Chapter 416 - 204: Five Times the Speed of Sound, Peak Competition Qualifiers
Chapter 416: Chapter 204: Five Times the Speed of Sound, Peak Competition Qualifiers
Attached to the message was a set of coordinates.
Lin Ye immediately looked up the coordinates on a map, then frowned.
The location was in a remote, mountainous region in southern Ninghai Province, over 1,200 kilometers from Dongjiang City as the crow flies.
Even by plane, factoring in travel to and from the airport and security checks, it would take at least three or four hours.
Given the urgency in Dongfang Zhen’s message, Lin Ye figured he might not make it in time.
Lin Ye thought for a moment before getting to his feet.
’Seven days of rest is more than enough.’
’Time to get stronger!’
He already had a plan for how to get to the location Dongfang Zhen had sent.
Lin Ye first told his mother and sister that something had come up and he wouldn’t be home for dinner.
Although Li Wan and Lin Wei were puzzled, they didn’t press for details.
They knew Lin Ye was no longer just an ordinary Martial Arts High School student.
Next, Lin Ye called Chen Meng and briefly explained the situation.
He asked Chen Meng to provide an alibi—if his family asked, he was to say that Lin Ye was at school.
Chen Meng’s reply was swift.
"Okay, stay safe. Good luck!"
With that taken care of, Lin Ye raised his wrist and opened the local city defense registration app on his personal terminal.
Under the permit application section, he found the "Special Registration" option.
Lin Ye then simply typed two words into the dialog box: "Personal flight."
He wasn’t really sure what else to write. He just knew that flying around the city without registering first could cause a panic, and he might even get shot down by some surface-to-air weapon.
After he submitted the application, a chat window popped up. He was connected to the Dongjiang City Defense Force’s dispatch center.
"Hello, this is the Dongjiang City Defense Flight Control Dispatch Center. Regarding the personal flight you wish to register, are you referring to a personal aircraft?"
"Please provide the aircraft’s model, propulsion system, and safety certification number. Personally modified aircraft that do not meet military-grade safety standards are strictly prohibited from flying over the city."
The string of questions showcased the professionalism of the operator on the other end.
Lin Ye didn’t bother with a lengthy explanation.
He simply replied, "It’s not an aircraft. It’s me."
The person on the other end was clearly flustered, their professionalism vanishing on the spot.
Not wanting to waste time, Lin Ye directly uploaded his identification, which included his student ID, military officer certificate, and Firewood Martial Hall membership information.
Lin Ye had also looked up the relevant city management laws.
In the age of Martial Artists, people who could fly were no longer a novelty, so there were no laws restricting the flight of Martial Artists.
They just needed to register in advance.
Besides, Lin Ye didn’t blame the operator for their hesitation; in a small place like Dongjiang, a flying Martial Artist was a rare sight.
Then, Lin Ye raised his head, feeling the surging air currents high above.
The next moment, an invisible Gravity Field radiated out from him.
His body slowly began to levitate, lifting off the ground.
Lin Ye looked down upon Dongjiang City below. This was only the second time since the decisive battle in the ruined city that he had viewed everything from such a height.
After getting his bearings, Lin Ye’s eyes narrowed as he instantly cranked the gravitational pull on himself to the max!
BOOM—!!!
A visible white vapor cone erupted behind him, and the terrifying shockwave sent the trees in the neighborhood below shaking violently.
「Dongjiang City Defense Force, Flight Control Dispatch Center.」
A young operator was about to ask another question about the aircraft when he realized the other party had unilaterally disconnected.
He frowned, about to add the ID to a watchlist.
Suddenly, a piercing alarm blared throughout the entire hall!
"Warning! Warning! High-energy signature detected over the Eastern District!"
"The target is exiting the city limits at extreme velocity! Speed... has broken the sound barrier!"
The entire dispatch center instantly erupted into chaos.
A middle-aged man rushed to the main console, his expression grim as he stared at the rapidly moving red dot on the main screen.
"Verify the target’s identity, now! Is this a hostile attack?"
"The target uploaded identification a moment ago!"
Soon, Lin Ye’s personal information appeared on the screen.
A... a student ID??
The middle-aged man and the other commanders were all dumbfounded.
’A student from Class 7 of Dongjiang First Middle School just registered his flight out of Dongjiang City... at supersonic speed?’
’Were they dreaming? How could they possibly associate a high school student with a powerhouse Martial Artist capable of supersonic flight?’
Then, his military officer certificate and Martial Hall membership information appeared.
The entire flight control center fell completely silent.
"M... Major!"
"What?!" The middle-aged man was completely floored.
’A Major?!’
’A student with a military rank higher than anyone else present?!’
’Holy shit, has the world gone insane?’
The next moment, another, even more terrifying thought struck them.
’Flight...’
’An ability only possessed by those in the Celestial Human Realm.’
’Holy fuck... a high school student at the Celestial Human Realm!’
...
High above, a sea of clouds churned.
Of course, he had no idea that some people in Dongjiang City felt as if their entire worldview had just been shattered.
He was soaring through the sea of clouds, the fierce winds whistling past his ears.
The entire world seemed to recede rapidly beneath his feet.
The mountains were like canopies, the rivers like sashes.
The exhilarating feeling of breaking free from the earth’s grasp, the pure freedom of a fish leaping in the wide sea or a bird soaring in the vast sky, filled him with such heroic passion that he wanted to let out a long cry.
He began to experiment with his control over gravity, performing all sorts of difficult aerial maneuvers.
He made a sudden right-angle turn, his body tracing a sharp, angular path through the sky.