"Needy, you know… you're quite a good driver…"
Two "supercars" that looked like they were playing "Need for Speed" kept changing lanes and accelerating on the main road to Queen's District, overtaking one private car after another.
Watching the blurred flow of cars receding outside the window, even though Tina mentally told herself it was safe, the thrill generated by the extreme speed still made the girl nervous.
She gripped Mike's arm tightly with one hand, while uncontrollably "babbling" to Needy, the driver of the "supercar."
Under the stimulation of hormones in her cerebral cortex, the girl probably didn't even know what she was saying.
"Thanks—"
However, the cold-faced Needy, who was focused on driving, suddenly responded to the girl.
She seemed to take the girl's "babbling" as a compliment.
"Uh, you're welcome…" Looking at the cool girl who remained calm in front, Tina subconsciously checked her seatbelt again in her speechless state.
More than ten minutes later, the two "supercars," traveling at over two hundred miles per hour, arrived one after another at the entrance of Queen's District.
Unfortunately, the entrance tunnel here seemed to have some issues, and many private cars were stuck inside.
Just as Tina mistakenly thought she could stop and catch her breath in this situation, she saw the cars driven by Agent J and Agent K, which were ahead, suddenly extend wings from their sides and then accelerate, "flying" up.
Yes, large amounts of blue flames spurted from the rear of the cars, and then they flew along the tunnel walls.
"Can our car 'fly' too?" Tina paused, then looked at Mike beside her, asking the obvious question.
Her expression was a bit adorable and also a bit pitiful.
"Yes, please hold on to the handrail, next is flight mode." Mike gave her a warm smile.
At this, the girl's suspended heart finally gave up.
As mentioned before, the "supercars" used by the MIB were designed with a temporary flight function.
As Needy, the driver in front, pressed the red button on the control panel, the overall appearance of the "supercar" contracted into a streamlined shape suitable for flight.
Then, two small wings grew out from the sides of the car, and the tail fin and propulsion device at the rear of the car also appeared one by one.
With the propulsion device activated, the car's speed suddenly exceeded three hundred miles per hour.
Instant takeoff—
Under the strong pushback and weightlessness, the "supercar" Mike was in also "climbed" up the side of the tunnel, until the entire car was inverted and attached to the tunnel ceiling.
With a clear path, the car continued to accelerate.
The several-hundred-meter tunnel was passed in a few blinks of an eye.
It wasn't until the car landed smoothly and the scenery ahead suddenly opened up that Tina belatedly realized she was safe.
It was also at this moment that the girl, whose sense of touch had returned, felt a large hand on her waist.
Clearly, when passing through the tunnel earlier, Mike had thoughtfully provided an extra layer of protection for the girl.
Realizing what had happened, Tina, touched, pulled the large hand from her waist and held it in her arms.
…
At this time, a grand football match, the Super Bowl qualifier, was being held in the stadium not far from the Twin Towers in Queen's District.
This was considered a warm-up before the annual Super Bowl.
The intense and passionate battle for qualification, filled with sweat, was also very popular with the audience.
The two "supercars" quickly passed the noisy stadium, then drifted to a stop not far from the Twin Towers.
"God, you didn't tell me to buckle up beforehand, this is murder…"
Agent J got out of the front car with a bad expression, still muttering to himself. Beside him was Agent K, who had a serious face but a slight curl at the corner of his mouth.
Apparently, something minor had also happened between Agent J and Agent K in the tunnel earlier.
No need to think much, this must have been Agent K teaching his rookie partner a lesson.
Although Agent K usually appeared rigid, he actually had a bit of a devious side.
"You rest here, we'll come back for you after we complete the mission." In the car behind, Mike chose to let Tina, who hadn't fully recovered, stay in the car.
Her strength lay in intelligence gathering, and the upcoming combat phase was not suitable for her.
By the time Mike and Needy, who was equipped with alloy dual blades, arrived at the front of the car, Agent J and Agent K, who were engaged in a one-sided verbal sparring, had also taken out their plasma cannon weapons and were ready to go.
After the four met, they approached the Twin Towers together.
When they got closer, they saw the female forensic doctor Laurel hanging miserably from a large tree in front of the building. Although she looked disheveled at the moment, she was actually fine except for being a bit startled.
And on a small branch next to her, the cat named [Orion] was also there.
The little cat seemed to have a fear of heights, cautiously extending its paws and not daring to move. Upon seeing the newcomers, it meowed for help.
"Great, Laurel, are you alright? I'm coming to save you…" Seeing the beautiful female forensic doctor, Agent J's back no longer hurt, his legs were no longer weak, and he even forgot the previous unpleasantness with his partner.
However, the female forensic doctor was only startled; she was completely fine. If she had been a bit calmer, she could have actually gotten down from the tree branch herself.
But facing the proactive Agent J, the rescued female forensic doctor felt much better and finally chose to forgive him.
On the other side, Agent K also took the cat down from the tree branch and simultaneously discovered that the energy orb [Arquilian Galaxy] on its neck was missing.
"Where did the [Arquilian Galaxy] go?" Agent K looked at the female forensic doctor, who was most likely to have information at the scene.
"Arquilian Galaxy?" Hearing the question, the female forensic doctor Laurel was a bit confused.
"It's the glass ball that was on the cat's neck earlier," Agent J explained.
"You mean that dazzling pendant? It was swallowed by that disgusting monster…" Laurel still felt a bit nauseous thinking about her previous experience.
However, the information provided by the female forensic doctor was bad news for the agents.
Could something swallowed by an insectoid warrior be made to be spit out? This was a very serious question.
"Oh, by the way, what exactly was that person? I'm sure he's definitely not alive…" Laurel, who had been inexplicably kidnapped, had many questions.
Moreover, her profession made her realize that things were not simple.
"The UFO is about to activate!"
It was at this moment that Mike, who had been keeping an eye on the insectoid warrior's movements, pulled Agent J and Agent K's attention back with a single sentence.
The Twin Towers, only a dozen stories high, might have been considered a "wonder" decades ago, but compared to the skyscrapers of today, which are often dozens or even hundreds of stories tall, these two relatively small the Twin Towerss could be considered "old and dilapidated."
And on top of the two buildings, two gigantic UFOs were perched like hats.
To be honest, the design had no aesthetic appeal.
At this moment, the UFO on top of one of the Twin Towers buildings gradually lit up with white light, indicating that the insectoid warrior was lucky.
The UFO, which had been parked here for decades, not only had intact equipment but also reserve energy.
"What on earth is going on?" Seeing the giant UFO about to activate above her head, Laurel was stunned.
She had experienced too many fantastical events that day and now had the potential to become a curious child.
However, at this critical moment, no one was there to answer her questions.
Agent J put the cat into the female forensic doctor's hands and instructed, "Go hide by the car. If there's an opportunity, I'll explain it to you later."
As Laurel reluctantly left, the energy indicator lights on the UFO on the Twin Towers all lit up, making it possible for it to take off at any moment.