Hearing the heartfelt longing and rejoicing in Xie Yao's tone, a smile involuntarily appeared on Xie Feng's face.

Although Xie Feng had made sure that both Xie Yao and Gu Qianxue were safe at all times, it was inevitable that both of them would be scared when being targeted with firearms. While Gu Qianxue had a bit of an 'advantage' in that she could not see the danger right in front of her, Xie Yao saw everything unfolding only a few meters away. So how could a girl only 18 years old not be scared?

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Even scared, worried and hesitant about her next move, Xie Yao accomplished her objective of coming to the person she loved, to the person she knew would protect her. How many people at her age could face a gun and terrorists without trembling?

"Yaoyao, Qianxue... You're here, girls."

Still keeping Mo Li held by the neck like a duck, Xie Feng smiled.

"This... big brother Xie Feng, that person..." Xie Yao, who had finally relaxed completely, looked at the giant Xie Feng was holding and her mouth contracted slightly.

"Eh?" Xie Feng blinked. Suddenly, he seemed to remember something as while looking at Mo Li, he exclaimed, "Oh! Man, you should eat some more! I almost forgot you were there!"

"..."

"This guy, he really likes to show off..." Shen Xinya felt the urge to hit Xie Feng on the head.

"You're wrong, Xinya." Yin Yue's voice sounded beside her.

"Eh? What do you mean?" Shen Xinya looked at her in confusion.

Yin Yue narrowed her eyes and softly replied in negation:

"Look at his arms and his hand carefully... He, Xie Feng, really might have forgotten that he was still holding that big man."

Hearing Yin Yue's words, Shen Xinya looked carefully at Xie Feng and was shocked by what she saw.

Normally, when a person exerts force, their muscles would contract and engorge more than normal, causing that area of the body to expand slightly.

The problem was that while Xie Feng was currently holding up Mo Li, who must have weighed over 100 kilograms, his arms were as relaxed as if he was lifting nothing but a feather!

"This... What's this all about?" Shen Xinya felt dizzy. It was only then that she, remembering what she had seen a couple of nights ago, finally accepted that her childhood friend was no longer the same person from the past.

"What happened to him over the years...? What kind of life did he live?"

Shen Xinya murmured as her gaze was absorbed in the arrogant and disdainful smile of the young man in front of her. Suddenly, she felt that although they had been reunited, the only thing that had really come closer was physical distance... But their souls were still as far apart as ever.

Naturally, Xie Feng was oblivious to Shen Xinya's thoughts. He was busy with other things right now.

"All right, Goliath! Time to go to sleep!" With a slightly maniacal grin, Xie Feng decided that he would test that armor's resistance himself!

With a quick turn, Xie Feng threw Mo Li to the floor mercilessly! Then, without giving him time to rest, Xie Feng clenched his right fist and punched down!

"Let's go with 10% first!"

However, just as his fist was about to strike Mo Li's armor-covered chest, Xie Feng's face turned pale as a sheet!

His instinct was screaming at him that if he used that strength, he would most likely regret it!

Xie Feng, who always had confidence in his battle instinct, reduced the power that contained his strike as much as possible until it finally hit the metal armor!

*Boom!!!*

The entire plane shook slightly! All the passengers cried out in panic!

"Pfft... *Cough!*" Mo Li's eyes widened and his mouth began to spit out blood along with pieces of broken organs.

Mo Li's body was being pressed against the floor... When Xie Feng's fist hit him, the armor surrounding his chest slightly buckled.

The problem was that the floor completely collapsed!

Mo Li along with a small part of the plane's floor was sent to the bottom of the plane to rest with the passengers' luggage!

All the passengers had their eyes wide open as they watched the scene in front of them. Today was undoubtedly the craziest day they had all experienced in their lives!

Plane hijacking, guns, shootings, deaths, a beautiful woman who could withstand bullets and had terrifying strength, a young man only 20 years old who could lift a giant with one hand and then destroy the floor of the plane with one punch...

"I'm definitely not boarding a plane ever again..." muttered a young man.

However, no one was more scared than Xiong Wang!

Xiong Wang's face was bathed in sweat and his big belly was shaking like jelly. Only now did he realize that the person he had offended was actually not a person, it was the devil! The devil himself!

"It's over... it's over..." Like a broken-down machine, Xiong Wang murmured with a desperate look on his face.

Yin Yue, with an angry look on her face, approached and couldn't help but complain: "Boy, do you want to kill us all or-" However, suddenly her reprimand stopped.

Because she saw Xie Feng's pale face. With a frown, she asked, "Hey, are you okay?"

Xie Feng ignored Yin Yue completely. No, it would be more precise to say that he simply didn't listen to her.

Xie Feng's mind was in chaos at this moment!

'What's it all about!?' He was roaring in his head. Unfortunately, no one had answers to his questions.

Xie Feng was going to use 10% of his strength first; physical strength only, without using his Esper powers to amplify his power further. He was sure that that 10% at the most, would break through the armor Mo Li was wearing. However, at the last moment, Xie Feng retracted much of that strength.

At the end, when his fist hit the strange metal armor, Xie Feng's fist had only 5% of Xie Feng's physical strength! Even so, only 5% was enough to destroy part of the plane!

When he thought of what would have happened if he did not restrain himself, Xie Feng's face turned even paler. If it wasn't for his sudden reaction, everyone except for Gu Qianxue and Xie Yao would have died! The plane would have exploded and only those he was protecting at all times would have survived such a huge explosion!

'What happened? Why did my strength go out of control? Did I become stronger? How? Was it because of the virtual world? What caused it?' Xie Feng's head was so full of unanswered questions that for a moment, he was disconnected from the rest of the world.

"Xie Feng... Xie Feng!"

Yin Yue's increasingly loud voice finally brought him back to reality. His face still slightly pale with fear, Xie Feng apologized:

"I'm sorry, what were you saying?"

"...Forget it, it's nothing." While looking at the destroyed floor, Yin Yue finally shook her head. Seeing Xie Feng's still shocked face, she decided better not to bother him for now. She could ask later anyway.

"I see..."

Xie Feng nodded. Then, he felt someone grab his right arm, and not even a second later another person captured his left arm.

""Are you okay?""

Looking at Shen Xinya's beautiful eyes and Xie Yao's beautiful face looking at him with concern, Xie Feng took a deep breath and paused for a moment to calm down before replying with a somewhat forced smile:

"I'm fine. Don't worry, okay?"

Still hesitant and not believing it, both girls nodded and decided not to push him any further. However, as if by prior agreement, they both looked at each other at the same time.

Although Xie Feng wasn't quite sure, he could swear that he saw several sparks flying everywhere when the gaze of both beauties met.

Knowing that it was best to intervene, Xie Feng quickly thought of something:

"Yin Yue, please help me check that there are no more armed people among the passengers."

Yin Yue, who was looking at Shen Xinya stupefied, nodded.

Then, without saying anything, she went to the back of the plane while thinking to herself:

'And to think that even the most beautiful woman in the entire Asian continent would feel jealous of another woman... How ironic.'

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Xie Feng scanned the front of the plane while Yin Yue scanned the back. After a few minutes, the two met in the business area once again.

"Did you find anyone suspicious?" Xie Feng asked.

"Except for a frightened police officer, nothing else..." Yin Yue replied not knowing whether to laugh or cry. "And you, did you find anyone?"

"Nothing from my side... Or so I'd like to say." Xie Feng replied.

"Em?" Yin Yue blinked not understanding what Xie Feng meant. "What do you mean?"

Without saying anything, Xie Feng walked over to a seat and lifted up a bearded man who was passed out, and only then did he explain:

"This man pretended to be the co-pilot and captured the plane. The plane's course changed completely and we went far off the planned course."

"That's not a very big deal, just a few minutes or an hour more travel time is no big deal." Yin Yue was relieved to know that it was such a small problem.

However, she soon realized that something was wrong:

"By the way... who is piloting the plane?"

*Cough...*

Xie Feng pretended to cough and, with an embarrassed look on his face, explained, "I naturally don't know how to fly this machine. Therefore... Qianxue is piloting it right now..."

"What!?" Yin Yue's eyes widened and she almost fell to the floor when she heard what Xie Feng told her.