Endless Throne - Chapter 17

The little spider asked this mainly because when they went out during the day, Zhou Yuan said that when he encountered the big rat last time, he successfully escaped danger using his seven years of ** racing car driving experience.

At that time, Lin Yebai remained silent, and Coach Wang said nothing.

“Uncle Lin?” The little spider was a bit puzzled.

Lin Yebai floored the accelerator, and the large truck surged forward violently. The little spiders tumbled wildly inside the vehicle, dizzy and unable to think clearly.

They hugged their seatbelts tightly, trembling with fear, afraid of being thrown out. There were too many monsters outside. Mommy was right – children who go out to play would be eaten by big monsters!

Thinking of the huge explosion sound, tears flew from their eyes.

“Mommy, woo woo woo…”

“Mommy… waaah…”

“Have we become orphans… woo woo woo…”

“They’re fine.” Lin Yebai had confidence in his companions.

Both Coach Wang and Zhou Yuan were quite capable and would definitely survive.

Aberrants pounced on the rear cargo compartment, making huge crashing sounds as they tried to use their claws to pry open the door gaps and squeeze inside.

“Cluck cluck cluck——”

The old hen’s belly was bulging as she clutched the fish meat tightly. Due to the truck’s wild driving, she rolled desperately in the cargo compartment, racing against time to steal bites of fish meat. Even if she died, she wanted to be a well-fed chicken!

She didn’t slack off, spitting fire desperately at the claws reaching in from outside.

The aberrants still harbored fear toward fire sources. The fish meat caused the old hen to undergo mutation – her flames were turning golden in color, with temperatures far exceeding ordinary flames. Soon the cargo compartment door was burned red-hot.

The old hen’s legs went weak from fright at the aura outside, knowing she might not escape death. She put forth all the effort she used for laying eggs, spitting fire desperately. When tired, she’d call out twice, habitually asserting her presence:

“Cluck cluck cluck——”

“Cluck cluck cluck——”

The entire cargo compartment was like an oven. After the fish meat was heated, it gave off an enticing aroma. The whole truck exuded deadly temptation, and more and more aberrants on the road continuously joined the pursuing group.

Coach Wang and Zhou Yuan stood on the rooftop, gazing into the distance.

The truck was like a rabid dog, crashing wildly through the residential complex.

The driving skills were indescribable – countless withered trees and trash cans were knocked down along the way.

Fortunately, Lin Yebai knew to avoid buildings, so no tragic building collisions occurred.

Behind the truck chased a long line of aberrants, necks craned upward, running at full speed.

The moment of the explosion, Coach Wang had grabbed Zhou Yuan and jumped out, using spider silk to hang onto another building. They had just climbed to the rooftop when they witnessed such a shocking scene.

The view from above was especially clear. The truck was like a fragrant bait, fishing for countless aberrants. If you ignored their crimson eyes and twisted limbs, the scene was full of Olympic spirit.

Coach Wang and Zhou Yuan exchanged glances, their expressions complex.

“Should we also chase after them and mix in?” Zhou Yuan began adjusting his mountain backpack straps, hoping to secure it firmly to his body. It contained important items he and Coach Wang had rescued – they absolutely couldn’t lose it.

“We can.” Coach Wang was worried and anxious about the little spiders in the vehicle.

“Is abandoning the vehicle feasible?” Zhou Yuan then thought of this question.

“We’d die even faster.” Coach Wang felt they might not just be chasing the fish meat in the car. At the central park, the big koi had always pursued Mr. Lin.

Things had developed to this extent. If they abandoned the vehicle directly, the crazed aberrants would swarm them. They would then start killing and eating each other until something evolved that could suppress the other aberrants.

“Let’s first find a way to get on the vehicle. If we two drive instead, with better driving skills, maybe we can shake them off.” Zhou Yuan suggested.

“Alright.” Coach Wang nodded.

“Ahhh——”

From a rooftop somewhere in the residential complex, Zhou Yuan’s signature scream rang out.

“Come on~ Have fun~~”

His voice had a strange penetrating power with high recognition.

After hearing it, Lin Yebai made a circle around the residential complex and drove back from another direction.

He had only been in the driver’s seat for a short while, but this truck seemed to have endured decades of long-distance transport abuse. Every part inside the vehicle was roaring, and occasionally you could hear clanking sounds of things falling – no one knew what components had dropped off.

The truck’s front end was already dented, the windshield had spider-web cracked, and visibility ahead was poor – you could only make out whether there were large buildings in front.

Passing near the exploded high-rise again, seeing Zhou Yuan waving, Lin Yebai turned the steering wheel and the truck crashed toward that direction.

He tried to step on the brakes, but seemed to step wrong. The truck shuddered violently and charged even more fiercely.

[Literary Mentor]: Brothers, am I driving correctly?

[Soft Cat Ears]: Oh my! Is Yebai baby unable to step on the brakes!

[Guthana the Dark God]: Oh! My God! This young man’s driving skills are truly indescribable!

[Abyss Monarch]: A glimmer of light flashed through his deep eyes as the corner of his mouth curved up: “Wonderful!”

[Golden Egg Fried Rice]: Ahhhhh I captured baby’s shocked expression!

Zhou Yuan and Coach Wang had anticipated this and instantly scattered, dodging the truck’s front end. Each chose a direction and grabbed onto the cargo compartment.

Looking down, both hands felt burning pain.

Damn! The cargo compartment was actually scalding hot.

They immediately crawled toward the front door area.

Most of the side glass was shattered. Zhou Yuan easily reached in to open the car door and squeezed inside, with Coach Wang following closely behind.

“Mommy! Mommy——”

The little spiders were overjoyed, crawling toward Coach Wang.

“Mr. Lin, let me drive.”

Coach Wang was extremely urgent – he had never seen anyone drive a truck like a mad bull before.

Lin Yebai moved aside, switching to the passenger seat.

Coach Wang squeezed into the driver’s seat, feeling incredibly secure.

Due to the two men changing positions, the truck went out of control and knocked over another trash can.

Coach Wang drove toward the outside of the residential complex, randomly choosing a wide road.

After he took over, the truck became much more stable. Finding the front visibility unclear, he punched down, completely shattering the front windshield. Night wind mixed with bloody scent and floral fragrance rushed in.

“Brother Wang, give us some music!”

Zhou Yuan sat in the back, tail wagging.

He had never imagined having such an exciting day, repeatedly hovering between life and death.

Coach Wang turned on the car radio. There was no signal, but there were local songs downloaded by the original truck driver:

“Old driver, take me along~ I want to go to Kunming~”

“Old driver, take me along~ I want to enter the provincial capital~”

“Ali li~ Ali li~ Ali ali li~”

This was the DJ version of “Old Driver, Take Me Along” with an especially fast rhythm.

Coach Wang instantly felt energized, speeding all the way. During turns, he executed stylish drifts, leaving the aberrant army over ten meters behind.

Under the endless night sky and blood moon’s shroud, a chase scene between truck and aberrants played out in the ruined city.

The battered truck displayed various stunts on the road, with a large group of aberrants always pursuing behind.

More and more aberrants joined the large group along the way. They didn’t know why they were chasing either – seeing other aberrants all chasing, they mindlessly followed behind.

There were only three songs downloaded in the car. Now the singing became lingering and sentimental:

“Come on~ Have fun~ There’s plenty of time anyway~”

“Come on~ Wander~ There’s plenty of directions anyway~”

Countless aberrants behind swayed their hands to the music, their eyes full of longing.

“We’ll just keep driving forward like this until dawn.”

Coach Wang displayed extraordinary driving skills while remaining very calm.

After being chased for so long, you become numb to it.

There were only two possible outcomes anyway – either die or live.

The little spiders had all fallen asleep, very well-behaved.

“Brother Wang, what did you do before? I always feel that with your qualifications, you weren’t just an ordinary gym coach.” Zhou Yuan was simply amazed by Coach Wang’s driving skills.

“Just ordinary…”

“Don’t speak, let me guess.”

“Retired race car driver, right?”

“How could that be.”

“A wealthy family’s chauffeur?”

“You flatter me.”

“Retired special forces king?”

“I used to drive taxis.” Coach Wang almost laughed out loud.

“Too amazing.” Zhou Yuan gave a thumbs up, producing a crumpled pack of cigarettes from somewhere, lit one, and first offered it to Lin Yebai, gesturing for him to hold it at an angle in his mouth.

“Brother Lin, here, have a Zhonghua.”

TN:

中华 = Zhonghua, a famous and prestigious Chinese cigarette brand