Chapter 43: Uncertainty from morning to evening
Rows of airships were taking off one by one.
The one Ji You and the others were boarding was the last in line, the final one to take off. The pilot had already started the engines, ready to leave the ground—
At this moment—
"Are we leaving now?"
"Let’s wait a bit longer, my dad hasn’t come back yet." Among the passengers, someone became anxious and hurriedly spoke up to make a request.
At this time not having returned meant either encountering danger or disregarding the pilot’s warning and still lingering in the West District wilderness. In any case, these passenger airships wouldn’t change their plans for just one or two people.
Moreover, entering the West District was risking life, and it was common for people to lose their lives in the wilderness. This wasn’t an exceptional case, and no one would jeopardize their own lives for a few individuals. These airships that shuttle year-round between the sanctuary and the wilderness had seen enough of such incidents.
"Big brother, please, my dad will be back soon. He said he would only be gone for a little while and would hurry back."
"Could you please wait a little longer?" The voice speaking was a young girl, her expression urgent and her words pleading. Today she and her father had come out to gather, and as everyone was afraid of danger, hardly anyone dared to venture deep. The girl’s father and a few other daring strong men had gone deeper before leaving and told the girl to stay put and definitely not delve further. But—It was time to gather, and neither her father nor the other men had appeared—
The girl was incredibly anxious, she dialed her father’s contact number, but no one answered—