Sky-cracking Rider

The railguns on the side of the giant battleship continuously alternated in firing, switching to small-caliber solid projectiles that swiftly intercepted the incoming missiles with precision.

At an altitude over the Gobi Desert 45 kilometers away, bursts of brilliant fireworks exploded.

Though the missiles were fast, able to cover a kilometer in less than a breath, they still paled in comparison to the muzzle velocity of the railgun's projectiles.

The protective barrier covering the ship's body never had the intention to activate, not wanting to waste crystal energy in vain.

Having grown accustomed to decoding critical information from the Dog System's death missions, combined with constantly hanging out with Miyoshi Monk, Chen Fei, no longer the Wu Xia Amon of the past, has significantly improved his reading comprehension skills. From minor details, he can judge that this attack was by no means accidental and is likely a calculated clash deliberately indulged by the sovereigns.

The monopoly of three abnormal regions is bound to face challenges, and the local sovereignty of the regions may not willingly let Chen Fei monopolize them. Moreover, forcefully expelling adventurers inevitably breeds resentment and enmity.

Those who covet the immense profit within the abnormal regions naturally band together. It's less about a common enemy than aligning interests, agreeing to target Chen Xiao'er together.

If they win, they can regain lost ground, to everyone's delight.

If they lose, a group of incompetents is better off eliminated early, removing instability, which is also to everyone's delight.

After all, at the level of sovereignty, there's never been such thing as Jianghu grievances or a discussion of right and wrong.

Even so, the sovereigns cannot possibly allow weapons powerful enough to threaten the giant battleship to appear here.

So, this sudden attack is just seen as child's play to the sovereigns.

Understanding the implications, Chen Fei simply adopts a mindset of participation in the battle, prioritizing combat over casualties.

Bang! A burning tactical jet crash-landed within a kilometer of the giant battleship.

There are indeed capable people among the attackers, managing to take one down.

Damn, why didn't "Adam" let that thing crash further away!

This thought crossed Chen Fei's mind emotionlessly. Losing just an AI copy and a heap of mech constructions is no big deal. Gather them up, and they might reclaim some usable scraps, with the most valuable being the energy core "Super Star Crystal" inside the machine, which accounts for the majority of its cost.

"'Rookie', 'Rookie', how did you let one get hit? Hurry and reinforce."

Chen Fei wasn't anxious, but the monk was.

Not just him— even Mr. Brown, the S-Class superpower user, stopped playing games and broke a sweat for Chen Fei. Military combat isn't a joke.

From the three-dimensional holographic projection, the crash site looked nearly close, and the counted nearly a thousand attackers could pounce at any moment. What if they broke through?

"Stop making noise, it's not even that close yet!"

With experience from corporate wars, Chen Fei remained calm. This monk clearly was an outsider, only fit for sneaky assassinations without experiencing true hand-to-hand combat. At the sight of a crash, he immediately lost his composure.

Artificial Intelligence AI is not invincible. In battlefield matters, who can predict everything accurately?

Even though "Adam" was initially designed for aerial combat, it was still beaten by the sovereigns to the point of fleeing like a battered dog.

"The air superiority is unstable, and you're not worried?"

Miyoshi Xuesen, frustrated beyond measure, was almost fuming and itching to seize control himself.

Unfortunately, the Artificial Intelligence AI "Adam" ignores everyone else. Want to seize power? Not a chance.

Because of this, Chen Fei has unquestioned control over the giant battleship and the airship battle group, which the sovereigns tolerate his actions.

"No, I'm really not worried!"

Chen Fei folded his arms, remaining calm.

In the three-dimensional holographic projection, four of the seven MH115-V model ground-effect vehicles had already crashed to the ground in pieces, with flames soaring into the sky.

The missiles launched by the tactical jet also achieved results. This is far from a one-sided battle, but rather an engaging first round of exchanges.

"Never mind, at worst, we can escape!"

Heseman Brown also gradually stabilized. As an S-Class Space Ability User, although not a combat-oriented superpower user, he reluctantly admitted that if things went south, they could still escape.

It's possible to pack everyone and the battleship together and move, making the attackers want to cry.

"The essence of war is an economic calculation!"

Here we go, Chen Fei finally had the chance to show off professionally.

He wanted not just to defeat or drive away the attackers, but to make the masterminds behind them realize that violent actions are simply not cost-effective.

Chen Fei uses a strategy to make a penny exchange for a hundred dollars against the other side, and even the most defiant opponents would quickly lose interest.

Why could the ancestors win with just millet and rifles?

The literal meaning, that's because of "millet plus rifles"!

If you switch to "rice plus Gatling," would that work? It's a total loss...

The *** retreated from the mainland battlefield, grumbling all the way. Then the United Nations looked around and, damn it, they didn't even have millet left, just stir-fried noodles (which aren't as good as millet), crap... The United Nations also retreated grumbling back to the 38th parallel.

Now then, where did Chen Xiao'er learn to cleanse the ground with Element Annihilation Bombs?

Can't handle it, huh?!

Really can't handle it, I'm out of here!!!

That's why the Jianghu status of Blue Star's first sovereignty remains unshakable.

The monk and the S-Class superpower user were both dumbfounded, asking, "What are you talking about?"

The tactical jet launched missiles again, starting a railgun barrage, and the remaining ground-effect vehicles were shot down one by one. With wings too big, they were literally sitting ducks, unsuitable for the assault—no idea which amateur came up with this tactic.

Could they be a bit more serious? People's lives are at stake!

Air superiority was fully achieved, leaving only ground battles. From the beginning, the monk had been worrying about things beyond his control!

Chen Fei had nowhere to vent his sarcasm because there were no actual casualties on his side, which gave him a somewhat gamified mentality, without the typical psychological pressure of combat, allowing him to perform at full capacity.

"Minimize substantial damage as much as possible!"

The command center discreetly requested the communications team leader, a young lady, to remind him.

"Is there some unidentifiable big shot?"

Chen Fei immediately understood the subtext of this reminder, and a smirk appeared on his lips. Battlefield gilding, aren't they in the wrong place?

If not for the command center's reminder, he might have thrown another Element Annihilation Bomb to resolve things once and for all.

Besides, it doesn't cost money, so just use it!

"I'm not quite sure."

These were entirely the young lady's own words; the command center decided to feign ignorance.

So it must be some shady business.

Chen Fei started rummaging for non-lethal weapons, Emmmm... got it!

A super-sized tear gas canister, originally a sharp weapon specifically for biological combat weapons and mutants—anyone with sharp senses would suffer.

He directly retrieved them from "Spatial Branding," each sinking into the deck, moving towards the side gun positions. Along with them, smoke grenades were also pulled out.

Truly wondering which young master managed to withstand the first wave of attacks.

However, the interception firepower from the giant battleship almost prioritized covering the leading assailants. Without follow-up reinforcements, extending firepower was unnecessary.

Bring one down, extinguish a pair, this was the kind of dreary and lifeless battle being fought.

If not for the command center's reminder, Chen Fei might very well have unleashed full firepower, sending them all packing in one go.

"64 smoke grenades, covering distances from 5 kilometers to 15 kilometers; 120 tear gas canisters, covering the same distance; temporarily covering the side with the 'Fluid Vortex' magic array, operating at full power."

Chen Fei was not particularly interested in the upcoming matters.

These elites treating human lives as playthings—every one of them deserves to go to hell.

In front of the interception positions set up by the combat robots, smoke continuously erupted, the thick smoke at the impact points seemingly endless, producing more black or white smoke incessantly, with the visual effects of tear gas nearly invisible, almost entirely obscured by the smoke grenades.

Under the night sky, on one side of the giant battleship, countless magic arrays lit up, with quantitative changes leading to qualitative changes. The airflows stirred, gently pushing the rising smoke and tear gas chemicals further afield.

The all-terrain fleet deployed from the ground-effect vehicle did not retreat; instead, they darted straight into the fog zone.

"Combat robots in the interception zone, all units engage, capture directly!"

Noticing this situation, Chen Fei selected all the combat robots in the newly completed interception positions on the aircraft's side and pushed them to the front lines.

Smoke and tear agents had no effect on robots, with the situations perfectly complementing each other, allowing them to fully demonstrate their capabilities, especially equipped with supernatural ability suppressants.

The thick smoke quickly enveloped the battlefield, rendering the optical modules of reconnaissance drones ineffective, yet other detection modules remained unaffected.

Radar waves and the infrared thermal imaging system combined to sketch the situation within the fog zone, where vehicles were overturned by bombs dropped by tactical jets. The occupants scrambled out in haste, seemingly unaffected by tear gas, instead forming up their positions.

If not mistaken, they were likely clad in single soldier tactical armor.