Chapter 280: Xue Jing's Favorability Rushed by Otogirusu, Reaching Supersonic Realm (4K)_2
"Arrange a plane immediately; I need to leave this place!"
"Huh?" His subordinate was stunned.
"Damn it, hurry up and prepare! Do you want to die!"
Xu Mude slapped his subordinate hard, spinning him round three times on the spot.
"I've done all I can... There's nothing more I can do. Everyone who can run should run now; leave this mess for the government to sort out. They'll have a way!"
"Xu's Biology pays so much tax to them every year, now it's their turn to pay us back!"
"Yes, sir!"
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On the Dragon Core Fighter, Xue Jing looked through the porthole towards the distant Sky Center, which was faintly trembling.
Countless fragments of the wall continuously fell off, yet for some unknown reason, the entire Sky Center was still remarkably stable and showed no signs of collapsing.
"So, something did happen... but we're a bit late."
Xue Jing sighed softly.
Even though he had heard from Xu Wenkui that the Divine Ones were very dangerous and could go berserk at any time, Xue Jing had immediately ordered the Dragon Core Fighter to rush here at full speed, hoping to neutralize these high-risk bombs in advance.
But he was still a bit late.
His eyesight, far exceeding human limits, allowed him to see many details even from a great distance.
Countless people ran around in panic, and flying vehicles floating around each floor continuously pushed into the crowds. Some overloaded vehicles started emitting black smoke and electrical arcs, slowly falling toward the ground.
Stampede accidents occurred frequently; falling rebars and debris crushed ordinary humans' fragile bodies, increasing the casualties.
Xue Jing clenched his fist slightly, his demeanor somewhat distant.
He clearly understood that the primary responsibility for this incident lay with Xu Mude, who had violated regulations to secretly carry out high-risk experiments in this location and failed to stop these experiments immediately when safety measures were no longer in place, holding on to wishful thinking, leading to the current disaster.
But the fact that he had stolen the Wind of All Beginnings, and now seeing ordinary people being harmed because of it, he couldn't help but question himself whether he had made a mistake this time.
The responsibility was not his; it was impossible to anticipate these consequences when taking action. None of these excuses could convince him.
"Jing, are you okay?"
Ning Fengwan, standing next to him, held his arm with some concern.
This was the first time she had seen a shaken expression on Xue Jing's face.
Xue Jing's expression quickly returned to normal. He turned to look at Ning Fengwan and smiled gently, saying,
"Don't worry, I'm fine."
He continued to look towards the Sky Center, then his expression suddenly changed.
He saw a familiar figure.
The black exquisite feather outfit was torn and stained with dirt everywhere. The originally graceful posture was now slightly hurried as it swiftly maneuvered between the floors of the Sky Center.
Either blocking falling heavy objects or picking up the injured who could not move, the speed was fast and highly organized as if blocking all the ongoing disasters in front of it.
Otogirusu?
Xue Jing was slightly stunned, not expecting to see him at this time.
He was even more surprised that this scion of wealth, born with a silver spoon, was not fleeing from the obviously dangerous situation but was personally doing his utmost to save ordinary people.
"Lu Sang..."
In that moment, a complicated look appeared in Xue Jing's eyes.
He was inevitably impressed by this somewhat noble person.
Not because Otogirusu, being in a high position but willing to save lives, seemed to have good character.
But because... he was helping Xue Jing do what he urgently wanted to do at the moment.
Xue Jing was not a person prone to self-torment, but since the mistake had already been made, he naturally wanted to make amends as much as possible. Continue your adventure with empire
At this moment, Otogirusu was helping him make a significant part of those amends.
Ning Fengwan saw that Xue Jing's expression seemed much better and slightly relaxed, holding his arm tighter, pressing it into the softness of her bosom.
"Hm?"
Xue Jing suddenly frowned.
There was some commotion near Otogirusu.
A man, naked and with a physique as if sculpted by gods, golden pupils in his eyes, and resembling Xu Mude, was slowly walking out from a corner towards Otogirusu.
His face was expressionless but not indifferent; it more resembled the innocent bewilderment of a newborn child.
"Divine..." Xue Jing furrowed his brows.
Otogirusu also seemed to notice this unusual presence, his brow slightly knitting as he placed the child he was holding onto the ground, softly spoke some words to the child, letting the crying child run away on his own.
Xue Jing crossed his arms, tapping his elbow with his index finger, and spoke to Ning Yuantai beside him:
"Can this plane go any faster?"
Ning Yuantai responded helplessly, "It's already at its limit, Xue, this is the top speed."
"I see," Xue Jing pondered and then said:
"Open the cabin door, Yuantai."
Ning Yuantai was stunned, "Xue, are you going down now? It's still a hundred kilometers away."
Xue Jing replied, "This distance... it's about right."
The Dragon Core Fighter's fastest flight speed was around one thousand kilometers per hour, faster than his own Feather Transformation flight speed.
But, that was under normal circumstances.
For short bursts of accelerated flight, he still had many tricks up his sleeve.
Very quickly, Ning Yuantai followed Xue Jing's command, slowed the plane down, and opened the cabin door.
Xue Jing didn't delay any further; he immediately jumped out from the plane and executed Feather Transformation to suspend himself in mid-air.
With a thought, black airflow condensed, transforming into Shadowflame Wrap Armor that enveloped him.
Then, with a whoosh, he rapidly flew toward the direction of Sky Center.
At this moment, his speed was roughly between 120 and 130 meters per second.
Following that, he manipulated the Shadowflame Wrap Armor on his body, making it undergo changes.
In front of his head, it transformed into a black cone with extremely low air resistance coefficient, also featuring various indentations compliant with aerodynamics.
At that moment, his speed suddenly increased.
But it still wasn't enough.
Xue Jing took a deep breath, and for the first time in a while, he executed one of Hidden Dragon School's five major moves, Golden Scales Transformation.
Subsequently, he spun like a bullet being shot out, beginning a wildly high-speed rotation.
From afar, he looked like a horizontal, pitch-black tornado, sweeping rapidly towards the distance.
By this time, his speed had nearly reached supersonic levels, faintly emitting a strong sonic boom.
A bird leisurely flying in the sky was swept past by him, immediately flung a hundred meters away, spinning dizzily and heading toward the ground, fortunately regaining its Sense of Balance before crashing and flapping its wings to fly again, complaining in birdsong at the swiftly departing Xue Jing.
Realizing he had nearly reached his current limit speed, Xue Jing made a move with his thoughts.
Twin Speed!
Ruthlessly defying all physical laws, unreasonably doubling all his Action Speed!
"Whoosh——!!"
Xue Jing transformed into a pitch-black meteor, streaking across the sky at over six hundred meters per second, reaching a speed of over two thousand kilometers per hour, and fiercely speeding away!
On the Dragon Core Fighter left quickly behind by Xue Jing, Ning Yuantai stared agape.
"Nearly three and a half minutes..."
Xue Jing estimated the time it would take him to reach Sky Center.
His current Twin Lifes was Lv8, the Blue Bar had increased significantly since Lv5.
At Lv5, using only Twin Speed, he could sustain it for about a minute.
Now at Lv8, it was two minutes and forty seconds.
Thus, before reaching his destination, his Twin Lifes' Blue Bar would be depleted.
But, he still had a trick up his sleeve.
Upgrading Lv8 Twin Lifes would require 4500 points of Divinity, and he had 5000 Divinity on him.
After upgrading, the Divine Skill would have a mechanic similar to games—the Blue Bar would be fully replenished.
With that, it was more than enough.
Not only would it last till he reached Sky Center, but he would also have a large amount of Blue Bar left to confront the 'Divine.'
Xue Jing's gaze was calm as he watched the approaching Sky Center, thinking:
"Hang in there, don't die on me, Lu Sang..."
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