Author: 唇亡齿寒 / Lips Gone, Teeth Cold
Translator: Kinky || https://kinkytranslations.com/
Chapter 61
Alois and Joshua ran through the corridor. In an instant, the guards and attendants stationed there transformed into masked, black-clad assassins wielding guns, firing deadly beams at them.
However, they were facing the killer Mourner, whose very name was enough to instill fear. Joshua showed no mercy, cutting through them swiftly. They reached the ladies’ restroom with its door wide open and several black-clad individuals shooting inside.
How rude! Joshua thought. How could several grown men intrude into the ladies’ restroom? Shameless! He fired at them, killing each one, praying to the Lord as he stepped over the bodies and entered the restroom.
Inside, there was nothing but corpses. The window was open, and the high-altitude wind rushed in.
“Where’s the captain?” Alois asked from behind him.
“I think… probably outside.”
A Gondola rose to the window, and as expected, Joanna’s signature red hair was flying inside the cabin.
“Boys, get on!”
Joshua thought, ‘This really feels like when we escaped from Hecate.’ He pulled Alois, letting him jump first, and followed, shooting a few more assassins who had rushed into the restroom as he leaped out.
The Gondola’s door closed. Joanna quickly piloted the craft away from the hotel. “Damn, this Gondola is for ground use. We can’t take it to the spaceport.”
“What do we do?” Alois asked.
“Find a ship capable of space travel!” Joanna said. “Leo, get ready to pick us up.”
“Uh, that might be a problem, Captain.” Leo hesitated for a rare moment. “Armed police are surrounding the spaceport, and I’m blocked at the dock!”
Joanna cursed and said, “Leave Leyting immediately, Leo!”
“Yes, Captain!”
Ending the call with Leo, Joanna turned back, apologizing to Alois and Joshua. “Sorry for dragging you into this.”
“We expected it,” Joshua said succinctly. “What do we do now?”
The Gondola soared over a tall obelisk, startling a flock of pigeons. Their white wings scattered, revealing the police cars in pursuit.
Sirens pierced the tranquil sky of the planet.
Leo had hacked into all surveillance and communication systems at the spaceport, sifting through the ocean of data for what he needed—police flooding in from every entrance, heavy ships preparing to depart, and all exits locked. Without blasting the gates with ion cannons, they were trapped.
“Attention all personnel, attention all personnel,” Leo broadcasted ship-wide, “return to your stations. The Dream of a Cold Night is about to take off! I repeat, the Dream of a Cold Night is about to take off!”
Although there were fewer than twenty people on the ship, his words still caused a stir. “Leo, what nonsense are you talking about?” Ibb Descartes shouted towards the ceiling as he headed for the hangar. “The captain and the others aren’t back yet!”
“This is the captain’s order,” Leo replied coldly. “Launch immediately. Gunners to your stations, prepare the main cannon.”
“Are you crazy? This is the spaceport!”
“Aren’t we all subjects of the ‘Mad Queen’?!” Leo activated all engines, forcibly detaching from the docking clamps, ignoring repeated warnings from the spaceport to let the ship break free.
“Leyting Spaceport Command Tower warning the Dream of a Cold Night! Return to dock immediately for police inspection!” the tower staff warned, but the Dream of a Cold Night ignored the directive, responding instead, “Main cannon energy fully charged, ready to fire!”
“Damn it! Move aside! Can’t you see we’re fighting for our lives here?” Joanna screamed, dodging an oncoming heavy motorcycle. The driver swerved hard, crashing into a red car, triggering a series of unfortunate traffic accidents. Joanna kept praying to the Lord, hoping the innocent bystanders caught in the chase would remain unharmed, or she’d be guilt-ridden.
Leyting’s police had mobilized in full force, their vehicles swarming the sky like a buzzing swarm of bees. Alois thought he was lucky not to have a phobia of crowded objects, or he might have died of fright before being caught.
“Why are the police after us? I thought it would be the Duke’s private army or the Royal Guard,” Joshua said.
“They’re probably busy ‘protecting’ the Princess,” Alois guessed. “The Duke likely labeled us as ‘assassins of the Princess’, hoping to get rid of us without lifting a finger!”
“Damn, we’ll get caught if this continues.” The flying car turned into an alley, weaving between rows of windows. Joanna slowed down. “At the next fork, get off. I’ll distract the police. Find a place to hide and contact Leo. He’ll get you out.”
“What about you, Captain?”
“At worst, I’ll break out of Hecate again!” She laughed, drifting the car to a stop at the alley’s fork. “Get out!”
Joshua pulled Alois out, saluting Joanna. “Captain, be careful!”
“Don’t need you to remind me!” Joanna floored the gas pedal. The car shot off like an arrow, quickly vanishing in the maze of alleys.
Alois sighed in relief. “Where to?”
“First, get out of here!” Joshua looked up. A hidden camera in the alley had captured their every move. If the Duke or police had the capability, they could track their movements. They could only hope the footage hadn’t been noticed yet. But Leo surely saw it. Joshua knew all cameras were the eyes of the AI. It was watching them too.
“Main cannon energy fully charged, ready to fire!”
Leyting Spaceport Command Tower was in chaos. “Stop them! They’re mad!” “The spaceport will be destroyed!” “Alert the Royal Space Force! Stop them!”
But it was too late. The Dream of a Cold Night’s main cannon fired a particle beam wrapped in electricity at the spaceport’s gate on Leo’s command. Though made of high-strength metal, the gate couldn’t withstand a close-range shot from a ship’s main cannon. A loud roar echoed through the spaceport. After the beam’s light faded, a hole about 500 meters in diameter appeared in the gate. Due to the pressure difference, a strong wind blew into the spaceport, throwing unsecured items into space. The Dream of a Cold Night rode the current through the hole, leaving the daunting task of repairing the gate and balancing the pressure to the spaceport authorities.
“Dream of a Cold Night has successfully left Leyting Spaceport and entered space navigation.” Leo calmly announced to the crew. Simultaneously, he extended his thoughts into Leyting’s streets, searching the surveillance footage for the three idiots. Ah, Joanna was single-handedly fighting the police. Although she had the upper hand for now, she’d eventually be overwhelmed by their numbers. Alois and Joshua, thanks to Joanna, had evaded their pursuers and were running down a dark street, heading straight towards a police blockade. Damn!
Leo anxiously tried to contact their communicators to warn them to change direction but noticed a familiar blue Batwing car nearby. If this person was there, Alois and Joshua would be safe.
The AI revised and optimized its rescue plan in 0.1 seconds, then connected to the blue car’s communication device.
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