Sky-cracking Rider

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"Where is it?"

Zuo Gengming looked at the display screen.

A video, corrected by a special algorithm and re-synthesized, was projected onto a large screen.

Infrared thermal imaging couldn't capture the mutant boss, but it could still detect Chen Fei's location. The locked area was set in front of the Aircrew Base's hangar door. With the addition of low-light night vision and laser synthetic aperture radar, the rough outline of a monster was barely sketched with lines.

"There really is one!"

Immediately afterward, Zuo Gengming saw Chen Fei flying backward and couldn't help but gasp in astonishment. Just a moment ago, he had been invincible, but in the blink of an eye, he was sent flying. This mutant was truly not to be underestimated.

Then three blue flares slowly ascended, confirming the real presence of the hypothetical target.

No wonder the other party wanted more money, not one bit of it was unjust.

It was money paid for with one's life, and there was nothing to complain about.

Covered in the "Dragon King" tactical armor from head to toe, Chen Fei quickly opened the large box in his hands and pulled out a single soldier anti-tank missile. At the same time, he said, "Xiao Jiu, stand by in the sky."

Even he had been slightly injured. The mutant boss's peculiar roar posed an even greater threat to the fragile Little Bird.

Chen Fei couldn't bear to take this risk. Flying hundreds of meters high, wasn't stealthily sniping from above more fragrant?

Little Bird stood on the tactical helmet, refusing to leave. He grabbed it in his hand and threw it hard into the sky, forcibly sending it airborne.

Boom, the completely collapsed hangar suddenly rose like a "small mound," followed by a deafening roar. Numerous metal plates flew into the sky.

While flapping its wings unsteadily midair, Xiao Jiu was enveloped in a faint glow. The light-based magic shield flickered on and off in the roar's shockwave, clearly affected by the residual force.

Chen Fei's worry was justified. Relying only on the magic shield, it would likely be hard to withstand such a sonic assault.

"Roar!"
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The low growl contained madness and rage, and four eyes shining with a faint green light stared fixedly at Chen Fei. Like Xiao Jiu, the creature had a wide field of view exceeding 180 degrees, even possibly higher, compensating for the lack of stereoscopic vision. This was highly advantageous for its high mobility.

Countless metal roofing tiles rained down from the sky, but Chen Fei, like the mutant boss, neither dodged nor flinched, aiming the anti-tank missile at his target.

"Woo!"

Countless pieces of the hangar shed exploded again, and the airwave stirred up by the roar charged towards Chen Fei like a train.

The anti-tank missile's launcher flashed with fire at the rear, and a thick missile was propelled out. Immediately, its tail emitted a dazzling flame, charging against the oncoming airwave with full force.

Boom!

The airwave and the anti-tank missile collided head-on, triggering the fuse on the spot. The shockwave swept across a fifty-meter radius, a wild wind arose, and the fragmented hangar debris once again spiraled into the sky collectively.

Chen Fei was pushed back several staggering steps by the airwave. However, with the tactical armor, the impact he suffered was greatly reduced.

Debris from the hangar flew everywhere. Suddenly, a vicious gust of wind struck without warning. An immediate sense of crisis arose in his heart, and Chen Fei, without any hesitation, forcefully leaped from the ground. In the nick of time, he shot forward more than ten meters. The mutant boss's claws then violently scoured the area where he had just been standing, sending chunks of concrete flying and gouging out a large hole.

Worthy of being a six-legged mutant, having two extra legs compared to ordinary animals, its speed was truly astonishing. It might even approach 100 yards.

Don't think that 100 yards is slow. There were twists and turns here, and in an environment littered with various debris, even supercars couldn't accelerate to 50 yards.

But Chen Fei didn't hesitate. He shook a directional anti-infantry mine out of the small box, holding it in his hand and facing the enemy with the convex side.

Boom!

Steel balls the size of fingertips were explosively projected at an astonishing speed.

The reverse shockwave and fragments also flung Chen Fei, clad in the "Dragon King" assault-type tactical armor, into the air. He tumbled, his arm going numb.

The directional anti-infantry mine was equally dangerous on both its sides, with the side facing the enemy being more powerful. The backside's power was comparable to a small grenade. If within the kill radius, one couldn't escape unscathed either.

But for someone like Chen Fei, who didn't spare even himself when getting serious, who cared.

Directional anti-infantry mine, one side towards the enemy! The other, towards me!

Standing firm once again, Chen Fei muttered, "Damn, this thing moves too fast!"

The assault-type "Dragon King" tactical armor that had been reinforced for defense showed no major damage on the outside. Several fragments from the anti-infantry mines lodged on the outer armor's surface, disappearing in an instant, and even the scars healed quickly.

Chen Fei ran swiftly on the ground towards another supply box's drop point.

Each airdropped supply box contained a set of anti-armor weapons. That colossal thing, if hit, would lose half its life if not killed on the spot.

"Jiu!"

A faint green laser beam was cast down from the sky, aiming at the six-legged mutant emerging forcefully from the gunsmoke.

The mutant, shrouded in dust and smoke, roared at the sky. The air displayed obvious folds and violent fluctuations. The straight laser beam from above twisted, its trajectory deviating due to the abrupt change in air density. Glancing off the mutant's fur, it sparked a streak of fire and shot through empty.

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Little Bird's seemingly invincible death beam finally met its match.

In fact, as a directed-energy weapon, lasers aren't well-suited for use within the atmosphere. Despite their sharpness and cost-effectiveness, they are easily affected by environmental factors such as suspended air particulates and changes in air density. These factors can weaken the beam's energy and disrupt its accuracy.

Powerful laser beams can sometimes even be easily intercepted by a cheap smoke grenade.

In space, the six-legged, four-eyed, hairy monster probably wouldn't be able to be so presumptuous.

Xiao Jiu bought Chen Fei some time, and he took the opportunity to rush to the supply crate and casually picked up the loaded six-barreled Gatling gun, not even aiming before pulling the trigger.

A torrent of bullets whistled out. Who needed accuracy with the size of the mutant boss? It was immediately engulfed in the barrage.

"WHOO!~"

It was still a roar with immense impact, but due to the distance, its power had attenuated greatly. By the time it hit, it was no different from an level eight or nine typhoon; at most, it would make it difficult to keep one's eyes open, and moreover, Chen Fei was wearing a tactical helmet, so it had no effect on him.

The mutant boss didn't hesitate to move its six strong legs and took off running. It thundered along in a zig-zag pattern like a high-speed train entering the hangar remains. The dense trajectory of bullets relentlessly pursued it from behind, then jumped up high, turning into aimless stray bullets. If there were any other mutants in that direction, they would have to just accept their bad luck.

Soon the chain of bullets ran out. He casually tossed aside the six-barreled Gatling gun, and Chen Fei scrambled to get the box with anti-armor weapons. Inside was an armor-piercing discarding-sabot round, not an individual anti-tank missile.

Compared to the metal jet of an anti-tank missile, the super-hard tungsten core of the armor-piercing round is more suitable for taking hits head-on, and it is less affected by the roars.

Chen Fei activated the skill "Metal Shaping!"

All-metal supply boxes, the emptied ammo of the six-barreled Gatling gun, an untouched anti-aircraft machine gun, and some hand grenades and landmines—all sorts of metal materials converged to his hands, wrapping the armor-piercing round and finally turning into a five-meter-long barrel.

"WHOO!~"

A deep growl came from behind Chen Fei. He grasped the makeshift cannon and turned around, but then another growl came from his left.

The ground trembled slightly.

The six-legged mutant boss changed locations unpredictably, running like the wind, making it difficult for Chen Fei and Xiao Jiu to lock on. Even if they had a strong weapon, it would be hard to utilize without being able to aim.

As if answering the growls, various screams and howls came from afar.

The mutants around the Aircrew Base became agitated, rushing towards the base from all directions.

"This is bad, all the mutants have gone crazy!"

The technician, who was the first to notice, yelled out.

Heading toward the Aircrew Base were not only swarms of land-based mutants but also many flying-type mutants. Even the flying squadrons and transport planes circling above the base were facing a significant threat; there was a real risk of total annihilation.

"We should retreat now! There might still be time to forcefully extract the 'rookie'."

A staff member reminded their boss, the chairman of Spring Field Defense, Zuo Gengming.

No plan can account for every change. Who could have predicted that a mutant leader was actually hiding in the Aircrew Base and had stirred up the numerous nearby mutants? To say that many ants can kill an elephant, these mutants were no ordinary ants!

The man and bird still fighting the mutant leader on the ground were likely unable to handle this situation.

"Fire the retreat signal flares."

Zuo Gengming didn't hesitate much.

As long as they survived, they could always devise a new combat plan and fight another round.

But if they didn't survive, that would truly be the end, and given the wrath of the Jiu Defense Company, he would only be able to obediently go out of business and leave the industry, returning to live off his family's millions.

Upon receiving the command, the people on the small transport plane immediately fired signal flares into the sky over the Aircrew Base on the ground, three striking red light orbs streaked across the sky.

"Retreat? No retreat!"

Chen Fei noticed the red flares lighting up half the sky immediately.

He too pulled out a signal pistol, changed the magazine, aimed at the sky, and with three consecutive shots, bang, bang, bang.

Three green luminescent orbs shot up into the night.

No retreat!

He wouldn't leave without accomplishing anything, especially now that the real action was just heating up!

"Xiao Jiu! Take down all the flyers!"

Chen Fei pointed toward the distant sky.

As long as Little Bird was present, not a single mutant flyer would be able to approach the airspace above the Aircrew Base.

Xiao Jiu's laser beams might have consistently failed against the mutant boss, but when used against those flying species, they worked like a charm, proving deadly time and time again.

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