The last half-minute, a dead end, hope lost.
Nuobai looked up at the missile diving down, breaking through the sky, and sighed deeply, her eyes full of melancholy.
Gradually, she gently pressed her lips together, revealing a bitter smile.
Perhaps in the face of desperation, she had come to terms with everything.
She took back the phone from Su Mo's pocket, typed two lines, and showed them to him.
[My life is terrible]
[But at least I met you]
Su Mo didn't respond, didn't even look at her phone.
He got off the bike, opened the trunk, and took out a military telescope, using it to observe the missile in the sky.
Nuobai was puzzled. Their last escape route cut off, and no cover around, it was undoubtedly a dead end; what was the point in watching the missile?
She thought Su Mo didn't want to face reality, and was ready to type to comfort him.
But soon she heard Su Mo muttering to himself.
"This missile model... Chasing II Type? Yes, it's the Chasing II Type! I saw it in the data, its cruising speed is 0.8 Mach, and its terminal guidance speed is 2.6 Mach..."
"The Razor's men died at the Life Sequence Exploration Center, so the missile's strike target should be that building behind us."
"The telescope has a range finding function; it can observe the real-time distance between us and the missile and between here and the target. Then, using the Pythagorean theorem, I can roughly calculate the missile's real-time distance from the ground..."
"With the real-time distance and speed, I can determine the explosion time... shockwave arrival here... motorcycle's kinetic energy... trajectory... the length of the broken bridge... I can calculate... I can calculate it..."
Su Mo's hands trembled, cold sweat dripping from his forehead unknowingly, as he muttered a string of numbers and formulas.
Nuobai didn't know what Su Mo wanted to do, and dared not disturb him, only watching him nervously.
"15 seconds, 14 seconds..." Su Mo suddenly sat back on the motorcycle seat, grabbing Nuobai's shoulder with force, "Nuobai! Listen to me carefully! There's no time to explain, do what I say!"
"Target the broken bridge, and make as much room for acceleration as you can! Hurry!"
In less than half a second, Nuobai resolutely turned the motorcycle around and drove to the farthest straight-line position from the broken bridge.
Su Mo continued, "Prepare to start! When you hear me say 'charge,' throttle full speed towards the broken bridge! Don't hesitate, not for a moment! Trust me completely! This is our last shot!"
Nuobai bit her lip, staring at the broken bridge ahead, her heart heavy.
According to her calculation, with just this short acceleration distance, it was impossible to jump the bridge.
Falling into the wide chasm would lead to certain death, even the Crimson Rose Blood Code couldn't save her.
Still, without hesitation, she warmed up the throttle, setting the motorcycle to "Short-range Overload Mode."
This mode consumed a lot of energy but greatly enhanced motorcycle performance in a short period.
She nudged Su Mo with her elbow, signaling she was ready.
Sitting and waiting meant certain death.
So, take a chance on hope!
Nuobai stared intently at the broken bridge, Su Mo looked up at the missile, both holding their breath.
[8 seconds to missile impact]
Su Mo's forehead was covered in cold sweat, the intense mental calculation causing a severe headache as if a knife was twisting in his skull.
He endured the pain, constantly revising the calculations, striving for precision.
[7 seconds to missile impact]
Up close, the Chasing II Type cruise missile dove supersonically, leaving a white trail from the horizon to here, about to complete its journey.
[6 seconds to missile impact]
"Charge!!" Su Mo shouted.
Without delay, Nuobai revved full throttle, launching like a beast uncaged towards the broken bridge.
[5 seconds to missile impact]
The intense wind pressure made it hard to breathe, and the motorcycle in short-range overload mode turned into a blur.
The dial needle swung sharply, reaching 100 km/h in just 1.8 seconds.
[4 seconds to missile impact]
Speed kept rising, nearing 150 km/h.
[3 seconds to missile impact]
Continuing acceleration, breaking 200 km/h.
[2 seconds to missile impact]
"Boom——" The motorcycle's exhaust pipe emitted a blue nitrogen light, completing its final sprint, shooting over the broken bridge at over 300 km/h.
The motorcycle soared through the air, tracing an arc towards the other side of the bridge.
[1 second to missile impact]
However, just as Nuobai had predicted.
The acceleration distance was simply not enough.
The motorcycle showed signs of descending in air, the sensation of weightlessness flooding their bodies, and they were still a short distance from the other side.
[0 seconds, missile impact]
They felt the world suddenly brighten.
"Boom!!!" The explosion resounded through the clouds.
Flames rose at the missile's impact point, forming a huge whirl of fire, reducing the Life Sequence Exploration Center's ruins to ash, and the shockwave crazily spread outwards.
As they plunged towards the abyss, the airflow swept over them, the violent thrust feeling like a giant punching them from behind.
The motorcycle gained lateral momentum from the airflow, executing a second burst in mid-air.
With the shockwave's push, the previously uncrossable distance... was overcome!
"Thud! Squeal—" The motorcycle landed heavily on the other side of the broken bridge, skidding on the ground and leaving a long black mark.
The explosion's shockwave was deadly, but fortunately, both had the Crimson Rose Blood Code in them, making them resilient to the impact and preventing them from blacking out.
Nuobai struggled with the handlebars of the out-of-control motorcycle, using all her strength to stabilize it, then drifted to hide behind a nearby boulder.
They fell off the motorcycle and embraced, instinctively shielding each other's heads with their arms.
"Boom—" Almost simultaneously, the fiery wave of the missile explosion swept nearby, the air filled with an acrid scorched smell, and the high temperature singed their skin painfully.
Fortunately, they were at a distance from the explosion point, and with the boulder's cover, neither suffered any substantial harm.
Slowly, the fiery wave dissipated, and the temperature dropped to an acceptable level.
Carefully, they peeked out from behind the cover, looking at the other side of the bridge.
The opposite shore was still burning fiercely, flames reaching the sky, black smoke rising high, as if threatening to burn through the clouds.
The ground was covered with charred debris, the Life Sequence Exploration Center erased from the world, leaving only billowing smoke.
They had survived...
This time, they really survived!
"Haha... Hahaha!" Su Mo rushed out from cover, laughing as he punched the air towards the burning land, "Stupid company dogs! Do you understand what full achievement means? Do you know its value? Hahahaha!!!"
Nuobai didn't understand what Su Mo was saying. She relaxed, sitting limply on the ground, her eyes filled with relief at having survived.
Watching Su Mo jump around like a child, she couldn't help but smile.
As Su Mo shouted, he suddenly convulsed and fell straight to the ground.
Nuobai was startled, quickly checking him.
She breathed a sigh of relief.
Su Mo had merely fainted from exhaustion.
...
(Another update at eight, please keep reading!)