Chapter Three: Seven Hunters

Lu smiled. He had not spent one hundred twenty thousand to purchase three aliases. He had purchased one moment in which Pei Du lost control. The cabin announcement sounded without warning. “Ladies and gentlemen, we have encountered an unforecast thunderstorm. Return to your seats immediately and fasten your seat belts.” Purple lightning appeared in a night sky that had been clear seconds earlier. The clouds did not approach from the horizon. They seeped into existence on every side of the aircraft like ink. The plane dropped hard, and screams mixed with the crash of overhead compartments. Lu’s old laptop remained suspended above the tray table, unmoving. 【Warning: Vehicle has entered an exclusive Celestial Exchange route.】