The exact circumstances of Gao Lanlan and the "067" gunship she had been piloting remained unknown for the time being.
In any case, the wildfires and towering black smoke caused by her massive bombardment naturally drew the attention of nearby friendly aircraft and the base. In the shortest time possible, at least a dozen Banshees and Viking fighters arrived at the designated area in succession to conduct reconnaissance and scans.
However!
Surprisingly, after half a day of repeated, extensive low-altitude reconnaissance, the Banshees had found nothing beyond scattered remains of Warp Daemons killed or burned by the plasma bombardment, along with half of a Liberator gunship's engine wreckage, which had crashed to the ground and been burned black.
Even after carefully scanning and reconnoitering the area within a hundred miles, they had found no further traces of Warp Daemons—at least, none that were still alive. Nor had they found any more wreckage from the "067" gunship or the pilot's body.
In any case, they were fairly certain that the "067" had crashed. It had fought the Daemons here and never returned, and the engine fragment found at the scene appeared to have been cleanly cut off and then burned. The conclusion was obvious.
Although they still didn't know its exact whereabouts, the situation was certainly unlikely to be good.
The Banshees and Vikings responsible for reconnaissance didn't dare speculate about the final outcome. They could only compile their findings, return to base, and report the matter urgently.
After all, one of their Liberator gunships had fought a battle against Daemons in an area barely over a hundred kilometers from the outskirts of Guixu City. They had also found at least several thousand Daemon corpses and half an engine fragment at the scene. That was a fairly serious matter.
As for