Less than five minutes after the Variable Fighter's trail was discovered and its position confirmed, the first group of three Soviet Union fighters appeared in Xiao Ran's field of view.
The three Soviet Army fighters immediately began closing in on the Variable Fighter, transmitting a warning over the radio ordering Xiao Ran to land at once or be shot down.
Xiao Ran did not take this mere three-plane squadron seriously at all. He simply swung the Variable Fighter's tail, making it trace an arc through the air like a drifting car while still in fighter mode. The aircraft's direction changed instantly, and it charged straight toward the three fighters.
The Laser Gatling mounted beneath the fuselage began spinning as well, spewing dense Beam Attacks.
The pilots of the three fighters stared in astonishment at the black Variable Fighter's movement. To them, professional fighter pilots, swinging a fighter's tail through the air like that was simply unbelievable. These three were undoubtedly professionals when it came to flying fighters.
Yet from their professional perspective, something that should have been utterly impossible had suddenly appeared right before their eyes. Even in their shock, they did not forget to pull their controls and hurriedly scatter, dodging the Variable Fighter's sudden change of direction and attack.
"How did he do that?!" one of the three pilots shouted incredulously after breaking away. Another pilot warned in a grave voice, "Careful. The enemy isn't easy to deal with. Shoot it down directly."
The three fighters scattered and did indeed evade the Variable Fighter's attack, but the Variable Fighter suddenly accelerated and caught up to one of them in an instant. It displayed an unbelievable method of attack, one completely unlike the way fighters of this era fought.
Still in fighter mode, the Variable Fighter locked its nose