The Alan flew fast, plunging into the atmosphere in no time. Its steel surface rubbed constantly against air molecules, producing red waves of intense heat.
The Alan was not an aerodynamic starship. It had originally been designed for interstellar travel and warfare in space, delivering kinetic strikes against ground targets from orbit.
Most of its energy was lost to friction as it broke through the atmosphere. Fortunately, the Alan had spent a day charging up and had done ample preparation before takeoff, ensuring nothing would go wrong.
Before long, the Alan broke through the clouds and rose into the cloudless blue sky.
Her colossal form stood out above the clouds, putting all the little aircraft that saw her to shame.
Ke Meng watched for a while, then shifted his gaze away from the shipgirl and toward the strange man he had spotted earlier.
The strange man was dressed very oddly, bundled in a heavy overcoat, with a hat on his head and sunglasses on his face. He was thoroughly covered up.
"Incredible," the man said, though his voice sounded feminine, with a soft, delicate quality.
Wait, maybe this person was a woman.
A strange, hazy barrier surrounded this person, making Synesthesia difficult, just as when he had first encountered the little girl, Little Peach.
The person was covered up so thoroughly that even Ke Meng had instinctively judged them to be a man based on their clothing.
After a while, the sunglasses-wearing figure in the overcoat left the spot and walked away.
The longer Ke Meng watched, the more he suspected this person might be some kind of artificial intelligence. Having finally spotted one, he could not let them get away.
There was another reason. With more and more giant creatures appearing in the dream world, smaller players were being