Missile Drone

The abundance of enemy units ensured that each Riken Race fighter squadron had its own opponent, and they engaged in fierce battles, creating numerous small battlefields.

However, the battlefield is limited in scope, so these smaller battlefields overlap and intersect with each other, forming a chaotic large battlefield.

In this vast battlefield, fair one-on-one duels are impossible.

A main fighter jet was flying more than a dozen Larval Form kites, which, under the cover of its wingmen, flew in a staggered pattern, constantly attacking the enemy behind it.

Although the fighter jets' firepower is somewhat weak, the cumulative effect can eventually wear down the enemy.

"Watch out!" A shout from a fellow pilot suddenly came through the channel. The pilot didn't recognize the voice; it probably wasn't someone he knew. However, in this kind of racial war, alien beings wouldn't speak the Riken Race language, so he reflexively veered the fighter off course and performed a routine evasive maneuver.

A tentacle wreathed in blue Electric Arc slashed down from the side of his cockpit, scraping his aircraft hard and causing it to tilt. Fortunately, he had participated in bombing training on Laze Planet and possessed decent skills and a strong mental fortitude, allowing him to quickly regain control of the aircraft.

After a system self-check, it was found that only the external armor was slightly damaged, which made him breathe a slight sigh of relief. However, his wingman was not so lucky. The artificial intelligence that assisted in controlling the wingman could not dodge the attack, and the wingman was blown to pieces in a flash of fire.

The loss of his wingman left him in a very bad mood.

Each Riken Race pilot was equipped with only nine wingmen, who could assist in attacks and, in critical moments, even take the hits.

Therefore, having more wingmen means greater safety. But now, the war has only been going on for a short time, and he has already lost one of his wingmen. Keep in mind that this is wartime, and under these circumstances, it is very difficult to replace a lost wingman.

Furthermore, this loss was not caused by his mistake.

The chaotic battlefield generated an overwhelming amount of data, and the Riken Race prioritized allocating their supercomputing power to ranged attacks and evasion. As a result, the remaining computing power was simply insufficient to cover all aspects of the chaotic melee battlefield.

Each Riken Race pilot has the authority to mark three groups of enemies. The supercomputer will prioritize calculating the interaction data between the pilot and these three groups of enemies.

Because both sides move at extremely high speeds, they may traverse hundreds of other smaller battlefields within seconds. Therefore, apart from the group of enemies they are engaged in combat with, the other enemies around them are changing rapidly.

Therefore Riken Race pilots typically only mark the group of enemies they are engaged with, and do not use all three slots. However, this results in a slight delay in the supercomputer's early warning system in the face of other sudden attacks.

This was also the main reason his wingman was shot down.

His teammates failed to engage their enemies, giving them time to attack the passing fighter formation, and he failed to detect the attack due to a delayed warning.

Fortunately, his teammate reminded him, which saved him from disaster. However, he still wanted to let this stranger experience the anger of losing his wingman.

He was about to unleash a few curses when, just then, the voice of an unfamiliar teammate came through the communicator again.

"Careful!"

The Riken Race driver immediately shut up and reflexively evaded the maneuver.

However, he wasn't so lucky this time. His dodging movements were too routine, with the angle and direction of his dodges being exactly the same as before.

Looking through the transparent cockpit canopy at the rapidly enlarging electric tendrils, before he could even scream in terror, he was struck hard. The fighter jet couldn't withstand the impact; the cockpit cracked, and the jet spun and crashed into a wingman beside it.

The fire flashed and then quickly died down. The two fighter jets were smashed to pieces. Even if the Riken Race fighter pilot didn't die on the spot, he probably wouldn't have lasted long in the chaotic battlefield.

The information that the main fighter jet was destroyed was immediately sent to the supercomputing center on the battlefield. The information was processed and fed back immediately. Of the original fighter jet formation, the main fighter jet and two wingmen were destroyed, while the remaining seven wingmen were reassigned by the supercomputer to other formations in the surrounding area.

As it turns out, in such a complex battlefield environment, luck is also a part of strength; otherwise, even with a nearly full squadron of wingmen, they would still have to leave the battlefield early.

Such scenes are common on the battlefield. If the Riken Race fighter squadrons were still in their original configuration, their plans might fail.

Fortunately, new Missile Drone have joined the fleet.

The new type of small missile Drone, or Missile Drone for Riken Race, performed quite well in this war.

The Larval Form, unaware of what this thing was, were caught off guard when these little guys approached them while they were chasing enemy aircraft.

Although their machine guns are relatively weak, being hit by concentrated fire can still be dangerous for the Larval Form. Therefore, the Larval Form choose to eliminate these smaller creatures first.

However, when the Larval Form's tentacles attached to the Missile Drone and then climbed on them, intending to dismantle them, the Missile Drone exploded without warning.

A two-meter-long bomb is extremely lethal to Larval Form that are generally only about ten meters long. As a result, the Swarm lost nearly ten thousand Larval Form within minutes of the battle.

However, having been bombed by missiles before, the Larval Form immediately realized that these little creatures with wings and cannons were not real fighter jets and quickly moved away from them.

However, this means that the pursuit route for enemy aircraft is blocked by Missile Drone, and the Larval Form lack effective long-range attack means.

Close combat is tantamount to suicide.

Let's ignore them. Although the cannons on Missile Drone have a smaller caliber, they are still cannons. Being constantly shot at is not only annoying, but too much shooting can also be dangerous.

Moreover, even without a threat, the main fighter jets can still provide firepower from a distance, and these large-caliber machine guns pose a significant threat to the Larval Form.

The emergence of a new type of soldier has indeed changed a lot, making things very difficult for the Larval Form, but also giving the main fighter jets and wingmen more room to maneuver.

"Heh, adding machine guns to bombs, that's quite an idea. Order the Larval Form to ignore these distractions and launch a full-scale attack, let the Riken Race show off their skills." Sarah watched the battle unfold, unconcerned about the Larval Form's plight. The outcome of a war isn't determined by the superiority or inferiority of one or two battlefields, but by the overall situation.

This battle exposed the weaknesses of the Swarm Larval Form. The Swarm already had solutions for these weaknesses; they simply needed a catalyst.

Upon receiving the order, the Larval Form ceased chasing the main fighters and wingmen, and ignored the interference from the Missile Drone. Instead, they charged headlong into the Riken Race's warship formation.

"Watch out, they're fighting to the death! We must stop them!" Hamis roared.