Sky-cracking Rider-Chapter 796: Section 791 - Command Authority

"'Flagship 2-1' received."

Chen Fei turned to the only guest on the bridge, Miyoshi Xuesen, and said, "Miyoshi, plans have changed, we're going to battle!"

The person opposite was not a member of the Ability User Observation Group, but part of the command team; even if Chen Fei did not tell him now, he would be notified soon.

"What? So soon?"

The monk was stunned; they hadn't even taken their positions yet.

"The situation is out of control, the sovereignty border line has collapsed, it's a mess."

Chen Fei could almost imagine that once the military lost its effectiveness, what followed would turn into a massacre, no, it would be a genocide.

This was not an internal civil war where surrender might save lives, but a blatant ecological predation where surrender did not work.

Consider a livestock farm; does surrender work for those bred animals? In the end, they are still slaughtered by the neck, hung up for bleeding. Once rigor mortis passes, they are cut up, packaged, and sent to supermarket shelves.

In wars between civilizations, there is never any sentiment; traitors from any race never end up well.

"What a mess."

Miyoshi Xuesen, thinking of the history of the Africa Continent, felt an immense headache. The problem of rotten sovereignty was not an isolated phenomenon here but a widespread one. He had not expected the defenses to collapse so quickly.

"We are one hour away from the battlefield. Who is in charge of command? Who drafts the tactical plan?"

Of course, Chen Fei did not think that just because he controlled a warship, he could overstep his rank and take charge; if everyone did that, it would be absolute chaos.

He addressed this not only to Miyoshi Monk in person, but also broadcast it on the communication channel, asking more than one party.

"I'll go ask!"

Miyoshi Xuesen immediately left the bridge to personally find the command and logistics team aboard Flagship No. 2.

Similarly, those continuing to navigate the massive Armed Magic Cube Warship looked at each other, unsure. The Ability User Observation Group, composed of ability users, did not have command personnel, making it impossible for them to prepare properly for action.

About half an hour later, Chen Fei received a message relayed by the "Snow Mountain Ship."

"'Flagship 2-1,' the Marin Kai Sovereignty has not yet granted authorization, please do not take independent action."

"Received!"

Chen Fei just saw Miyoshi Xuesen stepping into the bridge.

The chaos was spreading, and the relevant sovereignty still disputed, a continuous wave of troubles arose.

Seeing Chen Fei's questioning gaze, Miyoshi Xuesen said, "According to the planned schedule, the command team begins operations. 'Flagship 2-1' will serve as the temporary command ship. You assist with alert and defense work, ensuring accurate docking with the communication key."

Although the Marin Kai Sovereignty was neglectful, the team from the Global United Defense Committee was not similarly indifferent, waiting for the opposition to make a decision or choice.

"Received!"

Chen Fei nodded.

Through the camera feeds transmitted from inside the cabin, the originally idling command and logistics team began to bustle about, taking various devices out of the Storage Magical Device and setting them up onsite. One could even see the silhouette of a small Target Low Temperature Nuclear Fusion Energy Tower flash with light, automatically igniting and continuously releasing electric and crystal energies. Some devices consumed electricity, while others used crystal energy, the latter usually being super high power devices.

The room's cables soon became intertwined like a spider web, filling the entire cabin and even extending to other rooms.

A plethora of antennas of various models occupied multiple portholes and viewing platforms, and even the unmanned aerial vehicle channel of Flagship No. 2 was utilized, with twenty drones ready, awaiting deployment.

Despite their first encounter with this special warship, the command and logistics team already had a preliminary operational plan in place.

The spacious cabin, with its broad and clear external view, was indeed very suitable for use as a command center.

Adam: "Monsters spotted at 11 o'clock ahead, altitude 3560 meters, speed 140 kilometers per hour, distance 50 kilometers, number 17."

Just as Chen Fei was about to respond, someone appeared on the bridge.

"Report!"

A member of the command team stood at the entrance of the bridge, announcing loudly.

"It's the delivery of the physical communication key; you should be able to use it, right?"

The monk standing next to Chen Fei could roughly guess the visitor's purpose.

"'Adam' can handle everything; it's his specialty."

Chen Fei nodded at the man and said, "Please come in!"

The bridge was not in a closed state, but other than Chen Fei, only Miyoshi Xuesen came in; everyone else stayed obediently in the cabin.

"My name is Second Class Communications Officer Uncle Tu Qing, here to deliver the physical communication key."

After approaching, the person stood at attention and saluted, then brought out a box.

"Give it to me! You've worked hard!"

Chen Fei's gaze shifted to the visitor's side; the floor immediately rose with a cylinder, the top of which was the exact size to accommodate the box.

Simple physical deformation did not consume Energy Points.

After setting down the box, Second-Class Communication Officer Uncle Tu Qing saluted and turned to leave.

The cylinder, along with the box, sank into the floor and disappeared, and the artificial intelligence AI "Adam" immediately reacted.

Adam said, "Hardware key detected, quantity 4, identification complete, loading driver, acquired communication links 1, 2, 3, 4, communication establishment complete."

Adam asked, "Battlefield data link detected, accept?"

"Accept!"

Immediately, a plethora of interfaces popped up before Chen Fei's eyes, filling his entire field of vision.

He immediately closed his eyes, which temporarily relieved the sudden dizziness.

"Too many interfaces, organize and categorize, highlight the important ones."

The mass of dense interfaces was clearly the data information of a command system, obviously not meant for a single person to view, requiring a team to handle different parts.

Adam responded, "Categorization complete, functional icons established."

Even with his eyes closed, Chen Fei's visual nerves could still receive the visual signals compiled by the artificial intelligence AI "Adam"; however, the eyeballs and eye muscles formed the base commands—once the eyes were closed for more than two seconds, they would immediately switch to a minimally assisted interface upon initialization that wouldn't carry over the visual aids seen while his eyes were open.

"What happened?"

Miyoshi Xuesen had been watching Chen Fei's reactions closely.

Venting frustrations on one's own visual nerve system was feared to truly damage the brain.

"Connected to the command system's data link, not quite accustomed yet. 'Adam', synchronize and externalize the voice."

Chen Fei blinked, and his field of vision cleared up again.

Adam confirmed, "Voice setting complete."

"Send the information on the discovered group of monsters to the Command Center."

Adam reported, "Sent."

"Huh? Something approaching?"

Miyoshi Xuesen was somewhat unfamiliar with Chen Fei's mode of communication with "Adam," which seemed to him like a one-man show, but it actually wasn't, though it still felt odd.

"'Adam', project a 3D hologram within the bridge, dimensions 7 meters long, 5 meters wide, 5 meters tall!"

To make it easier for Miyoshi Xuesen to understand, Chen Fei had the artificial intelligence AI "Adam" activate a module inside the bridge.

Dozens of slender light beams interwove, eventually creating a giant holographic image, with the two of them standing inside the three-dimensional holograph, clearly seeing the "Snow Mountain Ship," a large armed Magic Cube Warship, and flanked by the No. 2 Airship indicated through a trajectory display; seventeen light points were identified as rapidly approaching on a nearly head-on course.

The distance divided by the sum of both speeds equaled the time to make contact.

"Monsters appearing!"

Miyoshi Monk approached the position of those seventeen markers, where numbers, speed and altitude data were displayed, along with flight trajectory predictions and the crossing points of the two airships.

"Flagship '2-1' on standby!"

Command instructions came directly into the bridge from the command team deployed in the cabin interior.

Neither Chen Fei nor the No. 2 Flagship needed to take action, as based on their position, the "Snow Mountain Ship" leading on the flank should be the first to contact the monsters.

To an armed warship, seventeen monsters were like flies easily swatted away, posing no threat at all.

"Just crash into them head-on?"

Miyoshi Xuesen, completely a novice in aerial combat, did not know how the two airships would deal with this sudden swarm of monsters.

Chen Fei considered for a moment and said, "Well, crashing into them works! There are many solutions."

Even if the two airships did nothing, the monsters' claws and teeth could do nothing to the ships' armored outer layer.

However, the No. 2 Airship's "Energy Gathering Shell" might have some trouble, as it was not armored and its strength was limited.

Chen Fei thought for a moment, then immediately had an idea.

The exterior of the airship immediately changed, continually drawing Elemental Energy from the atmosphere. The light film split into scale-like pieces about 1 meter in diameter each, slightly overlapping only at the edges, which did not impair the aerodynamic shape of the airship.

The next second, all the scale-like "Energy Gathering Shells" simultaneously merged into the surface of the airship, leaving only the solid armor layer exposed.

Then the "Energy Gathering Shells" emerged all at once. In this cycle of retraction and projection, they found the right balance.

The flagship design, not initially considering hand-to-hand contact, was somewhat compensated for this minor flaw.

Fortunately, it was a Psi Skill, or else the airship designers and manufacturers might have wanted to kill Chen Xiao'er for considering such a complicated, hellish solution, since a proper war machine should obviously be as simple as possible. Why make it so complex?

Noticing that the external Light Wing components had suddenly transformed into a strange structure, disappearing collectively one moment and emerging the next, Miyoshi Xuesen was reminded once again that this airship was not an industrial product of common understanding, but a special ability creation meant to break the norms, albeit a bit large.