The Variable Fighter maintained its forward speed as it descended, heading straight for the island's first landing site. This move also confirmed the Variable Fighter's objective to the unidentified armed group on the island. Several AS units immediately raised their weapons and began attacking the rapidly descending Variable Fighter.
Several Fire Snakes shot forth, streaking directly toward the high-speed Variable Fighter. Judging from the attack patterns of these AS units, they had clearly undergone long-term training and likely fought together often enough to develop excellent coordination. Their Fire Snake attacks almost formed a barrage specifically aimed at the Variable Fighter, preventing it from drawing closer while posing an enormous threat.
Had it been an ordinary fighter from this world, with both thrusters blazing at full output, the relative speed between the bullets and the aircraft would have been terrifying. Even the slightest mistake would likely have resulted in the aircraft's destruction and the pilot's death.
At such speeds, changing direction again to evade enemy fire was not something an ordinary pilot could handle, especially while maintaining a rapid descent. One pull-up or slight turn could easily have sent the fighter straight into one of the Fire Snakes.
But what these AS units saw was not an ordinary fighter from this world, nor was the pilot of this Variable Fighter an ordinary pilot. It was Xiao Ran, a man with extraordinary Piloting Skill, capable of fully controlling his machine and bringing everything around him under his command.
Facing the rapidly approaching Fire Snakes, Xiao Ran's expression did not change in the slightest. His hands moved rapidly as he guided the Variable Fighter through and around the missiles, weaving and twisting between them like a fish swimming freely through water. Not a single bullet struck the Variable Fighter.
In Xiao Ran's eyes,