Chapter 733: Airborne Operations
Regardless of whether the ground defense system has problems or not, Li Chengxi doesn't care about it at all. He cares more about the appearance of enemy aircraft.
It's time to set off.
Li Chengxi quickly closed the hatch and started the engine after moving his fingers.
"Wait, do you want to go up to help?"
"This is the time to take action. Hurry up and take out the pressure suit hidden behind the driver's seat and put it on. I'm going to do a big job."
Alyssa didn't buy just one pressure suit. In addition to using it for the recruited teammates, she also had to have a spare one.
The engine made a wonderful running sound, and the wind sprayed out from under the Manta Ray. All the sounds were accurately transmitted to Li Chengxi's ears through the Bluetooth speaker behind the headrest.
Hey, it's right, that's the feeling.
The Manta Ray took off slowly, and at this time Alyssa ran out of the farm house and waved to Li Chengxi.
"I'll be back soon. A few pirates are not a big problem."
Leaving this sentence, the Manta Ray took off vertically to the predetermined height, and then flew away in a whoosh.
——You can imagine how upset Alyssa was.
Fang Lanyin had just put on her compression suit, put herself on the chair and fastened her seat belt.
She suddenly said:
"It's broken, your attitude stabilizer hasn't been installed yet."
"What is that?"
"It assists in controlling attitude stability. Without it, the aircraft won't automatically balance."
Having said that, Li Chengxi also discovered that the wings of the Manta Ray began to roll left and right after takeoff, and manual maintenance was required to ensure stable flight.
"Is it too late to install it now?"
"It's at the maintenance window under the cabin. The shuttle must land first."
"It's not a big problem. I can also do manual balancing. Besides, it seems that there is no time to land and install it slowly."
Fang Lanyin looked up when she heard it, and saw two shuttles painted with skulls flying from above, and fired a string of tracer bullets the moment they met.
It felt like a cannonball was coming towards her face, and Fang Lanyin reflexively stretched out her hand to protect her eyes.
She thought she was dead, but she only felt a spin, and did not feel any burning explosion.
Escaped?
As this thought popped up in her mind, Fang Lanyin saw an orange flash reflected on the glass of the cockpit.
"First, the first one!"
Li Chengxi's slightly excited voice made Fang Lanyin realize that he had just destroyed a pirate shuttle.
"How did you do it?"
"Ah? Is this difficult? They are just a bunch of noobs who only know BZ and don't know how to defend against high-angle shooting."
What does BZ mean, and what does high-angle shooting mean?
Fang Lanyin is very good at dealing with machinery, but she doesn't understand any air combat terms at all.
"I suggest you wear a mask, you will feel a little dizzy next."
Fang Lanyin quickly put on the mask, accompanied by a sound of exhaust locking, followed by a suffocating G force that pressed Fang Lanyin to the seat.
The Manta climbed directly 90 degrees with a slightly swaying posture. A series of shells with tracers flew from the left and right sides, as if they were rubbing the edge of the Manta.
Fang Lanyin knew that Li Chengxi had accurately avoided every shell, because the shield energy of the Manta Ray had not decreased at all.
At the same time, the engine sound seemed to be decreasing, and Fang Lanyin saw that the engine power had dropped significantly.
She thought there was something wrong with the engine, and there was no time to repair it yet.
This was certainly not a problem with the engine, but Li Chengxi gradually turned off the engine output.
The Manta Ray climbed straight up in the sky. As the engine output decreased, the body inevitably slowed down and eventually began to fall.
This operation scared the pirate shuttle chasing behind. It looked like the Manta Ray was going to hit him in the face, so he quickly pulled the joystick to avoid it.
As soon as he dodged, the engine of the Manta Ray was restarted. Amid the roar of the engine, the Manta Ray, which was in a falling leaf state, turned to spin and accelerated to catch up with the dodging pirate shuttle from behind.
"You chased me straight after seeing the pendulum maneuver? Hit me on the head, right?"
If you use this trick on a space fighter, you might get out of hand, after all, the maneuverability of a space fighter is not comparable to that of a shuttle, but the pirates obviously don't have such a powerful body.
Just now biting Li Chengxi's back, now it's Li Chengxi biting the pirate's back. The other driver pulled the joystick and swung left and right to try to interfere with Li Chengxi's shooting.
But it was useless. He couldn't even use the defense roller. I can only pay more attention in my next life.
Swaying left and right couldn't interfere with him at all. He easily found the pattern and seized the short shooting window.
With the slight shaking of the machine gun firing, the shield energy of the other shuttle was quickly emptied, and at the same time, two ion beams passed through the smoke and ignited it into a fireball.
The Manta Ray didn't even look at the shuttle falling into the farmland. The throttle lever was pushed to the maximum and flew straight towards the starry sky.
Although air combat in the atmosphere is somewhat interesting, Li Chengxi has already played a daytime flight simulation game and is somewhat bored.
In comparison, the void is better. Without air resistance, more incredible maneuvers can be made.
Although the Alan Starlink has an atmosphere, it does not have a thick atmosphere. Whether the shuttle is going down or up, it will pass directly before the air brake is triggered.
As the mist-like atmosphere in front of him disappears, the Manta flies out of the Alan Starlink and into the void.
It is much more lively here than down there. Countless beams of light tear through the darkness of the void. Clusters of orange flashes dot the dark background of the universe. The brightness even exceeds that of the stars, forming a fascinating galaxy.
"Send an IFF signal to the Planetary Defense Force. Don't shoot me down as an enemy."
Fang Lanyin was still surprised at Li Chengxi's driving skills. After hearing this, she reacted and quickly tapped on the main control panel.
The Alan Star Chain is literally a "chain". With only one shuttle, the Manta Ray, it is impossible to defend all the star chains.
It can be seen that the pirates' shuttles are trying to bypass the Planetary Defense Force's space fighters to enter the Alan Star Chain, so instead of waiting for the pirates to come in the Earth orbit, it is better to rush directly into the most lively battlefield.
"The Planetary Defense Force has sent a permit. From now on, all your attacks on pirates are legal."
The Planetary Defense Force does not exclude residents from helping to fight pirates themselves. Their concept is a bit similar to that of America during the westward movement. The idea of taking up arms to protect themselves is deeply rooted.
Now that the enemy identification signal is available, things will be easy.
"Hold on tight, don't bite your tongue."
Fang Lanyin immediately grabbed the armrest on the driver's seat, and the Manta flew at top speed towards the fleet of pirates and planetary defense carrier-based aircraft fighting each other.
If it was Alyssa, she would just think, "Fuck it." If you want to help, just stay in the orbital area, why do you have to run to the most intense battlefield?
But Fang Lanyin is different from Alyssa. Through the mask, you can see Fang Lanyin smiling.
It was a smile of excitement that said goodbye to a boring life and started an exciting adventure.
