"I had the mech's quantum-source phased-array radar lock onto a couple of moving targets at random. Both shots hit! There should be image records. Let me look!"
Wang Yixue already had some understanding of the console and quickly found the earlier live records.
After she opened the image, it rapidly enlarged on Wang Yixue's holographic helmet display.
Finally, a blurry image appeared simultaneously on the large-screen television in the briefing hall.
Though the image was blurry, Elder Hua and the other researchers recognized the object at a glance.
Countless pupils shrank to pinpoints.
Everyone took a step back in unison.
They sharply sucked in a breath of cold air.
It was a Starlink satellite belonging to Masituo, the pioneer of Eagle Sauce's civilian satellites!
More than 3,500 had already been launched into outer space.
They were called civilian satellites, but in reality, the military had long since taken control of them for military use.
"Little Yixue, you took out two of these things with two shots?" Elder Hua asked again, trembling.
"That's right! I was in a hurry to keep training in other subjects, so I only fired twice. The mech actually locked onto more than 500 of the closest ones at the time. I only shot two, no more!"
Wang Yixue still looked as though she had not quite had her fill.
"???"
Elder Hua could no longer keep his composure.
The little girl had nearly caused a major incident!
If she had wiped out more than 500 Starlink satellites in one go, Eagle Sauce would absolutely have fought tooth and nail.
What a relief!
That was close!
Patriarch Lu Ban had protected them too. That was far too uncanny!!
Before Elder Hua could breathe a sigh of relief.
Wang Yixue eagerly said,
"How about this, Grandpa Hua? I'll shoot down a few more for you right now. They're just like fireworks, really pretty!"
"No, no, no! My little ancestor, please rein in your divine powers!"
Elder Hua's poor heart kept pounding wildly, thump after thump.
If this little ancestor kept playing, she might even set international space ablaze.
Then dozens of countries would come looking for trouble. Just thinking about it gave him a headache.
Elder Hua was utterly numb. He absolutely could not keep talking to this little girl.
He had to get her back immediately.
If they kept talking, he might fail to catch his breath and drop dead.
He was in his seventies. He could not take one shock after another.
"Little Yixue, let's not fool around, all right? Listen to Grandpa Hua and hurry back. Your grandpa is still lying in the infirmary at our Zhonghai Research Base."
"Hmm... all right, then. I'll come find you at Zhonghai Base."
With that, Wang Yixue gripped a control stick in each hand and began operating the mech.
After practicing with the beginner tutorial training, she could now control Crimson Sky No. 1 at a basic level.
Once she finished the basic settings, a mechanical voice sounded in her ears.
[Intelligent assisted piloting system activated] [Current mode: beginner] [Destination: Zhonghai Military Research Base] [Attitude adjustment complete!] [Propulsion system normal!] [Intelligent unit diagnostics complete!] [Estimated arrival time: 28 minutes] [Recommended switch to normal mode. Estimated duration: 20 minutes]
"That goes without saying. Switch, of course!"
[Current mode: normal] [Crimson Sky No. 1, launch!]
At Wang Yixue's command.
Crimson Sky No. 1 erupted with a burst of azure flame in space.
In an instant, it vanished from where it had been.
Far away.
Also in low Earth orbit.
Anzhui kept rummaging through the living module.
"Found it yet? Hurry up!" Migen kicked Anzhui from behind.
"I remember putting it right here after looking at the moon last time..."
Anzhui's eyes were full of urgency.
"Found it!"
A monocular optoelectronic telescope more than a meter long came into view.
Anzhui hurriedly took it out.
"Quick, we'll use this! We'll definitely be able to see clearly, and it has a built-in camera. Sending the photos back to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration will be a major achievement!"
"Then what are you waiting for? Hurry!"
Wearing white spacesuits, the two floated toward the node module again in zero gravity.
"Creak!"
Once depressurization was complete, the hatch opened.
The two cautiously emerged from the node module once again.
The difference was that this time, both their faces carried a trace of apprehension.
Those two flashes of fire from earlier still left them shaken.
Seeing Anzhui holding the telescope without moving, Migen immediately grew impatient again.
"What are you dawdling for? If you're not going to look, give me the telescope."
"No, that thing's gone!" Anzhui said shakily.
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
Migen raised his hand and pointed diagonally ahead.
"Wasn't it just right... shit! Where did it go?"
The two stared blankly at the completely empty expanse of space.
They fell into bewilderment.
Good heavens, it had been dancing and firing cannons just now, and now it was simply gone?
They exchanged a glance and shuddered in unison.
At that moment, they were finally certain.
That had definitely been an alien.
Just as they had expected, aliens had invaded Earth!
Mommy, what were they supposed to do now?
I want to go back to Earth.
Space isn't safe. There are aliens!!
It was too terrifying. Probably no one would believe them if they told anyone.
If a novel dared to write something like this, its lordly readers would probably hack the author to death. It was too fucking ridiculous!
Little Japan.
Defense Investigation Section.
Itō Makoto leaned back in his swivel chair, his brow tightly furrowed.
"Kotori Taro, you're saying you really saw a Gundam fly upward past your windshield?"
"Section Chief Itō, please believe me. I'm absolutely not lying. If you don't believe me, you can ask my copilot." Kotori Taro was thoroughly deferential and deeply apprehensive.
"If an investigation finds you're lying, you won't just lose your job. You'll also be prosecuted for spreading rumors. Think carefully before you speak!"
Itō Makoto felt as though he was going mad.
Had people watched so much anime that something had gone wrong with them?
A Gundam had flown past his windshield in broad daylight?
Why didn't he say Naruto had hacked him to death with a Rasenshuriken!
"Section Chief, everything I said is true! You have to believe me!"
Kotori Taro's speech gradually grew hurried.
What frustrated him terribly was why planes did not have dashcams like cars.
If they had one, proving that everything was true would have been easy.
"All right, all right. I believe what you said."
Itō Makoto waved his hand, a gentle smile appearing on his face.
"Speaking of which, I have a friend with considerable expertise in the field of the human mind. Why don't you pay him a visit?"
With that, he handed Kotori Taro a business card.
It read: Osaka Psychiatric Rehabilitation Center.
Nani?
Ten thousand alpacas instantly thundered through Kotori Taro's heart.
Baka!
I'm trying to have a proper conversation with you, and you're telling me to get treated at a psychiatric hospital?
I'm done with this. When that mech destroys Little Japan, let's see what you do!
When people had nothing in common to say, even half a sentence was too much.
Hmph!
Kotori Taro was so angry that two heavy blasts of air shot from his nostrils.
He left, huffing and puffing.
"Mr. Kotori, remember to visit the address on that business card!"
"If you're ill, you need treatment!"
"Whatever you do, don't give up on treatment!!"
Itō Makoto's voice still drifted intermittently from behind him.
"Bakayarou! Your whole family is sick! I'm never reporting anything I see again. Let's see how you die!"
Xia Nation's airspace.
A streak of crimson light came from outer space.
Trailing a bright golden tail, it descended from the horizon.
It pierced straight down toward the ground below.
There was almost nothing but an afterimage.
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