Life and Death Escape

Su Qing'an was nearing his limit, both in physical stamina for escape and in controlling Honkai Energy to protect his mind.

The only way to escape this situation was the Kawasaki H2R he had hidden. If not for the bike's excessive noise, which made it difficult to operate in the heart of a Honkai outbreak, he wouldn't have chosen to travel on foot.

The noise had a chance of attracting more Honkai Beasts, but he couldn't afford to worry about that now. If he couldn't overcome this immediate hurdle, there would be no future.

Besides, under the intimidation of the Emperor-class Honkai Beast Ganesha, it was questionable whether other Honkai Beasts would even interfere.

This is it. Even though he had simulated this scenario countless times in his mind, he couldn't help but feel fear and nervousness. If his calculation was off by even fifty meters, he would surely die.

Facing death, he couldn't remain indifferent.

Without hesitation, he calmly predicted and dodged Ganesha's direct light cannon with a roll. Su Qing'an augmented his physical abilities with Honkai Energy and leaped with all his might.

Almost without a pause, Ganesha's second light cannon fired directly at Su Qing'an, who was in mid-air.

As he leaped, he swung his Calming the Tempest, unleashing a sword wave that forcibly changed his direction in the air. He then used the sword to embed itself into a nearby load-bearing pillar, suspending himself.

However, the youth's actions were far from over. As Ganesha's light cannon violently tore through the ceiling above, Su Qing'an simultaneously activated the maximum amount of Honkai Energy he could control. As he drew his sword, he unleashed a downward sword wave, the most unstable form he had created so far.

He had done this intentionally. Only by creating such airflow could he escape the underground sewer at the fastest possible speed under Ganesha's pursuit.

Boom! The violent airflow roared, propelling his body. The intense kinetic energy felt like his entire body was falling apart, but as his body shot towards the exit above, Su Qing'an knew it was far from over.

He employed the Sword Guard stance. The rotating, vibrating Honkai Energy repelled all the falling debris. His consciousness blurred for a moment as he swung his sword.

Su Qing'an realized something: he could only unleash a few more sword waves before his consciousness might completely fade.

In just three seconds, Su Qing'an successfully exited the underground sewer.

The moment of life and death had arrived. The youth was propelled by the airflow into the open air, about ten meters above the ground. The airflow's thrust had dissipated, and in the brief moment his vision spun, he looked down at the scene below.

It was an alley.

The deviation wasn't significant. This was indeed the place where he had hidden the Kawasaki H2R earlier.

The youth let his body fall freely. About one meter from the ground, he calmly swung his sword, unleashing a weak sword wave. Using the calculated force, he landed with a natural roll, almost unharmed.

Without hesitation, Su Qing'an mounted the Kawasaki H2R and turned the still-inserted key.

Seconds later, a roar louder than a professional MotoGP race car echoed in this dangerous area, filled with Mortals and Honkai Beasts. The 170dB noise, which would normally be deafening, sounded exceptionally pleasant to his ears.

The bike shot forward. Ganesha's roar was getting closer. Disregarding the road conditions, the youth frantically squeezed the terrifying horsepower from the engine.

On the small, internal LCD instrument panel, the tachometer's redline exceeded 10,000 RPM.

Equipped with a supercharger, the Kawasaki H2R pushed its engine to a massive 310 horsepower, charging down the street without any intention of slowing down.

It was one of the few terrifying motorcycles capable of exceeding 300 km/h, even possessing the ability to break 400 km/h. On a track, it could leave the 1200-horsepower hypercar king, Bugatti, in the dust.

But now, the monster chasing it couldn't be understood by conventional means.

A mindless, unintelligent monster relentlessly pursued Su Qing'an. Ganesha curled its massive body and began to roll, powered by Honkai Energy, its speed now several times faster than before.

If it had used this move earlier, Su Qing'an would have been in even more trouble.

Even the steel beast the youth rode couldn't outrun this Emperor-class Honkai Beast. In its berserk state, all obstacles in its path were as fragile as children's building blocks.

A pure, domineering roll was like a massive drumbeat suppressed within his heart, pounding frantically.

Fear grew like water weeds, entangling him. To maintain fine motor control, Su Qing'an couldn't stop reciting the Sword Heart Technique.

With perfect force control, replicating the skills of a professional motorcycle racer, Su Qing'an abruptly turned into a narrow alley at extremely high speed. The confined space allowed for no mistakes.

In just three seconds, the end of the alley came into the youth's view. It was a dead end?!

Su Qing'an understood this, of course. Every choice he had made since encountering Ganesha had been precise and correct. If not, he would have died long ago.

Having memorized most of the city's routes beforehand, he wouldn't make such a mistake. In fact, he would only run towards areas he knew.

This deliberately chosen dead-end was to get closer to his destination while simultaneously increasing the obstacles for Ganesha's advance.

In front of the bike's all-carbon-fiber fairing, Honkai Energy formed a rudimentary defensive shield. The immense kinetic energy smashed through the wall at the end of the alley with decisive force.

Leaning the bike to the side, lowering its body, the tires traced a beautiful arc on the ground. The steel beast drifted into a turn without even slowing down.

This steel beast was equipped with numerous small stabilizing fins. It was precisely these fully armed aerodynamic kits that gave it excellent high-speed stability above 300 km/h and cornering grip.

In this life-or-death escape, the youth was getting closer and closer to his planned destination.