Lin Dong looked at the evil dragon that had plunged into the sea and asked, "That evil dragon is really dead, right?"
"Major Lin Dong, please rest assured, the life detector can no longer detect any life signs from the evil dragon."
Lin Dong continued to ask, "It's confirmed dead, right?"
"Don't worry, Major Lin Dong. When the dragon fell, its body was already broken into several pieces. That dragon is definitely as dead as it can possibly be."
Lin Dong was finally relieved. As dead as it could possibly be, this kind of death should definitely count as completing the mission.
Lin Dong immediately thought of the mission completion progress. He asked, "By the way, were we the first to complete the mission?"
The pilot said, "We'll only know that when we get back."
Lin Dong suddenly thought of a method and said, "Why don't we just use satellite communication to contact them? Ask them if they've completed it."
The pilot quickly stopped him, "Major Lin Dong, it's possible they are still in combat. If we contact them rashly and put them in danger, it wouldn't be good."
Lin Dong said unhappily, "Then we won't know if we were the first to complete the mission."
The pilot helplessly offered a solution, "Major Lin Dong, if you want to know, you just need to contact headquarters."
Lin Dong said, "Okay, that's a good idea. We just need to contact the command center. Contact the command center immediately."
"Yes," the pilot reluctantly contacted the command center.
"Team 2291 calling the command center."
"Team 2291 calling the command center."
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After calling three times, there was finally a response on the channel.
"This is the command center, received."
"We, Team 2291, have successfully completed the mission."
"Congratulations on completing the mission."
"Command center, were we the first to complete the mission?"
"No, you are the third to complete the mission!"
Lin Dong, who was nearby, immediately asked on the channel, "Which teams were first and second?"
"The first to complete was Team 2289, and the second to complete was Team 2290."
Lin Dong knew the captains of these two teams. Team 2289 was led by Zhou Xiaoyue, and Team 2290 was led by Zi Han.
Zhou Xiaoyue had always been his substitute before. He never expected that she would actually be the first to complete the mission this time.
Lin Dong really wanted to know how Zhou Xiaoyue managed it.
Lin Dong said, "Connect us to Team 2289. This team has already completed the mission. Connecting won't disturb them."
The pilot said, "Yes. I'll connect now."
The pilot knew that Lin Dong and the captain of Team 2289 were teammates. Team 2289 would certainly not refuse this communication.
"This is Team 2291, Team 2289, please respond if you hear this."
There was an immediate response from the other side.
"Received, this is Team 2289."
Lin Dong switched channels again, "Zhou Xiaoyue, it's me! It's me!"
"Lin Dong, why are you looking for me all of a sudden? You don't need to talk on the fighter jet channel."
"Zhou Xiaoyue, why did your team complete the mission so quickly? Was the evil dragon in your mission easy to eliminate?"
"Lin Dong, of course not. The evil dragon in my mission was definitely not easy to eliminate. I think it was several times more difficult to deal with than yours."
"Let's switch it around. Back to the main topic, you were the first to complete the mission. How did you do it?"
"It's very simple. Fire six missiles at once, and then use the machine guns to deal with it, and you'll eliminate that evil dragon."
"Fire six missiles at once? How did I not think of that?"
"What? You mean you fired the missiles one by one? For these evil dragons, using six missiles together is definitely much more powerful."
"Hahaha, I'll hang up now." Lin Dong quickly closed the communication channel.
Lin Dong never expected that it could be completed with such a simple method. It seemed he was just too cautious.
Next, Lin Dong contacted Zi Han. Zi Han had also used this method to complete the mission second.
Lin Dong said, "Has this location been marked?"
The pilot said, "It has been marked."
Lin Dong said, "Good, let's return. Let the people who come later handle the dragon carcasses here."
The pilot said, "Yes."
Lin Dong's team of six fighter jets turned to return.
On the way back, Lin Dong asked, "Can our fighter jets' fuel still get us back to the aerial refueling tanker?"
"Yes, we can. On the way back, our fighter jets will use an energy-saving mode. It will take more time, but we can reach the aerial refueling tanker."
Several hours later, Lin Dong's team's six aircraft landed at the tarmac.
Fighter jets also began landing one after another.
Lin Dong got into a vehicle and returned to the command center. Zi Han's and Zhou Xiaoyue's teams had already returned.
Lin Dong asked, "You're all back. Have Xiao Yan and Ye Fan's teams returned yet?"
Zi Han said, "After all, they are carrying out that mission."
Lin Dong heard this and nodded in agreement, saying, "You have a point."
At this moment, more than twenty thousand kilometers away in the high altitude, twelve fighter jets were flying in a three-by-three formation. These twelve fighter jets belonged to two teams. The captains of the two teams were Ye Fan and Xiao Yan.
The combined two teams were to eliminate the most powerful of the evil dragons, the Red Dragon King Cecilia Hardy.
The Red Dragon King Cecilia Hardy was flying towards the west. The most powerful Red Dragon King Cecilia Hardy flew very fast. Therefore, by the time Lin Dong's team completed their mission and returned to base, Ye Fan and Xiao Yan's two teams had still not caught up to the Red Dragon King Cecilia Hardy.
Ye Fan and Xiao Yan were still chatting on the channel.
"Ye Fan, we've been chasing for so long and still haven't caught up."
"Xiao Yan, this is the flying speed of the leader of the evil dragons."
"Ye Fan, after this mission is completed, what do you want to do?"
"Wait, Xiao Yan, don't talk about these things. I won't casually make any promises."
"Uh, Ye Fan, I almost forgot about these things."
The pilot flying at the front said, "Captains, sorry to interrupt. We are very close to the evil dragon. We'll catch up in another thirty seconds."
Ye Fan and Xiao Yan immediately entered combat mode and said in unison, "Everyone, prepare for battle."
Ten seconds later, a small black dot appeared on the horizon in the distance.
"Visual confirmation of the evil dragon leader."
Ye Fan said, "Team 2280, outflank from the left."
Xiao Yan also ordered, "Team 2281, outflank from the right."
The twelve fighter jets split into two sides and began to approach the Red Dragon King Cecilia Hardy.
The Red Dragon King Cecilia Hardy had already sensed the pursuers behind it.
"Tsk, they actually caught up all the way here?"