"The two fleeing fighters. Please give us your designation number," came a voice from the communicator.

"We don't have a designation number. What now?" asked Dondon.

"We're special forces in charge of escorting Prince Arude. We don't have a designation number. Prince Arude is with us. Please lead us to Prince Gede," I said.

"Prince Arude? Please wait. We will perform the identity verification," came the reply.

"Special forces? You're quite a story maker, Canyue," said Zhang Bao'er with a laugh.

"Please follow me. I'll show you the landing site ahead of us. Everyone else, split up and escort the prince," an answer came a minute later.

The four fighters around us immediately dispersed. One led the way in front of us while the other three surrounded and escorted us as we advanced. The six fighters flew over the ash-gray shrubs and hills. About 10 minutes later, the front fighter spun and then descended into the ground.

I followed the descending fighter and saw a pitch-black tunnel between two hills. Utilizing the guided flight mode, I entered the tunnel leading into the ground. It was slanted downward. I could clearly see several thick steel doors in the tunnel that,...