21st Century Necromancer-Chapter 937 - 930 Bombardment

Chapter 937 -930 Bombardment

Rai piloted the helicopter, tracking Kusanagi Ritsuko and her group, alongside her three sisters, arriving near a warehouse.

Akatsuki glanced at the warehouse, suspecting this might be the enemy’s base. However, recalling their previous encounter at the abandoned building, she cautiously said, “This could be the enemy’s stronghold, but there’s also the possibility that it’s another trap! Rai, let the helicopter scout ahead!”

“Aye! Watch Lady Rai work her magic!” Rai happily responded, deftly controlling the console in her hands as she steered the helicopter closer to the warehouse.

Rai had grown increasingly fond of this helicopter. Deep inside, she had already decided it would be her favorite piece of ship equipment and was even toying with the idea of giving it a name.

Would “Helicopter-chan” suit it? Or perhaps “Aircraft-kun”? Maybe something more elegant would be better. She could consult the Commander later to come up with a good name.

But just as Rai skillfully maneuvered the helicopter toward the warehouse, under the keen watch of her three young sisters, a sudden thudding echo rang out. The helicopter seemed to be struck by something, wobbling violently before spiraling downward and crashing onto the ground.

Seeing her beloved helicopter shot down, Rai’s heart ached. Her face scrunched up as she clung tightly to the console, ignoring everything else, and dashed toward it, shouting loudly, “Rai’s helicopter!”

Akatsuki, Hibiki, and Dian saw Rai rushing ahead and followed swiftly without hesitation, eager to uncover what had just transpired.

“Ah! Rai’s helicopter!” Rai reached the crash site and, upon seeing the wrecked helicopter, yelled out in anguish, “This is outrageous! Rai is furious now!”

Akatsuki and the others caught up, gazing at the devastated helicopter on the ground. Instantly understanding Rai’s pain, they too felt a surge of anger welling up inside them.

The helicopter had been part of the standard equipment outfitted to the 6th Destroyer Squadron during its modernization upgrade. Each of the four sisters had been issued identical shipborne helicopters.

Originally boasting a sleek design with a stylish light gray finish adored by all four sisters, its four folding rotors looked majestic when spread, exuding an air of strength and elegance. Though the others hadn’t been as overt as Rai about their attachment, they secretly admired the helicopters deeply.

Now, however, the once-pristine glass cockpit bore a prominent and ugly bullet hole, piercing through the glass and the roof, leaving a gaping, unsightly hole. Worse still, the engine atop had been critically damaged.

The four folding rotor blades were now hopelessly twisted from hitting the ground during the crash, with two of them snapped clean off.

The light gray paintjob, once smooth and beautiful, was now marred with scrapes and grime, resembling a toy abused by unruly children. Even the tail of the craft was fractured.

“This is just cruel!” exclaimed Akatsuki angrily, her gaze fixating on the warehouse with an expression filled with fury.

Suddenly, another thudding sound echoed through the air. Hibiki instinctively summoned her ship equipment, shielding Rai with it.

*Clang!* The sound of metal clashing rang out as a bullet struck Hibiki’s ship equipment, ricocheting off into the unknown.

Seeing this unfold, Hibiki’s eyes sharpened. She immediately raised the single-mount cannon in her hand, aiming at the direction from which the bullet had come and fired.

*Boom!* The shell hit a window of the warehouse, exploding upon impact. The blast not only shattered the glass but tore apart a corner of the structure as well. ƒree𝑤ebnσvel.com

“Hibiki!” Akatsuki yelled in alarm, summoning her own ship equipment and rushing to Hibiki’s side, raising her single-mount cannon to ask, “Hibiki, what happened just now? Are you okay?”

Scanning her surroundings cautiously with her shipborne radar, Hibiki replied to Akatsuki, “There’s a sniper. They’re the one who shot down Rai’s helicopter.”

Upon hearing Hibiki mention a sniper, Rai, still consumed by sorrow over her downed helicopter, erupted with rage. She immediately summoned her ship equipment, ready to unleash a missile barrage to completely annihilate the warehouse.

But Hibiki and Akatsuki intervened, preventing Rai from firing missiles.

“Rai, I understand you’re angry, but the Commander instructed us—no harming people!” Akatsuki reasoned with Rai. Despite her anger, Akatsuki retained her rationality and didn’t wish to hurt anyone.

“Damn it! They ruined my helicopter!” Rai shouted furiously at Akatsuki but ultimately refrained from deploying her missiles.

Meanwhile, Hibiki added from the side, “Even though the missile’s power is scaled down proportionally, it’s still incredibly dangerous. Using it in the city could harm innocent people. The naval gun should suffice.”

Saying this, Hibiki raised the naval gun in her hands once more, firing a round at the warehouse. The shell struck the tightly closed doors of the warehouse, blasting them open.

“Tch! Only the naval gun….” Rai scowled in severe disapproval. But as she turned back to glance at her damaged helicopter—which Dian was now picking up from the ground—her eyes betrayed her lingering sadness.

Clenching her teeth, Rai faced the warehouse, lifting her naval gun. “I’m Lady Rai! Even if it’s just the naval gun….”

With that declaration, Rai launched several rounds at the warehouse. Explosions erupted in quick succession, leaving the warehouse in flames as she triumphantly declared, “I’ll make sure these enemies learn what I’m capable of!”

Although Akatsuki, Hibiki, and Rai unleashed heavy shelling, realistically, the naval guns—modified to be handheld—had significantly reduced destructive power.

Despite the fiery carnage and some structural damage like the roof losing a corner, the actual destruction was limited. The warehouse was left with a battered and burning wall, but nothing catastrophic.

Missiles, on the other hand, were an entirely different matter. Even after being scaled down in size and power, they were still dozens, if not hundreds, of times more destructive than shells. Thus, Akatsuki consistently forbade Hibiki and Rai from using missiles, knowing they weren’t suitable for urban warfare.

“Let’s finish this quickly. The explosions and noise will attract police,” Hibiki cautioned, staring at the warehouse now partially ablaze from Rai’s shelling.

Akatsuki scanned the surrounding residential area and nodded in agreement, “Before the police arrive, let’s wrap this up! Move out!”

With those words, Akatsuki charged toward the warehouse through the blown-open doors, Hibiki glancing briefly at Rai before following suit.

“Rai…” Dian, holding the damaged helicopter, watched Akatsuki and Hibiki rushing into the warehouse, her face clouded with worry as she called out to Rai.

Turning back to look at Dian and the helicopter she was cradling, Rai hesitated before answering, “Dian, can you take my helicopter back? Damaged shipborne helicopters can be repaired after recovery. I need to avenge it!”

“No problem! But Rai, be careful, okay?” Dian replied concernedly as Rai dashed ahead to enter the warehouse.