On the radio channel.
A deathly silence.
Just as George suspected his teammates had been shot down, they finally spoke.
"My God!"
The two men spoke in identical tones, as if they had witnessed God's arrival.
What?
George was getting frantic. He was still searching everywhere for any trace of the enemy plane, but he couldn't find it on either the radar or with his eyes.
"Tell me quickly, what just happened! How did he dodge our missiles?"
However, his two companions seemed not to hear George's words. "Let's turn back immediately; this needs to be reported back right away..."
George looked completely bewildered; he suspected he was being isolated by his two companions.
However, he quickly learned of the situation from his comrades' report to the base.
"A black, round hole appeared and disappeared quickly, and then the plane crashed into that black hole and vanished?"
Is this some kind of nonsense?
This was not only George's idea, but also Thomas's question.
He felt that he had truly broadened his horizons today.
First, we didn't know where all those fighter jets came from, and now something even more unbelievable is happening.
Space jump technology has even appeared!
According to the two pilots, wasn't what they saw simply the enemy plane passing through a black hole and entering another dimension?
"But how is that possible?"
Thomas had already been evacuated to the shelter, couldn't sit still in his office chair for even a second. He stood by the window and looked at his deputy, Carl.
The other party clearly didn't know how to answer either, only saying that the relevant video evidence was being uploaded and would be delivered soon.
The two waited anxiously and bewilderedly in the office for five minutes, but instead of receiving the fighter jet footage, they received other "black hole" sighting reports.
An increasing number of pilots are reporting this.
After they fired at the enemy aircraft, the enemy aircraft suddenly slowed down, then crashed into a black hole and disappeared into thin air.
It started with only two cases, but within minutes the number of eyewitness reports quickly rose to more than a dozen!
This can't be fake!
Unless everyone below is lying to him!
Thomas was in turmoil.
At this moment, countless movies about alien invasions came to mind.
Has it come true now?
Just then, the fighter jet's video was...
It was delivered.
Carl immediately took it to the television and played it.
It's a pilot's helmet-mounted view; he's keeping a close eye on fighter jet number 287 and the missile.
Thomas didn't dare to breathe, his eyes glued to the missile rapidly approaching the fighter jet in the video.
Then he saw that plane number 287 seemed to be suddenly swallowed by a black hole, and in the blink of an eye, the plane completely disappeared.
It has truly disappeared completely...
"Are we facing aliens?" Thomas covered his face with his hands, feeling a sense of despair.
"Space jump technology—why would an enemy possessing this technology target us?"
Those aliens must have watched too many Earth movies, right?
Why don't you go find the other side!
The movie is just a fake!
Thomas was on the verge of tears.
He vowed that if he could get through today, he would never allow any more movies to feature alien battles...
Carl, standing nearby, offered words of comfort, "At least these aliens don't seem too hostile towards us; they didn't return fire after we opened fire."
"That's right!" Thomas suddenly remembered something. "Immediately forbid our pilots from firing!"
Carl shrugged. "General Mike has already given the order."
Thomas then sat back down in his chair, trying to figure out the origin and purpose of these fighter jets.
He had initially assumed these fighter jets belonged to the other side.
However, with the advent of space travel technology, it has clearly become impossible.
How could the other side possibly have that kind of skill?
If it's not the other side, then whose could it be?
Other continents.
The news that Thomas had suddenly declared a full state of emergency spread rapidly on the internet and radio.
In particular, officials from various countries received the news immediately.
Moreover, they were even well aware of the situation where Thomas's airspace was blocked by hundreds of fighter jets.
Is Zhou going to war with Thomas?
Hundreds of fighter jets.
This incredibly large quantity is something that, apart from Thomas and his group, only Elder Zhou's group on Earth could possibly possess.
Otherwise, how could these fighter jets have fallen from the sky?
Chaos reigned in all the key locations, and various think tanks were searching for contingency plans to deal with the situation.
Various influential figures are also using their networks to frantically pursue Thomas.
A subordinate makes a phone call.
The people from " Ark Alliance " even called Thomas directly.
Thomas was already feeling exhausted just from dealing with all those phone calls.
Suddenly, the secretary outside reported an emergency—
The elderly Zhou Jianhai hoped to have a conversation with him.
Thomas was about to refuse, but in his current state, he had no time to concern himself with any Ark Project.
Even if Zhou Jianhai apologized to him, he wouldn't bother with it.
But the secretary's next words struck him like a thunderbolt. "They said that if you agree to the call, as a sign of sincerity, they can withdraw the fighter jets that have blocked our airspace..."
Not only Thomas, but even Carl was taken aback.
The chubby deputy snatched the diplomatic document from the secretary's hand and discovered that the secretary had indeed read it verbatim.
"This!"
Carl looked at Thomas and handed him the document.
Thomas glanced at it a few times, then his spirits completely collapsed. He covered his eyes, tilted his head back, and sighed slowly, "Reply to them, I hope we can start dialogue immediately, and at the same time, have them withdraw those fighter jets immediately..."
Atlantic Ocean.
Zhang Tianyuan, aboard the aircraft carrier, received a communication from Elder Zhou.
" Thomas has agreed to the call; let the fighter jets return to base."
There are still more than 300 aircraft in the sky. If we want them to slowly land back on the aircraft carrier one by one, many of them will probably have to wait until they run out of fuel and crash into the sea.
So Zhang Tianyuan took action again, and according to the plan, he teleported onto some of the fighter jets, taking them back to the Legend World and allowing them to land at the ground airport there for resupply.
In "2012", the nine fleets retain only a portion of their aircraft to form a basic deterrent. If necessary, aircraft can be transferred from the Legend World at any time.
While Zhang Tianyuan was busy, Elder Zhou's conversation with Thomas resumed.
Unlike his aggressive tone last time, Thomas's tone this time was tired and cautious.
According to reports from both oceans, the mysterious fighter jets did indeed gradually retreat after he agreed to the call.
Many of them disappeared through those mysterious "black holes".
This made Thomas uneasy, and after a polite greeting, he immediately inquired about this matter:
Did you receive help from aliens?