Not only him, but all the other passengers in this first-class cabin had fallen in pools of blood. There were no other wounds on their bodies; they looked like they had simply fallen asleep, with strange smiles on their faces.
An Qingyu walked forward, carefully analyzed everyone's condition, and shook his head.
"They're all dead. During our fight, these people must have had their minds controlled to complete a ritual. Only he died from a knife wound to the heart; everyone else died from mental strangulation."
"That bug was sealed in crystal and on the verge of death, and it could still control so many people?" Lin Qiye looked at the bodies scattered on the floor, his mental power instantly sweeping through the economy class ahead. He said slowly, "The passengers in the back cabins are fine. It seems its control has a range."
"Perhaps seeing the situation was unfavorable, it went all out."
"Even if he killed the last person for the ritual, the strength of the sacrificed Souls should be far from enough." Lin Qiye pondered, "There are only six bodies here, the Souls of six ordinary people. That's not enough to complete the ritual..."
As Lin Qiye's words fell, the entire plane suddenly shook violently. A strong sense of weightlessness came over them, and the plane plummeted downwards!
Lin Qiye and An Qingyu exchanged glances and spoke at the same time:
"It wants to crash this plane!"
The two quickly rushed into the cockpit. They saw the only pilot's eyes glowing red, like a madman, controlling the plane to dive rapidly downwards!
Dense residential buildings rapidly grew larger before their eyes!Inside the cockpit, Lin Qiye and the others could clearly hear the screams coming from the passenger cabins behind them!
Without a word, Lin Qiye chopped the pilot on the back of the neck. The latter immediately fainted. An Qingyu quickly walked to the control panel and rapidly began operating it.
"You can fly a plane?" Lin Qiye asked in surprise.
"Yes."
"Since when?"
"Three seconds ago."
A grey light appeared in An Qingyu's eyes. He grabbed the control stick on the panel and pulled it back forcefully!
...
Ground.
The circling plane suddenly lost control and rapidly dived towards the residential area. This sudden change made the hearts of everyone in the 136 Squad sink.
"Captain, it's going to hit the residential buildings!" Wu Xiangnan's face was extremely solemn.
The massive fuselage rapidly grew larger in everyone's eyes. The low roar of the engine echoed through the sky. If this continued, in ten seconds at most, the plane would crash into this residential area!
The casualties that would result would be counted in the thousands!
Chen Muye stared intently at the plane before him, the look of conflict in his eyes deepening. He reached out, gently towards a certain spot on his chest, and slowly spoke:
"Xiangnan, what's the plane's registration number?"
"What?"
"The plane's registration number."
"It's XXXXXX, Captain, why are you asking this now?" Wu Xiangnan's heart was full of confusion. At this moment, his palms were already covered in sweat from tension.
Chen Muye didn't answer. His fingertips had already touched the corner of something, pulling out a small portion. From its appearance, it was an ancient, yellowed parchment scroll.
The moment this parchment scroll appeared in the air, it was as if some kind of Seal had been broken, and a strange power fluctuation emanated from it.
At the same time, a Mysteries and ethereal gaze was cast from the void, hovering above the entire city, as if searching for something.
Sensing a piercing gaze fixed squarely on her back, Lin Xi Chen was startled and instinctively moved to draw her sword. She glanced around but saw only Chen Muye taking something out, leaving her feeling suspicious.
There were three seconds left until the plane crashed into the residential area.
Suddenly, the plane's massive body adjusted its posture in mid-air, sharply changing its dive direction. It veered away from the residential area towards the other side, almost grazing the rooftops of the residential buildings as it flew past. At the same time, the wings on both sides trembled violently, and then the fuselage began to gradually climb!
The strong wind generated by the plane caused the trees in the community to rustle. The low engine roar was like continuous thunder, echoing between every building.
Countless people were awakened. They turned on their room lights and curiously poked their heads out...
At this moment, the plane had pulled up its angle and was flying steadily towards the night sky.
Seeing this scene, everyone in the 136 Squad breathed a sigh of relief. Without realizing it, their backs were already soaked with cold sweat.
"I thought we were going to die..." Hong Ying patted her chest, her face full of lingering fear.
Chen Muye stood alone on the rooftop, watching the plane gradually disappear into the sky. He let out a long sigh of relief and stuffed the parchment scroll back into his clothes at his chest.
That gaze from the void continued to search the city for a while. It seemed it didn't find its target and could only dissipate without a trace.
...
Inside the cockpit.
Seeing that the crisis was finally resolved, Lin Qiye's heart finally settled down.
"What? Don't believe me?" An Qingyu skillfully operated the plane and glanced at Lin Qiye.
"Yeah."
"..." An Qingyu was silent for a moment. "You'd better have the flight attendants make two announcements to calm the passengers. Otherwise, when they discover the bodies in first class, it's definitely going to cause chaos."
Lin Qiye nodded in agreement. He walked to the flight attendant rest area, untied a flight attendant's ropes and the tape over her mouth. After showing his police identification, the other party immediately cooperated.
"Due to weather conditions, the plane may encounter unstable air currents during the flight. Please keep your seatbelts fastened and refrain from moving around..."
The flight attendant's gentle voice sounded in the cabin, soothing the minds of some restless passengers. However, many people simply didn't believe it. After all, they had just seen the plane almost crash into a building; was that just unstable air currents?
Lin Qiye untied the ropes of the other flight attendants, asking them to go into the cabin to calm the passengers and inform them that the plane would return in about ten minutes.
Finally, Lin Qiye walked over to Wen Qimo, who was slumped on the ground. The latter looked at him, his eyebrows slightly raised.
"Done?"
"I don't know." Lin Qiye shook his head. "The Pub Owner and the Ten Cut Ghost Child are dead, but the ritual was still completed. I don't know if the Souls of the Pub Owner and the Ten Cut Ghost Child will be absorbed by the ritual. If so, one is River Realm, one is Pond Realm, plus the bodies in first class, maybe that's enough to meet the minimum requirements for the ritual."
Wen Qimo reached out, as if wanting to pat Lin Qiye's shoulder, but seeing his hand was covered in blood, he withdrew it with a bitter smile.
"You've already saved everyone on this plane and in the residential area, which is very good. As for that 'Mysteries' from the Western Mist, this should be the responsibility of the 'Phoenix' Special Team. They will handle what happens next."
Lin Qiye was startled. "Have there been 'Mysteries' from the Western Mist appearing before?"
"Of course, but the number is extremely small. However, each one is extremely dangerous; otherwise, they wouldn't be able to survive in the Mist. Once a 'Mysteries' incident involving the Western Mist occurs, regardless of size, it must be taken over by the 'Phoenix' Team."