I Play Dungeons in the Police Station-Chapter 162 - 129: New Instance: Speed Chase

Before going in without any preparation, as soon as I entered the instance, I was driving, and there was someone beside me yelling for me to brake. In a panic, I slammed the gas pedal instead of the brake.

Having experienced this once, he wouldn’t make the same mistake again, but he still wanted to get familiar with the car’s functions to avoid making a fool of himself.

After watching a half-hour driving video, Li Xiang finally confidently clicked into the game.

"Restart the instance."

Li Xiang appeared again in that police car driving down the street.

After easing off the gas a bit, he kept a safe distance from the car in front.

Although the other party’s driver’s license had expired, they were going to renew it, so there was no need to fuss too much. His task now was to quickly get familiar with the vehicle, as HQ would soon be issuing a mission, and if he wasn’t familiar with the police car’s performance, he couldn’t catch those violating traffic rules.

He circled the streets twice more, slowly getting familiar with the car’s performance, when HQ transmitted a mission: "Attention all patrol groups, several dangerous driving vehicles have been spotted on Yulin Road, speeding and disrupting normal traffic order, causing five traffic accidents. All patrol groups intercept immediately."

The mission started.

Several red dots suddenly appeared on Li Xiang’s car GPS, flashing conspicuously.

"These street racers have a death wish?"

The red dots were moving forward at an extremely fast speed. Li Xiang sounded the siren and made a left turn, heading toward the nearest red dot.

Maybe because it’s a game, Li Xiang’s mentality was that of playing a game, weaving in and out recklessly, even more exaggerated than those street racers, causing his colleague sitting beside him to tighten the seat belt, grasp the handle above, and ask with a face full of terror: "Li Xiang, who’s your instructor?"

"I don’t have an instructor."

"Don’t joke around, slow down. Just tail them; no need to risk everything."

The characters in the game, like real people, cherished their lives; Li Xiang’s reckless way was too much for him.

"Not kidding, and here’s another secret, I haven’t even taken the driving test!"

"Damn, I want out of the car!"

Screech~

An emergency brake sounded, and Li Xiang parked the police car by the roadside, and by the time he drove off again, his nameless colleague stood dazed by the wind outside.

All the better, now no one was interfering with him in the car.

This was the sixth game instance that Li Xiang had played; he’d roughly understood some of the game rules. As long as the main mission was completed, the system wouldn’t limit how you accomplished it.

The game is just a game; it’s different from reality after all.

So this time, Li Xiang had only one goal: to catch one street racer, thus at least partially completing the system’s main mission, gaining the rewarded Basic Skills, then using Skill Points to upgrade his Basic Skills to Grandmaster Level, then complete the main mission again, achieving an S+ task rating.

But even in a game, there’s a reason why newbies are called road killers by seasoned drivers.

When Li Xiang gained speed, he had no concept of peripheral vision, and with high speed, his car was scratched beyond recognition along the way.

Even the front crash bar was knocked off.

He collided with cars, guardrails, concrete blocks, and other various obstacles.

And his driving skills were slowly honed in these repeated collisions.

Li Xiang treated this instance as a racing game, and besides catching street racers, his task was to practice his driving skills.

But even with Li Xiang chasing recklessly, professionalism stood in stark contrast—vehicle performance and personnel skills were significant gaps he couldn’t overcome, unable to catch up despite his best efforts.

On the contrary, the opponent rolled down the window and gave him a taunting middle finger.

"Damn, got dissed by an NPC!"

Li Xiang wanted to stand up and slam the gas pedal, but the police car’s acceleration wasn’t up to par.

The street was already in chaos; racers were like disruptive sticks in the orderly roads, tearing structure into shreds.

Not only that, an outlier appeared among the police ranks, and HQ couldn’t tell if Li Xiang’s police car was friendly or part of the street racers.

"HQ calling 8311, citizens reported you scratched their vehicle and ran off, what’s going on?"

"HQ, I’m on an interception mission, and I suspect they have accomplices mixed in the crowd, hindering my interception."

Li Xiang was bluffing, never admitting to HQ it was his lack of driving skills causing the scratches.

Anyway, after the task, everything resets, memories wiped clean on re-entry of the instance, so no one remembers his black marks.

Beep beep~

Toot toot~

Distracted by HQ, Li Xiang’s speed decreased notably, and he lost the supercar he was desperately tailing, pounding the steering wheel in frustration, cursing.

These street racers, though detestable, had incredibly advanced driving skills, taking turns without braking.

Even Li Xiang, as a rookie, found other police cars pleasingly kept running in circles by them.

In the bustling city center, traffic and roads sprawling everywhere, the incident occurred so unexpectedly, rendering roadblocking difficult for the police.

Only when they exit the city into the suburbs can effective interception occur.

And police cars are coming from all directions to push them out of the city.

After losing track, Li Xiang had to re-hunt for nearby vehicles on the map and chase them again.

No matter what, in this instance, he had to figure out a way to stop a car and complete the mission, even with a lower score, at least collecting the skills.

On the GPS, the red dot positions were moving rapidly, and he sought the best entry opportunity among these red dots.

At this moment, he saw a red dot turning toward his direction.

Right then, he had a bold idea.

After all, in a game, stopping the opponent doesn’t just mean chasing and blocking them.

You can also ram them to a halt.

With this in mind, Li Xiang silently calculated the distance on the GPS, adjusting the police car’s speed and angle to prepare for the incoming car.

"3~2~1~ Now!"

Li Xiang floored the gas pedal, the engine roaring like a beast, the battered police car thrust forward with a sense of force, and the four tires squealed, producing patches of white smoke.

The police car he was driving collided directly with the targeted car body.

Bong~

The street-racer car got overturned by Li Xiang, disintegrating mid-air, and Li Xiang lost consciousness after being hit by the airbag.

Until the end, Li Xiang wondered if the driver he rammed was killed, would it count as a mission complete?

The system quickly provided an answer.

Li Xiang got ejected from the instance, returning to the Virtual Space, with a system prompt:

[Ding, Main mission completion: 60%, First mission reward skill: Driving, Mission rating: D grade, Reward skill experience +500]

Instantly, a stream of information flowed into his brain, and Li Xiang immediately learned the series of letters representing the Driving skill.

That is, whether it’s two wheels or four, manual or automatic, trucks or semis, Li Xiang basically can drive and hit the road with them now.

But whether his driving skills improve much, that’s another matter.

After all, this is just a Basic Skill.

Li Xiang shook his swelling head, spent a good while digesting before he recovered.

This feeling of being filled with knowledge and experience was nice, just that the after-effects of sudden enlightenment left him uncomfortable.

[Driving: Basic]

[Introduction: You have learned the driving methods for all common vehicles on the road.]

[Skill Proficiency Required for Upgrade: 1000 points]