"Magical Attack"
"Leave it to you? What are you planning to do??"
【Yao Qing】 froze for a moment, not understanding Chen Ling's meaning, and immediately asked.
"We can't let them keep following us, otherwise it will expose our hiding place... Within fifteen kilometers, I'll take care of all of them."
Chen Ling slowly closed his eyes.
The next moment, the navigation on 【Yao Qing】's phone automatically cut off. Countless routes began flashing crazily on the map, as if an invisible giant hand had taken control of the entire navigation system and started endlessly calculating routes.
"Why is the navigation broken??" 【Yao Qing】 stared at the wildly flashing screen in astonishment.
"A route has been successfully planned for you. Turn left in 1.2 kilometers to enter the 【Loujiang Highway】..." A robotic voice sounded from the phone. The subsequent route had been completely locked in. 【Yao Qing】 pressed 'exit' a few times in a row, but it was absolutely useless.
"Just follow the navigation," Chen Ling said calmly. "There aren't many cars driving on that highway. We'll finish them off there."
【Yao Qing】's eyes widened, his face full of disbelief.
Chen Ling didn't bother explaining to him. His gaze remained locked on the several cars behind them, his thoughts unknown.
【Su Zhiwei】 watched all of this, and Chen Ling's image in her heart became even more mysterious... Replacing the 【Guide】 to enter the mountains in 【Shennongjia】, leading them to the Red Star Fragment, saving them from vicious monsters, and then mysteriously disappearing... The power he displayed completely exceeded 【Su Zhiwei】's comprehension. Everything about him seemed to be a riddle.
The good news was, he shouldn't bear any ill intent towards her.
As 【Yao Qing】 continued to accelerate, wrenching the steering wheel to merge onto the side road, the outline of a toll booth gradually approached.
Just as Chen Ling had said, there truly weren't many cars on this highway. Even at the toll booth, there were only three or four cars manually picking up cards, while the ETC lanes were completely clear.
【Yao Qing】 was just planning to drive towards one of the manual ticket windows when Chen Ling's voice suddenly rang out:
"Take the ETC lane."
"But I don't have a toll card?"
"You do now."
Although 【Yao Qing】's heart was full of doubts, under a pointed look from 【Su Zhiwei】, he gritted his teeth and drove towards the unmanned toll lane... Bizarrely, before the vehicle even got close, the barrier arm for one of the lanes automatically lifted, exactly as if it was waiting specifically for them.
Without any surprises, the vehicle roared past the toll booth without slowing down in the slightest.
[Dear user, hello! Your vehicle used ETC to pay a toll of 0 RMB at the 【Loujiang Highway】 entrance toll booth on August 9, 2024. Current balance: 0 RMB.]
"We actually got through?" Seeing this message, 【Yao Qing】's mouth hung open.
A moment later, several cars also sped toward the toll booth.
"They suddenly accelerated... They must have spotted us."
"They shouldn't have. We kept four or five cars between us on the main road, and we haven't been following them for long since they turned onto the side road... We shouldn't have been exposed."
"Is that 【Su Zhiwei】's anti-tracking ability really that strong?"
"It's probably that guy in the brown trench coat 【Nie Yu】 mentioned... He said that guy was unusual."
"Hmph, so what if we're discovered? You think some wet-behind-the-ears kid driving a car can shake us? If they stop, we'll just make our move and take 【Su Zhiwei】 down. That guy's head is worth a lot of money."
"Heh, aren't you a famous professional killer? Are you still short on cash?"
"Money? Who would complain about having too much?"
"We're at the toll booth, which way?"
"ETC, of course. I have a toll card linked to my bank account."
"Alright."
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh——
The several cars roared past the ETC lane. A second later, several messages popped up on their phones simultaneously:
[Dear user, hello! Your vehicle used ETC to pay a toll of 9,999,999 RMB at the 【Loujiang Highway】 entrance toll booth on August 9, 2024. Current balance: -389,121.65 RMB.]
The killers: ????????
"How much??!"
At this moment, the killers' hearts almost stopped beating. They stared in disbelief at the string of numbers for the toll deduction, as if they were dreaming.
They were professional killers drawn here by the bounty to take lives. They hadn't even touched their target yet, and just by passing a highway toll, they were charged ten million... It instantly bankrupted the several killers who had linked their ETC accounts on the spot.
They drove past the toll booth with looks of utter bewilderment, but they had no time to check their bank account balances, because the target vehicle was rapidly speeding off into the distance...
"Fuck, let's catch up to them first!"
...
In the backseat of the vehicle, the corners of Chen Ling's mouth unconsciously turned up.
"Why are you suddenly smiling so... bizarrely?" 【Yang Xiao】 couldn't help asking upon seeing this.
"It's nothing, just taught those cars behind us a little lesson." Chen Ling shrugged. "Before the real fight begins, I gave them a little 'magical attack', consider it collecting a processing fee..."
【Yang Xiao】 didn't understand, but he could roughly guess that the guys in those cars behind them had probably suffered terrible luck again...
After getting on the highway, free from the restrictions of intersections and heavy traffic, their speed steadily increased. Every muscle in 【Yao Qing】's body was taut. Gripping the steering wheel with both hands, he stared at the road ahead with rapt attention.
Having only recently gotten his driver's license, this was his first time driving at such a high speed. The occasional cars he saw on the road were overtaken and blown past in a roaring flash, making his adrenaline soar.
"No need to be so nervous," Chen Ling said faintly.
"There aren't many cars on this road, just pay attention and dodge them... I guarantee you won't get a single ticket today."
"Who, who's nervous?! I always drive this fast!" 【Yao Qing】 looked at 【Su Zhiwei】 out of the corner of his eye and replied stubbornly. "Sister Zhiwei, are you bored? Let me put on some music for you..."
As he spoke, he reached out with a trembling hand, opened the car's music playlist, selected the most rock-and-roll, heaviest metal track, and cranked the volume to the max!
Amidst the highly rhythmic drumbeats and English screaming lyrics, 【Yao Qing】's expression finally eased a bit. The fire gradually returned to his eyes, his foot pressed down harder on the gas pedal, and his breathing grew increasingly heavy!
"They're on us tight." 【Yang Xiao】 looked back. "Everyone's sped up on the highway, it's hard to pull away."
"There's no need to pull away."
As Chen Ling spoke, he opened the car door beside him.
The violent wind of their high-speed driving pressed against the door. As it was opened a crack, the howling gale whipped into the car, mingling with the roar of the drumbeats!
"Why are you opening the door? Are you crazy?!"
【Yao Qing】's eyes widened. Before his words even fell, he saw Chen Ling's figure blur, flipping directly from inside the car onto the roof!
The engine roared like a wild beast, howling and humming in the wind. Chen Ling slowly stood up on the roof of the car, his brown trench coat flapping wildly... Seeing this scene, the killers in the several cars tailing closely behind were all utterly dumbfounded.
A 【Bone-Stripping Knife】 fell into Chen Ling's grasp. His black hair danced wildly in the wind. He looked at the speeding cars behind them, a smile slowly curling his lips...
"Keep this speed... I'll finish them off in one minute."
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(Author's Note: After maintaining two updates a day for the past few days, 【Sanjiu】's inspiration has clearly recovered quite a bit. After all, "【Theatre God】" isn't like "Beheading God"; writing "【Theatre God】" takes way too much brainpower... Three updates a day plus trying to find inspiration and think of the plot is truly getting a bit overwhelming. After a long time, it leads to exhaustion, burnout, and a muddled mind.
So to guarantee quality, after careful consideration, 【Sanjiu】 has decided to stick to a regular schedule of two updates, with the occasional three updates~~ I hope everyone understands! (〃'▽'〃))