Sky-cracking Rider-Chapter 714: Section 709 - Pilot Niko

A huge muffled roar came from afar, accompanied by howling winds that made the grass and leaves tremble incessantly.

"What was that noise?"

Minante, who had climbed up the tree, looked toward the direction of the roar but only saw the dense foliage blocking the sky, shivering involuntarily while his tactical dagger easily cut through the parachute ropes.

The enemy pilot, hanging from a tree branch, fell into the bushes below, clad in an aviation tactical armor no less advanced than the Flying Dragon type. Just before hitting the ground, an automatic release of the Second Rank Earth Magic "Gravity Ring" protected him with an anti-gravity field, sparing him from any serious harm.

No sooner had the enemy pilot touched the ground than he somersaulted to his feet, pulled out the tactical pistol from his waist, and aimed it at Chen Fei while also casting a look at Minante still hanging from the tree trunk.

Minante, clinging to the trunk, shouted a loud warning to the pilot below, "Hey! If I were you, I wouldn't point a gun at a B-grade Metal Ability User."

He really meant well.

Metal Ability Users often had a high resistance to cold weapons and light firearms; to say they were impervious to swords and guns wasn't an exaggeration.

Such a small pistol was hardly even ticklish.

Chen Fei earnestly encouraged, "You can try firing a shot!"

Try and see...

"Just kill me!"

Despairing, the pilot threw away his pistol. Not only was he unable to affect a B-grade psychic with his firearm, but he could also do nothing against the "Flying Dragon" aerial combat tactical armor.

Being merely a Fourth Rank Wind-Type Battle Profession User, he doubted he could defeat a B-grade supernatural power user, let alone two against one—surely they would crush him. So... it was over, no hope left!

"Whether you die or not, we'll discuss that later. What would you like to drink?"

Minante jumped down from the tree and began to fiddle with the items Chen Fei had taken from the alchemical storage artifact.

Even on Cangqiong Star, the birthplace of Alchemical Artifacts, not just anyone could own a Space System Alchemy Storage Device; it required not only wealth but also the right connections.

Aside from being impressed by the capacity and specifications of the artifact that Chen Fei carried, Minante was also extremely envious, knowing that even his entire fortune couldn't buy the smallest storage device.

"Anything will do!"

Having been let down from the branch by Minante, the enemy pilot languidly slumped to the ground, utterly dejected.

Of course, he could have tried to run away, but between the roars of various flying and terrestrial beasts around and the mysterious roar from afar, he quickly dismissed the idea.

Chen Fei evolved a large chainsaw, walked a circle around a tree needing four to five men to embrace, plunged a divine crowbar into the saw cut, and levered it sharply, producing a squeaking sound. The massive tree, about sixty meters tall, began to tilt slowly at the base, the angle and speed increasing until it finally crashed down in the forest, shaking the ground like an earthquake.

An opening appeared in the dim sky above, through which the light of the Holy Flame Sun poured down, illuminating the fallen tree roots.

"We'll settle here for the night."

Chen Fei patted the thick tree trunk, and his chainsaw went buzz, buzz, buzz...

Wood planks +91

Various sizes of wooden strips +174

Several hundred pounds of miscellaneous materials.

Making use of local resources, they constructed a large wooden wall encircling an area of over three hundred square meters near the tree stump and built a substantial wooden house with wire mesh windows and various metal fittings, making everything very convenient.

Thanks to Chen Fei's Metal Series Super Power Technique "Physical Evolution Database," which contained ample samples, even if there were no samples, he could still shape materials at will, albeit with a bit more effort. With his industrial-grade A-level Control Power, there was nothing he couldn't create.

"Rookie, are you planning to settle down here?"

Minante gazed at Chen Fei's zealous construction project, dumbfounded. The attention to detail suggested he was practically planning to build a mountain villa for vacations.

Seeing the wooden walls around, at least three fingers thick, the surrendered enemy pilot realized that escape was not an option.

Indeed, there was no door; it just hadn't been made.

"Temporary lodging shouldn't be makeshift."

Since he had the tools at hand, Chen Fei hadn't planned on sleeping under the stars in the mountains.

With a floor, a bed, and a house away from wind, rain, and creepy crawlies, wasn't that preferable?

In the end, he sawed the central tree stump in the cabin into pieces, creating a pit that served perfectly as a campfire pit, using the stump, its remnants, and other excess materials as fuel.

Felling one large tree was virtually all that was needed.

While Chen Fei was busy, Minante had already gathered some intelligence from the enemy pilot.

Since both were from the same side originally and Chen Fei was busy setting up camp, he deliberately avoided their conversation, creating a relatively relaxed atmosphere to prevent the pilot from doing something desperate like seeking a quick death or resisting stubbornly, like a dead pig not fearing boiling water.

"His name is Niko, a pilot from the 'Double Pupil Stork' Flying Army of the Mirei Continent, not a Tessan. Born on the Morning Star Continent and raised in Mirei, he's the child of the human military stationed there. His mission orders came from Commander Bartona of the Southern War Zone. There's a flying squadron that has come to Zilu Continent, led by the Sky Knight 'Fang Wolf' Gesama."

Minante's expression was very odd. Sky Falcon pilot Niko had taken part in the attack on a small Light Wing Ship, which oddly seemed like an intrusion.

Let alone considering that Niko himself was not a native of Zilu Continent and had no connection with the former Tessa Empire, Mirei Continent being the stronghold of the Beast Tribe, it was hard to imagine why the current active-duty human forces from the Silan Dynasty stationed there would suddenly show up here and take part in operations of the Tessa Empire Restoration Army—it was bizarre.

"This is stretching too far."

The human military forces of Mirei Continent should be loyal to the Silan Dynasty, yet they were controlled by one of the commanders of the Tessa Empire Restoration Army of Zilu Continent. Chen Fei couldn't understand it at all and shook his head, assuming there must be some unknown secrets.

"Perhaps Mirei Continent is also in turmoil!"

Minante frowned, unable to make sense of the current complex situation.

Behind the Restoration Army, there might be significant forces driving it, possibly even high-ranking officials from the Silan Dynasty among the supporters of the Righteous Army.

"Forget it!"

Chen Fei put aside those far-off issues and looked back at Niko, the Sky Falcon pilot who had quieted down again after his confession, and asked personally, "Besides what you've told us, do you know anything else? Any special information or anomalies?"

His target had always been the Parasitic Species, not the Tessa Empire Restoration Army of Zilu Continent.

Otherwise, Minante would have turned hostile long ago—why keep an enemy alive any longer than necessary?

"No...nothing!"

Niko thought seriously, then shook his head in the end.

"Then, where is your camp located?"

Chen Fei took out a tablet computer, opened the electronic map, and the AI "Adam" immediately took control of the tablet's functions.

Without AI managing the basic cloud terminal system, "Adam" had easily breached it.

"Here, north of the Emerald Forest, about 50 kilometers distance at Yue River Canyon, right on the cliffs of the canyon's branch."

Niko pointed earnestly at the electronic map.

"Hmm, this is our location, and it's only 230 kilometers in a straight line to Yue River Canyon!"

Chen Fei tapped on the tablet screen, immediately sketching a straight line.

"This is the edge of the Eastern Warzone. Thirty kilometers to the southwest is the Southern War Zone. What does the Southern War Zone imply?"

Seeing the electronic map and the locations clearly, Minante suddenly gasped. Being a native of Zilu Continent and a pilot, he was naturally well-versed in the geographical details of the entire continent.

Nandu City was located in the eastern part of the continent; thus, the Commander of the Eastern Warzone, Stephens, was actually Minante's immediate superior.

So, both officially and personally, he naturally viewed the relationships with the other three warzones from the perspective of the Eastern Warzone.

From the intelligence disclosed by Niko, the activities of the Southern War Zone clearly crossed the line.

"I need to report this immediately to that Nalan—no, my uncle, to Commander Befas. Dammit, no signal?"

At that moment, Minante took out his phone, but failed to get a connection, the phone indicating a very weak and unstable signal.

The communication equipment on combat aircraft has high power, capable of connecting to satellites and further communication bases, but the signal strength of mobile phones is limited by their size, restricting their communication range unlike aircraft.

The distribution of communication base stations on Cangqiong Star did not cover every nook and cranny. Setting up stations in uninhabited areas was simply a loss-making endeavor, and clearly, local telecom operators would not engage in such activities.

Hearing Minante's complaints, Chen Fei generously offered his own phone.