Chapter 422: Aerial Fight ( 1 )
The Phantom Team only had 18 days before the second rain to complete their missions. At this moment, most of the members were taking a nap while Jin Xuyan checked the map and Zhang Yuan drove the chopper.
Sitting on the chair behind her fiancé, Jiao Lizhi asked, "Brother Yan, will we be able to return before the second rain?"
Hearing this, Jin Xuyan thought for a moment before he said, "According to the information gathered by Xun Che's team, the weapon factory only has fewer than 5,000 zombies. So, we will be able to finish the mission, at most, in two days."
"As for the minerals, we might need to spend a longer time there. Besides securing the minerals, I also want to check the situation in the area around the mine," he added.
Jiao Lizhi thought for a moment before she said, "Brother Yan, if I remember correctly, there should be a canned food factory near the border of Luyang City. If possible, I want to visit the factory first."
Thinking of the amount of canned food the Lin'an City Base consumed, Jin Xuyan nodded and replied, "If we don't have enough time, we will return after the second rain."
"Okay," Jiao Lizhi nodded.
While the two of them were chatting, Zhang Yuan listened to them and wondered how they knew the situation in other cities so clearly. Even though he was curious, he didn't ask and focused on driving the chopper.
An hour later, they reached the border of Jinwu City. The moment they flew past a small mountain, Qin Luzi suddenly opened his eyes and said, "Be careful!"
As soon as he finished his words, a swarm of black birds the size of chickens flew toward them at a fast speed. Seeing this, Zhang Yuan quickly maneuvered the chopper to dodge the birds.
Due to the sudden movement, the members opened their eyes, startled. The moment they saw the black birds chasing after them from the window, Xiao Qi let out an exclamation, "What the hell is that?!"
Qin Luzi placed his hand on the wall and created a wind barrier around the chopper to block the birds' attacks. Checking on the map in his mind, he saw a large number of red dots surrounding them and said, "They are zombie birds."
When they heard this, everyone was stunned. It had been more than two months since they last saw any animal. Today, when they finally saw birds, they were actually zombie birds!
Thanks to the wind barrier, the attack was blocked, but it was impossible for them to continue the journey like this.
After a moment of thought, Jin Xuyan unfastened his seat belt and said, "Old Zhang, find a place to land. Old Qin, can you bring another person with you when you fly?"
The moment he heard this question, Qin Luzi knew what his Captain wanted to do. He nodded and said, "I can carry you."
When the members heard this, they were taken aback, and Feng Yun asked, "Captain, are you planning to fight the zombie birds?"
"We have no other options for now. Stop dawdling, let's go," Jin Xuyan said and put on his parachute.
Seeing this, Zhang Yuan said, "Old Jin, Old Qin, be careful!"
The next moment, the door was opened, and Jin Xuyan leaped out without hesitation. As soon as he jumped, Jiao Lizhi narrowed her eyes and followed suit without hesitation.
"Sister-in-law!" Qin Luzi shouted in shock as she jumped without even wearing a parachute.
Fearing that something would happen to her, he followed after her the next second.
Outside, a large group of zombie birds flew toward Jin Xuyan as soon as he jumped out of the chopper.
Seeing the incoming birds, he waved his hand, and countless black fireballs the size of ping-pong balls shot at the birds at a fast speed.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The attack killed a large group of zombie birds instantly. The birds fell down as they burned, and before they reached the ground, they had been reduced to ashes.
Jin Xuyan continued to kill the zombie birds, but with how fast he fell, it was hard for him to move in mid-air. With the limitations and the large number of birds, he soon felt the pressure.
When a bird suddenly flew toward him from his blind spot, it was already too late for him to dodge. He had already steeled his heart to be wounded by the bird's sharp beak.
Crash!
But before the bird could bite his arm, a water blade flew past it and beheaded it instantly.
The moment he saw the water blade, Jin Xuyan's eyes widened in shock. He turned his head and saw his fiancée killing the zombie birds while free-falling toward him.
Noticing that she didn't wear a parachute, his heart clenched, and his breath caught in his throat. With a pale face, he shouted, "Ah Zhi, what are you doing here?!"
"Brother Yan, be careful!" Jiao Lizhi shouted as she raised her hand and created a water barrier around her fiancé.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The sound of metal colliding with ice echoed in the air.
Seeing that her fiancé was surrounded from all sides and continued free-falling, she waved her hands and created an ice barrier under his feet while continuing to kill the birds around them.
The moment Jin Xuyan stepped on the solid ice barrier, he stabilized himself and unsheathed his long sword.
As the long sword was pulled out of its scabbard, it was instantly covered with black flame. With a swing, his long sword killed the surrounding zombie birds and turned them into ashes that blew away in the wind.
When she saw that he was no longer in danger, Jiao Lizhi heaved a sigh of relief and ran toward her fiancé, using ice barriers as stepping stones.
As soon as she reached his location, she continued creating ice barriers as stepping stones as they killed the zombie birds.
At the same time, Qin Luzi was fighting the zombie birds while flying toward them.