Chapter 116 Santanu <TOC> Chapter 118 The Energy Sealing Wheel
Translator: SumTLMan
In the city of Avonigarda, on Second Avenue and Third Street, lay one of the bustling streets of the city. The street was kept clean by maintenance personnel, and various shops lined both sides.
A shiny hoverbike slowly cruised down the street. The hoverbike, with its built-in anti-gravity device and rapid acceleration, was not cheap, making it popular among lone adventurers. However, hoverbikes were not suitable for city driving. Suspended at low altitudes, their steering and braking were not as agile as wheeled vehicles. Maneuvering required the use of air control surfaces on the body, making it quite difficult. Reaching astonishing speeds of over 300 kilometers per hour, it was somewhat similar to riding a rocket. In a city with complex terrain, it was easy to crash into a bloody mess.
The driver of the motorcycle was a tall man with an attractive woman seated behind him, her arms tightly wrapped around his waist. Despite her helmet concealing her face, one could guess she was a stunning beauty.
The motorcycle stopped in front of an ice cream truck, a sight only found in the inner circle of Third Street. In the outer circle area, residents either couldn’t afford it, or the truck would be at risk of being looted due to poor security.
The woman in the back seat twisted her waist like a snake, pressing her body against the man’s back, and cooed in a husky voice, “I want ice cream.”
All the men present couldn’t help but shiver at the sound. Who could resist that?
“We’ll eat it afterward,” the man replied calmly.
A group of well-dressed people approached them, led by a tall man who whistled. He greedily eyed Shen Luoyan, the woman sitting in the back seat.
“Lady, since your husband isn’t willing to buy you any, why not come have fun with us? Whatever you want, I’ll buy it for you.”
These individuals were wealthy scions, distinct from ordinary people with their fair skin and well-proportioned bones. They had dark circles under their eyes from excessive alcohol consumption and injections of anesthetics.
Having injected themselves with ability-enhancing drugs, they were much stronger than ordinary people. Relying on their family background and superhuman strength, they acted recklessly in the nearby streets, seducing, deceiving, and controlling many women. They had caused several deaths but managed to suppress the news.
Passersby sighed, as another person was about to be exploited.
The couple on the hoverbike seemed frightened and didn’t respond. The leader of the group brazenly stepped in front of the motorcycle and patted Li Mu’s helmet.
“Be sensible, hand over your bike and your woman obediently. Let us have some fun for a few days.”
The other few people also started making a commotion, even attempting to pull Shen Luoyan off the hoverbike.
At that moment, Li Mu saw an unremarkable van at the end of the street and immediately started the hoverbike.
“Get off.”
As soon as Shen Luoyan got off the bike, Li Mu instantly raised the jet engine’s power to its maximum.
The hoverbike’s turbocharger began to spin at high speed, emitting a somewhat urgent whistling sound. The fierce airflow propelled the hoverbike to accelerate rapidly.
The person blocking their path hurriedly stepped aside, cursing in fear.
He was almost hit by the speeding hoverbike.
The hoverbike was like a runaway horse, accelerating to a terrifying speed in just a few seconds, and then, with incredible agility, dodged vehicles and pedestrians on the road.
The van belonged to the Avonigarda Agricultural Bank’s cash transport vehicle. The escort noticed the crazy hoverbike and immediately sensed something wrong, calling for backup while reversing, preparing to head to the nearest security station.
These cash transport vehicles carried large amounts of gold lasus every month, traveling between the head office and branches across the Avonigarda region. The timing and routes were known to only a select few, yet robberies still occurred frequently. Therefore, each cash transport was accompanied by an awakened individual.
A single transport of at least several hundred gold lasus was enough for the Avonigarda Agricultural Bank to send out a fourth-level awakened person and several fully armed security personnel.
One of the security guards extended a rifle out of the van, firing directly at the approaching hoverbike.
The vast majority of bullets missed their target, inadvertently injuring people and vehicles on the street.
There were screams and wails on the street as experienced pedestrians lay down on the ground, seeking cover.
In just over ten seconds, the hoverbike charged forward, closing in on the van.
The terrified escort inside the van closed his eyes. At such speed, the hoverbike wouldn’t have time to stop and would crash into the van like a missile.
Although the seemingly ordinary van had been strengthened in terms of structure and power, it not only possessed considerable bulletproof capabilities but also had two power systems, capable of traveling via hover and wheels. It used the hover mode on rough wilderness terrain and the wheel mode in complex urban areas.
However, even the reinforced body couldn’t withstand a direct impact from the high-speed hoverbike.
Just as the collision was about to happen, the hoverbike suddenly stood upright, and the powerful repulsive force generated by the electrified copper acted on the van.
With the closing distance, this repulsive force rapidly increased in strength, bringing the entire hoverbike from extreme speed to a standstill in an instant.
The motorcycle’s frame instantly bore a force of several tons, emitting a distressing sound of metal distortion. This was despite Shen Luoyan having strengthened the frame’s rigidity with her manipulative psychic energy.
The minivan didn’t fare any better; its front end caved in significantly, as if struck by a heavy hammer, leaving a scorch mark on the ground that stretched several meters.
Li Mu calmly got off the motorcycle, having perfectly absorbed most of the impact with his primordial scales.
Approaching the minivan, he drew a pistol from the holster beneath his ribs.
Thanks to the minivan’s sturdy structure, airbags, and seat belts, the security personnel inside were injured and bleeding but had not been killed outright.
Li Mu released the safety and casually pulled the trigger, killing the security personnel inside with one shot each.
The sound of gunshots echoed through the streets, and everyone watched the scene in terror. While the security situation in Avonigarda City was poor, it had been a long time since such a heinous act of violence had occurred within the city’s inner ring.
The few Xindu people who had previously surrounded Li Mu were trembling, almost collapsing to the ground.
They hadn’t expected their target to suddenly transform into an incredibly terrifying thug. The leader was so frightened that he lost control of his bladder.
Shen Luoyan disdainfully kicked him, sending him flying.
“What’s the matter? Do you still want to take me somewhere for fun?”
Chapter 116 Santanu <TOC> Chapter 118 The Energy Sealing Wheel