Chapter 10

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On a quiet street, a low hum emerged from the underground parking lot of a building, followed by a white Cadillac CTS speeding out. Zhang Yang gripped the steering wheel tightly, his eyes fixed on the road ahead. He quickly turned the wheel to the right, and the car shot out of the parking lot. As it landed, the front bumper scraped the ground, sending a shower of sparks. Just as it was about to collide with the building opposite, he swerved sharply.

Zhang Yang felt a surge of excitement and pressed the accelerator further, the white CTS speeding down the street. Morpheus took out his Samsung N270, a device that looked high-tech but was actually quite old, and called the operator Link.

"The nearest exit is at the Winslow Overpass... shit, watch out behind!"

With a loud "bang," the CTS jolted as the twin brothers, driving a brown sedan, rammed into the back of the CTS. Everyone in the car was thrown forward.

"They're about to open fire!"

"Get down!"

Zhang Yang ducked as the twins pulled out a submachine gun and started firing. The rear window shattered, and Triniti and the Keymaker crouched behind the backseat, which was riddled with bullet holes.

At the next intersection, Zhang Yang gripped the steering wheel and made a sharp left turn, narrowly missing a green bus. The CTS performed a perfect drift and turned onto the main road. The twin brothers, however, crashed into the rear of a brown sedan, severing the rear tires.

"God bless you."

The old man in the car that was hit, Zhang Yang silently prayed, and the car continued forward. Eight police cars appeared from the side, and with the twin brothers in pursuit, their situation became increasingly dangerous.

"Turn right!"

It was the operator Link.

To the right was a wire fence, which Zhang Yang drove through, heading straight toward the entrance of the overpass. If the nearest exit hadn't been near the overpass, Zhang Yang would never have taken this route. On the overpass, the heavy traffic represented countless dangers, and any driver could turn into a computer agent at any moment.

Zhang Yang drove the white Cadillac CTS onto the 101 Highway and entered a tunnel, which led to the entrance of the overpass. Morpheus took out a handgun and fired at the twins through the window. Bullets whizzed between the two cars, and in the third police car behind them, two officers reporting over the radio suddenly transformed into computer agents.

"We've found them."

"The traitor is the primary target."

The car finally sped onto the highway, and Zhang Yang weaved through the traffic, trying to shake off the twin brothers, who clung to him like shadows. Triniti and the Keymaker dared not raise their heads as bullets ricocheted off the back of the car.

The two cars gradually drove side by side, with a yellow sedan in between. The twins, with their pale, almost albino-like faces, grinned and started firing at the yellow sedan. The driver was killed instantly, and the car, now out of control, spun and flipped, causing trouble for the pursuing police cars. The twins' brown sedan accelerated and cut in front of Zhang Yang from the right side of a large truck.

A black sedan with the license plate BD224, hit by the submachine gun, also flipped and narrowly missed Zhang Yang's Cadillac. Zhang Yang gripped the steering wheel tightly, his hands aching from the strain.

They were on the overpass, and if not for Zhang Yang's Level 4 vehicle driving skill, he would never have driven here. The twins in the car ahead suddenly dematerialized and reappeared inside, sitting next to the Keymaker in the backseat.

Triniti and Morpheus fought with the twins, who held butterfly knives to Morpheus's neck, while Morpheus and Triniti pointed guns at their heads. The police car behind them caught up, and an agent climbed onto the roof and leaped!

"Bang!"

With a loud thud, the agent's weight crushed the front hood of the car, and he jumped onto Zhang Yang's car. The hood immediately deformed, and Zhang Yang's eyes narrowed. He swerved the car, trying to throw the agent off. The car the agent had stepped on caused more trouble, with three more cars crashing and one car being sliced in half.

"Screech!"

A grating sound filled the air as the agent tore the car's roof off with his bare hands.

"Rat-tat-tat," Morpheus pulled out a submachine gun and fired at the agent, who created multiple afterimages to dodge the bullets. Zhang Yang knew the agent's speed was incredible, allowing him to easily avoid the bullets.

"Now!"

Taking advantage of the agent's distraction, Zhang Yang slammed on the brakes, and the inertia threw the agent out. He then accelerated, speeding past the agent. Triniti fired, and the twins dematerialized, passing through the backseat and falling behind.

An agent in a nearby police car shot out the left rear tire of the Cadillac CTS, and a powerful force jolted the steering wheel. Zhang Yang gripped it tightly, preventing it from swerving. The police car forced Zhang Yang's car against the highway sound barrier, creating a shower of sparks.

"Die."

Zhang Yang sharply turned the wheel to the left, using the momentum from the blown tire to crash the police car into a highway divider, sending water splashing everywhere. After driving a short distance, Zhang Yang stopped the car, which was now completely wrecked, with the right rear tire smoking, the roof torn off, and the body riddled with bullet holes.

"You go ahead, I'll cover the rear."

Morpheus, holding a Tang knife, said to Zhang Yang and the others. Zhang Yang looked down at the overpass and saw a large truck carrying several new motorcycles passing below. He and Triniti each grabbed one of the Keymaker's arms and jumped down. After they landed on the truck, they saw a massive explosion where Morpheus had been, and the twins were no longer seen in the subsequent events.

"We need to split up."

Triniti looked at Zhang Yang and said, as motorcycles could carry two people, but three would be too much, especially on the highway while evading the agents. The motorcycles on the truck were all brand new, and Zhang Yang's eyes widened at the sight of the Harley Davidson, Honda Gold Wing, and Ducati 998, all high-end, expensive motorcycles. The Keymaker took out two keys, and Triniti took one, riding a black Ducati 998, while Zhang Yang chose a blue one. They sped off the truck, one after the other.

Zhang Yang followed Triniti, weaving through the gaps between cars and trucks. Suddenly, Triniti braked, as the driver of a large truck ahead had turned into an agent, trying to crush her. Triniti and Zhang Yang exchanged a glance and turned back.

Zhang Yang had never imagined such an exciting day, riding a high-end Ducati and driving in the wrong direction on a U.S. highway! The gunfights, the Cadillac, the Ducati—though these were things from the movie world, they were incredibly thrilling for Zhang Yang.

"This trip to this world was worth it."

Driving in the wrong direction on a highway was extremely dangerous!

Zhang Yang couldn't follow Triniti this time and had to focus entirely on the oncoming traffic, finding gaps to slip through. Cars and trucks whizzed past his ears, and his heart was pounding, not daring to relax for a moment.

After the explosion, Morpheus jumped onto a large truck and saw Triniti and the Keymaker turning back. He stuck the Tang knife into the side of the truck, stepped on it, and then onto another truck. As Triniti passed, he grabbed the Keymaker's hand and threw him onto the truck.

Zhang Yang and Triniti made a sharp turn and sped out of the highway entrance. The police cars, caught off guard, abandoned the chase.

"They're not important."

"Capturing the traitor (Keymaker) is the priority."

Zhang Yang and Triniti sped on their motorcycles and stopped in a deserted area, calling the operator Link. They returned to the ship, and as they left the microphone, Zhang Yang saw a massive explosion in the distance and a small black dot moving rapidly.

The moment Zhang Yang returned to the ship, a mechanical voice sounded in his ear.

"You have completed the main mission: Protect the key character (Keymaker Keymaker). You have earned 4000 universal points."

"You have helped everyone. Morpheus and Triniti's affection towards you has increased by 20, and Neo's affection towards you has increased by 15. Current mission progress: Neo (55/100), Morpheus (65/100), Triniti (60/100), Niobe (0/100), Roland (0/100)."

"You have escaped the agents' pursuit again. Mission progress +1."

At a critical moment, Neo saved Morpheus and the Keymaker from the explosion and led them to a rendezvous point. Captain Niobe, Morpheus's ex-girlfriend, and Captain Soren were there, and Zhang Yang and Triniti soon arrived. They began discussing the plan to enter the Source.

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