The mysterious airplane slowly accelerated across the runway.
Leo frowned as he stared at the strange number painted on the cabin wall.
WM-1313...
Something clicked inside his mind.
Leo (thinking): I've definitely heard this flight number before... but where...?
Before he could remember—
ROOOOOOOAR!!
The airplane shot into the sky.
The moment it entered the clouds...
KRRRRRRRRR...!!
The entire aircraft shook violently.
Every screw, every window, every seat vibrated as if the wind pressure alone was enough to tear the plane into pieces.
Chen Wei instantly grabbed both armrests.
His face turned pale.
Chen Wei: "Leo... I don't think the enemy will kill us..."
Leo: "Why?"
Chen Wei: "This airplane will do the job first."
Without another word, Chen Wei pressed the service button.
A flight attendant appeared.
Flight Attendant: "Yes, sir?"
Chen Wei: "Three cups of noodles, please."
Five minutes later...
He finished all three.
Ding!
He pressed the button again.
Flight Attendant: "...Yes?"
Chen Wei: "Three more."
Another five minutes...
Finished.
Ding!
The attendant came back with an annoyed smile.
Flight Attendant: "Sir... again?"
Chen Wei: "Fear increases my appetite."
The attendant's eye twitched.
Flight Attendant: "How much exactly do you eat when you're scared?"
Chen Wei: "Until I stop thinking about dying."
Leo stared at the mountain of empty noodle cups.
Leo: "Forget the airplane... you're going to crash the food supply."
Even several Wind Martial Artists nearby looked at Chen Wei with disbelief.
Meanwhile...
Lily sat peacefully beside the window.
Yuna had her arms crossed, calmly watching the clouds.
It was almost as if they were traveling on a luxury vacation.
Yuna: "Wake me up when we arrive."
Lily: "As long as we reach the destination, I don't care if this plane sounds haunted."
Chen Wei looked at them with watery eyes.
Chen Wei: "How are you two so calm?"
Lily: "If we panic, will the airplane suddenly become stronger?"
Chen Wei: "...No."
Lily: "Then why waste energy?"
Chen Wei silently opened another noodle cup.
Below the VIP section, nearly a hundred ordinary passengers sat in economy class.
Some were tourists heading toward a small island near the Bermuda Triangle.
Some were families.
Some were businessmen.
None of them knew where this mysterious flight truly came from.
The upper VIP cabin, however, belonged entirely to masked Wind Martial Artists.
None of them spoke.
None of them even moved.
Only the sound of flowing wind aura surrounded them.
Leo suddenly froze.
His pupils shrank.
A forgotten memory surfaced.
Leo (thinking): Wait... this flight...
Years ago... wasn't this the airplane that was attacked by military forces?
The same airplane that somehow escaped every attack...
The airplane that disappeared inside the Bermuda Triangle for an entire year...
And when it finally landed...
...every passenger inside had turned into skeletons.
Without realizing it...
Leo had spoken every single word out loud.
Silence.
Chen Wei slowly turned toward him.
His face had completely lost its color.
Chen Wei: "...What... did you just say?"
Leo slowly stood up.
His legs were shaking.
Leo: "I don't care anymore."
He pointed toward the emergency window.
Leo: "I'm breaking that window."
Everyone stared at him.
Leo: "I'd rather fight the ocean than ride a haunted airplane."
Chen Wei immediately grabbed Leo's shoulder.
Chen Wei: "Don't leave me!"
Leo: "Come with me!"
Chen Wei: "No! I'm afraid of heights!"
Leo: "Then why are you stopping me?!"
Chen Wei: "Because I don't want to die alone!"
Lily covered her face with one hand.
Lily: "How did I end up marrying someone this cowardly..."
Leo immediately looked at her.
Leo: "Excuse me! This isn't cowardice!"
He pointed dramatically at the shaking cabin.
Leo: "Look around! Even the airplane is scared of itself!"
Yuna sighed.
Yuna: "The plane has only shaken a little."
Leo: "A little?"
Chen Wei: "Brother... I saw my ancestors waving at me."
The Wind Martial Artists sitting nearby finally looked toward them.
One of them muttered quietly.
Wind Martial Artist: "...Are these really the people chosen for this mission?"
Another answered.
Second Wind Martial Artist: "I'm beginning to have doubts."
Leo proudly crossed his arms.
Leo: "At least we're entertaining."
Just then—
BOOOOOOOOOOOM!!
A deafening explosion echoed outside.
The entire airplane lurched violently to one side.
Passengers screamed.
The lights flickered.
Warning alarms exploded throughout the cabin.
BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!
The aircraft shook more violently than before.
A flight attendant fell to the floor.
Outside the window...
One of the engines was burning.
The airplane had only just begun its two-and-a-half-hour journey toward the Bermuda Triangle...
...and something had already attacked it.