Chapter 706: The Angry Gold Coins

If the Eagle King’s plan succeeds, facing four, five, or even more of the strongest pilots who fight to the end, even if Lin Mo’s air combat skills are extraordinary, he cannot escape the fate of being surrounded and killed.

Unless the gold giant dragon reveals its true form, whether this creature would willingly become the Dragon Knight’s mount again is uncertain. Even if it agrees, both it and Lin Mo would face a brutal assault from several high-tier and even special tier pilots, and even the Dragon Knight would not be safe here.

In an instant, the dual aircraft team split in two.

Lin Mo, suddenly losing his target, was taken aback. What trick are they trying to pull this time?!

A baiting tactic?

There was no need for such a crude tactic to fool a Dragon Knight, right?

Any ace pilot wouldn’t fall for such a simple trick!

The Forward-Swept Wing Fighter Jet didn’t pursue any aircraft; first, they needed to figure out who was attacking and who was defending.

However, he quickly saw that the separated Eagle King showed no intent to play the bait and instead pushed forward at full speed.

Lin Mo’s expression darkened. The Eagle King was not acting as bait; he was charging towards Yuri and Monkey, who were flanking the area.

These two comrades were not idle during their maneuvering; they had just worked together to shoot down a lone enemy aircraft, but now they were being pressured by a very skilled opponent, leaving them in a tight spot.

If the Eagle King joined the fray, these two allied comrades would likely face dire consequences.

In the sky, only twelve aircraft remained, including Lin Mo, divided into four groups engaged in life-and-death battles.

Among the participating fighter groups, sixty percent of the participants had already fallen, with only a handful of lucky survivors able to eject during the fight.

Fortunately, Yuri and Monkey had taken the opportunity to eliminate one, balancing the number of surviving participants to six on each side.

However, the groups were not evenly matched; there were one-on-one, two-on-two, and one-on-two battles. The further the fight progressed, the more evenly matched it became.

The Eagle King’s plan was not without risk; he was taking a gamble. But regardless of Lin Mo’s response, the greatest chance of victory always lay with him.

If Lin Mo pursued the Eagle King, then the Eagle King would lead him in circles using various super maneuvering positions, allowing Orca to create opportunities to take out those two government army pilots.

If he abandoned the Eagle King, then Orca would take on the role of bait.

Perhaps one of the two would become a sacrifice for this tactic, but if the plan succeeded, Number 13 would find himself in a dead end, which was better than slowly fading away in a stalemate.

Between decisive choices, Orca agreed without hesitation to the Eagle King’s plan; they were both facing death anyway, so taking a chance was worth it.

Lin Mo felt stretched thin; no matter whom he pursued, he could not avoid the fact that either the Eagle King or Orca would take out those two intermediate pilots.

Any one of them, in a one-on-one encounter with Lin Mo, might not be able to handle him, even facing the risk of being killed, but bullying those two intermediate pilots would be an easy task.

Moreover, these unfortunate individuals were being chased by a strong intermediate pilot from the Anti-Government Forces, leaving them in a state of panic. If another attack happened, pushing them down while they were struggling, they could be taken down from the sky.

The power comparison in the sky would soon shift to six Anti-Government Forces pilots against four government army pilots.

As the battle neared its end, the combat effectiveness of each pilot became extraordinarily valuable; any single pilot could be the straw that breaks the camel’s back.

For the pilots who had persevered until now, their value outweighed that of any simple straw.

With a tactical setup to create localized advantages, the timing for the government army’s complete annihilation fell entirely into the hands of the Anti-Government Forces.

Perhaps the final result would be devastating, but for the pilots from the government army who didn’t participate in the team battle, it would be a blessing.

Taking out more key players from the government army would make the upcoming battles much easier.

The Eagle King silently chuckled to himself, fully illuminating his back to Lin Mo, hoping he would take the bait.

After a moment of reflection, Lin Mo pieced together the cause and effect in his mind, gaining a clear understanding.

He knew exactly what the Eagle King was plotting, and Lin Mo was determined not to let him succeed. He immediately pushed the throttle, leaving Orca behind, and chased after the Eagle King’s X-31.

The speed of the Forward-Swept Wing Fighter Jet was indeed a highlight in the competition. Its domestically produced WS-15X engine was developed specifically to meet the standards of fourth-generation fighter jets. Although it still lagged behind the fighter jet engines produced by Pratt & Whitney in terms of lifespan and power, it met the standard for fourth-generation engines. Even without the gold giant dragon’s "Void Magnetism" to lighten the load, entering supersonic mode was still an easy feat.

With a thrust of the throttle, the fighter jet, buoyed by the endlessly active "Void Magnetism," soared to three Mach, a speed that even the Eagle King would fear.

Suddenly, a bright orange beam of light shot toward him from afar, striking the right wing of the X-31.

“Ah! It’s burning me! It’s burning me!”

Inside the cockpit, the gold giant dragon let out a wild shriek, and the entire aircraft shook violently, as if it might lose control at any moment.

A high-energy laser beam?!

“Gold Coin, are you okay?”

Lin Mo was startled and quickly shut down the communication system. He maneuvered the control stick to perform a roll maneuver. The damage to the right wing looked severe, and it seemed Gold Coin had been affected as well.

A thick black scorch mark nearly cut through one-third of the wing, and the Flowing Wave Heavenly Transformation Magic Circle on the right side was also damaged, causing aerodynamic imbalance.

While the magic circle offered limited aerodynamic benefits, aviation technology is very precise—missing by a hair could lead to disaster. To prevent any accidents, Lin Mo had no choice but to regretfully retract the Battle Energy input from the aircraft and deactivate the left Flowing Wave Heavenly Transformation Magic Circle.

If he hadn’t reacted quickly, that beam might have swept into the cockpit.

Even a Dragon Knight, with a body as sturdy as steel, couldn’t avoid being turned to ash.

“I’m going to kill him! I’m going to kill him! Morin, I’ll rip him to shreds! That damned ant, how dare he harm me? I will never let him go!”

A surge of rage filled the cockpit as the gold giant dragon seemed ready to burst out of the aircraft to attack the bastard who shot the laser at it.

The scorching heat felt like it was tearing Gold Coin apart, and he was not enjoying it one bit.

This was an insult to the dragon kin, and it felt like Gold Coin was ready to revolt.

Just because the Dragon of Slaughter was known as a weapon of the gods and immersed in various technologies doesn’t mean it would forget its instincts. This creature was like a powder keg—better left untouched, or it would explode at the slightest provocation.

Lin Mo, who had once been a Dragon Knight in another world, had been clever and resourceful in dealing with this creature for so long.

“Calm down! Don’t cause trouble! Otherwise, we’ll both be in big trouble. Don’t worry; I’ll help you take him down.”

The Light Mirror Technique quickly adjusted, and Lin Mo spotted the origin of the trajectory. Orca was fiercely charging toward him, making him curse under his breath. What a reckless fool—he let you live a few more minutes, and you take a blind leap into danger.

Does this fool really think he is going to catch me off guard?

The opponent’s plot seemed to have layers upon layers, and no matter what choice Lin Mo made, danger lurked everywhere.

However, Lin Mo had no intention of changing his mind; he was just being more cautious.

“Bullsh*t! How is this possible?!”

Orca exclaimed in disbelief. The other side’s wing should have been completely severed; how could they be unharmed and rapidly enter high overload evasive maneuvers? If they were damaged, it would severely affect their aircraft’s structure. What he just shot was a high-energy laser beam, not the beam of a flashlight.

The high-energy laser cannon was Orca’s secret weapon, and due to its enormous energy consumption, he only had two shots available.

Lin Mo’s nose was fixed on the Eagle King. The fighter jet maintained an outer tracking position, quickly climbing upward before diving down, exchanging height for speed, followed by a series of roll maneuvers that pushed toward the Eagle King.

This was the Hunting Sparrow Trajectory, allowing him to maintain high-speed pursuit while avoiding nearby enemies’ sneak attacks.

Essentially, it was a combination attack technique formed by several modified low-Altitude maneuvers combined with rolls and small movements, like a hawk swooping down on its prey, bringing the opponent into his optimal attack range and angle.

In fact, the low-Altitude tactic was typically used against enemy aircraft with a speed advantage, but using it now to assist Yuri and Monkey, who were stuck in a battle, was the best tactical maneuver.

Unless the Eagle King was willing to be shot down and engage in a mutually destructive attack, Lin Mo’s Hunting Sparrow Trajectory would remain effective. However, if that were the case, the Eagle King’s tactical plan would become meaningless as well.

When the Eagle King noticed that the Forward-Swept Wing Fighter Jet was ignoring Orca, charging toward him with a special attack technique, he refused to sit idly by and launched his own unpredictable evasive maneuvers.

The Eagle King’s X-31 excelled in unimaginable super maneuverability and post-stall performance, handling moves like the cobra maneuver and tailhook with ease, even surpassing the Russian Su-27, which was known for its super maneuverability.

Although it lacked a tail, the digital flight control system and vectoring nozzle technology allowed the fighter jet to easily switch between stability and agility. It could even mimic a helicopter’s exclusive attack techniques.

If it weren’t for Lin Mo’s Forward-Swept Wing Fighter Jet also being strong in aerodynamic layout, other traditional aerodynamic designed fighters would have been in serious trouble long ago.

Orca was getting anxious; instead of getting somewhere with his target, he allowed his opponent to get closer to the Eagle King.

The Eagle King’s tactical plan seemed to have taken an unexpected turn.