119: Chapter 119 Goal Achieved, Time to Run Away

The moment it hit, a giant net unfurled from the head of the dragon hook.

By the time the pilot reacted, it was already too late.

The giant net enveloped the entire helicopter.

The rapidly spinning rotors couldn't cut through the net and were tightly entangled.

Having lost its thrust, the helicopter plummeted rapidly under the dual forces of gravity and the hook.

Pudge breathed a sigh of relief; things were going even more smoothly than he had imagined.

"Prepare for recovery!"

Chen Fan's expression sharpened; he had already noticed the anomaly in the air.

As the helicopter fell, he was already reciting the command.

Under Pudge's command, one hundred Sailors instantly finished laying out the shock-absorbing pads.

The dragon hook was gradually retracted, and when it dropped to a height of ten meters, Pudge twisted his corpulent waist and flung the helicopter onto the shock-absorbing pads.

Boom—

With a loud crash, most of the shock-absorbing pads were smashed to pieces.

The helicopter was also heavily dented, and the rotors snapped into three pieces.

Five enemy soldiers were thrown out, covered in blood, and collapsed onto the ground.

"Tie them up!"

Chen Fan's heart raced as he stroked the fuselage, unable to keep his hands off it.

This helicopter was equipped with three machine guns and light air-to-air missiles.

If he could successfully Recruit it, his combat power would rise to another level.

One had to know that the armaments on a destroyer had limited anti-air capabilities.

Suppressing his excitement, Chen Fan watched as the Crew Member led the five soldiers away.

"Recruit!"

[Recruit successful, obtained: Armed helicopter x1.]

[New upgradable device activated: Anti-submarine helicopter.]

[Upgrade requires ordinary supplies: Wood x20w, rope x10w, nails x2w, cloth x5w, Steel x10w, Gunpowder x10w, Gold Coins 10w.]

[Requires special supplies: energy focusing crystal x1w, rare mineral cluster x1w, plasma energy core x8k, alloy ingot x8k, nano-fiber bundle x8k.]

[Requires superpower supplies: super energy chip x6k, super energy nova x6k.]

[Loadable attack equipment: machine guns, air-to-air missiles, air-to-ground missiles, rocket launchers, torpedo launchers, detectors.]

Chen Fan raised an eyebrow; with air-to-air missiles and rockets, his anti-air firepower would definitely improve by more than a notch.

"Upgrade!"

[Upgrading.]

[forerunner title bonus active, time required: 4h.]

Chen Fan couldn't wait to start the upgrade.

After four hours, he would be able to check the upgrade materials for the aircraft carrier.

Furthermore, another upgrade path was about to be revealed.

Clenching his fist, Chen Fan looked up at the remaining aircraft.

"Can we do anything about the fighter jets?"

Pudge pondered for a moment and shook his head, "They're too fast; I can't hook them."

Chen Fan nodded slightly, "Then let's hook a few more helicopters."

"You got it!" Pudge chuckled and swung the hook again.

In the air.

After a brief shock, the remaining four helicopters quickly gained altitude and turned back.

A chill rose from the soles of the pilots' feet.

"Report to headquarters, the enemy has equipment capable of capturing our aircraft."

"Repeat, the enemy has equipment capable of capturing our aircraft!"

The pilot spoke in a grave tone, repeating it twice.

Standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows of the command center, the Commander-in-Chief and the high-ranking officials had already witnessed everything.

After a long silence, a grave voice spoke up.

"Commander-in-Chief, we cannot let them continue to be so arrogant; let's launch a full-scale attack."

Army General Lin Hui shouted sternly.

"No!"

Air Force General Zhou Tao immediately retorted.

"Our aircraft carrier is not yet ready; the arrestor cable tests have failed multiple times. If we force a deployment, we will suffer heavy losses!"

Lin Hui narrowed his eyes, cold light flashing from them.

"General Zhou, with a powerful enemy before us, what is your intention in blocking our troops from setting out?"

"Lin Hui, don't think I don't know what you want to do. Let me tell you, if you want to use my soldiers as fodder, you'd better give up that thought."

"Oh? Does General Zhou mean that our soldiers can die, but yours cannot?"

"You..."

"Shut up!"

The Commander-in-Chief slammed the table and shouted angrily, "What time is it, and you're still infighting?"

His gaze swept toward Lin Hui, his expression softening slightly.

"Lin Hui, I know that many of your men died last time, but that is no reason for infighting. This time, it has nothing to do with you; leave."

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief."

Lin Hui glanced at Zhou Tao with a cold, piercing gaze.

As the footsteps faded away, the Commander-in-Chief looked at Zhou Tao again.

"General Zhou, everything is for the greater good. Whether it's civilians, soldiers, or you and me, we must be prepared to sacrifice at any time. Do you understand?"

Zhou Tao gritted his teeth and lowered his head, "Understood."

"Go."

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief."

The naval and air forces were quickly assembling.

After another round of bombing, the fighter jets on the front line retreated along with the armed helicopters.

Chen Fan, who hadn't found an opportunity, could only curl his lip helplessly.

Just now, Pudge had thrown the hook more than a dozen times.

But the alerted fighter jets didn't give them any chance.

"Since that's the case, we'll go in and catch them."

Chen Fan waved his hand, and the main ship's engines roared.

Just as he was preparing to command the advance, two massive figures approached from the front.

Chen Fan was stunned for a moment and exclaimed, "An aircraft carrier? Holy crap!"

In the sea ahead, a destroyer similar in scale to Chen Fan's was rapidly approaching.

Beside the destroyer, a medium-sized aircraft carrier was sailing.

It was carrying a full 50 aircraft!

In his field of vision, the 50 aircraft had already started up and were slowly moving toward the flight deck.

Among them, several fighter jets had already taken off.

"As expected, how could a city that possesses superpower supplies not have an aircraft carrier?"

Chen Fan took a deep breath and quickly signaled Chris to retreat with his right hand.

"It's too late!"

Chris roared and quickly turned the ship.

However, a 300x50 meter destroyer takes a long time to turn around.

By the time the turn was completed, the aircraft carrier had already closed within a thousand-meter range.

Half of the parked fighter jets had already taken off.

The first wave of bombing arrived silently.

Boom boom boom—

[Advanced energy shield under attack, please repair in time.]

[Energy: 90%.]

[Energy: 60%.]

[Energy: 40%.]

Without the avatar ship to reduce damage, a single round of bombing had actually wiped out 60% of his energy.

Seeing a second wave of more bombers approaching, Chen Fan gritted his teeth.

His goal for this trip was basically achieved; the helicopter was already in his hands.

So there was no need to stay here and be a sitting duck.

"Exit dungeon."

A light flashed, and the second round of attacks missed, leaving the sea churning with waves.

In the command center.

Seeing china vanish into thin air, the Commander-in-Chief's eyes widened.

"What's going on?"

"It disappeared?"

"..."

The high-ranking officials beside him also looked at each other in dismay.

Back in the Mainline World, Chen Fan breathed a sigh of relief.

The first wave of ten or so bombers had wiped out 60% of his energy.

If he had taken the second round of damage, wouldn't it have been completely depleted?

Although he currently had sufficient supplies, he couldn't afford such consumption.

"Repair!"

[Consumed energy focusing crystal x3k.]

[Repair successful.]

[Current energy: 5000 / 5000.]

"Tsk tsk tsk, the technology level is being crushed."

"Since the enemy has an aircraft carrier, we'll have to plan carefully."

Although the enemy had dispatched an aircraft carrier and a destroyer this time.

Because he ran fast, he only directly faced a few bombers.

If it were a full-scale firefight, his current technology level would be far from enough.

Shaking his head, Chen Fan's gaze glanced at the upgrade interface.

There was still some time left before the Anti-submarine helicopter upgrade was complete.