Chapter 231: 231. Bye bye~
Lu Yao had just emptied the .50 caliber machine gun's ammunition when he noticed an anti-tank missile had been launched at him,
It was fired from a wheeled armored vehicle that was chasing from behind.
Busy operating the machine gun and unable to control the vehicle to evade, he could only regretfully jump out, allowing the Humvee to burst into flames as it soared through the air.
However, he had already reached the area where the aircraft were parked, so the vehicle was of no use now.
He saw planes of various sizes scattered around, a full range. Lu Yao headed straight for an F35B jet.
The F35B can take off and land vertically, requiring no runway, which is perfect for use in otherworlds.
There were still some soldiers causing trouble along the way, and Lu Yao, holding an M249, fired and charged forward, killing these hindrances.
When he got to the plane, he saw someone was actually in the cockpit! It was the plane's original pilot.
Lu Yao pointed the M249 in one hand and the recoilless rifle in the other at the cockpit, ready to fire.
The pilot inside—Roiz—valued his own life very highly and quickly opened the cockpit, raising his hands and leaving the jet.
As he walked away, Roiz silently cursed his bad luck.
The Defence Department was planning to phase out the Sea Harrier and replace them with the more advanced F35B, which was currently in the evaluation stage.
This was the newly delivered prototype machine he was conducting field exercises on.
Little did he expect to encounter a madman trying to hijack a plane! Such behavior was sheer folly; even if one managed to take off successfully, they would surely be intercepted!
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Once settled in the cockpit of the fighter jet, Lu Yao was surrounded by a dense array of buttons, knobs, and levers, which were headache-inducing at first glance.
He immediately started to operate them following the instructions he had seen on the video. "Fuel supply switch... battery... air intake knob..."
After fiddling around for a while, he was mostly done and pushed the throttle to start the engines.
The F35B had an incredibly flexible "blossom" that could direct its exhaust flames in any direction to achieve vertical takeoff and landing.
At this moment, the vector engine was expelling exhaust flames downward, and the jet wobbled into the air, becoming stable after a few seconds.
At that time, the wheeled armored vehicles were already in sight, far away.
Lu Yao disengaged the jet's weapon safety system and locked the Avenger cannon onto the wheeled armored vehicles, pressing the fire button.
In the midst of a noise as loud as an electric drill piercing a wall, the Gatling gun emitted a dazzling light, along with 30MM armor-piercing incendiary shells!
This weapon was an enhanced version of the Fire God Cannon, which shattered the approaching wheeled armored vehicles like biscuits.
The ammunition inside the vehicles was ignited, causing a violent explosion, with flames and thick smoke billowing up into the sky.
And it didn't stop there; Lu Yao turned his fire toward the other aircraft on the tarmac, blowing up over a dozen of different sizes!
Then he pulled the lever, steering the jet upwards—"See you later!"
He patted his bottom and left, but the whole scene of the airbase ablaze with fire and cries of killing had already drawn widespread attention.
By then, not only were the local residents near the base gossiping and spreading various rumors online,
but every nation on Blue Star with satellite capability was focusing their attention on this place, wanting to see what kind of incident had occurred in the Star Alliance Country.
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An extraordinary physique spared Lu Yao a lot of trouble. Without even turning on the oxygen, he flew directly to an altitude of 10,000 meters with no discomfort whatsoever.
Beneath him was a world that had become infinitely small, surrounded by beautiful clouds and the boundless deep space.
He was beyond excited, happily tumbling through the clouds, performing various aerial maneuvers as if it were not his first time flying a plane.
Steering the aircraft towards the western direction of Xia Country, he had not gotten far when two F-22s started to pursue him from behind.
The F-22, combining stealth capabilities, agility, precision, and situational awareness, makes it a fighter jet with exceptionally comprehensive abilities.
The air combat capability of the F35B was inferior to Lu Yao's, with its speed nearly half as fast.
After all, the F35B sacrificed many of its performance aspects for the ability to take off and land vertically.
Over the radio came the furious curse of the enemy pilot, "You son of a bitch! Land!!!
Having someone break into the base, steal a plane, and then fly it out was like being slapped in the face while sitting atop a pile of shit—a grave humiliation!
The two F22s, ablaze with murderous intent, would not let Lu Yao escape, even if he fled to Xia Country's airspace!
But their biggest mistake was giving Lu Yao a few minutes to get familiar with the aircraft!
All it took was a pull on the stick for the jet to shoot up at a 90-degree angle, then dive down to lock onto a target and fire an "AIM-120" air-to-air missile.
The enemy plane immediately performed a serpentine maneuver while deploying flares. Astonishingly, the missile was deceived and hit the flares instead.
Soon after, Lu Yao heard the piercing alarm. It indicated that the jet detected radar waves, warning the pilot that he was being locked on.
The alarm grew more urgent, signaling that the enemy aircraft was about to achieve a successful lock-on, at which point escaping the missile would be impossible!
But Lu Yao made a bold move—he turned off the missile's lock-on tracking feature and switched to "inertial guidance."
To put it simply, he turned the missile into a large "Sky-Piercing Monkey," aiming and firing it himself!
Entering the Spirit Refining State, Minute Consciousness Control allowed Lu Yao to become one with the jet; his Mind Force reached out, sharing the jet's perspective in an extraordinary way.
At that moment, the enemy was just locking on and about to fire, but Lu Yao had already pressed the button, and his missile struck first!
The supersonic "AIM-120" was incredibly fast and accurate, piercing the enemy aircraft and turning it into a brilliant fireball exploding in the sky.
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"Indeed, I'm more accurate when I do it myself!"
Air-to-air missiles fly at incredible speeds, up to four times the speed of sound. With the help of Spirit Refinement, Lu Yao's own shots were much more accurate.
But there were two F22s! The other had already locked on and launched its missile!
Lu Yao quickly changed direction and deployed flares, mimicking the first aircraft. The incoming missile was also fooled and hit the flares instead.
However, he did not return fire with a missile.
Because he wanted to save one. After all, there were only ten missiles to begin with, and two were already gone—it was better to be frugal.
Lu Yao maneuvered the jet upward; the enemy, intent on killing, followed close behind, beginning to lock on.
The familiar alarm started up again, becoming more and more urgent.
Just as it was about to peak, Lu Yao abruptly cut the engine to halt the jet midair, then stood up after opening the cockpit canopy.
As the two aircraft were about to cross paths, he entered the Spirit Refining State, slowing everything down to 0.3 times the normal speed.
Lu Yao could even see the surprised expression of the opposing pilot through the cockpit canopy, who seemed to be puzzled.
The next instant, he pulled out his Recoilless Rifle and took a shot at the other plane!
"WTF!!!"
Amidst the pilot's exclamations, the armor-piercing shell hit the center of the aircraft as if it had intentionally flown into its path, causing a small explosion followed by a thunderous fireball disintegrating in mid-air.
The enemy pilot had never anticipated such an event and hadn't reacted in time to eject and escape.
Lu Yao settled back into the cockpit, closed the canopy, and steered the aircraft into the thick clouds at an altitude of ten thousand meters to return through a Dimensional Door to the Otherworld.
Entering the airspace of another country and risking being shot down was one thing, but even if they let you land, they would watch you closely, making it difficult to take the jet with you.
Summoning the Star Key, he opened the Dimensional Door. The hovering jet seemed to sink into a swamp, slowly disappearing into the light gate.