Super Invincible Battleship
Chapter 666 – 666 290 Bandit

Chapter 666: Chapter 290: Bandit-Hunt Invitation _2 Chapter 666: Chapter 290: Bandit-Hunt Invitation _2 After discovering the situation on Dream Island, Yamazaki from the United Fleet finally breathed a sigh of relief. No matter what, as long as there were not a large number of armed personnel and powerful weapons on Dream Island, even the strongest individual would not be able to stop the United Fleet from landing on Dream Island. Thus, their operation this time was almost guaranteed to be smooth sailing, with no twists and turns expected.

Just as the United Fleet continued to sail eastward and had just entered the territorial waters 300 kilometers from Dream Island, something surprising happened. The two small warships that had been pretending to be pirate ships suddenly lost contact. It seemed that in an instant, the two small warships disappeared without a trace. Neither the search radars on the warships nor the reconnaissance satellites in outer space could find any sign of them.

The cautious Yamazaki immediately smelled trouble. It was impossible for the two small warships to disappear for no reason; they must have been attacked. An enemy in plain sight is not to be feared; what is truly terrifying is the hidden enemy because you know nothing about them. That is the most frightening aspect.

Therefore, Yamazaki hurriedly ordered the United Fleet to stop advancing and to be ready for battle at any moment. He had to find the enemy lurking in the shadows and eliminate them. Otherwise, no matter how strong the United Fleet was, they could still suffer a significant loss right here. Moreover, they were only a short 300 kilometers from Dream Island, which was alarmingly close. Should any unexpected movements arise from Dream Island and an attack launched on them, their current position would be extremely dangerous.

It was precisely because of these concerns that the United Fleet immediately stopped their advance. They activated all their detection equipment, preparing to defend themselves from potential attacks. However, the submarine fleet beneath the sea surface did not stop, continuing to advance towards Dream Island.

After discovering that the maritime forbidden zone around Dream Island had become ineffective, the United Fleet speculated that the airspace restrictions must also have disappeared, although it was not yet confirmed. When the United Fleet entered within 500 kilometers of Dream Island, they sent out helicopters from the amphibious assault ships into the airspace within that 500-kilometer range. Nothing abnormal occurred, and they finally confirmed that the maritime forbidden zone had indeed completely disappeared. From now on, whether below the sea surface, on the sea surface, or in the sky above, they could all normally enter the waters around Dream Island.

This massive United Fleet did not contain an aircraft carrier, and therefore, they had no real carrier-based fighter jets. However, after assembling, the naval aviators of the United Fleet also gathered. Previously, considering the existence of the maritime forbidden zone, the naval fighters of these countries had not been deployed, staying at airports in Japan, ready to be called upon at any moment.

After discovering that the ships posing as pirates had vanished inexplicably, the United Fleet realized the danger and the naval aviators, who had been standing by in the rear, were formally deployed. The fighter jets took off from the airports, flying towards the waters around Dream Island. A total of 36 fighter jets were mobilized, piloted by the most elite pilots from the three nations.

The three countries were allies of The United States of America, so their main combat aircraft were American F-15s. Although every country had different requirements and the F-15s had minor differences, overall, these F-15s looked the same from the outside.

With a full weapons load, the F-15's maximum operational radius is only 1900 kilometers, and the airport from which they took off was a full 1400 kilometers away from the eventful sea area. Therefore, to ensure safety, after flying 1000 kilometers and just entering the former forbidden zone without any mysterious equipment malfunctions, the refueling aircraft that had been standing by nearby flew over and conducted in-air refueling.

Their mission today was to confront Dream Island, where combat was certain to take place. To ensure longer loiter times, they had to use the refueling aircraft for in-air refueling to guarantee they could stay in the air for an extended period.

After refueling, the 36 F-15 fighters split into three combat squadrons and continued flying towards Dream Island. Soon, the first combat squadron arrived at the sea area where the two counterfeit pirate ships had disappeared. They reduced their flight altitude, conducting a low-altitude search of the area. There, they did not find any wreckage of the two warships but only spotted some scattered oil slicks and floating debris on the sea surface. So, they suspected that the two small warships had sunk, although why they had suddenly gone down was a mystery to everyone.

This location was only 100 kilometers from Dream Island. The F-15s were equipped with active phased array fire control radar, with a maximum detection distance of 260 kilometers. After discovering the oil slick in the sea area below, the F-15 pilots switched on their onboard radars to observe the situation beneath the sea surface. However, nothing was detected below, as if the two small warships had suddenly sunk to the seabed 1000 meters deep, leaving behind only some oil slicks and no other clues.

After assessing the situation here, the F-15 pilots were somewhat unsure of what to do, as, even after their on-site investigation, they still did not know what had caused the disappearance of the two small warships. However, one thing was certain, the two small warships had apparently sunk, but it was unclear who was responsible or by what means.