Dawn was still hours away. The land and skies had entered its darkest hours. 

On the highway exit to Jerusalem were checkpoints guarded by armed Israeli soldiers. They checked each vehicle and passer-by with great attention. In their grip were pictures of two Asians, but the faces depicted did not exist. Not even the Mossad intelligence system was able to obtain their identities. 

The two Asians were none other than Xia Lei and Tsukino Kyoko. They were currently convicts wanted by the Israeli government. At this moment, Xia Lei and Tsukino Kyoko were coincidentally within earshot of the temporary checkpoint. 

“Ah, they’re really going all out to catch two non-existent people. I wonder whose instructions it was.” At a house beside the road, Xia Lei stood at the edge of its wall to observe the checkpoint one kilometre away. He felt troubled. He must’ve missed something, but he just couldn’t figure out what it was. 

Tsukino Kyoko approached him from the side and held up her military-grade...