Hijacking
On this airplane, only Chen Ling had clearly felt the fluctuations of the 【Aura】 on 【Nie Yu】's body at that instant.
【Path of the Soldier】, 【Heavenly Wolf Path】.
Chen Ling had already dealt with the 【Sky Wolf】 twice before, and he couldn't be more familiar with the 【Aura】 of this 【Path】. The moment the man made his move, he sensed the 【Rank】 fluctuations on the other party's body... 【Fifth-Tier】.
【Fifth-Tier】, 【Sky Wolf】, leaving from 【Shennongjia】, heading towards 【Gusu】...
With all these factors stacked together, Chen Ling instantly confirmed this man's identity. He was 【Ying Fu】's minister, and also the provider of 【Ying Fu】's current 【Sky Wolf】 abilities!
Chen Ling absolutely never expected to bump into a minister here. But thinking about it carefully, it made a lot of sense. If 【Ying Fu】's target was 【Su Zhiwei】, then there was only this one flight from 【Shennongjia】 to 【Gusu】. It was inevitable that the two sides would meet.
The good news was that Chen Ling had seen through the other party's identity, while the other party hadn't perceived Chen Ling's intentions. Chen Ling was in the dark, and the other party was out in the open.
The instant 【Yang Xiao】 saw Chen Ling's message, he knew their guess was correct. This man was most likely going after 【Su Zhiwei】 as well. He immediately sent a reply:
The engines hummed as the massive passenger plane pierced through the pitch-black clouds. The lights in the cabin resembled orange specks of light, drawing across the sky under the dark night...
And its heading was exactly towards 【Gusu】.
Chen Ling sat in the first-class cabin, separated from 【Nie Yu】 by only an aisle, his brain operating at lightning speed!
Subdue this 【Sky Wolf】 on the plane?
No, absolutely impossible... Although Chen Ling had no shortage of methods, he was ultimately still only at the 【Third Tier】. He had absolutely no chance of winning in a head-on battle against a 【Fifth-Tier】 【Sky Wolf】. Moreover, the 【Audience Expectation Value】 was only at 30% right now, so he couldn't rely on the 【Calamity of Mockery】 either.
Not to mention, if they really started fighting, this plane definitely wouldn't be able to withstand it. There were over a hundred passengers on board. If an accident happened at high altitudes, everyone would be doomed!
If they waited for the plane to land in 【Gusu】, then both sides would essentially be on the same starting line, racing to see who could find 【Su Zhiwei】 first...
But even so, Chen Ling didn't believe his movements could outpace a 【Path】 specializing in "hunting". Once the other party opened their wolf pupils, 【Su Zhiwei】 would have fundamentally no chance to escape. Even if he could cover 【Su Zhiwei】's retreat, she would constantly be in a marked state. When the time came, not only would he fail to protect 【Su Zhiwei】, but he would also forfeit his own and 【Yang Xiao】's lives.
"Damn it, of all things, the enemy had to be a 【Sky Wolf】..." Chen Ling sighed helplessly in his heart.
[I have a plan.]
Chen Ling's message popped up on 【Yang Xiao】's phone screen once again.
【Yang Xiao】 immediately replied: [What is it?]
[Whether it's frontal combat or hunting speed, we are no match for the '【Sky Wolf】'. Since that's the case, our only chance is to leave him in the dust at the starting line...]
Chen Ling revealed his plan in its entirety. 【Yang Xiao】's expression suddenly became bizarre. His hands hovered over the screen, and for a full ten seconds or so, he didn't know what to say.
[Are you sure you want to do this?]
[【Su Zhiwei】 absolutely cannot die.]
After sending the last message, Chen Ling snapped his flip phone shut. Taking a deep breath, he closed his eyes once again...
Sizzle——
The next moment, all the lighting in the cabin was simultaneously extinguished.
The passengers' cries of alarm rang out soon after. After a brief two-second pause, the lights came back on, and brightness once again enveloped the cabin.
【Nie Yu】 opened his eyes and swept a somewhat doubtful glance at the surroundings. Thinking it was just a lighting malfunction, he didn't take it to heart and closed his eyes again to continue resting...
At the same time, Chen Ling unbuckled his seatbelt and walked straight behind the curtain.
"Hello 【Mister】, do you need any help?" A flight attendant asked politely.
"I'd like to use the restroom."
"Alright, this way please."
The flight attendant turned around and used one hand to point Chen Ling towards the restroom. But the next moment, a palm silently struck the back of her head. Her eyes rolled back, and she fainted.
Chen Ling steadily caught her body with one hand and brought her along as he opened the restroom door and walked inside... About half a minute later, "【Nie Yu】" strode out of the restroom, simultaneously locking the door tight, leaving only the unconscious flight attendant tied up in the corner.
He raised his head and casually glanced at the surveillance camera in the corner. A glimmer of light flashed across his pupils, and the surveillance footage was instantly overwritten.
After doing all this, Chen Ling walked straight towards the cockpit.
...
Inside the cockpit.
The two pilots were sitting in their respective seats, chatting idly while confirming the plane's flight status.
The vast majority of modern planes flew on automatically set routes. There weren't many areas that required manual operation by the pilots. Faint indicator lights flickered around the two of them, like a surrounding starry sky.
Smack——
With a soft sound, numerous indicator lights extinguished simultaneously for an instant, like an electrical signal with poor contact, before returning to normal in the blink of an eye.
"What's going on? Was there a bad connection just now?" One of the pilots rubbed his eyes, "Or are my eyes playing tricks on me?"
"It did flash for a moment just now..."
"Quick, check if there's any malfunction."
"There's no malfunction... Hmm??" A pilot looked at the preset flight path and suddenly froze on the spot. "What's going on? Why did the flight path change?"
The originally preset flight route had been altered at some point. The plane's destination was no longer 【Gusu】 Meiyou Airport, but 【Jingnan Airport】, which was half a province away.
"Did you change it?"
"I didn't! This isn't something we can just change on a whim either... What's the situation with the ground?"
"This is Eastern Airlines Flight MU5201, calling ground..."
The two pilots immediately began contacting the ground, but no matter how they called, they received not the slightest response. It was as if communication between the two had been completely severed.
Cold sweat seeped out of their backs. They had flown this route for so many years, but had never encountered such a bizarre situation!
However, just when they were in a state of utter anxiety, the cockpit door slowly opened.
A figure slowly walked in from behind the door. The cabin door automatically closed and locked itself. The person slowly walked up behind the two of them. The dimly flickering indicator lights illuminated a corner of his face...
One of the pilots suddenly turned his head and saw that cold, chilling face, nearly jumping out of his skin in fright!
"Who are you?! This is the cockpit, unauthorized personnel are not allowed inside!"
"Hello." Chen Ling, wearing "【Nie Yu】's" face, slowly spoke. A 【Handgun】 appeared in his palm like a piece of 【Stagecraft】, the dark muzzle pointing at the two of them.
He smiled politely:
"I'm here to hijack the plane."