Chapter 2003: The Dawn of War (38)

At the same time (?), somewhere in Great Britain.

Daniel raced along the coastline on his iron horse. The south coast of Great Britain has an angular, uneven, even jagged coastline. The coast here is all uneven cliffs, made up of numerous near-hexagonal columnar grayish-black igneous rocks, with occasional shoals, but mostly cliffs about twenty or thirty feet above sea level. They provide good cover for the Iron Rider's flight, and the uneven and intricate rocky terrain is Daniel's best cover.

But of course, in such complex terrain, it is impossible for the Iron Rider to fly too fast. Flight control near the edge of the cliff is actually very difficult, and if the rider is not careful, it will crash into the edge of the cliff and be damaged, and in serious cases, the plane will be destroyed and killed. While driving, Daniel has to keep his nerves on his nerves and keep an eye on the rocky terrain around him.

But this disadvantage can also be an advantage. Because Daniel knew that there would be pursuers coming after him, and the iron horse driven by the other party was much better than the old antique driven by Daniel. With a huge difference in the performance of the two airframes, this kind of terrain can give Daniel an advantage, because the other side can't fly too fast. The near-jagged coastline had plenty of cover to work with, helping Daniel dodge sniping from other riders, and allowing him to better hide the glow of the jet engine behind the rider------ which could be seen for miles even during the day.

And Daniel's plan doesn't stop there. He has two back-up plans available. Not far from the southern coastline lies a fairly majestic arbor forest, stretching for dozens of miles, and the density of the trees is just enough for the iron riders to pass but still provide a modest amount of cover. Even if Daniel's actions on this side of the coast were discovered, he could have taken refuge in the woods immediately, and even worse, he was now not far from Penzance Port, and he could even rush into Penzance Port in one breath with the rapid acceleration of the old antique iron rider he was driving in the most critical situation.

Penzance is a perennially foggy port city that is very unfriendly for flying. Despite this, the maritime industry is very well developed, with at least 10,000 freighters coming in and out of the port city every day, unloading hundreds of thousands of tons of commercial containers from Africa and Western Europe, and transporting the same tonnage of containers out by ship.

Even if it was a test for a driver's license, those examiners would never dare to fire indiscriminately in Penzance Harbour. In other words, as long as Daniel is protected by Penzance's dense fog, he is absolutely safe, at least for the time being, he doesn't need to worry about being sniped by light bullets.

Daniel Kaw's license uses this old model of the Iron Rider to happen to be quite explosive, but the acceleration duration is impressive.

It can rely on a short burst of power to distance itself from its pursuers, but for a long time afterward, the old photon explosion engine will overheat and render its output extremely low. This means that it will only fly slowly for a while after accelerating violently.

According to Daniel's preliminary calculations, he could let the Iron Rider fly at full speed, hide behind Penzance, and then find a chance to recover the overheated engine. After the engine was restored, he was almost out of the fog protection of Penzance Harbour, and in this way he rushed across the St. George's Strait into the port of Cork, the destination of his trip.

There are still several uncertainties in the plan, but this kind of improvised plan cannot be perfect, and can only be improvised in actual combat.

So...... What will happen in actual combat?

Daniel was still wondering, but suddenly felt the atmosphere around him change. Obviously the sound and scenery were not the slightest different, but Daniel had an ominous premonition, and he felt an inexplicable chill even though the temperature had not actually dropped.

Here he is, something is eyeing him!

And the other party is also full of killing intent.

But this murderous feeling, what is the thing that is eyeing him, is it really only the examiner of this driver's license test?!

Either way, now we have to find a way to deal with it.

Daniel twisted the lever of the Iron Rider to keep the Iron Rider a little further away from the cliff. Then his iron rider began to swing up and down, left and right, in an irregular motion. This is one of the practical combat experience of the Iron Cavalry taught to him by the previous instructor, in battle, especially in the current situation where the enemy may be sniped from an unknown direction at any time, the Iron Cavalry must always maintain a state of irregular movement. Simply speeding forward, the Iron Rider will only become a target for the opponent. Iron Rider in irregular movement will make it impossible for opponents to aim, and it will be more difficult to predict the next move of Iron Horse.

Then just wait, wait patiently, and wait for the other person to strike first.

Whoosh------ a glowing grenade shot from Daniel's back at about seven o'clock!

The boy noticed it instantly, so he twisted the lever to easily avoid the sneak attack.

The enemy's position was then exposed, which made it easier for Daniel to defend or counterattack.

But------?

The Black Iron Knight boy looked back, but he couldn't see anything?

Someone should have fired a light bullet from that direction to snipe Daniel's Iron Horseman. But there's no one there?

No, there must have been something in the direction of seven o'clock, or at least there had been. However, after the opponent opened fire, he hid for a very short time. Either because the opponent's Iron Rider is very powerful and too fast, or because the opponent's Iron Rider is equipped with a powerful stealth system, such as optical camouflage or something.

Anyway, Daniel can't see the sneak attack!

And that guy is still tracking the Iron Rider of the Black Iron Knight Boy, and it is estimated that there will be a second shot, a third shot, and snipe until Daniel's Iron Rider is shot down!

"Tsk!" the boy snorted, and shifted the iron rider in the opposite direction of the rock wall, freeing up more room for himself to dodge.

His iron rider flew more and more randomly, swaying from side to side like a drunk. This seems to be an embarrassing operation, but it is actually a very delicate operation, under normal circumstances, even some high-ranking silver knights, or even gold knights can't do it, and even if they do, they will be dizzy because the shaking is too strong, but once Daniel becomes a dark green knight, his physique is already different from that of mortals, and this operation is actually not difficult for him.

And this action is just to make Daniel more effective in avoiding the opponent's sniping, if the opponent does not shoot all the time, Daniel is just a waste of time and energy.

Hurry up and shoot. Daniel had been patiently waiting for the moment when the other party lost his patience. But the other party seems to have the same idea, and he has been eyeing it but not making a move, and he is also waiting for the moment when Daniel loses his patience!

If you like it, keep it at a stalemate. Daniel thought to himself. Anyway, his purpose this time was not to defeat these pursuers, but to escape from their pursuers and reach Cork Harbor.

The longer it drags on, the better it will be for Daniel. Time has rarely become Daniel's ally, not his enemy.

It seemed that his opponent also understood this, so he finally couldn't hold his breath.

Whoosh------ a flash of light hit, probably from the direction of nine o'clock.

Daniel had actually turned most of his face to that side by this time, and while he twisted the joystick to dodge the light bullets, his eyes also tried to catch the shadow of the light bullets in the direction they were coming.

It didn't work, the other party seemed to have just finished firing the cannon and immediately hid, at least to the point where it was impossible to see.

But is it really possible? Daniel's reaction was fast enough that he heard and felt an attack behind him, and immediately turned his head to capture the image of the enemy, but still saw nothing?

The opponent opened the optical camouflage to shoot the whole time...... It's not impossible. But as far as Daniel knew, firing an artillery attack without destroying the optical camouflage was not yet possible with the current technology of Great Britain. The moment the cannon is fired, there will always be a low energy and an unstable output, and the optical camouflage will temporarily disintegrate, allowing the attacker to reveal his original form.

Is it a newly developed technology? It's not impossible. But will the Knights of Great Britain put newly developed technology into the driver's license test in order to test him Daniel, a mere knight of the Black Iron?...... I guess this is very unlikely.

Calm down. Daniel tried to take a deep breath to calm himself down. That thing doesn't have to be optical camouflage. Or rather, the probability that it is optical camouflage is not high. It could well be something simpler, one that Daniel had ignored since the beginning. But what the hell is that? The Black Iron Knight Boy couldn't figure it out.

Damn it. If this continues, it will only become a live target. Even if it was one more photon radar, Daniel would have a lot more tactical options. Unfortunately, the antique he was driving was not even equipped with a radar, and the conditions were really bad.

Whoosh whoosh! Here it is again, and it is four shots in a row! The other side must have used some kind of light cannon with extremely high bursting ability, and these four luminous bullets are coherent and dense. The other party is not stupid, knowing that Daniel can make the iron rider dodge the attack of the light bullet with his delicate operation, so he uses four consecutive shots. The coverage of these four bursts is much larger than the original single shot, and the micro-manipulation of the Iron Rider alone is not enough to completely avoid all attacks!

But------

Daniel manipulated the direction of the Iron Rider with one hand, and freed out an arm to swing his sword. The large Photon Saber is actually quite fast when swung under the supercharge of the mechanical arm, and coupled with Daniel's own reflexes, it is just enough to use the blade of the Photon Saber to block the light bullets fired from behind!

Daniel was on the defensive, observing the situation behind him. It is impossible for the other party to hide there and snipe Daniel's iron cavalry all the time, but not reveal his whereabouts at all. There must be some trick in this------

More and more dangerous bursts of light are coming from behind Daniel!

While they threaten Daniel, the Black Iron Knight boy suddenly understands that he knows his opponent's methods of hiding his whereabouts!

------ bullets are all fired from below the water level, and the enemy attacks from underwater!