Chapter 61: You Go to the Atlantic Ocean Now

Chapter 61: You Go to the Atlantic Ocean Now

Beep beep beep!!! An urgent alarm suddenly blared in the Cockpit.

The airplane also began to shake violently.

"Air Traffic Control Station! Respond if you can hear me, respond if you can hear me!" Queen Maeve grabbed the Pilot's earphone and shouted loudly.

Unfortunately, besides the static and the whistling wind, there was no response from the other end of the earphone.

"The signal is cut off. Can you fly the plane?" Queen Maeve asked Homelander anxiously.

"In this situation, whether I can fly or not doesn't matter anymore," Homelander turned and walked out of the Cockpit, smiling at the panicked crowd: "Alright, everyone stay calm, remain in your seats. Everything is under control."

At this moment, Queen Maeve left the Cockpit and said to Homelander: "You need to go outside and hold the plane up."

"Hold the plane up? How? There's nowhere to stand; only air outside." Homelander spread his hands, indicating he was helpless.

"You can fly above it and push the plane straight."

Facing Queen Maeve's suggestion, Homelander shook his head. "At this speed, either the plane will flip over, or I'll just crash right through it."

Suddenly, the airplane shook again. Hearing the Passenger's screams, Homelander instead let out a schadenfreude-filled groan, then turned his head, gave the Passenger a thumbs-up, and smiled: "Folks, don't worry, that was just some strong turbulence. It'll be over soon."

"OK, you can take the Passenger down to the ground one by one..." Queen Maeve's words were cut off by Homelander's laughter before she could finish.

"You want me to go back and forth 123 times? Maeve, don't be ridiculous. I'm Homelander, not a goddamn babysitter." Homelander looked at Queen Maeve with a cold expression, then continued: "Alright, our mission ends here."

The Passenger in the cabin seemed to realize they were about to be abandoned.

They pleaded with Homelander and Queen Maeve not to leave them behind.

Queen Maeve was extremely hesitant, but at this moment, Homelander had already opened the cabin door, preparing to leave.

Having no other choice, she could only try to take two children from the cabin: "Take them, please save them."

This was met with Homelander's refusal.

"Save them? Do you want them to tell the whole world that we personally abandoned the other Passenger?"

Homelander's killing intent grew. He even had the thought of killing Queen Maeve to silence her. His eyes turned red as he roared at the crowding Passenger: "Damn it, stay back! Otherwise, I'll use Heat Vision to kill you!"

In the end, Queen Maeve could only compromise and followed Homelander out of the cabin.

The Passenger watched their retreating backs, their eyes filled with despair!

...

In a small villa in the New York City Suburbs.

Xia Shang was shirtless, revealing his well-defined muscles. His muscle lines were smooth and perfect. At this moment, he was trying to see how much his combat power had increased after fusing Enhanced Self-Healing.

Facing the neatly arranged Rubber Man before him.

Xia Shang transformed his arms into blades, and his legs also transformed into a structure similar to a cheetah's. At the same time, two flesh lumps bulged from his back. As the flesh lumps twisted and transformed, a structure resembling flesh wings could be seen gradually forming.

"No, the strength of the physical body is still too low. The juvenile cells that split off cannot survive for too long." The nascent flesh wings that had just grown on his back quickly withered and weathered, finally disappearing without a trace. "It seems that 37% fusion progress is not enough to significantly enhance my physique. However, compared to before, it's still much stronger."

As he spoke, Xia Shang's legs suddenly exploded with power. He moved through the group of Rubber Man at an extremely fast speed, even leaving afterimages. For a moment, cold gleams continuously flashed in the training room until the head of the last Rubber Man was cut off. Only then did Xia Shang restore his arms to their original appearance.

"Time taken: three seconds. Average movement speed: 13 meters per second," Xia Shang said softly as he stood before the instrument, looking at the data on it.

Returning to the study, Xia Shang placed the remaining Compound V into a safe. In fact, the only thing he currently feared was Homelander, because only Homelander might secretly search him. However, as long as Madelyn Stillwell was alive, Homelander couldn't easily make a move against him. After all, his current identity was a Vought International executive.

"Four tubes of Compound V only increased the fusion progress from 2% to 37%. As expected, Compound V, like other serums, develops resistance with overuse. I wonder how much Compound V Vought spent to cultivate Homelander." Xia Shang estimated the amount would be at least hundreds or thousands of tubes.

Afterward, he picked out a book on animal dissection from the bookshelf. He found this content very useful.

For this, he had spent tens of thousands of US dollars to fill his bookshelf.

Xia Shang took the book and walked into the living room. He sat on the sofa, used the remote control to turn on the television, and tuned into the news channel.

About half an hour later, Xia Shang heard what he wanted to hear.

"We interrupt this program for a live update on Flight 37. Just moments ago, the North American Air Defense Department confirmed that the hijacked Flight 37 has gone missing. Authorities have lost all radar and satellite images of the hijacked Flight 37. The situation is developing towards the worst-case scenario. Search planes have currently begun searching along the flight path over the Atlantic Ocean...

CNN will continue to provide ongoing coverage of this matter. Finally, let us pray that the Passenger on the flight is safe and sound."

"It's hard to imagine Madelyn's mood right now." Xia Shang put down the book in his hand and then dialed The Deep's phone number.

"It's me, Mr. Jervis."

"Mr. Jervis, is there something you need?" The Deep on the other end of the phone was surrounded by a group of dolphins.

"Where are you now?" Xia Shang asked.

"I'm at Oceanland, filming a video of the dolphins. Oh, stop it... beautiful ladies, I have something important to do right now."

The Deep kept pushing away the female dolphins crowding around him.

"Do you know about the hijacked Flight 37?"

"I've heard of it. What about it?" The Deep was not yet aware that the flight had gone missing.

"The airplane has gone missing. You need to go to the Atlantic Ocean now. Have your ocean friends find the wreckage of the missing airplane and bring the black box to me. This matter is strictly confidential. Besides you and me, I don't want a third person to know, including Vought International and Homelander," Xia Shang said calmly.

The Deep hesitated for a moment, struggling internally. Finding the airplane wreckage was no difficulty for him. What truly troubled him was the latter half of Xia Shang's sentence. What exactly did the other party want to do? And if Homelander discovered he was hiding something from him, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Regarding the dolphin rescue and migration plan, I will approve double the funds."

Xia Shang's words were like the final straw that broke the camel's back.

The Deep gritted his teeth and nodded: "Okay, I'll go immediately. I hope you keep your word."

"Congratulations on making the right choice, Mr. Deep. It's a pleasure to cooperate."

Inside the villa, Xia Shang hung up the phone. His gaze fell upon the cola bottle on the coffee table, which had Homelander's head printed on it. A smile couldn't help but appear at the corner of his mouth.

(End of Chapter)