83: Chapter 83 Desert Attack, Bio-engineered Horses Display Their Power

"Whir—!"

The roar in the sky instantly drowned out the howling of the wind and sand.

Four apache attack helicopters looked like giant dragonflies crawling out from the depths of hell.

They pressed low over the dunes, the gale from their rotors whipping the yellow sand hundreds of meters into the air.

"Boss, they're diving!"

In the intercom, Ada Wong's voice remained cold.

But within that dense engine noise, there was a thrill that made the adrenaline spike.

Princess Salama gripped the handle above the car door tightly.

In her deep blue eyes, the reflection of the approaching fire in the sky grew closer.

"Chen Yuan, if your 'surprise' doesn't show up soon, we're all going to become fertilizer for this sand!"

She grit her teeth, her voice trembling amidst the violent jolting.

Chen Yuan sat in the back seat, as steady as Mount Tai.

He even had the leisure to glance at his watch.

"What's the rush?"

Chen Yuan didn't even turn his head, his tone as relaxed as if he were admiring flowers in his own backyard.

"Look, the 'SF Express' has already been unboxed."

"Rat-tat-tat-tat-tat!"

In the sky, an apache was the first to open fire.

The M230 Chain Gun spat out tongues of fire half a meter long.

The 30mm rounds were like the Grim Reaper's scythe, plowing terrifying craters into the highway.

"Thud! Thud!"

Two muffled sounds rang out.

The bulletproof glass of the Lincoln Navigator was instantly covered in a spiderweb of cracks.

Though it wasn't directly pierced, even a bulletproof SUV couldn't last thirty seconds against this level of firepower.

"Turn left! Charge into the sand!"

Chen Yuan finally put down the cigar in his hand, his gaze instantly turning sharp.

At the same time.

The heavy truck in the middle of the convoy, which had been disguised as a cargo hauler, suddenly emitted the piercing sound of grinding metal.

"Boom!"

The container doors at the back of the truck were slammed open from the inside out.

A dull yet rhythmic sound of hooves rose above the engine noise.

"What is that?"

Salama's eyes widened.

In her line of sight, several dark shadows leapt down from the speeding truck.

They landed.

They rolled.

Then they accelerated.

They were actually horses.

But they were definitely not any breed known to this world.

Their bodies were covered in an obsidian-like cuticle without a single stray hair, shimmering with an eerie purple light under the sun.

Streamlined muscles were twisted together like steel cables, with every leap covering dozens of meters.

The most hair-raising part was that...

Their eyeballs had no pupils, only a burning, blood-red glow.

"Bio-Steeds."

Chen Yuan looked at those monsters, his eyes full of admiration.

"The latest creation of that old madman, Zola."

"Though they look a bit anti-human, when they run... even a Ferrari would be left in the dust."

"Stop!"

Chen Yuan suddenly barked.

The Navigator drifted sideways to a halt in the sand.

Chen Yuan kicked the door open, his movements as agile as anything but a businessman.

"Come here!"

He grabbed Salama's arm and pulled her entire body out of the car.

"Are you crazy! There are bullets everywhere outside!"

Salama screamed, trying to struggle.

But Chen Yuan's strength was incredible, pinning her like a steel vise.

He pulled the proud princess directly into his embrace.

Chen Yuan could even feel her frantic heartbeat and the exotic scent of gunpowder mixed with oud on her body.

"Shut up."

Chen Yuan coldly spat two words into her ear.

He snapped his fingers in the air with his right hand.

The most majestic Bio-Steed let out a roar that sounded less like a neigh and more like a beast's howl.

It almost instantaneously teleported in front of Chen Yuan.

Holding Salama, Chen Yuan pushed off the ground with his toes.

He jumped.

He landed.

His movements were fluid, landing steadily on that steel-hard horse's back.

"Hold tight."

"I'm going to take you to experience what real 'Fast and Furious' feels like."

Before Salama could react.

The Bio-Steed had already moved.

"Boom!"

It was the sound of air being instantly torn apart.

As the black monster's four hooves struck the ground, the sand instantly exploded into a deep pit.

Its speed broke a hundred kilometers per hour within a single second.

The apache behind them immediately turned its guns.

"Rat-tat-tat!"

The bullets chased closely behind Chen Yuan, but they could only eat the dust behind that black afterimage.

"Is it... is it dodging bullets?"

Salama clung tightly to Chen Yuan's waist, the wind howling in her ears.

She didn't dare open her eyes.

But that terrifying acceleration kept stimulating every single nerve ending.

"It can not only dodge bullets, it can also climb walls."

Chen Yuan chuckled.

At that moment, directly ahead was a nearly vertical rock cliff.

It was Death Valley's famous 'Red Rock Rift Zone'.

"What... what are you trying to do? That's a dead end!"

Salama looked at the rock wall hundreds of meters high, her face turning pale with fear.

Chen Yuan didn't speak.

He just lightly squeezed the horse's flanks.

The Bio-Steed let out an excited roar, and the cuticle on the bottom of its hooves suddenly flipped open.

Inside, countless tiny biological structures similar to a gecko's suction cups were revealed.

"Step! Step! Step!"

It didn't slow down.

Instead, it galloped up the vertical rock wall as if it were level ground.

"Oh my God..."

Salama completely lost her voice.

She felt as if gravity had disappeared at that moment.

She was suspended in mid-air, with a bottomless abyss behind her and roaring helicopters overhead.

And the one she was holding...

Was the most insane man in the world, and also the one who made her feel the most secure.

"Fire!"

The apache pilot in the sky was also stunned.

He even forgot to pull up for altitude.

But he still instinctively pressed the rocket launch button.

"Whoosh—whoosh—!"

Two Hydra 70 Rockets trailed smoke as they slammed into the cliff face.

"Boom!"

The fire and debris from the explosion instantly engulfed Chen Yuan.

"Chen Yuan!"

Salama screamed, her voice echoing through the valley.

But in the next second.

A bolt of black lightning broke through the thick smoke.

Stepping on the scorching rubble, the Bio-Steed leapt directly onto the top of the cliff amidst the aftershocks of the explosion.

Steam rose from the cuticle across its body, but it didn't have a single scratch.

It didn't even blink its red eyes.

Chen Yuan reined in the horse.

He sat at the edge of the cliff, looking down from above at the four bewildered apaches below.

"It's our turn."

Chen Yuan pulled a flare gun from his waist.

"Bang!"

A green flare streaked across the sky.

Immediately following.

Under the terrified gazes of those pilots.

In the previously empty wasteland, countless massive black shadows with flapping fleshy wings rose from the cracks in the ground and from behind the dunes.

Those were...

Umbrella's 'Bat' Legion.

Or rather, the Wyvern Unit.

"What the hell are those things?"

The pilot's broken cries came through the radio channel.

Chen Yuan sat on the horse's back, one arm around Salama.

He slowly lowered his head and looked at the girl in his arms.

Salama had just lost her veil due to the fright.

That stunningly beautiful face, capable of toppling all living beings, was currently filled with extreme shock and confusion.

She looked up.

Looking at this man who was gilded with a layer of gold by the setting sun.

The intense hormone scent belonging to a top predator on Chen Yuan's body instantly crushed her rationality.

She forgot the dignity of the royal family.

She forgot that important document.

At this moment, her world contained only this handsome yet cold profile.

"Your Highness."

Chen Yuan's voice was somewhat raspy.

He chuckled in her ear, his tone so ambiguous it made one's heart tremble.

"You were holding on quite tight just now."

"My waist is very expensive."

Salama's face instantly turned red to the roots of her ears.

She stared into Chen Yuan's eyes.

The pride in her gaze was completely shattered.

Replaced by...

An obsession that made even her feel terrified.

"Chen Yuan..."

She murmured.

Her voice was so light it was almost carried away by the wind.

"Take me away."