[b][i]Mission Five - La Naval de Manila, Segunda Vez/Segundo Beses/Second Time[/i][/b] [b]Type-004 Guandong-class Nuclear Aircraft Carrier - 12/25/2022, 5: 21, UTC+8[/b] [center] [url=https://www.imgchest.com/p/md7oqkxr4p6][img]https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/46acqewxpp7.webp[/img][/url] [i]The owner of this media, RXY398, hereby permits anyone to use this piece, provided that they credit the owner. Taken from the Modern Warships Wiki.[/i] [/center] At this range, even Anti-Aircraft Artillery can be fired at ground targets, and it was flak from that which could clip Cristina's left arm, possibly ruining her leather jacket and necessitating the need for repairs of the supernatural kind. Nevertheless, despite the flow of blood that soaked the limb, skin, and cloth, her arm was good enough to keep moving thanks to Arms Master Survivability while Mikey's quick thinking ensured that no further shots would come her way... Because Nil just struck several canisters of jet fuel, [i]lighting the area on fire[/i]. "Nice!" Wu Shufen said as he teleported back, copying Cristina's 'Blink' power before launching two clones of his quarterstaff at her and Nil - Two copies that had the same speed and hitting power as [i]Stang[/i] - That was copied too! Henri did not need Callie's warning to charge straight at Wu Shufen after that; his shield caught the Stang Copy directed at Nil and utterly dissolved it to nonexistence before directly bashing the Zodiac member and knocking the foe back, forcibly dispelling the latter's Noble Arm in a flash of light. Realizing that his advantage was lost, the Arms Master retreated into the white smoke Mikey herself had covered the area with, vanishing into the increasingly hot hellscape before Viktor Raja, the new member who had been there all along, but had stayed uncharacteristically silent, had a chance of catching him. Then, the whirring of rotors could be heard; two Helicopters had taken off from the two closest Destroyers and headed for the Guangdong, reaching the area just in time to inconvenience Task Force Obsidian. While it would be risky for the planes and pilots on the deck for them to strafe the area, they can, however, blow away the white smoke while fanning the flames around the group of Arms Masters, threatening to consume them in a localized inferno. The only saving grace is that the deck and communications tower had been hit; Combat Engineers escorted by PLA Navy Marines were headed to repair the portion of the deck that Nil's second shot had hit some time before, while the stairs leading to the comms room and the decks below were pulverized... but the High Command was intact, though stranded in their stations. Due to the size of the Type 004 Aircraft Carrier's deck, the initial ambush force Wu Shufen had brought with him had successfully run away too, with minimal injuries, using Mikey's white smoke projectiles as their cover to escape from her and the others. But this was not a full retreat; this was a repositioning to protect the precious planes and pilots the Aircraft Carrier carried, as they hoped that none among Task Force Obsidian could blow out the flames. But the new member, Viktor Raja, [i]can[/i]. Now that the source of the leaks about Task Force Obsidian and its members had been plugged up, the PLA lacked knowledge of how this new member would fight among their foes... [@Chiro][@Digmata][@ctrlsaltdel][@Ducksworth][@Gerlando][@Terry Bogard] [hr] [b]ROKS Sejong the Great - 12/28/2022, 5: 21, UTC+8[/b] [center] [url=https://www.imgchest.com/p/md7oqkxr4p6][img]https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/4nec85pb854.jpg[/img][/url] [i]ROKS Sejong the Great[/i] [/center] If the nearby US Carrier Strike Group stood by while the PLA Navy shot them down, the chances of defeat rocketed upward. If Task Force Obsidian failed to pin down the Guangdong and its flight of supersonic aircraft, that would be a further increase in the chances of defeat. And if Lotus Squadron and other ASEAN air wings lost the skies to an overwhelming PLA Air Force offensive, that would seal their fate. Admiral Yi Yeol addressed the point of failure he can influence first from his captain's seat, saying to his aide, "Tell the [i]USS George Washington's[/i] Captain that if he still isn't authorized to fire at the PLA Navy or scramble aircraft to help us, that the least he can do is cover our line of retreat once the US is done letting its allies down. As it is, this entire battle is being broadcast to US Audiences everywhere; people like a good underdog story, and every moment we hold against what the foe can throw at us is a moment those audiences can demand that they be authorized to fight the Red Chinese." Ten PLA Navy Corvettes and twelve Destroyers were headed towards the ASEAN/Allied Flotilla, the first wave of what may be incoming doom. These vessels were reinforced by swarms of PLA Aircraft from the Mainland, where there were reserves of trained pilots for this final offensive. But if this could be televised, if people all over the world saw their courage in real time and they can hold out long enough to show it... Then it would be worth turning the war into a wretched reality show. [hr] [b]West Philippine Sea Airspace - 12/28/2022, 5:22, UTC+8[/b] Ten early warning and control aircraft that carried mobile radar and comms equipment to ward off attempts at electronic warfare, while at the same time widening the reach of their partners, [i]two hundred fighters[/i] dedicated to air superiority above all else. These two hundred were like a shower of flying metallic knives that swarmed like hungry locusts, ready to spit force and fire, thunder and heat, against an enemy that had caused them fear, humiliation, and the loss of comrades that, for all their faults, they had been taught to regard as friends and brothers. Questions of right and wrong blurred; even if it could be proven they were in the wrong, the pain caused to them still moved their hearts to fight. And now, Lotus Squadron, and the ASEAN Air Wings that came to join them were in for the battle of their lives... [hr] [b]BRP Jose Rizal - 12/28/2022, 5:21, UTC+8[/b] [center] [url=https://www.imgchest.com/p/md7oqkxr4p6][img]https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/yd5ceo5qw64.jpg[/img][/url] [i]BRP Jose Rizal[/i][/center] Callie was alone to witness all of this, her attention divided between air, sea, and the deck of the PLA Navy's Flagship where her comrades fought for their lives. The radio crackled to life, and Admiral Yi Yeol's voice firmly commanded, "Save your strength as you will need to evacuate your friends whether they win or lose. The Belgian has proven himself yet again; now is the time for our other wildcard to shine." [@Nimbus]