Sky-cracking Rider

"Ah! Ah! Ah!"

In the cockpit of the transport ship, the young-looking Tuert pointed at the tablet computer screen surrounded by everyone, uttering three words with exclamatory tones.

Two combat aircraft demonstrated what amounted to an attack envelope with their actual maneuvers, both fighting with spectacular ferocity.

Even in the uncompromising corporate wars among military contractors, such a violent exchange of blows had rarely been seen.

"Crystal Jet?"

The burly Earth Mage of the third Human Order, Andrew, articulated the words Tuert intended to say.

But the Crystal Jet he mentioned wasn't the one trading blows with the "Big Mouth Monster"; it was the "Big Mouth Monster" piloted by Chen Fei.

But since when did the Aircrew Base 633 have a Crystal Jet, and to make things stranger, a turboprop version of it? There seemed something off about this.

Andrew's brain couldn't quite catch up in the moment.

"It's clearly Little Chen's Metal Elemental Psychic Power!"

Aunt Caroline saw through the truth at a glance.

Given the miserly nature of the Aircrew Base 633's boss, how could he possibly afford a Crystal Jet, even a turboprop version?

Only a lunatic would produce such an impractical Crystal Jet, not to mention the Blue Star Global United Defense Committee would never allow it.

As soon as it landed, the "Big Mouth Monster" would be reverted to its original form, with no Magic Shield, Repulsion Shield, Laser Cannon, Particle Beam Cannon... All of that was wishful thinking.

"It is definitely Special Ability!"

Miyoshi Xuesen agreed with Caroline's judgment. "Sacrifice" combined with industrial-grade Metal Elemental Psychic Power, plus a Magic Array and Crystalline Block, wasn't weird for a regular Turboprop Aircraft to have functionalities only a Crystal Jet would have.

He never expected Chen Xiao'er to be so fierce, preferring to fight to the death rather than surrender and eject.

Seeing the two combat aircraft's head-on attacks on the tablet computer screen, Masuya, a rank-A Wind-type Ability User, asked worriedly, "Won't Chen Fei be at a disadvantage?"

"No, no! Little Chen won't lose!"

Aunt Caroline firmly took Chen Xiao'er's side, and did so unconditionally.

One of them loved to cook, the other to eat, and both of them had a pleasant cooperation within the Huntsman Squad.

"I hope Chen Fei doesn't lose!"

Tuert prayed with hands clasped together in his heart.

If Chen Fei were to be shot down, everyone on the transport aircraft would be in trouble. For a Crystal Jet, catching up would take no more than the time to drink a cup of tea.

The reason Aircrew Base 631, who had secretly hidden a Crystal Jet, hadn't flattened Aircrew Base 633 in one fell swoop was probably because they simply didn't take the latter seriously, just like how an adult wouldn't take a child seriously, the latter having no chance to fight back.

This time, Aircrew Base 633 had the advantage of asymmetric information. Aircrew Base 631 had never expected the Blue Star Global United Defense Committee would play favorites by sending a Huntsman Squad, within which was a combat-ready pilot. This ultra-low-altitude breach-style assault took Aircrew Base 631 by surprise and dealt them a significant loss.

The Crystal Jet was approaching the "Big Mouth Monster" while exchanging fire with it.

Chen Fei was happy with the adversary's move, and instead of closing the distance himself, he feigned weakness and dodged to the other side.

Thinking the "Big Mouth Monster" feared getting too close, the Crystal Jet sped up its approach.

Even without considering the Protective Barrier, the Crystal Jet's inherent strength surpassed that of the "Big Mouth Monster," as evidenced by the fact it remained unscathed despite being grazed by a Particle Beam.

Therefore, the Crystal Jet could literally ram and shatter the "Big Mouth Monster" while likely remaining unharmed itself.

180 meters!

120 meters!

60 meters!

30 meters!

The cockpit of the Crystal Jet didn't have a transparent canopy like the "Big Mouth Monster," so the Sky Knight could see Chen Fei inside the "Big Mouth Monster's" cockpit, but Chen Fei couldn't see his opponent.

Boom!~

Both the Crystal Jet and the "Big Mouth Monster" shuddered simultaneously.

The Protective Barrier and the "Repulsion Shield" overlapped and acted on each other's crafts, damaging each other in the process.

Chen Fei didn't know the condition of the adversary, but his "Big Mouth Monster" was immediately filled with various alarms.

The Metal Elemental Psychic Power activated instantly, repairing the damage from the impact, and the alarms notably decreased at a visibly rapid pace.

Damn it!

The Crystal Jet played dirty with bumper car tactics, and Chen Fei reciprocated just as rudely, yanking the control stick towards himself and crashing into the opponent. Encased in the "Flying Dragon," a Single Soldier Tactical Armor enhanced for impact and load resistance, both he and Little Bird were protected.

Clang! It was another hard hit, with the intensity jumping up more than a few notches.

If it weren't for Chen Fei's Metal Elemental Psychic Power, the "Big Mouth Monster" would have disintegrated on the spot.

"Cheep cheep cheep cheep..."

The Little Bird secured at Chen Fei's collar also inevitably suffered from the collision and let out a series of chirps as if in protest.

It sounded almost like cursing.

"Xiao Jiu, bear with it a bit longer, we're about to smash that bastard to death!"

Having escalated the fight to this point, Chen Fei didn't intend to back down at all, even considering the idea of a war of attrition.

The Crystal Jet's energy must have been draining severely. The Crystalline Block equipped on the "Big Mouth Monster" was also consuming the reserved crystal energy, but at least Chen Fei's "Light/Electric/Magnetic/Crystal Energy Universal Converter and Management Component" continued to generate "Magnetic→Electric→Crystal Energy" non-stop. Although it was insufficient to balance out the consumption, it was definitely better than the opponent's one-way drain.

In this war of attrition, it was unclear who would fall first.

Once the crystal energy was depleted, the Crystal Jet would become a hunk of metal in free fall, without any chance of gliding to an emergency landing.

In order to achieve super maneuverability, most Crystal Jets are designed with static instability, which naturally leads to the loss of the ability to glide without propulsion.

"Chirp!"

Xiao Jiu began to gather its own magic power, brewing some unknown spell.

The Crystal Jet collided once again.

"Chirp!~"

A pale Halo burst in the night sky like a shockwave, emanating from within the cockpit of the Big Mouth Monster, instantly sweeping over both aircraft.

This time, the Protective Barrier and "Repulsion Shield" didn't deflect each other but seemed to vanish altogether.

Gone along with them were the glow of the Magic Array on the surfaces of both crafts.

Xiao Jiu gave both friend and foe a big surprise without distinction.

A Third Rank Light-based Spell "Element Dispel".

Within a certain range, only Light Elemental Energy remained, all other elemental energies were mercilessly expelled.

Clang!~

The Crystal Jet and the "Big Mouth Monster" collided fiercely.

This time, it was a true physical contact, to be precise, a collision of the core bodies.

The massive impact transmitted through, and even with the protection of Metal Elemental Psychic Power, Chen Fei's "Big Mouth Monster" still unavoidably shattered on the spot.

The core strength of the Crystal Jet ultimately displayed its decisive advantage.

The shattered and deformed cockpit did not crush Chen Fei and the Little Bird, but under the control of Metal Elemental Psychic Power, it was orderly decomposed and rapidly dissipated the impact force.

The colliding Crystal Jet was now within arm's reach.

Thus, in the blink of an eye, Chen Fei extended his hand.

Dog System: Ding, a Crystal Jet detected, would you like to absorb: Yes/No｜?

Chen Fei reflexively chose "Yes" and activated "Metal Devouring" to engulf the disintegrating turboprop, which was already doomed—might as well collect the wreckage.

Dog System: Crystal Jet downed, reward 1000 Energy Points (+1000) (Completed) Experience tales at My Virtual Library Empire

Energy Points +1000!

Energy Points: 20000/20000

Being already at full value, these 1000 Energy Points went to the dogs.

But Chen Fei didn't consider frivolously spending in the "Skill Shop" that was filled with useless abilities, to acquire a bunch of nonsensical skills for himself.

The Dog System that always wanted to swindle Energy Points finally got one over on him for free.

Whoosh!~

Whoosh!~

Void Knight Edmund looked around in confusion; he was in free fall, the sound of the wind howling by his ears.

What the hell, where's my Crystal Jet?

The cockpit was nowhere in sight, only his own Single Soldier Tactical Armor remained—his body should have been securely fitted inside it.

Close at hand, an individual in Single Soldier Tactical Armor, also in free fall, was reaching out to him, radiant with light behind him, looking like a deity.

"You are…"

Edmund's body brought forth a blazing azure Water Battle Qi Flame, but a single sentence from the other person made him give up resistance.

"If you don't want to die on impact, don't move!"

The next second, Edmund's neck was firmly gripped, and a haze of stars filled his vision, causing even the rising Battle Qi Flame to subside.

Dammit... his vision darkening, he felt some regret.

From behind the Single Soldier Tactical Armor blossomed a ghostly blue light; the "Gravity" Spell Array and the "Gravity Adjustment Module (1%)" skill worked in conjunction to drastically slow the descent.

"Gah!~"

Tuert's eyes went round with shock as he stared at the tablet screen.

On the screen, the Crystal Jet was gone, "Big Mouth Monster" was gone too, only two figures descending freely remained.

The Pure Light Sparrow, blessed with natural camouflage of the night skies and so tiny in size, wasn't visible in the satellite camera footage at all.

"Where's the Crystal Jet? Where's Chen Fei's fighter?"

Andrew was equally incredulous.

"That's Chen Fei, and he's got someone in his grasp!"

Masuya, an A-class Wind-type Ability User, with sharp eyes, pointed to the satellite camera image that was focusing and slowly enlarging.

The two figures in Single Soldier Tactical Armor were close together, slowly landing on the ground, their movements looking rather odd.

Like they're choking each other?

Miyoshi Monk, always composed and confident, couldn't help but jump to his feet and shouted, "Well done! Chen Fei, you must hold onto this captive, he can't be allowed to escape. Pilots, return, back to Aircrew Base 631, continue with the previous action plan."

The tide of battle had turned repeatedly, forcing him to readjust the current orders once more, and it seemed that everything was back on the original track.

An empty Knight from the "Water Bear" organization was indeed a big fish that was hard to come by, and its value even surpassed those they had hunted before, as an empty Knight represented much more.

System: Ding! Enemy Sky Knight eliminated, reward Energy Points Storage Upgrade (+20000) (Uncompleted)