Chapter 59: Live Broadcast Crash

Chapter 59: Livestreaming a Plane Crash

Turning around, Jiang Ren saw that the person running toward him was Mike.

"Mr. Jiang, I know this will cause you trouble, but I still want to ask you to take me along."

Mike ran up to Jiang Ren, suppressing the fear in his heart, and pleaded in a low voice.

*If you know it will cause me trouble, then don't say it.*

Jiang Ren was somewhat speechless, but considering that this person's attitude was decent, he replied: "The place I am going is very dangerous, so dangerous that even I might die."

Mike replied without a second of hesitation: "I'm not afraid!"

Jiang Ren said expressionlessly: "Give me a reason to take you with me."

"I..."

Mike hesitated for a moment. Looking at the barrages scrolling continuously across his phone screen, he spoke up: "I'm actually not a reporter. My true identity is a small-time streamer, a small-time streamer whose monthly earnings are only enough for rent and food."

Jiang Ren remained silent, waiting for him to state his reason.

Pausing for a split second, Mike continued: "But my dream has always been to become a major journalist, except that I lacked both money and talent. After dropping out of school, I could only become a streamer, hoping to discover some big news, but I never waited for the right opportunity. Today, I've finally seen a chance, and I don't want to miss it."

*It seems I've become big news once again.*

Jiang Ren glanced at him and walked toward the door without a word. Since this person wasn't afraid of dying, he could follow along if he wanted to, as long as he didn't get in the way.

"Mr. Jiang?"

Seeing Jiang Ren walking away without looking back, Mike had no choice but to cast a look of appeal toward Robert.

"Not speaking means agreement."

Robert reminded him with a prompt, then quickly strode after Jiang Ren. Mike happily chased after them as well.

At this moment.

In the livestream chatroom, the viewers' messages were refreshing rapidly.

—— "The streamer is a true man!"

—— "With this kind of courage, why is the streamer even bothering to be a reporter? Go run for president, I'll definitely vote for you!"

—— "Streamer, if you go and ask the big guy how he became so strong, I'll gift you a hundred Federal Coins. If you ask out the reason, I'll gift you ten thousand Federal Coins."

—— "Only ten thousand Federal Coins? What a pitiful poor person. Streamer, go ask quickly, I'll gift one million!"

—— "Don't anyone fight me for this, I'm gifting one hundred million!"

—— "I'm gifting one billion..."

—— "Gift, gift, gift. Are these Level 0 alt accounts dreaming while they gift?"

—— "It's the end of the world already, is throwing money around even useful?"

—— "Who would tell others the method to become stronger? Judging by the big guy's methods just now, if the streamer really asks, he's just asking for death!"

...

"Close your eyes."

Reaching the doorway, Jiang Ren turned back to look at Robert and Mike.

Although the two of them didn't understand what he meant, they still closed their eyes. Immediately after, they felt their heads grasped by a large hand, and a burning sensation bloomed in their eyes.

Mere seconds later, the heat vanished, replaced by a slight coolness.

"Done."

Jiang Ren withdrew his hand and stepped out the door: "I've already taken care of it for you. Within twenty-four hours, you won't turn into madmen even if you look at the moon."

Robert and Mike opened their eyes and looked at each other, a trace of joy surfacing on both of their faces.

After stepping outside the building, the thing people feared the most was accidentally seeing the moon. If they could avoid the moon's effects and have someone as powerful as Jiang protecting them, it would be as safe as safety could possibly get.

"So the outside world has already turned out like this..."

Stepping outside, the two men looked at the blood-red sky and recalled those normal people who had turned into lunatics, feeling a sense of melancholy inevitably rising in their hearts.

A few seconds later, feeling a stinging sensation in their eyes, they hurriedly lowered their heads.

They sought out an aircraft that had been prepared for departure before the descent of the Red Moon and boarded it.

Before long, the aircraft started up, taxied a distance on the ground, and then soared into the sky.

The aircraft flew smoothly.

Robert sat in the pilot's seat, operating the complex buttons before him, setting the aircraft's destination to the coordinates provided by Jiang Ren, and activating the autopilot function.

In the copilot's seat next to him, Jiang Ren closed his eyes to rest.

Urged frantically by the netizens, Mike clenched his fists to pump himself up, and softly asked Jiang Ren: "Mr. Jiang, may I interview you?"

Jiang Ren opened his eyes: "Speak."

"How did you evolve..."

Mike glanced at the livestream barrage, seemingly feeling that the question was somewhat inappropriate, and hurriedly added: "You don't have to mention the specific process, just keep it brief. It's fine if you don't want to answer."

"He knows everything, go ask him."

Jiang Ren gestured vaguely toward Robert, closed his eyes, and said no more.

Mike froze in a daze, feeling somewhat at a loss.

Robert's gaze shifted away from the control panel he had been yearning for, and he shook his head: "Did you think that when the Red Moon descended, although lunatics appeared, it also brought about evolution, and Jiang has mastered the method of evolution?"

Mike nodded and aimed his phone camera at Robert.

"You guys have been wrong from the very source."

Under these circumstances, there was no longer any need to abide by the confidentiality agreement. Robert explained directly: "As early as thirty years ago, people like Jiang who mastered abilities far surpassing ordinary people were collectively referred to as Exterminators, and their primary duty was to eradicate terrifying entities known as Danger Seeds..."

"Exterminators? They existed thirty years ago?"

Mike's face was full of astonishment. Sharing his expression were the tens of thousands of people in the livestreaming room.

Many of them had entered the livestream during the time it took to board the aircraft.

—— "This kind of inhuman individual existed thirty years ago? Good lord, what on earth have I missed?"

—— "I thought superheroes were fake, but you're telling me it was adapted from reality?!"

—— "My heart hurts so much, I feel like I missed out on a hundred million."

Under Robert's explanation, Mike and the tens of thousands of netizens gained a certain understanding of the birth of Exterminators and the dangers involved.

Though they didn't completely believe it.

Their attitude toward Jiang Ren, who possessed such abilities, had indeed improved quite a bit, unlike before when they thought he was merely a selfish and petty person unwilling to share.

Though the person in question didn't care about their opinions at all.

Two hours later.

Looking through the front windshield, Jiang Ren could already see with the naked eye that red beam of light piercing through the heavens and the earth.

At the same time, he felt the activity of the surrounding energy becoming increasingly intense, no longer weaker than that city under the nuclear blast.

"And..."

Jiang Ren lowered his head slightly. The energy dormant within his left arm, heart, and right eye also began to grow increasingly active, as if it might erupt at any moment.

Clang!

Suddenly, a loud crash echoed from beneath the aircraft.

The aircraft shook violently several times, almost throwing Robert and Mike, who were wearing seatbelts, out of their seats.

Immediately following that, it began to sway wildly from side to side.

"Not good, the aircraft is out of control!"

Robert glanced at the control interface, panic emerging on his face.

Jiang Ren asked: "What does that mean?"

"This aircraft can no longer resume normal flight. In two minutes at most, it will crash into the ground." Robert's tone carried a hint of trembling.

"A plane crash?"

Mike's face turned pale. Although he had mentally prepared himself for death, when the moment finally arrived, fear was still inevitable.