315 Fear and Despair (1/2)
BAM! BAM! BAM!
The din of men frantically trying to knock down the reinforced cockpit door added to the mounting despair among the frightened passengers. Over the last two decades, cockpit doors had been manufactured to prevent unauthorized entry and were bullet-proofed. They were constructed with laminated armor and had multi-point strengthened deadbolts. It was next to impossible to breakthrough.
”Mr. Cui turned off the autopilot, and he's diverted the plane off course to fly through the thunderstorm clouds. The aircraft will take severe damage if hit by lightning, hail or strong winds, and if the airframe or controls are damaged, that'll be the end for us,” a crew member familiar with the situation explained, his face as white as a sheet and perspiring heavily.
As soon as he said that, the crew and passengers seated close by paled, never thinking they'd be so close to death. The plane flew through a raging storm, pealing with thunder and the flashes of lightning—almost like a deathly dance with the devil himself, and one slip was all it took before he devoured them all.
”Step aside!”
Xiao Luo got up his seat and strode toward the cockpit door with a purposeful gait.
”Yes, with more people, we have a better chance of ramming the door down!” the purser said, nodding with a glint of renewed hope in her eyes.
”You misunderstand me, I'm asking all of you to step aside,” Xiao Luo said.
”This…huh?”
Everyone looked shocked as they asked themselves exactly what plan this man had in his mind. Did he really think that he could knock down the cockpit door all by himself?
”Listen to him, step aside!”
Tan Ningfu had an inexplicable trust in Xiao Luo, and she quickly helped to move the crowd away from the entryway to the cockpit.
Xiao Luo gazed at the cockpit door, then slowly channeled his Qi flow to his arms, fixing his eyes on two points. He breathed in deeply then blew out forcefully as he thrust both his palms against the reinforced cockpit door.
Waves of energy surged back from the impact like a howling wind, sending the onlookers a step back.
BOOM!!!
The door was blown off from its frame and hurled into the cockpit like it was hit by a speeding train, and numerous instruments and operation buttons in the cockpit came into view.
”Holy cow! he blew open the cockpit door all by himself!”
All the passengers in the first-class cabin and the flight attendants were startled, and their spirits were lifted, temporarily forgetting the dire situation they were in.
”Hahaha… brother, I love you so much! Hurry up, and let's drag that sh*tfaced co-pilot out here and whack him to death!” Wang Yanzu cheered, and finally seeing a glimmer of hope, he was elated.
Xiao Luo instantly stepped into the cockpit.
Xiao Luo grabbed Cui Jihou by his collar, lifted him from his seat like a puppy, and tossed him out of the cockpit.
The hostile crowd immediately jumped on him and assaulted him with countless kicks and punches.
The purser kept her cool, and sensibly stopped the crowd from beating up the man. She got in front of the co-pilot and said, ”Stop hitting him, he's the only one who knows how to fly this plane. If he's injured, we won't be able to make a safe landing!”