193 Khans Surprise (1/2)
*One minute before Elric wakes up from his soul memory scan...
BABABABABAAAM!~
”Keep it up, everyone! Don't give it space to repair the energy shield! Open fire! Open fire!” The voice of the elite fighter aircraft squad commander continued to ring to his subordinate's communication channel.
BOOOM!~
BABABABABABAA!~
At the same time, their barrels and weaponry are intensely smoking at their relentless attack against the glowing energy shield below - it was Dash protecting Elric.
”Status of the shield?” The commander asked one of his members responsible for energy monitoring.
”The energy shield has thinned down to five percent!” A snappy reply came.
”Only five percent?! We have been bombarding them for more than three minutes now. My monitor could not even see what's happening below because of the blinding explosions!”
”The reason for the delay is the turtle itself. It seems it is an elemental with a shapeshifting ability. To lessen the burden of the energy shield, he chooses to fortify the whole shield with his massive shell as well! Although, I do not think he will last more than another minute with his accumulated injuries.”
”The founder is coming in less than three. I can already see the dot from the horizon! The shield must be broken before he arrives. Hurry! Focus on one spot!” The commander sternly told his men.
”Update! The shield is now down to three percent! Two- wait! He's awake! He's awake!” Panicking voice
”Shit!”
”That dragon is awake!?”
”But the shield is almost down!”
”Just get back!”
”Damn it! It is too late! Everyone full retreat now! Go full speed and activate stealth now!”
The swarming aircraft responsible for bombarding Dash's shield was quite hesitant before they finally moved away. They swiftly activated their stealth abilities and left behind afterimages as they flee at bursting speed.
The commanding Arkhan pilot was holding the accelerator with a tense gaze at the monitor.
With nervous tone, he thought,
”It should take some time before he fully wakes up. Just five seconds and he should not be able to chase us- wait,”
His bright blue eyes quickly gazed at the hologram monitors that represented significant data. His eyeballs moved from one monitor and another before he finally got into realization.
”This-”
Then a hurried voice came to his communication channel,
”Mayday! Mayday! Pilot five, six, and seven are down! The Dragon is taking us down! The Dragon is- ARGGH!”
KSSSSK~
”Reporting team B here! Pilot fifteen and twelve is down! I repeat they are down and - Aghhhk!”
KSSK~
The commander heard and watched in real-time how his comrade's ships suddenly dotting out of his monitor. They were like ants, being squashed at a terrifying rate!
Slowly, the grip of fear crawled down to his head like a black spider devouring his soul. He could feel it. The eminent death flag is waiving. Elric is chasing them down!
”How the heck did he find us even though we are in stealth mode? Even those Guardians can't find a single sniff of our position the moment we go full stealth mode!” large drop of sweats continued to trickle down to the commander's face as he swiftly maneuvered his aircraft over large clouds.
The speed is his currently at made the land below him looking like an extremely blurred waterfall passing by.
Then the next thing he heard is alarm notification warning of him of an incoming enemy.
~Warning! Warning! Hostile energy signature detected. A possible pursuit on our position. Object approaching at five hundred ninety kilometers per hour. Expected contact in - fifteen seconds.~
”Activate illusion planes!”
The commander finally started to unleash his trump cards. Just like the Guardians, they too have access to illusion crafts that can expand and mimic their aircraft signature, the appearance was a perfect reflection of the original one and is very effective every time they are trying to lose their pursuers.
~Illusion planes activated. - The enemy still on track. Expected contact in ten seconds~
”What!? So those reports of him capable of seeing his enemies from incredibly long-distance and even find out the real from fakes are true?!”
He thought in an ever-increasing panic. He watched the monitors to get an update of his other comrades only to see their location completely untraceable.
”Calculate fastest and safest route! Now!”
~Calculating. Not possible. Reasons: space too open, time, and fuel shortage.”
”Shit!”
~Contact in seven seconds.~
”Anyone of you still alive!? Report your position now!”
But there was not a single reply that came to his communication channel. There were more than a hundred of them attacking the turtle's shield a while ago but in less than twenty seconds, their numbers have swiftly dropped to only one.
”I guess I have no choice then.” He mumbled as he watched the live screen showing the view upfront.