Chapter 504: 204: External Combustion

Chapter 204: External Combustion

Searching homing device was utterly useless.

Homing Device

A device crafted by the brilliant Dr. Zlo to home in on a selected target.

Dollhouse (1)

Dylan closed the tab as soon as he saw the dollhouse requirement. He didn't carry a dollhouse with him, and once again, Dylan found himself disgruntled with his power's limitations. He decided right then to upgrade his capabilities once he got the chance. Dr. Zlo couldn't get caught unprepared like this, not if Dylan wanted his avatar to always be prepared.

"Fine, let's see what I've got," Dr. Zlo muttered.

Dr. Zlo always had his monocle and cane, the latter of which held his various liquids and gels. Though Quartet could probably deal with both items. A few button bombs could work, but they had the same issue as his self-destruct patches. If Quartet was paying attention, he could send them straight back to the Zlomobile.

Frustrated, Dylan rubbed the brim of his top hat, "If only I had a distraction."

"Um, boss," Cass said. "Can't you use your hat?"

"What?" Dr. Zlo snapped.

Cass tapped his head, "Your hat. Isn't it a drone?"

Dr. Zlo blinked, "I didn't forget. I was just testing you."

"I understand, boss," Cass answered, keeping his eyes on the road ahead.

Dr. Zlo activated his hat drone, letting the small robot float off his head like a dandelion seed. Dylan couldn't believe he forgot about the drone again, this being the third or fourth time at least. Somehow the small drone kept leaving the player's thoughts despite its usefulness in situations like these.

"I'm going to have to upgrade you to something more substantial, aren't I?" the man said as the drone hovered beside him.

"What's that, boss?" Cass asked.

"Nothing," Dr. Zlo answered. "Just deciding what torture to give Quartet after this. How dare my minion ruin my plans!"

"I never liked him, boss," Cass replied. "He was always trying to get ahead of everyone."

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"Well, I'm sure he won't try it again after I'm done with him."

"Learn how to drive!"

"Shut up and get ready!" Fleshgrabber yelled back. "There's a corner coming up!"

Before Quartet could grumble, he caught a glimpse of another car behind him. That hero, Valiant, had caught up to them.

"I can't believe I fell for Dr. Zlo's stupid trick!" Valiant complained.

Of course, Matt felt confident no one would have figured Dr. Zlo was making a double bluff. The guy was all about old cartoon villainy. How was Matt supposed to know that his rival would go off-book.

Luckily he caught Dr. Zlo swerving down the other street out of his rearview mirror, grateful that he convinced Ixzay to keep them on the car. Braking hard, Valiant turned his vehicle around and chased after Dr. Zlo. The other racer in front of him did the same.

Matt turned back onto the road just in time to see all the chaos unfolding. The apocalypse racers, or whoever they were, had made their way around and were again harassing all the racers. Dr. Zlo's friends and helpers were caught in the thick of the chaos, smashing attackers left and right while fighting off all comers.

"I guess it's my lucky day," Matt commented. "I was f*cking sure I'd never catch up."

Readying his power, Valiant stepped on the gas, taking the turns as tight as he dared while weaving through the chaos. He kept his shield up whenever he could, absorbing the various bullets flying around while slowly catching up. As he came out of the turn, Valiant found himself in the thick of the pack.

Groups of disheveled players swarmed around him, growling and taunting like extras in a bad movie. Matt scoffed, his lip curling. These idiots knew nothing about insults. A true insult cut to the heart, demoralizing the enemy as soon as it left lips.

"I don't have time to deal with two-bit losers," the streamer muttered. A quick application of power took out a racer's wheel, swerving the vehicle into another and causing a chain reaction. The road ahead was open now, a straightaway that would bring Valiant to the front of the pack.

Slamming his foot on the pedal, Matt accelerated his car, catching up with Riptide and Sweet Dream. The two were locked in battle behind Quartet, the minion's four bodies fighting all comers. A vehicle of Jacques swerved between the group, doing its best to assault Quartet. Ahead of them all raced Dr. Zlo, his Zlomobile seemingly oblivious to the chaos behind him.

Valiant pulled up alongside Sweet Dream's Candy Crusher, swerving away at the last second to avoid the jawbreaker flails swinging wildly from the back. An attack from Quartet followed, a piercing arrow of sound Valiant absorbed with his shield. The hero retaliated with a blast from his disintegration beam, striking a Licor-Ick as it crawled across the Candy Crusher.

"Dudes!" Valiant heard Riptide yell. "This race is awesome!"

"Shut up and drive!" Sweet Dream yelled back.

Matt shook his head, amateurs. "Talk is cheap!" he shouted as he accelerated.

"Oh, you f*cker!" Sweet Dream yelled. "You aren't getting ahead of me!"

Sweet Dream rushed to follow, the two racers inching closer to Quartet. Two of the minion's bodies turned their full focus on the racers, attacking with blasts of sound. Valiant easily countered the assault, his shield taking in every strike aimed at him. Sweet Dream didn't have that luxury, instead using her power to lob chocolate balls in the way of attacks. Cocoa splattered across the driveway as sound and chocolate met.

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