Sky-cracking Rider

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Watching Old David surrounded by the crowd and flashlights in the distance, Chen Fei, who had left the F-22 "Raptor" first, was actually squeezed out to the periphery.

In fact, the first one to land, Instructor Ramaya, had already drawn away more than half of the crowd's attention and onlookers, leaving Old David to attract the remainder. Otherwise, relying on the already overwhelmed airport security alone, it would have been impossible to stop so many people.

The former "Eagle King" of the Federation, second only to Sky Knight, still as sharp as ever and bravely taking to the skies with his old comrade to meet the enemy—naturally, the topic was buzzing.

Big sturdy Westerners and Big Black women pounced on the old man without holding back, regardless of how many "tires" they were carrying or even if they bumped into others with their spheres, screaming as they offered up their fiery red lips in a scene so out of control it was terrifying.

That's right! These old hens were just craving the old man's body, pah, despicable!!!

As for Chen Fei, the little sucker, trembling in the darkness beneath the lights, was utterly relieved.

He began to suspect that these white and black women with offensive body odor and out-of-shape figures were not of the same species as Manager Hanna at all.

Thanks to Old David and Instructor Ramaya taking the brunt of it and drawing the fire, if he himself had gotten trapped in there unable to escape, it would have been too horrifying.

More importantly, he could forget about attending training classes with any sense of peace.

Holding the dozing Little Bird, Chen Fei looked around for a place to spend the night.

"Ha! Look at that coward, the old man is fighting hard in the sky, and this guy is running away like a rat,"

a mocking voice reached Chen Fei's ears, turning his head; it was Steven Lockheed again, itching for trouble. This time, he came with a different girl, God knows where he hooked up with her.

"Steven, are you having another one of your episodes?"

Chen Fei gently placed Little Bird into his pocket and walked over with cracking knuckles.

Only now does he come to talk rubbish; what the hell was he doing earlier.

Seeing Chen Fei approaching with a hostile expression, Steven finally remembered that his own fighting strength was probably no match for Chen Fei.

"Steven!"

His companion screamed, realizing something was off.

"Step aside, girlie, or I'll beat you up too."

Chen Fei closed the distance in a few quick strides, and before long, threw a punch.

A punch to the stomach.

"Ow!"

Same old formula, the young master of the Lockheed family curled up like a shrimp.

"You have the nerve to talk about me? Weren't you running away just the same? How come you didn't die at the airport?"

Chen Fei eased up a bit and struck another punch that lifted the guy half a foot off the ground, eyes bulging almost out of their sockets.

"Ow!~"

Steven Lockheed gasped for air, unable to utter an extra word.

"Oh my God! Please, stop fighting!"

Steven's companion raised her hands, a look of fright on her face.

Chen Fei landed another punch and then leisurely said to the girl, "He should apologize. You'd best stay away from this wimp, to avoid being an innocent casualty!"

His words prompted the girl to finally react; she screamed and staggered away speedily, like a startled rabbit, hopping and skipping away very fast.

"HEL..." Steven Lockheed paid the price for his arrogance, writhing in pain and trying to call for help or perhaps beg for mercy.

"You're right, welcome to Hell (HELL)!"

Chen Fei knocked Steven's "P" right back.

The bone-crunching fighting style left Steven Lockheed beaten into a pathetic mess.

"Jiu?"

Little Bird in the pocket woke up from all the commotion, shook its black feathers, looking puzzled at its unscrupulous daddy Chen Fei.

"Give him a 'Light Healing Technique'!"

Chen Fei scratched the little guy's chin and then pointed at Steven lying unconscious on the ground.

"Jiu!"

Little Bird was perplexed but still followed Daddy Chen Fei's request.

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A light orb the size of a table tennis ball, emitting a soft white light, entered the body of Steven Lockheed.

"Ugh..."

The unconscious Steven finally let out a groan.

But his eyes still didn't open, as the First Rank Light Healing Technique was still slightly insufficient.

"Another one!"

Chen Fei's brows slightly furrowed as he scratched Little Bird.

Another "Light Healing Technique" orb was cast into the Lockheed lad's body.

This time, his groans grew louder, and slowly, he opened his eyes.

"Hi!"

Chen Fei waved at him, and seeing the pupils follow his hand, he knew his vision had regained focus. He then said, "As to who exactly is the coward, I believe we absolutely need to have a serious heart-to-heart about this topic tonight. Don't you agree?"

Steven was genuinely scared of this barbarian, no, of this unreasonable guy. Read new chapters at empire

He began to scream horrifically.

"No! No..."

After "a heart-to-heart" beatdown, Light Healing Technique, a short while, repeat...

By noon, Steven Lockheed sat up gasping for breath in a barn, seriously wounded, then touched himself unsurely, feeling no pain or itch and finally, he sighed with relief.

Thank God, it was all just a nightmare.

He looked down and saw his clothes torn and tattered, his previously relaxed expression instantly stiffening.

What kind of devil did he encounter last night?

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Chen Fei walked out of the small town's motel, stretching, with the spirited Little Bird perched on his shoulder.

Luckily, he reacted quickly; taking advantage of the moment before others could respond, he directly booked one of the few remaining rooms in the motel.

The others, engrossed in surrounding Old David and Instructor Ramaya, stirred up commotion all night until they finally remembered they had nowhere to stay, and they scattered like birds and beasts.

Those as fortunate as Chen found a motel room, or at worst, with a silver-tongued persuasion and Star Yuan paving the way, managed to borrow a couch in a townsman's home. With some struggling, they could scrape through the night and get a meal.

Those who couldn't talk or lacked the means to pay, well, sorry for them. They either had to sneak into their cars for a spot or wait for Old David to pull some strings. They could borrow a barn nearby, lie down in a haystack and huddle through the night, but in any case, arrangements were made.

At dawn, he heard the Mother Hen clucking incessantly in his ear.

"Big! They're big!"

It meant eggs were laid, and pulling apart the haystack, they were indeed sizable.

The spectacle of last night's landing was just a warm-up to the beginning.

By noon, reporters from 18 different news outlets flocked from all directions. Some drove in cars, some arrived in helicopters, and some even crowdfunded a small Sky Patrol Ship, which had just settled outside the town, disgorging at least thirty little media outlets. Colleagues turned into rivals; they were allies while crowdfunding but enemies once off the ship.

Some even started fighting on the spot.

The townspeople saw this and immediately cheered up.

With so many journalists, food, drink, and necessities, it was all money! Under the mayor's organization, beer, burgers, small barbecues, hot dog stands were set up, disco music played, and it was like a festival. They fleeced the media, with the daily rent of a tent almost matching the price of the best room in town, take it or leave it.

In this grand event, with a very low profile, Chen Fei was like a non-participant, casually shearing the wool of capitalism while he reported to Boss Hana.

"Old David's airport is completely destroyed. Do I still continue my classes here?"

The goat meat bought from a local farm was dirt cheap; he spent 300 Star Yuan on a goat, even borrowing tools for onsite slaughter. Nearby, the landowner's simple son curiously stared at the Pure Light Sparrow on Chen Fei's shoulder, too shy and bashful to come over and pet the bird.

Xiao Jiu completely ignored the simple-minded boy, clinging to Chen Fei, hopping around, nearly getting splashed with the stench of goat blood.

In one night's work, the little guy somehow grasped the Second Rank Light Healing Spells "Light of Redemption," and with a mischievous "Light of Redemption" aimed at the goat, ended up forcing Chen Fei to slaughter the animal twice.

The goat was really unfortunate, having its throat cut twice and finally succumbing to death.

"Instructor Ramaya's classes have just begun; you must not drop them. Don't worry, once the buzz dies down, with Old David's connections, it'll be easy to find a suitable place to restart the classes.

You're lucky Old David covered for you this time, otherwise, I couldn't have cleaned up the mess for you either," said Hanna Gagel in the video call, her face somber but her tone suggesting a hint of relief.

If Chen were to gain public attention, she wouldn't have been able to handle it either. Even the Apocalypse Defense Group at its peak didn't have the capacity for that.

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