Chapter 619: A Reckless Charge Through the Checkpoint
by xennovel“What do you want to do?”
Lu Xin understood the situation. As he made his decision, outside the off-road vehicle, the already impatient Crooked Hat was startled by the sound of the engine igniting. He jerked back and quickly raised his submachine gun.
His teammate immediately became alert, and they all pointed their guns at the off-road vehicle. At the same time, someone shouted:
“Stop the car…”
“Raise the barricade and get ready to intercept…”
“Fire…”
“…”
Before the shouts could die down, the Steel Monster let out a guttural roar and charged forward like a wild beast.
“Is he insane?”
“Does he really intend to barge through?”
“For three thousand bucks? Is he willing to throw his life away?”
“…”
The commotion from the off-road vehicle terrified many nearby onlookers, who began screaming at the top of their lungs. Several fierce fighters – including Crooked Hat – turned pale and unhesitatingly fired at the approaching Steel Monster.
Row after row of bullets rained down on the vehicle.
The clinking of metal from inside the car oddly resembled a pleasing chime.
This was one of the top-tier combat vehicles from the Flame Mining Company. With its heavy steel plating and bulletproof glass, the barrage of bullets left only faint white marks—only the paint had been damaged.
“It was clearly five thousand…”
Thinking fast, Lu Xin slammed on the accelerator.
In an instant, the car surged forward like a wild bull.
Crooked Hat couldn’t dodge in time; he was scraped by the vehicle, sent flying four or five meters before smashing into the wall.
With his Sister’s help, Lu Xin spun the car around using the front as a pivot, pushing its maneuverability to the limit as he adjusted its direction.
Then, with a roaring burst of acceleration, he charged toward the Iron Door of the Agent Company. At that moment, someone was desperately trying to pull the door up, but the car came too fast—only half the door had lifted before the vehicle reached it, forcing everyone to scatter in alarm.
With a resounding crash, the vehicle slammed into the iron door, making it swing wildly. The impact unleashed the Steel Monster from its confines like a beast breaking free from a cage.
“Squeak…”
Lu Xin jerked the steering wheel once more; tires squealed white smoke with a burnt scent. The Steel Monster, as if sensing his displeasure, emitted an angry roar, turned decisively, and charged straight at the cargo passage sentry.
It wasn’t heading back to the settlements but straight for the cargo passage.
Because from the start he had planned to use the cargo passage to reach Flame City—there was no turning back now.
“…”
“So, is he a maniac or what?”
In the courtyard of the Agent Company behind, the team leader—seated atop a heap of cargo while playing cards—watched in shock as the Steel Monster barreled toward the sentry. His eyes widened; he leaped to his feet, calling for his men to pursue while grabbing a walkie-talkie to alert the sentry post.
“Wailing…”
At the rear, armed personnel scrambled into vehicles, clinging on and hollering.
One vehicle after another roared out of the Company, in hot pursuit.
Ahead, near the sentry, barriers were lowered; row after row of roadblocks were dragged onto the roadway.
At the sentry post, a group of armed men rushed out. Dark, ominous muzzles trained on the charging Steel Monster…
The air was thick with the scent of gunpowder and burning metal, triggering surges of adrenaline.
“Is that your idea?”
Inside the car, Father and Sister were visibly baffled by Lu Xin’s daring move. Shock mixed with excitement as they asked, “Charging in like this—do you really think you’re following the rules?”
“I respect the rules…”
Lu Xin gripped the steering wheel steadily and replied, “Their rules are flawed. Following them leads only to dead ends.”
“So breaking the rules is the only way to honor them, huh?”
“…”
Even as he spoke, he accelerated—the sentry was now only fifty to sixty meters away.
He spotted roadblocks sprawled on the ground and armed men aiming at him, so he slammed on the brakes. The Steel Monster’s tires dug into the pavement, skidding for over ten meters before coming to an abrupt halt, panting heavily.
Behind him, crackling gunfire erupted as vehicle after vehicle swarmed in, completely blocking the rear exit.
“Villains protected by rules, and good guys left unprotected…”
Lu Xin glanced ahead, then cast a wary look back, muttering under his breath before pressing a hidden button.
“Click, click, click…”
On the roof and body of the Steel Monster, steel panels retracted while hidden compartments released multi-barrel rotary guns that extended like robotic arms. With a resounding ‘ka’, they locked into their slots, their dark barrels aimed forward as they began to rotate.
In the trunk, a metal box deployed four mechanical legs, its central red light blinking to life.
The barrels swept from side to side, targeting the vehicles behind with impatient precision.
“Yes.”
After a few seconds of silence, Lu Xin nodded and murmured, “I still prefer that village’s…”
Then, without further hesitation, he pressed the button again.
“Rat-a-tat-tat…”
Suddenly, a hailstorm of bullets erupted like furious, fiery rain, scattering in every direction.
Dust rose from the ground, forming a deep dashed line that sliced straight ahead.
Barricades and roadblocks were shattered and torn apart by the relentless barrage, sending fragments flying all around.
Overwhelmed by the dense storm of bullets, the armed men at the sentry nearly lost their nerve—throwing down their guns, ducking for cover, and some even surrendering as their frantic shouts were drowned out by the whizzing projectiles.
Meanwhile, at the rear, robotic dogs unleashed bullet after bullet in a continuous barrage.
The ground was torn apart beneath their assault, as if carving out an impassable chasm before the pursuing vehicles.
“Ouch!”
“Get out…”
“Mom…”
“…”
Amidst a series of screams, the chasing vehicles slammed on their brakes and, like headless chickens, careened into the roadside.
It sounded as if the bullets had been whistling on forever.
In truth, the sweeping fire had lasted less than thirty seconds in both directions.
The world suddenly grew eerily quiet.
Lu Xin pressed the button again; the slightly reddened barrels retracted one by one back into the vehicle.
In the trunk, the robotic dogs discharged three hundred rounds in rapid succession before automatically switching off their red lights—they had clocked out for the day.
At last, the Steel Monster fell silent, reverting to its original, imposing yet quiet presence.
Yet amid the chaos, it commanded an intangible authority…
Lu Xin didn’t injure anyone; the bullets were never aimed at people.
But now, no one dared to meet the gaze of his car—the unspoken rules had been utterly shredded.
In that stillness, Lu Xin started the vehicle and slowly drove out from a sea of metal bullet casings, effortlessly passing the sentry post.
“…”
“…”
“Finally, it’s back on the cargo passage…”
Lu Xin looked ahead at the straight, smooth road, feeling the satisfaction of a wish fulfilled.
A small, contented sigh escaped him.
“Charging in like this, aren’t you afraid of stirring up even bigger trouble?”
From the back seat, Father’s low, earnest tone inquired,
“Why should I be afraid?”
Lu Xin replied confidently, “They were the ones who broke the rules in the first place. Shouldn’t they be the ones worried about the consequences?”
“…”
“…”
“Madman, madman!”
At the same moment, as the Steel Monster passed the sentry and merged onto the main road, the armed men at the checkpoint and the pursuers slowly lifted themselves. The earlier, deathly roar had left their faces ashen. Watching the receding silhouette of the car, not a soul dared to call out in pursuit…
“The firepower gap is just too vast…”
That car’s firepower had already surpassed the combined might of all of them.
Even the specially modified combat vehicles in the Company paled in comparison.
“Captain, should we… should we give chase?”
After a long pause, someone finally reacted, glancing at the pockmarked road and, with lingering fear, asking,
“No!”
The team leader wearing sunglasses yanked them off, his eyes burning with both ferocity and terror as he shouted, “Wait until five minutes after he passes, then we give chase…”
“Damn it, what the hell is this thing?”
“Why does he charge right into the cargo passage?”
“Doesn’t he know that on the cargo passage, the Flame men can block him at any moment?”
“This thing is utterly insane, isn’t it?”
“…”
While speaking, he urgently ordered his men to grab the walkie-talkies.
Catching up could wait for five minutes, but reporting the incident was absolutely critical.
“Someone has breached the checkpoint—repeat, C2 cargo passage, Qinghe Road sentry. Someone has breached the checkpoint, driving a black modified off-road…”
“The vehicle is equipped with heavy weaponry—repeat, heavy weaponry…”
“…”
Has someone infiltrated Flame Company’s own transport network?
This news was unprecedented at Flame; no one had ever seen anything like it or dared to ignore it. Instantly, using radio waves, the report was transmitted swiftly to all major departments and eventually reached one man as an emergency incident.
The Commander-in-Chief of the Security Team for Flame Company’s North Zone B1, B2 to D4 lines, upon receiving the message, initially could hardly believe it. But then he saw the surveillance video clearly: the black car, demolishing the sentry with overwhelming firepower before barreling onto the cargo passage, was headed straight for him.
“What’s wrong with this?”
He could hardly fathom it and muttered, “Why have so many lunatics popped up recently?”
Breaking the checkpoint to infiltrate Flame’s internal transport network is just like prey willingly diving into a spider’s web.
A nearby guard urgently asked, “How should we handle it?”
“Block it. Kill it.”
The guard captain nearly burst into an angry laugh, cursing, “Are these lunatics all clustering together nowadays?”
“First, over at D4, someone had a townsman dancing like crazy.”
“Then at B3, someone impersonated a high-ranking executive from Flame, fooling the Security Team into escorting him all the way.”
“And most shockingly, someone brazen enough sold an entire train carload of garbage as precious material to the West Zone…”
“Now, there’s even another one who charges right past the sentry?”
“Insane, absolutely insane…”
“…”
The more he ranted, the angrier he became, slamming his cup down as he declared, “This one—we must block him.”
“Kill as a warning to the rest! Let those troublemakers see what happens!”