Chapter 227: Gate!

"All of it is from before?"

Su Ming narrowed his eyes slightly.

What the hell, is there a hidden meaning?!

"Mr. Su..."

Wang Dongfeng's voice became a bit hoarse.

"Since that thing descended..."

"That skyward oddity has finally arrived."

Su Ming leaned forward slightly, a flash of brilliance flashing in his eyes.

"Lay it out, what's different about it?"

"The clouds of old were water vapor, they were scenery."

"The clouds now..."

His Adam's apple bobbed as he swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

"Mr. Su, you know radar, right? It's our eyes."

As he spoke, his fingers hammered rapidly across the instrument panel, cranking the central display's brightness to full.

"But now, take a look at these eyes..."

The screen lit up instantly.

The entire cabin seemed splashed with a pool of lurid crimson, so bright it hurt the eyes!

Su Ming's eyelid twitched sharply.

Well done!

On the radar disc, the once pristine black background now looked pocked like a freckled face!

Countless scarlet dots flickered and pulsed wildly.

In some areas, they even overlapped into massive bloodstains!

Someone with trypophobia would die on the spot.

In a special time and setting, this sight could cause any Ace Card pilot to suffer a heart attack on the spot!

"What is this?"

Su Ming squinted, pointing at the sea of red that was about to drown the green cursor representing the aircraft.

"Enemy raid? Missile sweep? Or some alien fleet coming for a team‑building exercise?"

With this display, even a slightly timid person would probably have their pants half soaked.

"This is the most exciting, and also the most fucked‑up part."

Wang Dongfeng forced a bitter smile, his palms slick with cold sweat.

"Mr. Su, can you imagine?"

"When this thing first appeared, our boss almost tried to contact command and pressed the nuclear button!"

A flicker of panic flashed in Wang Dongfeng's eyes.

"The day the altar descended, the chaos extended far beyond the ground!"

"All fighter jets and civilian aircraft nationwide had their radars go haywire at the same time!"

"The screen filled with red dots! Everywhere!"

"Back then, we all thought an enemy nation had attacked, or an alien fleet had arrived!"

"My brothers and I had already prepared our wills, ready to send them!"

"The fighters loaded live ammunition and took off, preparing for a final desperate battle..."

At this point, Wang Dongfeng paused, his tone becoming extremely odd.

"So, can you guess what happened?"

"When we rushed in behind, there wasn't a single hair!"

"Calm and peaceful, blue sky and white clouds."

"Those red dots were like ghosts, stuck to the radar, but to the naked eye the front was empty as a void!"

Magu, listening intently beside them, couldn't help but interject.

"Could it be a machine malfunction? Or magnetic interference?"

"At first, everyone thought so."

Wang Dongfeng shrugged, a helpless expression on his face.

"After all, global monitoring was completely offline at that moment."

"Later, the tech department's guys pulled their hair out, swapped infrared, changed Doppler pulses, even rebuilt the radars..."

"Useless!"

"The red dots stayed there, neither increasing nor decreasing."

"Planes flew through harmlessly, birds too passed without issue."

"Over time, they could only pinch their noses and accept it."

"It was classified as some unknown magnetic interference, commonly called a display BUG."

"But..."

Su Ming keenly caught the turn, a slight smile curling his lips.

The main act is about to begin.

"Starting a few days ago, this so‑called BUG... went wrong!"

Wang Dongfeng's voice dropped instantly, carrying a chill.

The accident rate of those flights that haven't been grounded due to the special period… has surged!

It's not the usual forced landing or crash.

It's disappearance!

The whole aircraft, together with the Black Box signal, is like a drop of water melting into lava—sizzle, and it's gone! Not even residue!

The higher‑ups respond very quickly…

The military and the Anomaly Bureau have teamed up, launching an operation codenamed Capture Wind.

Every aircraft that dares to take to the sky must be equipped with at least three Dragon Guards…

The purpose is to proactively seek out such accidents!

Su Ming raised an eyebrow, saying nothing.

That style is hardcore, very Dragon Nation.

Since a problem has arisen, we must find an answer immediately.

Even if it means using lives, we must forge a way out!

"Did you test it?"

"We tested it!"

Wang East Wind took a deep breath, his back straightening.

"Those red dots… aren't bugs at all."

"Up there they call this thing… Gate!"

"Or, in plain terms, after this sky shatters, it becomes countless wandering Death Turbulences!"

"Normally crashing into it is just passing through a cloud—no big deal."

"But if luck turns against you…"

Wang East Wind turned his head, his gaze now only solemn.

"It will be forcibly dragged into another layer of folded space!"

"There it could be a death zone riddled with thunder, a nest of some flying leviathan, or a maze that utterly defies physical laws!"

"In other words, it's a forced‑open aerial arena!"

"The strong ones accompanying us have deduced the blood Rule—"

"If you encounter it, you must fight!"

"Resolve the trouble inside, or slay everything inside, the turbulence vanishes, and the aircraft returns to reality."

"Can't handle it…"

"Then you'll stay inside forever, becoming part of that red dot!"

"And now, our aircraft is running naked through this airspace riddled with Death Turbulences."

"Each red dot is a roulette gamble with one's life!"

"The current estimated probability is roughly one win per ten flights, crashing into the Gate!"

By the end, Wang East Wind's voice had taken on a hint of choking.

These past days, several of his comrades have vanished inexplicably.

Before, piloting a plane relied on skill and experience.

Now piloting a plane?

It's a matter of face!

It's whether the destiny is hard or not!

"Is that so…"

Su Ming squinted slightly, his fingers rubbing his chin.

He seemed to suddenly understand why Chen Beixuan had said that before—

Even if knives fall from the sky, they'll still be delivered to others!

It's making Wang East Wind… protect him with his life!