Chapter 59
Chapter 59
“Your lipstick shade is gorgeous,” Wei Sen said to the flight attendant beside her, taking the opportunity to glance at the name tag pinned to her chest: Candy.
“Really?” Candy brightened at once. “Can you believe my partner picked this shade for me? Haha.”
Wei Sen looked perfectly sincere. “It really suits your complexion.”
“I’ll share it with you later.”
“Sure,” Wei Sen said, then asked with complete naturalness, “By the way, what fun places are there at this flight’s destination?”
Candy froze for a moment, then laughed. “Ah Sen, are you joking with me? Before we boarded, you were just telling me Yangcheng was your second hometown. Wouldn’t you know better than me where the fun places are?”
“Look at me. Work’s got me all muddled.” Wei Sen smiled faintly and turned her gaze toward the window. She could clearly feel the plane was still climbing, but outside the window it was still pitch-black. Nothing could be seen.
This plane’s destination was Yangcheng.
But finding out the destination was of no use for now. The most urgent thing was still to locate the Doom Beast as soon as possible.
That way, she could save everyone on the entire plane and successfully clear the Instance.
Without giving anything away, Wei Sen looked toward the sisters in seats 44E and 44F. That was what they had originally looked like.
The elder sister looked very composed. Although the younger sister had just turned eighteen, the childishness on her face was still obvious. Their mother, meanwhile, looked exactly the same as she had in the previous round, without the slightest change.
The Doom Beast was most likely hidden somewhere around Row 44. On top of that, the identities those Order Keeper participants had experienced in the previous round could all be ruled out.
So the sisters around Row 44 and the man in the black jacket could be excluded from the suspect list for now.
That left only the mother, the middle-aged man and two women in Row 43, and the married couple in Row 45.
At a glance, none of them seemed suspicious.
Wei Sen’s gaze landed on the mother. At that moment, the mother had been staring out the window the entire time.
It was clearly pitch-black outside, yet she kept looking. Wei Sen had found the mother rather abnormal during the previous round as well, so her suspicion was indeed high.
At present, they only knew that the Doom Beast brought disaster, hated the color red, and disguised itself as a human. Based on those clues alone, it was difficult to judge who the Doom Beast actually was.
And if they wanted to eliminate the Doom Beast, they would have to rely on an Anomalous Artifact. But right now, none of them had an Anomalous Artifact capable of destroying an Eerie Entity.
Except for Xia Susu. She had never revealed exactly what Anomalous Artifact she had obtained from CC.
Of course, after finding the Doom Beast, Wei Sen could also have someone from Group B who possessed an Anomalous Artifact step in. But in that case, Wei Sen would only receive 50 Merit Points.
No one was willing to make wedding clothes for someone else. She was no exception!
Perhaps there were other clues about the Doom Beast on this plane.
After all, this was only a C-Rank Instance. There shouldn’t be this few hints.
But before confirming the Doom Beast’s identity, she had to find a way to obtain an Anomalous Artifact with offensive power!
As Wei Sen thought this, she spoke to the System in her mind.
[System, I want to do a Card Draw.]
///Understood, Host. You currently have 1,040 Merit Points and may initiate one Card Draw.
Drawing your card now…
Ding~ Congratulations, Host, you have drawn an SS-Rank Item Card, “Rule Erasure x1”!
Using this Item Card allows you to permanently delete one rule from an Instance!///
Wei Sen was stunned. Something like this actually existed?
It could directly delete a rule!
Not only could it be used to delete a deadly rule and greatly lower the difficulty of an Instance, it could also be used at a critical moment to turn the tables!
This was far more advanced than an ordinary Anomalous Artifact!
Even if she did not have an Anomalous Artifact that could directly kill the Doom Beast, she could use this “Rule Erasure” Item Card to delete a certain rule and indirectly eliminate the Doom Beast!
///Host, would you like to use this Item Card?///
[Do not use it.]
Right now, she had not confirmed the Doom Beast’s identity with absolute certainty, nor had she figured out how to use this Item Card. Something SS-Rank had to be saved for a critical moment!
The familiar cabin announcement sounded again. “Dear passengers, the aircraft has reached cruising altitude. You may unfasten your seat belts and move about the cabin, but we recommend that you keep your seat belt fastened whenever you are seated. The lavatories are now available for use.”
After the plane began flying smoothly, Wei Sen and Candy pushed out the service cart and started serving water to every passenger from the first row onward.
Wei Sen took this chance to carefully observe the passengers in each row.
Although she had temporarily narrowed the Doom Beast’s possible location to somewhere around Row 44, she still could not rule out the possibility that it was somewhere else.
After all, when the plane had crashed last time, she had been sitting in 44F and had not seen anyone around her awaken.
On the contrary, the passengers in other areas had been farther away, and she had not paid attention to them.
If the Doom Beast was hiding somewhere else, it was entirely possible that it had awakened for some other reason and caused the plane accident.
Using the chance to hand out drinks, Wei Sen ruled out everyone with red elements on their bodies as possible Doom Beasts, then marked the passengers gazing out the window at the scenery as her primary suspects.
She also used the opportunity to pinpoint the remaining members of Group B. They were scattered throughout the cabin, and each of them had taken on a new identity.
However, the Fat Uncle from Group B who had died in the previous round had not been revived by the time reset. It seemed that people who died after violating the rules could not come back to life.
This round, Group B still had no intention of cooperating with them. Wei Sen guessed they had already obtained information about the Doom Beast and a method to clear the stage. Otherwise, after experiencing one round of “death,” there was no way they would still refuse to exchange information.
“We have coffee, tea, juice, cola, and bottled water. What would you like to drink?” Wei Sen pushed the service cart over to Huang Xinze, Xu You, and Zhu Zhaoyang’s seats.
“Whoa! Sister Sen, I’ve gotta say, you look really good in that outfit!” Huang Xinze’s eyes lit up the moment he looked up.
Following the rules, Wei Sen kept the same polite smile on her face.
“Heh. Men.” Xu You folded her arms and scoffed at Huang Xinze’s reaction.
“Hehe, I’ll have orange juice,” Huang Xinze said with a grin.
“I’ll take milk this time,” Zhu Zhaoyang said.
“Nothing for me,” Xu You said.
Wei Sen poured the orange juice and milk for the two of them, then asked in a low voice, “Any new discoveries?”
Huang Xinze shook his head. “Aside from the Identity Rules, nothing else for now.”
Xu You thought for a moment. “I think the woman in 44D is very suspicious.”
Wei Sen knew the person Xu You was talking about was the “mother.”
“Mm. Keep looking for clues. When I go over to serve drinks, I’ll test her out.”
“Got it!”
Wei Sen pushed the cart onward toward Lin Xiaoxue’s seat.
At that moment, Lin Xiaoxue was staring in the direction of row 44 and did not even notice Wei Sen approaching.
“Passenger, what would you like to drink?”
Only when Lin Xiaoxue heard Wei Sen’s voice did she suddenly turn back and look at her in surprise. “Sister Sen!”
“Don’t forget Article Three of the Passenger Identity Rules (Part 2),” Wei Sen reminded her.
Article Three of the Passenger Identity Rules (Part 2): Please remember your identity at all times! Stay clear-headed, and never mistake someone for the wrong person. Otherwise, no one can guarantee your safety!
The reason Wei Sen made a point of reminding Lin Xiaoxue was because she had been looking toward the mother. The way she looked at the mother was full of warmth, as if she still had not broken free from her identity as the youngest daughter in the previous round.
Lin Xiaoxue nodded solemnly. “Mm, I know. Oh, right, Sister Sen!”
Lin Xiaoxue took out an A4-sized sketchpad from beside her. On it was a drawing the “Young Painter” had made before boarding the plane.
There were many dark shadows in the drawing. The style was eerie and abstract, making it difficult to tell at a glance what it was supposed to depict.
“I suspect this is a dream ‘I’ had one night, because look here. There’s a line of words,” Lin Xiaoxue said.
In the corner of the drawing, a messy line had been written in pencil: Was it a dream, or reality?
Wei Sen glanced at it. “A dream or reality? With this style, it really does look like some bizarre, surreal dream. And judging by the color of the ink, it was probably drawn recently.”
Lin Xiaoxue pointed at the picture. “Sister, I studied it for ages, and I think it should be like this. Look, this outline is the plane, and these shadows are the people inside the plane. I’m guessing… could it be some kind of prophetic dream?”
“You’re right. What she drew really is the plane cabin!” Wei Sen noticed an obvious symbol in the drawing. It was the logo of this flight’s airline!
“As for a prophetic dream…” Wei Sen pondered for a moment. She did not understand much about these supernatural things. Perhaps she should ask the Daoist. “With such a dark style, I’m afraid it was a nightmare.”
“Maybe there’s some clue hidden inside!” Lin Xiaoxue said excitedly.
“Hello, do you have any in-flight meals? I’m so hungry…”
While the two of them were discussing it, a woman’s voice came from the row behind Lin Xiaoxue.
Wei Sen looked over warily. The speaker was a woman. Her face was deathly pale, without a trace of blood, and her sharp, pointed chin gave her an intensely aggressive look. Her eyes were extremely hollow. Although she was facing Wei Sen, her gaze did not seem to be focused.
Article Five of the Flight Attendant Identity Rules: This airline does not provide meals. If a passenger requests one, find the freshest meat available and provide it to them within one minute!
But Wei Sen had already checked earlier. There was no fresh meat anywhere on this flight. With such a sudden request, how was she supposed to find something that did not exist within one minute?!