VROOOOM—
A sleek hovercar flew past on the road. Its streamlined body had a mirror-like white finish, and its exterior was a shimmering hologram of ghostly green flames.
The tailfin jutted up proudly, its four exhaust ports spewing long jets of blue-purple fire.
"Yahoo!"
Bai Qimeng, sitting in the driver's seat, slapped the V-shaped steering wheel, her pretty face alight with excitement.
"Onward to the Maze!"
SLAM!
She floored the accelerator, and the engine roared. The speed on the holographic dashboard shot past 300. After overtaking one Hovercar after another, she zipped past an oncoming railcar with inches to spare.
WHOOSH—
Sitting in the back, Wang Xi hurriedly closed the window, shutting out the howling wind and plunging the car into silence.
He glanced out of the corner of his eye at the blurry, elongated streetscape, tightened his grip on his seatbelt, and said with a sigh of resignation,
"Miss Bai, this is the city. Slow down a little."
