Sky-cracking Rider

"Thank you for the compliment, I was just a blind cat catching a dead mouse, just lucky!"

Although Chen Fei spoke modestly, he showed no mercy in action.

Not only were there fierce blue and white particle beams, but also laser beams tracking the communication signal source and the railgun battery participating in the focused fire output, making Sun Ru, the "Mad Devil," dare not climb high with his Crystal Jet. He could only maneuver around the Cooperative Ship using the mountainous terrain.

"Oh! So I'm the dead mouse!"

Comrade Sun Ruzheng obviously did not catch the key point Chen Fei wanted.

Adam: Warning, target entering dangerous distance!

Adam: Direction 301, distance 48 kilometers, altitude 112, speed 1.2 Mach, Element Annihilation Bomb, quantity 1

"Is it really wise to get so close?"

Chen Fei calmly warned.

The distant mountains exploded into a sea of fire, and the ton-level Thermobaric Bombs did not stop being launched, covering the evasive range of the Crystal Jet with a pre-emptive strike.

The Sky Knights inside the Crystal Jet predicted the impact points of the Thermobaric Bombs, flying a twisted path to the left and right, narrowly avoiding the massive fiery spheres that could engulf them with a single mistake.

"Close-quarters knife fights are a specialty of the Crystal Jet, I taught you, after all. If you don't maneuver, it might get dangerous."

Sun Ruzheng's Crystal Jet, following anti-ship tactics, upon getting close, the firepower advantage of the Combat Spaceship significantly diminishes. The closer you get, the smaller the engagement angle for firepower dispersal; the farther away, the larger.

If the Airship enters the firepower blind spot, this duel will have no suspense.

Thermobaric Bombs rained down, exploding into a chaotic mist, bursting forth brilliant light instantaneously, with such high temperatures and intense shockwaves. Even if they couldn't pierce the protective barrier and Magic Shield of the Crystal Jet, they could shake the flesh-and-blood Sky Knights in the cockpit. If once wasn't enough, then ten times, as long as it caused dizziness, affecting judgment, a single mistake could become fatal.

"Nearby drones, intercept the Element Annihilation Bomb!"

Without hesitation, Chen Fei sacrificed the reconnaissance drones closest to the missile as cannon fodder.

Since the opponents had already appeared, the value of those reconnaissance drones dramatically decreased; in the simulated battle, they were merely expendable, without even costing a single Star Yuan, so there was no need to feel regret.

Several reconnaissance drones accelerated entirely, intercepting in front of the missile carrying the Element Annihilation Bomb.

Just like Chen Fei's quantity limit on the Dragon Slayer Missiles, other participants were also limited to four Element Annihilation Bombs each.

"Drone kamikaze? Good tactic! But the reaction and speed of drones are far inadequate!"

Using reconnaissance drones as expendable interceptors did not surprise Sun Ruzheng at all. When the fight gets fierce, even manned aircraft could become cannon fodder, acting as shields for Combat Spaceships. Tactical sacrifices sometimes pave the way for strategic victories; it's merely a matter of trade-offs.

The Crystal Jet no longer roamed between the mountain peaks and suddenly lifted its nose, heading skyward. The shockwave released by the nearby falling Thermobaric Bombs diminished considerably with the increase in distance.

"Don't worry, the drones are just appetizers, the Element Annihilation Bomb is the main course for you, senior."

"It's not okay to take hits passively, don't miss out on the best opportunity for nothing."

Chen Fei and Sun Ruzheng, like trash-talking tactics on a sports field, insincerely "reminded" each other.

Both sides were strategizing within strategies, attracting each other's attention while waiting for the other to reveal a flaw due to distraction.

However, Chen Fei wasn't fighting alone; the Artificial Intelligence AI "Adam" excelled in multithreaded parallel processing.

The fourth round's final battle in the "ranking match" presented a scene no one had anticipated. Although it didn't entirely overturn common sense, it did refresh some general perceptions.

"A Combat Spaceship dueling a Crystal Jet, just as I imagined; it's a classic matchup!"

"I didn't expect the Crystal Jet could even static camouflage stealth, no wonder it hadn't been spotted! Using stillness to control action, remaining unchanged in response to the ever-changing; this is the true essence of all-weather, all-terrain takeoff and landing!"

"Luckily, there's no world war on Blue Star; I wouldn't know how to fight it, it's really catching people off guard!"

"Learned something new, learned something new! Who said Combat Spaceships can't take on Crystal Jets one-on-one; aren't they really capable fighters! And if it's a group of Combat Spaceships, well, if I can't provoke them, can't I just avoid them!"

"These two insincere guys, they're not from the same country, not entering the same gate, bah! Are all your First Sovereignty people like this?"

"What? Do you want to get punched? If you're unconvinced, have you ever seen a fist this big!"

"Don't fight, don't fight, spectate! Spectate!"

Where there are people, there is Jianghu, causing a stir is inevitable.

The audience focused on this battle; not to mention the bystanders watching the excitement, even the insiders felt that the closing battle of the fourth round opened their eyes.

Whether it's the Combat Spaceships or the Crystal Jets, no matter how strong the performance parameters are, they are still lifeless objects. How to bring out their maximum combat effectiveness depends entirely on the tactical thinking of the pilots. The key lies in creativity, which is also the biggest difference between Intelligent Species and AI.

Adam: Direction 134, distance 39 kilometers, altitude 177 meters, speed 3.1 Mach, second Element Annihilation Bomb.

Adam: Crystal Jet following the second Element Annihilation Bomb, altitude 4700 meters, distance 42 kilometers from this ship.

Far off in the "Ordovician Star" abnormal region near the Gali Peninsula, giant battleships continuously deliver abundant compute resources from planetary-level compute nodes, far surpassing the local supercomputing center associated with the flight simulator in providing environmental combat calculations.

In the distant sky of the simulation battlefield, a blue light sphere explodes as the first Element Annihilation Bomb is intercepted by a reconnaissance-type drone, still 17 kilometers away from Chen Fei's combat spaceship.

Three reconnaissance-type drones achieve success, successfully exchanging for one Element Annihilation Bomb.

The missile's capability to avoid interception is not particularly outstanding, given that its primary design focuses on speed and tracking, that small guiding module's performance cannot match the professional reconnaissance-type drones.

Although the drones lack any speed advantage, when intercepting head-on, this disadvantage is almost negligible.

"Combat Spaceship full speed ahead, launch missiles and railguns from the air defense points en route to intercept the Element Annihilation Bomb, Railgun Battery fire in unison, cooperate to intercept the Element Annihilation Bomb, Particle Beam Cannon and Laser Cannon focus fire on the Crystal Jet."

As the words fell, a strong sensation of being pushed back struck, pinning Chen Fei to the cockpit seat of the flight simulator.

Cooperative Ships within the atmosphere can also reach multiple times the speed of sound.

Almost instantaneously, countless "sparks" emerged from the side of the spaceship, both fast and slow, enveloping the increasingly close Element Annihilation Bomb and the Crystal Jet following behind.

Unlike before, the hidden Sky Knights and Crystal Jets left Chen Fei with no way to target them once exposed, they became relatively easier to handle.

"'Adam,' deploy Tactical Jets, quantity 4! Full speed ahead towards the enemy aircraft!"

The Cooperative Ship, as the fiercest combat unit in Chen Fei's Airship Battle Group, how could it possibly be without trump cards.

The ship, 50 meters long, itself is also serving as a mothership.

As soon as the four Tactical Jets made their appearance, they immediately caused a stir.

The magic array light on the surface of the aircraft, special aerodynamic shape, and the repulsion shield making the air shockwave during acceleration more perfect and smooth.

If these four aircraft whistling out from the flanks of the spaceship were Sky Knights piloting Crystal Jets, many would undoubtedly believe it without hesitation.

A combat spaceship teamed up with four Sky Knights, this luxurious lineup vs a lone Crystal Jet with a Sky Knight onboard, is simply bullying.

Previously many believed the appearance of combat spaceships in the simulated matchup of "Rank War" was fundamentally unfair, only now do they realize this moment is the real unfairness.

"Damn, there's a Crystal Jet hidden on this combat spaceship!"

"Despicable, shameful, how is this battle supposed to be fought?"

"Both sides are less than 30 kilometers apart, there's no way to escape, it's a trap!!!"

Even the First Sovereign's own people were misled by Chen Xiao'er, thinking the Cooperative Ship was simply a firepower output role, belonging to the type of Armory Ship, at most deploying small reconnaissance-type drones to assist in precision strikes, unexpectedly it also carries specialized combat flying units.

As a result, the tactical calculations previously devised by "Mad Devil" Sun Ruzheng will be completely overturned because his opponent is now entirely different.

Can an Armory Ship and a Combat Mothership be the same?

Definitely not!

Four Tactical Jets resembling Crystal Jets menacingly charge towards Sun Ruzheng, leaving the latter feeling a bit numb.

Goddamn, always hunting geese, but got poked by Sparrow Sparrow.

Actually hiding four of those what-the-heck units???

Sun Ruzheng couldn't understand what category the incoming four combat aircraft should belong to.

Providing custom Crystal Jet services from the legitimate manufacturer, Northern Weapons Industry Group's in-office R&D team continuously improves the Crystal Jet schemes, except that currently they are unmanned, it doesn't matter what they're classified as.

Launch two Element Annihilation Bombs, push the control lever, dive to escape, upon sensing unfavorable conditions, immediately opting for the best strategy among the thirty-six stratagems, to retreat.

Two fists can't combat four hands, a hero can't endure being overwhelmed by sheer numbers, facing four unknown combat aircraft, with unclear enemy intelligence, it's likely to reveal weaknesses.

The opponents capable of advancing to the fourth round of "Rank War", which one isn't a fierce character?

Even someone like Chen Fei with the rookie label, who would dare to treat him like a true rookie to bully him.

If careless, it's quite likely to capsize in the gutter.

Adam: Bearing 247, distance 21 kilometers, altitude 2745 meters, speed 2.3 Mach, altitude 2701 meters, speed 2.5 Mach, two Element Annihilation Bombs.

A ball of fire explodes about 10 kilometers away from the Cooperative Ship.