Flying in winter is by no means an easy job.
Even though the air knights are equipped with wolfskin hats, fluffy scarves and windshields, the bare skin on their faces can still feel a biting chill from time to time.
After all, the windshield of Tianhuo is directly in front. When the wind direction changes or the aircraft makes maneuvers, the cold wind will be mixed with snowflakes and pour into the cockpit from all directions.
But Goode also understands the need for such a design.
The top of his head is a huge wing, and the front view is only a long and narrow line. If you want to observe the situation on the ground, the only way is to stick your head out of the cockpit. In fact, this is also one of the things he and Finkin have done the most - the Aerial Knights are not like he thought before. After the two sides arrived on the battlefield, they showed their weapons and used their abilities. Just finding the target is difficult.
You must know that at a distance of thousands of meters, the Tianhuo is almost the size of an ant, not to mention the figure on the ground.
This is probably why the biplane needs to be equipped with two people - two pairs of eyes are always better than one pair.
"Have you found anything?"
He turned his head and asked.
About an hour ago, the flying team had crossed the sky above Fengxiaobao. According to the map, if the enemy did not give up the pursuit, they should be near this area. In order to find the target as quickly as possible, the four planes spread out with due north as the center line, forming a fan-shaped search surface.
This is also the standard multi-aircraft search method specified in the Flight Manual.
In theory, as long as there is no deviation from the heading, the four planes are enough to cover an area of more than 200 kilometers. However, considering the influence of the weather, the groups of planes are not too far apart, which greatly reduces the area of the fan.
"Nothing!" Finkin shouted back, holding the observation glass, "Could the devil have caught up with the refugees and killed them all back?"
"Then you should be able to find a lot of corpses too!"
"Okay, I'll try harder... just hope the snow doesn't cover them," Finkin yelled. "Man, can you fly lower?"
Goode pressed the nose down slightly and glanced at the compass and altimeter at the same time.
This is also the only key parameter on the Tianhuo that can judge its current position.
However, there is also a clear reminder in the "Flight Manual" not to put too much trust in instruments - "Because of His Majesty's limited technical capabilities, instrument errors should be regarded as a norm, especially when climate, altitude and landforms change drastically. Never forget Feel free to look out, unless you are willing to be the cornerstone of technological progress - Tilly Wimbledon."
"Three hundred meters at most, it can't go any lower. This is not the western border of Greycastle, there are plains everywhere—"
Before he could finish speaking, Finkin interrupted him, "Twice to the right! There seems to be movement over there!"
Goode's expression condensed, and he immediately adjusted his course.
Apart from the sound of the wind and the roar of the engine, hardly any outside sounds can be heard during the flight, so the movements mentioned by the partner must not refer to the sound, but the changes that can be seen with the eyes - and in this weather, few people are active in the wild. , then this movement is particularly suspicious.
Soon, Goode also captured the vision with the naked eye. On a raised hillside, many black shadows appeared in the snow-white background. They were not scattered, but formed many continuous line segments, which seemed to be scattered from a distance. Hair in the snow.
"Are those... footprints?"
Finkin's yelling answered his question, "Yes, I think it's them that His Highness said! There are indeed people moving on the hillside, more than one or two! God, the devil is hunting the refugees, I see it More than a hundred corpses! Judging from their size, they should be mad demons, and the number is around thirty or forty!"
"Send a signal!" Goode no longer hesitated and pressed the joystick down, "Let's go first!"
With a "chi" sound, three bright green signal flares shot straight into the sky, in sharp contrast to the red moon fixed in the center of the dome.
The plane swooped down towards the hillside, and the distance between the two sides quickly narrowed. When it was four or five hundred meters from the top of the slope, Goode finally saw the refugees rolling and rolling in the snow. They fled down the mountain in horror, and many of them rolled down almost all the way, and their situation can be imagined.
The madman devoured the fleeing team little by little at the rear. The enemy did not seem to show the physical strength and speed of human beings. It was more like a game to kill time than a slaughter.
Goode suddenly felt a surge of blood.
He recited his shooting experience silently, pointed the nose of the plane at the madman on the top of the mountain, and when the two became a straight line, he pressed the fire button.
The nose of the machine instantly burst into flames!
This is also the easiest way for Tianhuo to hit the target - at a height of two or three hundred meters, there is no need to consider the fall of the bullet path. From diving to pulling up, the nose points to the direction of the bullet. Even he would not miss such an opportunity!
The jet that came out of the bore instantly stirred up a straight "demarcation line" in the snow!
At this moment, the devil also noticed the giant bird that fell from the sky. They pulled out their bone spears with a strange cry, and took a throwing posture at the Skyfire, with no intention of evading.
It was at this moment that the "demarcation line" entered the group of demons without hindrance.
And it separates life and death.
The whistling metal bullet easily pierced through the body of the madman, and there was a little blue in the snow column. The devil who was hit in the chest could see the red mist that suddenly bloomed behind him, while those who hit the arms and legs were directly interrupted. For a time, the stumps and minced meat were wrapped in snowflakes and splashed, and the momentum of the enemy's pursuit was also one of them. stagnation.
After a round of sweeping, the Devil's Bone Spear arrived late. Unfortunately, at this altitude, the enemy's spear-throwing attack could not pose any threat to the Skyfire. Even if it could fly, the spearhead would lose all its strength and speed. It was almost impossible to hit the high-speed biplane.
The Skyfire's attack was far from over.
The process of Goode pulling the nose up again is the time for the rear seat shooter to play.
Finkin shot indiscriminately at the top of the mountain, but compared to the tracked dive shots, his refills can only be based on experience.
The devil seemed to react at this time, the strange bird in the sky is not a mixed-species evil beast or any other monster, but a human war weapon! But this recognition did not bring any change to their situation. Lying down and hiding and fighting back with all their might were meaningless in front of the aloof Skyfire, and even the hope of escaping became extremely slim.
In the Battle of Divine Will in the past, how desperate the human cavalry was in the face of faster and taller beasts, the same is true of today's mad demons—perhaps more.
After a while, Goode accumulated enough potential energy and swooped down toward the Devil Squad again.
Two other teams of companions also appear above the skyline.
Under the ensuing multi-faceted attack, the devil began to turn around and run towards the rear, and the flying team bit on it tightly, taking the opportunity to expand the victory.
Neither Goode nor Finkin realized that for the first time in nearly a thousand years, a minority had pursued the majority in a confrontation between the two races—even the evacuation team of the First Army before, was outnumbered. Under the circumstances, he did not dare to take the initiative to attack the enemy, and now facing forty or fifty mad demons, the three planes add up to only six people.