The sky over the New Continent was clear and bright, without a cloud in sight.
But when that sharp metallic silhouette sliced across the sky, its deafening engine roar drowning out the wind in the trees, everyone went on alert.
Li Xiang's pupils contracted as she stared fixedly at the fighter jet racing overhead.
Her throat tightened.
"Wait... what the fuck is going on?"
Where did a fighter jet come from in this world?
This isn't how the original manga went at all! Hey, hey, hey!
Aren't we the protagonists?
"Quick! Everyone, get under cover!"
Li Xiang snapped out of it and shouted.
"Get down! Find the nearest cover! Now!"
The instant the words left her mouth, the fighter overhead had already locked onto the ship below. Its cold metal fuselage banked slightly, and its machine guns opened fire.
Ratatatat-
A dense hail of bullets tore through the air, whistling toward the ship by the shore like driving rain.
Countless bullets slammed into the deck, sending wood splinters flying as dust and shredded grass filled the air.
The sudden attack caught everyone completely off guard.
Everyone threw themselves behind the nearest cover.
Amid the chaos and danger, Ryusui scrambled upward toward the bridge. He wanted to get the ship moving and take it out of firing range.
He gritted his teeth and braved the stray bullets sweeping overhead, ignoring the shattered stones and fragments flying in front of him.
After narrowly dodging several bullets that grazed past him, he struggled onto the deck and plunged into the control room.
The instant he steadied himself, Ryusui started the ship and began withdrawing. The vessel slowly pulled away, heading backward.
The fighter continued circling low in pursuit, its roaring engine dogging their heels. Fortunately, whoever was flying it had no intention of