Chapter 99 - 96: I'll Take That Spaceship

"Impressive, you can not only create a True Essence Blade but also condense flame with your True Yuan," Zhong Chi walked over and couldn't help but praise Ding Huan. He felt that his title as the number one expert seemed somewhat undeserved now, for the true number one expert should be Ding Huan. There were also a few Innate Strong People who could create a True Essence Blade like him. But as for condensing fire with True Yuan, perhaps only Ding Huan could do it? Although he had just confronted the Demon Dragon head-on, it was Ding Huan who delivered the fatal blow to the beast. Ding Huan simply smiled without explaining. Any gene cultivator, even those he had previously defeated like Xiao Qiang or Antonio, could learn these skills if he were willing to teach them. "There's still a giant ape here with formidable strength," Qi Xinyue hurriedly reported. She had almost been discovered by the giant ape before, so she knew how fierce it was. Ding Huan waved his hand dismissively, "That giant ape's injuries won't be any less severe than this Demon Dragon's. We'll enter the Defense Line openly and aboveboard." As Ding Huan said, although there were still many Fierce Beasts within the Defense Line, they were only a disorganized mob. Zhong Chi could easily kill them without Ding Huan having to lift a finger. With Zhong Chi's capability, these Fierce Beasts posed no threat whatsoever. "It seems that both the giant ape and Demon Dragon are injured, and without their lead, the beasts here should be leaderless," Ding Huan observed, looking at the scattering Fierce Beasts. When the three of them arrived at the Daka Defense Airport, Ding Huan found that his airplane, which should have been parked right in the middle, was gone, leaving him somewhat dumbfounded. Surely these Fierce Beasts, no matter how intelligent, couldn't possibly fly his fighter jet, right? He remembered that before leaving, he had secured the aircraft's doors properly. As long as it wasn't tampered with by a beast of fourth level or higher, the plane should be fine. "Not good, my daughter must have been here," Zhong Chi said, panic setting in as he noticed the character "Zhong" brushed on the ground with paint. Clearly, his daughter had come looking for him, but instead stumbled upon the breached defense. Ding Huan patted Zhong Chi on the back: "Lao Zhong, if you consider the paint has only just dried and there aren't even any tracks of Fierce Beasts over it, you should know your daughter came after the beasts had retreated. She must be safe. Perhaps, she's the one who took my plane." Ding Huan's speculation was indeed correct; his plane had been taken by Han Qi and Wei Datai. Before, Han Qi, Wei Datai, and Zhong Daiwei had been hiding in a steel fortress with a severely injured person. They had seen Ding Huan fly in and then heard the roar of the giant ape. They had assumed Ding Huan had been killed by the giant ape. Then they hadn't expected that all the Fierce Beasts would disperse so quickly, as if they had lost all organization. There weren't more than ten Fierce Beasts left at the entire Daka Defense Airport, and anyone with sense would know what to do next. Led by Han Qi, the group headed to the location of Ding Huan's fighter jet. Once they were certain no Fierce Beasts were nearby, Zhong Daiwei used the paint to leave a "Zhong" character as a memorial to her father. Before coming, she had known her father was gone. Her visit was meant as a tribute to him, and she never anticipated the defense line's breach. Without any panic, the three of them, along with the injured Qi Tong, calmly flew away from the Daka Defense Airport in Ding Huan's fighter jet. ... By the time Ding Huan and his companions reached the Daka Defense Airport, the CY03 single-engine fighter jet was already parked at the Security Department's airport. "Ding Huan has returned," Director Zhu Qijiang stood up the moment he saw the plane land. In fact, he had known as soon as the plane entered Hua Xia's airspace. Because of multiple calls inquiring about this uncontactable plane, his answer was that someone from the Security Department was returning. Only he knew that it wasn't just someone from the Security Department; it should be Ding Huan's return. He didn't share this information with others because he wanted to keep Ding Huan at the Security Department. Like others unable to reach the plane, he couldn't make contact either, so he simply decided to wait at the airport with his chair. What he pondered over was that it was unfortunate Qu Yi had returned to Yiling City; she would have been thrilled to see Ding Huan back. "Director Zhu!" Han Qi was the first to exit the plane and called out. If it weren't for this single-engine plane from the Security Department, she wouldn't have been able to make it back. "What, it's you? Where is Teacher Ding Huan?" Zhu Qijiang asked, puzzled. Han Qi replied, "Director Zhu, are you not welcoming us back?" Zhu Qijiang snapped out of it and hastily responded, "Of course I welcome you, and warmly at that." "Director Zhu, Qi Tong has been badly injured and needs urgent treatment," Han Qi rushed to inform. "Qi Tong is back too?" Zhu Qijiang was taken aback, and quickly had someone help Qi Tong off the plane. After Qi Tong was taken away for treatment, he finally had the chance to ask again, "What about Teacher Ding Huan?" Han Qi fell silent, causing a sinking feeling in Zhu Qijiang's heart. Sure enough, she said, "We saw Teacher Ding Huan land the plane, then watched him go into the defense line. After that, we heard the Beast King's roar, and then... nothing..." As the story concluded, everyone understood what had happened; Ding Huan must have died on the defense line. Zhu Qijiang sighed, unable to feel happy even with the news of his beloved student Qi Tong's rescue. He was somewhat dubious, the global retreat of Fierce Beasts might be related to Ding Huan. Within the Daka Defense Airport, Ding Huan's mood was rather glum, his airplane had been taken by someone else, and returning to Hua Xia now would probably waste a lot of time. What was worse, there was no news from Qu Yi at all. "As long as we leave this area, we should be able to make contact with the outside," Zhong Chi said proactively, seeing that Ding Huan was in a foul mood. This place had been devastated by Fierce Beasts to the extreme, every type of wireless and wired network equipment had already been thoroughly destroyed. To establish contact with others, one needed to first depart from the territory occupied by the beasts. Without saying a word, Ding Huan said, "Lao Zhong, do you know what it means for the human corridor defense line to be breached?" Zhong Chi fell silent, he knew what it meant, it meant that all of Africa was under the reign of the Fierce Beasts. It was certain that a new defensive line had been constructed between Africa and Asia. So what? To travel from here to the junction of Africa and Asia was not a matter of a day or two. Just as Ding Huan was contemplating whether to just walk back, his gaze suddenly fell on a mark on the distant ground. Is this from the Wind Blade Skill? Within a few strides, Ding Huan stood next to the mark. He knew without bending down to check that it was definitely made by the Wind Blade Skill. It wasn't one he had split; according to his understanding of the Wind Blade Skill, the only possibility was that it had been made by Qu Yi. Judging from the mark of the Wind Blade Skill, Qu Yi was not injured. Moreover, this Wind Blade Skill was slashed from a high to low position, which clearly meant that Qu Yi was on the airplane when he executed this Wind Blade Skill. Seeing this, Ding Huan finally breathed a sigh of relief. This was the only piece of good news since reaching the human corridor defense line; at least Qu Yi was alright. He only hoped that Fang Chong and Lv Zi were also fine. He couldn't help much now; he needed to prepare for his own strength enhancement. Both the giant ape and the Demon Dragon had given Ding Huan a profound sense of crisis. A greater crisis was that those idiots from the Genetic Alliance might very well draw in alien powerhouses. "Ding Huan, are you planning to walk back, or do you want to try to repair the wireless equipment and send back a message?" Zhong Chi, seeing that Ding Huan was no longer inspecting the ground, asked. Ding Huan said, "Lao Zhong, do you know where that alien spaceship from seven years ago is now?" "At Bioko Island," Zhong Chi replied. "Why is it there?" Ding Huan looked at Zhong Chi doubtfully, not because he didn't trust Lao Zhong, but placing the alien spaceship on Bioko Island seemed preposterous. Zhong Chi snorted, "It's all because of that American, Shi Changyi. Indeed, the spaceship was shot down nearby there, and by rights, it should be transported to Yanjing or Pu Hai. But that crafty old fox, Shi Changyi, claimed that the spaceship would have to be disassembled for transport, causing some components to break, detrimental to research. Then, he suggested that the Federation build the Federation Alien Museum on Bioko Island and stored the spaceship and some of its components in the museum. Now I understand that this old fox just wanted to send the spaceship to America. How convenient is it to transport from Bioko Island to America? Once it's in Yanjing or Pu Hai, he wouldn't be able to move it. Plus, he wouldn't be able to research it in secret." "Bioko Island is now probably completely occupied by Fierce Beasts, right?" Ding Huan remarked. After the breach of the human corridor defense line, let alone Bioko Island, the entire continent of Africa had been taken over by the beasts. "Do you even have to ask? With this defensive line compromised, it's clearly been taken over by the Fierce Beasts," Zhong Chi sighed. Without hesitation, Ding Huan said, "Lao Zhong, we are heading to Bioko Island, then we'll fix that spaceship. I want it." Under no circumstances could that spaceship fall into the hands of that schemer, Shi Changyi. "Sure," Zhong Chi agreed without hesitation. Other people were highly concerned about the research value of the spaceship, but Zhong Chi couldn't care less. The spaceship was better off in Ding Huan's hands than in Shi Changyi's. ... While Ding Huan and others were on their way to Bioko Island, Da Han Yi Academy in Hua Xia was becoming famous. Now among the Blue Star Ten Great Colleges, the most prominent wasn't the rank one True Universe Academy nor the second, Planet Academy, but the tenth, Da Han Yi Academy. With the human corridor defense line broken, the reputation of Da Han Yi Academy had only become more resounding. As the global Fierce Beast Tide receded, the fame of Da Han Yi Academy became unmatched for a time. Mainly because two celebrities had emerged from Da Han Yi Academy: Fang Chong and Ai Xi. Both had become students with the international Star Guardian Rank thanks to their merits on the human corridor defense line. Since the establishment of the Blue Star Ten Great Colleges, this was a unique occurrence. Moreover, some predicted that in the new ranking of the Ten Great Colleges, Da Han Yi Academy was very likely to advance into the top three. Li Wanran arrived at Da Han Yi Academy, looking at the publications promoting Fang Chong and Ai Xi everywhere, and felt a sourness in her heart. Who was Ai Xi? She, Li Wanran, was Ding Huan's Direct Disciple after all. "Hello, please help me look for Fang Chong," standing outside the gate of Da Han Yi Academy, Li Wanran could only seek Fang Chong's whereabouts through the guards. "Who are you?" Upon hearing it was to find Fang Chong, the guards immediately looked at Li Wanran warily. Nowadays, too many people were seeking Fang Chong and Ai Xi, and they would not allow anyone with unknown origins to enter. "My name is Li Wanran, Fang Chong and I both hail from Yujiang University," Li Wanran tried to make her tone as gentle as possible.