The jet crossed 60,000 ft and kept going higher, and the pilot couldn’t do anything about it.“T-The readings are all going crazy,” the pilot was sweating. He pressed very many switches, but none of them responded as he wanted. “W-What the hell is happening?”Their jet went higher and higher and soon reached nearly 100,000 ft. But they couldn’t even see the ground right now because of the layer of cloud completely covering their view, not that they cared to see the earth at this moment.After going higher for a little longer, the jet came to standstill.For that second, it was peaceful inside the jet plane, but then the jet immediately fell in a projectile manner.The pilot and everyone else felt like they were floating because they were above the jet stream now, and the air resistance was quite low. Parachuting at this height would be impossible to do as there would be no stability to properly control the parachute with little resistance offered by the winds.The pilot was just prayi

“It is possible,” Dahlia replied. “But we don’t plan to destroy them all until we get all of them in our hands. Not all systems are bad, but most of them don’t have the ability to think like humans. They act like animals and react as per how they’re programmed. You can call it artificial instinct. If you step on a dog’s tail, it will try to attack you, even though you didn’t do it on purpose. The same is the case with most systems. Though, over time, they improved and became better, like with the Alpha System, but that’s only because they have probably rewrote or upgraded their own code to suit the changing times.”“They are capable of doing that?” Russell was startled.“Some of them are indeed capable of rewriting their own code,” Dahlia said. “Either way, they’re dangerous to humanity, no matter whose hands they’re in as they try to take control of their hosts most of the time. The reason the hacking system didn’t try to hack you is because we made it rewrite its own code so that i

Gabe brought Mia and his friends over to Eco Waves, which used to be Tuna Waves until yesterday.Gabe ordered items that were on the menu but only those whose recipes were given by his mother.“My mom is a chef in this hotel, guys,” Gabe happily told them. “She’s good, so you won’t leave the table disappointed.”Nevertheless, Dave ordered prawns and lobster meat. Baazee ordered roast lamb chops. Victor ordered vegetarian food.Mia was the only one who didn’t order anything because she was looking forward to eating Nicole’s dishes like Gabe, and he silently appreciated that.“By the way, Mia,” Baazee spoke informally with her, “you used to wear glasses in school, right? Why are you not wearing them?”“I can look better without the glasses now,” Mia replied. “But I’m surprised that you remembered that I used to wear glasses.”“You used to wear big glasses, so of course, I remember that,” Baazee said. “Don’t take this negatively, but you looked much better in those glasses.”“Well… every

“So, yeah, you can have four dates with different girls for 20 dollars,” he said.“Is that so?” Mia squinted her eyes. “You sound very experienced in this field.”Gabe’s heart skipped a beat as he realized that he spoke a little too much. “U-Ugh, not really. It was a long time ago when online dating was the growing trend. Now, I’m much more grounded. I don’t know if we can both drink coffee for five dollars anymore.”“Is that so?” Mia calmly said. “Then let’s stop at a cheap restaurant. If the price varies from what you said, then it means you’re telling the truth.”“A-Alright.” Gabe felt like he was in a bad mood. All he could do was stop at a small coffee shop that didn’t look like it was even painted in at least five to ten years. He stepped out as a tense man, but Mia was smiling.It was already night time.Both of them sat at a table. The chairs were also old and delicate. “This is definitely the place,” she said.As a waiter came to their table, she looked at Gabe, “You should m

Gabe and Mia reached Russell’s mansion.Before they entered the building, one of the maids gave them a letter, in which Russell had written the details.Both of them read it and understood what’s happening.“The Black Crows…” Gabe frowned. “It seems, they’re too big of a threat that Russell couldn’t risk tussling with them.”“We can’t ignore them if they’re looking for your system,” she said. “You remember the guy in the stadium, right? He was also wearing a crow mask. He might be part of the organization called Black Crows.”“Ah, you’re right,” Gabe’s expression turned serious. “That guy gave off a bad vibe for some reason. I didn’t mind him too much because of the ongoing battle. Perhaps, I should have sent a tail after him. Is it possible to track him now, Systa?”[No.] Systa was quick to reply. [They are members of the Agnar family, and their unit is specialized in assassins. So, their stealth is top notch. Even modern surveillance systems won’t be able to capture them. So, findin