When the rescue team's speedboat spotted Zhang Heng, they were surprised to see him sitting on a cruise ship, basking in the sun with a man in beach shorts and a shirtless playboy. There were also several girls in bikinis around them.
The playboy should be the captain of this cruise ship. At this moment, he was looking at Zhang Heng as if he was looking at God.
Just twenty minutes ago, Zhang Heng encountered a series of engine stops on both sides in the air. Without power, the plane was like a bird with broken wings. It immediately began to accelerate and fall. The numbers on the altimeter were jumping wildly. Zhang Heng tried to press the eject button immediately, but the result was similar to what he expected.
His ejection device malfunctioned at this critical moment, just like the Lunar Landing Training Vehicle that Anthony had piloted in the morning.
Zhang Heng did not expect to be the second target, but now was not the time to dwell on it.
Time was running out for him.
Many people had the impression that landing on the sea was safer than landing on the ground because the seawater was softer. However, after a certain height, there was not much difference between landing in the water and landing on the concrete floor. They would both end up being smashed to pieces.
If it were any other pilot, even the best pilot would not have survived. Without the power provided by the engine, it was theoretically impossible for the pilot to perform any effective maneuvers.
Fortunately, Zhang Heng had external help.
[Betty's Shell]
Until today, Zhang Heng had never thought that this game item could be used like this. But now, it was the only game item he could rely on.
Fortunately, he was now on the sea, meeting the basic triggering conditions. In the previous quest, he had used Betty's Shell a few times, either to break through the siege or to speed up his voyage. During those times, his control over the storm had improved. However, what he was about to do this time was still as crazy as ever.
This was because not only did it require an unprecedented storm, it also required incomparably precise control over the storm.
When the left engine stopped, Zhang Heng had a hunch that things might not be as simple as he thought. So while flying the aircraft according to the normal flight rules, he also made preparations.
By the time the right engine lost power, a thunderstorm cloud had appeared over the sea. The cloud was expanding at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the temperature difference between the upper and lower clouds increased dramatically. Water vapor molecules rose rapidly, and the convection inside the cloud became more and more intense.
In the end, the rising water vapor molecules shrank due to the cold, and the gas molecules under the cloud continued to fill the space, forming a tornado.
The fighter jet was instantly engulfed by the tornado, and Zhang Heng felt like he had returned to the Johnville Human Centrifuge at the Aerospace Center. Everything around him began to spin like crazy. He did not expect that all his training would come in handy here before he could even land on the moon.
The pressure inside the tornado was extremely low, and the air was thin. The oxygen mask on the fighter jet helped Zhang Heng a lot, allowing him to breathe. The good news was that as the tornado rotated, a strong suction was produced at the center, slowing down the fighter jet's descent.
Zhang Heng stared at the numbers on the dashboard. He had to stay awake at all times, adjusting the size of the cyclone according to the speed and altitude.
His goal was to land the fighter jet on the water. It was not an easy task. If he did not control it well, he might be thrown out or sucked to a higher place.
Fortunately, neither of the two things he was worried about happened. Zhang Heng adjusted the angle of the jet's nose, and the fighter jet successfully escaped from the tornado. It glided along the surface of the water for quite a distance, completing the achievement of "The Man Who Entered the Tornado," earning him 15 game points.
When Zhang Heng climbed out of the sinking fighter jet, he obtained another achievement of "Successfully Piloted a Fighter Jet to Make a Water Landing." Considering the difficulty, the system was kind enough to reward him with 25 game points. It was also the highest single game point he had ever achieved. Even if he had 100 game points, he would not want to do it again.
Less than five hundred meters away from where he hit the water, a cruise ship witnessed the entire process from the crash to being engulfed by the tornado and then miraculously escaping.
The captain's common sense had never crossed his mind that someone could survive in such a situation, which explained why he stared at Zhang Heng as if he was looking at Christ when he fished him out of the water.
This was definitely a miracle that could change a person's life faith.
Zhang Heng took the towel and the short-sleeved beach shorts provided by the captain and thanked him. After that, with the help of two hot girls in swimsuits, he took off his heavy flying suit and changed into dry clothes. Since it was the captain's own clothes, the size was a little too big. Fortunately, it was meant for a vacation, so it didn't feel out of place.
Bathed in the warm sun, Zhang Heng relaxed again. While waiting for the rescue team to arrive, Zhang Heng chatted with the captain.
However, his main focus was on the accident he encountered earlier.
He had to admit that this was a little out of his expectations. Judging from the way the other party killed Anthony, it was obvious that it was someone who was ranked behind him or someone whose results were the closest to his. They wanted to kill him to improve their ranking. Based on this logic, the second target should be a middle-aged man who looked like an intellectual or a high school student. It was also possible that it was a youngster.
On the contrary, by choosing Zhang Heng as the target, no one but the young man would benefit from this. However, there was no way to explain Anthony's death. Although the listless young man's words weren't very pleasant to hear, he didn't lie about one thing. He had no reason to kill Anthony.
But then Zhang Heng realized that he seemed to have overcomplicated the problem. No matter who did it and what their purpose was, as long as he killed the listless young man one step ahead, he could basically guarantee his own safety.
The two of them were the only players who had piloting experience. Considering the safety of the Apollo program, no matter who wanted to squeeze into the top three, the safest way was to kill one of them. Zhang Heng did not intend to passively wait for the other party to choose a target. He wanted to take the initiative to ensure his own safety first.
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