Trembling At A High Altitude

Li Teng and Anna didn't dare to make any rash moves because the staff at the airport were wearing uniforms identical to those worn by the staff in Film and Television City.

Good thing we didn't act on impulse, otherwise, it would have been quite embarrassing.

But in such a large airport, with hundreds and thousands of passengers coming and going, are they all staff members performing with us?

This time, without bodyguards in tow, the director received a phone call and then led Li Teng and Anna alone through security towards the airport lounge.

Without the escort of bodyguards, the two of them also did not dare to do anything out of line.

The director obviously wasn't worried about them running away at all, which is why he arranged it this way.

As for kidnapping the director to negotiate terms with Film and Television City, don't even think about it; there are plenty of directors in Film and Television City, and the life of a director probably isn't worth much to Film and Television City.

Moreover, in this place, people simply can't die.

If you die, they can bring you back to life, then seal you in wax.

The thought is quite terrifying; if you happen to offend someone who has mastered the technology of resurrection, making you unable to die and then dissecting you on the operating table every day...

At this thought, Li Teng couldn't help but recall that black-hearted doctor.

I must exact my revenge!

The director said as long as we return alive from "Hell Mode," he would give us a chance, but what kind of chance? An opportunity to get rid of the black-hearted doctor or just a chance to file a complaint against him?

He didn't make it clear enough.

Of course, Li Teng hoped for the former.

...

There were easily over a hundred people in the waiting area.

Numerous drones hovered in mid-air in the lounge, filming everyone.

These small drones used for filming seemed to never need recharging, and no matter how many there were, their flights were orderly in the air, never colliding, and they could even follow actors or staff into the cabin, conducting one-on-one tracking shots in cramped spaces.

"Okay, this is as far as I can take you," the director stopped at the entrance to the waiting area.

"What's next? Where do we go for the performance of 'Hell Mode'?" Anna asked the director, as the current situation was different from what she had imagined.

She had thought that they would meet the other six actors, a new director—that is, the director for "Hell Mode's" storyline—would come and take over from the original director, brief them on the plot, and then they would start the "Hell Mode" performance.

But now, did the director mean to just leave them here on their own?

"I was informed that you need to take another flight to a location where the director of Hell Theater Troupe will be waiting for you. The other six actors may be among these passengers or might be waiting for you there; I am not sure of the specifics. From now on, everything is up to you."

"Try your best to survive! Good luck!" said the director officially before turning and walking away.

Leaving Li Teng and Anna looking at each other in confusion.

"I have a premonition," Li Teng said, looking around the airport lounge.

"So do I," Anna nodded.

"You go first."

"No, you go ahead."

"I feel like the storyline for 'Hell Mode' has already started," Li Teng spoke up first.

"Yes, I feel the same," Anna said, vigilantly looking around.

"What should we do now?" Li Teng asked Anna.

"Take me out when I am not expecting it! Haven't you already planned it?" Anna responded to Li Teng.

"But we can't do it here; we need to find a secluded place to do it," Li Teng shook his head.

"Why? Are you worried you'll be recognized by those other six?"

"No, it's broad daylight here, and it wouldn't be good if the kids saw us, we need to find a secluded spot to take our time."

"Do what?" Anna became more and more concerned as she listened.

"I'm a man, you're a woman, we're both about to die, of course, we should do something enjoyable! Otherwise, it would be such a waste, don't you think?"

"Do you believe I won't cut your drainpipe off?"

...

"At a life or death moment like this, can't these two be serious for once?" Gao Fei, who was watching the live broadcast, shook his head in disbelief.

"Anna has always been serious, it's just that this Li Teng isn't serious at all, he's killing me! Haha…" Elsa watched with great joy, even feeling a sense of nostalgia for when she used to watch variety shows at home.

A variety show never had content this risqué, right?

"Damn it, if only one of these two could survive, I hope it's that woman, this man is too sleazy! He's disgusting! The world can't tolerate him if he doesn't die!" Feng Dahai cursed angrily.

"Yeah, this man is disgusting, he embodies all the traits of the disgusting type of man! Sleazy, flirts with any girl he sees, tells bad jokes, spouts poems, and he's even a bit handsome, I hate this type of man the most!" Glasses Man Huang Xun also gritted his teeth.

"Why do I feel like you're just jealous?" Pretty Boy Du Qing chuckled as he looked at Huang Xun.

"Jealous of him? How could that be possible?" Huang Xun denied it outright, but after Du Qing pointed it out, he realized he was indeed very jealous of Li Teng.

Clearly, he's a sleazebag, and all these women know it, but they still flock around him.

All they give Huang Xun is disdain.

It was quite depressing.

...

After sitting in the departure lounge for a while, an announcement from the airport's loudspeakers prompted the passengers in Li Teng's departure lounge to proceed to the boarding gate.

"What are the consequences if we don't board?" Anna murmured as she got up.

"Elimination, leaving the sole survival spot to those six people." Li Teng stood up.

"I figured as much." Anna sighed, stood up, and followed behind Li Teng.

"You're walking in front, aren't you afraid I'll kill you from behind? Exposing your back to me, I have a hundred ways to kill you in three seconds," Anna said to Li Teng, who was walking ahead of her.

"You wouldn't be able to do it." Li Teng didn't look back as he responded to Anna.

"Why?"

"Because you've fallen for me."

"Pah! I have no idea where you get your confidence from!" Anna knew Li Teng was shameless, but she never imagined he could reach this extent.

"When I was deliberately praising the director earlier, you got jealous. Your mouth can lie, but your eyes can't," Li Teng gave Anna a 'charming' smile.

"I'm utterly bewildered by you!" Anna's face wore an expression of utter dejection.

...

"This guy is going to make me vomit from disgust! Damn it! How can there be such a disgusting man in the world? It's beyond my comprehension of a normal human being!" Feng Dahai watching the live broadcast was beyond the brink of tolerance.

"Why doesn't that woman hit him? Has she really fallen for him?" Pretty Boy Du Qing asked Glasses Man Huang Xun beside him, somewhat puzzled.

"Fallen for him, my ass! The only reason Anna hasn't acted against him is because she isn't sure whether Hell Mode's performance has truly begun; acting prematurely might lead to Film and Television City's punishment and inadvertently give the other side an advantage," Huang Xun stated with an expression as if he had seen through everything.

"You think you can see it, and that sleazy guy can't? When it comes to the deviousness of this scheming pair, I think the sleazy guy is a hundred times more cunning than the sleazy girl! It's very likely the sleazy girl will end up killed by the sleazy guy!" Feng Dahai looked disappointed, as if lamenting Anna's failure to see through the deception.

...

"Such a brutal mutual slaughter, yet Li Teng looks so calm and collected, I really admire his mental strength, truly has no conscience," Gao Fei also commented to the women beside him as they watched the live stream.

"Haha, he's not heartless, his friends describe him perfectly, cold-hearted as a wolf, cruel as a dog…" Office lady Elsa continued to enjoy the live stream.

"I really don't want to see them killing each other, it's too hurtful," the young girl Daisy said worriedly.

"What has to be faced will eventually come to pass," Gao Fei sighed.