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Without ever confirming the result of the cannon strafing run, the six planes already banked away from their target once they unloaded their payload. Normally, radar would do the job whether or not he was dead, but this was just a person, so the squadron would have to rely on ground visual reports. And besides, if they ended up not doing much, well tough luck, they would not risk being slammed with some bullshit magic while they are wondering. 

And what do you know, they kept throwing more at them. 

Giant monster. Yes, a giant monster, or what appeared more like golem made of earthly materials, towered over the soldiers down on the ground, formed and marched. Anyone caught under their initialization were presumed dead. A presumed death that made the airborne squadron breathe reliefs that they chose the sky as their home. But if that wasn't enough, another threat would sprung up after that golem. A volcano. Or one that looked similar to it. A much worse threat than that golem could ever be. Hell, if these were not to be stopped, they would likely threaten the existence of not only Lingayen, but probably the entire Philippines peninsula, maybe even South East Asia. 

[color=7bcdc8]"Man, they really want to destroy this land huh?"[/color] Cuong said, as his plane levelled out, allowing him to survey the battlefield clearly. [color=7bcdc8]"Comrades, better get your thermal settings up. This is gonna be hot."[/color]

[color=ed1c24]"It's a desperate move. They know they're losing."[/color] Nikolay said with a glare down the volcano. If they couldn't have the place, then they destroy it. Literal monsters. It's the same behavior everywhere. 

The more important question is: would they be able to do anything about it? The squadron had been defiant in opposing the Chinese NAs, but for A-ranks like these, they're probably out of their leagues. But that was what defined them. Their ability to go toe-to-toe with the Noble Arms user even without those magical weapons themselves weren't without merit, and even without being able to do much, they could still contribute to the battlefield. Especially after the broadcast from that unknown source.



"She really is holding that golem back." The female pilot of the squadron, Thu, looked in awe as the giant golem was held back, singlehandedly too. But the volcano might need more assistance. Not long after, another transmission from a woman named Regina Meitner, requesting support for the assault on the volcano. There will be no retreating now. 
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[color=7bcdc8]"Confirm. This is Senior Lieutenant Hoang Van Cuong of Lotus Squadron. I assume you are on the beach, Mrs Meitner. Then take your comrades to the northern side of the volcano. Let the lava flow to the beach."[/color] Cuong spoke back over the intercomm to whoever could hear them. [color=7bcdc8]"Along with every able bodied personnel. We will wrap around to the western side to poke over there."[/color] 

He cut off the transmissions, but his copilot still had words to deliver. [color=ed1c24]"Comrades, be careful of the heat coming out. If you are unable to punch through yourself, let us know."[/color] Nikolay said with a rather thick Russian accent. 

The rest of Lotus didn't need further orders. They immediately merged with Cuong's plane in a 'V' shaped formation, flying far away from the volcano to the hills before making a sharp turn back towards the volcano. There, the six planes appeared to slow down, and the planes cycled around and reshaped the formation into a circle. They flew as tight as possible, knowing intuitively that their armament might not be enough to pierce through the volcano individually. 

[color=ed1c24]"All missiles switched to unguided mode."[/color] Nikolay declared. [color=ed1c24]"Do you think they'll feel the pain?"[/color] 

[color=7bcdc8]"We will see. Open fire, avenge this land."[/color] 

A calm announcement to a furious missile barrage. While it was by no means numerous like the Chinese ground rockets, steady streams of rockets barrelled in from a group of six aircraft, pummeling the ground on the side of the man-made volcano. Each aircraft took only a few seconds interval before another rocket jumped and roared beneath their wings. All of which covering a relatively narrow area on the volcano. 

After around twenty seconds of cloud painting and fireworks, the jets all of a sudden roared their afterburners, rapidly approached the volcano, fired a few more missiles as they neared the craters, before climbing straight upward. The first wave of attack had hit, but even then might not be enough. They would hit those craters again close and personal. The azure planes then spreaded out like blooming petals before diving back down, each craft delivering as much payload as they could, with whatever weapons they still had at their disposals, onto the craters. When they were physically impossible to continue firing without plunging their entire plane into the ground would they level out and distance themselves from the volcano.

[@MagusDream]