2:00 a.m.
Only two hours had passed since he had crossed over to the present world, yet far too much had already happened.
In the woods, Qing Chen was leading Old Two, Old Four, Old Six, Seventh Brother, Eighth Brother, searching for Old Five, Old Nine, and Old Ten.
The six of them shouted loudly through the night, "Old Five, Old Nine, Old Eleven, where are you?"
Their voices sounded especially strange in the empty forest.
Yet before Qing Chen could find anyone, he saw the airborne fleet that had been putting on a show abandon the act altogether and turn back toward Silver City at the same time.
Watching an airship sweep overhead, Qing Chen felt that the course of events had already exceeded his expectations!
He quickly climbed up a tree and looked into the distance.
Under his control, Old Two and the others each found a large tree and looked toward Silver City.
Old Two was already cursing inwardly. They were using Puppet Masters to control them, yet still making it feel so human. It was one thing for one person to enjoy watching a show—did he have to drag them along too?
But soon, Old Two stopped cursing.
The other Black Knights all had the same thought.
As they climbed into the treetops, they happened to witness Boss He streaking across the sky like a rainbow in the distance.
A meteor fell.
Eighty kilometers away, that straight beam of white light plummeted downward, piercing straight through the Aerial Fortress Silver.
That vertical white beam was so distinctive. Qing Chen had never seen it before, but he knew it had to be He Jinqiu.
He had definitely fought his way out—and charged all the way up to the Aerial Fortress!
In the past, an Aerial Fortress had