Chapter 1125: A Heavenly Object
As the alarm blared, fighter aircrafts took off in a formation of four, whistling toward the destination. The pilots prepared themselves quickly for the upcoming battle.
“Eagle Eye III, this is Eagle Eye I. We’re heading to the destination. Maintain formation! Scan the radar and search for the target!”
“This is Eagle Eye II. Captain, what exactly did you say we’re going to face? Those old dudes up there sure are panicky.”
Gazing at the radar screen, the wingman asked in confusion. Even though the pilots had an emergency take-off, they weren’t aware of their mission even until now. Their higher-ups commanded them to reach the destination and stop the intruders, but as for who the intruders were, they never mentioned it. Could they be foreign hostile aircrafts? Or was this just an exercise for a secret mission? The intruders shouldn’t be aliens, right…?
The pilots wondered what the officials were up to, making the entire situation top secret. Besides, the order they received was to hold back the intruders until the evacuations were completed… This was their first time receiving such an odd command. Although they were full of doubts at the moment, obeying orders strictly was their duty as qualified militants.
“It isn’t up to us to worry about the mission. We’re approaching the targeted sea region! Everyone get ready for battle!”
“Captain, there is a response from the radar… it’s a s.p.a.ce shuttle!”
Almost at the same time, a long trail of fire whistled across the fighter aircrafts from above. The ma.s.sive and powerful airflow almost disrupted their formation.
“d.a.m.n it, what’s with that s.p.a.ce shuttle. Is it in a hurry to kill itself?”
“Cut the c.r.a.p. Beware your surroundings. There are movements ahead…! Everyone get read—”
That was the end of the pilot’s words.
At the next moment, the thick white cloud churned before their eyes abruptly. An enormous, pitch-black dragon expanded its wings, bursting out of the sea of clouds, staring at the s.p.a.ce shuttle with its golden eyes. It widened its mouth and let out an ear-deafening snarl.
“Oh, Lord…”
Looking at this scene, everyone was speechless. Before the devastating presence of the black dragon, their fighter aircrafts were only the size of sparrows. Despite them sitting in the c.o.c.kpit, they clearly felt overwhelming pressure as though boulders were crus.h.i.+ng all over their bodies. Some even felt their arms on the operating levers begin to tremble on their own. They held their breath and gazed blankly at the monster in front of them. Their heads were completely blank and not even the doubt of “what exactly is that?” came up in their minds. They stared at the dragon in a daze and completely forgot what they had to do. The dragon was so ma.s.sive that they lost their consciousness.
“Disperse immediately. Lock onto the target and fire! Delay it as much as possible!”
After a few moments, the senior pilot returned to his senses and ordered hurriedly. His voice instantly pulled his bewildered comrades back to reality and they got into action without responding. Humans had a natural sense of fear toward the unknown and danger. The dragon made them feel utter despair and fear in every aspect. In this situation, the only thing humans could do was to defend themselves! No matter the result, that was the only thing they could do!
“———!”
Shortly after, the 12 fighter aircrafts left their formation swiftly and spiraled around the dark dragon.
Facing these enemies who appeared all of a sudden, Erin disregarded them entirely. She had fought more than once with these strange-looking ‘metallic birds’ on the moon bases. Even though she was somewhat astonished with the advanced ‘alchemical techniques’ in this world, to the moon princess born in the Country of Darkness, air wars were never her weakness. Facing the attack of the ‘metallic birds’, Erin didn’t even bother to move. On the contrary, she continued to stare at the s.p.a.ce shuttle in the distance that had almost turned into a black dot and flapped her wings to give chase. One had to admit that Dr. Martin was really lucky as Erin had almost sunk her teeth into the s.p.a.ce shuttle earlier. But it was a pity that after entering the atmosphere, she neglected something: gravity existed on Earth.
Erin, who was already used to flying in s.p.a.ce and above the moon’s surface, didn’t consider the effects of gravity and almost plunged into the sea head-on. Fortunately, her reflexes were quick in adapting to the conditions on Earth. But it was due to this slight delay that allowed the s.p.a.ce shuttle to draw a distance apart.
“Oh-no-no, seems like I need to be quicker.”
Although Erin didn’t know where the s.p.a.ce shuttle was heading, she was sure that it was about to reach its destination. It was apparent from the resistance she received from these p.a.w.ns of Chaos (referring to the fighter aircrafts) that were trying to stop her. But even so, she had to hurry up. At this thought, she hesitated no more and fluttered her wings. With this motion, the enormous black dragon picked up speed all of a sudden and shook off the fighter aircrafts in the blink of an eye.
Looking at this scene, the pilots were stumped. They thought such a ma.s.sive creature was only capable of moving slowly, but didn’t expect it to flit across them in a black dazzling flash and fly into the horizon!
d.a.m.n it, this isn’t logical at all. How is it able to move that quickly?
“Chase it! Go all-out! Report to the base command immediately!”
Erin wasn’t mindful as to what commotion she would cause. Right now, only the s.p.a.ce shuttle was in her eyes. She witnessed the battle between Rhode’s group and Chaos, so she was well aware that she had to s.n.a.t.c.h away the black slate while the enemies were onboard the ‘small metallic device’ and couldn’t summon too much Chaos. If not, she didn’t know what would happen. Not only that, but Lydia and Rhode were also waiting for her return. As a gentlewoman, she couldn’t let others wait for her too long, wasn’t it?
At this thought, Erin’s eyes glinted wittily. She widened her mouth and in this action, a ma.s.sive magical ritual appeared in the sky. Air trembled and violent gales bl.u.s.tered to form a barrier ahead, stopping the s.p.a.ce shuttle like a ma.s.sive, flat wave. The wind barrier pushed toward the s.p.a.ce shuttle. The s.p.a.ce shuttle that was like an arrow released from the bowstring finally losing speed. In the face of the powerful gales, its speed declined gradually. Even though the blaze spurting from its tail grew larger and brighter, its body was getting more overwhelmed like a boat swept by strong waves in a storm.
“No, it can’t be. The s.p.a.ce shuttle is losing control, doctor!”
“d.a.m.n it!”
While the loud sirens trumpeted, Dr. Martin clasped the black leather box in his arms grimly. He thought he would be able to stop the intruders after awakening the sleeping spirits. For that, he had even given up the Americas Region’s headquarters. But he didn’t expect them to split into two and come after him. This d.a.m.n dragon-like monster was apparently hard to deal with and incredibly smart. He thought he could pin his hopes on the headquarters in resisting it, but it seemed like it didn’t work at all!
What should I do?
Right now, he didn’t have any more strength to summon more spirits. But if this continued…
Before Dr. Martin figured out what he should do, the s.p.a.ce shuttle rumbled abruptly. His heart sank instantly. His emotionless face finally displayed a terrified and uncertain expression. He lifted his head subconsciously and looked out the window. What came into view was the pair of golden eyes of the dragon. At this moment, his expression finally twisted. He lost all ability to think as he stared blankly at the menacing eyes and trembled all over. The sirens trumpeting over the cracks in the s.p.a.ce shuttle had vanished in his ears. An unparalleled sense of fear erupted inside him.
“No…!”
Smack.
The st.u.r.dy s.p.a.ce shuttle was as though a child’s plastic toy as it was shredded into bits under Erin’s claw. Erin was totally disinterested by its predicament. She stretched out her front claw and emanated a string of dazzling radiance from her palm and wrapped the black slate that was floating above.
Good. It has all ended.
Neglecting the final wails and terrified screams of the corpses before they were torn apart, Erin gazed at the sealed black slate in her hand proudly. Perhaps due to the fact that Martin had used its power on the moon headquarters earlier, it didn’t respond while being sealed by Erin. The young lady nodded in satisfaction before turning her hand around and putting it away. She lifted her head and gazed at the sky, intending to leave.
Since Her Highness Lydia and His Majesty Rhode are here, they should have a way to bring me back. In that case, I just need to head back where I came from and look for them.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
But at this moment, the guided missiles whistling from the back struck her heavily and interrupted her thoughts. She turned back and saw several ‘metallic birds’ flying toward her. She was taken aback, but quickly narrowed her eyes in a dangerous look.
As the n.o.ble moon princess, Erin thought she had given them enough preferential treatment. Even though the ‘Bubble’ and ‘Canary’ in this world explained to her the differences between this world and the Dragon Soul Continent, Erin didn’t believe all of their words. Of course, she also considered the fact that they were ordinary people in this world and wouldn’t know the internal affairs of the higher-ups. But now, even though she didn’t know how the other regions were doing, it was apparent to her that this country she was facing had something to do with Chaos. If not, not only did they not retreat after witnessing her strength, but they also continued their attacks on her… hmm…
“Seems like I need to give them a little warning.”
At this thought, Erin widened her mouth and along with this movement, an energy sphere coalesced in her mouth. Then, a silver-whitish beam of light swept across the sky, causing a series of loud explosions. In an instant, the dozen, most-advanced fighter aircrafts were blasted into bits. But this wasn’t enough to satisfy Erin. Previously, she had destroyed many of their powerful weapons and thought that it was enough to make them back out of her way. But now, it seemed like the ‘alchemical techniques’ in this world were extremely developed. If they were in the Dragon Soul Continent, any force that had their formidable ‘magic cannons’ destroyed by her would choose to retreat temporarily. But now, the hostile forces didn’t seem to waver to her destroying their military equipment at all. Besides, it also seemed like the advanced ‘alchemical techniques’ in this world allowed them to rebuild powerful weapons in a short period of time. Perhaps it wouldn’t be effective no matter how many she destroyed. Not only that, but it might also trigger them to rebel even more. In this case… she also had a corresponding way to stop them.
At this thought, Erin turned around and gazed at the huge city ahead. Unlike cities in the Dragon Soul Continent, this city here wasn’t surrounded and protected by city walls. There were many ‘magic towers’ and it also seemed to be highly populated. In this case… I shall give them a warning and teach them an unforgettable lesson.
Erin made her decision, fluttering her wings and soaring toward the huge, brightly-lit city.
At this moment, air-raid sirens filled the sky. The bustling metropolis fell into complete chaos. Erin’s brazen attack and ma.s.sive size had terrorized everyone who watched the live stream on televisions. And now, this ma.s.sive dragon had turned around and headed toward them. This caused ma.s.sive panic among the people as they drove away from the city as quickly as possible. On the other hand, the military forces responsible for defending the city also gathered quickly, setting up all sorts of defensive equipment on the roofs of high-rise buildings. Everyone tense up as the large dragon flapped its wings and approached them. They gazed at the scene before them palely, totally unable to imagine how they could stop this ma.s.sive presence. But at the thought of protecting their home and people, they embraced themselves, lifted their weapons, and aimed at the enemy! Even though it might be a futile resistance, they would never allow this terrifying monster to destroy their city!
“Fire! Fire!”
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Upon hearing the command, a string of flares erupted from both sides of the streets. The air defense missile systems set up on the roofs of the high-rise buildings were activated swiftly, releasing hundreds of missiles at the monster ahead. The intertwining barrage of attacks formed an incomparably st.u.r.dy net of fire that attempted to stop the dragon.
But it was a pity that what they did was just sounding the death bell earlier.
Erin was curiously and cautiously sizing up the tall buildings that towered into the clouds because be it humans or undead creatures, none of them were able to build such tall and mighty ‘magic towers’. But in this city, they were found everywhere. Moreover, the city wasn’t surrounded by strong walls, so Erin thought these ‘magic towers’ were their ‘defense facilities’. Even though the series of attacks earlier didn’t leave a scratch on her skin, she continued to raise her guard. After all, she knew how powerful mage towers in the Country of Darkness were. Previously she didn’t witness similar buildings on the moon perhaps due to them not being built. But here, maybe the city possessed some mysterious and powerful strength…
If Canary and Mini Bubble Gum knew this was going through Erin’s head, they would surely regret not imparting her some knowledge in this aspect earlier.
And now, Erin confirmed her suspicions upon facing the sudden ambush. The ‘magic towers’ were indeed used to protect the city!
Alright then, I shall start from them!
At this thought, Erin narrowed her eyes immediately. She emanated a dazzling spiritual radiance from her body, which turned into a beautiful and huge magical s.h.i.+eld in front of her to defend against the missiles. Then, she dove and landed on her feet in a loud boom. The statue of a G.o.ddess holding a torch was crushed to bits by her stomping. Erin lifted her head proudly and squinted at the brightly-lit city.
The moon princess sucked in a deep breath of air…
A white light of destruction erupted. The eye-catching brilliance devoured the deep night sky entirely, overshadowing the luminous light above the land in an instant. After a few seconds, a pure, dazzling white radiance expanded in all directions, enveloping the entire region. Before the tall buildings collapsed, they were crushed into powder by a formidable light torrent. Before one could visit the tall twin towers that were finally built after a long time, it was devoured by the dragon breath like melted snow in the sun alongside the other buildings, vanis.h.i.+ng silently without a trace.
After half a minute, Erin’s dragon breath came to an end. The scenery before her had turned into something completely different. The bustling metropolis no longer existed, be it the towering buildings or bustling streets‚everything was nowhere in sight. The powerful dragon breath wiped out everything completely and even created a deep hole that was almost a hundred kilometers long. Everything that belonged there became history. The ground no longer existed and seawater poured into the flat, smooth, and enormous hole. Perhaps after a while, this place would turn into part of the ocean.
Admiring this pitiful sight she made in satisfaction, Erin expanded her wings, soared into the sky, and gazed into the distance. At this moment, no one dared to attack her anymore because they lost their consciousness and didn’t know how to deal with everything that just happened. This was like a nightmare to them. In an instant, their home, people, and families were destroyed without leaving behind a trace. Reality was so cruel that they refused to believe its authenticity.
But Erin didn’t care at all. Even though this moon princess was peaceful in nature, she grew up in the Country of Darkness without caring for others’ lives, especially those of lackeys who were in cahoots with Chaos and challenged her time and time again. She didn’t mind teaching them an unforgettable lesson.
After confirming that they received her message through this attack, Erin nodded in satisfaction. She turned to the tragic city again and squinted. Then, the survivors heard her sweet and crisp voice in their heads.
“This is a warning, humans. Don’t go around touching what doesn’t belong to you. If you remain stubborn, you will only head down the road of destruction.”
Erin said and spiraled around the city once more. She lifted her head and fluttered her wings. With powerful gales, the enormous black dragon soared toward the moon.