Sky-cracking Rider

"Boarding number 748 'Rookie', machine 18, versus boarding number 886 'Arsonist', machine 47, please board."

The sixth round randomly assigned opponents to 56 contestants.

The other flight simulators were also busy, as the rankings between the 57th and 100th positions required the eliminated contestants from the fifth round to compete. The battles were equally intense, and those with bad luck needed more fights to decide the outcome.

The call sign "Arsonist", real name Manasseh Chekhov, is a renowned Sky Knight from the Yangzhou Continent, with a reputation even exceeding the "Mad Devil" Sun Ruzheng.

Due to the reduced number of opponents participating in the new round of ranking battles, the local combat pilots provided Chen Fei with more detailed information on his opponents.

Of course, The First Sovereign accounted for one-third of them, as expected. Being the foremost sovereign of Blue Star, it had a vast population and a large base of Sky Knights, making it undoubtedly No.1!

However, what concerned Chen Fei most about Manasseh Chekhov's personal information was the geographical location of the sovereign he served.

Everyone knew what kind of place the Yangzhou Continent was. Active Sky Knights from there were certainly top-tier.

So...this time there is no chance of escape.

Only hope not to die (lose) too miserably.

Having only mastered the combat aircraft joystick for a few years, Chen Fei never thought he could continue to surprise everyone.

Regarding personal information, Chen Xiao'er still maintained a slight intelligence advantage. The Blue Star Global United Defense Committee did not disclose his detailed information to other sovereignties, so the combat pilots participating in the "ranking war" did not have complete understanding of him. Otherwise, the situation of Sky Knight "Night Cry" Mylan actively challenging him, piloting a Crystal Jet to challenge the captain of a combat spaceship, was baffling, was it not?

Adam: Connecting to the simulation battlefield, default activating Plan One.

Released reconnaissance drones, all weapons loaded, "Dragon Slayer Missile" activated, ready for a full battle.

The next second, the cockpit of the flight simulator blared with a piercing alarm.

Adam: Enemy direction 180, distance 15 km, altitude 14800 meters, speed 0.6 Mach

Adam: Direction 181, distance 12.3 km, altitude 14500 meters, speed 1.2 Mach, number of Element Annihilation Bombs 2

Before Chen Fei could react, the opponent "Arsonist"'s Crystal Jet burst into the danger zone of the Cooperative Ship and simultaneously launched the deadly Element Annihilation Bombs.

"Full firepower, intercept the Element Annihilation Bombs and Crystal Jet, full speed ahead for this ship."

Chen Fei reacted quickly. With only 15 km of distance, not much reaction time was left for the Cooperative Ship. In this hurried response, it's uncertain if it would be too late.

The strong thrust of the flight simulator kicked in, as the Cooperative Ship accelerated away, unleashing dense firepower toward the rear.

The Crystal Jet, lurking behind the Element Annihilation Bombs, ready to take advantage, dodged away, bypassed the big arc, deftly evading the relentless stream of particle beams while searching for new opportunities.

Bang!~

One Element Annihilation Bomb was just intercepted by concentrated firepower and exploded violently, yet a blue light suddenly blossomed.

The tail of the Cooperative Ship was lightly licked by the Element Annihilation force, losing more than ten percent of its main thrust. Even that accounted for the compensation for thrust imbalance.

This damage was irreversible, and the rules set by the judiciary group suppressed part of Chen Fei's psi skills to some extent.

If you could just withstand it and automatically revive fully in place, that would be too much, right!

So even if Chen Fei was allowed to pilot the combat spaceship to participate in a mess of active combat aircraft and various private Crystal Jets in the "ranking battle", he still had to accept some restrictions, not just the carrying capacity of "Dragon Slayer Missiles".

"Activate damage control procedures, balance thrust compensation, hull balance compensation, maintain maximum thrust."

The Cooperative Ship billowed out thick smoke, like a meteor streaking across the sky. Chen Fei rarely needed to consider countermeasures for a damaged ship.

Before, with psi skills, what was this damage control procedure? It was new knowledge that local pilots had reinforced for him.

Honestly, without psi skills, Chen Fei's ship management was practically an amateur.

Boom!~

The cockpit shook violently; damage control lost nearly twenty percent of the main thrust, but the Cooperative Ship still firmly broke through the sound barrier.

Because of the insistence on full thrust regardless, the power output would decline with a slow curve, and the ship would gradually lose speed, returning to subsonic ranges within an hour.

For a Crystal Jet, a ship unable to reach supersonic speeds was simply the best sitting target. Chen Fei had already foreseen the eventual outcome of this simulated battle.

No wonder, truly top-notch Sky Knights, their moves were exceptional from the start.

"'Adam', launch all tactical jets, no, wait!"

Chen Fei was about to order the launch of all carried tactical jets and let the Cooperative Ship enter combat mothership mode when he suddenly noted that the Crystal Jet being chased by particle beams suddenly vanished.

WHAT?

The Crystal Jet could disappear?

Every Sky Knight had their trump card, integrated with their rides like Crystal Jets, forming incredible tactical war techniques.

Manasseh Chekhov's ride, the Crystal Jet "Meteor", was rumored to be equipped with a high-rank Space Series Magical Beast Crystal Core, capable of releasing the unique man-machine joint skill "Flash Strike".

In this case, the opponent being able to approach the Cooperative Ship unnoticed, and then suddenly disappearing from view, was most likely related to this "Flash Strike".

"Deploy combat mechs from landing craft, armed with railguns and anti-air missiles!"

Unable to immediately locate the opponent, Chen Fei resorted to previous tricks, expanding fire points on the ground, which was less than ideal but better than nothing. Moreover, with the departure of landing craft and combat mechs, the load on the Cooperative Ship could be reduced, delaying the downward curve of thrust loss.

Four tactical jets screamed out from the left and right sides of the Cooperative Ship, escorting the mothership.

Adam: Direction 210, distance 11 km, altitude 1400 meters, speed 0.7 Mach, Crystal Jet

Adam: Direction 210, distance 9 km, altitude 1100 meters, speed 1.1 Mach, number of Element Annihilation Bombs 1, number of conventional missiles 4

The sudden warning sound and subtitles of the AR visual assistance interface appeared almost simultaneously.

"Doomed, 'Meteor's' stunt 'Flash Strike' has completely suppressed the ship!"

"The pace is too fast, can't react at all, and the power is also damaged."

"Manasseh is too ruthless, a lion pouncing a rabbit, still using full force."

"'Rookie' can't hold out much longer, his ship has been located by the opponent, there's no chance!"

Not only the combat pilots from The First Sovereign watching the battle, but also other external personnel were not optimistic about "Rookie's" current plight.

The difference in strength and experience was too vast, almost like college students beating kindergarteners, a huge gap.

Anyone could see that the besieged ship was even more precarious, likely to be blown up at any moment.

"Two minutes at most, 'Rookie' loses, 'Arsonist' wins!"

Insiders shook their heads as if accurately predicting this outcome.

Outside the hangar, at the betting points, the bookmakers' managers exchanged high-fives, ah, yesterday Chen Xiao'er cost them a lot, but today, though they didn't recover it all, they at least regained a million Star Yuan.

Two bluish-white beams shot out from under the wings of the Crystal Jet "Meteor", trailing ahead of the newly launched Element Annihilation Bomb, instantly piercing through the barrage intercepting the Element Annihilation Bombs, followed by another Element Annihilation Bomb and several conventional missiles, this emptied the missile bay, charging headlong into the incoming barrage, avoiding nothing, flashing shields and repulsion shields violently shook, persistently covering the two successive Element Annihilation Bombs.

Blue light suddenly radiated, and the barrage of missiles suddenly paused, dispersed in the sky.