When Lin Sanjiu looked down from the sky through the thick fog that shrouded Shambhala, she could catch a fleeting glimpse of the scene in the fog. The surface of the earth broke off piece by piece and fell into the depths, as if it was boiling and bubbling magma.
When the fog closed up again, Lin Sanjiu retracted her gaze from the thick ash and turned back to look.
When they first arrived, the Airbus and several helicopters were all occupied by them. But now, the people who could leave Shambhala could fit in just one helicopter.
There were only five surviving members from the Munitions Factory. Four of them were sitting on the seats next to Lin Sanjiu, and each of them looked paler than the last. They seemed to be having a hard time processing what had just happened. From time to time, they would whisper to each other. From their intonation, it sounded like they were speaking Italian. Naturally, Lin Sanjiu couldn't understand a word of what they were saying.
Yu Yuan and another member of the Munitions Factory were sitting in the cockpit. This was the first time Lin Sanjiu found out that he knew how to fly a helicopter. They were trying to find their way back by relying on the erratic radar.
When a middle-aged man with a mustache suddenly spoke, they had already stumbled out of the gray fog and were gradually approaching the Jade Fall District.
"You have to come back with us." He stared at Lin Sanjiu as if he was trying his best to be friendly. However, the muscles on his face twitched before he calmed down coldly. "We don't know the cause and effect of this incident. We have lost so many people, and our superior is trapped underground. You and your friend need to go back to the Munitions Factory and explain the situation to our superior."
"Of course, the Munitions Factory will definitely thank you," another woman added, "After all, you have saved our lives."
Once they found out that the cause of this incident was the parasite that she brought out from the Reverie Libretto, the Munitions Factory's "thank you" method would be questionable. The only person in the Munitions Factory who could possibly protect her was now buried deep underground, and it might not be up to her whether to tell the truth or not … When Lin Sanjiu thought of this, she did not say anything. She just nodded silently.
The members of the Munitions Factory did not expect her to be so cooperative. The man with the mustache opened his mouth again, but in the end, he did not say anything.
Amidst the roar of the propellers, the helicopter was getting closer and closer to the azure sky. More and more flying machines appeared in the sky, and there was even a flying carpet that looked like something straight out of a fairy tale flying right next to them. There was no air traffic control in the apocalyptic world. Even in the Twelve Worlds Centrum, they could only rely on luck to avoid accidents.
"I've never landed in Jade Fall District before, so I don't know what their rules are."
In the cockpit behind Lin Sanjiu, Yu Yuan shouted to the co-pilot, "How about this? You will take over the controls later!"
Hearing this, her heart skipped a beat. She wanted to turn around, but she held back. After a few minutes, a silhouette slowly approached them from the horizon. Soon, it was magnified and stretched into a boundless shadow. Countless aircrafts hovered between the steel arm and the entrance like bees circling a hive.
"It's time!"
Yu Yuan shouted from the cockpit. The few members of the Munitions Factory looked up and glanced at him. Then, they looked down again. At that moment, the two doors on the side of the helicopter were smashed open at the same time. Clang! Clang! The doors twisted and fell from the sky.
Before the members of the Munitions Factory could react, the helicopter tilted to one side. A strong gust of wind rushed into the cabin, almost blowing everyone out of it. When they quickly grabbed the handrails to steady themselves, Yu Yuan and Lin Sanjiu looked at each other through the transparent window. Then, they leaped into the blue sky through the broken door.
With a bang, a huge yellow umbrella suddenly opened on Yu Yuan's body, instantly stopping his falling speed. However, Lin Sanjiu was under the watchful eyes of several people, so she couldn't find the parachute and put it on her body. She squinted her eyes as she was falling at a high speed. When she finally saw the parachute in the sky, she quickly called out her [Battle Item].
Another yellow parachute that looked exactly the same opened below with a bang.
Lin Sanjiu felt as if her heart was going to jump out of her chest. She heaved a sigh of relief and gripped the rope tightly. She slowly descended in the wind, and the greenish-black ground steadily and quickly welcomed her. Soon, she could even see the different shapes of the roofs on the ground.
"It's too risky," Mrs. Manas shouted. She was shocked, "What if it can't simulate —"
Lin Sanjiu didn't answer her.
Right at that moment, an ear-piercing siren rang out from the distant Heaven District. Even though she was in mid-air, the siren pierced through the strong wind and vaguely gripped her heart.
She guessed that the helicopter from the Munitions Factory must have a communication channel that could communicate with the heaven district. Even though both of them had just jumped out of the helicopter, the landing pads in front of them reacted quickly and opened up at the same time. Four neatly arranged aircrafts slowly emerged from the taxiway and shone with a silver luster under the sunlight.
"Hurry up and land!" Mrs. Manas screamed.
"I can't control it!"
Once the silver aircrafts flew into the sky, it would only be a matter of time before they caught the two parachutes. Lin Sanjiu thought for a moment and quickly placed her hand on the rope of the parachute. She stared at the four aircrafts in the distance. As long as they flew together, she would immediately put away her [Battle Item] and descend from the sky. After all, the ground was not far away.
The speed at which the aircrafts glided into the sky was so fast that it was a blur to the eyes. In the blink of an eye, two silver silhouettes, shaped like long fish, landed on her parachute.
Lin Sanjiu kept her head up. When the two silhouettes passed through the yellow umbrella and fell into her eyes, she immediately put away her parachute. The [Battle Item] turned back into a card, and she held it in her palm. The weightlessness immediately gripped her heart and pulled her down.
The silver aircraft reacted very quickly and immediately descended. At the same time, it spat out a white net towards Lin Sanjiu. Lin Sanjiu was trapped tightly in the net, like a fish caught in the sea. The white net quickly tightened around her.
Even though she was freezing cold from the high altitude, she couldn't help shivering from the cold. When she took a closer look, she realized that the net was made of some kind of soft metal. It was shockingly strong.
Lin Sanjiu peeked through the net and saw that Yu Yuan was caught by the net as well. His yellow parachute had been cut in half and was falling from the blue sky.
The two spacecrafts turned around and flew toward the landing pad of the Jade Fall District. The two metal nets were blown backward by the wind. When they were closest to each other, they were less than ten meters apart.
Lin Sanjiu looked up and compared the length of the metal net in her mind. Then, she grabbed the rope and struggled to stand up in the net. On the other side of the net, Yu Yuan stopped struggling and looked at Lin Sanjiu.
She stepped on the two ropes and took a deep breath. She squatted down and placed her center of gravity on her feet. With the help of her Higher Consciousness, she swung herself backward as if she was swinging on a swing.
The white net wrapped around Lin Sanjiu and rose high into the air. When they reached the highest point, the intertwining white metal nets suddenly disappeared. Lin Sanjiu was the only one left in the blue sky. She had nowhere to fall and had nowhere to grab onto. She fell forward due to inertia. The second before she fell, Lin Sanjiu stretched out her arm and grabbed Yu Yuan's metal net.
When the [Metal Net] in her hand turned into two, she had already held onto Yu Yuan tightly. Both of them fell straight down from the sky.
Fortunately, they were not far from the ground after the thrilling experience. Not to mention, there were many tunnels that extended into the sky from the heaven. Both of them managed to slow down the speed of their descent by grabbing onto a protruding metal frame. Lin Sanjiu loosened her grip and landed firmly on the ground.
"Let's go," Lin Sanjiu pulled Yu Yuan up. She didn't even dare to take a breath. She pushed aside a few posthumans who had just gotten off the aircraft and rushed into the heaven.
Apparently, the Munitions Factory did not have the time to notify the entire heaven to capture them. After all, it had only been a few minutes since they jumped off the aircraft, so the helicopter might have just landed. Seizing the opportunity, they blended into the crowd and left the heaven before the posthumans could react.
After confirming that there were no pursuers behind them, both of them slowed down and panted heavily. Lin Sanjiu felt pain all over her body. She had no idea how many times she had been hit during the fall.
"What should we do now?" Yu Yuan frowned. The tattoo on his face glistened like ink. "Both of us are not ordinary … If the Munitions Factory wants to find us, we won't be able to hide."
"As long as Silvan returns to the Munitions Factory, I think … we should be safe," Lin Sanjiu answered hesitantly after she caught her breath. "At least by then, the limelight will be over."
With the queen, why would the Munitions Factory care about who caused the incident?
"What about before that?"
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