Sky-cracking Rider

Encountering a Sky Knight, there is no hiding, no fleeing, when paths meet... the brave wins.

This is the strategy secretly passed to Chen Fei by the top Sky Knight "Light Asura" Ke Liang of The First Sovereign.

"'Adam,' full defense!"

Not just the sensors, even the naked eye could detect an unusual change in the air directly ahead, as if a large transparent object was rushing forward at lightning speed.

Just as Chen Fei finished speaking, the entire cockpit of the flight simulator shook violently.

Adam: Protective barrier completely dissipated, repulsion shield failure, wind magic shield invalid, overall integrity loss of 11% on the machine.

As expected of the Sky Knight's exclusive aerial combat technique, just one frontal attack directly breached the defense of the tactical jet; if it takes another hit.

"Psi skill activated, full repair!"

As soon as Chen Fei finished speaking, it triggered the newly added psi skill rules.

The judges didn't know that the psi skills simulated by the flight simulator didn't require energy points, this time... it's really cheating!

No, this isn't cheating, this is just playing unfairly!

Adam: Protective barrier 100% restored, repulsion shield 100% restored, magic shield 100% restored, machine fully restored.

To the Artificial Intelligence AI "Adam," Chen Fei's shout to activate a psi skill merely required a slight adjustment of the simulator's values.

"Set to real-time self-repair!"

With psi skills not requiring energy points, they could be used limitlessly!

"Damn! Auto-repair?"

"It can actually be used like this!"

"As long as he isn't killed in one hit, he can infinitely revive at full health?"

"This kid has profited again!"

"'Eagle King,' did you know this long ago!"

"Of course, I saw it with my own eyes, the evidence is outside, who disagrees?"

"..."

Only then did the judges react belatedly; they are not supernatural power users like Chen Fei, so they naturally didn't know that the temporary application of three psi skills created such an effect when combined.

However, there weren't many voices of doubt at this point, even if there was dissatisfaction, it was kept inside.

First, Chen Xiao'er could indeed do this in reality, even building such a large combat spaceship, let alone a mere tactical jet; simulation combat is originally meant to be close to reality, and increasing the fidelity slightly doesn't break the rules.

Second, the die is cast; it's too late to regret now after the approval.

Third, the suppression of elemental annihilation weapons still exists; even with such psi skills, taking a direct hit from an elemental annihilation bomb would still result in being blown to bits, so the enhancement on combat power remains within reasonable limits.

"'Brea..."

Boom! The cockpit shook fiercely; Ding Xiu didn't have time to release his exclusive aerial combat technique.

The AI once again alerted to damage, a small part of the left wing was lost, coupled with functional failures, overall integrity loss exceeded 10%; without the activation of emergency compensation function, the close encounter between the two combat aircraft might have caused a loss of balance on the spot.

The more advanced the combat aircraft, the more likely the aerodynamic design employs static instability, always in a non-balanced state, meaning once thrust is lost, don't think about gliding smoothly for an emergency landing; it would likely crash awkwardly.

What? Head-on collision with a Crystal Jet???

Even if the standards of the tactical jet match those of a real Crystal Jet, how good could it be after taking a "City Breaker" hit.

The integrity of "Ratchet" exceeds 10% loss from going head-to-head once, so the tactical jet that also faced this must be worse off, if not shattered to pieces. Yet, the alert of proximity was exceptionally sharp.

WT?

Not only was it not shattered, but it quickly turned back.

Oh my, the "Rookie's" tactical jet is indeed that sturdy!

Ding Xiu found it a bit unbelievable.

But he hesitated not at all, the Crystal Jet "Ratchet" faced the tactical jet again head-on, like ancient knights, launching a frontal assault.

Missiles, particle beams, rail cannons, these weapons were like scratching an itch before breaking through the defense.

Yet at this distance, elemental annihilation bombs couldn't be used; using them would result in mutual annihilation.

"'City Breaker'!"

Ding Xiu truly doubted, could that tactical jet actually withstand two consecutive heavy strikes from him and his mount "Ratchet" using their exclusive aerial combat techniques; even Crystal Jets without special defense enhancements couldn't take it.

As if a group of transparent projectiles sped away, "City Breaker's" propulsion speed was multiple times that of sound.

In the field of view, the tactical jet took a direct hit from the "City Breaker" shockwave, seemingly losing a control wing flying off.

In a flash of lightning, the two sides passed by each other again, resulting in a minor collision.

The overall situation was... wait!

The simulation of the "Light Mirror Spell" displayed an image where, after breaking through protective barriers and other defense methods, the opposing aircraft should be torn apart by the particle beam and rail cannon rounds. However, not only was the opponent unscathed, but even the aerodynamic control wings, which had clearly been lost, mysteriously returned to their original state.

At this moment, the Crystal Jet "Ratchet" had lost nearly 20% of its overall structural integrity. Even with the compensation system, it couldn't fully stabilize such a significant physical loss, causing the flight posture to inevitably become severely turbulent.

When Sky Knight "Mechanic" Ding Xiu realized something was wrong, the situation had already taken a sharp turn for the worse.

A missile roared in and exploded right next to the tail of the Crystal Jet "Ratchet." Under normal circumstances, the physical fragments and shockwave would be intercepted by the protective barrier instantly, causing no harm to the body.

However, now, a palm-sized fragment directly sliced off one-third of the Ratchet's tail wing, making the aircraft's state even worse than it already was.

"What's happening?"

Ding Xiu cried out in disbelief from the cockpit.

It couldn't be comprehended!

Exchanging damage for damage, his "Ratchet" couldn't even contend with an aircraft that wasn't even a proper Crystal Jet.

In the "Light Mirror Spell" reflected image, the opponent, having taken two shots of "City Breaker," remained intact. Visibly, the opponent's structural integrity was definitely over 95%.

If compared like this, another couple of rounds and wouldn't he be certain to lose?

"This thing isn't scientific!"

The First Sovereign's top Sky Knight "Light Asura" Ke Liang's facial muscles twitched; he hadn't expected the "Rookie's" trump card to be this.

Moreover, Ding Xiu was ridiculously foolish, having been dragged into the opponent's tactics as a matter of course, resulting in this miserable state. A variance was likely originally, but now even awakening might be too late.

"Turns out it's self-repair, this skill is pretty impressive! As long as it isn't a one-hit kill, the battlefield survival rate is quite significant!"

Sky Knight "Mad Devil" Sun Ruzheng exclaimed in sudden realization.

Although somewhat unexpected, on a closer look, it made complete sense.

Fully utilizing personal ability advantages, if used appropriately, could result in remarkably impressive performance.

"Isn't this saying Ding Xiu is in trouble?"

Someone blurted out, and others shared the sentiment.

Among the top fifty ranked fights, the First Sovereign occupied nearly sixty percent, meaning Chen Fei would face opponents who were mostly his own people in pursuit of higher ranks.

When Ding Xiu realized he was in trouble, the situation had already become irreparable.

With a loss of nearly 20% in structural integrity, such severe damage couldn't be compensated by the system or personal techniques.

On the other side, the intact Tactical Jet still remained active, not repeating old tricks this time but distancing itself. The firepower from the Cooperative Ship suddenly intensified.

The only good news for Ding Xiu was that the exclusive aerial combat skill "City Breaker" was still able to be activated, creating a chance for the Crystal Jet "Ratchet" to navigate through the massive fireballs in the sky.

In the cockpit, alarm signals sounded incessantly, each more urgent than the last.

A massive threat unexpectedly descended, the blossoming blue light devouring the sky on one side of the Crystal Jet "Ratchet," its annihilating radiance surging forward like a tide.

Nearing dismantling the flight simulator's control stick, Ding Xiu exerted every effort to maintain full evasion maneuvering.

Under enormous overpressure, his vision turned black momentarily, but when clarity returned, he immediately felt lucky. Merciful God, his craft narrowly escaped the edge of the Element Annihilation Bomb's explosion.

However, AI immediately informed Ding Xiu that the aircraft had lost almost one-third of its structure. A look at the simulated scenery outside the cockpit made him take a sharp breath.

Goodness, the tip loss on the right main wing was already concerning, and now the entire component was gone. The compensation system was doing its utmost to maintain the aircraft's flight posture, but any complex maneuvers were likely beyond its capacity. (On May 1, 1983, over the Negev Desert in Israel, the survival of F-15D "Baz957" was due to the remaining horizontal tail on the same side, compensating for the main wing loss.)

This scenario taught all Sky Knights a lesson on what happens when a Crystal Jet loses its prized maneuverability, an example provided by the Cooperative Ship.

Supersaturated focus fire instantly engulfed the Crystal Jet "Ratchet." Who said an Elemental Annihilation Bomb was essential to shoot down a Crystal Jet?

After enduring 10 seconds of being "executed," Ding Xiu was kicked out of the simulated warfield, remaining motionless in the automatically decomposed cockpit, as if stunned.

"Old Ding! Hey hey hey! Snap out of it!"

"Light Asura" Ke Liang strode quickly to the flight simulator housing Ding Xiu, waving a hand in front of him.

"'Rookie', what's your trick?"

"Mad Devil" Sun Ruzheng and other comrades surrounded the victorious Chen Fei.

This battle had no tricks, and genuinely took down a Sky Knight.

"My exclusive aerial combat skill! Surprised? Unexpected?"

Upon hearing Chen Fei's voice, Ding Xiu in the cockpit shivered involuntarily, finally snapping out of his stupor.

What surprise, what unexpectedness, it was clearly a fright!