Chapter 18: Breaking the Silence

Ge Xiaolun shook his head with a smile.

Handling things in the sky? How could he be that naive?

Deep down, he was still a somewhat traditional person.

“Going or not? If not, then forget it.”

He wasn’t insistent; it was just a minor hassle on Airport Road, something he could easily handle. Bringing Qiangwei along was just a casual suggestion, and it could also serve as proof of an incidental encounter. After all, he often flew along Airport Road in his spare time, and coincidentally running into some excitement made things less smooth than usual.

If possible, he preferred everything to go smoothly.

“Alright, I’m going. Don’t think I’m afraid of you. But I don’t need you to lead the way.”

Du Qiangwei curled her lips and lifted her fair chin, standing up as well. She slapped away Ge Xiaolun’s outstretched hand.

Ge Xiaolun raised an eyebrow, watching her with great interest.

Suddenly, a ripple of a wormhole surrounded Du Qiangwei, and a brand-new black-and-red dark alloy armor appeared on her body.

Her black armor was exceptionally sleek and form-fitting, with leather segments connecting the armored plates tightly hugging her stunning figure, accentuating her perfectly shaped hips and legs even more.

At the same moment, a pair of technologically advanced dark alloy wings unfolded from her back, lifting Du Qiangwei off the ground.

She floated several meters into the air, looking at him with a hint of provocation.

“Not bad. I underestimated you,” Ge Xiaolun said, admiring her and nodding repeatedly.

Considering Du Qiangwei was the daughter of Duke Cao, the old man had certainly spared no expense on his daughter.

Although the Blue Star was indeed struggling financially in the early days, with some super warriors not even having proper weapons, as the core of spatial tactics, Du Qiangwei was equipped with a pair of dark alloy wings.

She was one of the few flying units in the mighty army.

Moreover, this set of dark alloy armor was stunningly beautiful, emphasizing Du Qiangwei’s physique to an almost outrageous degree.

He remembered from his past life watching anime that every time there was a close-up of Du Qiangwei’s black armor, the chat would flash comments like: “Wow, what a big behind!”

“You’ve underestimated me in many ways,” Du Qiangwei sneered coldly.

In terms of one-on-one combat, she was definitely no match for Ge Xiaolun — utterly hopeless, in fact.

She had no complaints about being Ge Xiaolun’s subordinate, but neither did she belittle herself.

Because her true value wasn’t in solo fights.

Agile maneuvers, team battle core, wormhole transport, firepower coordination — these were her real strengths.

In these areas, she was confident she would one day astonish Ge Xiaolun.

“Don’t underestimate me, don’t underestimate me,” Ge Xiaolun smiled as he watched Du Qiangwei’s proud demeanor and nodded.

He summoned his own dark alloy armor, then with a push off the ground, his figure shot straight into the sky.

His flight was hardly like flying; more often, he resembled a bullet.

Once accelerated, his forward motion faced almost no resistance. Though on Blue Star, it felt as if he was soaring through space.

Gravity didn’t hold him back, air didn’t slow him.

Only deceleration and changing direction were somewhat challenging.

“Too bad Teacher Rui is busy this afternoon, or he could’ve helped you improve your flight skills. Your straightforward style is hilarious,” Du Qiangwei said, shaking her head helplessly as Ge Xiaolun zoomed past her.

She quickly passed through a wormhole to catch up with him, marveling.

Actually, she had noticed Ge Xiaolun hadn’t intentionally flown past her without stopping; he simply couldn’t brake properly and misjudged the distance.

So this method wasn’t very reliable in combat.

After all, who goes full throttle in a straight line all the time?

“Let’s make do with it for now. We can improve it later,” Ge Xiaolun shrugged indifferently.

In fact, his original plan was to enter the Super God Academy first and learn some algorithmic adjustments.

Of course, Teacher Rui’s offer to help today was timely.

First master flying, then find Sumali and figure out how to unlock the angel wings. That way, he could max out his flying skills faster, without waiting over a month for the Angel Yan to arrive at the academy and unlock the wings with sacred coding.

But unexpectedly, he actually encountered Angel Yan today.

That made it hard to predict when his angel wings would open.

Perhaps Angel Yan casually mentioned giving the sacred coding to the academy; or perhaps not—it could just be left unsaid.

“Besides, I’ll show you something fun later — let you experience what lightning divine power feels like, at one hundred thousand horsepower!”

Suddenly, he raised an eyebrow, looking at Du Qiangwei with interest.

Not being able to brake had its own advantages, and once the turning issue was solved, he could already imagine himself blazing like the wind.

“Come on, I’ll take you flying first. Sister will show you what it means to soar freely,” Du Qiangwei said, grabbing Ge Xiaolun’s large hand.

With that, she pulled him through the clouds into the high sky, twisting and turning.

“Wow, Qiangwei, you’re so agile up here—don’t tell me you might suddenly take me out?”

“Don’t worry, boss. It’s not that intense.”

Far above, two voices echoed faintly through the clouds, and two figures appeared indistinctly.

But Ge Xiaolun and Du Qiangwei were clad in dark alloy armor, making them impossible to track with Blue Star’s technology, causing no reaction from the authorities.

Perhaps occasionally someone might catch a glimpse of their afterimages and think they were seeing things, or realize they were witnessing yet another of the recent supernatural incidents.

Maybe some overenthusiastic teenager would shout, “What kind of cultivator is undergoing tribulation here?”

But none of that mattered on this summer evening bathed in the rosy glow of dusk.

Before the coming great war, two young souls freely indulged their divine power, relishing their fiery youth and the last moments of peace.

At times, Du Qiangwei led Ge Xiaolun through high-speed turns.

At others, Ge Xiaolun took Du Qiangwei through supersonic speeds exceeding dozens of Mach.

The joy of flying was deeply rooted in human nature’s most primal longing, leaving them exhilarated and tireless.

Until night fell deep, city lights sparkled everywhere, and the bustling Great Gorge City shimmered with neon, traffic weaving endlessly.

“Boom!!!”

A sudden explosion shattered the tranquility.

In the sky near Airport Road in the Feiliu District, Du Qiangwei and Ge Xiaolun halted instantly, turning toward a distant blaze erupting on the ground.

A police car was engulfed in roaring flames on the long highway, a shocking sight.

A tall blue-and-white metallic mech appeared low in the distance.

“What is that...” Ge Xiaolun and Du Qiangwei furrowed their brows simultaneously.

“Xiaolun, stay careful here. I’ll go check it out.”

Before Ge Xiaolun could respond, Du Qiangwei vanished through a wormhole, appearing far away in an instant.

“Boom!!!”

Another explosion rang out immediately.