Siye Hui's sudden death threw his men and security forces into chaos. Almost no one was left to give orders and continue pursuing Fang Cheng.
A few armed helicopters opened fire on instinct, their cannons spitting bright chains of bullets. But their target was moving too fast, and they couldn't keep up.
Fang Cheng didn't care about their attacks. There was no way the helicopters could catch him, so he took Nangong Saya and broke out of the encirclement once again.
By now, all of Machine City had been fully mobilized. Swarms of drones prowled the night sky, while countless night-vision devices below had formed a dense surveillance network.
Compared with the government of Honshu Island, Machine City was little more than a backwater. But on their home turf, they still had considerable power.
Fang Cheng hadn't flown far before he had to land. Otherwise, the drones would spot him in no time.
He couldn't use the Blood Beast Nest to interfere with them, either. That would be practically the same as giving away his position.
There were plenty of cameras on the ground, too, and no shortage of patrols. Sneaking Nangong Saya back to Tsukikage Hoshi's house was no easy task.
Fang Cheng found a place to hide and started thinking through their options. They might be able to lie low for a while, but a man and a woman together would still draw too much attention.
Besides, Nangong Saya's face had almost certainly been memorized by now. The risk of being exposed was too high.
Nangong Saya watched Fang Cheng as he pondered, then suddenly said, "You should go back on your own. I can find a way to deliver the things."
They weren't particularly close, and Fang Cheng had already done more than enough for her—more than