Although the SUV was quite spacious, there were nine Shadow Ninjas. Two sat in the front to drive and navigate, four sat in the back to play cards, and the remaining three were sadly hanging on the outside, disheveled by the wind.
It must be said that the SUV had good performance. The Shadow Ninjas followed only the Pig Talisman Locator, completely ignoring whether there was a road or not, driving over mountains and valleys.
Finally, after driving continuously for three hours, they reached their destination. The three Shadow Ninjas hanging outside the car were relieved and jumped down.
The Shadow Ninjas in the front seats got out and patted the back seat, signaling the four Shadow Ninjas playing cards that it was time to get out and do the job.
The four Shadow Ninjas opened the car doors and got out. After a moment, one Shadow Ninja carefully returned, swapped out his cards, and then left again.
The Shadow Ninja holding the locator nodded and led the others to sneak into the clock tower. The clock tower was mostly deserted.
So, the Shadow Ninjas easily infiltrated. Coming to the back of the tower, they saw a small pig doll with cymbals in its hands and a green hat on its head. The Pig Talisman was on the hat.
The Shadow Ninjas nodded to each other. One Shadow Ninja crouched down with his hands interlocked. Another added a running start and jumped onto his hands.
With a concerted effort, the pair launched the running Shadow Ninja upwards, who successfully retrieved the Pig Talisman.
Seeing that the mission was successfully completed, they didn't linger. They put the Talisman in their possession and returned to the SUV.
The four Shadow Ninjas who were about to sit in the back were blocked by the three Shadow Ninjas who had been hanging outside, who pointed outside the car.
The meaning was: Now it's our turn to sit in the back seat, and you guys hang on the car.
"Well done." Silas was extremely happy. The Pig Talisman was finally acquired. Now he just needed the Shadow Ninjas to return.
The Pig Talisman grants the user the ability to fire destructive laser beams, or scorching rays, from their eyes. The energy has unlimited range, but its destructive power is less than the Dragon Talisman's blast.
He wasn't worried about the Talisman being taken by others. Apart from himself, the Talisman would just be an ordinary stone in anyone else's hands.
However, there was one exception: the Shadowkhan! As Silas's subordinates, they were also magical constructs and knew how to use the Talismans.
But they would never use them without Silas's command. For the sake of a smooth operation, Silas had agreed to let the Shadow Ninjas use the Talisman's power.
It was hard to guarantee that no one foolish would try to stop the Shadow Ninjas on their way back.
What Silas never expected was that it actually happened, because the car the Shadow Ninjas were using was stolen!
"The SUV in front! Stop immediately! Otherwise, we will be forced to take mandatory action!" The police shouted over the loudspeaker.
The manhunt for the black-clothed men who stole the SUV wouldn't have been so quick. The incident would have just been quickly circulated to every police station.
The Bavarian police station didn't pay much attention at first, as the scene of the crime was four hours away.
Germany wasn't that big, so a four-hour journey was considered quite far.
They never imagined that the stolen SUV would brazenly drive right past their police station. It was too reckless!
The Shadow Ninja driving looked in the rearview mirror and tapped the roof, which the Shadow Ninjas hanging outside immediately understood.
They pulled out their shurikens. SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!
The shurikens were thrown accurately, but the police were driving police cars, and shurikens alone couldn't shatter the windshield.
"The criminal has attacked an officer! You are authorized to fire! Authorized to fire! But ensure the safety of the residents!"
The pursuit between the Shadow Ninjas and the police was on the street, and if a real shootout started, there would definitely be collateral damage.
The Shadow Ninjas outside the car steadied themselves, jumped onto the roof, and squatted down. One of them reached out toward the rear window.
The Shadow Ninja playing cards in the back seat saw this and handed him the Joker.
The Shadow Ninja on the roof looked at the Joker in his hand, his expression changing from blue to black.
The Shadow Ninja in the back seat realized he made a mistake and quickly took out the Talisman from his possession, handing it to his companion on the roof.
The Shadow Ninja on the roof took it, clutched the Talisman tightly. Electric currents slowly began to appear in his already crimson eyes, making a KZZT KZZT sound.
WHOOSH!
A beam of orange laser light shot out from the Shadow Ninja's eyes. The intense high temperature instantly split the police car in two.
"Retreat! Retreat!" The police were stunned by the Shadow Ninja's move. They couldn't treat this as an ordinary carjacking case anymore.
The police temporarily retreated, giving the Shadowkhan more time to escape. They arrived near the airport, jumped out of the car, and ran toward the terminal.
They were very lucky. A plane heading to New York was already starting to take off on the runway.
The Shadowkhan, who understood each other intuitively, bypassed layers of security personnel and ran onto the runway.
"It's dangerous there! Get away!" The security personnel dared not risk their lives and could only yell anxiously from where they were.
The Shadowkhan were already too late to board. They all pulled out their grappling hooks, hooked onto the underside of the plane. The plane took off in an instant, and all the Shadowkhan were hanging beneath it. Once they reached New York, they could land on their own.
This sight stunned everyone present.
Click! Many people took out their phones to take pictures.
"This is unbelievable~"
"Quick! Notify the pilot! Bring the plane back!"
On the Plane
"What the heck? People are hanging under the plane?" The pilot was speechless. Such a thing was unheard of.
But since his superior had ordered it, he had no choice but to pick up the aircraft communication device. "Dear passengers, due to special reasons, the plane has to return to the gate. We apologize for the inconvenience this may cause. For details, please contact the airline customer service."
This news confused all the passengers, and many complaints filled the plane.
The pilot could do nothing about it. He could only ask the flight attendants to soothe the passengers and began operating the plane to return.
The Shadowkhan underneath the plane immediately sensed that something was wrong. The plane was flying back! And with their superior eyesight, they could see the airport was completely surrounded by police.
The plane slowly landed on the runway, where the waiting police immediately rushed forward to make arrests.
The Shadowkhan naturally wouldn't sit around and wait. The cabin door was now open. Seizing the opportunity, the Shadowkhan swarmed inside and quickly closed the cabin door again.
"Hey! Who are you!" the flight crew questioned.
The Shadowkhan did not reply. They knocked out the flight crew with a single chop and rushed toward the cockpit.
The pilot was shutting down the plane's systems and was about to leave when he saw nine black-clothed men rush in and take control of him and the co-pilot.
To avoid unnecessary trouble, the Shadowkhan threw the pilot and co-pilot outside and tied them up with ropes.
Two Shadow Ninjas sat in the pilot seats, picked up a nearby flight manual, and looked at each other.
Outside
Everyone on the ground saw the plane start moving again. It completely ignored the vehicles blocking its path, pushing them aside.
Soon, the plane took off, albeit shakily.
"..." The people on the ground were speechless.
"..." The passengers who felt the plane shaking were also speechless.
🗒️NOTE:
Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/MistaQuartz
Explore up to 20 chapters in advance!