Chapter 1037
These two are dead cards
While maneuvering his ship to evade the enemies on his right, Cui Ming kept a close eye on Kaina's actions—he knew she had been holding back for too long, and this battle was both a release and a source of enjoyment for her. Therefore, he deliberately slowed his attack pace, giving her more opportunities to shine. Seeing Kaina freeze a ship with her super-thermal ray and then immediately switch to the D4 ray to shatter it, Cui Ming's lips unconsciously curved into a smile. He even proactively reminded her, "There's a ship trying to ambush us from behind; take it out with the Lipple Gun."
"Alright!" Kaina reacted with lightning speed. With a tap of her finger on the virtual panel, the Lipple Gun instantly locked onto its target. A silver-white beam shot out, and a huge hole instantly appeared in the side of the Manon alien spaceship attempting to ambush them. Sparks flew out of its internal parts, and it quickly lost power. Kaina smugly snorted, "Trying to ambush me? You're still too green! Cui, look at my reaction speed, isn't it faster again?"
"Hmm, quite an improvement." Cui Ming praised without reservation, while maneuvering Flying Sky One to perform a difficult spin, circling behind a Manonian spaceship. "But don't be careless, there's still a group of enemies gathering ahead. Let's coordinate. You use your mental barrier to hold them off, and I'll take the lead in the attack."
“No problem!” Kaina immediately suppressed her excitement and focused on manipulating the mental barrier. A pale blue energy shield deployed around Flying Sky One, blocking all the incoming red light blasts. Cui Ming seized the opportunity, activating the D4 ray, and the purple beam instantly pierced through the three ships gathered in front. Seeing this, Kaina couldn't help but cheer, “Hahahaha! That was awesome! Cui, our teamwork was flawless!”
Seeing Kaina's excited expression, Cui Ming felt a sense of relief—although Kaina was an AI, in his heart she was already a teammate fighting side by side. He knew that Kaina's core desire was simply to improve her strength and enjoy the thrill of battle, and as long as it was within his control, he was willing to fulfill her little wishes. Just like now, the two of them were working together to charge through enemy lines, watching enemy ships being destroyed one after another; this feeling was indeed quite good.
However, Cui Ming wasn't completely immersed in the thrill of battle. He kept a close eye on the radar screen, occasionally reminding Kainar to pay attention to changes in the battlefield: "Watch out for the blind spot on the right; two ships are coming around." "Don't just keep using the D4 ray; try the newly optimized pursuit missiles too." His reminders ensured that the battle remained under control and prevented any unexpected incidents.
The battle in space continued fiercely. The sword-shaped hull of the Flying Sky One weaved through enemy lines, the light from weapon fire mingling with the flames of explosions. Kaina's maniacal laughter and Cui Ming's calm commands echoed in the cockpit. The human and the AI worked together with increasing synergy, while the Manonian ships continued to fall under their combined attack, turning into cosmic dust.
On Earth, the TPC command center's large screen was broadcasting live footage of the battle in space—the sword-shaped hull of the Flying Sky One weaved through dense enemy lines, sometimes rolling sideways at an angle almost touching the ground (there is no "ground" in space, here referring to being close to the enemy ship), sometimes suddenly stopping and turning, accurately piercing the enemy's engine with its Lipple rifle. Its absurdly agile movements were nothing like those of a 210-meter-class giant warship; rather, it resembled a runaway race car speeding along a track. Silence reigned in the command center. Everyone stared wide-eyed at the screen, even their breathing unconsciously held low, as if afraid to disturb the wild battle in space.
"As expected of Storm One... piloting a flying warship is wilder than racing a car..." someone couldn't help but exclaim in a low voice, their voice filled with awe. They had only heard of how powerful Storm One was before, but no one had imagined that under Cui Ming's control, this giant warship could be so agile. Every turn and every evasion was filled with a ruthless, reckless spirit, making everyone's heart pound.
Director Sawai stood with his hands behind his back, his eyes fixed on the screen, a smile unconsciously playing on his lips. He then turned to Yoshioka beside him, his tone tinged with approval: "Yoshioka, what do you think of Old Cui's skills?"
Yoshioka pushed up his glasses, his eyes full of approval, yet tinged with a helpless smile: "I think he's pretty impressive, and... I've realized I'm a conservative in front of him." He paused, recalling his previous battle plans, most of which were aimed at stability and safety. But Cui Ming's fighting style was completely the opposite. No matter how dense the enemy was, he dared to charge in with his warships and emerge unscathed. This "wild" fighting style was something he had never imagined.
Upon hearing this, Ze Jing couldn't help but fall silent for a few seconds—he hadn't thought about it from the perspective of "conservatives," but upon closer reflection, Cui Ming's style was indeed quite radical and unexpected.
Yoshioka added, "Besides, his piloting skills are really good... The Victory Team often has planes crashing. If they had his skills, the logistics department wouldn't be cursing so much." This remark drew laughter from many in the command center—while the Victory Team members were strong in combat, their piloting skills were truly questionable. Every time they returned from a mission, several Flying Swallows were damaged, and in severe cases, some even crashed. The logistics department complained a lot about this, and repairs always required overtime.
Sawai nodded in agreement, deeply agreeing: "No doubt about it... Old Cui's skills are so good, you probably can't find another one like him in the entire TPC." He looked at the Flying One still rampaging through the enemy ranks on the screen and felt even more fortunate—with combat power like Cui Ming, Earth had another solid layer of protection when dealing with external threats.
On the screen, Feitian-1 once again performed a thrilling maneuver—it suddenly accelerated towards a Manonian spaceship, and just before impact, it abruptly pulled upwards, simultaneously freezing the top of the spaceship with a super-thermal beam. Then, with a sharp turn, it blasted the ship to pieces using its stern-mounted sensor mortar. Silence fell once more in the command center, everyone's eyes filled with admiration—this wasn't piloting a warship; it was practically performing stunts in space. Only Cui Ming could handle Feitian-1 so skillfully.
"Let Cui Ming give everyone some special training."
"good idea"
Yoshioka also thought this was good.
While I don't care about wasting supplies, minimizing plane crashes is still a matter of safety.
Especially Shinjo and Daigo!
These two are both good young men, it's a pity they both crashed!
(End of this chapter)