Sky-cracking Rider
Chapter 876 - 876: Section 869 - Focus

Both sides are tough-skinned and heavily armored, with powerful attacks and standard issue protective barriers.

At this stage of the battle, it was no longer a matter of winning with a few quick tricks.

Chen Fei slightly furrowed his brows.

Besides his college experience, the only other time he had been forced into action as a combat pilot was at the 911 Aircrew Base. Traditional pilot skills are just about three tricks (targeting, firing, and escaping), right?

The most important skill is escaping, followed by targeting, and last is firing. (Of all the troop breeds, combat pilots are the hardest to capture, with zero captures to date in The First Sovereign's Air Force).

How could a fight that normally ends in two or three rounds drag on for three hundred rounds? It's like treating a production team donkey like a Red Hare Treasured Horse, utterly! perverse!

After three rounds, Chen Fei wanted to retreat, so the whole fighting for three hundred rounds thing was simply out of the question.

"What the hell are these things, all pitch black?"

S-Class Space Ability User Heseman Brown widened his eyes, trying to distinguish the "Black Octopus" on the optical screen with his bare eyes, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't accurately figure them out. It was only with the outlines marked by Artificial Intelligence AI "Adam" that he could see these countless creatures, each about the size of a bus, up to 15 meters long, with the longest even reaching 50 meters. The giant eye at the front alone was enough to make one's skin crawl.

The night gave me dark eyes, yet I use them to seek the light. (From the poet Gu Cheng's "A Generation")

"Great! I'll have Xiao Jiu give them a big surprise. Xiao Jiu, give everyone a 'greeting' at full power!"

Chen Fei wanted to roll his dark eyes.

Mr. Brown's pupils were blue-green, no chance!

"Huh? Wha(t)? Wha(t)? Wha(t)? Wha(t)?"

Heseman Brown was bewildered. Was there more to this "greeting"?

"Jiu!" ×3001!

The response was a deafening chorus of sparrow chirps. Though Xiao Jiu alone couldn't take on ten thousand enemies, a thousand were quite formidable.

Jiubao: This job, I know well!

More than "Light Healing Technique," Xiao Jiu was most skilled in "Light Explosion Flash."

At an altitude of about 2,400 kilometers above Emerald Star, a burst of dazzling light erupted, covering an area of nearly a hundred kilometers, like a mini-sun had appeared.

The Light Element Link wasn't addition but multiplication, and the spell appeared directly outside the Giant Battleship, emitted via a disc-shaped Light magic array.

In the strong contrast of light and shadow, the previously pitch-black octopuses were exposed one by one, densely packed like sesame seeds, surrounding the Giant Battleship tightly from all directions.

The biological eye's weakness was exposed: sudden light-dark changes would cause slow reactions, and excessive brightness could even cause blindness.

Within a 50-kilometer radius of the Giant Battleship, the "Black Octopus" were disoriented, flying around like headless flies, even colliding with each other, setting off violent explosions.

Some "Black Octopus," with extraordinarily bad luck, crashed into the Giant Battleship's protective barrier and inevitably turned into blind cats bumping into dead mice.

"'Adam,' target their big eyes with lasers to blind them."

Seeing the significant effect of the large-scale "Light Explosion Flash" jointly released by the Pure Light Sparrow Flock, Chen Fei wasted no time in seizing the fleeting opportunity.

Besides piercing, burning, and explosive damage, blinding was one of the most prominent effects of lasers. Even without direct exposure, merely looking at them could lead to a decrease in vision, even temporary blindness, which was more than enough for the current situation.

Who knew these biological missiles relied on optical guidance without even using electromagnetic waves; everything has its pros and cons.

After a frenzied laser barrage, the formation of the "Black Octopus" 50 kilometers out was also disrupted. Ones that could initially recover their vision quickly ended up effectively blinded for good.

The Railgun Weapon combined with laser targeting, firing 30mm caliber armor-piercing incendiary bombs, reached their target almost instantaneously along a straight trajectory. The first shot shattered the tough cornea, the second shot viciously drilled into the main eye's pupil, penetrating the lens, then exploded, tearing half the body apart from the inside out, with countless tentacles flying in all directions.

Once stripped of the natural optical cover of the starry sky's darkness, the "Black Youthfish" turned into lambs waiting to be slaughtered, one by one.

The weightless vacuum environment allowed the full impact of directed-energy weapons and physical strike weapons, even with the railgun's thrust at maximum, unlike in the atmosphere where friction would quickly vaporize the projectile.

Continuous fireballs lit up the sky outside Emerald Star's atmosphere, captured by numerous satellites.

Suddenly, a call came through from Miyoshi Monk.

At this time, the multi-orbit satellite network and ground-space communication had been completed, providing services no different from Blue Star's.

"Hello, 'Rookie,' was that you just now?"

Crack! ~ Chen Fei's cellphone screen cracked.

(ノಠ益ಠ)ノ彡┻━┻

What the heck is that supposed to mean?

The massive "Light Explosion Flash" had also attracted Blue Star's attention, suspecting it was another fierce attack since it matched the Giant Battleship's location, potentially putting it in imminent danger.

Annoyed, Chen Fei, still busy commanding "Adam" to slaughter the "Black Octopus," responded, "Can't you see I'm returning your call? It wasn't me, it was you, your whole family exploded. I'm busy, don't bother me!"

Then he hung up unceremoniously.

The screen cracks slowly disappeared. The special phone gifted by Boss Hanna had already been "sacrificed."

"My whole family isn't exploded!"

Miyoshi Xuesen looked at the already hung-up phone screen in confusion. The shadow under his feet moved.

Uncles and aunts of the Sanhao family appeared one after another, gathered neatly in a line.

The Ninja Clan were all kin, only family could truly ease the always-suspicious Miyoshi Xuesen.

What if someone stabbed you in the back? Outsiders couldn't be trusted!

...

"Was that a greeting just now?"

S-Class Space Ability User Heseman Brown rubbed his eyes sheepishly, having been flashed when staring out of the landing window earlier.

The brightness was so intense that even the windows with filtered light couldn't react in time.

This bizarre greeting was mind-boggling, basically a super-sized "flash bomb."

After all, it was still a kid. Who could argue with a sparrow? Chen Fei apologized, "The little guy's special hobby, he used to call out like this often, now he's more sensible."

So, many people with "a sudden flash before the eyes" experiences would consciously carry a pair of sunglasses.

Heseman Brown weakly said, "What an awful hobby!"

If someone had taken the opportunity to attack earlier, he would have likely fallen in the surprise.

And from Chen Fei's tone, it was clear this was just one of those brat scenarios, spoiled to the max.

"The worse is yet to come!"

As soon as Chen Fei finished speaking, the landing window outside the command bridge flashed suddenly again, bursting with dazzling light.

This time the light wasn't pure white, but tinged with a warm hue.

"Again!"

Heseman Brown was about to turn away to avoid his eyes being hurt by the strong light again when the light quickly dimmed.

The landing window's filter level automatically increased, gradually reducing the intense light to a level bearable to the naked eye.

"It's an enemy's combined attack!"

Chen Fei declared that this time he was not taking the blame, no way.

The Giant Battleship suddenly moved sideways several kilometers as enormous beams of light from three different directions converged at its former position.

Although it was uncertain whether the Light magic array maintained by the Pure Light Sparrow could withstand the blow, neither Chen Fei nor "Adam" were taking any chances, opting for caution and avoiding direct hits whenever possible.

Ding dong!

Someone was ringing the command bridge doorbell.

The automatic door slid open, and a mage-looking individual stumbled in, leaning on a magic wand taller than himself, stammering, "The Magic Array, outside, the Magic Array is absorbing light to replenish itself!"

On the Giant Battleship, it wasn't just Chen Fei, S-Class Ability User Heseman Brown, and 3001 Pure Light Sparrows; there were also some dedicated technical experts and ability users, all prepared mentally for a one-way trip.

Chen Fei's AR visual assistance automatically recognized the individual's information.

Human Position Eighth Rank Light Mage Lan Jie

Age: 47

Gender: Male

Birthplace: *****

Light Element Affinity Talent: Seven Stars

Psychic Power Index: 279

...

Having linked with the battlefield data network, Artificial Intelligence AI "Adam" had downloaded everyone's personal files.

After a moment's pause, Chen Fei asked, "Are you sure?"

The ability to sense Elemental Series energy changes is fundamental for spellcasters; without it or with insufficient sensing power, one cannot become a mage.

Chen Fei, with a Psychic Power Index exceeding a thousand, couldn't manage that, not understanding what the Elemental Series energy was all about.

Therefore, the other party was an expert with authoritative knowledge in this area.

Light Mage Lan Jie's voice stabilized again and he confidently said, "I can guarantee that the Magic Array outside is essentially the nemesis of their attack; we don't need to dodge at all."

His responsibility, in part, was to assist in guiding the Pure Light Sparrows to unleash their power as Light-element Magical Beasts.

But he hadn't expected the Pure Light Sparrows to perform so well, with Elemental Link Casting triggering a Light Element resonance more directly aimed at magic's essence and more efficient.

"Wow, your birds can do that!"

The S-Class big shot gave Chen Fei a thumbs up.

Even the Pure Light Sparrows withstood the intense light beam that required a large Protective Barrier to withstand, eliciting respect from anyone.

"Then I'll try, Mr. Brown, please be ready to transfer at any moment."

Chen Fei had no desire to try and die; without the S-Class Space Ability User present, he wouldn't dare to think of trying.

"Rest assured!"

Heseman Brown punched his chest with his fist.

As he finished speaking, the focal point of the three huge light beams shifted over, instantly contacting the Light magic array surrounding the Giant Battleship.

The already eye-catching Magic Array visibly grew brighter.

"It really works!"

Human Position Eighth Rank Light Mage waved his magic wand strongly, confirming his guess.

The capability displayed by the Pure Light Sparrows far exceeded everyone's imagination.

The light around the three thousand Pure Light Sparrows intensified as they all advanced in rank.

Human Rank Third Stage Pure Light Sparrows, 3000 in number.

Almost simultaneously, an additional Light magic array appeared around the Giant Battleship, overlapping the previous one.

One plus one here didn't equal two; the previously passive infusion of Constant Star Light had now become forceful absorption.

The two light magic arrays greedily sucked in the Constant Star Light released by the three Biological Space Mother Ships.

The S-Class Space Ability User's gaze was fixed on the flock of sparrows swirling beneath the ceiling.

"Hey, don't you think these little birds are about to advance in rank again?"

In such a short time, the Pure Light Sparrows, swelling in outline, were visibly changing again, and their circling speed had more than doubled.

Chen Fei hesitantly answered, "Well...seems like it!"

Xiao Jiu's advancement seemed different from other Pure Light Sparrows, probably because Chen Meng had once kneaded it into a ball, spending its advancement period in that form.

Could it be Chen Meng's hands have fairy powers?

Pah, more likely foot odor!

Light Mage Lan Jie tightly gripped his magic wand, suppressing his excitement as he stated, "Advancement? We might all have underestimated the Pure Light Sparrows; their bloodline may be far more complex."