Chapter 75

As they approached the tornado, everyone felt a powerful tearing force. If the aircraft had not been reinforced in advance, they might have disintegrated at this moment, and even so, they were in grave danger, swaying precariously.

"Be careful!! We must go with the wind; if we get caught in it, we're dead for sure!!"

Their simple aircraft were no match for this storm; they couldn't even slightly alter their trajectory. They could only move forward with the tornado's airflow, which was a significant challenge for the pilots. The wind wasn't consistent, and they had to make rapid adjustments based on its changes.

Although the simple aircraft were easy to operate, the pilots here were not well-trained, having had too little time to learn. Each pilot felt as if the control stick was about to lose control; even a slight relaxation could cause the stick to spin like a motor.

As they were about to touch the tornado, a turbulent current swept over, causing all the aircraft to shake violently. Everyone, including the pilots, pressed their bodies down to prevent being swept away. One unfortunate aircraft was directly caught in the turbulent current, causing a chain reaction that made the other aircraft even more unstable.

"Damn!! Cut the ropes quickly!!" The links that were supposed to keep them stable had become a fatal flaw. Seeing this, Zheng Chen couldn't help but think of a story he had read in a document from the wasteland... what was it called? The Burning of the Red Cliffs?

Want to cut the ropes? Sure, but first you have to stand up against the turbulent current!

"Let's do it." As Chen Kai and the others were anxious, Zheng Chen shook his head. He didn't know how thick the tornado was, and he had thought they could save their strength for later, but problems arose from the start.

Lei nodded and placed her hand on Zheng Chen's outstretched palm. When they arrived, Xi Ya had mentioned a very special plant here, and her curious tone had piqued Lei's interest. What kind of plant was it?

"…No wonder the Holy War Angel is envied." After the green wind enveloped them, Chen Kai couldn't help but comment on the Green Wind Sword in Zheng Chen's hand. The sword's appearance was impressive, and the power it exerted could even contend with the storm.

Looking at Xi Ya, the vines on her body rapidly grew, pulling back the aircraft that had been caught in the turbulent current. Counting the people on board, none were swept away due to the timely rescue and the fact that they were all secured.

Under another gust of wind, the incoming currents were isolated. This was favorable wind; they just needed to adjust the trajectory and follow it. If it were against the wind, Zheng Chen estimated they wouldn't last long.

In this relatively stable environment, the players, with nothing to do, started chatting again, this time about Zheng Chen. Many members expressed their desire to try to conquer the Holy War Angel after this, as they had heard so much about its power that they were tired of it! Some players were even learning magic, so why not mention it!

Now seeing the real thing... it seemed even the description was a bit low.

"Did you notice, the black band on his left hand is coming off!" A player on the same aircraft as Zheng Chen noticed the rapidly fluttering black band on his left hand and said, puzzled, "There are strange runes on it, it feels very high-class..."

"High-class my ass! That thing is a Sealing Rune." Another player rolled his eyes, "Isn't it all over the forums? You should pay more attention to the black spots on his arm."

"..." The players who were a bit further away couldn't see clearly and were just anxious, while those closer could see clearly. They noticed the black spots on Zheng Chen's left arm starting to spread, and they thought of something.

The black particles that had caused a full-scale manhunt across the Wulu Xiongnai continent, even players in the Edilu Garden had suffered. Those with bad luck were instantly killed, while those with better luck lost limbs.

To recover, they could only seek treatment from high-level priests, which was extremely expensive, and it was better to commit suicide and restart.

"Those black particles are what he spread, and now he's infected with them too." The players weren't worried about infection; it had been confirmed that even if the crystals generated by the infection broke, there was no contagiousness.

As for him suddenly going crazy and spreading black particles, that... shouldn't happen. Zheng Chen's reputation among players was that of a newbie killer, but he didn't have any mental illness.

After a brief chat, the players' attention was gradually drawn to the surrounding environment. Inside the tornado, it was pitch black, and the wind balls Zheng Chen released only ensured the stability of the aircraft, not isolating all the currents, as that would be too exhausting.

The black particles constantly affected the bond between Zheng Chen and Lei, increasing her energy consumption and continuously interfering with their synchronization, making it difficult for Zheng Chen to release power and causing additional consumption.

This greatly reduced their bonding time. Normally, Zheng Chen could maintain a bond for over a day without fighting, and the energy consumption for maintaining the bond was less than Lei's recovery rate. However, now, without fighting, they could only maintain it for about an hour.

The black particles couldn't be removed and were even drawing on Zheng Chen's stamina while entangled with Lei's power, making them more powerful than viruses.

Therefore, Zheng Chen tried to conserve his energy as much as possible.

Outside the wind ball, it was pitch black, with occasional flashes of lightning that made everyone worry if the next moment the lightning would strike them directly.

"Screenshot! Definitely take a screenshot, this is too exciting!" The players immediately activated the built-in recording function of the system, as it would be a great boast in the future.

"Screw that! One person is enough; you guys quickly stabilize the aircraft!!" Feeling the aircraft shaking more and more, Chen Kai roared, his private message ending with a string of exclamation marks.

The originally oval, nearly round wind ball, as the surrounding tornado intensified, became increasingly slender. Would it burst directly?

In the darkness, the occasional flashes of lightning were like dragons emitting their might, making everyone's hearts race. Sometimes the lightning would graze the wind ball protecting them, and if someone extended a metal rod at that moment...

Chen Kai couldn't help but tap his head, why did he have such dangerous thoughts!

Glancing at Zheng Chen, who was facing away from him, he wanted to ask how long it would take to get through this, but he was worried about distracting Zheng Chen. It seemed this was Zheng Chen's first time forcing his way through a tornado?

Hopefully nothing goes wrong! Hopefully nothing goes wrong... If something happened, they would surely die, but Zheng Chen, with the monster called Xi Ya by his side, would be fine!

"Zheng Chen... I'm a bit tired." Lei's phantom appeared behind Zheng Chen, speaking softly. She didn't want to say it, but during the bond, Zheng Chen had emphasized it!

If you're tired, say it immediately; it's very important. At this moment, there couldn't be any significant mistakes, and the error margin was very low. Lei's condition affected Zheng Chen's subsequent power allocation.

As the tornado's intensity increased, Zheng Chen continuously increased his power output; otherwise, the wind ball would have burst long ago.

"Then ease off the suppression of the black spots!" Zheng Chen immediately said.

"No way!" Lei immediately contradicted Zheng Chen. During the bond, Zheng Chen had to remove the Sealing Rune, and without the Sealing Rune, even with a strong inhibitor, the black spots couldn't be suppressed during the bond.

Lei's power would stimulate the black spots to burst, so she had to divert part of her power to resist and suppress them. Without this suppression, the black spots would spread quickly, and spreading meant he would need to re-inject the inhibitor.

Before leaving, Geline had also instructed her to pay attention to this aspect.

"It's fine, I can hold on for a while; they don't deserve me to go all out."

Lei reluctantly nodded, glancing at the black spots spreading faster. Zheng Chen's face remained unchanged, and he continued to maintain his power output, keeping the wind ball at the minimum level to prevent it from bursting, resulting in the players on the aircraft suffering greatly.

They weren't worried about being swept away, but the aircraft was shaking too much. If they didn't stabilize it, even if they weren't swept away, it might fall apart at any moment!

"President, how much longer?!"

"Almost there!!" Chen Kai, pressing down on one side of the aircraft, shouted back to Wang Xiaohu, whose situation was similar to his.

"You've said 'almost there' three times! How much longer exactly?!" Wang Xiaohu felt his hands were about to lose strength, and looking at Zheng Chen, his feet were wrapped in tough vines, firmly securing him to the aircraft, making the turbulence have little effect on him.

The difference in treatment was huge!

"How the hell do I know how much longer?! Hold on as long as you can, and if you can't, you'll be a kite!!" Chen Kai shouted back.

As a bolt of lightning flashed, Wang Xiaohu silently glanced at the other aircraft members. A few had already given up and were hanging from the aircraft like kites... they would definitely vomit soon!

"I'll try to hold on a bit longer..."

In short, others could be kites, but he couldn't. If he became a kite and the members saw, where would his position be in the future? No matter what, he had a certain... cough, guild status, and he couldn't lose face.

Looking at the increasingly dense lightning around him, Chen Kai's heart turned cold. How powerful was this tornado? They hadn't even crossed it yet. If they weren't torn apart by the turbulent currents, they would be struck by lightning. As for the other members, most had already become kites, and he couldn't hold on much longer either!!

Just as he was about to let go, the darkness around him suddenly cleared... it was bright!

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