It only took a few seconds for the helicopter to be pulled back from the ground.
However, the people on the helicopter felt like they had gone through a century. Seeing that the only pilot, Kratos, was shot, many of them thought that they were going to die this time. Other than looking around for support to stabilize their bodies, there was nothing they could do. All they could do was watch the helicopter fall.
However, at the critical moment, Simon stepped in and took over the control of the helicopter, stabilizing the fuselage. At the same time, Zhang Heng and the injured Kratos swapped places and sat in the pilot's seat.
However, the old woman named Sauk was still cursing as she loaded the shotgun.
This time, she aimed at Zhang Heng. Apparently, Sauk wasn't as crazy as she looked. She knew very well that as long as she killed the pilot, none of the people on the helicopter would be able to escape.
This time, however, she met her match. Although both of them could fly a helicopter, Zhang Heng and Kratos' piloting skills were two completely different concepts. Kratos learned how to fly a helicopter in a previous quest. However, due to the limited time in the game, Sauk had only scratched the surface. It took her half a month to learn how to ascend and descend from point A to point B, which was enough for her daily use.
Unlike Zhang Heng, who spent half a year in NASA's Flight Propulsion Laboratory and trained under the ace pilot Armstrong, Zhang Heng's shooting skills were Lv.3. Judging by Kratos' injuries, Zhang Heng could roughly estimate Sauk's shooting skills to be at the pinnacle of Lv.2. As long as the helicopter could land safely, Zhang Heng was confident that he could kill Loki's second avatar.
When Zhang Heng took over the pilot of the helicopter, he first pulled the joystick to the left, tilting the helicopter's fuselage to block Sauk's shooting angle as much as possible. At the same time, he pulled the throttle lever down and then up. The helicopter nodded, but it was just a feint to deceive Sauk. The moment before Sauk fired, the helicopter continued to pull the throttle lever up, and Sauk's second bullet flew out of the helicopter's landing gear.
After that, Zhang Heng didn't take the risk of descending the helicopter. Instead, he continued to ascend to a relatively safe altitude and flew to the other side of the field. It wasn't until he was out of range of the shotgun that he finally picked a suitable place to land.
After experiencing the terrifying three-minute battle, many people still hadn't recovered from their shock. Dizzy from Zhang Heng's extreme maneuvers, they looked at Zhang Heng with even more admiration.
Although they weren't pure fans of Simon like Zhanju, they had seen a lot of posts related to him on the forum. There were rumors that Simon was a rare all-rounder with no weaknesses. That was the only explanation for why he had been playing solo for so long.
However, most people were skeptical of this statement. As everyone knew, a person's time and energy were limited. It was difficult to believe that a person could do what a team could do alone. It was simply too ridiculous. However, after personally queuing with Simon in the Instance Dungeon, they all believed it.
Zhang Heng first looked at Kratos's injury. Sauk shot him in the right arm, and he didn't seem to be in good condition. The place where he was shot was a bloody mess, and a lot of blood was flowing out. Fortunately, the wound wasn't fatal. It was a blessing in disguise.
The doctor was already bandaging her wound. So, Zhang Heng said to Mouse, "It's inconvenient for you to move around with your legs. Stay here and protect them. I will deal with Loki's avatar."
Mouse knew his place very well. He didn't try to be brave when he heard Zhang Heng's words. Instead, he nodded repeatedly. "Okay, we will guard this place and try not to drag you down, guru."
After Zhang Heng said that, he looked around again. After confirming that there was no danger, he took out the Filter Lens and put it on. After that, he crouched down with the rifle in his hand, hid his body in the wheat field, and moved toward Sauk's residence.
It took him about a quarter of an hour to reach Sauk's hut. The light was still on, but Sauk was nowhere to be seen. Zhang Heng wasn't in a hurry. It had only been an hour since the start of the second stage of the quest, and he still had plenty of time. He took a detour and quietly approached Sauk's hut from the south.
When he was close to Sauk's hut, he smashed the window with a stone and stuck his body against the wall on the other side. However, there was still no movement in the hut. Zhang Heng heard the sound of the stone falling on the ground. After rolling for a while, it hit the other wall and stopped. Almost at the same time, Zhang Heng broke through the door and rushed into the hut.
Since there was a kerosene lamp in the house, Zhang Heng could see everything inside without the Filter Lens. Unlike ordinary houses, the huge house was empty except for a wooden table. Zhang Heng couldn't even find a bed to sleep on. It was no different from a cave.
Other than that, Zhang Heng also saw a mural on the wall. It was drawn with charcoal, depicting the five incarnations of Loki. One of them was a corpse and a fly, and the body looked very similar to Shelbina's. Zhang Heng's heart skipped a beat, and he looked at the other murals. One of them was an old woman running in the forest, and a black shadow with a gun was chasing after her. If he was right, the old woman was Sauk, and the black shadow was Zhang Heng.
There was also a painting on the wall that Zhang Heng had seen before. It was a horse drinking water by a stream, and a Lada was parked on the other side. After that, Zhang Heng quickly glanced at the other murals and memorized their contents. These murals were obviously equivalent to hints in the game, pointing out the direction for players to look for Loki's incarnation.
Of course, Zhang Heng didn't completely believe the contents of the murals. Based on his understanding of Loki, he didn't think that this guy would be so kind and considerate to the players. In fact, it was very strange that these murals appeared here, especially the one about the white mare. It was a scene that happened in a parallel quest.
The appearance of the Lada in the murals was not a coincidence. The person who drew the murals had obviously witnessed this scene. In this case, it meant that Loki had entered the parallel quest with him. However, when Zhang Heng recalled what happened in the parallel quest, he realized that except for the two incarnations of Loki, he didn't think that anyone he came into contact with was Loki in disguise.
In addition, judging from the way the boy dressed in the zhanyi suit looked, he was obviously obsessed with killing the werewolf. He didn't expect Zhang Heng to suddenly attack him. Could it be that the murals on the wall were drawn by someone else?
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