Chapter 93: Carribean Base (4)
Ahead, the first wave of anti-aircraft missiles approached. "Old rules," Zack said with a smirk. His thrusters flared as he executed a sudden, sharp maneuver, baiting the missiles into following his feint. At the last second, he veered off sharply, leaving the missiles to detonate harmlessly in his wake.
As Zack broke through the outer defense network, his HUD lit up with dozens of locking indicators. Every anti-aircraft vehicle, cannon, and missile launcher within range was marked as a target—seventy-one in total.
"Fire!" Zack commanded. Missile pods on his shoulders opened, unleashing a storm of micro-guided missiles. Each missile, no bigger than a pencil, had a designated target. They streaked through the air like a deadly swarm, leaving bright, curved trails in their wake.
"Intercept them, quickly!" someone shouted desperately from within the Caribbean base. Soldiers scrambled to respond, but their efforts were futile. The micro-missiles were too small and too fast to intercept effectively.
Explosions erupted across the base as the missiles found their marks, obliterating anti-aircraft vehicles, gun emplacements, and missile launchers. Secondary detonations followed as stored ammunition ignited, amplifying the destruction. "Still got tanks, huh?" Zack muttered, noticing several armored vehicles stationed near the base's high walls.
"His speed is slowing down!" a tank gunner shouted nervously. "We might be able to hit him!" The tank's gun barrel began to rise, and soldiers in the armored vehicle scrambled to open the protective cover, swiveling the vehicle-mounted Vulcan machine gun toward the sky. But before they could act, they saw eight spiraling missiles hurtling toward them with terrifying momentum.
"Move! Hurry!" "Get out of here now!" The machine gunner on the armored vehicle and the tank observer shouted in panic.
It was already too late. BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Eight spiraling ground-attack missiles slammed into their targets, triggering a devastating wave of explosions. The fiery blast engulfed the tanks and armored vehicles in an instant. When the flames finally subsided, nothing remained but twisted, burning husks of steel.