BOOOOOOM!!
The burning engine exploded again.
The entire airplane spun violently in the air.
Leo: "AAAAAHHHH!!"
Leo immediately ran toward the cockpit.
He slammed both hands on the cockpit door.
Leo: "Captain! Please! Do anything! We've already been attacked! Forget about us if you have to, but please save the normal passengers! There are innocent people on this plane!"
The two pilots didn't answer.
Instead...
Both of them calmly wore black combat sunglasses.
One of them smiled.
Pilot #1: "Now..."
He grinned.
Pilot #2: "...the real fun begins."
CLICK!!
Suddenly the cockpit transformed.
Control panels shifted.
Weapon systems activated.
Radar screens lit up.
Missile targeting systems came online.
The peaceful passenger airplane instantly transformed into something that looked more like a fighter jet.
Leo blinked.
Leo: "...Are you pilots..."
"...or retired Air Force soldiers?"
The pilot simply smiled.
Pilot #1: "Both."
WHOOSHHH!!
A missile came flying toward them.
The airplane instantly rolled upside down.
Chen Wei: "MOMMMMMMMMM!!"
The missile barely missed.
Then another one came from the left.
The aircraft twisted sideways.
Then climbed straight upward.
Then dove almost vertically.
It dodged every missile with unbelievable precision.
Inside the cabin...
Chen Wei was no longer sitting.
He was flying.
One second he hit the ceiling.
The next second—
BAM!!
He crashed into Leo.
Leo: "BRO! STOP USING ME AS AN AIRBAG!"
Chen Wei: "I'M NOT DOING IT ON PURPOSE!!"
Outside...
Three strange fighter aircraft chased them.
Each one carried the emblem of the mysterious organization.
Inside the lead fighter jet...
Poison Girl sat confidently in the command seat.
A masked pilot looked toward her.
Pilot: "Commander... weren't there supposed to be two commanders on this mission?"
"Where is Martial Artist Killer?"
Poison Girl smiled.
Poison Girl: "He has something far more important to do."
"This mission belongs to me alone."
---
Far away...
At the very center of the endless ocean...
Where no islands existed anymore...
Only water...
And silence...
A gigantic ancient temple floated above the sea.
The Weapon Temple.
Martial Artist Killer slowly walked toward its entrance.
He pulled out a duplicate key.
Click...
Nothing happened.
The protective barrier shattered the fake key into pieces.
Crack!!
The duplicate key turned into dust.
Martial Artist Killer showed no emotion.
He slowly drew his sword.
A terrifying sword aura covered the ocean.
SLAAAAASH!!
One strike.
The enormous temple gate split open.
Inside...
A young woman was sleeping peacefully beside the Weapon Core.
The moment his killing intent entered the temple...
Her eyes slowly opened.
Dark crimson energy exploded from her body.
Black weapon aura spread throughout the chamber.
Even the air became heavy.
She slowly stood up.
Her voice echoed across the temple.
Weapon Guardian: "Who are you?"
"...Have you come for the Weapon Core?"
She raised her weapon.
Weapon Guardian: "Then forget it."
"You'll never leave this temple alive."
Martial Artist Killer silently pointed his sword toward her.
The battle began.
---
Back inside the airplane...
Leo looked outside.
Then back at the pilots.
Then outside again.
He quietly walked back to his seat.
Sat down.
Crossed his arms.
Leo: "Never mind."
"You guys handle it."
One pilot laughed.
Pilot #2: "Leave it to us."
CLICK! CLICK! CLICK!
Hidden compartments opened all over the airplane.
Machine guns...
Countermeasure launchers...
Missile interceptors...
Emergency defense systems...
One after another.
Even though one engine had already been destroyed, backup systems immediately activated.
The damaged aircraft continued flying.
Meanwhile...
Chen Wei was still suffering.
Every sharp turn launched him across the cabin.
BAM!
Right wall.
THUD!
Left wall.
BOINK!
Ceiling.
He finally landed directly on top of Leo.
Then...
His face turned green.
Chen Wei: "...Uh oh..."
Leo: "...Don't."
Chen Wei: "I can't stop it."
Leo: "DON'T YOU DARE—"
BLEEEEGH!!
Every noodle cup Chen Wei had eaten came right back out...
...onto Leo.
Silence.
Leo slowly looked down at himself.
Then looked at Chen Wei.
Leo: "..."
Chen Wei: "...Sorry?"
Leo quietly stood up.
Walked toward the cockpit.
Leo: "Captain."
Pilot: "Yes?"
Leo: "Crash this plane into the ocean."
The pilots froze.
Pilot: "...Excuse me?"
Leo: "I don't care anymore."
"I can save everyone in the sea."
"But first..."
He slowly pointed at Chen Wei.
Leo: "I need to wash this guy's noodles off my body."
Even the pilots burst into laughter.
Pilot #1: "Don't worry."
"We installed a special cleaning chamber for situations exactly like this."
Leo blinked.
Leo: "...How often does this happen?"
Pilot #2: "More than you'd think."
---
Meanwhile...
Lily and Yuna...
Were sleeping peacefully.
The airplane rolled left.
They rolled left.
The airplane rolled right.
They rolled right.
Still asleep.
Lily: "Five more minutes..."
Yuna: "Don't wake me..."
Behind them...
Chen Wei was bouncing around the cabin like a pinball.
Passengers in economy class remained completely calm.
One elderly passenger smiled.
Passenger: "This is one smooth flight."
Another passenger happily continued watching a movie.
None of them felt any shaking.
The pilots had installed a powerful stabilization barrier around the economy cabin.
No matter how fierce the battle became...
The ordinary passengers would experience nothing more than a normal flight.
This entire modification had been secretly funded by Chen Wei's Mom, ensuring that innocent civilians would remain safe even during combat.
Outside...
Missiles continued chasing the airplane across the sky.
The real battle...
...had only just begun.