Sky-cracking Rider-Chapter 595: Section 591 - Escape

System: Energy points -1798!

Energy points: 37,971/40,000

For overriding the operation of the emergency lifeboat, the scheming Dog System had taken nearly two thousand energy points from Chen Fei, a substantial amount had also been used when creating the surveillance cameras.

They always say to offer a discount for regular customers.

But, stubbornly, there was just no wiggle room with the Dog System!

The Ferocious Thorn King Fish, which had entangled the Fourth Legion of the Feathered Tribe's Light Wing Fleet, had been mostly killed by railguns and missiles, yet those that survived were even more cunning, and used the storm as cover to move sneakily nearby, waiting for an opportunity to strike.

The raging storm not only provided the mating ground for the Ferocious Thorn King Fish but also served as their home field where they could unleash their full combat capabilities.

At this very moment, the flagship "Black Cloud" had most of its light wings severely damaged, with multiple impact damages to the ship's body as well. The reason it could still maintain its ability to hover, was all thanks to multiple magic arrays on the military-grade Light Wing Ship working to their fullest, and the crystalline blocks used in the Light Wing Ship had much larger capacities than those in Crystal Jets.

The magic arrays used in assembled combat aircraft were basically similar to those used in Crystal Jets. The number of magic arrays applied in aviation wasn't large, as this field's research and applications had only materialized over the past thirty years.

Going further back, there were only some theoretical studies and immature prototypes.

If it were not for the deployment of assembled combat aircraft like Light Wing Ships and Void Ships, the interaction between Cangqiong Star and Blue Star would likely have been completely suppressed, not an equal diplomatic relationship as it was now.

The emergency lifeboat, where the Princess and her party were, had been completely transformed under Chen Fei's metallic elemental psychic power coverage, looking more like a small Magic Cube Warship from Blue Star, but with two slender light wings extending from each side, continuously drawing elemental energy from the storm, replenishing the crystalline blocks aboard.

The constructed aircraft didn't look like constructed aircraft, and the Magic Cube Warship didn't look like a Magic Cube Warship; Chen Fei couldn't be blamed for this hybrid appearance as he hadn't acquired the complete technological structure of the Magic Cube Warship.

Previously, the Huntsman Squad led by Miyoshi Xuesen had traveled on a "Spear Falcon Number" small Magic Cube Warship and crashed during their journey through Gaul. Chen Fei tried to incorporate this Magic Cube Warship as one of the samples in his "Physical Evolution Database" but was stopped.

Therefore, he could only estimate the external shape by eye, and there were still significant inaccuracies in the specific dimensions.

However, whether it be the Magic Cube Warship or the Sky Patrol Ship, their aerodynamic design was superior to that of Cangqiong Star's Light Wing Ships, making them a perfect cover for this malfunctioning emergency lifeboat.

Artificial intelligence AI "Adam" took over the "small Magic Cube Warship" enveloping the emergency lifeboat at the first opportunity, and used the "Fluid Vortex (2)" magic array and electric propellers to quickly distance from the Light Wing Fleet under attack by marine creatures.

Chen Fei moved to the back of the pilothouse at the bow, placing one hand on the deck.

The deck instantly cracked open, and a pillar over a foot in diameter slowly rose, its surface covered with glowing blue runes and lines, but at the top was a crystalline block the size of a soybean.

The faintly glowing crystalline block, however, flickered on and off as if running out of momentum; the energy it contained was nearly depleted and not enough to maintain the normal flight of the entire emergency lifeboat.

A Royal Guard stared at the crystalline block on the column, hesitated for a moment, then said boldly, "This crystalline block is wrong!"

Everyone turned to look at him, all puzzled.

"Indeed, it's wrong. It's too small and its capacity isn't sufficient. It must have been switched."

Chen Fei took out a crystalline block slightly smaller than a fist and replaced it.

As soon as he held the soybean-sized crystalline block, he immediately knew its specifications and capacity.

It was merely a crystalline block used for a railgun combat rifle. Using it as the main energy core for an emergency escape pod was literally playing with people's lives. It was almost as irresponsible as using a single 1.5V AA battery as a car's starting battery.

No wonder they quickly lost power after detaching from the "Black Cloud" Light Wing Ship. The minute energy storage of a railgun combat rifle's crystalline block was quickly depleted.

Not only had the crystalline block been swapped, but even the capacity detection and storage detection sensors had been tampered with. Otherwise, with such a minuscule energy reserve, the emergency escape pod's energy management system would have warned earlier rather than being caught off-guard when the energy was exhausted.

Unable to repair the faulty sensors, all Chen Fei could do was to replace them with a high-capacity crystalline block. Fortunately, he had two such blocks on hand, enough to cope with the current situation.

After installing the new crystalline block, the column covered in runes retracted beneath the deck ensuring the emergency escape pod would no longer suffer from energy shortages.

The functional modules of the single soldier tactical armor and the combat aircraft were evolved into the shape of a small Magic Cube Warship on the emergency escape pod, quickly detecting the state of the Light Wing Fleet.

The flagship "Black Cloud" could not hold on and, after being continuously and forcefully struck by the remaining Ferocious Thorn King Fish in a mutual destruction effort, the dangerously unstable hull finally lost its balance and ability to hover. It sank ever lower as one emergency escape pod after another was launched and scattered in all directions, even abandoning the numerous assembled combat aircraft "Sky Falcon".

In such harsh weather, deploying the "Sky Falcon" was practically unable to ensure flight safety.

To deal with the relentless attacks from so many marine creatures, the Fourth Legion of the Feathered Tribe used up ammunition enough for a battle.

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Due to Blue Star's extensive history of breed mutants, Cangqiong Star did not widely distribute tactical nuclear weapons. Instead, they cautiously preserved nuclear weapons, all stored within a Space System Alchemy Storage Device, controlled by Her Majesty the Empress.

Otherwise, at this critical moment, a single tactical nuclear weapon could have cleared the battlefield instantly, ensuring the fleet's safety without fail.

But Cangqiong Star already had numerous ferocious magical beasts and wild beasts in a frenzy. If mutants nourished by active Elemental Energy were added, it would likely quickly escalate into an uncontrollable ecological disaster.

The vast number of marine creatures soaring into the sky had no interest in the emergency escape pods fluttering everywhere, continuing their assault on the slowly falling Light Wing Ship as if something aboard strongly attracted these wildly frenzied creatures.

"Prepare to meet with the fleet's emergency escape pods!"

Chen Fei gave instructions to the artificial intelligence AI "Adam."

The two Winged Warriors in the cockpit had turned into mere decorations, unable to control the emergency escape pod that was covertly switched out, and even unaware that the exterior had completely changed. The only thing they could do was maintain communication with the Light Wing Fleet.

The radar detected two mobile signals rapidly approaching. "Adam" identified them as Assembled Combat Aircraft "Sky Falcons" right away.

Navigating through a storm posed no small challenge for something as delicately constructed as the "Sky Falcon".

The Light Wing Ship "Black Cloud" had issued an abandon ship order for the safety of everyone on board and had abandoned all of its "Sky Falcons." Why then were two "Sky Falcons" heading toward the emergency escape pod carrying the princess and others, and moreover, the communication inside the cockpit didn't seem to have given any prior notice?

"Something's off!"

Chen Fei thought for a moment and immediately added a "Repulsion Shield (45)" Magic Array to the escape pod, shaped like a miniature Magic Cube Warship, and opened the "Repulsion Shield" ahead of time.

Emergency Escape Pod Magic Array Engraving Unit: 95/103

Due to the Magic Cube Warship shape, an additional 4 engraving units were added.

"What's going on now?"

Everyone in the cabin was staring at Chen Fei's monologue, afraid he would speak more ominous words.

Hearing "Something's off," everyone's heart tightened again, wondering what mess was about to unfold.

At this moment, whether princess or soldier, everyone's lives were in Chen Fei's hands.

"Everyone, hold on tight!"

As soon as Chen Fei finished speaking, the radar detected two tiny spots of light appearing suddenly and approaching at a shocking speed.

Having extensively experienced aerial combat, he instantly understood what was happening and shouted, "Missiles! Hold tight, brace for impact!"

Jokingly, an emergency escape pod is no fighter jet. Even temporarily modified to the aerodynamically superior design of a small Magic Cube Warship, the bulky design and lackluster propulsion system made dodging missiles nearly wishful thinking.

Luckily, he was sufficiently alert to have preemptively added the "Repulsion Shield (45)" Magic Array; otherwise, relying solely on the other two "Magic Shields," it probably wouldn't withstand the missile strike.

He immediately utilized this emergency escape pod with the exterior of a miniature Magic Cube Warship

Although Chen Fei still had a "Dragon Slayer Missile" at his disposal, he was reluctant to use it.

An oblivious Housekeeper Mars urgently asked, "What's happening?"

Unable to see the stormy night sky nor having the Artificial Intelligence AI "Adam" create a visual interface in front of him, he could only gather the situation from Chen Fei's expressions and words.

"There are two 'Sky Falcons'..."

Before Chen Fei could finish, the emergency escape pod suddenly jolted violently with a loud bang.

Bang! ~

Two missiles, almost simultaneously, slammed into the "Repulsion Shield," the violent explosion and shockwave momentarily cleared the raindrops and howling winds within tens of meters.

A couple of seconds later, the torrential rain once again filled the space within the explosion radius.

By now, no explanations from Chen Fei were needed; everyone understood that two "Sky Falcons" had attacked the emergency escape pod carrying the princess.

Chen Fei's guess was correct, the Fourth Legion of the Feathered Tribe had a traitor, and it was even a "Sky Falcon" pilot, recklessly armed and assassinating amidst the storm.

"Hey, hey, don't attack, the princess is on the escape pod!"

The two Winged Warriors in the cockpit were frantically trying to contact the two "Sky Falcons," but it was a futile effort.

This was a long-premeditated action, they wouldn't stop just because of their call.

Chen Fei ignored the two "decorative" escape pod pilots and was instead in the cabin, sharing a visual interface with "Adam."

"Everyone, hold tight, I'm about to counterattack."

The unarmed surface of the emergency escape pod, covered with various geometrically shaped constructed parts, swiftly assembled several railguns.

From the moment he covered the emergency escape pod with the small Magic Cube Warship, Chen Fei had been paying a large number of energy points, damn Dog System charges too much, and on top of that, evolving these railgun weapons cost him over two thousand energy points.

The emergency escape pod did everything it could to maneuver, evolving railguns attempting to lock onto those two treacherous Assembled Combat Aircraft "Sky Falcons."

The people inside the cabin, shaken by the relentless maneuvering, looked as pale as if they were in a tumbling barrel washing machine, three turns left, three turns right, it was too much…YUE%%%%

Fortunately, Housekeeper Mars found the vomit bags prepared inside the pod, otherwise, the cabin would be unbearable at this moment.

However, Chen Fei had no energy left to complain about the sluggish response of the control in the emergency escape pod, which felt like an elephant trying to dance disco, relying solely on its shaking, while the railgun's solid-core bullets, which required energy points to exchange and lacked any tracer effect, vanished without a trace.