Chen Hao
Chapter 478 Clearing Obstacles
Li Tianran's face was gloomy. He didn't want a direct conflict with the EU, but the problem was that if he wasn't decisive, Lu Chi and the others would likely be trapped in the beast nest. He also didn't believe the EU air force's claim that they just wanted him to stop for an "inspection."
Li Tianran was still a wanted man, with a high bounty from the Western Frontier Military Region. Although the relationship between the EU and Yanhuang (China) wasn't harmonious, Li Tianran believed the EU would gladly detain him to demand benefits from Yanhuang. Moreover, the "Hurricane-class" bomber he was piloting was a product of the points mall, not from this world's technology. The EU's research department would definitely be interested in this new type of fighter...
Considering these factors, Li Tianran had good reason to believe that if he obediently stopped for inspection, they would find another reason to attack him.
Better to take a tough stance and strike first!
When Li Tianran's voice reached the EU fighters through the radar communicator, the multilingual EU pilots were furious. What made them even angrier was that Li Tianran had already launched an attack!
The Hurricane-class bomber opened its undercarriage gun ports. Dozens of small missiles shot out, leaving long fiery tails behind them. At the same time, Li Tianran released a large number of spider-shaped explosive robots. They floated in the high altitude like dandelions. Li Tianran made them weightless and, using the airflow generated by the bomber's flight, scattered them like raindrops.
*Buzz!*
The six EU fighters surrounding Li Tianran scattered, rolling and tumbling to avoid the incoming shells.
Li Tianran didn't take this opportunity to leave. The Hurricane-class bomber wasn't fast enough to shake off the EU fighters. Under the surveillance of radar satellites, these silver fighters would chase him all the way into the beast nest.
That would be a waste of effort.
So he had to eliminate all these fighters.
*Da-da-da!*
The EU's style had always been barbaric and domineering, so after Li Tianran's sudden counterattack, they quickly reacted and entered annihilation mode.
Small missiles and machine gun bullets collided in the air, the terrifying explosions echoing through the sky.
The six silver fighters dodged the Hurricane-class bomber's missile attack and swooped down on Li Tianran's fighter like six proud eagles.
Li Tianran's expression was calm.
He never expected these small missiles to destroy the EU's six fighters. The Hurricane-class bomber was an item unlocked in the LV3 mall. According to the level division, it should be "city-level," while the EU air force's top technology corresponded to LV4 "national-level." Although these silver fighters weren't the EU's top fighters, they weren't weaker than the Hurricane-class in terms of speed and reaction ability.
The real weapons were the spider-shaped bomb mechs floating like dandelions in the high altitude, rapidly spreading in all directions due to the violent air currents caused by the explosions.
Each one was only the size of a baby's little finger, almost invisible to the naked eye a few meters away. Shielded by the large number of steel fragments generated by the aerial shell collisions, the radar couldn't detect the difference between the randomly flying shell fragments and them.
Buzz!
The silver fighter swept past the aftershock of the explosion. Some small pieces of falling steel landed on the wings, making a crackling sound, and were either bounced away or blown away by the huge wind pressure.
But among these steel fragments, some spider-shaped explosive mechs were mixed in. The instant they touched the wings and fuselage, they used sharp claws and electromagnetic suction cups to cling tightly to the surface of the fighter. Then, a violent explosion rang out, and countless fireworks-like bursts of fire bloomed on the fighter's fuselage.
*Bang!*
*Bang!*
Three fighters were engulfed in fire, shrouded in smoke and flames. Their wings were severely damaged, and they lost their balance, falling towards the sea below like stones.
...
Lu Chi roared and burst out. Judging from the python's demonstrated intelligence, its brainwave influence range should be around 500 meters, almost the effective range of a regular rifle. Lu Chi couldn't possibly stop its actions remotely without entering its attack range.
The only piece of equipment carried by the Frontier Warrior that was a ranged weapon was the new energy firearm, but it needed to be reloaded after each shot, a significant drawback.
If it couldn't hit the target, it would become scrap metal.
Therefore, after weighing the options, it could only be used after the target was seriously injured and its speed decreased.
*Buzz!*
Facing the oncoming Lu Chi, the giant python roared angrily, and a terrifying brainwave impact instantly struck.
An ear-piercing interference sound came from inside Lu Chi's anti-magnetic helmet. At the same time, he felt like a sharp sword had pierced his brain and was stirring it frantically.
Three circles clockwise...
Three circles counterclockwise...
Blood spurted from Lu Chi's nostrils, ears, and corners of his eyes. This immense pain could almost cause an evolver to faint!
But Lu Chi gritted his teeth and endured it.
Pain was no stranger to him. Before he became an evolver, he dared to grab burning fuses with his bare hands and cauterize wounds with gunpowder to stop the bleeding. His tolerance for pain was definitely several times greater than that of ordinary people!
His fighting method to stop the giant python was also simple and crude: trade injury for injury!
"Berserk!"
The attack on his brain allowed Lu Chi to successfully activate the Berserk God Descent. His speed increased, and the dizziness in his brain quickly receded.
In the Berserk state, all negative states were suppressed to the lowest limit.
If the brainwave impact couldn't shatter Lu Chi's brain instantly, then the added dizziness and pain effects would become lighter as Lu Chi was injured more severely!
In other words, the "Berserk" God Descent was tailor-made for combat maniacs. As long as they weren't killed, they could fight more bravely!
With Lu Chi's powerful speed and the boost from the power boots, he crossed the distance of hundreds of meters in about 0.9 seconds. He raised the steel blade in his hand and, facing the giant python whose size was dozens of times greater than his, slashed down like a dragon-slaying warrior.
The giant python roared and quickly retreated its huge body, avoiding Lu Chi's attack.
The scene looked strange.
A monster as huge as a small mountain was afraid of a tiny human.
*Puff!*
The blade entered the python's body, cutting a terrifying wound from right to left.
*Buzz!*
A new round of brainwave impact and the giant python's bloody mouth attacked simultaneously. Lu Chi coughed up a mouthful of blood and stabbed the blade into the python's lower jaw.
In the distance, inside the beast nest city, a large number of beast kings were moving quickly towards this area.
Most of the Frontier Warriors had broken through the mutant beast swarm, but Lu Chi couldn't escape.
The fire was slowly dying down. Before long, Lu Chi would be completely surrounded by beast kings.
Unlike the weak mutant beasts, the beast kings were extremely powerful. Under the siege of more than a hundred beast kings, no evolver could escape unscathed, not even Li Tianran.
Once this encirclement was complete, Lu Chi had only one fate.
That was death.
...
At the same time, in the sea sky five hundred kilometers away from the beast nest, two more flames exploded in the sky.
Li Tianran sat in the cockpit, staring at the EU's last fighter.
According to the original plan, he should have already reached the beast nest and released a large number of mechanical troops to wreak havoc in the beast nest!
"EU... If anything happens to my Frontier Corps in the beast nest, my first nuclear bomb will be dropped on your territory, even if it severely damages humanity's defense line and strength against the beast kings!" Li Tianran's brow was furrowed, his expression gloomy.
He finally understood why humans always liked infighting.
At this moment, the anger and anxiety in his heart were enough to make Li Tianran do anything crazy.