Chapter 226: Screams Resurface, Ominous Starts Anew!

At the moment turbulence appeared, Qin Chuan jumped in shock.

Because he had never flown before, he had done some homework in advance.

Turbulence during flight often occurs during ascent and descent; for aircraft leaving the ground, the troposphere is the most dangerous.

The higher stratosphere, on the other hand, does not experience turbulence or other problems.

But right now, the aircraft is in the stratosphere!

Amidst successive cries of alarm, Qin Chuan, at the extreme edge of his view from the window, saw countless mirage-like illusory scenes slowly descending, as if colliding with Blue Star, finally leaving a gaping black opening.

Its appearance was so abrupt, as if two worlds had overlapped in an instant.

"That..." Qin Chuan's expression changed slightly, and he instantly looked at the dungeon list.

【D-rank dungeon Alabaka Mountain Range not cleared within 72 hours, has descended into reality】

【Dream World loses its restraint on this dungeon, the dungeon level's suppression disappears, the dungeon level is re-evaluated as: C-rank, and the level will continue to rise with time.】

Not cleared in 72 hours, the dungeon has descended, and its level has risen by one...

Qin Chuan suddenly looked toward the rapidly enlarging opening outside the window as the aircraft flew.

Now, some of the scene inside the opening could gradually be seen; grotesque beings moved within the opening, as if they had sensed the opening's existence and wanted to break out.

"Ding-ling-ling—"

The urgent phone ringtone made Qin Chuan quickly come to his senses.

It was a call from Chang Jinze.

"The situation is urgent, can you help out?" Chang Jinze spoke extremely fast, "There happen to be Special Affairs Group personnel on the plane; if you're willing to help, they can cooperate with you."

"If you're not willing to help, our people will arrive as soon as possible; you just need to assist the Special Affairs Group personnel on the plane in maintaining order."

"According to the flight path, the plane will pass by the dungeon without colliding."

Almost as Chang Jinze's words ended, three figures hurried from the rear economy cabin, showed their credentials to Qin Chuan, and gave a slight nod.

Sure enough, that's the descended dungeon...

Qin Chuan raised his eyes, glanced at the opening ahead, and as the distance closed, he clearly saw that the dungeon creatures inside the opening were beginning to gather.

Although this is at ten-thousand-meter altitude, many of those dungeon creatures can fly, so altitude will not be a limitation for them.

By the time the Special Affairs Group sends more people, once these dungeon creatures rush out, the difficulty of encircling them will be much greater, and there may well be stragglers.

Moreover, the dungeon's level seems likely to continue rising.

Who knows how fast this "with the passage of time" actually is?

"How do we get past?" Qin Chuan glanced outside the window.

"Don't worry! There's a way!" Chang Jinze let out a breath, then spoke solemnly, "Chen Zhonghao has flight skills; he will accompany you the whole way."

"We will also rush over immediately to make preparations for rendezvous."

Qin Chuan directed his gaze toward one of the tall, slender Special Affairs Group personnel, gave a slight nod, and said, "Good."

After hanging up the phone, Qin Chuan looked at the three and said, "I will take action."

"Mr. Qin, I have already communicated with the captain and flight attendants." One of them spoke solemnly, "We will use supernatural abilities to open an exit passage without affecting flight navigation, and Chen Zhonghao will take you into the dungeon."

"Begin." The situation was urgent, Qin Chuan had no extra words.

The three quickly acted; the man who had just been communicating placed one hand on the window beside Qin Chuan, high-strength alloy rapidly decomposed, and around the window glass he held, a door large enough for two to pass through instantly formed.

Another person swiftly acted, wind-system power erupted, forcibly suppressing the terrifying pressure difference inside and outside the aircraft.

"Mr. Qin, please follow me." Chen Zhonghao gave Qin Chuan a "please trust me" look.

Qin Chuan glanced at the Star-Frost Trace skill he carried, grabbed the other's hands, and leapt out amid the countless exclamations in the cabin.

"Whoosh—"

Accompanied by a sound of tearing wind, Chen Zhonghao grew a pair of wind wings on his back, and with a powerful flap, he carried Qin Chuan straight toward the dungeon entrance.

The decomposed alloy quickly recombined, in an instant sealing the door; the metal-system man who had acted pressed the window glass back tightly, and the other man suppressing airflow immediately lowered his hands.

The two looked with concern at the two who had disappeared into the dungeon opening, exchanged a glance, and then turned their heads simultaneously.

"Everyone stay calm! The Special Affairs Group is handling this incident! Everyone put down your phones, no filming!"

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【Dungeon: Alabaka Mountain Range】

【Dungeon Introduction: This is the homeland where those who have lost their consciousness will ultimately arrive; it is a place countless beings of the Frost Leaf Realm are most unwilling to set foot in, and although not dangerous, it seems to conceal unknown misfortune.】

【Dungeon Level: C-rank】

【Player Talent: Gnomon (Gold)】

【Worn Title: 【Purple】Undying Terminator】

【Boundary Access Tier Limit: Elite Tier】

【Warning 1: The dungeon has exceeded its time limit and turned into a dungeon passage; with time, the dungeon's boundary will continually weaken, and the upper limit of accessible tiers will continually rise.】

【Warning 2: After the dungeon becomes a passage, one must kill all native spirits inside and destroy the passage core to close it; the passage core only appears after all native spirits are slain.】

【Warning 3: After the dungeon becomes a passage, the dungeon's talent reverts to the player's talent.】

【00:00:31】

Calmly watching the lines of text appear, Qin Chuan's gaze next fell upon the countless dungeon spirits coming and going toward this side.

These dungeon spirits appear alive, but their eyes are lifeless, their movements stiff, as if under some kind of control.

Even upon seeing Qin Chuan and Chen Zhonghao enter, their expressions showed no change at all; only the feeling of oppression from their constant approach.

"What do I need to do?" Chen Zhonghao swallowed, then spoke solemnly.

"Guard the opening." Qin Chuan stepped forward.

"Click—"

While freezing countless beings, he drew Salas's Dragon-Slaying Blade.

Did the instance talent recover as a player talent?

It came just in time.

After slaughtering all the native spirits within the instance boundaries as easily as cutting melons and vegetables, a golden light flashed across Qin Chuan's eyes.

The Sundial's second talent activated.

The ten‑meter‑radius resource detection range encompassed the entire Alabaka Mountain Range, which was already far smaller than an A‑rank instance's range; Qin Chuan made a few quick moves, grabbed a nondescript stone hidden among the rubble, and crushed it.

The Alabaka Mountain Range rumbled violently, and Qin Chuan clearly saw the light membrane symbolizing the instance boundary emit a flash.

The power of transmission instantly Descent, that is an unfathomable power to send Qin Chuan out of this place.

Is it over?

Qin Chuan's heart eased, and the next moment, sensing something, he turned his head toward his side.

A figure shrouded in a tattered black robe stood outside the instance boundary, a hand pressed against the boundary's light membrane.

He raised his head, looking at Qin Chuan.

A scream mixed with madness and despair, filled with sharp, instinctively uncomfortable noise, instantly echoed in Qin Chuan's mind.

Under the black robe's hood, a delicate face bore a ferocious smile.

Qin Chuan had never seen that face before.

But he had seen that smile before.

(End of chapter)