Chapter 657: Everything is Fine
Chapter 657: Everything is Fine
"Are those bastards having a party and end up drunk? It's getting incredibly quiet back there." The pilot muttered with some envy. He glanced at his vodka and refrained from drinking it.
"We're already in Russia. You can drink your vodka when we land at our boss' secret base." The co-pilot pressed a few buttons and checked the radar.
"But, fweet, this big guy is really amazing. This plane is big, high speed, and on top of all that, this one also has stealth mode! No one can detect us, and we will land without anyone knowing, hehe." The pilot whistled and patted the dashboard.
"Well, it's a stealth plane." The co-pilot rolled his eyes.
"But, well... We'll be rich after this after successfully kidnapping the living treasure. She will produce a lot of gold for us." The pilot smiled stupidly.
"This kidnapping operation is very risky and well planned. I just hope our boss can keep his word." The co-pilot sighed.
"Well, we will be sentenced to death if we are caught. However, the key word is 'if'. Besides, the big boss will obviously keep his word. Otherwise, he might suffer a rebellion and assassination."
"Keke, you're right. All of these operations went smoothly thanks to that traitorous Japanese army. He did a lot for guiding the gold princess Astray in the dark night."
"Oh, that Tetsuo bro? Yes, he has impressive disguise skills. That old fart couldn't even detect it. By the time they all realized, the princess was no longer on their plane, hahaha! Those losers must be freaking out right now and blaming everything on the British military."
The pilot and co-pilot had their happy chat. The sun had already risen, and they continued to fly towards the east. Their destination was near, and it was a victory and success for their crazy operation.
The two of them were completely unaware that a demon bird was perched right behind them. Xero had a small task of distracting the targets so the two pilots couldn't put up a fight when Elysia and Sylvia entered.
Yet, he felt it was a bad idea. Everything would be better if he finished everything by making the last two targets faint as well.
Thus, Xero immediately carried out that. He pecked the nape of the two people alternately with lightning speed.
*Thud* *Thud*
The pilot and co-pilot instantly fainted without knowing why and how it happened.
*Bam!*
The cockpit door suddenly opened, and the two girls brandished their guns at the pilots' heads. However, their target was already unconscious.
At that moment, the plane slowly dived downwards because the control wheel was pushed by the unconscious pilot's body.
"Why did you knock them out? This wasn't in the plan!?" Elysia pulled the pilot back into the seat and tried her best to stabilize the plane.
"That's more effective, right? You'll knock them out in the end too." Xero spread his wings as if he didn't know anything.
"I can't control the plane! Sigh, forget it, it's already happened. Sylvi, please tie these two to that dark warehouse with the rest of the captives. I need to do something about this control wheel." Elysia asks for help. She couldn't take her hands off the steering wheel for fear that the plane would plunge into a dive.
"Affirmative!" Sylvia saluted and dragged the two fainted people away.
"You say that, but you are sitting in the driver's seat. A Goddess's disciple can do many things because you are versatile." Xero went closer to the dashboard. He could see a myriad of buttons and levers, all of which had strange symbols.
"No-no, don't touch anything. We're currently in Russia, so we just need to maintain this arrangement and head southeast for Japan. I just hope the fuel can last as far as Japan." Elysia wiped her sweat with relief when the plane was moving steadily. She then turned the control wheel slightly to the right.
When the plane was heading southeast, she locked the control wheel and set the autopilot mode.
'Phew, my little experience as a heavy equipment operator in the past can come in handy now. But, what we're talking about right now is an airplane... I don't know much more than the settings on this control wheel. I can't remember any more than this even though I've been to the airplane and tank museum.' Elysia glanced at the hundreds of types of buttons and switches on the dashboard. There were also many at the top.
She could imagine a button could mess things up. Because of that, she told Xero to leave the pilot's cockpit.
'Sigh, Tic messed up our plans. Ely, there's not enough fuel, and I guarantee that. Look at the indicator over there. It's already half empty. We may fall in Kazakhstan, Mongolia, or China. What coordinates are we at now? Is there no internet here?' Elena tried to help Elysia get out of their predicament.
'Half left, huh... Let's do something when the time comes. The Gravy Ark can help us keep this plane flying without fuel later. This plane will still fly southeast, and that's good enough.' Rhea muttered with her own opinion.
Elysia checked her smartphone, and the signal was utterly undetectable there. She then accepted Rhea's suggestion and decided to leave the pilot's cockpit.
They didn't know exactly where they were, but she would do something about it when this plane was about to crash. For now, she needed to give Erina some help.
Thus, Elysia went to the cabin. Xero was lazing on the seat, and Vanessa ate some food with Sylvia. While Erina was still lying on the floor, tied with a golden rope.
"Oh, welcome back, Ely. How about the control of the plane? I mean, is it okay to leave that unattended? I can take care of the steering wheel for you." Sylvia raised her hand to greet Elysia.
"That's fine, Sylvi. I've put this plane into autopilot mode to the southeast, but this plane will crash because it will run out of fuel later." Elysia smiled faintly to tell the bad news.
"Wait, the plane is going to crash because it's running out of fuel? But, why do you still look so calm, Ely? You still have plans up your sleeves, right?" Sylvia felt a bit taken aback, but it was only for a moment.
"Mm, take it easy. We still have the Gravy Ark, right?" Elysia replied with a wink and a playful smile.
"Ooh~" Sylvia dropped her fist onto her open palm.
Elysia then took out her Celestia again. She swung her odachi very carefully to cut the golden rope binding Erina as it was very sharp.
The golden rope was cut like a fragile thread. Erina was freed from the 'lewd' bondage.
Elysia took a deep breath and let it out slowly. The ropes left red marks on Erina's smooth white skin. Not to mention those bloody cuts. Those bad guys were really crazy about wealth and wanted to make this poor girl their gold factory.
Elysia discussed with Elena and Rhea for a while before she decided to heal all Erina's physical wounds with healing magic. Although, she used up her magic energy reserve, which she just got from meditation just now.
A few minutes later, consciousness returned to Erina. She felt sore, sore, and a little cold. Even so, she felt a familiar warmth run through her body.
The memory of what had just happened to her flashed through her mind. She tried her best to convince herself that it was all just a nightmare, but she failed to escape reality in the end.
She was kidnapped that night and held captive on a plane. Those bad guys said that she would never see her family again, and she would be used as a gold mining tool for them.
It was just her alone, a helpless girl. She had high hopes that a miracle would appear and God would answer her prayers.
The scared girl opened her eyes with worry and terror. She didn't want to accept torture like before just to make some gold for the bad guys. However, she also wanted to know her current situation.
A girl with angelic charm was sitting beside her body. She might receive a release, or maybe she arrived in the afterlife?
The angel had long, illustrious black hair that accentuated her innocent yet beautiful face. Profound purplish-blue eyes that seemed to be able to draw anyone's attention and consciousness into an abyss of no return. Anyone could possibly spend a whole day just staring at that angelic face.
The figure of a reliable, kind and extraordinarily talented friend crossed Erina's mind. Elysia's figure overlapped with this angelic figure. At that very second, Erina realized that it was indeed Elysia. Her friend came to save her!?
"E-Ely, Elysia-san!? You, is that you? I, I-, that's really-" Erina stuttered, but her sobs made it difficult to speak. She couldn't hold back her tears, and they just rolled down her cheeks.
"Ssh, oh baby don't cry. Everything is fine. I am here for you." Elysia gave a warm hug to the sobbing girl.
It was like a whisper endowed with magical power. Her mental stress, sadness, pain, and torment that she received last night seemed to be swept away by the waves of peace. She felt Elysia's embrace was comfortable, and she felt very safe there.
Her tears still flowed, not from sadness but from happiness full of gratitude. She always believed that karma existed. Because of that, she always kept her attitude to do good when the opportunity came.
All of that was proven today. She was still loved and protected by God, and Elysia came just in time to save her.