Super Invincible Battleship

89  Chapter 69: Laser Weapon

Yan Fei suddenly fell ill, which scared Lu Pingping—who was talking to him—out of her wits. She stood up and, in her panic, knocked over a water cup on the coffee table. The tea inside spilled out onto her body, soiling her designer work suit.

But Lu Pingping didn't care about her dirty clothes at all. She stepped forward, picked up Yan Fei from the ground, and rested his head in her arms, shouting loudly, "Fei, what's wrong with you? Don't scare me, okay?"

Yan Fei lay in Lu Pingping's arms without any reaction to her shouting. His body kept twitching, and even the look in his eyes began to fade. When Lu Pingping saw this, she was terrified and immediately called the two female bodyguards outside to help. These two female bodyguards were elite soldiers who had just retired, proficient in all kinds of medical treatment and injury management, but even with their experience, they couldn't figure out what was happening to Yan Fei and were completely at a loss.

Lu Pingping decisively picked up the phone to call for an ambulance, but then she noticed that Yan Fei was holding her hand, struggling to say, word by word, "Don't… call… an… ambulance… I… just… need… to… lie… down… and… I'll… be… okay…"

It turned out that at the same time when the Drone Avatar was dismembered by a white light in the distant sky, Yan Fei's own body, being closely connected to his Drone Avatar, was severely damaged. The immense pain, as if his body was being torn apart, was unbearable for Yan Fei, and he nearly lost consciousness. However, Yan Fei was determined and finally endured the pain. It was only after some time that he began to feel a bit better, and when he saw Lu Pingping about to call for an ambulance, he hurriedly stopped her. The mysterious connection between him and his Drone Avatar had inflicted a tearing injury on his spiritual soul. No one could treat it, and treatment was impossible—it could only be slowly healed through his own recuperation.

To face the dangerous situation tonight, Yan Fei had arranged for security personnel in this building, so staying here with Lu Pingping still felt somewhat safe. But once they went out and got on an ambulance, without the protection of security personnel, the consequences would be unimaginable. Since Yan Fei had now lost combat power, he was completely unable to contend with the experts of the Oogawa Family and might be kidnapped by them once they went out. Thus, Yan Fei stopped Lu Pingping from calling for emergency help and decided to stay in the Company's Headquarters.

Offshore of Shanghai, the radar on the Red Dragon detected the Drone, ready to launch anti-ship missiles for an attack, when it found the Drone being dismembered by a mysterious white light in the distance and falling into the sea, which left the crew somewhat dumbfounded. The leader among the men in black dismissively said, "The weapon that just attacked is Japan's latest aircraft-mounted laser weapon, still in a secret testing phase. But even in the testing phase, isn't it effortless to deal with such a small Drone?"

The captain of the Red Dragon Submarine also ranked high in Japan's Self-Defense Forces and knew that the Oogawa Family had many connections with the higher-ups in the military, which was why the Red Dragon was dispatched to assist their smuggling into China's Shanghai. However, the Oogawa Family didn't seem to trust Red Dragon completely and had dispatched an experimental airplane equipped with a laser weapon to provide protection along the way. After all, their destination was China, and the Oogawa Family did this to ensure nothing would go wrong, yet they didn't expect to encounter the Drone masquerading as the US Army's Predator. They immediately activated the laser weapon and shot it down.

Yan Fei had also been careless, focusing only on the Red Dragon Submarine in front of him and not expecting that an experimental plane equipped with a laser weapon was watching him afar. It was also because the experimental plane was far from the Drone and the laser weapon's attack range was extremely long that he subconsciously overlooked the threat from afar, leading to his Drone Avatar being completely destroyed by the enemy's laser weapon for the first time, and his own body in distant Shanghai was implicated and severely injured, losing combat power.

The sonar on the Red Dragon Submarine appeared to be severely damaged from the outside, but it had not actually harmed the core components, so the damage was not as severe as imagined. The sonar was quickly repaired under the work of the damage control personnel.

Therefore, the captain of the Red Dragon Submarine continued the mission of transporting personnel to Shanghai. The Red Dragon submerged and set off again towards Shanghai.

Under the sea, several large pieces of the Drone's wreckage sank to the seafloor, slightly swaying under the wash of the ocean currents, but showing no signs of autonomous movement, appearing as if it had completely lost life.

In the Shanghai Headquarters, with time passing, Yan Fei's condition slowly improved, and his body began to recover. However, he was in tremendous pain, lacking any strength and feeling so lethargic he wanted to sleep endlessly.

The Drone had been attacked before, and Xiao Kong, who was now dead, had shot down the Drone. But at that time, although the Drone Body was severely damaged, it did not fall apart, and since the Drone's Level was not very high and its connection with the host was not very tight, Yan Fei only felt pain for a moment before quickly recovering.

This time, however, the Drone Level had been Enhanced, and the connection with Yan Fei's body had deepened. Coupled with it being cut into pieces by the laser weapon, resulting in far more severe damage than the previous time, Yan Fei's own body suffered such serious synchronous injury that even his spiritual soul was greatly harmed.

As Yan Fei recovered a bit of his spirit, he tried to contact the Drone Avatar, but there was no response, as if the Drone Avatar didn't exist, and even the Universal Space could not be opened. By now, he had realized that his Drone was likely attacked by something like a laser weapon. Those two white beams that had severed the Drone's wings must have been from a laser weapon. The attack speed of the laser weapon was very fast, completing the dismemberment of the Drone in an instant, so fast that even the Quantum Radar on the Drone hadn't reacted.

Yan Fei began to reflect; it seemed that the events in Africa had developed too smoothly recently, leading him to become complacent and underestimate his enemies, not realizing the number of things in this world that could attack his Drone Avatar, especially when facing national Forces. No one could predict what sort of Trump Card these nations held.

The destruction of the Drone meant Yan Fei had lost control over the situation. However, he was not entirely without chances. He couldn't feel the Drone's presence or even access the Universal Space, but that didn't mean the Drone was truly destroyed by the laser weapon. He still harbored a glimmer of hope, hoping that at midnight, if the Drone Data refresh allowed it, he could establish contact again. It was now eleven-forty in the evening, and in twenty minutes, it would be clear.

Yan Fei felt weak all over and had completely lost his Combat power. He could not confirm whether the Red Dragon Submarine's mission was indeed to transport the Oogawa Family's Clansmen to Shanghai, nor could he be sure whether the injured Red Dragon would continue towards Shanghai. Tonight was filled with uncertainty, and without the Drone Avatar, Yan Fei had lost control over everything. He then had Lu Pingping notify all the Security Personnel guarding the Dream Foods Factory to withdraw to Headquarters to enhance the security forces here.

Seeing Yan Fei's pained expression, Lu Pingping was very worried. She kept Yan Fei in her embrace, using her own warmth to help soothe his pain.

As Yan Fei lay in Lu Pingping's arms, feeling her body heat and heartbeat, for some reason, his mood gradually calmed down. The situation he was facing was complicated, but it was not entirely without the power to fight back. His only hope was the Drone Avatar, and all he could do now was wait, wait for midnight in Shanghai to arrive.

The waiting time seemed to stretch on endlessly, crawling by slowly, yet never stopping its relentless march forward. 20 minutes finally passed, and the moment of midnight in Shanghai was upon them. Yan Fei closed his eyes and prayed silently in his heart.

Just as it turned midnight in Shanghai, the wreckage of the drone at the bottom of the sea outside Shanghai suddenly emitted a soft white light. This white light gathered the scattered pieces on the seabed together and under the influence of a mysterious power, restored them to a complete drone state. Not only this, but all the drone's data were refreshed, regaining its powerful combat powers.

Far away at the Shanghai Headquarters, Yan Fei shuddered all over, once again feeling the presence of the Drone Avatar and Universal Space. That mysterious power also worked on him, rapidly healing his injuries. Although he still felt weak and listless, he believed it wouldn't be long before he was completely healed.

Feeling the Drone Avatar's presence once more, Yan Fei's eyes brimmed with tears. He had never imagined how crucial the Drone Avatar would be to him. Lu Pingping, who was holding him, thought he was in pain again and held him tighter. Yan Fei, feeling slightly embarrassed, gently pushed Lu Pingping away and struggled to sit up, saying, "Pingping, I'm alright now, look, I can sit up by myself."

Lu Pingping was still worried about Yan Fei's wellbeing and asked, "What happened to you? Do you need to go to the hospital for a checkup?" Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Yan Fei replied, "It's nothing serious. I experienced what I did just now due to a very special reason, but rest assured, I'm fine. You have to believe me, I wouldn't lie to you about this."

Lu Pingping didn't say more. Although she was worried about Yan Fei's health, she trusted him more. This was their understanding after all the years of friendship.

Yan Fei sat on the sofa in the office, slowly regaining his strength, though his main consciousness was attached to the Drone Avatar. After this laser weapon attack, he became even more cautious in his actions and realized there were too many threats in this world capable of endangering it.

Yan Fei controlled the drone to rapidly rise to the sea surface and then hover one meter above it, activating the Quantum Radar to perform a maximum 500-kilometer range scan in the direction from which the white light came. Indeed, he discovered a large and odd-looking airplane in the sky 480 kilometers to the east, equipped with a strange device below it. That must be the airplane that had attacked him with the laser weapon, and the odd device was indeed the laser weapon.

Although Yan Fei wanted to bring down that huge airplane, the enemy had a powerful weapon capable of threatening his safety. Moreover, he and Lu Pingping were currently facing the kidnapping crisis from the Oogawa Family. Yan Fei had to prioritize the safety of himself and Lu Pingping, so for now, he could only let go of the airplane that could launch a laser weapon.

So the drone dipped its nose and re-entered the sea, then used the Quantum Radar to perform a wide-range scan of the seabed. Within a 100-kilometer scanning radius, he quickly found the Red Dragon Submarine moving toward Shanghai, with only 70 kilometers left to the city area.

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