Star Forge Titan

Now, the Golden Thought has activated the overload of its magic engine. Relying on the most advanced magic engineering technology of this era mastered by the Alchemist Association, the engine of this magic vehicle can be overloaded to multiple levels of power in an instant.

The interior of the calcining furnace, made of a high-strength alloy with rare metals added during forging, is filled with a massive amount of magic power generated by the simultaneous "burning" of expensive mixed alchemical fuel. This magic power is completely converted into a huge force that propels the car forward with extremely high efficiency by the magic engine.

The Golden Thought, which had discarded a large number of parts, was now like a paper airplane thrown by a giant. The powerful force pushed the light body of the ship, making it like a illusory shadow, quickly passing over the ground and rapidly approaching the exit of the canyon.

It only takes about one tenth of a second for the Golden Thought, controlled by the mechanical tower spirit, to overtake the Hope and rush out of the canyon.

But at this moment, the Hope has also turned on its hurricane thrusters!

The V-shaped Hurricane thrusters at the rear of the vehicle spewed out hot conical flames, and circles of white ring-shaped shock wave clouds produced by exceeding the speed of sound spread rapidly backwards, and the strong push-back feeling pressed the driver firmly on the seat.

The steering wheel in her hand seemed as hard as cast steel. The short-haired girl resonated with the shockwave magic engine, sensing the various magical powers exploding inside. The light in her eyes became brighter and brighter like an explosion.

The short hair that originally dyed black with plant dyes is now gradually growing longer due to the activation of life force stimulated by magic, revealing a clearly visible silver-white color from the roots. It is not the pale and dry hair color of the elderly, but a brilliant silver-white that exudes a strong life color like melted silver.

The girl glanced at the red button on the right side of the steering wheel that she had just pressed once.

"Evan!" Although she simply called out her partner's name, her meaning was clear.

"Understood!" Feeling the vibration from the car body and the extremely strong push on the back after the Hurricane thrusters were activated, Alvin clearly realized the decision Diana made at this moment.

Without any hesitation, he immediately released the power of [Reshaping the World], and the dark golden magic light instantly flowed into every part of the car along the mithril conduction network.

At the same time, Diana, who trusted her partner, did not hesitate to press the red activation button again and again after the hurricane thrusters were activated! ! !

The olive-shaped thruster suddenly rose upward with bursts of sparks. The originally complete streamlined shell opened up layer by layer like a blooming bud, revealing the tightly arranged golden heat dissipation device inside. The power of the high-density fire element crystals almost overflowed through the thick alloy inner wall.

The next moment, all six groups, a total of 144 inert magic metal deceleration rods arranged in overlapping circles, all popped out!

The power of the second critical light stone fell into the combustion chamber inside the thruster again before the first catalysis was completed, like a powerful bomb falling into the crater of a volcano about to erupt, causing the powerful pressure accumulated to the extreme to completely explode in an instant!

The fire element crystals originally reserved for the second and third propulsion were activated at the same time. At this moment, the huge pressure inside the thruster approached the critical limit to an unprecedented degree.

But relying on the high-speed repair or reshaping of matter by [Reshaping the World], and the terrifying control over magic power.

Ivan, whose eyes emitted a circle of golden radiation at the same time, actually directed the resulting violent magic flow completely to the end of the thruster, a vector nozzle made of high-strength alloy material that would not be invented in the next twenty years.

This force was so terrifying that it forced the vector nozzle, which had already shrunk inward to its limit, to suddenly open outward for a moment to release some of the supersaturated pressure before tightening to its limit again.

At this moment, the Hurricane Thruster, with its outer streamlined protective shell fully opened, was completely wrapped in a bright and dazzling red flame, just like two burning meteors, and the tongues of fire ejected from the rear turned into a red fire line extending backwards for more than ten meters, just like the narrow flame tail dragged by the tail of a meteor.

Second push!!!

This is the extreme acceleration mode that fully stimulates the internal fire element crystal power while the hurricane thruster is already activated! ! !

The periphery of Diana's vision turned into a strange scene of black and red. The excessive acceleration brought about an extremely high load on her body, causing her to feel numb and tingling due to insufficient blood supply.

Originally, it was difficult for the girl, who was only a first-level transcendent, to withstand this level of acceleration force, but as she felt a slight tingling sensation on both sides of her forehead, a power she had never experienced before unexpectedly emerged in Diana's body.

This unknown power that seemed to be hidden in the girl's blood and bone marrow made the girl's silver hair seem to emit light, and the blood in her body heated up and flowed violently as if burning. The bloodshot that quickly spread in the corners of her eyes was as bright red as flames, as if she had applied a layer of red eye shadow.

"I see!" Diana shouted for the first time.

The Hope, which had activated its secondary propulsion, was running side by side with the Golden Thought, which had activated its magic engine to overload mode. The hulls of the two vehicles were already rubbing against each other, sending out a large number of sparks, but the greater danger came from the rock walls on both sides that were approaching each other.

It is conceivable that if the two cars continue to race side by side, the consequences for both parties will be car destruction and death!

At this critical moment, in the originally dark cockpit of the Golden Thought, the high-frequency flashing indicator lights on the surface of the mechanical tower spirit almost connected together, making the entire cockpit dyed with a layer of bright red full of warning.

[Warning! Engine overheat! Engine overheat! Engine overheat! Engine overheat! Leading &@#…*@&###]

[Warning! Warning! Warning! Warning! Warning &…@*###…@##@Warning@￥! @Crack]

【Distance &…#explosion*(&#@(and more】

[How long until the magic engine explodes...]

[Warning! This has violated the safety regulations No. &*…#￥@]

[Detected *&…#@]

【Forced shutdown & machine】

[Forced shutdown failed]

[The regulations were deleted]

[Illegal @operation & @# operation]

[Safety rules, rules, rules, rules...]

Chaotic data collided everywhere, and in the data storage library composed of gears and punched cards, residual records of the past resurfaced.

“We drivers all have free spirits that chase victory like the wind!”

【Close... & safe* & & (mouth)】

Inside the cockpit, a voice that was not smooth but had no trace of human intonation suddenly emanated from a voice speaker that resembled a phonograph speaker.

"Shut...shut up, the iron...skin is broken...broken"

"Shut up! Broken iron!"

Immediately afterwards, another command represented by ancient characters came out from the external speaker in a manner almost like a shout.

“Check————————out!!!”

boom!

A huge explosion occurred without warning inside the Golden Thought.

The flames almost ignited most of the magic car. The surging magic power turned into a violent and unstable form like a flame, and quickly dissipated outward along the cracks on the car body that was blackened by high temperature. However, a large part of the huge magic power generated at the moment of the engine explosion also flowed into the transmission device that was already on the verge of limit.

With the harsh sounds of steel gears cracking and metal axles twisting, the Golden Thought initiated its final high-speed alchemy to change its body structure, even though it was already completely tattered.

But at this moment, it actually burst out with a speed slightly faster than the Hope which was in the second propulsion state!

As if it had transformed into the flaming sun chariot in myth and legend, it moved at a speed that was beyond the reach of human thought. In a moment of time that seemed to have stopped, the Golden Thought barely passed the Hope at a speed that was sometimes slow and sometimes fast, and rushed into the final straight track of the canyon before the latter!

With the determination to self-destruct, the burning Golden Thought was the first to leave the canyon and take the lead in completing the entire second stage!!!

Chapter 205 Free Soul

It may seem strange, but in the first Youth Magic Car Competition, although it was not explicitly prohibited for contestants to "hinder" each other's driving, there were indeed referees in every stage of the race.

Except for the starting station, the town of Daksella, the total length of the desert Gobi section of the second stage only accounts for one-fifth of the entire race length, which is considered the shortest part of the three major tracks.

However, this short section of the race is also one of the most dangerous sections in the Youth Magic Car Competition. In particular, the series of sharp turns at the end of the track with tricky angles and the steep canyons on both sides together form a harsh natural environment that brings equally difficult tests to all participants.

Catherine, who is acting as a temporary referee, is now waiting at the exit of the desert section in a military light magic vehicle. She is the supervisor of the next plain track.

As a member of the Public Security Bureau, Catherine joined the referee team not just because the event organizers were short of personnel or to observe the performance of the new magic car, but more importantly, due to the Public Security Bureau's security concerns regarding the recent increase in rampant cult activities.

You know, the number of viewers of this game reached the highest level in history, and even affected nearly half of the population of the entire perfect city - Lutetia.

Even if you don't come to watch the game in person, the number of vendors doing business around the venue is much greater than that of ordinary games or markets.

So, Catherine, as the sheriff, had to wear the referee's armband and act as a temporary referee today.

Of course, this reluctance was just her public statement. Privately, as a magic car racing enthusiast, the Duchess even disguised herself (perhaps only she thought her identity was not exposed) to participate in the underground magic car race. In fact, she really, really wanted to watch this unprecedented large-scale magic car race in person.

What made her particularly curious was what kind of magic car would be produced by the team of civilians that her brother had chosen.

According to competition regulations, the referee must maintain a certain distance from the track. Therefore, the Duchess, with her golden diamond-shaped twin ponytails, was now holding a stretched monocular, her eyes fixed intently on the distant track.

Although no contestants have been seen yet, judging from the terrifying noises echoing in the canyon, the competition inside has clearly reached a fever pitch.

"Is that guy okay? Bah, what was I thinking?" Catherine, who had climbed onto the roof of the car, suddenly stomped her feet, put away the binoculars in an attempt to hide her mistake, turned her head to look behind her, and at the same time clasped her hands in front of her chest, pretending to be indifferent.

But the girl couldn't help but tap the ground with her toes, clearly revealing the anxiety and uneasiness in her heart.

Not long after, when the loud roar of the engine approached quickly, Catherine didn't have time to think about it and quickly picked up the telescope to look towards the exit of the canyon.

Then, an unexpected scene happened.

"Oh my God, what is going on?!" Even though they were a long distance apart, Catherine couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

Because, she actually saw a magic car that was scorched black by flames. It was like shrapnel that was blown away. The broken car body dragged a set of black smoke, drew a thick parabola in the sky, and finally fell heavily to the ground. It rolled forward dozens of times in a row due to inertia like a completely out-of-control gyroscope, until it hit a huge rock and stopped completely.

There is no doubt that, at least in the current desert stage, the 'Golden Thought' from the Alchemist Association is the undisputed first place winner.

But it is now obvious that it is unable to complete the rest of the race. This thinking magic car, which has abandoned most of its parts and even detonated its own magic engine, has completely lost its ability to move. The impact of the explosion completely destroyed the internal power part, and only the front half of the car body is still intact.

The worst part was that the huge rock it hit cracked rapidly and then collapsed immediately.

The shattered fragments of the huge rock completely crushed the remaining half of the car body under large pieces of rubble and rocks.

The cockpit, which had already been damaged by the explosion, was directly crushed and dented by a large piece of broken rock. If there was a pilot inside, he would definitely be seriously injured and might even lose his precious life.

Following closely behind the Golden Thought out of the canyon section was the Hope. Although she only got second place in this section, the car still maintained its normal driving ability and its speed was faster than all other contestants.

However, when Diana, who was driving the racing car, saw the Golden Thought crashing into the rocks in the distance and unable to move forward, she not only did not seize the opportunity to speed up and overtake, but even stepped on the brakes without hesitation.

A puff of thick smoke came out of the Hurricane thrusters that were forced to stop working, and the wheels left several charred marks on the ground.

"Diana?" Ivan looked at the girl with black hair mixed with a few strands of silver in confusion.

Then, he suddenly raised his eyebrows and showed understanding.

"Save people!" Diana opened the fairing above the cockpit, jumped out of the Hope without hesitation, and ran quickly towards the Golden Thought which was crushed by the rubble.

“…” Alvin thought for a second, then followed the girl to the damaged competitor.

Faced with the heavy rocks pressing on the wreckage of the car, even Diana, who had become a first-level transcendent, felt a little at a loss as to where to start.

'Steel Soldiers' are not the kind of extraordinary beings whose main focus is on physical fitness such as strength. Although Diana herself gained a much greater degree of physical enhancement than ordinary 'Steel Soldiers' after completing the promotion ceremony, she still could not move the heavy shattered rocks pressing on the cockpit of Golden Thought.

"Other players were also eliminated due to accidents. Why did you stop to save this one?" Although the game was still going on, Ivan asked calmly:

"..." Diana moved a piece of rubble and threw it away, then took a breath and said:

"Because the other party is worthy of respect." The girl who moved the rubble recalled the last exit, the wrecked racing car that had abandoned all weapons and chose to compete with her with pure speed. A touch of emotion appeared on her face with a little sweat.

"Indeed, although I don't know what that guy is thinking, based on this point of view alone, he is much more worthy of respect than those guys who install 'extra' accessories on their cars." Alvin nodded and smiled brightly.

Because he himself had also felt an extremely refreshing sense of confrontation during the competition on the last section of the canyon track just now.

So, the black-haired boy took two steps forward, motioning Diana to make some room, intending to personally move the broken rocks that were pressing on the Golden Thought.

He was also a little curious and wanted to see who on earth would give up the offensive weapon that theoretically had a higher success rate, and choose to compete with his own side with speed in a fair and upright manner, even at the cost of his own life.

I believe that no matter whether that person is a man or a woman, a native Linde or an immigrant from other countries, the other person must have self-esteem and pride that is no less than that of our side, and is someone worth making friends with.

At this moment, Catherine, who was driving a military magic car and acting as a referee in the distance, also rushed to the scene of the car accident.

"What are you doing? The others are about to catch up!?!" Before she could even steady the magic car, Catherine leaned half of her body out of the window and shouted:

As he was shouting, the roar of other magic vehicles could be heard in the distant canyon.

"It's okay." Alvin reached out and grabbed the heavy broken rocks that were as high as two or three people stacked together.

He moved the heavy rock, whose mass was measured in tons, to the side as if he were moving a box of old magazines.

"Anyway, the most worthy opponent in this match has already been eliminated." Ivan said calmly:

Hearing this, Catherine's eyes widened in anger, then she was surprised by the hidden meaning in the other person's words. The black-haired boy in front of her just said it as if there was no chance that any other opponent in this match could beat him.

There is no problem in letting them run for a while in time.

In fact, Ivan had not thought about this level. At this moment, he was looking at the severely damaged cockpit of the "Golden Thought".

He was not sure whether the driver inside was still alive. First he had a high-speed car accident, and then he was crushed by such heavy rocks. Even for an extraordinary person, unless he was a type with specialized defense, it would be difficult for him to survive.

Of course, this is based on the premise that the other party is just a lower-level transcendent.

However, now is only the early years of the rise of the nations, and the age restriction of not exceeding thirty years old (or the same age of other races after proportional conversion) should block those upper-level transcendents of the third level and above.

But soon, Alvin's brows raised subconsciously.

"Huh?" Diana, who was watching from the side, also made a puzzled sound.

"What's wrong?" Catherine followed her gaze and saw the Duchess's face also showing a look of surprise and confusion.

What surprised the three was that there was no injured driver in the car as expected, but instead a pile of mechanical parts and debris.

The most conspicuous of these are the three observation lens groups that are arranged in a triangular shape and are severely damaged. They look like a special helmet worn by the driver, lying quietly among the fragments of parts scattered throughout the cockpit.

There was a faint light on the edge of the observation lens group.

The light came from several operating indicator lights that were already flickering.

When Diana couldn't help but move a few steps closer, they heard an intermittent voice coming from the voice speaker on the right side of the cockpit, which was shaped like a phonograph speaker but was already broken.

"We...we #@@(*racers all have...free spirits that chase victory like the wind!"

After he finished speaking, a crack suddenly appeared on the glass lens of the lens assembly, and the operating indicator light that was barely on went out.