Chapter 669: Chapter 456: Accident_2
So under Dong Tianyu’s control, the sight of an airplane coming to an abrupt stop mid-air—a scenario utterly unimaginable to others—now forcibly materialized in reality.
Only after bringing the small transport plane to a complete halt in mid-air did Dong Tianyu observe the surroundings carefully using Divine Sense.
In Dong Tianyu’s Divine Sense, all around him appeared variously oriented illusory mirrors, not only in the sky but also on the sea’s surface.
Through Dong Tianyu’s observation, the ships on the sea, unknowingly, entered an illusory mirror and then came out from another mirror, unharmed and direct.
Unfortunately, with no other points of reference in either the water or the air, neither the ships on the sea nor Dong Tianyu, who had just been on the small transport plane, noticed this phenomenon.
Had he not been about to approach the area where his parents were, intending to quickly locate them using Divine Sense, Dong Tianyu might not have discovered this situation yet.
The ship on the water surface might seem to possess the ability to teleport, appearing in various areas instantaneously, but in reality, Dong Tianyu understood that the ship was trapped within this region just like him, utterly unable to leave.
Perhaps because the scenery on the surrounding water surface looked the same, the survivors on that ship did not realize they were always turning in circles on the spot and had never left the area.
After observing the sailing trajectory of that ship on the water, Dong Tianyu was surprised to find that these illusory mirrors could actually move.
Although each mirror on the water surface was large, occasionally, the ship’s body did not enter the illusory mirror head-on but only touched part of these illusory mirrors,
Yet, even if only part of the ship touched that illusory mirror, the entire ship appeared from another illusory mirror as though having entered it fully.
Watching the ship on the water moving about like a headless fly, yet forever unable to leave the area, Dong Tianyu’s expression grew serious.
After observing carefully for a while, Dong Tianyu finally found an opportunity to escape from here.
Though he was uncertain whether there were similar mirrors under the water, not all the large mirrors in the sky and on the water surface were tightly connected to one another.
There were gaps between the mirrors, and while these gaps were too small to allow the large ship on the water to pass through, some smaller boats could navigate freely between them.
Of course, the size of the gaps between the mirrors was not fixed, and the mirrors occasionally moved. It was due to these movements and collisions that the illusory mirrors did not remain in their original positions.
The small transport plane that Dong Tianyu was on could easily pass through the gaps between the illusory mirrors if not for the wings, but touching the mirrors with any part would transfer the entire plane to another location.
Those trapped within the mirrors must first be able to ’see’ these illusory mirrors, invisible to the naked eye, and then merely needed to cautiously avoid the surrounding mirrors and proceed straight in one direction to leave from here.
Unfortunately, unless one possesses special abilities, even Martial Artists in the Energy Refining Realm could only vaguely sense the presence of the mirrors, and this vague sense alone was not enough to escape from there.
Even though the small transport plane was too large to escape from the illusory mirrors, let’s not forget, Dong Tianyu’s most familiar method of flying was not piloting a small plane, but Sword Flight.
After storing the small transport plane into the Storage Space, Dong Tianyu maneuvered the Flying Sword to glide through the gaps between the illusory mirrors with ease, and in just a matter of minutes, he left the bizarre region.
At that moment, Dong Tianyu looked at the ship still trapped in the illusive mirror space, thinking to himself that without a clear landmark, they wouldn’t know when they might realize they were caught in a maze-like domain of strangeness.
Dong Tianyu checked the collection in his Storage space only to find there was nothing suitable; after all, the sea is different from land, and fixing a marker in place would be very troublesome.
As for entering the Mirror Space again to directly remind the others, that idea flashed through Dong Tianyu’s mind like a shooting star, disappearing in an instant.
After all, at this point in time, what was most important for Dong Tianyu was to first go to pick up his parents; all other matters could be postponed.
Taking out the small transporter once more, Dong Tianyu began his journey to find his relatives. However, with the experience he just had, Dong Tianyu didn’t expand the range of his Divine Sense to its maximum, but he did cover an area with a radius of fifty meters around the small transporter.
Perhaps it was just an accident, but until Dong Tianyu found his parents’ ship using the coordinates provided by Ye Liuyun, nothing else happened.
Unlike Ye Liuyun’s ship, which allowed the small transporter to land directly on its large, 10,000-ton deck, the inland ship ridden by his parents, although considered a large ship in inland rivers, had a deck not spacious enough for the small transporter to land.
Fortunately, the small transporter could hover in the air, and when Dong Tianyu maneuvered it to stop above the deck of this ship, many people appeared on deck, holding weapons.
Seeing this, Dong Tianyu furrowed his brow. Theoretically, Ye Liuyun should have already communicated with them, and they had agreed on the personnel to embark on this voyage. Such a situation shouldn’t have occurred below.
After a brief contemplation, Dong Tianyu directly took out his satellite phone and called Ye Liuyun. As soon as the call connected, he heard Ye Liuyun asking, "Have you picked up the people? Is there enough fuel for the return trip, or do I need to contact them to refuel for you? How soon will you return? I want to prepare in advance to welcome and clean up for you."
Hearing Ye Liuyun fire off questions like pouring beans, Dong Tianyu ignored them and instead asked, "Did you get in touch with them?"
Feeling a sense of unease from Dong Tianyu’s question, Ye Liuyun hastily said, "Didn’t we arrange everything before you departed? Apart from our two families, we were bringing a few more people back. Although the list wasn’t finalized, the total amount won’t exceed 15 people—that’s already decided.
What’s wrong? Did something unexpected happen over there?"
"Based on the navigation, I’ve found the ship and am stopped above its deck, but I wasn’t greeted by our families. Instead, there are guards wielding weapons."
Upon hearing this, Ye Liuyun also felt something was amiss and quickly said, "Could there be some misunderstanding? Don’t panic. I’m going to call them right now to find out what happened."
Without waiting for Dong Tianyu’s response, Ye Liuyun hung up and immediately contacted the other party.
After some inquiry by Ye Liuyun, the resulting answer made Ye Liuyun feel a mix of frustration and amusement; a misunderstanding had arisen between them.
For others, the floods came quite suddenly, and since Pengcheng is inland, not many had prepared large boats in advance. Many people hastily found a small boat nearby or hastily constructed simple water survival crafts after the flooding occurred.
Because of this, a key issue arose: there wasn’t much preparation of supplies. Though occasionally the carcasses of prehistoric beasts or members of the Bug Race floated on the water,
those carcasses were like unexpected delicacies for large ships. Somewhat larger ships could salvage these bodies for processing, but for small boats, they were harbingers of disaster.
