manynovel Chapter 13 Active Gaze
Chapter 13 Active Gaze
It wasn't until two other flight attendants came over and called out "Xia Ning" that she reluctantly and slowly stood up from Lin Feng's lap.
Just as she stood up, a notification appeared in Lin Feng's field of vision:
[Xia Ning's favorability with the mysterious flight attendant increases by 10!]
Current favorability rating: 65/100
Lin Feng felt a sudden sense of relief, then secretly clenched his fist.
It's true what they say: the bold get rich while the timid starve!
This flight attendant's popularity rating can actually be increased through such a bizarre, almost "harassing" method?!
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Dragon Kingdom Live Stream Room:
"6666666! I got a hug! I actually got a hug! And I wasn't killed!"
Flight attendant: I actually got hugged today? It feels... kind of novel?
"One Hundred Ways to Precisely Stir Up Tales in the World of Ghost Stories"
"The girl is blushing! She's definitely blushing! I took a screenshot!"
"I suggest Brother Feng write a book: 'How to Date a Weird Flight Attendant'"
"The art style of 'The Chosen Ones of the Dragon Kingdom' is getting increasingly outrageous, hahaha!"
Other countries: We're trying to survive. China: We're conquering the boss.
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Sure enough, viewers from other countries soon flooded into the Dragon Kingdom's live stream, and comments in various languages began to flood the screen:
"That's not fair! Why can the chosen ones of China fall in love in ghost stories? Our chosen ones are practically terrified!"
"Baka! Does this flight attendant judge people by their looks? Unbelievable!"
"Damn it! That Chinese guy is definitely the mole! Report him!"
The audience in China immediately objected, typing furiously on their keyboards and responding angrily:
"Get lost! Whose fault is it if you're incompetent? Brother Feng is risking his life to woo girls, okay?"
"Hilarious! The rules don't say you can't hug flight attendants. If you're so brave, go hug one yourself! (picking nose)"
Is it so hard to acknowledge someone's excellence? That takes both wisdom and courage!
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The plane quickly regained stability, but the crisis inside the cabin was not over.
The symptoms of the seven or eight contaminated passengers seemed to be becoming more pronounced. The stench emanating from them grew stronger, almost filling the entire cabin, and their bodies occasionally exhibited unnatural convulsions.
The uncontaminated Chosen Ones spontaneously gathered together, lowering their voices and anxiously discussing how to remove the contamination.
"We have to find a way! Otherwise, any one of us could be the next to become a wax figure or be executed!"
"Voting? It was so difficult to deal with just one Jose last night, and now there are so many..."
"Are there any rules we've missed? Or are there any resources we can utilize?"
Opinions varied, but no safe and reliable method could be found. An atmosphere of fear and despair spread once again.
Lin Feng frowned, his brain working at lightning speed, filtering through the known rules one by one.
Suddenly, he abruptly raised his head:
"Rule Six!" he whispered. "The only rule that hasn't been triggered yet, or rather, hasn't been fully verified, is [Rule Six: The View from the Window]."
All eyes immediately turned to him.
The content of Rule Six came to everyone's mind:
"The view outside the window."
"During the flight, you may see a variety of views outside the window."
"Please remember, you are at an altitude of 10,000 meters."
"Whatever you see, please do not stare out the window for too long, especially when there are non-cloudy objects outside the window."
"If you feel something is watching you from outside the window, gently pull down the sunshade until the feeling disappears."
"What do you mean?" someone asked, puzzled.
Lin Feng's eyes gleamed with contemplation: "The core of this rule is 'No staring at strange phenomena outside the window.' But think about it, the rules of ghost stories often contain traps or even the opposite implications."
Is it possible that the method to remove one's own pollution lies hidden in "prohibited behaviors"?
"For example... intentionally staring at unusual phenomena outside the window for an extended period of time?"
This idea was so audacious that it made everyone gasp.
"This is too risky! Staring is strictly prohibited!"
"What if staring at it results not in the removal of contamination, but in immediate death?"
"But we have no other choice now! Are we just going to wait for the pollution to worsen, turn us into monsters, and then be executed?"
The debate has reignited.
Ultimately, a relatively moderate solution was proposed:
Someone needs to try it, but the uncontaminated should not be allowed to take the risk; only the contaminated should do it themselves.
So, the group quickly numbered the seven contaminated individuals.
"If anything unusual happens outside the window later," Lin Feng said in a deep voice, "have Number 1 try staring at it for a long time, and we'll observe the effect."
"If it's ineffective or even leads to... then Number 2 needs to consider whether to try again."
It's brutal, but it's currently the only way to obtain intelligence.
After reaching this difficult consensus, the cabin fell into an anxious wait, with everyone's eyes involuntarily glancing at the small portholes.
They weren't kept waiting for long.
About half an hour later, a passenger sitting by the window suddenly let out a suppressed gasp, his finger trembling as he pointed out the window.
Everyone immediately crowded around to take a look—
In the sea of clouds below and to the side of the plane, a colossal mountain peak appeared, composed entirely of pale skeletons!
At the summit of the mountain, countless twisted, tormented phantoms of human souls could be vaguely seen wailing and struggling silently, as if trying to break free from the shackles of the skeleton, only to be mercilessly pulled back.
A chilling and deathly atmosphere that penetrates to the bone seems to seep in even through thick glass windows!
"Hiss..." Everyone who saw this scene felt their scalp tingle and their spine go cold.
"Number 1! Hurry! Now!" someone shouted immediately.
The first contaminated person was a middle-aged man. He was already terrified by the "thing" behind him and the horrific scene outside the window. Upon seeing the mountain of bones and the wailing souls, he screamed:
"No! I don't want to see! I'll die!"
As he shouted, he desperately shrank back and tightly closed his eyes.
"Hold him down! We have to try! Otherwise, we'll all die!"
Two of the stronger Chosen Ones gritted their teeth, stepped forward and twisted his arms tightly, while another roughly pried open his eyelids, forcing him to face the window and stare at the hellish scene!
"Ahhh—let me go!" Number 1 struggled and screamed frantically.
However, just about 10 seconds after his gaze was forced to focus on the mountain of bones—
His screams suddenly turned into another kind of extreme agonizing howl!
"My eyes! They're burning! Ah—!"
Suddenly, wisps of blue smoke billowed from his eye sockets, and his eyeballs shriveled and turned black at a visible speed, as if they had been instantly burned by the high internal temperature!
Immediately afterwards, terrifying flames erupted from his eyes, mouth, and nostrils, instantly engulfing him completely...