Chapter 111: First Display of Superpowers

"What are you going to do?" Brian asked, though his actions were not slow; he pulled a coil of parachute cord from his emergency backpack.

Henry did not answer him immediately, as he had already run to the cockpit door and said to the Italian pilot inside, "The cabin depressurization will only be temporary. Control the plane. No problem, right?"

Having spoken, he closed the cockpit door to prevent the depressurization from affecting the pilot.

Only then did Henry have time to answer Brian, saying, "I will open the door and leave the plane. So Brian, I need your help to lock the door from the inside.

"Since you cannot sit in your seat but must stand by the door, you have to tie yourself down with the rope. You must tie it tight, or you'll fly out with me."

The door of this small passenger plane is unlike that of a large airliner; the exterior only has an opening and closing lever. To close it and maintain airtightness, it can only be operated from the inside.

Mark, looking around at this moment, asked, "You're going to jump and parachute to escape?"

"Hey, buddy, do I look like I'm wearing a parachute? I'm going to lift the plane from below to ensure a safe landing."

While explaining, Henry walked to the seat of the drunk female flight attendant, fastened all her seatbelts, and confirmed her body was secured.

Upon hearing the explanation, everyone naturally looked incredulous. Mark even said, "How is such a thing possible!"

Henry, shrugging with both hands, said, "I've said what I'm going to do; believe it or not is up to you. I don't have the leisure to prove anything. Just tell me, will you cooperate?"

"Mark, sit down and fasten your seatbelt." Brian stopped his comrade's ten thousand questions, then tied one end of the rope to the chair nearest the door, and the other end, of course, to his own body.

In fact, the situation in movies where a hole appears in a flying plane and constantly sucks things out is purely for dramatic effect.

In the real world, this situation is more akin to a car speeding on a highway with its windows open. Air rushing in from outside will rapidly exchange and flow with the air inside the car.

It is true that things get sucked out, but mainly because the rapid air exchange process is like a strong wind blowing, making it impossible for people to stabilize themselves, resulting in tumbling, falling, or even being swept out.

So as long as preparations are made in advance and the body is secured, it doesn't matter if you aren't tied with a rope. But since life and death are at stake, no one would complain about doing a bit more preparation.

It's just that Brian said, "Kid, you should know that at this altitude and speed, once the door opens, closing it won't be that easy."

"I will help close it from the outside, but I need someone to lock it from the inside."

"Can we trust you?" Brian asked again.

In a world where mutants are no longer news, at this point, he could probably guess that Henry might possess the ability to fly. But being able to fly is not the same thing as being able to hold up a flying plane.

Henry smiled and said, "Rest assured. Even if I abandon you, I will not abandon Lady He Ben."

In fact, ever since Henry stood up, Audrey He Ben's gaze had not left him. At this moment, their eyes met, and Henry nodded, saying:

"Boss, secure yourself, assume a brace position, and hold onto the back of the seat in front of you. The cabin depressurization should only last a moment, but you must also be careful not to hit your head."

After giving instructions to that lady, Henry and Brian came to the door. Henry first confirmed that the rope Brian had tied was secure enough.

He did not tie the other end to the movable chair back, but threaded it through the iron bracket fixed to the floor below, and even wrapped it around a few times to increase its stability.

After confirming, Henry said again, "If you want to tell me anything, just say it; I can hear you. Are you ready?"

Henry had revealed too much information, but the current situation did not allow Brian to think deeply; he simply nodded in response.

Seeing that everything was ready, Henry followed the normal procedure for opening the door and pulled the huge handle in the opening direction with one hand.

The instant the door's airtight seal failed, the huge pressure difference between the inside and outside immediately popped the door outward! At the same time, the oxygen masks in the cabin all dropped down.

If left unchecked, this impact would likely damage the door, and afterwards, it would be impossible to close it.

Henry certainly could not sit idly by while this happened; his other hand quickly reached out and caught the door as it popped outward, damaging no structure.

Brian braced his four limbs at the doorway. He watched with his own eyes as Henry slowly opened the door and then jumped out. Then, just like a normal person standing outside, he helped close the door from the outside and knocked on it.

The awakened Brian quickly manipulated the large handle to close the door tightly again, restoring airtightness.

However, the impact of this jolt went far beyond just the oxygen masks dropping. The sudden depressurization caused the plane's flight attitude to change drastically. If the plane still had power, this situation would be easy to handle; the problem is that the plane has no power now.

The experienced Italian pilot was already exerting all his strength to stabilize the plane's flight attitude. But the small passenger plane could not avoid plunging toward the abyss of loss of control.

When the cabin depressurized earlier, everyone's minds had been muddled by the wind blowing in. But now that the door was closed and the cabin was sealed again, the feeling of the plane losing control of its flight attitude was quite obvious.

Whether it was strange shaking or the tilted flight attitude, everything seemed to be heading in the worst possible direction.

Suddenly, the shaking stopped, and the plane even resumed stable flight. It was as if it had just experienced a bout of turbulence.

Brian, who had fallen onto the aisle and was bracing his limbs haphazardly, widened his eyes and said in amazement, "Kid, you really held up the plane?"

The small passenger plane swayed slightly left and right twice, as if responding to the question in the cabin.

In fact, beneath the fuselage, Henry, who was flying while supporting the small passenger plane on his back, was thinking that Superman's first battle upon returning to Earth in the 2006 film 'Superman Returns' was saving a crashing large airliner.

He supported the nose vertically and then laid it flat on the home field of the New York Yankees, Yankee Stadium. The scene was incredibly shocking.

Then, the debut of the TV series Supergirl also involved saving a plane, lifting the severely tilted wing of the aircraft to make it land smoothly on the river surface of the fictional city, National City.

That is, those two most famous Kryptonians both made their debuts by saving a large airliner to demonstrate their immense power.

However, I only saved a small passenger plane; the scale is indeed a big step down from theirs.

But since both used saving a plane as their debut, this vulgar coincidence left Henry speechless.

Day 6, celebrating the release, one extra update at 9 PM tonight

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(End of this chapter)