That's right... that bus really was flying.
While the United States' current level of technology has not yet reached the highly advanced level depicted in science fiction novels, it has already dabbled in some cutting-edge technologies.
Among these projects, the flying car is an important research project, and in the last two years, the project has made some breakthrough progress and successfully developed two prototypes.
As a high-ranking military official, General Clavel was naturally familiar with this major research project by the military research institution. He had even personally experienced the feeling of low-altitude flight of the flying car.
Logically speaking, since General Clavel had seen and ridden in flying vehicles before, he shouldn't have reacted so strongly when he saw this bus take off. But now... he was utterly shocked.
The reason is nothing more than technical difficulties. Although the military research institutions of the United States have indeed developed two flying cars, such research is actually not very meaningful because anti-gravity technology has not made any progress. Therefore, the flying cars they have developed are simply a variant of airplanes. Although they look like two luxury cars on the outside, their internal principles are not much different from those of airplanes.
What's even more alarming is that... the cost of these two car-shaped aircraft is enough to build two thousand more aircraft. In other words... the cost of each of the pseudo-flying cars they developed is equivalent to that of a thousand aircraft, and that's just the cost price.
Moreover, in actual use, the resources consumed and the necessary maintenance required are more than ten times higher than those of ordinary aircraft.
Therefore, the flying car that the US military has developed is a piece of crap that looks good but is useless. It's not even worth mentioning. It can only be used to fool some international competitors at critical moments, but it has no practical value whatsoever.
But what he saw now was... a bus flying at low altitude, and this bus was clearly the same one that those people had casually stolen in the city earlier. How could it fly now?
General Clavel clearly remembered that when he inspected the research and development of flying cars, the technical director told him that their research institution had actually gone astray in its research, and the key problem was that they could not develop anti-gravity technology.
In fact, if they could make a breakthrough in anti-gravity technology and develop a highly efficient anti-gravity device, they could completely transform any car into a flying car in a very short time.
Actually, this is quite obvious when you think about it. If you've mastered the technology of adjusting gravity, you can first make a car levitate at will, and then making that car fly freely in the air is naturally not a difficult task. The person in charge also spoke with great anticipation about what would happen when the anti-gravity device is developed in the future, saying that at that time, it would be possible to simply carry an anti-gravity device the size of a computer disk and instantly transform one's beloved car into a flying car. In that case...
These people must still have antigravity devices. It must be like this. No wonder they were able to ensure that everyone was unharmed when they jumped out of the plane. It turns out... it turns out they actually had such advanced technology as antigravity devices.
So... even if they jumped straight from a great height, they certainly wouldn't die from the fall...
I'm rich now... miniature tracking missile technology, anti-gravity device technology, haha... If I can get just one of these, I'll have made a huge contribution. And if I get two in a row... then at least the position of the next Minister of Defense is guaranteed, and maybe... maybe I'll even qualify to run for president... haha...
General Clavel burst into excited laughter, but his laughter was abruptly cut short... because he suddenly realized that the bus below could fly. In that case... all the methods he had arranged earlier would be useless. If he couldn't stop the bus and it escaped, or... was destroyed, wouldn't he end up with nothing but empty joy, and... also suffer the consequences of this significant loss?
Thinking of this, General Clavel's expression changed several times. He then gritted his teeth, waved his hand forcefully, and shouted to his major adjutant beside him, "Pass on my orders... immediately execute Plan D, activate the bio-chemical special forces to intercept them, no matter what... I must make sure everyone in that car is brought to justice..."
Upon hearing this, the major's adjutant's expression changed drastically. He glanced at General Clavel in disbelief and cautiously advised, "General... this... deploying the biological special forces... this... I'm afraid it will be very troublesome! Although the President agreed to temporarily entrust this special forces unit to you, and allowed you to use it when necessary,... that was on the condition of absolute secrecy. But... there are simply too many troops gathered here now. Aside from the air force, since the air force can evacuate the entire site in a very short time without being seen, the ground forces and some naval units cannot evacuate so quickly. If someone sees them, and... that..."
General Clavel gritted his teeth, his face contorted with rage, and said, “I can’t care about anything else. This matter is of utmost importance. We cannot let these people leave under any circumstances, no matter the cost. So… afterwards, anyone who could potentially leak information… will be dealt with according to the secrecy regulations!”
Volume 3, King of the City, Chapter 562: Biochemical Special Forces
"What do you mean 'all'... all handled in accordance with confidentiality regulations?"
Upon hearing General Clavel's words, the major adjutant was so shocked that his eyes nearly popped out of his head, and his voice trembled slightly, barely able to contain himself.
He certainly knew what it meant to handle it according to the secrecy regulations; the biological special forces were a special forces unit with an extremely high level of secrecy within the M country's military.
If he weren't General Clavel's adjutant, he certainly wouldn't have been qualified to know any information about this unit, given his rank as a major.
Even he, a major, wasn't qualified, so there was no need to mention the ordinary soldiers present. According to the secrecy regulations, these people could only be secretly silenced.
Of course... the secrecy regulations wouldn't explicitly state this, after all, the US is nominally a country that promotes democracy and freedom, so things like arbitrarily depriving soldiers of their freedom and lives can only be done in secret. But regardless, the major adjutant knew that with the appearance of that biological special forces unit... all the ordinary soldiers present today, except for a few high-ranking officers, would probably die here...
If... if General Clavel had decided to use this bio-special forces unit from the beginning, things would have been much easier. As long as the regular troops weren't allowed to gather here, the only people who would see this bio-special forces unit on site would be ordinary dockworkers and the like. And these ordinary people... although they would still be sacrificed due to secrecy regulations as usual, in the eyes of this major adjutant, those ordinary people were certainly no match for the soldiers in the barracks. They were dead, so what? There was nothing to regret.
However... it's too late to withdraw all the regular troops now. At most, only the air force can be evacuated in time. As for the regular troops, if we wait for them to withdraw first and then the bio-special forces arrive, then that bus will probably have already driven into the sea. Since those people can make an ordinary bus fly into the air, they must have some other means. Since they dared to break through the thousands of troops and head towards the dock, they must have a way to cross the sea and leave.
According to the major's adjutant, this bio-chemical special forces unit still has some fatal weaknesses, namely, a fear of water... Water is as terrible to them as poison, so once the bus drives into the sea, it will be impossible to send bio-chemical special forces to pursue it.
Therefore... the only way to use the bio-special forces is before that bus reaches the beach, and... to get the bio-special forces to appear before that... the nearly ten thousand ordinary soldiers on the scene will all be disposed of afterward because they saw something they shouldn't have seen...
The major adjutant sighed deeply, feeling sorry for the ordinary soldiers, but... he didn't dare disobey General Clavel's orders, and could only relay the order under Kyzylmer's cold gaze...
"Boom—" As soon as the major's order was given, the ten flight squadrons that had been circling in the air immediately turned around like a swarm of bees that had just finished collecting nectar, and flew in formation towards their respective bases.
At the same time, less than ten kilometers from the dock, a combat helicopter that had been waiting for a long time suddenly took off and then accelerated to its maximum speed in an instant, roaring straight towards the dock.
The distance of just a few kilometers was nothing more than the blink of an eye. The combat helicopter had already flown over and then hovered above the bus that was flying close to the ground and rapidly heading towards the sea.
With a "whoosh," when the helicopter was still nearly fifty meters above the bus, the helicopter door was suddenly opened from the inside, and then... a huge figure, more than two meters tall, wearing a camouflage military uniform, appeared. Facing the bus that was moving forward below, the figure roared, and then flipped over and fell headfirst to the ground.
As the burly man roared, his descending figure began to inflate as if being inflated, his muscles bulging inch by inch at a visible speed, making a series of "crackling" sounds. Then, the military uniform on the burly man's body began to tear apart, turning into countless butterflies that fell to the ground.
In the blink of an eye, the man who had looked like a respectable soldier was now running naked in the air.
What's truly astonishing is that after this person's body swelled to an extreme degree, his exposed body was covered with a thick layer of golden hair. Generally speaking, Westerners tend to have more body hair, which is quite common. However, the body hair on this guy's body was ridiculously heavy. It couldn't even be considered body hair anymore; he looked more like a wild animal than a wild beast.
Because this guy's body hair was so long that it completely covered even the most indecent parts of his body, he didn't look particularly lewd even though he was running around naked. On the contrary, his thick golden hair easily inspired fear in people at first sight.
"God... what is that? A monster?"
"What...what is this...what a scary monster!"
The regular troops around the dock were all horrified and gasped when they saw a guy with a full head of golden hair jump down from the sky.
Some high-ranking officers who were well-informed and had heard rumors about the bio-special forces were slightly taken aback upon seeing this, and their expressions changed drastically.
Although they had heard rumors about the bio-special forces before, those were just rumors. Even if they heard them occasionally, they wouldn't take them seriously. And the higher-ups wouldn't punish them for the gossip of a few officers. But this time was different... They had actually seen the bio-special forces, and they had personally experienced it... Of course, the higher-ranking officers knew what level of secret the bio-special forces were, but their rank was simply not high enough to be qualified to know such things.
They weren't even worthy of knowing, but now they'd witnessed it firsthand. So... everyone who truly knew how powerful it was felt felt a deep chill run down their spines.
Hopefully, this guy isn't from that bio-engineered special forces unit! Hmm... even if he really is a bio-engineered human, he might just be a failed experiment. In that case... his security clearance level would probably be... a little lower!
In their panic and fear, many people can only try to comfort themselves with such thoughts.
But then... when they saw three more monsters, covered in different colored fur and neither human nor beast, leap out after the first one with golden fur, their hopes vanished completely. And when three more monsters appeared, each with a human torso and head, and eight gleaming silver mechanical legs attached to its torso, the ordinary soldiers were utterly shocked. The few who had guessed the mystery felt their hearts sink to the bottom.
Biochemical special forces, this is indeed the legendary biochemical special forces.
In fact, it is no secret that several major Western powers possess biological and chemical special forces. However, such things are difficult for the general public to accept and are resisted by some special international organizations. Therefore, if the news of having such a sophisticated biological and chemical special forces were to be revealed, it would cause unimaginable trouble.
So this is a secret that can never be made public, but which many people have known for a long time.
However, although many people know about this, it's not a problem if you only know about it, but if you see it with your own eyes one day... then you're completely doomed.
In general, bio-warriors have two different research directions: biological bio-warriors and mechanical bio-warriors.
Bio-engineered warriors are essentially individuals whose bodies are infused with the genes of other ferocious creatures, causing their evolution to be skewed. They possess both the intelligence of a human and the ferocious instincts of a wild beast.
Mechatronics warriors, on the other hand, are human bodies integrated with mechanical instruments, allowing them to directly control these instruments or weapons using their brains. These mechatronics warriors are different from robots because they have living brains. They are essentially still human, at least in terms of thought, but their bodies... have long been completely transformed.
As a country that started research on bio-engineered humans relatively early, M country has conducted in-depth research in both biological and mechanical bio-engineered humans. After achieving significant research results, it was natural for them to establish such a powerful bio-engineered special forces unit.
Practice has proven that these artificially evolved bio-engineered soldiers do indeed possess combat capabilities far beyond those of ordinary people, but this unit is completely shrouded in secrecy.
Therefore, although such biological special forces units have been allocated to all major military regions, this unit is a highly classified entity. It is only possible to deploy this secretive elite force for extremely important missions.
However, no matter how difficult the mission, this biological special forces unit is generally only used as a backup plan. As long as other units can complete the task, even if it costs more lives, they will never consider using the biological special forces unit.
Because this kind of biological special forces is an absolute secret and cannot be leaked. If it were leaked, then... even a high-ranking military figure like General Clavel would not be able to bear the consequences.
But this time... General Clavel was willing to bury tens of thousands of ordinary soldiers present and made the reckless decision to deploy the bio-chemical special forces, simply because... the strange behavior of that bus had given him too many fantasies, and he was willing to do anything to obtain what he fantasized about.
Zhou Ziwei looked up at the seven monsters descending from the sky, his eyes narrowing slightly.
He didn't know much about cyborgs, and he had never even known that such artificial monsters existed in the world before. Seeing these seven incredibly cool-looking guys falling from the sky, he couldn't help but feel quite surprised.
Zhou Ziwei could accept the four beast-like monsters; after all, he had heard some legends about wolf children before, and he figured these should be similar. But what were those three monsters with eight mechanical legs? Were they extraterrestrials?
As Zhou Ziwei was wondering what was going on, he saw that the three eight-legged monsters, which looked like steel spiders, had already begun to launch a provocative attack on him while they were still in mid-air.
It was described as a provocative attack because the three monsters did not attack Zhou Ziwei directly, but deliberately targeted the bus next to him or the one beneath his feet that was in flight.
Fire snakes flickered on the two front legs of the three humanoid steel spiders, and a barrage of bullets rained down, precisely avoiding Zhou Ziwei's body. Instead, they grazed the edges of Zhou Ziwei's limbs, seemingly aiming to tear his clothes apart.
This fighting style shows that these three monsters are extremely confident in their marksmanship; otherwise, they would never dare to show off like this.
If using a single-shot pistol, it's not an impossible task to hit a bullseye even from a hundred meters away.
However... the fact that these three steel spiders could fire such rapid-fire weapons with such precision is simply monstrous.
However, the marksmanship of these three humanoid steel spiders was indeed at a level that gave them confidence. Zhou Ziwei squinted slightly and looked at the series of bullets shooting in the air with his eyes, which had a vision and reaction speed that was more than ten times that of an ordinary person. He was quite surprised to find that if he stood still like this, these bullets could really tear his clothes to shreds without hurting his body.
Of course... that's assuming those bullets can actually shatter Zhou Ziwei's alloy suit.
What kind of marksmanship is this? What kind of marksmanship could have such terrifying accuracy? Zhou Ziwei could hardly believe his own judgment. To be honest, if it were him, controlling one gun wouldn't be a problem, but controlling two guns at the same time, even he probably wouldn't be entirely confident that he could achieve this level of accuracy.
Unless he had condensed all the bullets in the magazine into independent souls beforehand, then things would be different. With the help of those independent souls, what does such accuracy matter? Even if Zhou Ziwei wanted to use these bullets to embroider a flower in the air, it wouldn't be impossible.
However... creating so many independent soul entities in one go must have been a huge drain on Zhou Ziwei. Moreover... this wasn't just about marksmanship in the purest sense; it was practically cheating. So... if we're talking about marksmanship alone, Zhou Ziwei could only admire the three humanoid steel spider monsters in front of him.
Despite his admiration, Zhou Ziwei wasn't going to stand there obediently and wait to be beaten. Even if he stood there still, the bullets wouldn't be able to break through his alloy suit. But standing there and getting beaten was never a pleasant experience, so Zhou Ziwei promptly launched a counterattack.
Since he no longer wanted to live a low-key life in secret, Zhou Ziwei no longer considered whether showing off his abilities in public would have any negative consequences.
After completely letting go of my worries, it really felt like my whole being had broadened considerably. I no longer had to worry about this or that no matter what I wanted to do.
"The power of the wind!"
Zhou Ziwei had been manipulating the power of the wind the whole time. In fact, the reason why the bus was able to rush over the ditch without falling into it, and was able to float on the rocks and debris after crossing the ditch, was because Zhou Ziwei had exerted the power of the wind to the extreme, so that an invisible and intangible wisp of wind energy completely lifted the entire bus.
Previously, Zhou Ziwei had only ever used wind energy to lift up all twenty of them at once, but this time... he even lifted up the bus carrying all twenty people, which was definitely a considerable challenge for him.
After all, this bus alone was ridiculously large, and its weight was even greater than the combined weight of hundreds of people. So, controlling such a behemoth, along with keeping twenty people inside at a stable low altitude, made Zhou Ziwei quite sweaty. Fortunately, although it was very difficult at first, he persevered and not only managed to hold on, but also gained a deeper understanding of the many characteristics of wind energy, just like the previous two times in the fire and in the earth... This was truly the first time he had gained a deeper understanding of wind energy from the inside out.
It has been some time since Zhou Ziwei mastered the secret of wind energy, but if it weren't for that time when he manipulated wind energy to the point of exhaustion, his understanding of wind energy would have remained at a very rudimentary level.
It's like water can be used to quench thirst, wash clothes, and even put out fires... But Zhou Ziwei only knew how to drink water to quench thirst before, and he was completely unaware that water had other uses.
And now... the wind has gradually formed a completely new power analysis system in Zhou Ziwei's mind...
Wind—so that's how it can be used.
Volume 3, King of the City, Chapter 563: Wind Cone VS Laser Beam
So this is how you can use the wind.
Zhou Ziwei had a sudden realization. When he saw the three humanoid steel spiders, who were still in mid-air and in free fall, shoot six fire dragons made entirely of bullets at him, he immediately had an idea. The thick, swirling air around him instantly condensed into six small cylindrical vortexes in front of him.
These six small vortexes have their larger ends pointing downwards and their tips pointing upwards, with the airflow rotating in the opposite direction from bottom to top.
Under Zhou Ziwei's spiritual guidance, the six small vortexes began to rotate at extremely high speeds as soon as they appeared. With Zhou Ziwei's conscious control, the speed of the vortexes increased to thousands of revolutions per second in the blink of an eye.
The rapidly rotating airflow caused the six small vortexes to emit a series of ear-piercing "whoosh" sounds. The high-speed rotation created a strong suction force at the center of the small vortexes, constantly drawing more airflow into them. As the rotation became more and more intense, all the newly drawn-in airflow was filled into the main body of the vortex.
However, under Zhou Ziwei's deliberate manipulation, the six air vents, after inhaling several times or even dozens of times their original volume, did not expand at all. Instead, they were compressed together, making the air vents on that side so thick that they seemed almost tangible.
As more airflow continued to pour in, it finally filled the empty spaces in the middle of the six small vortices. The vortices were no longer vortices, but rather individual, solid-like wind cones.
It sounds slow, but at the time it was only a blink of an eye, and it had already condensed into six wind cones that were constantly rotating at high speed and compressed to the extreme in front of Zhou Ziwei.