Why should we make things difficult for workers?

“You’re lucid?!”

After calming down, Wang Ning carefully considered Boli An’s subsequent words and actions, and then, with great difficulty, came to this conclusion.

But Boli An was still playing dumb. She didn’t answer her, just stared straight ahead, skillfully maneuvering the helicopter to change direction.

Wang Ning wanted to grab her by the shoulders and shake her, but given that she was flying a helicopter, and the risk of crashing was much more severe than a car accident, she could only simulate the scene in her mind.

“When did you become lucid? Tell me! I know you’re not in a berserk state anymore!” Wang Ning urged anxiously.

Boli An was silent for a moment, then, under Wang Ning’s persistent glare, she slowly said, “When I was leaning against the windowsill.”

“But at that time, I only had a vague sense of awareness. I wasn’t fully lucid. I could perceive the outside world, but I couldn’t control my actions.”

Wang Ning said calmly, “So you were lucid for everything that happened after that?”

Boli An looked away. “Let’s not worry about that for now. Where do you want to go?”

Wang Ning looked at her with disbelief. “What else are you trying to do?! The rescue teams are still down there! Shouldn’t we be going back?”

The helicopter’s strange behavior was quickly noticed. Wang Ning saw several other aircraft rushing towards them.

“Hold on tight,” Boli An said bluntly, and then, accelerated.

Before Wang Ning could say anything else, she felt a force pressing her heavily into the back of her seat. Boli An suddenly reached out a hand and buckled her seatbelt, still looking straight ahead. “It’ll be quick. Don’t worry.”

‘That’s not what I’m damn worried about!’

Wang Ning was about to explode internally.

Right now, she was confused. Very confused.

Why was Boli An, now that she was lucid, still doing things she couldn’t understand at all?

If she had done these things while in a berserk state, she might have understood. After all, who could reason with someone who wasn’t in their right mind?

—But now, the person was lucid, and her condition hadn’t improved in the slightest. In fact, it had gotten worse.

This was taking absurdity to a whole new level.

Wang Ning could still hear the loudspeaker from outside repeatedly shouting, “Will the student who is still lucid please remain calm and wait for rescue—”

Boli An: “Noisy.”

Wang Ning: “Then let me down!”

Boli An: “…”

Wang Ning: “Boli An, are you still not lucid? Or is there something I can do to help you snap out of it?”

‘Wang Ning, stay calm. Don’t argue with a lunatic. Your life is in her hands—speaking of which, how did things even get to this point?!’

BANG!

The helicopter shook violently. Boli An changed direction without hesitation. Through her goggles, her light green eyes seemed to be rendered a transparent white by the sunlight.

The helicopter’s built-in communication system was suddenly patched into a call. She glanced at the black interface and expressionlessly rejected it.

But the communication was incessant, like a ghost following behind them. Even Wang Ning kept craning her neck. “Is someone sending a message? You should answer it. It might be the rescue team—”

Boli An reached out her right hand and pushed her head back. “Are you going to listen to a scam call too?”

Wang Ning: “…”

‘Do I look like I’d believe that?’

“I know you’re very confused right now,” Boli An smiled, a faint smile that held an unknown meaning. “But soon, you’ll know…”

By the end, her words were almost a mumble, shredded by the roar of the engine and the whistling wind, inaudible to anyone but herself.

After a moment, Wang Ning felt the sky seem to darken in an instant. She thought it was a dark cloud, then she looked out the window. Everywhere else was a pale blue, clear sky.

“…Why did the sky get dark?” Wang Ning couldn’t help but ask, subconsciously wanting to take out her phone to check the weather forecast, only to realize her phone was nowhere to be found.

But Boli An was staring out the window and changed direction again. The helicopter, which had been flying away from the school, suddenly turned back. The others were also momentarily stunned.

“Could it be that the student has regained her senses?” someone said hesitantly.

“In other A-rank berserk incidents, none have been this massive,” someone said with fear. “That berserk student… her rank is probably at least S-rank.”

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the out-of-control student had “coerced” another student, seized control of the helicopter, and was attempting to escape. This was simply—

Arrogant.

A bloodline rampage did nothing more than stimulate a person’s desire for destruction and possession. The desires hidden deep within were unleashed from their shackles, and at this time, the out-of-control person’s behavior would become infinitely close to that of a pure beast.

Their actions would also be difficult to understand. Of course, if one knew the other’s point of desire—that is, where their weakness lay—one could also more quickly subdue the out-of-control person.

Surrounded by a group of people, Karin walked quickly and urgently. Her golden hair, tied in a high ponytail, swung behind her like a crescent moon. Her gaze was sharp as she walked towards the remaining helicopter, followed by several fully armed people.

—An underestimation. They hadn’t sent much armed force. There was only one helicopter left, and most of the numerous small, black levitation devices had been damaged.

“Your Highness, Your Highness, the situation on the other side is really uncontrollable. You shouldn’t go. Let us handle it!” a person who looked like a secretary, sweating profusely, kept trying to persuade Karin from behind. “This will be a great threat to your life, and—”

“Did His Majesty send you?” Karin finally reached the helicopter. She rested one hand on the open door, interrupting her, and turned her head to ask.

The secretary fell silent, as if in tacit agreement.

Her Highness the Princess let out a sneer and said bluntly, “Stop working for him. Come to my side. How much does he pay you? I’ll give you ten times that.”

The secretary: “!”

She was stunned.

“—I only have two conditions. Shut up,” Karin put on her goggles and jumped into the helicopter cabin. The golden eyes behind the lenses looked at her, and before closing the door, she gave her one last order. “And, go stop those reporters. Suppress this matter.”

“I will bear all the risks afterward. A bonus will be added for a job well done.”

The secretary: “Yes! Your High, Your Highness!”

She said with high spirits, “I will definitely not disappoint you!”

The helicopter flew away. Her Highness the Princess certainly couldn’t hear her words, but the people around were startled by her sudden shout.

The other bodyguards who had been sent watched this scene of a major employee jumping ship, speechless for a moment.

The secretary turned around, took a deep breath, and smiled at them. “Are you looking for your boss? I’m afraid you’ll have to go back.”

“Also, Shark Radio, Sun Radio, Aurora Entertainment…” At this moment, she perfectly demonstrated her qualities as a dedicated worker, smiling. “Please put away your cameras. If any damages occur… I’m not sure if I can get compensation from Her Highness Karin.”

The bodyguards: “…”

The reporters who had just arrived: “…”

The scene had been completely sealed off. Some people wanted to get a closer look at the gossip, while others looked up at the sky, wondering, “I think I see something in the sky.”

“Is it a helicopter or a levitation device?” The person next to her also looked up, and then her eyes widened. “No! Neither! That’s—”

Before she could finish, other exclamations had already sounded.

In the boundless blue sky, there was an airship like a massive cumulus cloud, floating at a height of ten thousand meters. Its enormous body made the helicopters and levitation devices seem as small as black birds. Excellent light-concealing material made it difficult to spot, but after approaching a certain distance, it appeared before people’s eyes like a phantom, allowing them to clearly see the logo on it.

—”Life sequence.”