Sweep
(For the next few days, there will only be one chapter a day. Yi Zui's mother is ill and needs care; he has to take her to the hospital for IV drips twice a day, and each visit takes nearly three hours. He also has to look after the child, and he's really exhausted. New Year's Day is coming up in a few days too, so there may be other matters to deal with. For the next week, there will only be one chapter a day. Updates will return to normal after New Year's Day.)
As the VF-171 shot out like an arrow loosed from its bow, transforming in midair as it flew toward the outer edge of the territorial waters, a conventional force that had received its orders slowly left port under orders to intercept the American fleet. It cut ripples across the calm sea and sent up countless sprays of water as it headed toward the American fleet that had already come to a halt.
Seated inside the new machine, Xiao Ran felt the VF-17's power and speed, so completely different from the previous Variable Fighter, and revealed a satisfied expression. Only after personally piloting it into the clouds did he understand that, just as Luo had said, it truly was a complete Variable Fighter.
It crossed land and ocean, leaving the departing fleet far behind. Before long, he spotted the three-carrier fleet made up of at least thirty ships. Three or four submarines were scattered across the sea, while Attack Helicopters patrolled near the fleet and fighter jets circled higher overhead.
The VF-171 Xiao Ran piloted flashed forward like a streak of light. Before the enemy had time to intercept it, it landed directly in front of the three-carrier fleet and transformed into Fortress Mode, bright