Rei dashed through the alley while holding her gun up. It was a good thing she was already on the target's trail after she landed Luna's car on the street. And she remembered to activate Luna's security to protect the car. If she didn’t, Rei was sure her partner would bite her head off.

The alley ended toward a larger alleyway behind a tall flat rectangular building, fully white with glass windows. Gonzo reached the backdoor behind the building. He smiled at Rei before rushing inside.

Rei's back shuddered.

She got a feeling the creep was leading her into a trap. If he wanted to escape, he could already be teleported far away. Either he ran out of power, or he preferred to play cat and mouse with Rei.

Big mistake! Rei checked sides and raced toward the back door.

She aimed her gun forward while stepping through the door. The short hallway brought her into an enormous long chamber where rows of assembly lines settled on moving conveyor belts. On each conveyor, empty shells of hovercar bodies followed a straight pattern while mechanic arms placed engine parts into the shells.

It was loud, full of ringing, zapping, and electronic noises echoed everywhere. Sparks sprayed from the robotic arms, smelting the metal on the vehicles.

There were so many machines around her, Rei couldn't see Gonzo anywhere. He could have teleported away or stayed to attack Rei. The kitty has to stay on her guard.

While aiming her gun around as she walked between the assembly lines, Rei wondered if the factory has security. Robots and computers only ran some car factories. Because they have done all the work, nobody cared about hiring workers to operate the automotive machines. However, the companies do monitor their factories in case something goes wrong. If the factories have problems, it would hurt their business. Sometimes one factory has a security system to protect the new hovercars from thefts. If an unregistered person walks into a factory, the police would get notified. Or security robots would come out to capture the intruder.

Rei would feel lucky if the factory has security. If the security could call for reinforcements from the MCPD station, that would make Rei's life easier to catch Gonzo. If not, she was on her own inside the factory.

"Here kitty kitty kitty!" Gonzo's voice echoed.

Rei paused and scanned her surrounding. Still no sign of him.

"Nice kitty kitty kitty!" The hyena’s echoed voice again.

Rei gulped, feeling her saliva slid down her throat like a fur ball. While shaking her arms, she kept pointing her gun around. "Come out! I'm not afraid of you!"

The hyena laughed. "You should be. Is this your first time?"

Rei gritted her teeth. She knew her target was trying to taunt her. "No!"

Gonzo chuckled. "Bullshit! I can tell your rookiness. Your body is shaking as I speak. Am I right?"

Rei's mouth dropped. Somehow he was watching her! But where?

"If you hunted before, you wouldn’t be shaking, right?" Gonzo asked.

Rei pointed her gun all over the place, breathing hard. "Just….. Come out where I can see you!"

Gonzo laughed. "As you wish!"

Rei heard mechanic gears approaching her position. She turned around and felt her heart dropped.