"A:\\>dir"
Enter!
"A:\\>directory"
****/11/1112:21666update.bat
666 bytes"
"A:\\>update.bat"
Enter!
"download>>>>>>>>>>>>1%...5%..."
zzzZZZ...
Chen Fei swore he just checked it for a second and then knew nothing else.
He slept until dawn, woken up by the alarm clock.
His vision was still cluttered:
"Illegal operation or incorrect command
Illegal operation or incorrect command
Illegal operation or incorrect command
Illegal operation or incorrect command
..."
He didn't dare to make any further moves.
What on earth happened last night?
Dare not think, dare not think...
His only consolation was that he had a good night's sleep, even without taking sleeping pills, and no unexplained headaches.
After washing up and grabbing something to eat, having fed the little bird a few energetic mealworms, Chen Fei left the dormitory with two pieces of bread and a whole chunk of stewed beef.
Since there was no fridge, bread could last a few days, but stewed meat couldn't last long and had to be eaten quickly.
He could always work at the canteen in the evening; Chef Abel wouldn't let him lose out.
Xiao Jiu flew around Chen Fei cheerfully, its flying ability changing daily—not only could it fly longer but also farther, sometimes landing on street lamps, sometimes on the nearby bushes, but quickly returning to perch on his shoulder, playfully pecking at his collar.
Just as he approached Hangar 1, a figure suddenly sprang out, blocking Chen Fei's path with a high-grade steel crowbar raised high, head and body wrapped in... Emmm... smelling the part.
"Kid..."
"Don't block the way!"
Bam!~
Chen Fei saw Sanjani, whom he had beaten to a bruised and swollen face the night before, fly out like a kite with its string cut, drifting six to seven meters away before rolling on the ground several times, ending up as a pile of mush too stunned to move, gazing at the sky, beginning to question his life.
An ominous shadow fell over them, and the sky darkened unexpectedly.
Both the freshly risen Sanjani and Chief Mechanic Xiao, who was preparing to shoo away the annoying "fly," simultaneously looked up at the sky.
The former let out a groan from the depths of his soul and began to scream heartbreakingly.
"'Phantom Cube-366MAX' Airship, it's a heavy transport airship! Good heavens!!"
Who would've thought he was truly an aviation enthusiast—he wasn't boasting at all and could even name the model.
Following the gaze of the two, Chen Fei also quickly opened his mouth wide in awe.
"It's huge!"
Seeing something on a screen or in print simply couldn't compare to witnessing it in person.
This large transport aircraft almost filled the entire sky, slowly approaching the ground, and a tremendous sense of oppression descended from above.
The air being pushed in all directions turned into gusts of wind that made it almost impossible to keep one's eyes open. Chen Fei quickly covered Little Bird on his shoulder, who was chirping anxiously, to shield it from being blown away by the sudden gale.
"It's finally here!"
The head of the mechanics team, Chief Mechanic Xiao Ming, remained as calm as ever, unfazed by the event.
"Chief Mechanic, you knew about this beforehand?"
Hearing Chief Mechanic Xiao's words, Chen Fei turned around puzzled.
Xiao Ming nodded and said, "It's classified. Only the executive manager and a few middle managers are privy to it. Go and inform them that Aircrew Base's new fighter jets have arrived."
"Right away!"
Chen Fei sprinted towards Hangar No. 1.
No sooner had he left than Sanjani, still clutching his crowbar, for some reason staggered toward the main runway, tripped after a few steps, and crashed to the ground, but as if oblivious to pain, he rolled over and got back up, continuing his rush forward.
"Sanjani, what are you doing? Get the hell away from the runway now! Don't come close to the runway!"
The control tower, closest to the main runway, quickly spotted this adrenaline-driven guy and started shouting through the loudspeaker.
Nearest security personnel chased after him, furious and frantic.
As they were chasing, and before anyone could react, a dozen meteors, shimmering with blue light, suddenly shot out from under the large transport aircraft and plummeted toward the ground.
Just before hitting the ground, a visible blast of air exploded from around them, and the meteors landed smoothly. As the blue light faded, they revealed light grey exoskeleton Tactical Armor, each wielding a Railgun Combat Rifle, blocking Sanjani's path.
The 911 Aircrew Base security personnel who were pursuing Sanjani immediately slowed down, eyeing the fast-descending Airship Marine Corps soldiers with a mix of awe and uncertainty.
This was a fully equipped tactical squad armed to the teeth.
It was not a part of the Apocalypse Defense Group's forces, nor did it belong to any military contractor; along with the slowly descending airship, they were part of the official combat lineup.
No wonder countries didn't worry about military contractors rebelling. The arms and equipment available to private enterprises were not just a generation behind that of a regular national defense army, and if they dared harbor any ulterior motives, they would be crushed into dust in minutes.
"Raise your hands, don't move!"
Several thin green guiding laser beams landed on Sanjani, who had hastily stopped in his tracks, with at least four points of light on his forehead alone.
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