Chapter 7: Emergencies

　　"Report! Frontline confirms that the first strike did not have the desired effect due to unknown interference. A second strike will be conducted in twenty seconds." Nightingale reported in the middle of the command channel, and at the same time had muttered, "This thing is fucking evil! What the hell is it?"

　　But complaints aside, Nightingale's hands weren't idle at all, he activated two more 250 kilogram class laser guided bombs, this big baby was equipped with high explosive warheads specially designed to target buildings, enough to blow a skyscraper into the sky, and used to bombard a fortress like this one was definitely a piece of cake.

　　"Ground units please prepare for laser guidance, second strike will begin in ten seconds. Over!" Nightingale spoke into the microphone.

　　Behind the small dune, Li Xue placed a portable projector-sized laser guidance device on the ground, and after making simple adjustments, a beam of light green light shot straight towards the cold ice fortress. A light spot the size of a teacup formed on it.

　　Under the influence of the dust in the air in the desert, a green light path appeared, and under the starry sky, the dust billowing inside the teacup-thick beam looked like stars, mysterious and magnificent.

　　But underneath this beauty, that path of light was a path of death that represented explosions and flames! In countless wars, this light green path of light was the last scene that countless people could see in their lifetime.

　　Although Li Xue had no idea whether this attack would be effective or not, he watched the mysterious white-gold figure disappear under the strikes of the two air-to-ground missiles. He silently sighed in his heart, "It's true that all fear is due to a lack of firepower!"

　　Inside the Cold Ice Fortress, Ayrin climbed up from the ground and slapped her head fiercely. That head that had been dazzled by the violent impact it had received just sort of cleared up a bit.

　　The Sacred Wings' Embrace hadn't completely withstood the attack of the two air-to-ground missiles, and the huge shockwave had still sent Ayrin flying. If she didn't have the protection of the divine machine, she would have suffered from this.

　　Feeling this horrible attack, Irene heart a burst of shock, this kind of attack even if it is a heavy war fortress shield may not be able to block, even if it is a fourth-ranked powerhouse if it is true, in the absence of any cards, most likely also to drink hate on the spot.

　　At this time, Irene had already sensed that something was wrong, because these several attacks were all in a way that he had never heard of.

　　Although all the countries on the continent had weapons that could achieve similar effects, they were not the same. There were also those weird flying machines, which were even more drastically different from the magic guide airships.

　　At this time, Ayrin suddenly remembered that when he and Kleya were fleeing in a panic, they seemed to have passed through a door, a door that was somewhat like a portal ...

Thinking about this, Ayrin felt an icy chill run from her spine straight to her brain, and her scalp tingled.

　　That meant that those soldiers outside weren't actually pursuers sent by the Fro Empire to hunt down herself and Keleia. It was probably just people coming to check on them because they had mistakenly trespassed on their territory with themselves and Kleya.

　　And not only were they flying around in their airspace, but they had also attacked one of their soldiers, and now Kleya was holding their soldiers hostage and flying around in their territory.

　　These behaviors would make it easy for people to get themselves killed, and in the worst case, they might even declare war on them directly. If these stupid things led to an unknown country declaring war with the empire, then he and Keleia could not be blamed for their own deaths!

　　Thinking of this, Ayrin couldn't wait to slap herself twice, why was she so stupid?

　　However, right now it was fortunate that there were no casualties on either side, and there might still be room for maneuver. Both her own and Kleya's families had a significant position in the empire, and there was no shortage of assets or money, so gritting her teeth and making double or even triple compensation should be able to calm the other party's anger. After all, for a country, interests were paramount.

　　Thinking of this, she made up her mind and lightly touched on top of an orb covered with magic patterns in the center of the hall. That originally tightly closed door, in a friction sound, burst open! At this moment! That originally not so tall door suddenly became magnificent in Ayrin's eyes! It was like a bridge connecting two worlds!

　　At this moment, Li Xue, who was guiding the laser-guided bombs behind the dunes, saw the originally closed door of the Ice Cold Fortress burst open, and as if he had realized something, he shouted in the command channel, "Something's going on! Stop the attack, stop the attack!"

　　Then he raised his gun, loaded it, and aimed it in one fell swoop, staring dead center at the gate. At the same time, he gave a hand signal for all to be on alert, and at once, the intensive sound of loading and the friction sound of the mechanical transmission of the single tactical armor came to mind above the position.

　　Everyone was nervously looking at the gate, the black hole of the gate was like a demonic cave leading to the abyss, as if in the next instant some horrible monster would break through the seal of hell and bring disaster and havoc back to earth!

　　More than two thousand meters in the air, Nightingale frowned, vaguely realizing that things were not simple.

　　Executing a bombing mission against a fixed target on the ground on its own territory, and there was no air defense fire or enemy fighter interception during usual training, no extreme weather or electromagnetic interference much less the EMP interference generated after a simulated nuclear explosion. There was even satellite guidance and ground forces to guide them. There was simply no simpler mission in this world!

　　This kind of training to get just out of the flight academy to adapt to real fighters itself had been completely bid adieu the moment they boarded the J-25 two years ago.

　　But now, this kind of task which could not even be considered as training not only fell on his own head as a senior pilot who was only one step away from being an ace pilot, but also piloted the J-25, the most advanced multi-purpose fighter in China which Shen Fei had made to replace the old J-16. The most important point is that this is an emergency combat mission!

　　These various things superimposed together made this proud son of heaven smell a hint of unusual flavor. However, he didn't choose to inquire from above, after all, as a soldier, he needed to obey rather than question.

Just then, a command came through the middle of the comm channel interrupting his thoughts, and Nightingale shivered in his heart when he heard the order to stop the attack.

　　Just a second ago, he had already unlocked the weapon firing safety and was ready to fire, as long as his thumbs pushed a little harder, the two high-explosive bombs would whiz out, adding another colorful piece to his resume.

　　Luckily, the joystick had an anti-false-touch device on it, otherwise the bombs might have gone out by now.

　　Nightingale moved her right thumb away from the red knob and put the two laser-guided bombs that were originally in the firing state back into the magazine, watching the safety of the weapon system close and lock, and the icon changed from the green color of waiting to be fired back to the red color, and only then did she let out a sigh of relief.

　　Although it was said that this kind of bomb could be remotely controlled to turn off the fuses, two bombs with such a huge weight combined with a huge speed crashing down would be a huge disaster even if they didn't explode.

　　"Did something special happen?" Nightingale thought in his heart, but he didn't inquire about it, he just said in the middle of the communication channel, "This is Nightingale, the attack has been paused, and we are now flying around and re-selecting the best attack position. Over!"

　　After saying that, Nightingale gently pushed the joystick, and the J-25 circled a beautiful arc, flying towards the distance.

　　At this moment, after Li Xue had called out a ceasefire on his own, the military executives in the command headquarters who were always keeping an eye on this place had already agreed to Li Xue's risky behavior this time.

　　After all, everyone wanted to know who, or what, had caused this scene that was comparable to magic.

　　And the analysis results that had just come in indicated that the other party's behavioral pattern was highly close to that of a human, which also indicated that there was a possibility of communication between multiple parties.

　　And judging from the other party's behavior of opening the gate, the other party also had a tendency to communicate. Based on this, the command agreed to this contact!

　　Although there was a certain degree of danger, and even the risk of the contacting personnel becoming hostages, it was all worth it!

At the same time, the search team had a heated discussion about who should make the contact. After all, this is likely to be the real "third type of contact", which is much more dangerous than demining, counter-terrorism and so on.

　　But just as the team members were arguing, Li Xue directly pulled out a pistol from his waist and fired three shots into the air. Seeing Li Xue firing his gun, the team members all quieted down, waiting for the company commander's words.

　　"All shut the fuck up!" Li Xue heaved his pistol towards the ground and cursed over the communication channel, "I know that none of you are afraid of death! All dare to go! But have the traditions been forgotten?!"

　　While saying this, Li Xue took out a magazine from the waist of a soldier next to him and hung it on his own waist, replenishing the magazine he had just used up. While continuing, he said, "Have you ever seen a commander who cowered at the end of the line in the face of danger? Which time wasn't the one with the biggest officer leading the charge?"

　　Li Xue picked up the pistol that fell on the ground and skillfully replaced a magazine before hanging it back on his waist.

　　"So this time, I'll go alone, no one is allowed to follow! For this kind of thing, one person will do"

　　After saying that, Li Xue stood up from behind the dune, carrying his gun, and walked towards the gate of that cold ice fortress. Just like those countless times once, every time when it was most dangerous, he was the one who rushed to the front.

　　"If I'm taken as a hostage, then fire on me!" At this moment, Li Xue said in the middle of the command channel.

　　His tone was calm, as if he was telling a friend about the length of his family.

　　"Is there anything else to explain?" After a short silence, an old man's voice came out.

　　"Report! Nothing." Li Xue's suicide note had always been there, whether it was in paper or electronic form, writing a suicide note once every six months had always been a tradition of this ace army. After joining this iron army, your life was not just your own!

　　"If I really sacrificed, don't tell my parents, they only have me as a son, they can't afford this blow." After thinking about it, Li Xue added once again.

　　Then, he pointed his assault rifle forward, no longer advancing slowly, but with a momentum of parting the sea and splitting the mountain, he walked towards the gate!