Stay away from Conan.

The moment the order was given by Gao Yuan, two drones, likely started by people arranged by Vermouth, shuddered slightly in the forest above the remote parking lot in Gunma Prefecture. Their rotors spun faster, as if they had been given a soul, and they quickly climbed into the air.

Meanwhile, the high-definition camera and multiple sensors on the aircraft are activated simultaneously, transmitting images and other data of the surrounding environment back to the temporary command network built by Gao Yuan using cloud computing power via the signal of the nearest civilian base station that was just captured.

The artificial intelligence program begins working almost the instant the data stream enters—

On the screen, the green dots representing the two drones begin to move along a preset algorithm path.

Instead of flying directly to the approximate coordinate center that Gao Yuan had previously locked by deciphering satellite signals, they chose a roundabout, seemingly aimless route, heading towards a small town marked on the map that was closest to the parking lot.

This route is the optimal path calculated by the program after integrating publicly available map data, possible obstacle distribution, signal coverage strength, and the core instructions of "covert approach and multi-angle scanning".

The drones will fly along the edge of the foothills, using the terrain and vegetation for cover, while their onboard reconnaissance modules will act like the most sensitive tentacles, conducting an indiscriminate, carpet-like preliminary scan and analysis of the area they pass through.

"The search program has been activated, and the target area is undergoing initial scanning... Data transmission is stable."

At this point, a line of status information scrolls across the phone screen.

Despite the burning pain in his left shoulder and the waves of dizziness and darkness that followed, Gao Yuan stared intently at the two green dots representing the drone signal as they moved slowly and steadily across the electronic map.

Every second of flight means getting one step closer to the truth. As long as they can find the BOSS's hiding place, then everything they have done will not have been in vain.

As he was thinking this, Gao Yuan's thoughts shifted—

The drones in Gunma Prefecture have begun their final search operations, so here...

Above the Twilight Villa, those drones were locked in combat with the armed helicopters...

Without much hesitation, an almost insane command suddenly formed in Gao Yuan's mind—

"Command Update: Priority Upgraded. Regardless of losses, concentrate all available units to launch a saturation attack on the two target armed helicopters. Sacrifice over 90% of units is permissible, with the sole objective of shooting them down or rendering them completely incapable of combat."

As Gao Yuan pressed the button, the command was instantly transmitted to the control core of every drone that was still hovering in the air, entangled with the armed helicopters.

In an instant, the drone swarm, which had been carrying out harassment and obstruction missions, suddenly abandoned its flexible tactics. Instead of deliberately avoiding the machine gun fire, it charged at the remaining two armed helicopters from all directions like enraged wasps, almost suicidal!
They no longer emphasize wave coordination or perform complex maneuvers for evasion.

The first wave of dozens of drones crashed directly into the flames spewed from the helicopter, using their own explosions and debris to consume bullets, obstruct vision, and even attempt to destroy themselves by crashing into the rotor blades.

Then came the second wave, the third wave...

They went one after another, without interruption.

"Insane! These guys are completely insane!"

Faced with this sudden change in circumstances, the pilots on Raven II looked at the dense dots of light surging like a tide on the radar screen, and the fireballs bursting and exploding outside the window, their voices filled with undisguised horror.

The machine guns were rapidly depleting their ammunition, but their effectiveness against the incoming drones was ultimately limited.

"Warning! Ammunition reserves are less than 30%!"

"The left observation window is damaged!"

"Their target is our rotor and tail rotor!"

The communication channel was filled with exclamations from the pilots and crew.

This completely overwhelmed the personnel in the two armed helicopters, leaving them somewhat unable to protect themselves.

Right now, the opponent's crazy tactics of disregarding their own losses and using quantity to overpower quality have exceeded everyone's expectations.

This sudden shift happened almost instantaneously. Even the most battle-hardened armed personnel on board had never witnessed such a force. They were given absolutely no time to react. In such a situation, while the firepower of an armed helicopter is undoubtedly formidable, it will eventually be exhausted when facing a suicide attack that outnumbers its own and is completely fearless.

"Boom——"

An exceptionally loud explosion rang out, and a drone skillfully evaded the final interception, crashing heavily into the tail rotor connection of the Raven III.

Sparks flew, metal fragments flew everywhere, the tail rotor's rotation instantly became erratic and unstable, the entire helicopter lurched violently and swayed in the air, and alarms blared throughout the cabin.

"Raven No. 3's tail is severely damaged! It has lost some balance!"

"Support! We need support!"

One after another, distress signals came through the communication channel.

However, Raven II itself is now in grave danger.

After shooting down no fewer than twenty drones with a barrage of firepower, its onboard machine guns finally shut down temporarily due to overheating and running out of ammunition.

During this brief lull in the firepower, seven or eight drones, like sharks smelling blood, pounced from below and the blind spots on the sides and rear, crashing into the sides of the fuselage and the underside of the main rotor.

The series of explosions made the helicopter feel as if it were in a storm, causing it to shake violently, and multiple warning lights on the instrument panel lit up.

The pilot tried his best to keep the control stick steady, but the helicopter still began to lose altitude uncontrollably and began to slide down into the mountains and forests below.

"It's no use! We must make an emergency landing! Repeat, Raven II, requesting an emergency landing!"

In an instant, the aerial battle, under Gao Yuan's relentless and frantic orders, was rapidly tilting in a direction extremely unfavorable to the armed helicopters.

Although the drone swarm was also being consumed at an alarming rate, with explosions in the sky almost forming a continuous sheet of fire and debris falling like raindrops, Gao Yuan's objective was clear—

Even if it costs us all the drones here, we must take down these two most threatening aerial weapons.

Once he eliminates them, even if only a few drones remain, he can free up his resources to use his valuable computing power and reconnaissance resources to search for the sniper hiding in the shadows who just killed Camus.

Once the sniper's location can be successfully pinpointed, the imminent threat can be eliminated.

In particular, now that he has driven to his current location, he is actually outside the reception range of the base station at Twilight Villa. In other words, the sniper's location should also be outside the range of the base station he controls. Otherwise, he might not need to go through all this trouble to try to find the sniper's location in this way...

……

Meanwhile, while Gao Yuan focused all his attention on the life-or-death battle in the air and the drone search in Gunma Prefecture, the situation at the Twilight Villa was also quietly changing because of his "lack of attention"—

With Gao Yuan devoting the vast majority of his computing and control resources to the decisive battle against the armed helicopters and the search for Gunma Prefecture, he was essentially completely unaware of the situation outside the Twilight Villa.

"boom!"

With a crisp gunshot, the armed personnel organizing the situation were suddenly and instantly killed, jolting everyone present from the shocking scene of the twilight villa sinking before their eyes. Pisco and the others instinctively looked towards the one who had fired the shot—

It's Gin.

"Brother, we..."

Seeing this, Vodka asked somewhat nervously.

"Still not leaving?"

Gin responded coldly, as if it were the most natural thing in the world, leaving everyone present momentarily stunned... (End of Chapter)