Need for Speed (2)
“Get out of the way, you assholes!!”
“I won’t let those who block the way!”
Woo support!!
As soon as the race starts, the battle for the lead is fierce.
The superhumans riding on the back of the beast aim for the tires of the car body running next to them, and the contestants on the armored vehicle aim for the legs of the beast.
Almost at the same time, dazzling magic light exploded all over the road, and explosions began to occur.
Kwagwagwang!!
The noise of hundreds of superhumans rushing through the middle of the road at once.
There is no signal from the surroundings, even though it is well above the level of noise for a clamor that occurs in the middle of the night.
A lawless zone where it is not strange that explosions and scuffles occur at any time.
Virtually nothing could stand in their way on the outskirts of the city, near the extraterritorial sphere.
soooo good!!
At the same time as the start signal sounded, blood splattered from all sides, and the fishy smell spread, obstructing vision.
In the middle of the road, sprinting forward incessantly, wielding long weapons indiscriminately in all directions and bursting fire.
Lennok adjusted his visor and slowly leaned forward.
‘Dabi.’
[Three-fold start of the magic core engine.]
The voice of the brain spirit flowed through the earphones. At the same time, the bike roared loudly and vibrated loudly.
[Activate 6th gear accelerator. Balance correction calculation complete. Fully overhauled automatic driving algorithm.]
Boaaaaang!!
[Full speed forward. I’m going!]
It turns into a flash of light that jumps out like a beam of light between the dizzying fire.
Wedge liquid!!
The surrounding landscape instantly changes from a point to a line, and the field of vision narrows as if converging, leaving only the road in front of you to see.
Even if you hold on to the throttle properly and hold on, the resistance is strong as if you are going to fly backwards.
Lennok lowered his body tightly to the bike and raised the shield above his head to clear the wind.
Hwaaaak!!
[Whoa… … !]
A light sigh escaped through the visor. When you get used to the speed of the bike and get used to the inertia, you start to see the scenery around you.
Unlike other competitors who fell out while fighting for the lead as soon as the race started, there are a few who managed to quickly adjust their speed to avoid collisions and get on track.
Doo doo doo!!
A spearman on top of a unicorn that runs across the road with his four legs frantically moving.
Hey profit!!
A sorceress with the lower body of a snake that flicks her tongue and burrows under the road and jumps as if swimming.
Not only the rider on the bike like Lennok, but also the elemental magician perched on the legless spirit comes into view.
As if they made a promise, they are conscious of each other’s existence and vigilant, but no one touches each other right away.
As soon as the race started, a crash occurred and I witnessed more than half of them fall backwards.
It is intended to focus on speeding up until it is clearly in the lead.
[Turn left toward the 75 degree left intersection. Brake operation 43%. Center of gravity adjustment calculation completed.]
Whoa… … !!
A curve that suddenly appeared on an endlessly straight road.
The automatic driving algorithm completed through Darby’s calculation ability and Lennok’s secondary magic naturally lowers Lennox’s body to the other side.
The brake, pulled through delicate calculations, tilts and rotates the body of the monster bike on the road according to its inertia.
The heavy bike’s tire skidded over the asphalt and sparked fierce fire.
Kiki profit!!
The bike, which had not lost any of its speed, quickly began to outpace other competitors who were slowing down and balancing on the curves.
“What a sense of balance…!!”
“I am not crazy. Are you planning on throwing a gambler like that from the start?”
“It could be a rider specially hired for the race. catch!”
If you make a small mistake, it is an extreme balancing act that is not strange even if you hit your head on the shoulder of the road.
The others, whose expressions have completely changed due to the unusual drift, hurriedly begin to raise their magic power one by one.
If it was a mere coincidence, it would be impossible to catch up with Lennok even if he kept accelerating so delicately and turning the direction just a few times.
Before that, he had to bind his feet in advance and put in checks to make Lennok aware of this side.
[Whoa!!]
The wolf’s eyes that had been gasping for Lennok’s tongue turned red, then he lifted his front foot, which was quickly waving, and slammed the rear wheel of the bike.
bang!!
The sharp sense of the beast that puts a check in the middle of the day when it’s hard to step on the ground with all four legs.
After staggering for a very short time, it balances in an instant and then gallops off carrying its owner.
Lennok’s bike also rocked once, leaving a long S-shaped scratch on the road.
Fire!!
In the meantime, two vehicles that caught up with the bike began to squeeze Lennok from both sides, and the
two competitors, consisting of an armored car and a jeep, began to squeeze Lennok’s bike as they were.
Kiki profit!!
“Sorry, but the first stop isn’t far.”
A middle-aged man in the jeep on the right smiled while biting on a thick cigar.
With my free hand on the steering wheel, I aimed the hand cannon at Lennok’s visor and pulled the trigger.
“Because people like you who show off their talents should be discouraged beforehand.”
Taang!!
At the same time as the cannon’s muzzle spewed fire, Lennok’s head staggered once.
The moment the man tried to crush the jeep by pushing it against the bike with a smile of repentance.
[A cigar made in the Edinal Mine. It must have been adjusted by mixing asbestos and herbs and mixing it with drugs.]
“…what?”
The man’s face stiffened at the horrifying tone that came through his visor.
The visor, which slowly turned back the head that had swung to one side, faced the man’s face.
Lennok said the moment he realized that his face had gone blue over the goggles of his black visor.
[It’s not my taste.]
Ugh… … !!
Blue booster flames exploded from the right side of the bike Lennok was riding.
The intense firepower is directed not to the ground on the road, but directly above the driver’s seat of the jeep.
Roaring!!
The flame of the booster that exploded from the crater burned the man’s cigar and spread brightly, swallowing his head.
“Aaaagh!!”
The jeep, filled with hot flames, stumbles and rolls over after crashing into an armored vehicle that was holding Lennok in check.
He was crushed by the kicks of the beasts and half-human, half-beasts that were running behind him, and blood spurted out and soaked the road.
Doo doo!!
“Go away!!”
“The stopover is right in front of your nose!!”
A movable bridge that began to come into view as the width of the road rapidly narrowed.
It is no different from the only way to cross the river that cuts through the downtown area.
Abandoned vehicles and containers were scattered all over the bridge, blocking the road.
Because the width itself is not that wide, it is impossible to fight while maintaining the speed.
You have to take the lead much faster than the others or, conversely, slow down to stay in order.
Naturally, even the participants who had not been involved in the competition for the lead in the meantime began to engage in hand-to-hand combat, fiercely bumping each other’s bodies and animals.
Kwagwawang!!
“Aaaaagh!!”
“These beasts are really…!!”
Speed was pushed back by the four-wheel drive using the engine, but in endurance and hand-to-hand combat, the much more flexible beasts cut in and rubbed against each other.
It is unbelievably clever to see him forcibly wedge himself between the bike and the body with his front foot to create space and bite the tire with his claws and teeth.
Koo Goo Goo!!!
Metal, animal flesh, and the magic power of the spirits are mixed together, and the bridge is crowded and crushed, and blood and oil are dripping from all sides.
In the middle of a hand-to-hand combat where it was difficult to see even an inch ahead, Darby started calculating the route.
[Prediction of the movement of the 44 districts in the vicinity has been completed. Algorithm pattern change for automatic driving.]
[Combined driving rush hour.]
[Activate because going to work is hard!]
[What?]
The moment Lennok questioned that absurd naming, the bike holding the throttle twisted in place and twisted to the left and right. start shaking
Lennok’s body, which was barely holding on to the handle by relying on the wizard, swayed back and forth and began to move exquisitely avoiding the rivals everywhere and the tail of the beast’s clawed snake.
Boaaaang!!!
The bike, which escaped from the air so hot that it was difficult to breathe properly, came out of the bridge in an instant and sped away.
[Whoa… … !!]
[Turn left after a while. Go straight until the next guide!]
Darby’s lively voice through the earphones.
Lennox sighed as he looked at the interface mounted under the bike’s throttle.
[…] … That’s right.]
The image of the little fox on the screen is eagerly running through the grass.
Next to it, as if it were some kind of taxi meter, the distance and speed were written on it, and it was going up quickly.
Maybe it’s been a long time since I’ve been using an automatic driving algorithm, but I’m excited.
If he can take the lead right away and get into the rankings, it’s something that Lennok considers.
Thinking so, Lennok pulled the throttle all the way with his upper body pressed against the bike once more.
I swallowed two pills of strong painkillers for this race today.
It was unknown who would be waiting at the end of the race, but since Sebastian’s information had started, he had to do his best.
The monster bike, which brushed off other competitors on the dark road, started to roar loudly.
* * *
“The one I didn’t see is leading the way?”
“This is a contestant named Victor. He was driving an unusually shaped bike.”
“picture.”
The demand was quickly met.
The body of the bike speeding on the two-lane road was clearly photographed.
The voice muttered as soon as he saw the bike.
“It looks similar to the thing that a guy called solid is driving around.”
“It is said that the number of people using similar products in the suburbs has increased significantly recently, probably because of that influence. It looks very likely to be one of them.”
“Where is the back boat?”
Hosted by the grimoire gang, only those whose identity is clearly guaranteed participate in this race.
It’s not uncommon for a rumored new entrant to join the race, but it’s just as difficult to stand out in this race by any means necessary.
The subordinate, who flipped through several sheets of paper, answered.
“It’s a wine company. There are a few product lines that have been released, but they are not very famous.”
“It’s a stomach.”
The voice that concluded in an instant laughed.
There was no way that only a wine company could have hired such a talented rider.
Aside from being simply proficient in curve and drift skills, the appearance of breaking through the frontal battle of a mobile bridge showed a skill that even bikers in gangs did not possess.
“And even the name Victor…I was openly aiming. Do you want to say that it is an advertisement because it is related to Auterble?”
“Shall I catch him?”
“Leave it alone.”
A calm voice stopped the subordinate who was about to move.
“But there is no need to wait and see who can break the game….”
“It must mean that you and I have something to talk about at the point of calmly participating in the race. If he gets in the ranks and completes the race, then it won’t be too late to talk to him.”
“….”
“Just make sure you don’t stray too far from the ranks. If you notice the true intentions of this side and play tricks, it will be that side.”
This race hosted by the grimoire gang is no ordinary race.
I explained that even if I couldn’t get in on time, I couldn’t get out of the race route, but on the contrary, I couldn’t finish the race too quickly.
I didn’t tell the participants of the race, but they all had to compete fiercely towards the destination until the last moment.
Piririk!!
Subha, who was contacted, replied after a while.
“I don’t think that will happen.”
“what?”
“It is said that Victor has already reached the tipping point.”
“….”
This time, even his voice was at a loss for words.
Subha asked again.
“Shall I catch him?”
The answer didn’t take long.
“…Signal the pacemakers.”
* * *
As soon as you get out of the mobile bridge that rises vertically and run a little further, the surrounding environment changes rapidly.
Just by sprinting along a pre-guided race route, the surrounding roads suddenly sink downwards, and you enter the subterranean area rapidly.
A thick steel fuselage running unstoppably into the subway station.
Lennok, who had crushed the bulkhead of the turnstile standing in the inner cavity with his bike, jerked the throttle.
bang!!
It bounces off falling debris with only a light vibration and slides up the stairs that descend deeper underground.
Unable to overcome the weight and impact of the bike, the stairs made a long time ago were crushed and turned into a smooth slope.
Lennok checked the scenery inside the railway station in an instant with his magic power sensor, and nodded his head inwardly.
‘It’s a trace of the undeveloped district expansion plan. The construction is too well done.’
The ticket gates and stairs are too well-maintained to be thought of as the ruins of an outlying area that no one uses.
Is it a place that was completed at the time of the development plan and abandoned immediately after the plan was abandoned and fell into the hands of the shadows?
At first glance, it was just an empty space where no one seemed to be present, but Lennok did not miss the existence of bright red eyes that shone intermittently in the darkness.
A sharp-edged life that he didn’t even try to hide, and a bloody scent that was more fishy than that.
‘Is it the area of vampires?’
Although it started in the outskirts occupied by the grimoire gang, it is natural to invade other people’s areas as it goes around the outside of the megalopolis and returns to the undeveloped district.
It doesn’t look comfortable to plant, but it’s an agreement in advance, so I don’t attack this side, I just watch it quietly.
Lennok walked down the stairs without hesitation, leaving the vampires behind him, and landed at the entrance of the railway station.
Awesome!!
The smooth marble floor is crushed by the bike’s drift, scattering stone dust.
If you follow the route notified in advance, you have to go down the station and cross the rails all the way.
The moment Lennok glanced back, put on his helmet, and stepped down onto the rails that were hollowed out at the bottom of the station.
bang!!
The side wall of the underground rail was smashed, and four figures quickly descended between them.
“How about hanging out with us for a while, the young man over there?”
Tututututu!!
Four motorcycles whose skeletons have been remodeled run after Lennok without hesitation.
In between, four men and women approaching, ringing the rough body of a car with all sorts of weapons and barbed wire stakes wrapped around it.
The man running in the front said to Lennok with a smirk.
“Because I was scared to drive on those dark rails. I was waiting because I needed a friend to go with.”
[…] … That’s the face I saw before the race started.]
Talking about something like that on a topic that appeared among the four of them doesn’t mean they approached it with good intentions.
[The fact that they deviated from the route without hesitation and came to interfere must mean that
they weren’t pure participants from the beginning.] Lennok glanced back at the wall that appeared after they smashed it and nodded.
A passageway for officials that exists inside the tunnel. If you’ve followed Lennok through an impossible route unless you’re familiar with the geography, there’s only one possibility you can think of.
“It’s useless when someone so quick-witted tries to get ahead in a race alone.”
The four riders surround Lennok by driving their bikes with their mouths closed.
One of them muttered, tapping Lennok’s bike from the side.
“Competition is called competition. Because it’s not a race you made to stand out on your own.”
“I need to slow down a bit until the others arrive. Please understand.”
He speaks smirkingly, but if Lennok doesn’t slow down, he’s ready to draw his weapon.
The reason why he didn’t hesitate to come and knock on Lennok’s bike was probably to find out how good he was at fighting disguised as Victor.
Are they the riders on the gang side to clean up the irregularities that occur during the race and make the race smooth?
But Lennok glanced back at them and nodded his head as if he understood something.
[He says something funny about asking me to match the speed in the race.]
“What?”
[Doesn’t it seem like there’s a problem if the race ends too quickly?]
“…!!!”
There was no answer.
Tukan!!
A blade protruding from the bottom of Lennok’s throttle pierced the rider’s shoulder as he pounded the bike.
“Kahak…!”
Before panicked riders could react, a built-in shotgun bursting from the side of the saddle opened fire.
He thrust the blade deeper into Rider’s shoulder and blew off his entire arm.
“Aaaaaaaa!!!”
In an instant, the rider who lost an arm falls off the bike and disappears.
“Jake!! This bastard!!”
Two desperate riders push themselves into Lennok’s bike from the front and sides, but are pushed out of the weight class.
bang!!
Riders nearly slammed their bodies into the tunnel wall next to the rail before coming to a dangerous stop.
After being pushed back in a physical fight, he can’t approach easily and rather climbs the wall and tries to occupy Lennok’s head and both sides.
“Don’t hit me directly!! Crush it from a distance!!”
“Shoot!! Pop the tire and you’re done!!”
A skilful driving that drives the bike close to the wall with high-speed wind pressure.
Even so, the skill of holding a submachine gun hanging from the back of the bike and shooting it was quite high even in Lennok’s eyes.
Even if it doesn’t actually get in the way of Lennok directly, it’s enough to stop the bike from speeding up and slow it down.
Even the moment you use your hand to get rid of them is nothing short of a hindrance in this tense moment.
Doo doo doo!!
‘I’m slowly catching up.’
A heavy vibration could be heard hundreds of meters away.
Competitors who briefly fell out of the lead with Lennok are now closing the distance and pushing forward.
Whoo!!
A gigantic water spirit approached as if it were slipping in an instant, with moisture swirling around the tip of its nose.
The Elementalist on top of him looked down at Lennok and smiled.
“It’s the first time I’ve participated, so I don’t know, but the grimoire gang isn’t that fair or good at sportsmanship.”
[…] … .]
“The common goods that are caught as goods of the race are goods that have been agreed upon in advance. This is just one of the ways to supply such goods for an appropriate cause.”
[What do you want to say?]
“It means that the rank can be determined by who is behind you, regardless of your skills.”
The Elementalist shrugged his shoulders as he said that.
“At a glance, it seems like he’s always been around, but he’s telling me in advance not to feel too unfair.”
Could this be what the man on the first tank meant when he said that first-timers cannot win the race?
Even if you don’t directly interfere with the outcome of the race itself, intervening in the process must be familiar to violent organizations like gangs.
But Lennok shook his head lazily, even though he understood that all too well.
[There is not necessarily just one way to get ahead in a race.]
“…what?”
baaaaang!!
At some point, the words of the riders who shouted triumphantly while looking down at Lennok disappeared as if they were buried in shock.
A huge steel torso that crushes bones and flesh with a terrifying sound as it slithers away.
Kwagwagwa!!!
[Complete stealing subway control authority.]
Blurred headlights shining in the dark.
However, the speed is so wild and ferocious that it can catch up with all the participants who have been running on the rails in an instant.
A huge subway train runs behind them and starts chasing them.
[If you get rid of all the competitors, that’s a victory, right?]
Lennok nodded as he watched the contestants’ complexions turn blue as they landed on the rails.
[It’s the thing I’m most confident in.]
The Genius Wizard Who Takes Medicine, Episode 410
