The piercing scream wafted through the air only after the massive explosion.
The helicopter, as well as the Sun Family elites inside who had no chance to escape, were obliterated on the spot.
Others who jumped from the plane but were still relatively close to it were either swallowed by the flames of the explosion or killed by the shockwave. High in the sky, one could see a person engulfed in flames, screaming and struggling in midair.
Zhuge Hong and her clan uncle were not far from the exploding plane, but they had been cautious beforehand. Under the protection of their powerful Protective Gang Qi, the violent shockwave acted like an invisible gust, pushing them further down faster without causing any actual damage besides ringing in their ears.
Upon seeing the Sun Family guard above her, engulfed in flames and emitting a piercing scream, a hint of lingering fear crossed Zhuge Hong’s beautiful face. But in the next instant, her expression turned to one of immense anger.
If it weren’t for Sun Xingyu’s early prediction, instructing her to jump from the plane, she and her clan uncle would likely have perished in the explosion.
International Madman, you really deserve to die!
With old grievances and new, Zhuge Hong now thoroughly hated the International Madman.
"Hong’er, open the parachute," her Clan Uncle Zhuge Wei said with a grim face. His voice, powered by deep True Qi, reminded Zhuge Hong.
The helicopter was a good two hundred meters above the sea. Falling from such a height, even into the sea, would subject them to a huge reactive force from the surface tension. Despite being Martial Arts experts, there was a risk involved.
Although Zhuge Hong was from the Hidden Sect World, fortunately she was acquainted with Zhang Yunlong, who helped her understand many modern things, including a briefing on parachute usage by the pilot before boarding the plane.
Although it was their first time using parachutes, both Zhuge Wei and Zhuge Hong, with their strong mental states, managed to successfully open the parachutes amid the crisis.
In the pitch-black night sky, the parachutes were white, but hard to spot without any light.
With murderous intent in her eyes, Zhuge Hong said, "Clan Uncle, as soon as we confirm Yunlong’s safety, we’ll go on a killing spree."
Zhuge Wei’s face remained somber as he nodded and said, "Mm, to think we almost capsized in the gutter, to die at the hands of a bunch of nobodies; it would be embarrassing if word got out. No one on this island will live to see another day."
As they spoke, suddenly a dazzling light appeared in the sky, so intense that they could barely keep their eyes open.
Right after the sudden appearance of the bright light, dense gunfire erupted crazily.
High in the sky, Sun Xingyu’s heart sank the moment the bright light appeared. He exclaimed, "It’s a flashbang—bad news, they’re about to attack, everybody be..."
He hadn’t finished speaking when bullets whizzed through the air.
Sun Xingyu’s eyes flashed with determination and ruthlessness, without any hesitation, he decisively cut off his parachute and immediately began to plummet, falling towards the sea.
Having some understanding of the members of the International Madman Organization, Sun Xingyu knew that with anti-aircraft missiles and heavy machine guns on the island, they were sitting ducks in the sky.
This was going to be a tough battle.
Even if Zhuge Wei and Zhuge Hong’s combat power was formidable, they could still perish by modern weapons.
If these two were to die, his mission would be utterly ruined.
The Sun Family might even face the wrath of the Zhuge family.
At this moment, a million frustrations ran through Sun Xingyu’s mind.
How did he end up in such a mess?
He could only pray that Zhuge Wei and Zhuge Hong would not become living targets and die here.
Elsewhere, Zhuge Hong and Zhuge Wei, high in the sky, felt the constant barrage of stray bullets and sensed a huge crisis.
While the Protective Gang Qi enveloped their bodies, both brandished bladed weapons, catching the incoming bullets with their keen senses, then swinging their swords to intercept.
"Ding ding dang dang..."
A series of sharp, irritating noises spread, and the two deflected a sweep of bullets, but their expressions were grave.
Because the power of the bullets was extraordinary, certainly not comparable to the power of a handgun.
As powerful fighters, they would not be afraid of ordinary bullets if they were prepared, but the sheer number of bullets, combined with the assault of heavy caliber ammunition, still posed a huge threat to them; merely cleaving through one wave of bullets had caused their arms to go numb.
"We can’t stay, we must jump into the sea, or we’ll become living targets!" Zhuge Hong said decisively.
She swung her treasure sword, severing the ropes of the parachute behind her, and plummeted toward the sea.
Zhuge Wei did the same.
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However, the other elites from the Sun family were not so fortunate.
Two were riddled with bullets on the spot, and two others were injured.
Twelve elites had been killed by an explosion on the plane, and now two more were lost, with another two severely injured; the losses were devastating.
Soon, Zhuge Hong and Zhuge Wei fell into the ocean.
Although the parachutes had slowed them down and they had descended to just over a hundred meters above sea level, such a high jump still resulted in a massive impact from the sea’s tension, causing even these highly cultivated individuals to suffer chest tightness and slight internal injuries.
Sun Xingyu, by comparison, was more experienced and used his True Yuan to throw his backpack into the sea to break the surface just before crashing into it, thus reducing the force of impact and avoiding injury.
But the other elite fighters from the Sun family weren’t as quick to react, and because their Cultivation Realms were too low, they all sustained serious injuries after hitting the water, and were fortunate to survive at all; but they were no longer capable of attacking the island.
That is to say, of the team on this mission, besides Zhuge Wei, Zhuge Hong, and Sun Xingyu, the others were either dead or injured and all had lost their ability to fight.
And facing the island, equipped with countless modern Hot Weapons of the International Madman Organization, and still having to rescue Zhang Yunlong, was akin to an impossible task only found in Hell.
Fortunately, after crashing into the sea, perhaps due to the lack of sight and angle, the weapons on the island did not continue to attack those in the water.
Soon, Zhuge Wei spotted Sun Xingyu’s position, and he and Zhuge Hong quickly swam over. After regrouping, Sun Xingyu said solemnly, "You both see the situation, we’ve suffered great losses before even landing on the island. They possess devastating weapons, now we might not even be able to land, let alone rescue anyone. We need to call for backup."
Zhuge Hong’s eyes flashed with cold determination, shaking her head decisively, "It’s too late. They will definitely retreat with Yunlong. It will be even harder to find them later, we must attack now."
Sun Xingyu silently cursed, but he had no choice but to grit his teeth and turn to Zhuge Wei, "Senior, what do you think?
Women in love are terribly frightening. He could only turn to someone stable and calm for discussion.
However, to Sun Xingyu’s surprise, Zhuge Wei, too, wore a face full of murderous intent and said furiously, "They’ve lost our target. If we sneak onto the land, we can annihilate them all in close combat."
Sun Xingyu’s heart raced furiously, cursing the ancestors of these two countless times internally.
But seeing their determined gazes, as if they would not rest until Zhang Yunlong was rescued, he realized persuasion was futile and steeled his heart, saying, "Alright, I will follow your lead."
"Let’s go, swim over first. Once on the island, it will be our domain." Zhuge Wei said, leading the way as he quickly swam towards the island.