The Returner

“What's flying in, damn it. ”

The shuttles, SU-35 and SU-27, covering Beijing airspace, were on their way. The fighter pilots rushing into the sky, without even hearing the correct situation, muttered anxiously.

“Did you have a war? ”

All available fighters have been summoned to the top of Beijing. It is being dragged to Beijing, not only to Beijing, but also to other fighters stationed in the Armed Forces of the North, South and South.

- If there was a war, would everyone come to Beijing? You have to think and speak.

“Damn it, I'm telling you. ”

I don't think there's any need for all these available troops to fly in. Training is understandable, but given the cost of flying a fighter, this training is unlikely.

- Shut up and stay with us.

“Roger.”

- You know how many planes are in this area? If you get in the wrong lane and you get into an accident, you're not the only ones flying.

Liu Jing grins at the sound in his ears.

If you bump into each other, you don't have to worry about getting strangled. He must have been dead before.What's the matter with the leader's reprimand?

“But what the hell is going on here? ”

- Wait.

‘Damn it.'

I don't know how long I've been listening to him say to wait. This country doesn't give you time to think of people as accessories or ideas. Even though the emergency situation is clear, we still don't know what's going on.

“Yes.”

Give a rough answer.

‘But what's really going on? ’

Although he has served as a pilot in the Beijing military for more than six years, this is never the first time.

‘Whatever happened, it blew up. ’

Flight training usually involves planning. Even if China is making terrifying money around the world, the thing called a fighter is that even if there is a problem in Taiwan, the heart costs as much as a scarecrow. You can't just roll stuff like you run a regular infantry.

The fact that they dragged all the planes into the depot meant that something similar to the subconscious situation had happened.

This cannot be done unless the Demon Lord who lives in Sichuan Province narrows the streets for a moment and appears in Beijing. In the name of defeating the Demon Prince, there was a disaster that erupted in all of the fighters. The Chinese military dropped less than two-thirds of their air force.

Taking advantage.

I started hearing a murky voice in my ears, if I knew how Rigging felt.

- Listen to me. Brief.

“Roger.”

― An intercontinental ballistic missile is currently approaching Beijing from the southwest.

For a moment, Riozing laughs in vain.

A ballistic missile. Why would it fly to Beijing? It's impossible without a war.

"India?"

Only India can launch ballistic missiles from the southwest to China.

‘Looks like it's not about the Demon King. ’

But wait a minute?

Riozing was momentarily confused.

Southwest?

I thought ballistic missiles were supposed to be inserted into the sky. But what do you mean, there are ballistic missiles coming from the southwest?

The briefing continued, whether Riozing felt confused or not.

- The ballistic missiles appear to be equipped with nuclear weapons.

“Rotten.”

“Ugh, shit. ”

There was a lot of swearing coming out of my squad.

- We've attempted remote detonation and firing against incoming ballistic missiles, but we're failing. All that's left now is for us to fire our own missiles.

‘I'm not kidding, you lunatics. ’

If it was possible to visually pursue an incoming ballistic missile, what's to fear about nuclear power? It would be more likely to sew threads in the air before needles blown by hand fall to the ground.

― The operational advantage is… ballistic missiles are currently flying below sonic speed.

What are you talking about?

Ryousing shakes his head.

There was nothing I could understand.

- The fate of your country is up to you. If the core goes down in Beijing, we don't have to think about what happens, okay? It's not just saying that, it's really changing the fate of the country depending on what you do.

‘It's better not to say things like that. ’

It would be a good thing to make them feel proud, but it is only a burdensome statement for those who have to go through hell right now.

- I wish you luck.

The squadron leader opens his mouth after the briefing falls from the center.

- You all heard that, right?

The squad leader's voice seemed to tremble slightly. It is said over the radio that the noise is so much that we don't know exactly, but if what he heard is true, the Squad Leader was also on the move with no knowledge of the situation.

‘I can't believe you hid the whole operation like this. ’

I have to.

It couldn't have changed if I had listened in advance. I have never practiced it. But what difference does knowing in advance make?

- Questions.

“What do you mean by ballistic missiles flying below sonic velocity? ”

- I don't know the exact situation. However, ballistic missiles appear to be being forced to move by external forces, rather than by normal firing conditions.

Is he capable?

Otherwise, it would have been the Demon King.

Liu Jing grips his teeth. Then I asked him what I really wanted to ask him.

“When a ballistic missile explodes in mid-air, isn't the risk of a nuclear explosion on board? ”

- Most of us have to assume that.

“And the fighter that intercepted the missile at close range? ”

- Just what you're thinking.

“Ha……. ”

Riozing laughs in vain.

You want me to die with you.

No matter how fast a fighter leaves, he won't be able to escape the radius of the nuclear explosion behind his back.

‘I never thought I'd have to do what they did. ’

- That's why ballistic missiles only come in one-by-one. Approach and intercept, regardless of the outcome. Do you understand what I'm saying?

“Yes.”

Lying sighs deeply.

People used to say patriotism was the kind of thing that couldn't have a big impact on Rigging.

But at least it wasn't a situation I could run away from. Even Liu Jing, who thought that if something like this happens, he would run away without looking back, is under enormous pressure, following the name of the state and its people.

If he were to leave here at the cost of Beijing's destruction, would he still be able to live the rest of his life normally?

“What a shitty situation. ”

I keep getting insulted.

Liu Jing closed his eyes tightly. Success is a problem, and failure is a problem. The best he could hope for right now... was that someone would succeed when he failed to get out of nuclear range.

However, such best results cannot be easily achieved.

He was always unlucky.

― Dozens of Beijing military divisions, to the forefront.

‘Twelve squadrons... ’

There's no laughter.

He belonged to the twelve squadrons, so I couldn't help but laugh.

- Move.

The squadron commander's instructions bite the teeth tightly.

It was only then that Liu Jing understood why many had to sacrifice themselves before the name of the state and its people. It's because the moment I think that life is in his hands, the worst changes.

Is his death the worst?

Or is it worse for him to survive and have thousands of people die?

Under normal circumstances, Rigging would have said the former was the worst. He's a personalist, and he thinks nothing matters after I die.

But now?

Is it okay if I stay alive in this situation?

He was also the one who put his life first. But no one! No one can answer that I'm the only one living in this situation.

Twenty million lives were not as big as I imagined. Moreover, given that Beijing is home to 20 million people, it will not simply end with 20 million lives.

The destruction of Beijing means paralysis in China.

Will China perish because over 20 million people are lost?

Not usually. China will eventually rise again, although it will suffer from drowsiness.

Usually.

But not now. The Demon Prince is advancing from Sichuan to Beijing. Even if Beijing is gone, they will not stop until they destroy everything in China.

“Huh-huh-huh.”

Riousing empowers the hand that holds the manipulation shaft.

It got very shitty, very shitty.

- If you succeed, you will be a hero to the entire people. Be glad that opportunity has come to you.

Goddamn it.

What's the point of being a hero after you die?

Ryousing bites his teeth tightly. Though there was a rebuttal in his heart, it was not because he was a coward that he could not carry out his refusal.

No one will be able to resist this flow.

“Let's give it a try. Damn it.”

Ryousing bites his teeth tightly.

As the squadron stepped forward, my heart began to tremble. My vision narrows and my body sweats.

After taking a few deep breaths, I felt only a little calm.

And then...

It was the radar that caught what wasn't caught in sight.

It begins to indicate that something is flying this way at the end of the radar. I didn't need to see the identity of the object.

“Phew.”

Liu Jing takes a deep breath and grips his teeth.

― Move squad.

The fleet commander in front of you begins to accelerate. If we're going to detonate it, we need to detonate it at the furthest point in Beijing. That way we'll have the least damage.

Following the squadron commander's fighter aircraft, Liu Jing narrows his eyes and narrows his glabella.

“Prepare to fire! ”

“Ready!”

Modern fighters do not depend much on the skill of the pilot. It is almost impossible to intercept a target manually from a high-speed fighter.

Capturing the goal is not his, it's the computer's.

But Riozing soon found out.

This is no ordinary intercept operation.

“Hey, what's that? ”

Apart from pursuing the target in the vision, I began to see something in Rigging's vision. What looked like a dot from afar grew bigger and bigger, and it began to reveal its strange appearance.

“… this madness. ”

A giant black bird spreads its huge wings from side to side over a long ballistic missile, spewing its monstrosity wide open.

Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

The whole body of Riozing gives me goosebumps.