"Great job!" The president's office erupted in cheers.
Field shouted excitedly, "Our Air Force boys are really something!"
Someone reminded him, "Russia has sent at least 200 of its latest Flanker-family fighters."
Field cleared his throat. "They're doing very well, too."
"Don't celebrate too soon," the Female Secretary of State said gravely. "There are still a lot of enemies."
After forcing their way through humanity's dense curtain of fire, one wave was intercepted, but more than half of the Cosmic Zerg still broke through the defenses. They shrieked furiously as they charged ahead, clearly enraged by their staggering losses and determined to end the war with a massacre.
After their fighter jets ran out of missiles, they couldn't return to base to rearm in time, so they activated their cannons and engaged the aliens at close range!
The close-quarters battle left everyone in America's top leadership staring in stunned silence!
That was because, once they came within 500 to 1,000 meters of the aliens, all electronic components began to malfunction in various ways!
Countless instruments in the fighter jets—altimeters, balance indicators, heading indicators, sextants—blared alarms one after another. Red lights flashed everywhere, throwing the human pilots into chaos.
"Don't lose your heads!" Field roared into the phone. "Just aim, fire, and repeat!"
"But the targeting systems are out, too! We can only aim with our eyes!" a pilot shouted.
Only when the war reached close quarters did America's leaders finally understand how terrifying these aliens were.
They completely countered humanity's military forces, which had been built on electronic technology!
"They look utterly primitive, even backward, but those lionlike jaws formed from crystal tentacles can emit Ultrasound and destroy all electronic devices," Dr. Connors said. "The worst part is, it won't just affect the Air Force. Future tanks and ground-based missiles