Chapter 322: Chapter 255: How Could Such a Massive Human Creation Just Disappear?

The little boy who spoke was a little over four years old, with a bowl-cut hairstyle.

His mother was resting with her eyes closed. Hearing what her child said, she kept her eyes shut and replied subconsciously.

"Sweetie, you must have seen it wrong! We’re over ten thousand meters up in the sky right now. Where would black swans come from!"

The little boy heard his mother say he was mistaken, so he glanced out the window again. Then he turned his head, tugged on his mother’s arm, and said to her with absolute certainty while she rested.

"Mommy, I wasn’t wrong! They really are black swans! I even drew a picture of them the day before yesterday! Quick, come look!"

The little boy’s mother slowly opened her eyes. "Where are the black swans? Let me have a look..." she said in a teasing tone as she looked out the window.

"Huh?!!!"

Outside the plane, about twenty-odd meters away, a large flock of sizable, dark gray creatures with curled feathers was flying alongside the aircraft.

"Black swans!!! There are so many black swans!"

The little boy’s mother shrieked, her voice so loud that many other passengers frowned in annoyance.

"This is bad! There are a lot of black swans outside the plane, and they’re extremely close to us!" After her panicked shriek, the little boy’s mother shouted to the other passengers in the cabin.

"No, there aren’t! Where are any black swans?" one passenger said after glancing out the window and not seeing any.

"Oh my god! They really are black swans! So many of them! Someone tell the captain, quick!

The flock of black swans is too close to us now, something bad could happen." The passenger who said they saw nothing had barely finished speaking when another passenger said they saw them.

The reason for these two different reactions was that the flock of black swans was on the right side of the plane. Passengers on the left side, looking out their windows, would naturally not see any black swans.

Lin Li, who had been watching a movie, looked out the window as soon as he heard someone shout about black swans appearing outside the plane.

As it happened, his seat was on the right side of the plane, so he naturally saw the large flock of black swans flying alongside it.

As a Cultivator with Second Order High Rank cultivation, Lin Li immediately extended his Perception to investigate the flock of over thirty black swans not far away.

And, just as his gut had told him the moment he saw them, these black swans—all much larger than ordinary ones—were all Mutant Beasts.

The leading black swan had a cultivation of Second Order Middle Stage, while the others generally ranged from First Rank Initial Stage to Tier One Peak.

If they were on the ground, Lin Li could have completely wiped out a flock like this with his current Second Order High Rank cultivation.

But now, over ten thousand meters up in the sky, there was absolutely nothing Lin Li could do about them.

Su Yue leaned over, her head close to Lin Li’s, and stared at the large flock of black swans flying alongside the plane only twenty-odd meters away, muttering to herself.

"They really are black swans! Why are they so big?"

A subtle fragrance, like orchids and musk, wafted over. If Lin Li turned his head at that moment, he would bump right into Su Yue, who was mere inches away.

...The flock of black swan Mutant Beasts outside the window didn’t make Lin Li nervous, but Su Yue’s proximity sent his heart hammering in an instant.

Just as Lin Li was about to raise a hand and push Su Yue back into her seat, an announcement came over the plane’s intercom.

DING-DONG.

"Dear passengers, please do not panic. Please check that your seatbelts are fastened. In one minute, the aircraft will descend to a lower altitude to evade the flock of black swans."

The cabin, which had become noisy due to the flock of black swans outside, fell silent the moment the announcement came on. All the passengers immediately shut their mouths, sat bolt upright, and quickly checked if their seatbelts were fastened.

At the same time, they all prayed silently in their hearts, hoping that heaven would protect them and allow the plane to land safely.

Su Yue returned to her seat. Lin Li let out a long sigh of relief, and his hammering heart gradually returned to normal.

Glancing at Su Yue beside him, Lin Li was surprised to see that her expression was normal, without a trace of panic.

After all, the only reason Lin Li could be so calm was because he could take refuge on the Mysterious Small Island at any time.

With such an escape route as a safety net, although he had been startled at first upon seeing the black swan Exotic Beast Group that could endanger the plane, he was able to quickly regain his composure.

But Su Yue was just an ordinary person. If the plane crashed because of the black swan Exotic Beast Group, she would have no hope of survival. For her to be so calm now was truly strange.

"Er..."

Just as Lin Li was wondering why Su Yue was so composed, his gaze drifted downward, and the corners of his mouth couldn’t help but lift. He almost laughed out loud.

’So you’re not completely unafraid after all! You’re just putting on a brave face...’

Lin Li looked at Su Yue’s fair hand, which was gripping the armrest so tightly that her fingers were trembling. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Just as Lin Li was about to say a few words to comfort Su Yue and tell her not to worry, that the plane would be fine, the outwardly calm Su Yue spoke first.