Chapter 1 The Heavy Heart

Qian Chengxue looked at the reports, her heart feeling heavy. They hadn't even reached their mission location, and their ammunition reserves were already down to less than sixty percent.

It could be said that they had started off badly!

Sun Li walked to Qian Chengxue's side and asked with concern, "Sister Xue, are you worried about this mission? It's nothing, we were ambushed twice, but we still won in the end."

"Sun Li, naval warfare is different from other battles. We don't have any reinforcements. Although we have two ships following us, it's basically like fighting alone. In fact, if the ship we're on wasn't the He Lan, but a standard ship, what do you think our situation would be now?"

Qian Chengxue asked Sun Li calmly.

Sun Li wanted to answer, but the words got stuck in her throat. She thought for a moment.

Yes, it was as Sister Xue said. If they weren't on the He Lan, but on a standard battleship, they would probably be swimming in the sea right now, just like the Blazing Sun Guild. No one should laugh at anyone.

Just then, a red warning box popped up on the holographic screen.

"Warning! Unidentified target detected! Approaching at high speed."

Chen Xijie and the others were also shocked, and they all gathered around.

"What's going on?"

"I'm not sure, it seems that the ship's main radar has scanned an unidentified target approaching."

Zi Qing answered while quickly inputting various commands to quickly analyze the target.

A series of dense data rolled quickly.

"Don't panic. Since the He Lan has scanned the opponent, it has the ability to respond."

Qian Chengxue was unusually calm. She knew that panicking wouldn't help.

"Understood!"

Everyone responded.

Soon the analysis results came out, and Zi Qing said in astonishment.

"A huge target has been discovered 423 nautical miles northeast of the He Lan. According to the database, the target is a Generation II giant strategic bomber aircraft carrier."

"What is that?"

Everyone looked at each other in confusion.

"Can you capture an image of the target?"

Qian Chengxue asked.

"No problem. The He Lan has a large optical telescope. Not to mention seeing the other party, seeing the moon is no problem."

Zi Qing replied with certainty. Of course, this was based on the condition that they could capture the target. Otherwise, even if you could see that far, you wouldn't be able to find it.

"Capture the image."

Qian Chengxue said to Zi Qing.

"Understood!"

Zi Qing operated quickly. She was now operating the He Lan with increasing ease.

Soon a captured image was displayed.

In the blue sky, a machine shaped like a bat, 350 meters long and 300 meters wide, with a surface covered in dark black patterns,

A giant strategic bomber aircraft carrier with a wave-like streamlined shape appeared.

"What is that?"

Sun Li exclaimed in horror.

The faces of Zi Qing and the others suddenly turned extremely ugly. Although they didn't know what this weapon was, its sci-fi-like appearance and huge size made it clear that it was a super-powerful warplane!

"I don't know, but it doesn't look friendly. Prepare for battle. If we can scan it, then it can scan us too."

Qian Chengxue responded very rationally.

"Judging from the shape of this warplane, it should have super long-range and bombing capabilities."

Zi Qing calmed down and expressed her opinion.

In fact, Zi Qing still underestimated the Cang Yun. Long-range and bombing were just its standard capabilities. The Cang Yun could also serve as a pulse platform for relaying signals, commonly known as an airborne command platform.

Of course, that wasn't all. Its strongest point was that its huge body concealed a large number of unmanned combat aircraft.

It could be said that it alone could抵上 (dǐshàng – match up to) an entire advanced air force squadron.

"Can we defeat it?"

Everyone present felt very uneasy.

"Don't be afraid, we still have a chance. The ranks of our weapons should be about the same. Zi Qing, listen to my command."

Qian Chengxue said in a deep voice. She planned to personally command them in battle, which showed the seriousness of the situation. In a sense, even if the ranks of the two weapons were really similar, there was still a difference. After all, the He Lan was not in its best condition right now.

And even in its best condition, it might not necessarily win.

"Understood."

Zi Qing and the others nodded quickly in response.

"First, notify everyone, including Ye Wei and the others, that there is an enemy attack. Let the combat players enter combat state, and everyone else hide."

"Yes!"

"Second, load the long-range missiles and prepare to strike first. We have a relatively sufficient number of long-range missiles."

"Understood!"

...

Qian Chengxue kept issuing orders, and everyone moved.

Inside the Lan Yun's ship control room, Ye Wei's pretty face twisted slightly after receiving the warning from Qian Chengxue.

"Damn it!"

She had thought this mission would be difficult, but she didn't expect it to be this difficult. If it weren't for the He Lan in front, they would probably be finished. Even so, the enemy was attacking again.

"Miss, what should we do now?"

"What else can we do? Prepare for battle."

"But Miss, we can't hold on."

"We have to hold on even if we can't. Don't be stupid and want to retreat. Do you think we're playing house? Even the surviving players of the Blazing Sun Guild know how to fight to the death. If we retreat, we'll be slapping ourselves in the face."

Although Ye Wei was arrogant and domineering, it didn't mean she was stupid. She had accepted the mission from above. She could command poorly, she could die in battle, but she couldn't retreat.

"Understood!"

...

Inside the Ao Xiang's command room, Si Kong smiled wryly as he looked at the warning that had been sent. He looked at his radar screen, which was completely calm, without even scanning a shadow of the enemy. How was he supposed to play this game?

"Reduce the speed of the ship a little."

"No, we can't be deserters."

The subordinates next to him instantly exploded.

"Who told you I was going to be a deserter? I'm just telling you to reduce the speed a little and increase the distance between the Ao Xiang and the He Lan, so that we won't be directly sunk if we get affected later. If you want to die, that's not how you do it. You have to play some role."

Si Kong explained to his subordinates helplessly.

"Understood."

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On the deck of the He Lan, Su Mo got up and ran towards his mecha as soon as possible. Just as he ran a few steps,

Kaka!

The launch ports on the ship opened one by one, and then VDE-03 Fierce Bird long-range anti-aircraft missiles were ejected and ignited in mid-air!

Swoosh~

They turned into streaks of light and sped away towards the distance.

The He Lan launched the first wave of long-range attacks as a preemptive strike.

At this moment, following the trajectory of the attack, Su Mo finally saw a little bit of the enemy's figure.

But it was just a small black dot.