What It's Like Being a Vampire

Chapter 562: Chapter 562: I Know Everything Now

Long ago, when Xiang Kun was first able to enter the “Super Sensory State,” he began to try and analyze the changes in cognitive information when various electronic devices on the plane were in operation during his flights. He even contemplated using “Super-connected Objects” to control the plane and connecting with it.

For this reason, he even sought various materials related to airplanes, especially the Boeing 737-800, a model he often flew in, and learned a lot about it.

Of course, all along, the idea of controlling an airplane remained purely conceptual, more of an interest and the thoughts derived from this interest. After all, planes were large-scale transportation devices, and if they were affected, many lives could be at stake. Therefore, he had not previously carried out any actual experiments.

But at this stage, with Xiang Kun’s ability to analyze Super Sensory Information growing stronger, and the influence of the “Super Sensory Item System” getting larger, most parts of the airplane itself had already established “Super Sensory Contact.” Furthermore, Alice was providing all-round, intelligent assistance. Therefore, even without prior experimentation, Xiang Kun still managed to take control of the plane in an instant.

There are many precise instruments on an airplane, and to maintain stable flight, the cooperation of various parts is required. If the cockpit was attacked, the pilot injured, and some equipment inside the cockpit damaged; one engine stopped and another engine had a problem; along with minor damage to the body and wings of the airplane, then maintaining the flying posture would be very difficult if operated manually.

But with Alice’s help, Xiang Kun was directly controlling each part inside the airplane. He used the flight computer to control whatever it could and used “Super-connected Objects” to directly act on specific parts when electronic devices had broken down. To achieve a stable flight, he let Alice assist in coordination and control.

Ordinarily, if there was only one engine left in good condition and other devices like landing gears had no problem, a twin-engine airliner could still manage to land safely.

But the problem was that the remaining engine also had issues, and the damaged areas were too many. With the passage of time, the situation was getting increasingly severe, and it was hard to maintain sufficient power.

Xiang Kun knew that he had only one chance to control the plane for landing.

To ensure no mistake, he also had to give the plane more power sources.

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When the passenger plane was just attacked by a flock of birds, the airport control tower had already realized that there was a problem with the plane. Despite not being able to regain contact, many bystanders had captured the situation of the plane spiraling out of control and rapidly falling. Images and videos showing the damaged, smoking right engine were uploaded to the internet, and the airport was well aware of the plane’s situation, preparing for the worst.

While continually trying to contact the passenger plane, all departing and incoming flights at the airport were halted, with airspace and several runways cleared, and firefighters and rescue personnel positioned.

City leaders had also been briefed in a timely manner, and they started to mobilize resources and manpower, preparing for subsequent rescue, and possible accident treatment.

According to the judgement of relevant experienced airport staff, the situation of the passenger plane was not promising. It was not just about the damage to the plane itself, but also about the significant damage to the cockpit, harsh controlling conditions for the pilot, and the ambiguity regarding the physical condition of the pilot. If contact could not be restored, the likelihood of a safe landing was minimal.

The only thing giving them hope was the fact that the plane had temporarily resumed a stable flying posture. The trend suggested that it was preparing to approach for landing. It proved that although the pilot could not communicate with the airport, they still had control of the plane.

Just as everyone was focusing on the passenger plane from Peng City, the weather above the airport, which was extremely favorable with plentiful sunshine, suddenly turned cloudy in a brief period, and gusty winds blew across the airport, creating an atmosphere indicative of an imminent storm.

“What the hell is with this weather!”

“Why does it have to be now!”

“Damn this weather!”

Inside the control center, curses ensued. At this point, any unfavorable factor might lead to terrible consequences. They had just been relieved by the good weather and excellent visibility of this time; however, the weather abruptly changed at such a critical moment.

But the passenger plane had already lowered its landing gears, started to approach, and tried to align with the runway. All they could do now was pray.

“This is not good; The rate of descent is too high, and the posture is also incorrect….” One of the airport staff turned his head away. He believed, based on his more than ten years of experience, that if the plane tried to land with this rate of descent and posture, it was doomed.

But not long after he turned his head, he suddenly heard a loud shout from the other side: “Well done!”

Then the entire control center burst into cheers. He was compelled to turn his head back and look at the airport runway. The battered passenger plane had landed smoothly on the ground and was entering the taxi phase.

Incredible! Truly incredible! That staff member couldn’t help but clench his fists and shouted praise for the crew of the plane.

After the plane landed safely, the fire trucks and ambulances that had been on standby for a long time rushed over immediately.

After the passengers left the plane via the automatically-inflated slides under the guidance of the crew, emergency medical personnel boarded the plane and brought down three pilots, all with different injuries, from the cockpit.

However, whether it’s medical staff, airport personnel, or arriving leaders, everyone was surprised. Looking at the three pilots’ condition, none of them seemed capable of landing the plane safely under these circumstances. Besides, various equipment inside the cockpit was severely damaged, with most instruments covered with bird remains, blood, viscera, and many instruments malfunctioning.

A leader who arrived later curiously asked the pilot, who was least injured and relatively conscious, “Who controlled the plane to land?”

But the answer he got was puzzling. The pilot said it seemed the plane “landed by itself.”

Meanwhile, a little boy being examined by medical personnel next to the ambulance near the plane loudly said, “Super Sister saved us!”

Then other passengers also joined in the discussion about the little girl in the white dress who appeared on the wing when the passenger plane encountered a bird strike.

For them, this was a genuine “miracle.”

It was a pity that some passengers instinctively tried to take out their phones to take pictures, but found that their phones seemed to have malfunctioned and simply couldn’t be turned on, so no one could capture the appearance of the girl.

But for the passengers, as they were unclear about the conditions in the cockpit, they naturally believed that the little girl protected the plane from the bird strike. But they thought the plane landed safely due to the control of the pilot.

Xiang Kun, Tang Baona, and Yang Zhen’er were also naturally undergoing examination by the medical personnel.

Everyone seemed to be in good condition, without any significant injuries. Almost all the passengers were unharmed. The only exception were those who had been hit by shards from the bird’s corpse that had burst into the cockpit. These passengers were slightly shocked and needed to be taken to the hospital for further examinations.

If this had happened in the past, it would’ve been easy for any standard test—like checking blood pressure and temperature—to uncover any abnormalities in Xiang Kun. But now, with Alice’s help, all the data shown by these devices were within her control. Therefore, the medical staff couldn’t find any issues.

After the examination, while waiting for Nana and Yang Lao San, Xiang Kun held his phone close to his mouth and said in a low voice without unlocking the screen, “Alice, find a way to track that bird’s position.”

“Sure thing!” Alice’s voice, emanating from the phone’s speaker, was so low that someone standing right beside him would not even hear her, let alone the nearest person at that moment who was over five meters away.

Xiang Kun asked in a quiet voice, “Can you find it?”

“No problem. If it doesn’t appear, fine. But if it does, it has nowhere to hide in our territory. I can definitely locate it, no problem! Don’t worry, boss! Do you want me to deal with it directly?” Alice had a somewhat gritted tone towards the end.

Xiang Kun replied, “No, just lock onto its position. I’ll handle it.”

“Boss, it probably can’t do much on its own…” Alice interjected.

“I know,” Xiang Kun nodded without elaborating. Alice also didn’t press any further, understanding Xiang Kun’s meaning instantly.

Xiang Kun had a number of encounters with that “mutated big bird,” and had a basic evaluation of its mutation plans. Alice had also established a basic mutation model for it. According to their assessment, the bird didn’t seem to have the ability to set a trap on the flight Xiang Kun was onboard, particularly without Xiang Kun detecting it, and attack them in such an effective way.

Xiang Kun also proposed that after nearly being electrocuted by him on Zi Huan Mountain, the bird was extremely scared of him. Even if it sensed him from a great distance, there was a high probability that it would flee, rather than launch any offensive attacks.

There’s a high possibility that the actions of the “mutated big bird” were orchestrated by the “Ultimate Predator.” However, the method used remains unknown.

Currently, all the cities and human settlements across the country were filled with Xiang Kun’s “Super-connected Objects.” Even more so in Haixi Province, where both the cities and forests were covered by his “Super-connected Objects” or “Xiao Luobo’s” “offspring.” None of the “mutant creatures” had any space to hide or lay traps.

The fact that Alice didn’t discover the “mutated big bird” in advance and that it chose to ambush them mid-air suggests that if the “Ultimate Predator” was in fact manipulating it, it must’ve discovered the existence of the “Super-connected Objects” and thus, encouraged the “mutated big bird” to attack in the sky.

This behavior made Xiang Kun intuitively sense the “Ultimate Predator’s” impatience and fear.

On one hand, the fact that it could detect the existence of the “Super-connected Objects” probably means it was aware of the terrifyingly rapid expansion and coverage scope of these objects, potentially threatening its own existence. Yet it most likely didn’t have a way, or perhaps didn’t dare, to stop Xiang Kun and Alice’s process of linking the “Super-connected Objects.” It feared that Xiang Kun might trace the tail, thereby discovering its own whereabouts.

On the other hand, this creature didn’t dare to act itself nor use the special Super Sensory Information that still existed within the majority of other creatures to directly threaten Xiang Kun. It could only resort to these roundabout methods, using another “mutant” to carry out stealth attacks. Perhaps it believed that even if it couldn’t kill Xiang Kun this way, Xiang Kun wouldn’t discover its involvement.

Of course, it wouldn’t know that Xiang Kun and Alice instinctively linked it to the “mutated big bird’s” actions, even without any solid evidence at hand.

Once they found the “mutated big bird,” they would quickly be able to validate their hypothesis.

“Boss, should we manipulate the information for the outside world and Mr. Liang?” asked Alice.

Given the scale of the incident and the many eyewitnesses on the plane, it would naturally be impossible to entirely suppress the news, especially when it involved a huge company like Divine Technology.

However, with Alice’s capabilities, modifying existing information and misguiding investigators would be quite easy. Whether it be the data inside the airplane’s black box, photos and videos captured by netizens, or even videos of the airplane’s landing process filmed by various airport recording devices, she could tamper with all of these, arranging and producing them how she saw fit.

After thinking for a moment, Xiang Kun said, “Provide some guidance to influence the situation and get Mr. Liang to come to Chongyun Village.”

“Got it!” Alice replied joyfully.

From Xiang Kun’s reply, she knew he was about to undertake a significant operation. As the most competent and loyal assistant, she had been waiting for an opportunity to flex her capabilities for a long time.

After the examinations and some formalities, Xiang Kun, Tang Baona, and Yang Zhen’er refused interviews from the media. Following the airport staff’s instructions, they took a dedicated channel to meet their pick up person.

As she watched Yang Zhen’er hastily rush towards the exit, Tang Baona couldn’t help but quietly say to Xiang Kun, “Something seems off about Yang Lao San.”

“Oh?”

“Do you remember seeing the little girl on the wing of the plane? Oh, right, you were sleeping. Were you really asleep, Xiang Kun? Never mind, we’ll talk about that later. What’s weird is that Yang Lao San seemed to be familiar with the little girl when she saw her. She hasn’t been acting normal since,” Tang Baona said, frowning.

The truth was, Tang Baona had asked Yang Zhen’er about this as soon as they got off the plane. Yang Zhen’er had only responded with a mysterious smile. From the self-satisfied look on her face, it seemed as if she knew something but wasn’t saying it for some reason. It was as if she had forgotten the embarrassing situation they were in when the plane trouble started.

“Yang Lao San huh… it’s normal for her to come up with some pretty wild theories,” Xiang Kun laughed.

“I have a feeling that this time it’s different…” Tang Baona spoke in a low voice. After hesitating for a moment, she decided not to mention her suspicion that the little girl was the “Little Elf.”

Upon exiting, they were first greeted by Old Xia. Yang Zhen’er immediately rushed over and hugged Old Xia.

“Old Xia, thank you.” Yang Zhen’er whispered in her cousin’s ear.

Xia Li Bing looked at her with surprise. “What are you thanking me for?”

Yang Zhen’er stayed silent for a moment before slowly smiling and responded in a loaded tone, “I know everything.”