Sky-cracking Rider-Chapter 716: Section 711 - Enemy forces, Friendly forces

Anxious that Chen Fei might not believe his words, Minante added further explanation. It wouldn't make sense for his uncle to add four more 'Sky Falcons' right after he left and send them all to kill his nephew if one had the slightest bit of common sense.

He turned back to look at the wooden house riddled with bullet holes. The solid wood panels were not much stronger than paper when faced with the power of a Railgun Combat Rifle. Inside, the captive pilot, Niko, was more likely dead than alive, which felt somewhat regrettable.

"Eh? Right! Aren't you bulletproof?"

Minante suddenly remembered that Chen Fei was a B-level Metal Ability User and should be fearless against lighter weapons like Railgun Combat Rifles.

"That's right!"

Chen Fei came to his senses. He had been confused by Minante and forgot that he was a Special Ability user immune to light weapons fire.

He then took out an anti-infantry directional mine, set it on top of the trench, and pressed the pre-set remote control.

Boom!~

Numerous shrapnel pieces violently erupted, sweeping across an obtuse-angled sector.

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This had nothing to do with Special Abilities; it was just a convenient move (or perhaps just being trigger-happy).

"Hiss! That was close, I could have gone bald!"

Minante touched his slightly hot head and sharply inhaled. The blast wave also had a certain degree of lethality, fortunately, he and Chen Fei crouched down at the same time. The violent gust swept over their heads, and the small stones kicked up almost brought tears to his eyes, while his ears buzzed incessantly, and only he knew what he said.

This would be the perfect time for a helmet, sadly there was none...

The light whistles of metal bullets tearing through the air and the sounds of impact against the soil and pebbles finally ceased, and it seemed quiet outside the trench.

Peeking cautiously from the trench to take a quick look outside, Minante breathed a sigh of relief and without hesitation gave Chen Fei a big thumbs up.

"Well done!"

Four mangled corpses lay outside, still seeping blood, freshly dead, hit solidly by the dense spray of shrapnel, dead beyond all doubt.

Minante had expected Chen Fei to use his Psi Skill, never imagining that a single anti-infantry mine would resolve their immediate predicament.

A black cat or a white cat, whether using Psi Skills or mines, as long as it kills the enemy, it's a good move.

"We've taken two 'Sky Falcons'!"

Chen Fei's attention turned towards the distance.

The lingering effects of the anti-infantry mine had a slight impact, but not enough to completely strip those two grounded 'Sky Falcons' of their ability to fly.

Most importantly, the 'Sky Falcons' were fully loaded with ammunition, which was a great help.

"Now we can head back!"

Minante clenched his fists in excitement, valuing the Assembled Combat Aircraft itself even more.

Minante had no ability like Chen Fei to spontaneously evolve an Aircraft with his Psi Skill. Without the 'Sky Falcons', his talents were useless.

The remaining 'Sky Falcons' in the sky suddenly roared louder, charging through the gaps in the forest canopy.

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The nearest "Sky Falcon" had just approached when, unexpectedly, a missile shot up from the ground inside the gap, hitting the "Sky Falcon" head-on.

Boom!~

The fireball exploded violently, shattering not only the assembled combat aircraft but also the combat pilot caught entirely off guard.

Chen Fei had created land-based missile launchers, coupled with radar, that locked onto the "Sky Falcons" in the sky. One by one, multi-mode programmable short-range combat missiles kept soaring upward, trailing long plumes of smoke as they ascended into the sky, homing in on the numerous "Sky Falcons" as if they had eyes.

"Missiles! Evade! Evade!"

The intercom channel among the "Sky Falcons" was filled with voices of panic and desperation.

The unwelcome guests had clearly not anticipated such capable anti-air defenses on the ground; the air-to-air missiles had been converted for ground-to-air use.

Launching them from the ground undoubtedly shortened their effective range, but given the proximity of the "Sky Falcons," the resulting decrease in range was almost negligible.

The combat missiles continued to ascend one after another, catching up with the "Sky Falcons" that couldn't accelerate in time. These assembled combat aircraft, while highly maneuverable, were somewhat lacking in acceleration. Avoiding the missiles in such a rush required not just skilled piloting but also a bit of luck.

Fireballs kept exploding in the sky, and fragments of the "Sky Falcons," mixed with human remains, fell toward the lush forest, igniting fires and thick smoke immediately.

Apart from the two ownerless "Sky Falcons" on the ground, only a handful of the 14 circling "Sky Falcons" survived, due to their distance and the limited number of combat missiles. They hastily retreated from the battlefield.

At this moment, six more "Sky Falcons" approached from afar, their staggered formation accidentally encountering a few scattered companions just as they saw the thick smoke in the distance.

Both sides hesitated for a moment before a fierce battle erupted, missiles screamed through the air again, and large-caliber automatic firearms opened fire in turns.

"What a pity, not enough missiles!"

Chen Fei, having turned the land-based missile launchers back into 5 energy points, felt somewhat unfulfilled. Had he had medium-range bullets, with the enemy's speed and altitude, none would have stood a chance of escape.

By this point, the multi-mode programmable short-range combat missiles that the Silan Royal Family had stored in the Space System Alchemy Storage Device, along with the ammunition from the seized "Sky Falcons," were all depleted.

Energy Points: 30024/45000

Wars cost others silver; Chen Fei's battles cost energy points. Despite seeming to have plenty to spare, with nowhere to use them, just a few battles had already consumed many. Moreover, there was the opportunistic Dog System, which had swindled at least a few hundred energy points.

This Dog System was not as reliable as "Adam"; "Adam" was so obedient, didn't require energy points, and served with unwavering loyalty.

If possible, Chen would rather ditch the scheming Dog System and swap it for "Adam."

"Eh? It looks like a battle started up there, also 'Sky Falcons,' hiss, that sound is a bit familiar."

After cutting down a large tree, revealing only a small patch of sky, Minante leaned in with a focused expression, listening intently.

A brief moment later, he confirmed excitedly, "No doubt about it, the 'Radiant Tiger's' comrades have arrived. Each 'Sky Falcon's' wingbeat sounds slightly different, I can tell."

Only those who are extremely familiar with the "Sky Falcon" and spend their days dealing with this type of assembled combat aircraft could distinguish the subtle differences in the sound vibrations of different "Sky Falcons' wings. Minante, who had a passion for flying and dealt with these aircraft daily, was one of them—familiar enough with the "Radiant Tiger" brigade's "Sky Falcons" to distinguish which one and even who was piloting, solely by sound. Not quite a psi skill, but almost as precise as one.

"Let me see!"

Chen Fei deployed four reconnaissance drones in succession, sending them above the forest. The view suddenly opened up.

In the western sky, nine "Sky Falcons" were entangled in battle, making it difficult to tell friend from foe.

However, with his keen eyesight, the outcome of this encounter was already clear— one side was attempting to flee while the other was fully committed to interception. Needless to say, the former were the enemies, and the latter the allies.

Without the visual interface provided by "Adam," Minante, knowing only that Chen Fei had deployed drones, anxiously asked, "What's happening?"

Just by the sound of the wingbeats, he couldn't discern the actual situation between the two sides.

"Enemy has four, we have six— no, the enemy is down to three. In at most two minutes, the battle will be over."

Chen Fei pulled out a tablet from the Space System Alchemy Storage Device, connected it to the data stream of the artificial intelligence AI "Adam," and the screen background turned into a 3D map, tagging the enemy and our "Sky Falcons" with icons, as he manually defined the combatants, making the aerial situation instantly clear.

Then he took out another tablet, this one displaying the optical images captured by the drones in clear detail.

Seeing Chen Fei managing what would usually require an entire command team, Minante couldn't help expressing his envy, "This is really convenient, is it a psi skill?"

"It's thanks to the artificial intelligence 'Adam'; I don't have such abilities!"

Chen Fei said while watching the screens of both tablets.

No sooner had he spoken than one of the intercepted "Sky Falcons" was blasted apart. This time, the reconnaissance drone caught it perfectly—the fireball exceeded thirty meters in diameter, and the pilot didn't even manage to eject. The battle was devastating.

"'Adam'... hiss, you've got some nerve!"

Minante's surprise was short-lived, as this wasn't the first time he had witnessed Chen Fei's audacity, and he had developed some immunity to it.

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