The closer they got to the military base, the more solemn the atmosphere aboard the Eraser Fighter Jet became.
Although the aircraft's armor and firepower would allow it to keep fighting after being struck by anti-aircraft missiles and, in the literal sense, erase the military base, what truly determined the mission's success was whether they could land on the tarmac. The Eraser Fighter Jet's forward-swept wings and ablative armor gave it an appearance completely unlike any United States aircraft. Hydra's armed forces were all combat elites; there was no way they would lower their guard around an aircraft that was so obviously unusual.
It was not until Amon relayed the passcode Stephanie Malik had provided to the base command center that the base's anti-aircraft weapons stopped targeting the Eraser Fighter Jet. Noticing Amon's curiosity at the disappearance of the lock-on warning inside the cabin, Stephanie Malik patiently explained, "That is the power of authority. Hydra is a product of power, and from top to bottom, it follows the logic that power reigns supreme. The code I provided carries the highest level of clearance within Hydra. Even General Hale's subordinates must obey my orders. Perhaps he never told you this, but in this country, people do not divide the world by ideology. They divide it into democratic nations and authoritarian nations, with the former being righteous and the latter evil. You can imagine how naive this country's people are. Without an environment ruled by a democratic government, Hydra could never have taken root and grown."
Amon merely shrugged without comment.
Inside the cramped cabin, he put on a cloak to conceal his golden armor and the helmet hanging at his waist, then stood at the hatch with Stephanie Malik. The pilot from the Malik family skillfully brought the Eraser Fighter Jet