Two More After the Double Kill

Peacock soon received word of unusual activity near the Great Snow Mountain.

They wanted to send fighters to support their forces, but with the Dragon Country air force bearing down on them, they did not dare act rashly.

No one knew whether Dragon Country had an even bigger move planned, and they did not dare gamble.

They could not mobilize a large force, but sending one or two fighters was easy enough. Peacock could not possibly abandon the land near the Great Snow Mountain, either.

Having occupied it for more than thirty years, Peacock Country had long regarded it as its own territory.

Dragon Country naturally had to send its own fighters to respond, and Li Zhi, who had just finished resupplying, was the best choice.

A pilot from Wolf's Lair Base was also sent, but the two took different routes and did not travel together.

When Li Zhi arrived, two Peacock fighters were strafing the ground. There was no need to guess: Dragon Country ground troops had to be down there.

There was no way Li Zhi could stand for that. He immediately used his fire control system to begin locking onto one of the Peacock fighters.

Li Zhi's fire control illumination forced the enemy to abandon its attack on the ground and deal with him.

Both sides regarded this area as their own territory, so the airspace above it was naturally disputed. There was nothing strange about the two sides fighting here.

The Peacock fighter began performing evasive maneuvers nonstop, preventing Li Zhi from locking on quickly.

The other Peacock fighter was not idle either. It began trying to lock onto Li Zhi, hoping to force him to abandon his lock on its wingman.

But Li Zhi did not dare give up now. The friendly fighter from Wolf's Lair had not arrived yet, and taking on two fighters alone was extremely difficult.

The reason he had managed to take down both Peacock fighters before, aside from a lucky coincidence, was largely that neither side had dared actually open fire. That had allowed Li Zhi to handle them with ease.

But things were different now. Once Dragon Country's ground troops entered this area and the enemy fighters opened fire, the two sides had completely fallen out.

Li Zhi could only do his best to suppress one of the fighters, keeping it too occupied to attack him.

At the same time, Li Zhi had to evade the other pilot's lock-ons and attacks. His situation immediately became perilous.

Through Li Zhi's efforts, the three fighters lined up like a long snake, each biting at the tail ahead.

Li Zhi pursued the Peacock fighter in front, while the other Peacock fighter clung tightly to his tail, trying to rescue its wingman.

The pilot of the lead Peacock fighter wanted to regroup with his wingman and form a two-plane formation to take on Li Zhi together.

Li Zhi had guessed his intentions. There was no way he would let him regroup with his wingman.

The Peacock pilot in front had considered turning around and catching Li Zhi in a pincer with his wingman, but he did not dare do it.

If it had been another Dragon Country fighter, he might have risked it.

But this was L20024!

Ever since Li Zhi had entered the battle, the Peacock pilots had realized that the Dragon Country fighter sent as reinforcement belonged to that scourge, Li Zhi.

The legend that Li Zhi could only scrap two Peacock fighters a month had already spread widely among Peacock pilots.

They did not yet know that Li Zhi had brought down two more, or they might have been even more afraid.

The only way to turn the nose around quickly was with a stall maneuver, and that process was precisely the best moment for an opponent to attack.

The Peacock pilot in front did not dare gamble on whether Li Zhi could seize that opportunity. After all, his life was at stake!

"Three-Yellow Chicken, I'm here! Hold on for another thirty seconds!"

The speaker was Steppe Wolf, the Wolf's Lair pilot racing over to him.

His radar had already shown him the three fighters locked in combat, with the green dot representing Li Zhi between two red dots. The situation was extremely critical.

Li Zhi did not answer him. Right now, he did not dare let his attention wander for an instant.

The warnings in his cockpit never stopped, and he was intermittently illuminated by the fire control system behind him. Fortunately, the two Peacock pilots were not coordinating particularly well, or Li Zhi really might have met his end here.

The enemy fighters were the latest export models bought from Eagle Country, with performance slightly better than the Jiaolong 10 Li Zhi was flying.

It had been extremely difficult for Li Zhi to hold out this long.

But Li Zhi's persistence had also removed the danger to the ground troops. With no need to worry about attacks from above for the moment, they began quickly clearing out the remaining Peacock soldiers.

At the same time, they were rapidly setting up makeshift air-defense equipment in the area under their control.

Once the equipment was in place, this area could be considered virtually impregnable. Unless Peacock launched a large-scale attack, they could forget about laying claim to this piece of Dragon Country land.

The long chase had left Li Zhi drenched in sweat, but he did not dare wipe it away.

Even when sweat ran into his eyes, he could only endure the slight sting.

A little while later, Steppe Wolf finally arrived in the area and began relieving the pressure on Li Zhi. Dragon Country's ground troops held an overwhelming advantage and did not need air support from the fighters.

Steppe Wolf began trying to lock onto the Peacock fighter behind Li Zhi. The enemy also noticed Steppe Wolf's arrival and had no choice but to abandon his pursuit of Li Zhi and take on Steppe Wolf.

The pressure on Li Zhi vanished at once, and he finally had time to wipe away his sweat. It had begun to affect his vision, so he had no choice but to wipe it off.

It was one-on-one, and Li Zhi held an advantageous attacking position. This was a perfect chance to beat a dog while it was down.

As for Steppe Wolf, he did not need Li Zhi's help for the time being.

Without his wingman tying Li Zhi down, the Peacock fighter ahead was now in grave danger.

The Peacock pilot was already slightly less skilled than Li Zhi, having lacked systematic instruction and effective training.

On top of that, his fear of Li Zhi put him at an inherent disadvantage when facing him, so Li Zhi naturally kept him on the defensive.

"Muhante, we need support! The enemy is too strong!"

The Peacock pilots began calling for support. Their two fighters alone were clearly no match for Li Zhi and Steppe Wolf.

But what they did not know was that Muhante Base had no Peacock fighters to spare. Aside from them, all the other fighters were facing off against Dragon Country's fighter fleet near the border.

Peacock simply did not dare pull any fighters away from there!

Judging others by their own standards, Peacock was also afraid that Dragon Country would seize the opportunity to occupy their territory.

Naturally, it would be best if they could hold on to the land they had taken from Dragon Country, but if they could not, they would have to abandon it for now.

In short, no one was coming to support these two Peacock fighters!