Industrial Cthulhu, starting from the island lord

Chapter 706: Too Fast? Too Slow?

Monica looked excited and reached out to pull open a protective cover on the car, revealing a red button in front of them.

"No!" "Don't!" Zoe and Gaia immediately stopped them, saying, "If you keep speeding, the lord will revoke your driver's license!"

"Tch, boring." Monica snorted and reluctantly put the lid back on.

In fact, logically speaking, an internal combustion engine that uses explosives as fuel is quite fundamentalist.

The piston internal combustion engine was first invented by the Dutch physicist Christian Huygens, who intended to use gunpowder explosions to obtain power, but he was unsuccessful.

In other words, the internal combustion engine was originally developed using explosives, and the cylinders were propelled by the explosion. Now, burning oil is a misguided approach.

Considering that the technology tree in this world has long gone astray, Hughes doesn't really care what the engine under his butt is burning, as long as it doesn't send his butt flying into the sky.

The key point is that Monica's car is just too outrageous.

“Don’t listen to her nonsense. This car is very safe. It just accelerates quite quickly. Well, it takes about 0.4 seconds to accelerate from zero to 100 kilometers per hour,” Monica proudly introduced.

What does this acceleration mean? It's a level of acceleration that even Earth couldn't achieve.

Cars need to move on the ground, which means they need four wheels to provide friction. No matter how powerful the horsepower, it's useless if the tires can't handle it; this is a limitation of the laws of physics.

Monica's car
To put it simply, if she stands up and steps on the gas, the car can also stand up and move—the wheels? Friction?
Yes, but it is not necessary.

During the test drive, the engine suddenly roared—a real roar—and the car, Monica, and engine all flew forward together.

It's a pity that these parts fly separately.

Monica has been found, but the engine has still not been recovered.

So Monica's car was insured multiple times.

Yes, she wants to accelerate more now, but she needs to unlock the safety harness first, and unlocking the harness requires the consent of the other three passengers in the car.
Unfortunately, we have to consult everyone's opinion on this, since if we press the accelerator too hard, everyone will be flying separately later.

Ultimately, the car was put on the road, but its safety level was relatively low. After all, cars on Earth are classified by engine displacement, while Monica's car is classified by displacement.

Can I use a launch start?

"no!"

Can I use level III output?

"No, at most Level I."

"I can"

"No, you're not allowed to unlock anything, just open it like this!"

"Oh." Monica responded dejectedly, and somewhat listlessly pressed the accelerator with the tip of her tail.

boom! ! !
A loud roar erupted as the car's tires screeched wildly against the ground, emitting a piercing screech, and the entire vehicle lurched forward!

Beatrice felt as if she were tied to an iron ball, and a giant hammer slammed her and the iron ball away!

She was pressed into the seat, the acceleration even greater than falling from the sky.

She screamed instinctively, "Aaaaaaahhhhhh!"

Zoe and Gaia in the back row seemed unfazed, but after exchanging a glance, their expressions gradually became blank.

Not far away, in a shadowy spot in the airport.

Two heads popped out, watching the car drive away, and Zoe and Gaia whispered to each other.

"Isn't it bad to subject Beatrice to this kind of stimulation?"

"This is nothing compared to what's to come. There's plenty more excitement to come."

“That’s true.” Beatrice is a superhuman after all, and as long as Monica doesn’t drive to the point where all four wheels are off the ground, she’s not really in much danger.

It was her first time riding in such a place, and she found it somewhat hard to believe the incredible speed.

The car roared past, and the wind on both sides seemed to have a physical presence. Beatrice felt as if the wind blowing in through the cracks in the window was a blade, cutting her soul to pieces.

The car engine chugged and clacked, and Beatrice's teeth chattered along with it.

"Where...where are we going?"

"Hmm, let's leave this airport first. The airport is so big, it'll take forever to walk around."

Beatrice wanted to say that she actually didn't mind taking a walk.

Before he could even speak, the car lurched and the window flew off.

The wind blade instantly transformed into a wind hammer, and Beatrice's hairstyle immediately became a slicked-back style.

She squinted, unable to see clearly what was in front of her, while Monica next to her seemed unaffected, laughing heartily and looking quite pleased with herself.

What is she laughing at?

Beatrice wanted to ask, but as soon as she opened her mouth, it was immediately filled with wind. She clenched her teeth, but her lips, blown open by the wind, still became puffy.

"Haha, doesn't it feel like flying!"

Monica exclaimed.

Beatrice was startled, but after hesitating for a moment, she nodded.

It's strange, she's clearly ridden in an airship before, but in this car it feels more like flying.

She is a superhuman, but superhumans cannot fly; she cannot even leave the Rhine.

Sitting in this car that could explode at any moment, she inexplicably felt something she had never had before—freedom.

Strap yourself to the car, just step on the gas, and scream with exhilaration as you speed along.

She seemed to understand why Monica loved such a wild ride.

"Shall we go even faster?"

"it is good!"

Monica glanced at her in surprise, then grinned and said, "Then hold on tight!"

Before she finished speaking, her hand had already grabbed the safety shield, lifted it, and slammed it hard against the red button!
boom! ! ! !

Zoe and Gaia stared in disbelief as crimson flames erupted from the back of Monica's car, which then hurtled out at an unimaginable speed.

"Exploded, the engine exploded?"

"Seems to be"

In the instant she was thrown away, Beatrice suddenly realized that Monica's "hold on tight" did not mean she should grab the doorknob.

Beatrice looked at the handle in her hand—all that was left was the handle, the rest of the car door she was holding with her other hand, and the seat strapped to her.

She looked down and saw that she was now slightly higher than the volcano.

The investigator's supernatural ability doesn't include flight; falling from this height would almost certainly be fatal.
Is she really going to die like this? Her luck really isn't good.
Before Beatrice could express any further thoughts, she heard a loud bang, and then the seat beneath her exploded.

A large wad of canvas was blown out, and thin ropes evenly attached it to its seat.

Beatrice looked up, somewhat bewildered, and saw the parachute overhead.

(End of this chapter)