with freeing the prisoners on the first floor, just like they had planned.

“Alright boys, this is probably the only floor where we can take on the guards, so let’s fight our hearts out.

Just like our usual team battles, we will stay together, cover each other’s backs and go wild…. Alright?” Rocky instructed, as Erin and Buhara nodded seriously to his instructions.

“Perfect! Time to go wild then” Rocky said, as he finally unleashed the bloodlust that had pent-up inside him.

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