novelraw Chapter 371: Too Slow
Chapter 371: Too Slow
Chapter 371: Too Slow
Human Genius? Sorry, I’m a Deviant
Su Zhan complied, placing the communicator on the ground and taking a few steps back, signaling for the other party to retrieve it.
The commander gestured for a trusted aide to step forward and retrieve the communicator.
He took the communicator, walked to the side, and had a brief exchange with Mo Yuan.
Although the specific content couldn't be heard clearly, one could see the commander's expression constantly changing.
From initial seriousness and suspicion, to later surprise, and finally settling into grim severity.
A moment later, the commander ended the call.
When he looked at Su Zhan again, most of the hostility in his eyes had dissipated.
"City Lord Mo has confirmed your identity."
The commander said in a deep voice, "Furthermore, he has already sent a formal notice through special channels to the Supreme Command of the Eastern Theater. You may enter, but you must accept our full escort and cannot act arbitrarily. This is the bottom line."
Su Zhan breathed an internal sigh of relief. Mo Yuan's intervention was indeed effective.
He nodded, "Fine, I accept."
As long as he could get to his teacher quickly, he could accept these conditions.
Under the watchful eyes of countless vigilant gazes.
Su Zhan, maintaining his aberrant form, walked step by step towards the fortress.
As he approached, the turrets on the city wall adjusted their angles slightly, keeping him locked in their sights.
The soldiers gripped their weapons tightly, their knuckles turning white.
Even with Mo Yuan's guarantee, facing an aberrant emitting a Calamity-level aura, no one dared to let their guard down.
The fortress's heavy alloy gate slowly rose.
Behind the gap only wide enough for one person to pass through were more soldiers standing ready and established defensive works.
Su Zhan's expression remained calm as he stepped composedly into this important stronghold of the eastern defense line.
Hmph... such weapons are merely to give the other side psychological comfort.
As a Calamity-level existence, he could even claim not to fear a nuclear bomb.
Given the speed of a nuclear bomb, he could completely avoid the epicenter of the explosion. Even if he were at the epicenter, he wouldn't be killed by a single blast, let alone if he weren't at the center.
Inside the passage, soldiers formed a human wall on both sides, creating an escort corridor.
Their eyes closely followed Su Zhan, especially the object wrapped in Mist Energy in his arms, which sparked many speculations, but no one dared to step forward and ask.
The commander, along with several high-ranking officers, personally led the way, bringing Su Zhan to a relatively open landing platform.
On the platform, a medium-sized military transport aircraft had already started its engines, emitting a low rumble.
"Mr. Chen."
The commander turned around, his tone formal, "We will arrange for this transport aircraft, escorted by four fighter jets, to take you to Black City. This is currently the most secure..."
"Too slow."
Su Zhan interrupted directly, "I have urgent business."
The Reforge Fruit in his arms was losing its spiritual essence every minute and second. He couldn't afford to wait for the speed of a transport aircraft.
Under the stunned gazes of the commander and the surrounding officers.
Huge fleshy wings sprouted from Su Zhan's back, unfurling with force. A slight flap stirred up powerful air currents, making everyone's clothes flutter wildly.
The terrifying aura of a Calamity-level being swept across the entire platform.
Causing many of the weaker soldiers to turn pale and instinctively take half a step back.
"I'll fly there myself."
Su Zhan said flatly, "You can have fighter jets follow me."
The commander's face instantly turned extremely grim.
Allowing a Calamity-level aberrant to fly deep into the heartland of Daxia without any physical restraints?
The risk was far too great!
If the other party changed their mind mid-journey, or suddenly turned hostile, the consequences would be unimaginable!
He opened his mouth, wanting to refuse outright.
Su Zhan's cold, golden vertical pupils were calmly watching him.
Making him swallow his refusal back down hard.
He suddenly remembered the implicit guarantee in Mo Yuan's phone call.
He remembered that the being before him was someone even Mo Yuan regarded with great importance.
Weighing the pros and cons, forcibly stopping a determined Calamity-level powerhouse would likely provoke immediate conflict, something this fortress, having just endured battle, absolutely could not withstand.
With Mo Yuan's guarantee and the fighter jets' surveillance, perhaps this was already the choice that best controlled the risk under the current circumstances.
The commander's expression changed several times. Finally, he took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the frustration in his heart, and said in a heavy tone,
"Fine. We will dispatch a squadron of fighter jets to navigate for you and... accompany you the entire way. You must follow the flight route we designate without deviation."
Su Zhan nodded. His wings gave a powerful flap, and his figure shot into the sky under the watchful, tense gazes of many on the platform.
Almost at the same moment he ascended.
Six streamlined fighter jets roared into the sky from other runways of the fortress, quickly forming a formation.
They surrounded Su Zhan in the center.
Serving both as navigation and as tight surveillance.
"Depart."
Su Zhan gave the concise order.
The massive fleshy wings flapped with full force. Dark red Flame of Destruction flowed at the wingtips, transforming into a dark red streak of light difficult for the naked eye to track, speeding southward.
His speed far surpassed that of ordinary aircraft!
The six high-performance fighter jets also immediately increased their engine thrust, barely managing to keep up with his speed, maintaining a tight formation.
They cut through the sky, heading straight inland.
Inside the ground fortress.
The commander, watching the rapidly disappearing black dots on the horizon, frowned deeply. He immediately picked up the communicator and reported the situation in detail to his superiors.
High in the sky, the clouds below resembled a white ocean.
Su Zhan spread his huge fleshy wings, dark red light swirling around him as he flew south at an astonishing speed.
The six fighter jets pushed their engines to maximum thrust, ejecting long blue flame trails from their tails, barely managing to maintain the formation and keep him surrounded in the center.
During the flight.
While maintaining high speed, Su Zhan quickly calculated the direction in his mind.
A rough map of Daxia surfaced in his thoughts.
Black City was further south, Mo Yuan's territory, and the sanctuary for his identity as Chen Qing.
Vermilion Bird City, the location of Vermilion Bird Academy, was in the southeast, his true destination, where his teacher Wang Mingyuan was.
Su Zhan noticed that the flight route guided by the fighter jet formation pointed straight towards Black City, with no intention of passing over Vermilion Bird City.
He couldn't afford to detour anymore.
The spiritual essence of the Reforge Fruit in his arms was draining away.
Every minute was crucial.
Detouring to Black City first and then to Vermilion Bird City would undoubtedly waste precious time.
Just as the formation was about to fly past an important navigation point.
Su Zhan's massive fleshy wings abruptly adjusted their angle, suddenly deviating from the original route and turning southeast.
This sudden change immediately triggered a strong reaction from the fighter jet formation.
"Warning! Warning! Mr. Chen Qing, you have deviated from the designated route! Please correct course immediately! Repeat, please correct your flight path immediately!"
A stern warning voice, amplified by spiritual energy speakers on the fighter jets.
Cut clearly through the immense wind noise generated by high-speed flight and reached Su Zhan's ears.
Su Zhan turned a deaf ear, not slowing down in the slightest, still racing along the direction he had determined.
His cold, golden vertical pupils swept indifferently over the accompanying fighter jet beside him, the look in his eyes seeming to say: I know, so what?