Rubber tires scraped against gravel, emitting a pungent, burnt odor.
Two SUVs stopped urgently on the grassland, anxiously awaiting the result.
Guvas held his phone high, trying to connect to the invisible electromagnetic waves in the sky.
They had traveled a distance only to realize that the network was down; the live stream had frozen due to the lack of internet, and a greyscale loading circle spun ceaselessly on the screen, stuck at the moment where Bi Fang was about to clash in close combat with Ved.
Helplessly, Sisko had no choice but to halt their advance and even reversed a distance.
"Connected yet?"
"Don't rush, wait a bit, we might be in luck." Guvas disrupted Zhuomuke's urging and suddenly noticed the network speed twitch from 0 to over a hundred b, his expression thrilled.
The car quieted down, everyone barely daring to breathe, quietly awaiting the outcome to reveal itself.
