Sudden Accident

Seeing Zhuang Mengli's movements, Su Yang's eyes narrowed as he thought, High ponytail, Meng?

What the hell?

Boom!!!

Just as Su Yang was recalling the dream he'd had at Senhai Manor, a deafening explosion suddenly erupted above his head.

The sudden explosion shook the hot-air balloon's basket from side to side. Everyone except Su Yang instantly suffered from ringing ears for two seconds.

"Ahh!" Yui screamed.

"What happened?!" At the same time, Zhuang Mengli hurriedly pulled Pan Ning beside her down into a crouch.

Boom—boom—boom.

The noise continued. Of the four fuel canisters above them, one had exploded for some unknown reason. Flames shot high into the air, already reaching the balloon's envelope.

Fortunately, a thick steel plate separated the fuel canisters from the people, so the explosion hadn't affected anyone in the basket.

"We're in trouble, we're in trouble!! The fuel must have leaked. We need to descend immediately." Yui was extremely flustered too. This was her first time encountering something like this.

But as the pilot, she was the only one who knew how to operate the hot-air balloon. She had to step forward now. Enduring the heat above her head, she reached for the controls and began lowering the balloon.

Su Yang stood up and glanced over. The exploded canister was still shooting out flames nonstop.

"Damn!! This won't work. The other three canisters are too close. They could easily cause a secondary explosion."

Zhuang Mengli and Pan Ning were huddled in a corner of the basket, stunned by the sudden crisis.

Su Yang shouted, "Are you two all right?!"

Boom!!

The instant he finished speaking, before either of them could answer, another explosion rang out.

"Ahhh!!" Their screams pierced the sky.

The basket lurched violently. The four people instinctively reached out with one hand to grab