Galactic Overlord

Chapter 002:Out of control superpowers

In the southwestern direction of Dessa City, there is a quite large dedicated 3D racing track. Despite the technological advancements that allow human anti-gravity hovercars to fly freely in the sky like fighter jets, the love for adventure and thrilling games among humans has preserved various intense and highly challenging races. The tracks and race rules have been modified and adjusted to satisfy the audience's craving for excitement. 

Every summer at this dedicated 3D racetrack, the X1 Formula Racing Planet Championship is held. The prize money is as high as ten million federal credits, and the participating teams are supported by well-known hovercar manufacturers from Aider. Major media outlets on the planet also broadcast the event live, making the race a grand visual feast. Today, the final race of the season will be held here.

At this moment, the venue is packed with people, and the cheers of the enthusiastic audience echo everywhere. In the center of the track, there is a specially designed 3D track filled with various obstacles, and the hovercars' flying height is restricted to no more than ten meters. Top racers from each team are fiercely competing on the track.

In stark contrast to the tense race here, a similarly intense chase is unfolding within Dessa City. The target of the chase, of course, is our protagonist, Little Hao Yi, and his father's old, dilapidated antique taxi. Not far away, forty to fifty various police cars are in hot pursuit, with some even occasionally darting out from the roadside in attempts to intercept the yellow taxi. However, these police cars either miss their target or collide into a heap of scrap metal, leaving the pursuing officers exasperated and wishing they could blast the damn taxi to pieces with an anti-tank gun.

If anyone could see the scene inside the yellow taxi at this moment, I guarantee they would be shocked to the point of fainting. Little Hao Yi, just one year old, standing barefoot on the car's control panel with his newly changed diaper, gripping the steering wheel tightly with his tiny hands, his big eyes nervously fixed on the road ahead, and occasionally letting out excited "wah-wah" sounds. His little feet are constantly stepping on the buttons on the control panel, and his little bottom wiggles as if dancing.

The taxi originally had a dangerous driving alarm system. However, after emitting a few crackling sounds, the female synthesized voice suddenly inexplicably fell silent. No one knows how Little Hao Yi is operating the hovercar and maintaining balance during high-speed maneuvers. However, all the electrical switches and circuits in the cockpit are sparking, with blue-white electric sparks flickering everywhere, and tiny twisted blue currents appearing in the air, forming an extremely eerie scene around Little Hao Yi's body. Perhaps, this is the best explanation.

Apparently tired of weaving through the city's skyscrapers, the yellow taxi suddenly made a sharp turn and dashed out of the city. The trailing police cars momentarily lost their balance. Seeing the taxi's escape direction, the officers breathed a sigh of relief. "Damn it, let's show him what we're made of!" the leading police inspector gritted his teeth, his eyes turning red with anger. This "police chase" had been going on in the city for nearly half an hour, involving over a hundred police cars, yet they still couldn't stop this crazy taxi. Clearly, the inspector had received a lot of scolding from his superiors.

Some police cars were equipped with mini-missiles specifically designed to destroy the engines of suspicious fleeing vehicles. However, since the taxi had been weaving through the crowded city traffic, the police dared not use them, fearing they might accidentally harm innocent civilians. Seeing the taxi heading towards the suburbs, the police could now use these high-tech devices without any reservations.

"Attention, vehicle with license plate number FX02391, you have violated planetary traffic law Article N. Please stop and submit to police inspection, or the police will take all necessary measures!" The loudspeaker of the police car issued a warning. However, the yellow taxi seemed to ignore the police warning and continued to evade the pursuing police cars along the terrain."Order Car 029 and Car 037 to prepare to use MYT91 mini-missiles. Once within range, immediately stop that damn taxi!" the police inspector roared the order.

As if sensing that it was being locked on by the police car radar, the taxi's rear thrusters suddenly emitted a strange white smoke, then swiftly accelerated, instantly escaping the effective range of the mini-missiles, leaving the police inspector fuming with rage.

Another half-hour passed, and the yellow taxi had zigzagged its way near the southwest suburban racing track. "Wow~!" Seeing the massive circular building ahead, Little Hao Yi's eyes lit up with excitement, letting out a cheer.

The next moment, the taxi abruptly lifted its front end and, in a perfect arc, dashed into the racing track from above.

At this moment, the race inside the track was entering the critical sprint stage, with every racer giving their all to vie for the lead in the final lap. However, the sudden appearance of a yellow figure in the air brought the deafening cheers of the audience to an abrupt halt. Nearly ten thousand spectators widened their eyes, watching the yellow figure collide with a rubber barrier post on the dedicated racing track. Although some sharp-eyed spectators noticed it was just a regular taxi, no one could guess the intention behind the sudden appearance of the taxi.For a moment, the only sound left on the track was the buzzing of the racing engines, with all the spectators' expressions frozen.

"Wow!" The sight of the race caught Little Hao Yi's attention. After a brief pause, the taxi's engine roared again, darting along the dedicated racing track like a wild rabbit.In just a few seconds, the taxi maneuvered through a bunch of obstacles in an unbelievable manner and caught up with the last few race cars. The next moment, the taxi's rear thrusters emitted the magical white smoke again, and then, no one could see clearly how it passed through the dense pack of race cars and caught up with the leading two race cars."Damn it, what the hell is this thing!" The racers left far behind by the taxi cursed loudly, finding it hard to accept being overtaken by an old model taxi.

The two leading race cars were less than fifty meters from the finish line. However, at that moment, the taxi suddenly tilted its body and squeezed through the almost side-by-side two race cars.

"Ding!" A crisp sound rang out, and the synthesized voice at the finish line announced, "The champion vehicle of this race is FX02391!" Apparently, the finish line scanner mistakenly identified the taxi as a race car and thus reported its license plate number.The expected cheers from the audience did not come; instead, everyone stood up, staring in shock at the yellow taxi surrounded by race cars.

The next moment, a fleet of police cars with sirens blaring rushed into the track, surrounding the yellow taxi and the race cars.

"Driver of the yellow taxi, please get out of the car with your hands on your head and submit to police inspection!" The warning from the loudspeaker of the police car finally made the spectators and racers realize that this was a fleeing vehicle being pursued by the police.As the police cautiously approached and forcibly opened the taxi door, they were once again stunned. Inside the car, Little Hao Yi had somehow returned to the front passenger seat, and the seatbelt he had unbuckled was miraculously fastened again.

"This, this, this..." The lead officer stared at the empty driver's seat and the baby looking at him with innocent eyes, stammering, unable to speak. For a long time, the officer's mind was in a state of confusion, and he could only repeat one phrase to everyone he met: "Unbelievable, truly unbelievable!"

This incident became known in Federation history as the "Crazy Taxi" incident.

Hao Yao, the father of Xiao Hao Yi, who arrived later, was naturally taken back to the police station by the police. For Xiao Hao Yi's safety, Hao Yao certainly would not reveal that Xiao Hao Yi had superpowers. Even if he did, no one might believe it. After bringing the miraculous taxi back to the police station for disassembly and analysis, the so-called experts concluded, "The autonomous driving system of the FX02391 taxi was suddenly attacked by a virus, hence the abnormal behavior."

Although the police in charge of chasing Hao Yao's taxi would never believe these so-called experts' conclusions, there was no other more reasonable theory to explain the taxi's abnormal behavior. Shortly after the incident, Hao Yao's taxi made the news, leading many famous car manufacturing companies to spare no expense in obtaining the autonomous driving system of Hao Yao's taxi. However, these companies soon abandoned the idea because Hao Yao's taxi was "properly" "kept" at the secret research base of the Dessa City police on the grounds of "posing a significant threat to public safety."