Chapter 74
Lu Mingfei piloted the black-painted Halberstadt into the sky. He never liked to dress up too ostentatiously, so his fighter plane did not have those colorful paint jobs but a low-key black. However, even so, there was still a soaring royal eagle emblem painted on his wings. This was a symbol that Crown Prince William specifically asked him to add.
The reason why Crown Prince William made such arrangements was obviously to make Lu Mingfei's name more famous, so that he could directly promote Lu Mingfei to be his right-hand man after he ascended the throne. With such a war hero with outstanding achievements by his side, the Crown Prince's position would be more stable.
There were originally few black planes in the sky above the Somme River, and Lu Mingfei's Halberstadt stood out among those colorful planes, especially the soaring eagle emblem.
Every time his planes passed over the Somme River, they would be cheered by the soldiers in the trenches, who would even raise their muddy hands to salute the sky.
His appearance represented a sense of security, especially watching Lu Mingfei engaging in air combat was an ultimate enjoyment. He was like the one in charge of the sky, and without his permission, no one could gain a foothold in the sky.
But this time the gods encountered an enemy more powerful than ever before.
What wonderful creatures humans are, born with the desire to challenge the strong. In ancient times, they formed a circle and hunted the invincible mammoths with spears. Now they use weapons that are ten thousand times more advanced than spears to hunt gods, as if this is the most natural thing.
Will the gods fall under the knife of humans again this time?
Lu Mingfei pushed the joystick without hesitation, and the fighter plane climbed rapidly under his control. He had no intention of avoiding the enemy planes, but continued to activate the Eye of the Wind King, pushing the speed of the plane to the limit. At the same time, he aimed at the enemy plane in front and decisively pressed the shooting button.
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"Everyone scatter!" The pilot of the Farmand HF20 reconnaissance plane shouted frantically. He could already feel the wind gathering on the plane in front of him that was rushing towards them at high speed.
He had gained experience since the last time when more than 40 planes crashed. In this operation, he was still behind all the planes as the air command center.
Christ, who was sitting behind him, used a snake to transmit this information to the minds of every pilot, connecting more than 500 people in one go. He felt like his brain was about to explode.
"Terence, I may not be able to connect with so many people at the same time!" Christ said in pain, covering his head.
"Christ, you have to hold on!" Terence, the driver of the Farmand HF20, shouted loudly as he looked at the Halberstadt approaching.
Veins bulged out of the corners of Christ's eyes and cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He finally passed on the order, but after doing so he felt as if he was exhausted.
The pilots around were surprised to hear the voice in their heads, but thinking of the orders given by their superiors before takeoff, they immediately followed the voice in their heads and began to disperse.
At the moment when Lu Mingfei's fighter plane approached, the enemy aircraft formation instantly dispersed, and the originally dense aircraft formation suddenly covered the entire sky of the Somme River.
Lu Mingfei's attack failed. The storm that was brewing could not cover such a large area. Even if it was released, it could only hit a dozen planes. He could only launch two or three such attacks at most, and his physical strength would be exhausted. After careful consideration, he chose to retract the storm to avoid wasting physical strength. However, he still shot down two enemy planes with a machine gun.
Air combat is different from land combat. Even if Lu Mingfei's shooting skills are good, it is impossible for him to shoot down an enemy plane with one bullet in the sky. The speed of an airplane is not comparable to that of running.
There were only 1000 bullets on his plane, and there were more than planes on the opposite side. Theoretically, he had to shoot down one plane with two bullets, which was almost impossible, but he had to do it no matter how impossible it was, so he had to carefully calculate every shot he made.
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"Christ, this is diluted dragon blood. You will not lose your sanity immediately after swallowing it, and your spiritual power will still be greatly enhanced." Terrence handed a bottle of light red liquid behind him.
Christ didn't take the bottle, he knew what it was. Although the diluted dragon's blood would not make people lose their minds immediately, it would definitely not allow them to walk the path to becoming a god. After swallowing the dragon's blood, as long as they did not walk the path to becoming a god, it was inevitable that they would become Deadpool.
"Christ, this time the Elders' Council has issued an order that must succeed. As long as you succeed, the Elders will not treat your family unfairly. Think about it carefully..." Terrence continued.
In the end, Christ took the bottle tremblingly. Although Terrence's words were very plain, he understood the threat. Now he had no choice.
The moment Christ opened the bottle and swallowed the light red liquid, he felt that the snake, which had been somewhat difficult to control, began to become docile again, and its body size also grew larger, so it could transmit more things, not just some conversations.
"Christ passed all the information that Kamaitachi gave me to other people's brains." Terrence continued after Christt swallowed the liquid.
"I understand..." Christ's voice had become hoarse and rough, and his eyes were shining with golden light, like two burning light bulbs. Although his sanity had not been completely lost, he knew that he was gradually falling into an irreversible change.
The information that the sickle-weasel conveyed to Terrence was transmitted to the minds of other pilots by Christ through the snake.
When that strange scene appeared in his mind, the captain of the Flying Stork Squadron, Gunemer, was stunned. Gunemer was the second-ranked super ace pilot in France. In just a few months, he had shot down more than fifty Prussian planes.
When he felt the information in his mind, he immediately understood its purpose. It was like a map suddenly appeared in his head. The enemy plane's position, flight path, and even the feeling of passing through the air every time it turned were all clearly reflected in his mind. Gunemey raised his mouth confidently. With this map, no one in the sky could be his opponent.
A truly modern-level air battle officially began.
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Lu Mingfei controlled the plane and began to chase one or two lone planes, but for some reason those planes became more agile, as if they had predicted his position.
But Lu Mingfei is no pushover. Even though those planes became more agile, they were still vulnerable in Lu Mingfei's hands. However, more bullets were consumed, making the already scarce bullets run out even faster.
The enemy planes gradually changed their tactics. They no longer fought alone, but launched attacks on him in an organized manner, as if someone was calmly directing this air battle from behind. They were waiting for a perfect opportunity, a fatal moment to completely shoot Lu Mingfei down. If Lu Mingfei had not covered the surface of the plane with a layer of strong airflow, the bullets shot at him would have shot him down long ago.
Whenever Lu Mingfei tried to get into the center of the enemy formation and launch a storm, the enemy planes would quickly disperse, as if they knew his plan in advance. This made Lu Mingfei more and more anxious, but he still remained calm, waiting for the next opportunity to defeat the enemy with one blow.
After he shot down the 100th enemy plane with the help of the Kamaitachi, superb shooting skills and the Eye of the Wind King, the last bullet on the plane was used up. The original idea of shooting down an enemy plane with every two bullets was completely shattered. The flexibility of the enemy planes was far beyond expectations, making this plan almost impossible.
No matter in which era, shooting down a hundred planes in an air battle is a legendary achievement in everyone's ears.
However, even though Lu Mingfei had created such a brilliant record, the dawn of victory still seemed so slim. He looked towards the distant sky and saw more than 400 fighter jets gathering like dark clouds, soaring in the sky, waiting to discover his weakness and seize the opportunity to strike.
Lu Mingfei was somewhat desperate about the situation and saw no hope of victory. Suddenly he remembered what the former super ace Polk said to him before he was transferred to Verdun over the Somme River.
Look for advantages: Attack only when you have a clear advantage; do not force an engagement when you are at a disadvantage.
Maintain altitude advantage when attacking: Altitude is one of the most important factors in air combat. Try to stay above the enemy aircraft and attack from above.
All-out attack: Once you decide to launch an attack, you must go all out and not give the enemy any chance to breathe.
Speed is the key: When attacking, you should maintain the fastest speed possible to complete the attack before the enemy can react, and be ready to evacuate the battlefield quickly. Confirm the destruction of the enemy aircraft: If possible, continue to attack until the enemy aircraft is destroyed to prevent the enemy from counterattacking.
Maintain clear judgment: Always keep a calm and clear mind to avoid making wrong decisions due to emotional fluctuations.
Retreat is a sign of wisdom: when you find yourself in a disadvantageous position, do not hesitate, retreat in time to preserve your strength and strive for victory again in future battles.
Finally, he added, if someone dives towards you, just crash into him, because the brave one will win when two meet in a narrow road.
These words kept echoing in Lu Mingfei's mind. This was the only flight instruction he had ever received. Lu Mingfei began to hesitate whether to retreat or not. He had no bullets left and he would not win if he continued to stay here.
At this time, a Sopwith swooped towards him. Since Lu Mingfei had not fired for so long, he seemed to have discovered the fact that Lu Mingfei had no ammunition. He was sent to test him. If Lu Mingfei really had no ammunition, the planes behind would launch an attack together.
“When two brave men meet in a narrow road, the brave one wins… How can I retreat before I have wiped out all of you…” Lu Mingfei’s eyes were firm and he continued to push the joystick with determination, rushing towards the plane that was diving towards him.
Violent winds began to gather on the wings of the Halberstadt . Sopwith saw Lu Mingfei rushing towards him and immediately pulled the trigger on his machine gun.
The machine gun bullets were blown off course by the wind before hitting the Halberstadt . The speed of the Halberstadt continued unabated and it seemed as if it was about to collide with the Sopwith. Just as the two planes were about to collide, the Halberstadt quickly turned sideways.
Before Sopwith's pilot could breathe a sigh of relief, the wing of the Halberstadt cut him in half like a sharp blade. Sopwith fell apart in the air, and the burning wreckage fell to the ground like raindrops.
The violent wind covered the wings of the Halberstadt , forming an indestructible wind blade. Since the machine gun had no bullets, let's start a hand-to-hand combat in the air.
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When the planes still flying in the sky saw that the Halberstadt had cut off another plane with its wings and remained unscathed, all the pilots were shocked. This was completely beyond their understanding. In their understanding, any collision between planes would result in mutual destruction.
"He has no bullets left, everyone attack together!" Terrence was not shocked but excited when he saw this scene, and he started to hit with the fuselage directly. That meant that Lu Mingfei really had no bullets left, and this was the best time to attack.
He didn't believe that Lu Mingfei could maintain the Eye of the Wind King forever, especially now that he had to form wind blades on the wings, which would put an increasing drain on Lu Mingfei. With so many planes and so many bullets, they could wear him out to death.
But before he could be happy for long, he saw the Halberstadt rushing straight towards him at an extremely fast speed.
"Everyone stop him!" Terrence roared, then turned the nose of the plane and flew desperately in another direction.
The surrounding planes shot at Lu Mingfei frantically, but to no avail. Some planes even crashed directly into Lu Mingfei, trying to die together. Their mission had only two goals, one was to protect the reconnaissance plane, and the other was to shoot down the enemy plane.
Although their fearless spirit was admirable, they were still reduced to pieces under the wing of the Halberstadt .
Finally, Lu Mingfei's Halberstadt rushed in front of the reconnaissance plane, and its already extremely fast speed accelerated again.
Through the battle just now, Lu Mingfei knew that there must be someone directing them from behind, otherwise those planes would not have been able to coordinate so well.
From the very beginning, he detected that there was another plane at the rear of those planes, following them at a distance. Lu Mingfei ignored it because he saw that it had no intention of participating in the attack. Now it seems that the plane was directing the attack from behind.
Lu Mingfei activated the Eye of the Wind King, broke through the maximum speed of the Halberstadt , and finally rushed to the side of the reconnaissance plane. The wing covered with wind blades gently passed by, and the reconnaissance plane was shattered in an instant.
Behind Lu Mingfei, the planes gathered together again in order to chase Lu Mingfei. This time, no one would remind them to disperse.
Lu Mingfei made a maneuver and immediately turned to rush towards the group of planes. This time he completely ignored whether the Halberstadt could withstand such speed and maneuverability, and pushed the Eye of the Wind King to its limit.
Those planes saw the Halberstadt rushing towards them like a black lightning. They were unable to dodge and all pressed the shooting buttons. Hundreds of machine guns fired at the same time and bullets were fired like raindrops. However, the Halberstadt didn't care at all. Its wings covered with wind blades cut into pieces the planes in front of it and rushed straight to the center of those planes. Soon a terrible storm broke out.
Lu Mingfei put all his physical strength and energy into it, creating a storm bigger than any previous one he had created using the Eye of the Wind King.
The terrifying storm covered the sky like the end of the world. The planes were like toys in such a storm and completely lost their autonomy.
The storm came and went quickly. Planes that lost their autonomy began to fall one after another. It rained planes from the sky. The originally cloudy sky became clear under the influence of the storm. The sun came out, but it was about to set at this time, leaving only an orange-red light in the sky.
The afterglow of the setting sun sprinkled on the land baptized by war, adding a touch of desolate beauty to the dead battlefield. Just as the land was about to be swallowed by the night, Lu Mingfei felt an indescribable loneliness in his heart.
The Halberstadt made a few sharp creaking sounds, and the fuselage shook violently and began to stall and fall. Lu Mingfei felt the vibration of the fuselage becoming more and more intense. He knew that this aircraft, which had exceeded its limits many times, finally could not hold on.
He leaned weakly on the seat, letting the plane fall freely. Looking at the ground approaching, Lu Mingfei felt more tired than ever before. He whispered to himself, "Maybe... it's time to end..."
The plane was like a heavy piece of iron, falling rapidly from the sky towards the ground. Just before it hit the ground, Lu Mingfei instinctively activated the bronze throne. The powerful force wrapped around him and resisted the impact of the collision.
Coincidentally, the fuel of this Halberstadt had just run out, so it did not explode when it crashed into the ground. If an explosion had occurred, he would have been burned to death even if the bronze throne could have withstood the impact.
“Bah! It turns out that a monster like me isn’t that easy to die!” Lu Mingfei spat out the dirt in his mouth and weakly crawled out of the damaged plane.
He was so weak that he could hardly stand, and he felt a sharp pain with every step he took, but in the end he managed to support himself and walked towards the Prussian defense line.
He knew he had to leave this place quickly, otherwise once he was discovered by the enemy, his situation would become even more dangerous. But as he staggered forward, he suddenly felt that the scene around him became abnormal.
The surroundings should have been the ruins of a battlefield, but now it turned into a dark void. He could not see any familiar scenery, but only saw a magnificent palace with bright lights not far ahead, like an immortal city standing in the void.
What made him even more uneasy was that a man in Hanfu was floating above the palace, while a group of strange figures in black robes gathered below the palace. These black-robed people had ominous golden light flashing in their eyes as they stared at Lu Mingfei.
Lu Mingfei stopped walking, and the man floating in the air suddenly spoke, his voice resounding like thunder in the void:
"Welcome to my Nibelung."
His voice was low and majestic, as if carrying an irresistible power.
I thought I could finish it, but now it seems I have to wait until tomorrow.
(End of this chapter)
