"Hold onto the seatbelts."
Looking at the figures and vehicles appearing in the rearview mirror, Texas said casually, directly flooring the accelerator and pulling the handbrake.
A piercing screech was heard, and the area around the entire vehicle was instantly filled with acrid smoke as it abruptly charged through the crowd. Completely disregarding the possibility of hitting people. Seeing this beast-like vehicle, the intercepting personnel scrambled and fled to the side.
And the people inside the car weren't faring much better than the miserable intercepting personnel outside. Li Lin was somewhat prepared, directly hugging Exusiai's body as a stabilizer, no longer caring about being a pretty boy ( kept man/gigolo). But now there was also a Sarkaz person in the back of the car. The tall mercenary cried out in pain due to her injuries, her head slamming next to Li Lin. Two large horns grazed Li Lin's neck and embedded themselves into the back seat, startling Li Lin into a cold sweat.
"Watch out with your horns!"
"S-Sorry…"
The pale-faced mercenary struggled to sit up and apologized to Li Lin.
But before Li Lin could say it was okay, Texas spotted a roadblock set up ahead somehow, cursed under her breath, pulled the handbrake fully again for a 180-degree drift on the spot, forcefully slamming Meteorite into Li Lin's chest, making him gasp from the pain.
All that stuff in novels about 'a tremble of the vehicle, warm jade entering the bosom' is utter dogshit; if you're in a car going 180 mph without a seatbelt fastened properly, a water bag weighing dozens of pounds suddenly smashes into your head. He didn't feel the 'welfare' described in novels, but rather felt like his head had been hit by a heavy hammer, seeing stars. Only after the mercenary's constant apologies and pats did he barely recover.
However, again, before he could say a word, another ninety-degree turn occurred, causing Meteorite to press down on Li Lin, making him let out a miserable scream.
"Texas! I beg you, have mercy, there's an ordinary person here!"
"Then you drive!"
Texas stomped on the accelerator and shot forward, roaring impatiently:
"There are unidentified armed personnel in all directions, we must maintain mobility!"
"Shoot back!"
"We can't attack if they haven't attacked! Do you want to go into the Lungmen Guard Bureau and have a meal with your Officer Ch'en!"
"…"
Can't afford to provoke the driver, forget it… But this car is really shaking violently.
Stuck in the very center of the seat in an extremely awkward posture, Li Lin felt his breathing gradually become difficult under Meteorite's constant apologies.
However, on the verge of being crushed to death, Li Lin's eyes caught an unnatural flash of light on a building behind them. The figure of someone holding a huge crossbow was quickly outlined, the line of fire seeming to aim directly at their black luxury sedan.
"Texas! Sniper on the 14th floor, rear side!"
"!"
Texas spun the steering wheel 180 degrees on the spot.
Accompanied by a bizarre screech, ripples instantly exploded on the concrete street beside the vehicle. The massive shockwave nearly flipped the car over.
It was thanks to Texas's amazing driving skills that she managed to drive out along the crack on just one side's wheels. Looking at the wave of earth exploding on the rear side, having narrowly avoided the sniper shot, Texas directly slammed a red button on the vehicle's console and shouted to the two behind her.
"Exusiai! Meteorite! Fire!"
"Okay!"
As if planned long ago, Exusiai pushed straight up, directly flipping open the sunroof, and blew up an approaching motorcycle chasing them with two shots mid-air.
And the other injured Meteorite also stood up and fired her own crossbow bolt towards the direction the sniper shot came from. The room, which didn't look that large, was entirely engulfed in flames, and a black human-shaped object fell from the thirteenth floor, swatting at the flames on its body,( falling to the point of) disappearing from view.
Regrettably stuck in the back seat due to posture issues, Li Lin watched the two figures standing on the chairs constantly firing backwards and breathed a sigh of relief. He had some trust in the shooting skills of Exusiai and this sniper (Meteorite). Seeing the pursuing enemies shrink at a visible rate, Li Lin also felt his inexplicable intuition recede, seemingly confirming that the rest of the journey would be without danger.
"I think Officer Ch'en can never be good friends with me anymore."
Watching the vehicle at the street corner get its tires shot out by Exusiai's aimed shot, spinning in place, then blown up by Meteorite's explosive crossbow bolt, Li Lin said somewhat sentimentally.
"I actually wanted to treat her to a meal after earning some money."
"She was never good friends with anyone anyway, right? Why do you want to build a good relationship with her?"
Having emptied her magazine, Exusiai retracted back to reload, heard Li Lin's muttering, and asked somewhat strangely. Before Li Lin could answer, Croissant, sitting in the passenger seat, gave a thumbs-up towards the rearview mirror.
"Because she's very beautiful, and has a great aura. Looks valiant and heroic. Right?"
"Ah, um, probably something like that."
"Heh. Boys all like that sort of thing."
As a melee operator, only able to make soy sauce on the sidelines during the whole process, Croissant clamped the power hammer between her legs, steady as a mountain in the swaying vehicle, and said relaxedly:
"Croissant, I've read countless books on marketing psychology just to sell things. What these young boys are thinking, Croissant, I can tell at a glance. So—"
"Large roadblock ahead. Croissant, flight mode."
"Okay okay~"
"…Flight mode?"
Holy crap, this car can fly? And why Croissant?
Watching Croissant shut her bragging mouth and put on a matter-of-fact expression, Li Lin's heart was filled with shock towards Originium technology. But the next scene filled his heart with even more shock.
The floor panel beneath Croissant's passenger seat directly flipped open to the sides. Croissant, holding the power hammer, looked at the rapidly retreating ground below her, licked her lips, her eyes revealing a glint of keen light. Watching Croissant raise the power hammer high, metal bands appearing around her to fix her in place, strands of white light wrapping around the hammer and starting to crackle, Li Lin's heart was filled with a certain ominous premonition. A very bizarre image quickly formed in his mind.
In the era of internet bragging, there was once such a saying.
'With enough thrust, even a brick can fly into the sky.'
In other words, as long as a huge reaction force is applied to this brick-like vehicle, even a car can easily activate flight mode.
Thinking of this terrifying possibility, Li Lin's head instantly shook like a rattling drum .
"No, no no, no no no no—"
"Croissant Cannon! Fire!"
Croissant grinned, smashing the hammer downwards forcefully.
'Dong!'
Accompanied by a deep roar like a cannonball, the ground around the vehicle instantly showed spiderweb cracks and shattered inch by inch.
And amidst the howling gale and Li Lin's miserable screams, the Penguin Logistics vehicle traced a graceful curve, flew over the roadblock under the shocked gazes of numerous interceptors, and slammed heavily onto the road. Then it quickly pulled away, leaving a trail of drifting dust, departing arrogantly.