Because the enemies chasing Luca and his team from behind were too close and the car speed was too high.
And these thugs, who had already entered a state of frenzy, had no idea that the news van in front would suddenly turn.
Most of these vehicles did not slow down.
The two cars at the very front of the pursuit directly collided head-on with the jeep convoy attempting to block them.
The massive Impact caused four or five cars to be twisted and deformed on the spot.
"Boom—"
A terrifying explosion of Fire shot into the sky, and a giant orange fireball obscured everyone's vision.
The few vehicles still spinning and colliding at the center of the explosion were directly thrown into the air by a powerful Impact, triggering a series of sympathetic detonations.
Many metal fragments even flew directly into the walls of buildings on both sides of the street.
The lucky ones who narrowly escaped behind, upon seeing this scene, not only did not cower but immediately bypassed the flaming vehicle wreckage in front, made a sharp turn, and continued to pursue Luca and his team.
However, just as the fastest reacting gray van at the front turned around and rushed to the intersection,
The streetlamp that Wrench had previously struck finally could not withstand the deformation caused by the violent Impact.
The metal lamp post let out a piercing screech, then slowly began to fall towards the center of the road.
The driver of the gray van looked in horror at the falling lamp post, gripping the steering wheel tightly with both hands, and stomping on the accelerator, hoping to use speed to fly past before being crushed.
However...
"Clang—Crack—"
The long streetlamp pole fell like a guillotine.
It heavily crashed onto the rear compartment of the gray van.
Dazzling electric sparks scattered, and the lamp post, which was not particularly sturdy, immediately broke into several sections.
Of course, even more tragic was the van it hit.
Not only was the rear compartment directly flattened and deformed,
But due to the vehicle's insufficient weight and the driver's heavy foot on the accelerator after turning, its speed was increasing.
The front of the van, hit in the rear by the 'guillotine,' lifted high into the air, and the entire vehicle uncontrollably flipped backward.
"Boom—"
This rapidly flipping van directly crashed onto the roof of a black sedan that had followed closely behind, resulting in a truly intimate contact between the two cars.
Even all the passengers inside the vehicles, at this moment, merged with each other without any reservations.
Watching the explosions caused by the chain reaction of crashes behind them, it seemed they had temporarily shaken off their enemies, and the Shield Mountain team members all breathed a slight sigh of relief.
However, at this moment, Luca, who was pressing his crime tracking glasses to activate thermal imaging vision, broke the atmosphere by reminding them.
"At that intersection ahead, three cars are approaching from the right."
"Judging by their direction and speed, they are definitely coming to intercept us!"
At this time, Luca, due to his Dominator being completely out of power, couldn't possibly kick out the vehicles behind him using his Power Enhancement Shoes in the cramped car compartment. Additionally, since White, as a melee fighter, had no place to exert himself, he didn't need Luca's command.
So, from the very beginning, he had been relying on his crime tracking glasses to observe possible enemies from all directions for the team.
He also noticed the three cars driving side-by-side in the distance at the first opportunity.
When he spoke up to warn them, everyone's expressions tensed up again.
But that wasn't all.
At this moment, Samira and Shield Mountain, who had consistently been observing the rear from the shooting window, also noticed.
From the Fire of the explosion behind, several more cars rapidly rushed out, ran over the fallen streetlamp, and once again pursued them.
Their situation became critical again.
"Captain! Where to?!"
Wrench, who was driving, shouted back to Shield Mountain in the rear compartment while continuously turning to evade the intercepting vehicles.
However, the bullets fired by the opponents had already left a dense row of bullet holes on the right side of the news van.
Fortunately, this vehicle was only a disguised news van and had multi-directional reinforcement, so only a few bullets did not truly penetrate the body.
However, Wrench's question at this moment clearly hit the mark.
Although they had already dealt with Kingpin and were preparing to retreat, it didn't mean they could just drive straight home.
The entire Hells Kitchen now seemed to have come alive, with all the gangs, big and small, mobilized, ready to eliminate them.
Not only were there pursuers behind them, but in fact, more gang members were joining this chase every moment.
The constant appearance of intercepting enemies ahead was the best evidence.
Of course, this also didn't mean that Luca and his team truly had no way to break out of the area covered by Hells Kitchen.
However, the current chaotic situation, only within Hells Kitchen, this 'Manhattan Gotham,' did not see a large number of armed Police coming to suppress it.
In fact, armed helicopters of the New York Police had already appeared overhead not long after the chaotic car chase began.
It was just that there were many corrupt Police in the Police station here in Hells Kitchen, and they were too lazy to risk interfering in these troublesome matters.
Well, it was also because this was Hells Kitchen; there were hardly any pedestrians or vehicles actively traveling at night, which provided the perfect venue for this chaotic 'gang collective team building.'
However, no matter how many preconditions there were, or how special the First Kitchen was,
As long as Luca and his team dared to rush out of Hells Kitchen with a large group of hyped-up gangs,
The entire New York Police would make them understand why the NYPD, a local Police department, is considered one of America's top law enforcement agencies.
So, in reality, what Luca and his team needed to do most now was to find a way to successfully shake off the pursuers behind them and the armed helicopters overhead before the New York Police lost patience with the riot and decided to intervene, then quietly withdraw.
Actually, Luca and his team all knew that if Kingpin, the underworld Emperor, were still alive at this moment, seeing the situation develop to this point, he would very likely choose to abandon the pursuit and wait to retaliate afterward.
To avoid further escalation of the situation.
But at this moment, with Kingpin, who suppressed those gangs, gone, all the thugs in Hells Kitchen seemed to have fallen into a frenzy.
All the gang leaders focused their attention on Luca and his team.
It was as if whichever side could successfully kill them 'to avenge Kingpin' would become the next Emperor of Hells Kitchen.
However, Luca and his team, as the 'grand prize of this car chase,' had no intention of sacrificing themselves for others.
In a flash of thought, Shield Mountain, who was making way for Hammer Stone to shoot, and Luca, who was still observing the road conditions ahead,
Both spoke simultaneously, as if by prior agreement.
"To the Hudson River!"
"Drive towards the riverbank!"