Olivia's appearance caught the attention of people in nearby cars.
"What is she doing?"
"Does she want to attack that thing?"
"That's an alien weapon!"
"That alien weapon just killed a lot of people."
"She's courting death. The aliens won't let her go."
The people in the nearby cars craned their necks, staring nervously through their windows as Olivia walked toward the hovering assistant machine. They thought she was seeking death.
Driven by anger and courage at the thought of leaving her homeland, Olivia walked toward the hovering assistant machine. But after getting out of the car and approaching it, the closer she got, the more her legs seemed to stop obeying her, soft as cotton.
By the time she reached the hovering assistant machine, Olivia felt as if she no longer existed. Her mind was completely blank as she stared at it.
It took her a long while to realize why she had come before the hovering assistant machine.
But she had even forgotten what she wanted to do. She only wanted her family to live safely in this familiar place.
"My... lord... may... may I... ask..." Olivia stammered, shrinking back as she spoke to the hovering assistant machine. "I don't want to leave here... May I ask... what will happen... if we don't leave Australia... after thirty days...?"
"You will automatically become ordinary citizens of New Krypton," the hovering assistant machine answered directly.
Olivia flinched slightly, but when she saw that the hovering assistant machine had not killed her and could be communicated with, she let out a breath of relief, her whole body going weak.
Inside the car, her husband covered their daughter's eyes. Fear and terror covered his face as he watched Olivia and the hovering assistant machine. Only after seeing that Olivia was unharmed did