Sky-cracking Rider

A combat bomb locked onto the "Big Mouth Monster" fleeing in panic, catching up at a speed at least six times that of its prey.

Boom!~

A fireball blossomed in the sky.

"Damn, my grandson, I've avenged you!"

Clap! Yamada Yuhu brought his hands together inside the cockpit, his eyes brimming with tears as he bowed his head in sorrow.

To ensure the only remaining combat bomb had a one hundred percent chance of hitting, he had entangled with the enemy for a long time and finally lured the enemy aircraft into the inescapable zone of the programmable close-range combat bomb, striking it with one hit.

They had agreed to meet in the netherworld, but now he could only make my grandson wait a few more decades. Yamamoto Yuhu would definitely keep the appointment, without fail.

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Near the Aircrew Base 911, two fireballs exploded in the air one after another.

Squadron Leader Chekhov from the "Genuine Fragrance" Combat Flight Squadron played a small trick by pretending to come to the rescue of Deputy Squadron Leader "Devil Pepper" Irine Rusios, abandoning his current opponent and turning to chase the "Big Mouth Monster" that was after aircraft number 212.

Another "Big Mouth Monster," chased down like a dying dog, didn't seize the chance to flee. Instead, thinking it could take advantage of the situation cleverly, it didn't realize that a mantis stalking a cicada was unaware of the oriole behind.

On the ground, at least ten man-portable air-defense missiles were set up in a "pocket" formation.

Ten missiles against two turboprop aircraft—it was like child's play, wasn't it?

Squadron Leader Chekhov's MiG Aircraft and Deputy Squadron Leader "Devil Pepper" Irine Rusios's turboprop aircraft dove into the "pocket," veering left and right at full speed the moment they entered.

The two enemy aircraft that had been decoyed along the way met head-on with the man-portable air-defense missiles launching into the sky, with two fireballs exploding almost simultaneously.

This outcome was not surprising at all.

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Suspended under a parachute, Chen Fei was frantically buying in the system's Skill Shop.

He just couldn't believe it, why is the laser so difficult to get?

Magnetic Field Management Component: 100 Energy Points (generates magnetic force, polarity reversal)

Isn't it just 100 energy points?

Buy!~

Energy Points: 697/5000

Magnetic Field Management Component | Impossible (lacking Super Capacitor)

Super Capacitor (upgradable): 500 energy points | power storage time no more than 24 hours

(*￣︿￣)

Keep going, today I'm going all-out on spending, won't stop until it's all gone.

Energy Points: 197/5000

Super Capacitor Level 1 (next level needs 100 energy points) | power storage time no more than 24 hours | not usable (lacks power management module)

The next required power management module came in two types: one was "DC Power Management Module: 500 energy points"; the other was "AC Power Management Module: 500 energy points".

It was completely uncertain which one it was.

If right, it would only cost 500 energy points, if wrong, it would require a thousand energy points.

Now with only 197 energy points in hand, where to get the missing 303?

(￣皿￣) Can I no longer play happily?!

Dammit!

With a thud, the wobbly parachute finally touched the ground, with a butt-back, sand-grouse-landing style.

Thankfully he was still sitting in the airplane seat, not directly hitting his butt on a rock.

System: Ding! For surviving in the wild for 72 hours, you gain +500 energy points!

~(￣ω￣)~* This dog system is actually quite cute!

In the wilderness, stones tumbled, one after another grotesque figure pushed aside the gravel to emerge from the ground, their compound eyes gleaming with a dark red light.

Hearing the commotion, Chen Fei turned his head in confusion and suddenly drew a sharp breath.

Just a dozen meters away, those dense dark red pupils and ghastly figures…

To seek riches and honor, they want his life for just 500 energy points.

Dog system, you and I are irreconcilable!

"Help!!!"

He nearly forgot that the Xingdu Kush Mountain Area was always rife with roaming Magical Beasts and Mutants leftover from the massive war thirty years ago.

Some crafty Mutants hide in the unpopulated mountains and countless complicated caves, and even deep underground. Aircrew bases around the world existed to eliminate these threats.

Several aircrew bases fought each other bitterly but neglected these dangerous creatures that could usually be easily subdued.

Chen Fei accidentally fell right into a monster's lair.

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Three days later, a shaky Chen Fei appeared at the Patan Elementary School gate run by Teacher Shen Fei, in a sorry state that scared the children just getting out of class into a shrieking frenzy before they ran back into the classroom.

Running over with a Type 95 automatic rifle, Teacher Shen recognized Chen Fei and exclaimed in surprise, "Chen, Chen Fei, what are you doing here?"

A strange stench hit her, causing her to frown deeply.

"It's a long story, got any food?"

Chen Fei leaned on the white steel crowbar, weakly shaking his head.

State: Larval Form

Physical Energy: 1/12

Burst Strength: 13/60

Fullness: 1%

Active time: 3 hours

Energy Points: 697/5000

"Yes..."

Teacher Shen slowly nodded her head.

...

The soft and fluffy whole wheat toast bread, one pound each, wrapped with freshly roasted mutton, was devoured by Chen Fei in one go – he downed five of them, leaving Teacher Shen Fei absolutely gobsmacked. He wasn't going to burst from eating so much, was he?

After guzzling down some cool boiled water, Chen Fei wiped his mouth and finally said with satisfaction, "I'm finally saved! *Belch!* Full!"

This guy made up for three days' worth of skipped meals in one sitting.

"Where have you been these past few days?"

Teacher Shen Fei thought back to the massive aerial combat she had witnessed a few days ago, so fierce it was beyond imagination.

Missiles darting across the sky, fireballs filling the entire heavens, the roar of engines as if they were right by one's side, ceaseless and relentless.

One after another, the combat airplanes were shot down, plummeting to the ground with thick smoke trailing behind, or even exploding into pieces, turning into a rainstorm of fire.

The few parachutes that managed to safely land were very scant; many more were doomed along with their planes before they could even eject.

"The Merman Brothers Consortium and Apocalypse Defense Group started a corporate war. Apocalypse Defense took several hits and chickened out. The Aircrew Base 911 didn't chicken out, got besieged by several neighboring aircrew bases, and three days ago, we all got into a big fight, uh, I got shot down."

As he digested his food, Chen Fei finally recovered some energy. He lowered his head to smell himself, showing an expression of disgust, and continued, "Where I landed, I encountered a pack of mutants, and then had another fight. This smell is unbearable; I can't even wash it off."

The mutants he encountered were a group of insects. It took at least two hits with the white steel crowbar to smash their carapaces.

The insects' colorful body fluids and viscera not only had a lingering odd smell but were also somewhat corrosive, having eaten away at Chen Fei's clothes until they were tattered and worn.

It wasn't until the following day that he had decimated over a thousand of these mutated insects, swinging the crowbar countless times. Yet to the swarming insect horde emerging from the ground, this was still just a small fraction; the number of these mutants was frighteningly large.

In the end, it wasn't that Chen Fei had completely exterminated these mutants, but rather they realized they had encountered a tough and ruthless opponent, and a huge mass burrowed back into the ground, disappearing without a trace.

Once he finally got away, Chen Fei found a water source and forcefully rinsed for several hours, yet he was unable to wash off the stench clinging to him.

"Mutants have appeared again?"

Teacher Shen Fei couldn't help but worry.

This mountain school and the nearby Patan Village had never been threatened by magical beasts and mutants roaming in the Xingdu Kush Mountain Area, all thanks to the round-the-clock patrols by Aircrew Base 911.

Any slight hint of these creatures was met with turboprop aircraft from Aircrew Base 911 operating under the principle of 'better to kill wrongly than to let one go'; they would pursue to the bitter end, never skimping on ammunition.

Compared to saving a bit of cost, letting discovered beasts and mutants run amok could affect the entire base's annual contract and bonus money – that was a substantial amount of cash. The military contractors of the contracted base were counting on this money as a base salary, so not a penny could be lost.

"Yes, that's right. Oh, I need to borrow a phone."

Chen Fei slapped his forehead, finally remembering to report the situation about encountering a mutant species to the base promptly.

His phone was still at the aircrew base, and the communication equipment he had ejected with was eaten by those insects.

Such a sturdy aircraft seat, once wrapped in the jaws of the mutant insects, was immediately crushed into pieces, chewed up completely, not even sparing the parachute. These insects would eat anything.

"No problem!"

Teacher Shen Fei hurriedly took out her phone, logged out of her personal account, and handed it over.

Chen Fei signed into his own account and found Manager Hanna's number, then dialed it.

Thanks to dragging the WIFI signal all the way from Aircrew Base 911, the nearest antenna dish was aimed directly at the school, with full signal strength, making phone calls a breeze.

"Chen Fei, where are you? Are you back?"

Manager Hanna Gagel was both shocked and elated when Chen Fei, who had been missing for three days, suddenly called.

After an unprecedented aerial battle three days ago, only three aircraft from the "Genuine Fragrance" Combat Flight Squadron returned intact; three pilots died in action, the others were shot down, four pilots critically wounded, two pilots lightly wounded, three pilots landed safely, and one pilot went missing.

The missing person was Chen Fei. Aircrew Base 911 had dispatched six large tricycles to search the area where the signal was lost for two days without finding so much as a hair.

Just when everyone thought that this rookie was truly done for, Chen Fei managed to call back. Where on earth had this guy run off to?

"No, I'm at Teacher Shen Fei's school; there's a situation I need to report."

Chen Fei certainly understood the anxious tone in the executive manager's voice.

The aircrew base must have been frantically searching for him, and if he didn't make this call soon, he reckoned that his personal accident insurance and war pension would be processed.

"Alright, go ahead!"

Hanna Gagel immediately regained her composure.

Rookie Chen Fei's safety meant that Aircrew Base 911 had regained a combat pilot.

"I've discovered..."

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