Sky-cracking Rider

As one of Cangqiong Star's main air superiority forces, the active Main Force Lightwing Ship obviously wouldn't be easily brought down by just a few missiles, a few shells, or a few strands of directional energy.

When it once carried the Princess and her entourage for a transoceanic flight, if not for encountering terrible weather and the desperate, frenzied attacks of a Magical Beast Group at no cost, it wouldn't have gone down easily.

Even in such a perilous situation, the Main Force Lightwing Ship was still able to calmly launch escape pods and safely transfer personnel.

Facing the enemy's main aerial weaponry, the Mechanical Dragon agilely weaved through the teal lines predicting the enemy's attack trajectories, always narrowly missing the actual paths of the projectiles.

It was as if dancing on the edge of life and death, a heart-pounding scene unfolding repeatedly, where a single hit would suffice to completely shatter the Constructed Combat Mobility Armor in Dragon form, but, in the end, all attacks failed to connect, and the Mechanical Dragon remained unscathed.

In the brief intervals between the alternating fire of railgun weapons and directed-energy weapons, the four Main Force Lightwing Ships simultaneously opened their missile nests, revealing dense openings on both sides of their hulls, just like beehives.

The next second, missile after missile launched, propelled by flames and whistling through the air.

The Rebel Army's Light Wing Fleet took the oncoming Mechanical Dragon seriously as an equal adversary, no longer pulling any punches and firing with full force.

Inside the Protective Barrier enveloping the Dimensional Gate Management Substation, an officer in charge of defense command stood at a high vantage point. Though his face remained cold and expressionless throughout, his gaze was fixed intently on the Mechanical Dragon boldly charging towards the four Main Force Lightwing Ships, while he whispered to himself in a voice only he could hear.

"Can't hit, can't hit, can't hit..."

Military contractors who regularly combat Mutants often possess formidable strength. Perhaps in discipline and equipment, they are not on par with the active forces of the Sovereignty, but if the two were to confront each other with equal hardware, it's still uncertain whose deer might fall.

Chen Fei aimed at the Rebel Army's Light Wing Fleet with the intent to fight for air superiority, and this tactical expectation was, in fact, flawless.

Once the Rebels lost air superiority, it was likely that their ground forces would suffer.

Such a significant tactical expectation meant equally enormous risks; just one hit by the Rebel's firepower, and there would be no suspense—the Mechanical Dragon along with its pilot would be turned into dust.

To others, a situation that seemed almost certainly deadly, yet, in Chen Fei's eyes, was filled with safe gaps everywhere.

No matter how fierce the enemy's firepower was, they couldn't possibly fill the entire sky. There would always be enough maneuvering space for the Mechanical Dragon to navigate. The particle beams and laser beams from the dragon's head kept shooting, continuously exploding missiles that came head-on, tearing a large hole into the enemy's web of fire, and it grew larger and larger.

Despite being the full focus of the Light Wing Fleet's firepower, the Mechanical Dragon piloted by Chen Fei didn't fall into a pincer attack. He didn't even have to worry about attacks from behind.

Fearing being caught in the attack of the Light Wing Fleet, the persistently pursuing Rebel "Sky Falcon" squadron fled the scene at the first opportunity.

Missiles might discriminate between friend and foe, which is somewhat tolerable.

But unfortunately, those directed energy beams and railgun projectiles do not recognize relatives, and for a smaller constructed aircraft, a graze means death, and a hit means oblivion.

Therefore, there were no Iron-headed Ghosts who thought their flying skills were as good as Chen Fei's.

It was for this reason that Chen Fei could play so wildly!

For anyone else, a million lives wouldn't be enough for such recklessness.

The distance between the Mechanical Dragon and the four Main Force Lightwing Ships kept decreasing—12 kilometers, 10 kilometers, 7 kilometers, 3 kilometers... With the Mechanical Dragon maintaining triple the speed of sound, it could close in by a kilometer every second.

A mere ten-plus kilometers was just a matter of seconds.

For the Rebel Light Wing Fleet, the Mechanical Dragon's charging speed was simply a nightmare. The Lightwing Ships didn't even have time to unleash denser firepower before Chen Fei closed in on them, the continuous particle beams even vaporized railgun projectiles that had just been fired.

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Distance of 200 meters!

At this moment, it was no longer about the four Lightwing Ships focusing fire, but the situation had turned. It had become a one-on-one duel, each trading blows.

The Mechanical Dragon charged directly into the heavy firepower blind spot of the Light Wing Ship, where only some insignificant light firepower was still desperately "feeding."

Distance of 100 meters!

At this range, the targeted Light Wing Ship's fate was sealed.

Chen Xiao'er's sly maneuvers began to perform again, no, his micro management took center stage.

"Gravity (1)" Magic Array's light suddenly changed, turning the gravity effect from negative to positive.

At the same time, Chen Fei's Psi Skill "Gravity Adjustment Module," increased the gravity to 100%, and combined with the Magic Array, the Mechanical Dragon's weight surged to at least twice its original weight. Although there was some impact on its flight speed, for something capable of thrice the speed of sound, this impact was quite limited.

Even if due to the gravity it suddenly slowed to twice the speed of sound, the Mechanical Dragon, originally weighing nearly twenty tons, now struck like a forty-ton solid shot against the Protective Barrier of the first ship on the left in the Light Wing Fleet.

Rounded up to forty tons at twice the speed of sound, nearly ten million kilojoules of kinetic energy were focused at the head of the Mechanical Dragon, equivalent to the power of over two thousand tons of standard Explosives in a focused directed blast.

Out of nowhere, countless sparks, lightning, gusts of wind, and roars appeared... The barrier twisted, elements dispersed, the seventeen different types of Protective Barriers detected by the AI "Adam" collapsed like clay chickens and pottery dogs, affecting the Light Wing Ship itself. The massive hull trembled slightly as crew members fell and even flew into various objects, leading to casualties as a terrible groaning sounded from within the depths of the ship.

The penetration of the Mechanical Dragon did not stop there, as it breached layer upon layer of Protective Barriers, drawing ever closer to the core of the Light Wing Ship.

As if breaking through the last layer of resistance, the Giant Dragon-type Combat Mobility Armor, carrying Chen Fei who was dizzy from the recoil, charged onto the deck of the Light Wing Ship.

The kinetic energy of a gunpowder-driven pistol bullet is about 300 joules, a rifle bullet can reach around 1500 joules, a large-caliber sniper rifle bullet can exceed 10,000 joules, and a single lightning strike can reach 100 million joules. How could the Light Wing Ship's Protective Barrier withstand that?

Chen Xiao'er, reckless to the point of not sparing even himself, had blood leaking from the corner of his mouth and was a complete mess, slumping over the control seat. The 9.8 billion joules of recoil was simply beyond what a human could endure.

Before losing consciousness, he used his Psi Skill to repair the damage on the Mechanical Dragon. The Dog System took advantage of the chaos, snatching nearly 1000 Energy Points.

If it were not so, a full-force collision would have been enough for this Combat Mobility Armor to meet mutual annihilation with the Main Force Lightwing Ship, instantly disintegrating in the sky.

Even if he wasn't knocked unconscious, Chen Fei's spiritual power was nearly depleted, as he mumbled to himself, barely coherent.

"Who am I? Where am I? What am I supposed to do?"

Yet the actions of the Mechanical Dragon did not cease, as the AI "Adam" took over nearly all operations. As long as Chen Fei was alive, the battle would not stop. It truly lived up to its reputation as the top combat AI from over thirty years ago, still sharp as ever.

The Light Wing Ship that had been breached was now chaos incarnate with everyone desperately running for the escape pods.

In their eyes, this "Dragon of Slaughter" would surely wreak havoc, and if they didn't leave now, they'd be buried along with the ship.

Still, some true warriors, brandishing their Railgun Combat Rifles, stumbled onto the deck and kept firing at the Mechanical Dragon.

But the steel-core bullets as thick as fingers still couldn't penetrate the Repulsion Shield and the two Elemental Magic Shields. Even without Chen Fei's Psi Skill, this Combat Mobility Armor was not something ordinary tactical weapons could destroy.

"Roar!~"

With the living example of the female Metallic Dragon named Yilan, the AI-driven Mechanical Dragon mimicked perfectly, and after roaring, it shot forth a blue-white beam of Particle Beam from its mouth, piercing the deck instantly and shooting out from the bottom.

Not knowing which vital constructed parts and Magic Arrays it destroyed, the ship's bow dipped, began slowly descending in altitude, and dove diagonally toward the ground, with the remaining Protective Barriers ceasing to function. One, two... more escape pods detached from the ship, heading toward the distance.

After all, the Light Wing Ship itself lacked additional protective forces, and once breached, it had absolutely no ability to fight back.

The Mechanical Dragon's wings stretched high, then slammed down with a bang, as bio-inspired wing spikes turned the deck into a dense steel jungle, covering all the resisting warriors, piercing through their bodies and limbs, as people emitted their last cries before death. Only a very few escaped, dropping their weapons and fleeing in panic.

The last remnants of resistance aboard this Light Wing Ship finally dissipated.

But Chen Fei was still unconscious, unable to activate his Psionic abilities, and unable to retract the lost wing spikes, the Mechanical Dragon's wings immediately shrank by half.

The Mechanical Dragon tore open the tattered deck without mercy and planted a Cloud Bomb inside. It then closed the broken pieces of the deck, sealing it shut.

Boom!~

Fierce flames erupted from every corner of the Light Wing Ship, affecting some escape pods that had not yet detached, wobbling not far before plunging toward the ground. The crew members who failed to reach the safe cabins or escape pods were annihilated without exception.

This Main Force Lightwing Ship had finally met its end.

The other three Light Wing Ships, having witnessed this scene, did not hesitate to abandon the combat and began to maneuver out of the battle airspace.

Are you kidding? Seeing that "Metallic Giant Dragon" untouched while scattering the Protective Barrier, if it were them, they'd probably be done for with one hit. Better to run now, or they might not get the chance.

Chen Xiao'er was still babbling.

"I don't want to take tests, I want to go home..."