Though the Rivaldo family soldiers did not know the exact reason why their patriarch summoned them, they were not in the position to ask. Just obey, that was their one and only responsibility.
They all started journeying back through various means, as the anger in the tone of their patriarch was indicative enough that something was wrong.
All the various large families and powers of the Madbull state noticed the large-scale mobilization of soldiers. This alarmed them, as they increased the defense of their territories while sending investigation teams out to investigate.
The commotion that this was bringing already started attracting the attention of the whole state, as all the large powers finally pinpointed the location of the battle.
They were shocked on seeing the footage of the destroyed street. They developed cold feet shills immediately, as the Madbull capital city finally got the information also.
The state leaders were shocked and angered at the ruthless means of this foreigner. But this anger was trivial, compared to what they were feeling about the actions of the Rivaldo family and the officials they bribed to get their way.
The governor sent his troops out immediately, as he was determined to sanction the perpetrators of this destruction.
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Zoom!! Somewhere else in the next street, Clark drove his car manually, speeding across while leaving afterimages behind. He was moving at the car’s maximum speed for the first time, for over 500km/hour.
In less than a minute, he left this street, before finally taking the road that led to the highway.
The local police also already noticed the destruction, as they mobilized immediately, going after him.
Ignorance was bliss, and it was being shown as these policemen confidently pursued the car that could sniff them out of existence in a second. Not that they could see its shadow though, they were already left in the dust.
As Clark’s car streaked forward, the effects of the Rivaldo patriarch’s command started becoming obvious, as different blockades emerged to block his way in the highway.
Most of the cars in the road already stopped driving, as the speed of this car left them speechless and shocked. This saved them, the erecting blockades were not able to hit them and cause accidents as they were motionless.
This move by the Rivaldians could have been effective on normal circumstances, but this situation was by no means normal.
Lily diligently obeyed the orders of her master, as she entered through the Ratliff virtual network into the quantum world.
Her enormous computing power started being displayed, as she started a fierce virtual battled with the main A. I of the Madbull state.
The latter was not her match, showing how low the Ratliff republic was in technological skill. The originally erecting blockade platforms jerked a bit, before falling back with faster speed than they emerged with.
The Rivaldo patriarch, the Madbull governor, and all the other influential family’s patriarchs were already connected to the satellite, so they could see what was happening clearly.
As these measured were easily nullified by him, his advance was unimpeded as he drove forward like the ghost rider reincarnated.
Emily’s eyes dilated from the speed and rapidly changing view before falling shut, as she fainted, joining her sister in the dark world of faint sleeping.
Clark didn’t know of this, as his implant’s A. I worked in conjunction with Lily to detect if any other measures were employed to delay him. The Governor of the state already cut off his connection to their satellite, so this was his only way to check.
In just 3 minutes, he quickly crossed the originally 30 minutes journey. The tiled highway emitted faint smokes and sparks, as the car emerged out of it like a raging wild bull.
Due to the speed, it emerged at, it flew up into the air, soaring with the same speed and momentum.
Boom!! Clark quickly gave a new order, as the car’s energy rose and erupted outwards again. With the sound like that of a rocket launching, fire erupted from its exhausts as it flew above the blockade of military armored vehicles waiting for him here.
The soldiers watched, stunned and in awe, as with one maneuver, their target left them in the dust by flying over them. The car landed in the nearby forest, leaving a small depression behind as it quickly picked up speed again.
“Stop looking, you fools. The target is escaping, shoot immediately”. The soldiers finally reacted after being rebuked by their commander, as they all opened fire immediately.
Dust billowed from its former position, as the car accelerated momentously, making a sharp beeline to the depths of the forest.
Zoom!! Zoom!! The Madbull soldiers quickly ignited their military vehicles and followed in pursuit as the chase became a forest chase, not a city chase anymore.
The car moved like an unstoppable bull, plowing through the rough roads of the forest, while at the same time like a cheetah as its immense speed enabled it to evade any obstacle before it.
The Madbull military vehicles bulldozed the trees obstructing their advance, as they tried to keep up to their target.
Despite their efforts, it did not amount to much as their target slowly disappeared from their view, becoming a small dark dot ahead.
“Clark Pendragon”. The Governor of the state muttered with rage evident on his face, as he finally guessed the identity of this foreign soldier.
After going through their records to find a soldier similar to this one among the neighboring countries, he was surprised as the result came that the culprit was a 1st rank Spartan soldier.
It was not difficult to find, as not every extraordinary soldier had such a badass car.
After knowing that it was a 1st rank high-grade soldier who just raped his wife in his backyard, his rage became ignited more fiercely. He directly ordered for the mobilization of his sea troops, as they already figured that their target was moving towards the sea. This was a humiliation to him if he let it be.
Though the strength displayed by Clark was abnormal, they did not suspect anything, they remained stuck with the outdated knowledge that he was still a 1st rank high-grade soldier.
This was so because the news of what exactly happened in the sea was not circulated to the public. Only the aftermaths were announced by the news channels, that was all.
After acknowledging the orders of their Governor, the commander of the Madbull naval force gathered his sea troops as he led them to confront the escaping target.
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Back in the forest, Clark had a focused expression on his face as the scene continued changing rapidly in his eyes. His speed was so much that it felt like he was teleporting instead, no image stayed at his sight for long.
Bam!! Bam!! Loud sounds of gunshots kept on echoing behind him, as his pursuers shot randomly with the hopes that some would hit him.
As they already lost him due to his abnormal speed, they could only try their luck by following his general direction.
Whoosh!! After another minute of speedy drive, he finally emerged out of the thick all green forest with a loud sound.
As his speed was too much, there was no way that the Madbull naval force would be able to respond and mobilize their resources and soldiers in such a short time.
Though the sea here was still calm and scanty, he could already see 3 to 4 police patrol speed boats coming in his direction at the border.
This did not deter him, as he stepped down at the accelerator harder. With a large sound, prompting the wind’s protest, his car dove into the seawater naturally like it was home.
Before the few speed boats could react, the car emerged from the water again, now in its speed boat configuration.
Whoosh!! It sped across with even faster speed than on land, as the few Madbull patrol speed boats swiftly became lost. All they saw was billowing waves, bubbling water, and blowing winds as their target left them behind like they were snails.
“What the f**k?” The boat pilots all watched with stupefied expressions while questioning inwardly, as their target sped past them.
Clark wanted to save energy, as the mini-submarine configuration took more energy. And he had another reason for his decision.
His focus did not subside yet though, as he knew that more trouble was coming ahead. His intuition quickly proved to be true, as the initial defense fleet of the Madbull state started showing up.
The preparation time was too short, the main fleet could not prepare immediately. But to them, this force alone was enough.
The intimidating size of the fleet alone could send chills down the spine of any soldier. 2 medium-sized warships led the formation, followed by a battalion of military exotic speed boats.
“Surrender immediately, Clark Pendragon. As respect for your country, we would not kill you. But surrender and leave your car behind, perhaps then we can contemplate releasing you without any fuss”.
A deep voice, amplified by a voice amplifier echoed out from one of the warships, stating their verdict decisively.
Boom!! Tu! Tu! Tu! Tu! Clark did not listen to the nonsense that these nutjobs were spouting, as he controlled his car to release its load immediately at the fleet.
When he safely reached the sea, he immediately knew that his escape was guaranteed. The main reason why he tarried, was that he still wanted to deal damage to these arrogant Madbulls.
The Madbull soldiers did not expect it, as their fleet immediately became overwhelmed by the force of the bullets flying at them.
Some of the speed boats exploded immediately from the impact, reaping the lives of the soldiers piloting them also.
What really dealt the most shock to these soldiers, was the thick energy beam that was released at one of their main warships. They all watched with horror on their faces, as this energy beam impacted their warship in less than a second.
The first impact sound came, reverberating loudly as the warship jerked before part of its internals exploded from the volatile energy reaction induced from the energy impact.
Loud explosions rocked the sea surface, as in less than 3 seconds since their arrival, one of their warships became crippled immediately.
Though it was still floating on the sea, it could not move again and hundreds of ship crew soldiers died from this decisive shot from their target.
Anger quickly took over the faces of the Madbull soldiers, as they all aimed their weapons at this lone speed boat. Seeing all these weapons aimed at him, Clark made a move that he always wanted to make since he was a child. The go f**k yourself move.
There was no way that he would stand still, and wait for the shot of a warship’s main cannon. No matter how backward the technological skill of the Ratliff republic was, warships were still warships.
He gave an order, as his car, now speed boat dived under the sea surface immediately after being covered by an energy shield.
As he left, an extremely large virtual screen suddenly appeared in his previous position, drawing the attention of everyone.
His face was projected through the screen. He smiled like he was right there seeing the soldiers, before raising his middle finger at them with a wide grin on his face.
This was the move that he wanted to make since he was a child badly. Wreak your enemies, wipe your butt and leave when they try to retaliate. It surprisingly felt so refreshing. Was anything more badass than this?
The Ratliff soldiers could only watch with indignant and furious expressions on their faces, as they slowly retreated. The Governor knew what was good for him, after witnessing this intimidating display of power. He ordered his men to retreat immediately.
In the end, some people were just too strong to offend. Next time, if there was one, he would try better to control his subordinates so that they would not offend someone that they cannot afford to.
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