The Shadow Shuttle raced through the sky.
Leip stood behind Liu Di, his aged face flickering between light and shadow under the glow of the Silver Shuttle's control panel.
Like a hideous newborn, he curiously took in everything around him.
This...
Is this my flying saucer?
So this is what flying feels like?
After researching for so many years, I've finally witnessed this.
Leip wiped away his tears of emotion.
Thank you, Liu Di.
Just then, the Silver Shuttle abruptly came to a stop, and the hatch opened with a hiss.
Have we landed?
Leip poked his head out and saw billowing white clouds outside, turbulent air currents, and the city below shrunk to the size of a model. Cars looked like beetles, and pedestrians like ants.
His expression changed instantly. He staggered back three steps and looked at Liu Di. "Why aren't we landing?"
Liu Di remained calm. "A flying saucer has to stay hidden. Landing in the flesh is basic."
Landing in the flesh???
Basic???
Basic my ass!
That's basic for a freak like you! For me, I'd be smashed to pieces—basically shattered!
Leip's eyes flew wide open. "If you'd told me sooner, I would've taken a car! What am I supposed to do now?! Forget it, I'll wait here for you."
"No way. What if you fly off in my Silver Shuttle?"
"You think too highly of me. How the hell would I know how to fly this thing?!"
Leip had barely finished defending himself when he felt his collar grow light and his feet leave the floor. Liu Di had grabbed him, then leaped out!
A layer of white instantly washed over Leip's face at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Listening to the howling wind beside his ears and watching the ground rush closer