Chapter 22
It did not take long for the Midnight Hunters to face their enemies.
"Arm the Phantom Cannon and brace yourself... this will be a rough ride," Smith yelled at the top.
The three D-Link planes are already up ahead of them. Just like them, the D-Link planes of the bullseye Angels are ready to fire.
Whoosh!
The first one that came to greet them is the energy beam that Kynon is piloting. Fortunately, it was missed. However, it is then followed by the energy beams from the other two D-Link planes.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Bang! Bang!
The whooshing sound is the sound indicating that the energy beams from the Bullseye Angels missed while the banging sound is because Smith and the others' D-Link plane is hit.
"Fuck! This is where Damion is good."
Mad Hat Camile, the pilot, grit her teeth. Although she is doing a rather good job by evading most of the energy beams, she is not satisfied with her performance. After all, she knows that if it is Damion who is piloting the plane, there would be lesser energy beams hitting them.
"Boss, you're doing a good job." This came from Scarlet who was simply a bystander inside the ship.
Of course, from her perspective, Mad Hat Camile, Parker, and Meta are doing a good job contrary to her who was simply seated while buckled with a safety belt. 'Erm, I should have learned to shoot. At least, I could be useful at times like this.
Meanwhile, the battle goes on. Mad Hat Camile managed to evade most of the energy beams. But still, their plane is hit.
Fortunately, Smith did not stay idle atop the D-Link plane.
With his two feet stuck on the chassis of the D-Link plane like a magnet, he is firing his Armageddon at the enemy planes.
The size of the D-Link planes made them an easy target for him. With that… although the fire rate of the Armageddon is not top-notch since it fires only one energy beam per second, Smith deals great damage to the D-Link plane that he could hit. Furthermore, his hit rate is also sixty percent.
With ten shots, six could hit their target.
Well, that is because the D-Link planes are huge, unlike the drone missiles. But the fact that the plane where he is on constantly rocking since it is evading most of the energy beams makes it rather difficult.
However, for Smith who is a sharpshooter, it is not too much for him.
Meanwhile, Mad Hat Camile who is piloting the plane has regrets. 'Fuck! Why did I agree to this idea? Fuck that Smith, does he want us to die?'
'Wait, did I say fuck that Smith? No, no, no, it's not as what you think. I don't mean to be lewd. I… I am just frustrated with him. KYAAHHH, but if I am given an opportunity, I will do my best. Erm… I mean I will resist.'
Well, it seemed that Mad Hat Camile did not care much.
Meanwhile, on the Bullseye Angels' side, Kynon is not feeling good. Not even a bit.
"Just who is that robot?"
Although Smith's sixty percent hit rate is rather high, it is distributed to their three planes. Still, as one from the higher ups of the Bullseye Angels, he could not accept this.
"Kynon, I think that is Meta, Smith's robot," Wolf shared some of the knowledge that he had gathered.
"Meta? Is that the one that Smith used to seize our planes?"
Kynon and the others do not know the real story. But they have deduced that it was Meta who Smith used to take their D-Link planes.
Well, they are right at the same time not.
"Kynon, I think… that plane is ours."
"Hmmm, indeed. But we can't dwell on that matter now. It is already theirs. If we want revenge, we might as well kill them all."
That's cruel. However, in the next second, that cruelty disappeared.
"Kynon, I found the drone missiles that disappeared!" Wolf yelled.
"What? Really? Where?" Kynon asked.
"They… they… are heading towards us. Fuck! Kynon, pilot the plane away!"
It's not that Wolf found the drone missiles that disappeared. Rather, those drone missiles just resurfaced in their monitor out of the thin air.
"EH? Can't you control them?"
"No! It seemed that they are already running on a different code. They… are… hacked."
Wolf did not want to believe it. But there is no other reason that he could think of. 'They are not trying to go back to their origin, right? You came from our D-Link planes. But you're no longer welcome! T_T '
"What? Impossible!"
Just like Wolf, Kynon could not believe it. 'Those are supposed to be unhackable, right? The World Federation said it's unhackable.'
The number one seller of drone missiles is the World Federation.
There are times when Smith too wanted to sell drone missiles with his small shady business. But the market for the drone missiles is extremely tight under the control of the world federation.
Hence, Smith did not have a choice but to give it up.
Meanwhile, when the drone missiles appeared in the monitors, they appeared in the far back of the Bullseye Angels.
One must know that right now, the Bullseye Angels are at the back. Oftentimes the Midnight Hunters will go to the back of the Bullseye Angels to give a critical hit.
"Where did those come from?"
"Are they after us?"
"What?"
Each of the members of the Midnight Hunters have different reactions. Mad Hat Camile and Scarlet are scared out of their wits. They knew that they did not have drone missiles. Hence, it must be from the Bullseye Angels. 'Shoot! We're dead!'
However, on the contrary to Mad Hat Camile and Scarlet, Parker did not think that they will die. He did not pale. Instead, his forehead went black because he realized something. "Meta, did you hack the drone missiles?"
'If Meta hacked the drone missiles, it is not a surprise that he could hit them as if he is plucking feathers on the back of the dead duck.'
"Hahaha! Parker, who knows?" Smith answered from the rooftop of their D-Link plane.
"Fuck! Stop pretending. I know I am a better gunner than you are."
Parker's concern is not the drone missiles. Instead, his fragile heart could not accept that a scrap metal is better than him.
"Well, well, did you see my hit rate?" Smith asked. "Sixty percent. It's sixty percent. Hahaha! I really am better than you."
"Fuck you! Who knows what tricks you used, scrap Meta!"
Meanwhile, while the robot and human duo are bickering, Scarlet interjected. "Could you two focus?"
'Fuck! If you give me your job, I will not waste time bickering.' She is feeling bad for being rather useless. But the duos are bicker. She could not help to be annoyed.
At the same time, she could not understand why Mad Hat Camile did not stop them. 'Boss, I know you're having a bad time piloting the ship. But could you at least stop them?'
Of course, Scarlet would not dare say that since Mad Hat Camile is the boss. However, she was too focused right now.
Mad Hat Camile did not even notice Smith and Parker's bickering. Otherwise, who knows what she will have in mind.
"You're right Scarlet, time to get serious!" Meanwhile, Smith knows that Scarlet is right. "Parker, watch and learn. I will show you my real ability."
"Three D-Link planes of the Bullseye Angels, fall under my control!"
Whoosh!
The wind whooshed as if it goes along with Smith and the world seemed to become silent. But the truth is it is because of the velocity of the plane. As for the silence, who knows?
Meanwhile…
One second…
Two seconds…
Three seconds…
"Say Meta, I wonder what is your ability? The Bullseye Angels' D-Link planes are still attacking us," Parker broke the nonexistent silence.
'What? I'm sure I send a command to control them. Is my signal jammed?' Smith too did not know what happened. However, the final outcome is not supposed to be like this.
"Wait! Let me try again!"
"Three D-Link planes of the Bullseye Angels, fall under my control!"
This time, there is no silence. However…
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
There are sounds of explosions as they were hit by the energy beams of the Bullseye Angels.
"Shit! Meta! Seriously?" the three members of the Midnight Hunters yelled at the same time.
They are expecting something good. But it seemed that it is nonexistent.
"Meta! Stop playing! Hit them with your Armageddon!" Parker wants to laugh. However, their circumstance made him unable to make fun of Meta. 'Shit! If this is the other time, I could have laughed out my soul. But… fucking Meta. I thought he is up to something good.'
"Shit! A few more hits and our plane would… BOOM! Do something, I just bought this ship."
Mad Hat Camile's outburst awakened Smith.
"Fuck! I don't care what happened. Drone missiles! Hit them hard!"
This time, the drone missiles did not fail him.
They locked on to the three D-Link planes of the Bullseye Angels and gave them a good thrashing.