Chapter 2: Soul Descending

  "Wow!" Fat Dong hadn't felt so refreshed in a long time. This trip to the golden pyramid and underground ruins had been especially invigorating. At this moment, he stretched out his arms, and "Silver Fox's Shadow" had just pierced through a dense cloud layer. A ray of sunlight burst forth, and nearby clouds were dyed with a bright, shining luster, extremely dazzling.

  The special agents on the plane were all mesmerized, due to Mars' atmospheric problems, they had never seen such a captivating view. Even Choms, who was focused on flying the plane, couldn't help but cast a dazed gaze over there. Just like that, the four of them forgot themselves. Right at this moment, "Silver Fox's Shadow" seemed to have touched something, and the aircraft shook violently.

  The plane's warning bell suddenly rang violently. "Humm... humm..." The special agents came back to their senses, and Chomsky was even more shocked to discover that the radar, magnetometer, and resonant clock on the fighter jet were all in a state of chaos and could not function normally.

  A group of people looked at each other in dismay, looking around, but found no obstacles. However, the sense of obstruction from the plane was so clear, and most importantly, "Silver Fox's Shadow" was now being interfered with!

  Estimated to continue flying forward with difficulty, there will definitely be danger. Fang Kai made a decisive decision and landed.

  "Alright." Chomps made a gesture and immediately turned the helm, "Silver Fox's Shadow" plunged downwards towards the clouds. As they drew closer, their field of vision suddenly became a vast expanse of dark green.

  The plane's Fang Kai suddenly changed his face and blurted out: "Damn it, below is the forest!" Generally speaking, the landing site should be chosen in a flat and open place. Otherwise, a good landing might become a key to opening an infernal journey.

  "It's all up to you, Chomps!!" The plane was still in a state of chaos, plummeting downwards at an alarming speed. Ruo Zi and Pang Dong were pale with fear, and now the safety of the special forces team depended on Chomps.

  The burden on his shoulders can be said to be extremely heavy.

  "Jom, hold on, let me see if I can find the parachute." Fang Kai threw out this sentence and flipped over the aircraft body, but found nothing. At this time, "Silver Fox Shadow" was less than two kilometers away from the treetops.

  However, the malfunction still exists, and no matter how capable Jorms is, he can only delay the plane's crash at this moment. Who would have thought that a flight would turn into a disaster?

  "What to do, what to do?" Fang Kai was anxious like an ant on a hot pot, suddenly, he had an idea and remembered a certain introduction about this fighter jet in the database.

  According to legend, the "Silver Fox Shadow" was a high-end folding fighter jet, whose tail could detach from the body and become an independent cabin. Fang Kai thought, isn't this just right? Anyway, there's danger either way, so why not try using the tail as a landing pod? At worst, it'll crash like the rest of the plane.

  Time was running out, and they couldn't afford to weigh the pros and cons. "Let's take a gamble!" Fang Kai muttered to himself before calling up Ruò Zǐ and Pàng Dōng. The three of them joined forces to dismantle the tail section of the plane. Now, "Silver Fox" had been split into two parts, connected only by an iron cable in the middle. However, this turned out to be a bridge for the special agents to climb onto the tail section.

  "Come on, give me your hand." Fang Kai turned his head to pull Ruo Zi and the others after climbing up the tail cabin. Pang Dong was really too heavy, so Fang Kai had no choice but to let him stay behind. Just as he and Qiao Mu were using all their strength to pull Pang Dong, the body of "Silver Fox" had already approached the treetops. The situation was critical, and the two gritted their teeth, using a rarely seen force in their lives.

  "One, two... three!" Fang Kai and Qiao Mus shouted in unison, pulling the stout Dong up, just as the plane's nose touched the treetops.

  Fang Kai didn't even lift his head, and shouted: "Ruo Zi, quickly take out the laser shovel and use it to cut off this iron chain!" As soon as he finished speaking, a pink column pierced through the air and severed the iron chain in two. However, since all four of them were gathered in the tail cabin, the detached tail cabin fell even faster.

  As the tail cabin was about to be more than half gone into the treetops, Fang Kai didn't say a word and took out the pulse gun, aiming at the fuselage and blasting it. Suddenly, a huge shockwave, accompanied by an explosion, pressed towards the tail cabin. And this was exactly what Fang Kai wanted.

  He thought to himself that even if the tree crown slowed down the falling speed, if it really crashed, the special agent in the tail cabin would definitely die. Rather than being so passive, why not use the impact force generated by the explosion of the aircraft body to push the tail cabin upwards? Maybe, he could gain a new life. The idea was beautiful, but Fang Kai had overlooked one thing, that is... the earth has gravity.

  The shockwave sent the tail compartment soaring into the air, but gravity pulled it back down. And this time, it fell even faster! Fang Kai hadn't expected such a consequence and was flustered, not knowing what to do next.

  It seems that the tail cabin's crash is a certainty.

  Four special agents exchanged a glance, their faces somewhat complex. They had survived even the mysterious place of the golden pyramid, but now they were actually falling because of an "accident", what irony.

  "Alas, life is like a play." At this time, Pang Dong was still pretending to be profound, making Fang Kai and the others laugh and cry. However, everyone immediately fell silent, because they felt that the speed of the tail cabin's fall had suddenly accelerated. In less than half a minute, the tail cabin would definitely crash into the vast forest.

  Ten seconds have passed, twenty seconds have passed. Is it finally time to face that moment?!

  Fang Kai and the other three seemed to hear their hearts "thumping" rapidly, each beat like a death knell tolling solemnly.

  But heaven did not let the story end there. At this moment of life and death, the tail cabin seemed to be "lifted" by something, and the falling degree slowed down greatly, almost like a parachute.

  The people in the cabin looked at each other, just as they were discussing whether to take a look outside. With a "bang", the four of them felt like they were walking on flat ground. They realized that the rear cabin had landed safely.

  Fang Kai and others walked out of the tail cabin one after another. Qiao Mu carefully inspected the bottom of the tail cabin, but nothing was found except that the propeller was slightly damaged. This made everyone curious, what was the reason why the tail cabin suddenly stopped and then landed steadily? For a while, the four people fell into silence, all frowning, thinking about the ins and outs.

  However, no matter how hard they thought, they couldn't get a single clue.

  At this moment, an alarm sounded from the other side of the forest. Everyone was shocked and shifted their gaze to that direction, only to find black smoke billowing out from the treetops - a fire had broken out! Fang Kai's face suddenly turned strange, wasn't this fire... the result of his own pulse cannon exploding the aircraft?

  "Let's hurry, I think someone will come to inspect, this action must not let our ancestors know, go." Fang Kai thought the fire had already attracted the attention of local people, so he beckoned to his companions. The four of them abandoned the tail cabin and walked in the opposite direction. They went deeper and deeper, gradually moving away from the tail cabin, and unknowingly entered the depths of the forest.

  The stern cabin was left isolated among several tall trees.

  After a long time, the quiet tail cabin suddenly moved. Immediately afterwards, a black shadow poked its head out, staring silently in the direction where Fang Kai and others had gone, without saying a word.

  Suddenly, the black shadow curled up its lips, revealing a faintly discernible smile.

  There is wind, whizzing by, the forest "rustling" in response...

  Looking at Fang Kai and his group, they had been walking in the dense forest for a long time. The forest was really too big, and they didn't bring a compass, the trees looked almost the same, it was hard not to get lost. Relying on their instincts, they had already circled around once, now the four of them were sitting under a giant tree, resting.

  "Kai Zi, I don't think it's going to work. The place is too big and it's hard to tell which direction we're going in, it's really disadvantageous." Pang Dong wiped the corner of his mouth and handed the water bottle to Qiao Mu Si. After walking for so long, not just Ruo Zi and the others, even Pang Dong was exhausted.

  He took a sip, sighed and said: "I'm also clear, but what can we do? Look at these trees, each one is as thick as four or five big men surrounding it. We can't just cut them down, and look at those circles to determine the direction. Moreover, if these trees fall, who knows what kind of trouble we'll get into." Fang Kai glanced around, feeling like something was watching them.

  Fat Dong was stunned, thinking that if it were because of a big tree, something like the "Sino-US Wilderness Team" would be created, which wouldn't be good. "Can't we get stuck in this place?" Fat Dong spread his hands and glanced at the endless forest, unable to help but worry.

  It was actually near dusk, but the forest canopy grew so densely that it almost completely blocked out the sunlight. Fang Kai and the others saw only a "comparatively bright night". And since they couldn't even see the sun, how could they tell which direction to go?

  "Sigh." Fat Dong let out a sigh, his hands clasped behind his head, leaning against the bulging tree root and closing his eyes. Jorms saw this and did the same, perhaps they were all tired.

  Ruò zǐ yǎo zhe chún, nuó dào Fāng Kǎi shēn biān, róu shēng dào: "Bié dān xīn, zǒng huì yǒu bànfǎ de, bù rú jīn wǎn jiù jiàng diǎn, zài zhè lòu yíng ba, shuō bu dìng dì èr tiān jiù yǒu fǎzi le."

  Translation:

  Ruò bit her lip and moved to Fang Kai's side, softly saying: "Don't worry, there will be a way, why not just make do for tonight at this campsite, maybe tomorrow there will be a solution."

  Fang Kai turned his head and saw Ruò Zǐ staring at him, and he couldn't help but feel a warmth in his heart. He stretched out his hand and put it on Ruò Zǐ's shoulder, nodding and saying, "Mm, I've troubled you."

  "What's wrong, haven't we been living like this all these years? Ever since we joined the command center, not a single day has passed peacefully. To be honest, I've always thought that if the Zerg didn't invade our home, how great would that be. Ke Zi, I really miss it, miss being with you in Tunnis Valley, planting grass and flowers, without worrying about any battles..." Ruo Zi buried her head into Fang Ke's chest, her black long hair lying on Fang Ke's hand, looking so soft and smooth.

  No matter how strong a woman is, her heart is always soft inside.

  Stroking Ruo Zi's face, Fang Kai let out a sigh, without saying a word. His black eyes, however, remained fixed on some point in the distance, as if his gaze could pierce through the atmosphere and reach Mars.

  Night is slowly falling.