Inside the Archangel, Mu strapped herself into the pilots' ready room and watched the scene on the screen. Thirteen fighter jets clung tightly to the Archangel as it was launched through the Mass Accelerator, climbing higher and higher until they broke into space. Her eyes widened in astonishment.
"What the hell are those fighters? They can fly into space on their own? Can fighters like that actually operate in space too?"
It was not just Mu. Nicol and Dearka were equally dumbfounded. In their understanding, fighter jets were weapons that had long been rendered obsolete by the times. They had speed but lacked the corresponding maneuverability; against MS units, they could be wiped out in a single exchange. Let alone entering space without relying on any auxiliary equipment at all.
Fighter jets were not MA units. To possess combat capability in space, simply diving back and forth would not do. Their lack of agility would not only turn them into targets, but also make them completely unsuited for combat in space.
Zoe, who was also in the ready room, merely smiled. "Those are the commander's unmanned fighters. They were probably designed with space combat in mind from the very beginning, so they can perform even better in space than in the atmosphere."
Mu turned to Zoe in surprise. "They were designed for space combat from the start? Then what about their power source and propulsion system? What kind of energy source and engine can let a fighter break free of Earth's gravity and enter space without any external equipment?"
"Wait." Mu suddenly felt that something was off. She froze for a moment before abruptly realizing something, then said in disbelief, "Xiao Ran said we would rendezvous in space. I thought that was strange. Don't tell me the fighter-type machine he