Sky-cracking Rider-Chapter 781: Section 776 - Different Dimension Invasion

The clear winter sky, which had been clear earlier, was now inexplicably shrouded in a cluster of black clouds hovering over the city center.

The Chen Family lived in a neighborhood about 10 kilometers from the city center. The location was neither bustling nor too remote; with relatively cheaper housing prices, it was perfect for the middle-income working class who needed housing. The parents of the three Chen siblings had just finished paying off the house before retiring, and after retirement, they had no debts.

"Hiss, what's up with this weird black cloud?"

Chen Haishang widened his eyes and after examining it closely, noticed the solitary black cloud seemed to be influenced by a cyclone, faintly displaying a spiral pattern.

"Dad! Is it thundering?"

Chen Fei glanced outside the window; the sky was still clear.

He guessed it might be a nearby heavy truck that had burst a tire with a loud bang that shook the earth.

"No, there is a cluster of clouds in the direction of the city center, and it looks very strange. Oh, there are a lot of small light points falling from it. Could it be hailing? This hail must be severe!"

Chen Haishang smacked his lips; even from such a distance, he could see the reflection. How big could this hail be? At least as big as watermelons!

Hiss...

If ice blocks that large were to fall, they could likely smash through car shells, and might even be fatal.

"City center?"

Chen Fei also moved to the balcony and looked in the direction of the city center.

The psi skill "Basic Optical Observer (level 8)" was activated, and he had just triggered "Full Spectrum Imaging," along with "Ultra-long Vision" and "Visual Assistance" modules.

He immediately gasped.

The AI interfaced with his visual nerves captured the visual signals in real time, using AR for enhanced effects, and with its multi-threading capabilities, marked multiple unusual targets that would be difficult for an individual to notice simultaneously.

The twinkling fragments of light were actually menacing monsters with rapidly vibrating wings that reflected speckles of light under the winter sun; some had membranous wings, some scaly, and others feathered—clearly more than one variety.

"Insufficient data, unable to identify!"

"Adam" specifically highlighted the swirling black cloud.

A series of phone rings erupted, sounding unusually shrill.

Chen Fei took out his phone and glanced at the screen. It was the city's public emergency communication short number, and there was more than one incoming call—bigwig Louis Landon, Miyoshi Monk, all seemed to have conspired to call at the same time.

The emergency short number has a priority system, ranked first in line for call requests.

Without hesitating much, Chen Fei answered the emergency call.

"Urgent notice! B-class Metal Ability User Chen Fei, proceed immediately to the city center and prepare for combat!"

"Received, departing immediately!"

Being a registered supernatural power user, it was natural for him to be summoned instantly in emergencies.

Despite enjoying some privileges not available to ordinary people, ability users also had to assume special responsibilities not held by the common public.

An army is maintained for years but is used in moments.

At this critical juncture, any ability user with a semblance of combat ability would be summoned to the scene, and refusing could have severe consequences.

"There's trouble! Stay at home, don't go outside, and call mom and Xiao Meng to have them come back immediately."

As Chen Fei spoke, he stripped off his slightly baggy and bulky home-warm clothes and a flash of silver appeared on the back of his hand; he quickly donned a set of tactical armor over his body.

"What happened?"

Chen Haishang and Liu Mingquan were utterly confused.

Chen Fei suddenly paused, looked at them seriously, and said, "Monsters from a different dimension have invaded!"

The public emergency broadcast via AI group voice didn't specify the cause, but he had seen it clearly from the balcony.

The swirl of clouds constantly deploying monsters was no good news, and even if one hadn't eaten pork, they had at least seen pigs run—it was likely some sort of special existence analogous to a space channel.

"Huh?" ×2

Chen Haishang and Liu Mingquan looked at each other in disbelief.

"Then, about your mom..."

"Yeah, what about Aunt and Xiao Meng?"

Both Liu Mingquan and his future father-in-law were panicking. The two of them staying at home wasn't much of an issue, but Chen's mother and Chen Meng had gone to the supermarket and hadn't come back yet.

"Xiao Jiu is with them, they will be safe, don't worry!"

Within moments, the tactical armor was securely on him. Countless tiny geometric fragments surged onto Chen Fei's body, rapidly enveloping him from head to toe in a complete suit of individual combat armor.

Xiao Jiu had grasped the attack method of lasers by the time he reached the Third Rank of Human Order, and now that he was at the Sixth Rank, he naturally became even more formidable.

"I'll go ahead and head back inside, don't stand on the balcony!"

Chen Fei grabbed the edge of the balcony and with a leap, he plunged downward.

"Ah!~"

Seeing Chen Xiao'er dive down from the balcony, his father's heart lifted, and almost simultaneously, he and Liu Mingquan rushed to the balcony edge to look down.

Woosh!~

A turboprop aircraft flew past between the buildings, its propellers roaring loudly, as it lifted its nose and shot up into the sky, carried away by the fierce wind.

Yet, Chen Xiao'er's whereabouts remained unknown…

Leaving only his anxious father and Little Sister Chen's boyfriend leaning over the edge of the balcony, both staring wide-eyed at each other, wondering, where is he?!

Adam: Electrical transmission system connected successfully!

Adam: Dynamic balance system connected successfully!

Adam: Radar system connected successfully!

Adam: Fire control system…

The moment Chen Fei leaped down from his own balcony, he first evolved the aerodynamic shape of the A-39C "Big Mouth Monster" light turboprop attack aircraft, followed swiftly by the electric drive propellers, aerodynamic control surfaces, and various avionic modules consecutively materializing.

Energy Points -279!

The "Big Mouth Monster" wasn't pre-stocked, and since it was an ad-hoc evolution, it had to simulate non-metallic components, causing a substantial expenditure of energy points.

Luckily, Chen Fei was extremely familiar with this model of turboprop attack aircraft, achieving very high efficiency in its evolution, managing to create its aerodynamic shape in a breath's time, while activating the Psi Skill "Gravity Adjustment Module (5%)", using the statically stable aerodynamic shape to automatically correct into a dive descent posture, just as the electric-driven propeller began to work, further controlling the flight attitude.

In a matter of seconds, Chen Fei, seated in the cockpit of the "Big Mouth Monster", completed the takeoff operation, the turboprop engine at full power thrust, soaring into the sky as he was still more than ten meters from the ground.

"'Adam,' prepare to connect to the drones!"

Accustomed to the operation of airship battle groups, Chen Fei certainly wasn't going to charge in alone, like a green rookie.

With one hand pressed against the cockpit wall, a flash of silver on the back of his hand, a drone materialized out of thin air, quickly moving away from the "Big Mouth Monster".

Then another appeared, and he kept releasing drones until ten were deployed before he stopped.

Adam: Reconnaissance drone squadron, A01 to A10 connected successfully.

The ten reconnaissance drones that launched themselves autonomously in midair quickly dispersed, casting a wide net, sending vast amounts of real-time information back to "Adam", which, experienced in parallel processing, the AI sorted through and relayed valuable information to Chen Fei, aiding his control over both the sky and the ground situation.

The A-39C "Big Mouth Monster" light turboprop attack aircraft was not only capable of adapting to mountainous and complex terrain but was also suited for a city environment dominated by skyscrapers, easily maneuvering at low altitudes between high-rise buildings.

A series of flashes of silver light on Chen Fei's hand, several smart combat missiles were moved to the wing's hardpoints. For urban combat, there was no need for the fierce firepower of rocket nests and the enormous power of aerial bombs—close combat missiles were perfectly adequate for the majority of combat needs.

The A-39C was an upgraded version of the A39B, adding two more hardpoints, allowing it to carry up to nine missiles at a time.

Chen Fei looked up toward the increasingly near swirling black cloud; he swapped the combat missile slung on the machine's belly hardpoint for a KDK-1 suction-type hypersonic smart missile, also known colloquially as the "Dragon Slayer Missile", whose independent combat unit was known as the "Element Annihilation Bomb." Although small in size, it packed a punch, producing destruction potential comparable to a tactical nuclear weapon, yet without any radiation residue.

"This is the City Public Security Bureau Rapid Response Center, A-39C 'Big Mouth Monster', please identify yourself!"

A directed communication electromagnetic wave locked onto the "Big Mouth Monster".

The municipal defense forces reacted quite swiftly, whether it was the appearance of the monster-spewing vortex cloud or Chen Fei piloting the "Big Mouth Monster" approaching the city center, their response time didn't exceed five minutes.

"I am Chen Fei, a B-level Metal Ability User, responding to the emergency alert and en route to the city center to engage in combat!"

Chen Fei responded immediately.

Almost at the same time, the three-dimensional alert system constructed by the reconnaissance drone squadron detected a fierce monster leaping into the air from the rooftop equipment platform of a ten-story building in the four o'clock direction, pouncing towards the "Big Mouth Monster."

A combat missile just locked onto the target when a fire meteor shot from a distance arrived with lightning speed, piercing through the monster that was approaching the turboprop.

Following the trajectory source, Chen Fei identified the source of the fire meteor; at the edge of the city center square, a woman wearing a trench coat stood atop a hundred-story building, a mask on her face obscuring her features, her long ponytail swaying in the wind, holding a half-human-tall pulley bow, angling her body as she drew the bow and nocked an arrow.

With each arrow shot, a dazzling firelight followed, far surpassing ordinary arrows in range and speed, piercing through every monster it targeted. The thumb-thick arrowheads could even cause more than thirty-centimeter diameter through-and-through wounds, enough to kill instantly.

With each arrow, one kill, with none able to withstand a single shot.

Such impressive archery!

It's uncertain whether she is a War Professional or an Ability User, but it seems there are formidable forces not to be underestimated locally!

The situation had not deteriorated rapidly, thanks to the flawless performance of the other's unerring arrows.

"Identity confirmed, 'Rookie' Chen Fei, please assist in intercepting the unidentified creatures falling from the sky."

The City Public Security Bureau Rapid Response Center automatically completed the identity confirmation based on mobile signal and voice characteristics, even dredging up his work call sign, immediately assigning Chen Fei a combat task.