I Become The Richest Man With A monthly Salary of Twenty Thousand Yuan-Chapter 678 - 475 Retribution_2

Hearing this, even the staff in the Operations Department was startled.

"Xia Liang?" the director said solemnly.

"That’s right!"

"Good!" Seeing the director’s confirmation, the other party stopped wasting time and began searching quickly.

"Found it!" Soon, the Operations Department had located Xia Liang’s information. The file showed that Xia Liang not only had a civilian pilot’s license but also a fighter jet license.

Although shocked, the Operations Department reported their findings truthfully. "That’s correct. He indeed has a pilot’s license."

"Whew..." Upon hearing this, the director finally breathed a sigh of relief. With official confirmation, there was nothing to worry about. "Then I’m relieved."

「As the call ended...」

The leader of the Northern Air Force Command Post chuckled and mused to himself while looking at the flight path on the large screen, "He obtained a pilot’s license and even a fighter jet license by the age of twenty-four, and even I can’t access all of his records. Interesting..."

Shaking his head, he turned and issued an order to the person before him.

"Notify the control tower. All aircraft participating in this morning’s training are to change course and give way to Flight U9728. Clear the airspace north of its flight path and hand it over to civil aviation dispatch. All training teams are to terminate their exercises and return to base to await further orders."

"Understood!"

「Elsewhere, at Island Airlines.」

Because they had established contact with the flight, they were now aware of the situation on the plane, which was the best possible news. After learning of all the problems, various emergency preparations had already begun on the ground. Multiple departments, from fire to medical, had mobilized from their respective locations, ready to respond to any eventuality.

In the air, a smile appeared on Xia Liang’s face. The biggest problems were essentially solved now that the ground crew had made all the necessary emergency preparations, and no further unexpected incidents had occurred on his end.

The captain and co-pilot, also aware of what had transpired, sighed in relief. As long as things continued like this and they could approach the ground for landing, they would be completely safe. They were finally at ease.

At that moment, they both gave Xia Liang a thumbs-up, admiring his skill and courage.

But Xia Liang simply shook his head. In comparison, he felt that these two were the ones with true courage and skill. In the instant the cockpit window shattered, they managed to stabilize the aircraft despite being injured. The co-pilot had also accurately tuned the radio to 123.7 while enduring the immense pressure of the wind, a feat most people could not accomplish.

It could be said that if any one of the three had been absent, the plane would have crashed. But just as they were all breathing a collective sigh of relief, their expressions suddenly tensed.

An incredulous look spread across each of their faces. Their luck was so abysmal it was almost comical.

"Cumulonimbus clouds?"

Xia Liang’s expression was a mixture of amusement and concern as he stared at the mass of dark clouds before him.

Why now? Everything was fine a moment ago, and now a huge cumulonimbus cloud has appeared, crackling with lightning and thunder. Isn’t the weather on the island supposed to be mostly sunny? How could it change so suddenly? Could this be retribution for my past interference with fate?

Beside him, the captain and co-pilot felt like they were about to have a complete breakdown. Today is definitely our disaster day, they thought, vowing to never fly on this date again!

Xia Liang looked seriously at the cumulonimbus clouds ahead, a headache starting to form.

At the control tower, Flight U9728’s situation remained on the main screen, their status constantly monitored. They had thought the major problems were over, but as the simulated plane on the screen flew toward a large red boundary, everyone’s heads began to spin.

It’s as if Flight U9728 is cursed to face one disaster after another! They just escaped one peril, and now they’re flying into the jaws of another! How can they possibly get through such a vast expanse of storm clouds? Sending a plane into a cumulonimbus cloud is like throwing it into a blender—there’s no chance of survival!

"Can they circle around it?" a staff member suddenly suggested. "Flying into those storm clouds is suicide. It would be safer to go around. Even though the storm is large, it’s not an impossible task for an aircraft. Flight 9728 is an A319, with more than enough fuel to make a detour!"

"Impossible!" The director shook his head, his eyes filling with helplessness that quickly turned to despair. "Detouring is impossible..."

Xia Liang stared at the storm clouds, sighing helplessly in his heart.

There isn’t much time left on the oxygen masks in the cabin. Under normal circumstances, the oxygen masks only supply about 12 minutes of air. This isn’t for the passengers to breathe comfortably, but to give the pilots a critical window to save the plane. If I don’t lower the altitude soon, everyone in the cabin, including me, will be unable to breathe and will eventually die from hypoxia.

But there’s the problem. Our current altitude is 7,500 meters, and we’re over a plateau of hills where the minimum safe altitude is 6,700 meters. If we descend below that, we have a very high chance of crashing into a mountain. So, lowering the altitude is also a death sentence! A breathable altitude is 3,000 meters, which means it’s simply impossible for us to descend to a level where we can breathe normally.

The plane can certainly fly around the storm clouds, but it would take too long. We’d likely run out of oxygen and die halfway through. We have to go through the storm clouds!

Xia Liang weighed his options and realized he had only two choices: change fate or punch through.

Breaking through was a significant challenge, but with his God-level Driving, Xia Liang wanted to try. This cumulonimbus cloud also contains a thunderstorm. Lightning and intense electrical fields can severely interfere with radio communications, potentially causing a temporary blackout. In severe cases, it can cause the aircraft to lose control, sustain damage, lose power, and directly endanger flight safety. The strong electric fields within the cloud create a powerful magnetic field, and any plane that flies into it is likely to be struck by lightning.

But on the other hand, if I can conquer these storm clouds, it means I will have conquered the sky itself! Conquered nature!

Xia Liang took a deep breath, then resolutely pushed the throttle and charged straight into the storm!

Seeing Xia Liang steer the plane toward the cumulonimbus cloud, the captain beside him couldn’t help but yell, "Are you insane?!"

Shock and despair were written all over his face. How could they possibly pass through such a massive storm? As they got closer, they could see its true magnitude, which was even more severe than they had imagined.

God’s Forbidden Zone—this wasn’t just some myth.

They could already see the flashes of lightning up close, as if Thor himself were in the sky, carelessly hurling thunderbolts, any one of which could strike their plane. Even though commercial airliners have lightning protection measures, they were practically useless in such a dense field of electricity.

If even the captain was this panicked, it was easy to imagine the terror of the passengers in the cabin.

After the plane had stabilized somewhat, everyone had calmed down a bit. But when they looked out the windows, they were greeted by the sight of sprawling dark clouds and bursts of lightning. Instantly, every face turned pale, including those of the flight attendants.

Compared to the average person, they were far more aware of the danger this situation posed. But even so, they had to overcome their own fear to carefully comfort the passengers.

"Everyone, please don’t worry. You have to trust the captain! He will definitely get us to the ground safely."

However, these reassurances clearly did little. An atmosphere of despair spread through the cabin, yet, surprisingly, no one screamed or shouted.