NOVEL WEB Chapter 724: Steel Dragon
The speed of the Artadis is very fast. Within Earth's atmospheric environment, it can fly at Mach 3. It won't be long before it enters Huaxia's territory.
Before entering China, Kujima Megumi first contacted the Huaxia Branch's Victory Team to obtain permission, then ordered Xin Cheng to continue accelerating without stopping.
Although in the world of Ultraman Tiga, all major countries already coexist peacefully, and conflicts need not be resolved through war, mutual respect is still essential.
Even for the Victory Team, a globally dispersed department, when headquarters visits a country where a branch is located, they need to report to the leadership of that country.
Such matters are generally prepared in advance.
Kujima Megumi ordering people to pilot the Artadis while communicating with leadership shows the urgency of the situation.
After entering Huaxia territorial waters, the Huaxia Branch's Victory Team dispatched the Victory Rain Swallow for escort, accompanying the Artadis on both sides, preparing to proceed together to the Kunlun Mountains area.
"The Victory Rain Swallow, a fighter built by the Huaxia Victory Team based on the headquarters' Flying Swallow, can also reach Mach 3," Lina studied. "However, the increased speed resulted in insufficient firepower, unable to load laser weapons like the Flying Swallow."
"This is a patrol aircraft specially developed for patrolling," Kujima Megumi smiled. "Huaxia's vast land and diverse environment require different aircraft for various responses. Besides the Rain Swallow, there's the attack-focused Green Dragon we saw in the battle against Flash Man, right?"
"Other countries, like Russia, have the Fire Dragon; America has the Blue Eagle."
Lina sighed, puzzled: "Why doesn't our headquarters have special aircraft?"
Kujima Megumi replied, "Headquarters has to deal with global issues, so the aircraft's characteristics cannot be as absolute as the branches within specific countries. They need to be more balanced to address most issues. Coupled with branch aircraft coordination, it's already sufficient."
"Furthermore, Artadis is headquarters' strongest carrier, gathering the essence of global scientists and technicians."
"That's headquarters' greatest advantage!"
Zhao Yingkong was amazed at hearing this.
The fact that all countries in this world have united is almost a Utopia.
Despite various social issues in ordinary people's lives, at the national level they research together and advance collectively.
Is it befitting the world view of Ultraman?
If it's just a TV Tokusatsu series, due to filming, special effects, actors, and reality, related settings can only be briefly mentioned. But if it were a real space-time, the information contained in those brief words is astoundingly vast.
During the operation against Flash Man, due to being tense combating Flash Man, there wasn't much reflection. But now, through Kujima Megumi's few words, Zhao Yingkong truly sensed the harmony in the Ultraman worldview.
Of course, there might be other reasons.
For instance, the real existence of extraterrestrial civilizations causing humanity to forego internal consumption on Earth and aim beyond.
Ultimately, the root of internal conflict is resources.
However, in the universe, there are nearly infinite resources. Moreover, with the presence of extraterrestrial civilizations, it's estimated that without uniting, Earth's major countries wouldn't even qualify to explore beyond Earth in the future.
With the Rain Swallow's escort, the Artadis successfully entered the Kunlun Mountains, and after completing its task, the Rain Swallow distanced itself from the Artadis.
The Rain Swallow is only fast; its firepower is insufficient. Staying would obstruct the Artadis' combat.
However, when the Artadis' detection system observed the Steel Dragon, the Huaxia Branch's Victory Team had already dispatched the Green Dragon for an attack.
The Green Dragon, designed based on the Flying Swallow, is a heavy artillery aircraft with dark green wings, thinner, and uses extremely tough materials.
Its attack mode is the two raised gun muzzles in front of the fuselage, which can fire incredibly powerful laser cannon based on the Max Power System.
Appearances of monsters and Sofia Synthetic Beasts in Huaxia are mostly resolved with this Max Laser Cannon.
However, while the laser cannon is powerful, each use requires nearly a month's maintenance before another can occur.
The Max Power System is too powerful; Earth lacks materials robust enough to withstand it.
This is one of the issues the Victory Team headquarters faces in weapon development.
"Captain, target discovered, codename Guwamu biological weapon, Steel Dragon, right on the main ridge of the Kunlun Mountains."
Zongfang pinpointed the Steel Dragon's location, "We are currently five hundred meters away, the opponent moves slowly, we can use the Drake Cannon."
"Zheng Zha, contact the Green Dragon pilots, report our plan," Kujima Megumi instructed.
"Understood," Zheng Zha nodded, contacted the Green Dragon pilots via the Artadis' communication device, "Green Dragon, do you read? This is Artadis, I'm Zheng Zha..."
"Green Dragon 1 ensures cooperation!"
"Green Dragon 2 ensures cooperation!"
Both Green Dragon planes responded affirmatively in fluent Mandarin, and with Zheng Zha having the hands-free on, everyone present could hear it.
Kujima Megumi and the others naturally understood Mandarin.
As Victory Team headquarters elites, mastering the languages and cultures of major countries is essential, not merely optional. L*o-v#e this st#ory!? Sho$w# yo^ur s.up^p*o^rt on M&9*V$LEMP*YR.
This is the true meaning of the word "elite!"
Even Xin Cheng, who frequently crashes, is not just reckless. His knowledge surpasses ordinary people.
"Xin Cheng, charge the Drake Cannon; Zongfang, you're responsible for aiming; Zhao Yingkong, you're responsible for the second aim confirmation; Zheng Zha, you're responsible for the third aim confirmation and pre-assessment; Sun Wukong, Wu Ye, and I will control the Artadis, stabilize the fuselage."
"Aim for a one-hit kill!"
Kujima Megumi ordered, "Da Gu, Lina, you two pilot the spare Flying Swallow fighters stored inside the Artadis, coordinate with the Huaxia Branch's Green Dragon to interfere with the Steel Dragon preventing it from moving away."
"Yes!"
Da Gu and Lina left the cockpit, headed to the hangar, piloting individual combat aircraft, joining the two Green Dragons.
"Drake Cannon, start charging!"
Xin Cheng excitedly opened the valve, grabbed the handle, and pushed it upward.