What's it like to be stronger than Saitama?

099 Turning the Tide

The man in the star-striped cloak strode over to Ji Yourong and said solemnly, "The plane is about to crash. Staying here means certain death. Come with me!"

As he was saying this, he reached out to hold Ji Yourong's hand, but Qian Duoduo slapped it away.

Qian Duoduo stood with her hands on her hips, puffing out her cheeks. "Are you ever going to stop? Do you know what it means to be a toad trying to eat swan meat? Don't you know your own limitations?"

Ji Yourong also looked at the Stars and Stripes Cloak with a wary expression. To be honest, this hero from the second district was comparable to the Demon Dragon in terms of looks, but Ji Yourong had a particular aversion to him, perhaps because he saw a faint evil in him.

"Thank you for your kindness, but you don't need to worry about our safety. Please leave this precious opportunity to someone else."

The man in the Stars and Stripes cape said incredulously, "Do you even know what you refused? Without my help, you would never have survived the plane crash!"

Since no live-streaming aircraft followed them into first class, the Stars and Stripes cape became increasingly blunt.

In his opinion, the two girls from Zone 1 were simply being ridiculous!

But he couldn't bear to see such a wonderful woman as Ji Yourong die in a plane crash. His plan to develop a beautiful romance with her after saving her life was stillborn before it could be put into action.

This made Stars and Stripes Cloak question his own charm for the first time; he was usually incredibly accurate when making fried noodles!

The passengers in first class changed their expressions upon hearing Stars and Stripes' words, and they all surrounded him, hoping he could save their lives. The white man next to Yang Xi even offered a million Azure Coins for his life.

This made the flight attendant next to her glance at the white man with a little surprise.

Seeing the flight attendant's expression, the white man shrugged at Yang Xi, who was sitting in place, and said, "When it really matters, a man still has to show his strength!"

Surrounded by the crowd, the star-striped cloak regained some confidence, and he decided to give Ji Yourong another chance: "Beautiful girl, believe me, I have no ill intentions. I just don't want an angel to return to God's side too soon."

"Tch! Can't you understand human language?!" Perhaps because of the plane's rapid descent, Qian Duoduo was also a little nervous. She took out a flying device from her storage bag and waved it in front of the star-striped cape as if to show off, "See that, you smelly guy! We have our own flying device!"

The man in the star-spangled cape frowned. No wonder the two girls ignored him; it turned out this short guy had a flying machine.

The first-class passengers, wearing star-spangled capes, were taken aback, then came over to ask Qian Duoduo if they could take them along, saying that money was no object.

...This greatly tempted Qian Duoduo.

But now is not the time to be greedy. Qian Duoduo shook her head, quickly put on the flying vehicle, and took Ji Yourong's hand to walk outside.

As they passed Yang Xi, Qian Duoduo extended an olive branch to Yang Xi, the only one in first class who hadn't fawned over the Stars and Stripes cape: "My aircraft can still support the weight of one person. Do you want to come with us?"

Yang Xi looked at Qian Duoduo's serious little face with some surprise. He didn't expect that even though he tried his best to act ordinary, this girl still noticed his handsomeness in the crowd.

However, he didn't intend to go with this girl. If it really came to the last moment, he wouldn't just stand by and watch all those people on the plane die.

S-level metal control was enough to allow the plane to land smoothly. Yang Xi didn't act immediately, but wanted to see if these heroes and superhumans had any other way to save these ordinary people.

If they can avoid taking action, they should. Their adjudication organization isn't positioned as a model organization that rescues people everywhere; they need to maintain their high standards.

So he gently shook his head and said, "Shouldn't women and children be given priority when such an accident happens? Thank you for your kindness, I appreciate it."

Qian Duoduo glanced at Yang Xi in surprise, feeling slightly embarrassed at being rejected.

If it weren't for the fact that this lecherous man still had some backbone and refused to fawn over that arrogant blond guy, she wouldn't have given him the chance to live.

Who would have thought that this guy with the gold-rimmed glasses was actually a hothead, pushing away his chance to survive.

Yang Xi's words drew scorn from many men, but also admiration from other women.

"Young man, I've traveled all over the country for so many years, and you're the first one who has ever impressed me. Come on, let's have a toast!"

A big shot from Selangor City, who had already secured his escape from the Stars and Stripes cape, gave Yang Xi a thumbs-up and raised his glass in a toast.

Yang Xi smiled slightly, touched hands with him, and took a sip with a nonchalant air.

Qian Duoduo stomped her foot and, in a fit of pique, dragged Ji Yourong away, only to bump into Captain Cigar, who was being pushed in by economy class passengers.

Because of a passenger riot, the staff at the Hero Live backstage made the signal "unstable".

After receiving the note from the staff, the commentator with the big nose coughed and said, "Due to signal issues, the live broadcast has temporarily disappeared. Let's wait quietly for the outcome and pray for a miracle for the passengers and heroes!"

Meanwhile, in the live stream from backstage, hordes of passengers were angrily pushing their way into the first-class cabin, with several people accidentally falling out of the plane, leaving behind only piercing screams.

"Why only save the first-class passengers? I'm a federal taxpayer too! You heroes have a responsibility to get us out of here!"

"Yes! Even at this critical juncture, you still insist on distinguishing between high and low, noble and base. Either we all live, or we all die!"

"I don't want to die! Stars and Stripes cape, I'm your biggest fan! My house is full of your merchandise! I've sent you rockets!"

The burly Captain Cigar and Mike stood guard at the door, but under the impact, the cabin door was about to give way.

Captain Cigar roared, "Damn it, have you made up your mind yet? We have to get out of here! If we don't leave now, we're all going to die!"

Years of training had allowed him to keep his cigar from falling even in such a critical moment.

Meanwhile, Mike, the college student who is a hero, stood by him, bewildered as he resisted the passengers' onslaught. He couldn't accept the heroes' choice, but because he was also on the escape list, he chose to remain silent.

The Horcrux of the Stars and Stripes Cloak unfolded with a whoosh, and as he was about to break through the outer shell and fly away, the passengers in economy class went even more crazy.

At this point, we are getting closer and closer to the ground...

One thousand meters...

800 meters...

500 meters...

The hero's cold eyes, the passenger's distorted face and desperate expression, and the guilt and shock on Qian Duoduo's little face—all of this made Yang Xi sigh at the complexity of human nature.

"Ugh……"

A faint sigh echoed, and everyone inside the plane staggered. To their astonishment, the plane, which had been plummeting at high speed, was now eerily still in mid-air.

A masked man shrouded in a black robe appeared outside the plane. At his feet was a huge metal disc, on which the passengers who had just crashed sat, trembling.

Yang Xi looked out the window and thought, "Tsk tsk, this is the first time I've seen the Rooster Vest from a third-person perspective. I can only describe it with four words..."

"Damn, that's handsome!"

The one outside was naturally a rooster disguise created by Yang Xi using his clone ability.

100 Laughter abruptly stopped

The most awkward moment was for Stars and Stripes Cape, with half his body exposed above the plane, caught in a dilemma – neither up nor down.

Fortunately, his Horcrux was intelligent enough to sheepishly put his master's body back in its original place.

The passengers who had been pushing and shoving the first-class cabin lost all their strength once they realized they were safe. Those near the fuselage openings, in particular, suddenly felt weak in the knees and clung to their chairs, fearing they might fall.

The wind howled through the cabin hundreds of meters above the ground, and many people felt a chill in their groin area.

There was no need for flight attendants to maintain order; the passengers took their seats one after another, and their actions of using oxygen and fastening their seatbelts were skillful and self-conscious.

Captain Cigar pulled out a new cigar, lit it, nudged the star-striped cape beside him with his elbow, and said, "You just said that to take down this plane, you need at least S-class strength. Is that Rooster outside already an S-class being?"

"If it were a metal-based ability user, an A-level user could achieve this level."

Stars and Stripes Cloak looked dejected. More than the money he had lost (many passengers had promised him a million Azure Coins to save his life), he cared more about losing face. Fortunately, he knew that heroes usually used the excuse of "unstable signal" to cover up such scenes in their live streams.

However... the passengers present probably hated them to the core. Although he didn't take these passengers seriously at all, this was the first time he had been looked down upon by ordinary citizens since becoming a hero.

Qian Duoduo and Ji Yourong looked at the Rooster clone with surprise. Since Yang Xi's angle was the best, Qian Duoduo squeezed to the window without hesitation and hopped and skipped to greet the Rooster clone.

To Yang Xi's surprise, Ji Yourong, who had always acted like a lady, also squeezed to the window with Qian Duoduo.

The two girls smelled different; Qian Duoduo smelled of oranges, while Ji Yourong smelled of orchids.

"Uncle Rooster! Did you come here specifically to save us?!"

Although she was not in any real danger and was only pushed around by the crowd a few times, Qian Duoduo was still very happy to see Youji come to her rescue, which shows that Uncle Youji still cares about her.

That's exactly the feeling of being protected I'm looking for.

This flight was definitely worth it... Yang Xi couldn't control his nosebleed. From his angle, Ji Yourong's figure was truly worthy of a poem: "Viewed from the side, it's a ridge; viewed from the front, it's a peak; its appearance varies from near to far, high to low."

"Thank you, Mr. Rooster!!!"

Ji Yourong abandoned her usual aloofness and instead made a trumpet shape with her slender hand around her mouth to thank Yang Xi's rooster clone.

Sigh, Yang Xi was also helpless. The real person was sitting right next to them, but the two silly girls insisted on greeting the clone through the thick glass, and they might not even be able to hear it.

He touched his nose and asked, feigning curiosity, "Do you two know the Rooster?"

Qian Duoduo proudly straightened his flat chest, "That's right, Uncle Youji and I have a life-or-death bond, he must have come to save us!"

She looked around, especially at the two A-level heroes who had just planned to abandon most of the passengers and escape, and said disdainfully, "You guys are only able to be saved by Uncle Youji because of my money."

Her words were specifically directed at the Stars and Stripes Cloak, causing the latter's face to turn pale and then red, and he was even considering flying away.

Captain Cigar was completely unfazed by Qian Duoduo's words. He pulled Qian Duoduo to a seat, knowing that the hero's live stream would continue and they needed to make an appearance.

The Rooster is not a hero, and the credit for saving more than 300 passengers will ultimately fall on their shoulders.

As for whether those abandoned passengers will reveal the so-called "truth" online, it can all be resolved with a little maneuvering from the agency. They are already dazzling A-level heroes, while superhumans are just superhumans after all.

Seeing the previously arrogant Stars and Stripes Cloak get its comeuppance, Qian Duoduo was overjoyed.

Then, as if she had thought of something, her eyes darted around, and she shouted at the passengers who had just been paying to save their lives at the Stars and Stripes Fortress: "Hey, hey, hey, you people who said you were going to pay to save your lives, you're only alive now thanks to me, Qian Duoduo. Shouldn't you give me the money you promised to that blond hero?"

The white man sitting in another seat sneered, "It's true that the superhuman outside saved us. As long as you can prove that he really saved us because of you, I'll immediately transfer the money to you—one million Azure Coins, not a penny less."

The white man's completely dismissive attitude towards one million Azure Coins caused the flight attendant, who had been particularly impressed by Yang Xi's gentlemanly demeanor, to turn her admiring gaze back to the white man's bald... receding hairline.

Wow, so youthful! Cough cough, no, I mean, he has such mature manly charm!

The white man seemed quite pleased with the flight attendant's dreamy gaze, and gave the sullen Qian Duoduo a smug look.

"Nonsense!" Ji Yourong stopped Qian Duoduo, who wanted to continue arguing with the white man. Although she thought so too, it was wrong of Qian Duoduo to accept money.

But this little money-grubber has always loved to play pranks, and Ji Yourong knows that if these passengers really give her a lot of money, she should... well, just take a tenth as a token.

Seeing that Qian Duoduo's companions also came to stop her, the white man became even more smug and said with a smile, "Little girl, you're crazy for money, aren't you? How could someone of that level of superpowers be related to you? You're just daydreaming."

The first-class passengers smiled, some kindly, some mockingly.

Even the Stars and Stripes Cloak, in an awkward position, looked at Qian Duoduo with a mocking gaze, thinking that Qian Duoduo must have lost her mind. Even in the Second District, he knew some information about Youji. How could such a super A-level powerhouse be associated with an unknown little girl like you?

But just as Qian Duoduo was pouting in anger, the Rooster clone slowly descended into the cabin through the opening made by the Stars and Stripes cape.

Although it was an avatar, he had the memory of these passengers kneeling and licking the Stars and Stripes cape in his mind when he was born. At the same time, when he was outside the cabin, his powerful mental strength allowed him to understand everything that was happening inside.

Although Qian Duoduo is greedy and unruly, as she said, Yang Xi and she have a "life-or-death" friendship. Moreover, she came to the Second District this time to help Yang Xi digest the Saints Organization's legacy, so he naturally wouldn't let her suffer such grievances.

The Rooster clone patted Qian Duoduo on the head and said to the white uncle, "Give her the money. I really just took you guys with me when I was rescuing those two."

The laughter in the entire first-class cabin stopped abruptly. No one had expected that this mysterious and powerful Rooster would actually know this unassuming girl!

101 Class A Disaster