Using the crowd as cover, Lila piloted the shuttle machine just above the ground, skimming over No. 1 Junction like a light boat entering a public channel.
The shuttle machine Matteo and his team used for their retreat didn't have any outward markings, featuring a dark paint job and carefully fitted with concealment and anti-scanning modules, making it very low-profile and attracting no attention.
The shuttle flew over the brightly lit and resplendently illuminated Hui City District, where the threat of the Rat Tide had not yet erupted.
Some large military bipedal robots shuttled through the streets, armed with fierce rotary machine guns, beehive missiles, and small-caliber cannons, making the ground rumble as they moved.
