CLANK—WHIRRRRRR!
On the rear deck of Lead Patrol Cruiser #001, the giant magnetic tow-winch began to reel in its star-iron cable, pulling Great General Jin Xiao’s golden command chariot backward toward the System #82 Impound Lot at a steady thirty miles per hour.
Even worse, Cruiser #001’s rear warning lights were flashing yellow while a polite automated voice broadcast across every frequency in the star sector:
“BEEP! BEEP! NOW TOWING ILLEGALLY PARKED THREE-HORSE BRONZE CART! IF THIS IS YOUR CART, PLEASE BRING YOUR DRIVER’S LICENSE AND THREE MILLION GRAIN-NOTES TO WINDOW #4 AT THE SYSTEM #82 TRAFFIC COURT! HAVE A SUNNY DAY!”
In the chariots behind him, a hundred thousand concussed Golden-Crow warriors were groaning as they pulled their heads out of their fire-steeds’ backsides, only to realize their sacred war-chariots were being dragged backward like broken ox-wagons behind a fleet of black-and-white police boats!
“I AM GREAT GENERAL JIN XIAO OF THE GOLDEN-CROW SUN CLAN!”
Standing on the front rail of his towed chariot, Jin Xiao let out a roar so loud that three nearby comets shattered into ice dust.
He tried to rip the yellow “IMPOUNDED — VIP REPEAT OFFENDER” sticker off his golden breastplate—only to discover that Pei Xuan’s fused Un-Tearable Spirit Glue had bonded at the molecular level with his armor! When Jin Xiao yanked with all his Rank 8 Late Peak strength, the paper sticker didn’t tear a single inch; instead, he nearly ripped his own chest hair out through the armor joints!
