After crossing the cage mountain, the three turned to the west, all the way to the Desperate Mountain Range.
In less than half an hour, Maisie was the first to lose.
In the airspace of 1,500 meters, the Phoenix easily flew 400 kilometers per hour with two engines. And although Maisie's Haiyan form can also achieve this speed, but it can only last for a short time. Facing the tireless new fourteen-cylinder engine, it will be a matter of time before she is thrown away.
"How is it?" Tilly covered her mouth.
... I, I can still fly... Tweet! Maisie was out of breath over there.
You've done your best, let me do it next.
Lightning grabbed the unyielding partner into his arms and took over the second stage of the competition.
One person and one machine launched a new chase in the gray sky.
The scenery under her feet became smaller and smaller, and the mountain range that separated the human kingdom gradually became a sinuous line of ink. Tilly could see the red mist slowly dripping down from the spine of the continent in the distance, flowing over Eternal Winter and the heart of the wolf, as if A cloudy barrier. The earth in the barrier has undoubtedly been filled with scarlet, but as long as you can rush to the sky, you will be able to see the real world again.
Is this your limit? The sound of lightning sounded, and I could fly much faster than this!
In terms of flight speed alone, the opponent's ability is indeed unmatched, even the Vault of Heaven Lord, who has the power of teleportation, has suffered losses in her hands.
But for Tilly, winning or losing was not the most important thing.
It's a pleasure to drive this massive yet nimble machine to its limits.
She retracted her gaze from overlooking, smiled slightly, pulled up the nose, and flew towards a higher airspace.
Lightning also followed, and always maintained a position about 100 meters in front of the plane.
According to the introduction in the instruction manual, the Phoenix has been technically optimized for passing through the dream world, and the key parts are also processed by Anna herself. It has the basic quality far beyond that of the Skyfire. The top speed of level flight can reach 550 kilometers. It has a maximum range of more than 1,500 kilometers per hour. The double-row radial engine is also equipped with a turbine system, so that its performance will not be greatly reduced when flying in an airspace of more than 3,000 kilometers. These are all mass-produced models. things that cannot be done.
But this is not the biggest feature of the Phoenix.
Its body structure has been strengthened by candlelight and Doris, and its strength and durability can be said to be higher than the material itself. It can be regarded as the first aircraft that combines industrial technology and magic.
Tilly knew that the propeller was most efficient at low speed, and as the speed increased, its propulsion efficiency would decrease rapidly, so it was almost impossible to touch the back of the lightning with its own power alone.
She has to resort to the help of other powers.
After pulling up to a high altitude away from the clouds in one breath, Tilly suddenly increased the accelerator to the maximum and pressed down the joystick.
The engine suddenly made a high-pitched roar!
The Phoenix turned sharply and entered a dive.
In order to keep herself in the forefront, the lightning also fell quickly following the adjustment direction. Just to avoid mutual influence, she pulled the horizontal distance to about one kilometer, and the vertical distance was still the same 100 meters. At this height and speed, The "light film" of the same magic power is very obvious, and the shining ripples form a protective layer around her to prevent her from being affected by the cold wind and low pressure.
There is no doubt that the speed of the lightning in the state is much larger than that of normal flight.
Roland even mentioned when testing the ability that the reason why lightning can't fly at supersonic speed for a long time is probably not because the flight itself requires too much magic power, but because the consumption of magic power coherence increases greatly when the body is in a very short environment. .
Therefore, she rarely enters the speed of sound when she is on patrol.
For witches, it is a very dangerous thing to use up magic power at will.
Of course, Tilly was not feeling very well at the moment. The thin air at high altitude made it very difficult for her to breathe. The full speed of the engine and the gust of wind made the noise and tremors in the cockpit rise sharply. Without the protection of magic coherence, she could only Rely on the body to stand up.
According to the airspeed indicator, the Phoenix has approached a speed of 800 kilometers per hour.
This greatly exceeds its top speed limit.
Although the lightning remained steady in front of the nose, it had no time to talk to her with the Sigil of Listening.
That's right, what Tilly wants to borrow is gravity.
When flying a biplane before, she found that when she converted the accumulated altitude into speed in one breath, she could easily break through the limits of the aircraft.
However, the risk brought by this kind of overspeed cannot be ignored.
If it weren't for her ability to perceive that critical point, she would never have dared to use a dive to increase speed during the test flight.
But even so, the chances of catching up to lightning are slim.
She remembered that Roland had said that, limited by the principle of propellers, piston aircraft would have to pay a great price to exceed the speed of sound, in other words, the gains outweighed the losses, so that the propellers were quickly replaced by jet engines. Lightning can break through the sound barrier at any time, and the gap between the two is not on the same level.
So she needs help from something else.
As the altitude dropped rapidly, the dense dark clouds entrenched in the 2,500-meter airspace slammed into the two of them like the ground.
The Phoenix roared into the dark clouds, splashing a "column of fog" on the clouds!
At this time, the speed of the plane had exceeded 900 kilometers per hour, and the tremors began to spread from the body to the wings. She could feel the wings cut through the viscous airflow in front of her like a blade. This high-speed friction made the air no longer illusory, but Like a thick solid wall.
Lightning disappeared from sight.
Tilly knew that the opportunity was coming.
She concentrated all her attention on the control of the plane. At this speed, the thrust provided by the propeller is almost equal to the resistance. The ordinary person should consider how to pull the plane back up, not make it dive faster. Only Tilly was able to maintain precise control with such violent tremors, and use the control surface adjustment to further increase the speed.
Although the acceleration is not large, it is enough to close the distance with the leader.
When the Phoenix itself approached its limit, she flew out of the clouds!
The boundless land came into view again.
At the same time, Lightning had a stable 100-meter lead before, and she was now at the same level as the new plane. The latter who came to consciousness instantly entered the speed of sound, but soon slowed down again, and turned to move closer to the cockpit of the plane.
As expected of Her Royal Highness, there was not much frustration in Lightning's expression, but more admiration, and he was able to take the clouds into account.
"If it were thinner, I wouldn't be able to keep up with you." Tilly replied with a smile while leveling the fuselage.
From the beginning, her plan was to use the natural dive to adapt the lightning to a steady acceleration, and finally complete the go-ahead under the cover of dark clouds. Although it was only for a moment, the Phoenix did close the gap.
Wait, where are we flying to? Maisie stuck her head out of Lightning's arms.
"Uh..." Tilly looked sideways, only to find that there was an unfamiliar landscape below, and the Desperate Mountains had been left far behind them. The chase just now was too intense, and I didn't even notice how far it flew to the northwest. "Probably this is also part of the Fertile Plain?"
There should be no mistake, Lightning took out the telescope, but it was a fertile plain that had never set foot before. If we infer from the route, our east should be the junction of Wolfheart and the Kingdom of Eternal Winter, and directly in front of us is the spine of the continent.
At this point, her voice suddenly stopped.
"What's wrong?"
Tilly looked in the direction she mentioned, then froze in place.
The mountains hidden in the clouds in the distance are looming, far taller and more magnificent than the mountains of desperation, but since they have long known about its existence from Agatha and the expedition, it will not be too surprising to see it for the first time.
What shocked her was above the mountains.
I saw a gloomy and dull dark red cloud entrenched at the top of the mountain, and countless electric lights flickered in it, like a storm composed of blood.
There is no doubt that it is by no means a celestial phenomenon that can be formed naturally.
The red cloud made her feel extremely uneasy.