Sky-cracking Rider

"My uncle is dead!"

The female executive manager burst into howling sobs without warning.

Her only uncle had risked great danger to come to the 911 Aircrew Base. On his way back, he was attacked by an anti-aircraft missile. One of the two medium transport aircraft was shot down—it was the one McAllen Gager was on.

It wasn't until two days later that McAllen Gager's body was found, with the scene marked by a destroyed aircraft and the loss of life.

Those who had been sent home to fend for themselves by the Aircrew Base, who had boarded the same transport, also didn't escape from this disaster. They died without a trace. Since they were forcefully released from their contracts, they were no longer employees of the Apocalypse Defense Group and therefore, didn't get a penny of the wartime compensation.

Without a doubt, the culprit was the Merman Brothers Consortium, which had started a corporate war with the Apocalypse Defense Group; perhaps the military contractors of the 909 Aircrew Base were involved as well.

Hanna Gagel managed to suppress her tears and sorrow, putting on a facade of calmness and composure until the end of the workday, despite the news of her loved one's loss.

As soon as she was out of everyone's sight, she grabbed a bottle of alcohol and started looking for Chen Fei everywhere.

The Rookie is just a trash can, where you can dump any kind of negative emotion. Once sober, everyone would take their separate sunny paths and plank bridges, forgetting each other in Jianghu.

At least that's what Hanna Gagel thought.

As for Chen Fei, one of the parties concerned, he was completely clueless and couldn't fathom what the female executive manager was thinking.

Chen Fei tentatively asked, "The person who came that day?"

At that time, he was in Hangar No. 1 receiving one-on-one training from Xiao Ming, the chief mechanic, so he never saw Hanna Gagel's uncle McAllen Gager and only heard about him later.

"Wuuwuuwuu..."

The female executive manager didn't explain and cried earth-shatteringly.

Blowing her nose and wiping her tears all over Chen Fei's body.

Chen Fei: …

I just took a bath!

I just changed my clothes!

I really want to press this one-eyed old lady on the ground and beat her!

But... I can't beat her, I can't beat her!

This old lady is as annoying as the Chekhov Big Bear.

After a long bout of crying, Hanna Gagel managed to stifle her sobs. She didn't dare to show her tears and weakness in front of others.

For some reason, she felt more at ease with Chen Fei.

Maybe it was because this young man was also a user of supernatural powers.

"Now I'm the only one left in the Gager family. If you dare tell anyone, I'll kill you!"

The female executive manager just raised her hand when she saw Chen Fei's expression change drastically, and he quickly waved his hands.

"No, no, no, there's so little left of what Old Master Barut planted; please don't bring more disaster upon it."

A Wind Blade attack the last time had already destroyed half of it, and this time it looked set for complete annihilation.

After the 911 Aircrew Base had restored basic regular electricity supply, Chen Fei was allocated a personal power quota of one kilowatt. He transferred all of it to the shed, lighting up seven or eight halogen bulbs and, with a kerosene heater, barely restored some light and warmth to the shed, giving the surviving plants a glimmer of hope for life.

If Manager Hanna were to unleash a Wind Blade now, all of Chen Fei's hard work would have been in vain.

Fortunately, the female executive manager retained a hint of reason and did not allow Old Master Barut's efforts to be completely wiped out.

"Burp, this is for you!"

A drunken Hanna Gagel tossed over a "little brick".

The heavy and solid exterior suggested it was a professional cellphone with excellent protection.

Among the supplies her uncle McAllen Gager had sent were some highly protected military-grade communication devices which couldn't be easily burned out by strong electromagnetic pulses. The quantity was limited, and each middle management member and above had one for daily contact.

There were also a few units to spare, and for some reason, the female executive manager gave one to Chen Fei.

It happened that his second-hand old phone had been cooked by an EMP, not even worth repairing, and had been thrown into the recycle bin along with a pile of electronic waste waiting to be recycled. Knowing he was being offered a new phone for free, he took it without any hesitation.

Now that it was dark outside and, considering the time zone difference, it was late night back home, Chen Fei couldn't make a phone call to his family to reassure them until the next morning.

After tossing the military phone to Chen Fei, Hanna Gagel tried to get Chen Fei to drink with her again.

This time, Chen Fei wasn't fooled.

He pretended to bring out some homemade fruit wine that was about to pass its peak flavor, which smelled alcoholic but wasn't strong. Downing six or seven bottles wouldn't get him nearly as drunk as Manager Hanna was at the moment.

The female executive manager was already tipsy and had lost her usual sharp vision and keen perceptiveness, completely unaware of Chen Fei's sleight of hand.

After drinking too much, she began to cry out loud.

After crying, she would howl.

After howling, she would drink again.

... Eventually, she collapsed onto Chen Fei's bed and refused to leave!

How could two people sleep on a single bed?

Damn it!

Having nowhere to argue his case, Chen Fei could only carry the bird's nest back to his cold dormitory, change out of his dirty clothes, throw them in the sink for a quick scrub, hang them outside to dry, and then head back to bed to make do for the night.

"Chirp!~"

Pure Light Sparrow Xiao Jiu's biological clock was more punctual than an alarm, waking Daddy up without a second's discrepancy.

A pinnacle of green, eco-friendly biotech that didn't even use electricity, combining sound with vibration.

After preparing some mealworms and chick feed to satisfy the little bird's hunger, Chen Fei finished washing up, picked up his newly acquired phone, logged into his personal communication account, and dialed a number.

His younger sister's number was connected immediately, and an excited voice, trying to be contained, came through.

"Big brother? Is that you? Big brother? Dad, Mom, it's Second Brother's call!"

It had been at least a week since Chen Fei had called home, and he calmly replied, "Uh-huh! It's me, how's everything at home?"

"Brother, everything's fine at home..."

Before Chen Meng could say much more, the voices of a middle-aged man and woman came through.

"Xiao Meng, ask Xiao Fei if he's hurt? Is he safe now?"

"Why is this kid only calling now? He's had us worried to death."

The two were Chen Hai and Yu Xiaoyi, the parents of the three siblings, Chen Shi, Chen Fei, and Chen Meng.

Elder Brother Chen Shi had already started his own family and naturally did not live at home, so now it was just their father, mother, and younger sister Chen Meng at home.

"My old phone broke, and I've only just gotten a new one."

Chen Fei still had to thank that female executive manager who drank like a cat on a hot tin roof.

If not for her, he would have had much more trouble just trying to let his family know he was safe.

Old Master Chen Hai took a deep breath and asked, "Xiao Fei, the place you work is called the Aircrew Base, right?"

"Dad, relax, I'm safe here, haven't been injured."

Chen Fei immediately guessed that his family must have been informed by now.

It seems the corporate war between the Merman Brothers Consortium and the Apocalypse Defense Group had alarmed many and even made the news.

Old Master Chen Hai's voice became stern, "If possible, resign as soon as you can and come back early. Bullets don't have eyes on the battlefield; we can bite the bullet and pay off the debt. Your life is not worth the risk."

Better to be a peaceful dog than a person in chaotic times.

He didn't want to see his son, Second Brother, in danger. Paying off debts was one thing, risking his life was another.

"Yeah, Xiao Fei, come back soon!"

Mom Yu Xiaoyi was also extremely worried.

Chen Meng, with a crying tone, called out, "Brother, hurry back!"

Some time ago, she had seen a news video about two private military contractors getting into a dispute, one of which was the Apocalypse Defense Group that Second Brother worked for.

The footage from the news broadcast showed a besieged Aircrew Base ablaze with flames, reduced to ruins, which left the family on edge. They immediately took out their phones to call Chen Fei, but they couldn't contact him no matter what they tried.

At that moment, their hearts jumped; Chen Fei was unreachable, and no one knew what was actually happening. Corporate wars were no joke; both sides were ruthless as if it were a small-scale war. With no regard for lives, it wouldn't be surprising if something unfortunate had happened.

The family urgently tried multiple ways to make contact with the Apocalypse Defense Group, desperate to confirm Chen Fei's safety.

However, the Apocalypse Defense Group was currently being aggressively suppressed by the Merman Brothers Consortium through all kinds of tactics, struggling internally and externally amidst chaos, and hardly had the resources to respond to the Chen Family's inquiries, only offering vague responses.

The family was helpless and anxious while waiting until Chen Fei's call finally came through again.

"Dad, Mom, Xiao Meng, don't worry about the debt; I will be able to pay it off soon."

Chen Fei glanced at the bird's nest on the bedside table, inside which the Earth Order Third Rank Light-element Magical Beast Crystal Core emitted a glow that completely replaced the need for a lamp.

This Crystal Core, worth tens of millions of Star Yuan, was his biggest asset in paying off all the debts, but for Chen Fei, it was still far from enough.

Even if he didn't have to worry about the enormous debts anymore, he was thinking about earning as much as possible to improve the difficult economic situation at home.

After all, it was a rare opportunity; working at the Aircrew Base really paid well—no doubt the lending company that recommended Chen Fei to this job had thought the same.

Old Master Chen Hai was adamant, "No, it's too dangerous; find a way to come back as soon as you can. You can work another job to pay off the debt."

He couldn't stand by and watch his Second Brother put himself in danger.

"Dad, the Aircrew Base is sealed off; I can't leave at all. I'm actually safer staying here."

Chen Fei immediately used the incident of Manager Hanna's uncle, whose transport plane was shot down on the way back, as a shield.

It wasn't that he didn't want to leave; it was that he couldn't.

However, the actual situation of the Aircrew Base was even worse.
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It wasn't just secretly sealed off by the Merman Brothers Consortium; it was even abandoned by the higher-ups of the Apocalypse Defense Consortium.

If not for Manager Hanna's uncle, McAllen Gagar, who risked bringing a shipment of supplies, manpower, and a small transport plane, the Aircrew Base would have received no help at all.

Now the entire base, ambushed on all sides, had reached a state where neither heaven nor earth could respond, fighting a desperate and isolated battle.

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