During a mission, the group with the fewest aircrafts would be the group most adept at completing the mission.

Two aircrafts was the minimum number in a group, and the two would look after one another like a single entity.

The 50 aircrafts of the First Air Regiment formed 25 groups that sped toward different coordinates, and that was already a clear reflection of their abilities.

Even though Dong Zi'an was extremely averse to conceding inferiority to Yu Guanzhi in any aspect, he still couldn't help but give a nod of approval upon seeing this. The First Air Regiment was one of Yu Guanzhi's most prized trump cards, and it was a truly formidable force.

As the aircrafts fanned out, the field of view began to widen massively.

Having already broken through the sound barrier, these aircrafts were flying far faster than the scout soul tools, and they quickly began to approach the core circle of the northernmost region.

Their arrival was obviously noticed by the bats, and at this point, the aircrafts were already flying at altitudes of over 3,000 meters.

Four-clawed bats couldn't reach such a high altitude; only the six-clawed bats were able to quickly rise up to meet the aircrafts.

The first group of the First Air Regiment discovered the six-clawed bats up ahead first, and there were over 10 huge six-clawed bats converging toward them from all directions.

Soundwave attacks were unleashed to encompass this entire area in an attempt to disrupt the equipment on the aircrafts, but the cutting-edge anti-jamming technology thwarted those attempts.

The two aircrafts of the first group made no attempt to evade the six-clawed bats, flying directly toward them.

Just as the two aircrafts were approaching the bats, two laser beams shot out from under the belly of the lead aircraft. The laser beams immediately began to extend toward either side, and they were followed by another two laser beams, then two more yet again.

The six laser cannons beneath the aircraft were firing in waves at the six-clawed bats up ahead.

The largest one of the six-clawed bats folded its wings together like a shield while positioning itself in front of all of its brethren.

A string of dull thumps rang out, and the six laser beams tore six holes into its wings amid an agonized screech.

However, the other six-clawed bats were already pouncing toward the pair of fighter aircrafts.

Right at this moment, the two aircrafts performed an astonishing maneuver.

The lead aircraft suddenly decelerated drastically, even pausing for a clear moment in mid-air. Immediately thereafter, the tip of the aircraft reared up as it performed a cobra maneuver, launching itself up into the sky like a rocket.

At the same time, a faint green light barrier appeared around the aircraft. The wing aircraft had already decelerated along with the lead aircraft, and it seemed to have been drawn toward the green light barrier, orbiting in a tight circle around the lead aircraft.

At the same time, a speck of red light could be seen shimmering on the front tip of the wing aircraft. There were no soul lasers being fired, but the red light was flashing rapidly.

The surrounding six-clawed bats were just about to pounce toward the two aircrafts again, but all of a sudden, they stiffened on the spot before falling out of the sky, exploding into clouds of grey mist in mid-air.

All of the soldiers who witnessed this let loose rousing cheers upon seeing this.

These two aircraft pilots were truly among the cream of the crop to have made into the first group of the First Air Regiment. The maneuver they had just executed was extremely difficult to pull off in battle, especially when surrounded.

After all of the six-clawed bats were killed, the green light barrier around the lead aircraft vanished, thereby releasing the wing aircraft, which immediately swiveled around before following the lead aircraft on an ascent to a higher altitude. The two aircrafts reached an altitude of over 7,000 meters in the blink of an eye, and that was too high even for six-clawed bats to reach them.

After that, the two aircrafts swiveled around and descended on a nosedive as if they were in freefall while red light was flashing rapidly on their front tips. While in mid-air, they were constantly making minute changes in directions, but were able to target one six-clawed bat after another with unerring accuracy.

All of the six-clawed bats in their wake quickly plummeted out of the sky before exploding in mid-air, and it quickly became apparent that both the fighter aircrafts were fitted with heavy ion laser guns; only this type of weapon could be so ruthlessly efficient and completely disregard the defensive prowess of the six-clawed bats.

Similar scenes were unfolding in various different directions, and the six-clawed bats were no match for the elite First Air Regiment. In the face of their exceptional speed, dexterity, and offensive efficiency, one six-clawed bat after another was being reduced to grey mist, which was surging toward a certain direction.

It was clear that the abyssal passageway lied in that direction.

A faint smile appeared on Yu Guanzhi's face as he watched things unfold in the control center. Through this splendid display, the First Air Regiment was proving that he had been right to invest so much military fund into their training and development.

However, his smile quickly turned into an expression of concern as he discovered what appeared to be a dark cloud approaching from the distance.

There was no way that it was an actual cloud as no cloud could possibly move that quickly. Instead, it looked like a sandstorm.

The closest lead aircraft immediately zoomed in on the dark cloud to get a clearer image, and all of the people in the control center drew a sharp breath at the sight of exactly what this dark cloud was.

This wasn't a cloud or a sandstorm at all; it was a mass comprised of countless fist-sized hornet-like creatures.

All of them had inky-black bodies that were glistening with a metallic sheen, and each had six very small cicada-like wings on their backs. The swarm was flying extremely quickly while emitting a faint buzzing sound, and Yu Guanzhi immediately turned toward Zhang Huanyun. "What the hell are those things?"

As a general who had extensive experience in battling abyssal creatures, Zhang Huanyun had been assigned the role of vice-commander to assist Yu Guanzhi.

Zhang Huanyun replied in an urgent manner, "This is a new type of abyssal creature that I've never seen at the Blood God Legion. I suggest we get the First Air Regiment to come back right away as a safety precaution and attack from afar."

Yu Guanzhi knew that there was no time to hesitate, and he immediately ordered, "First Air Regiment, retreat immediately. First defensive line, fire your long-range cannons and soul lasers to cover the First Air Regiment."

Upon receiving this order, one massive cannon barrel after another extended out of the first defensive line, quickly changing direction according to the coordinates transmitted back to them by the First Air Regiment.

Immediately thereafter, a string of loud booms rang out as thousands of laser beams shot forth into the distance.

At the same time, the First Air Regiment immediately heeded the retreat order, and the 25 pairs of fighter aircrafts flew through the air in a series of beautiful arcs as they swiveled back around.

However, right at this moment, the hornet-like abyssal creatures flying at the very front of the swarm began to display some changes.

From the footage being captured by the First Air Regiment, it could be seen that the wings of these hornet-like creatures had begun to glow with green light.

In fact, their wings were quickly disintegrating into this green light, but at the same time, their speed received a tremendous boost, allowing them to break the sound barrier almost instantaneously.

Meanwhile, the First Air Regiment had only just swiveled around, and there was no way they could break the sound barrier so quickly. Thus, the entire air regiment was instantly inundated by the giant hornets that had sped up under the effect of the green light.

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