Zhang Heng drove the X3 and sped down the street. Fortunately, it was already past 11 o 'clock at night, and there were not many pedestrians and vehicles on the road. The place was also relatively remote. Otherwise, if it were rush hour, Zhang Heng would have been stuck in a traffic jam no matter how good his driving skills were.
While driving, he observed the Sphinx's movements through the rearview mirror. So far, there was still a distance of about two hundred meters between them. It was a relatively safe distance for the Sphinx to keep up with them. However, unlike when they first came here, Rabbit could clearly feel that the X3's speed was fluctuating. At the same time, Zhang Heng would make sharp turns from time to time.
Fortunately, Rabbit did not suffer from motion sickness. Otherwise, she would have vomited on the windshield.
Finally, when Zhang Heng turned into another road, Rabbit could not help but say, "Simon, I already know that you are a good driver, but we don't have to keep drifting. Even if we drive straight now, it can't catch up with us."
"Oh, I'm just testing something," Zhang Heng said.
"What is it?" Rabbit was interested.
"Have you read the story of the Sphinx?"
Rabbit nodded. "I think I read it in a reading comprehension article in junior high school. I reread it online for this incident. Why?"
"Whether it is Egyptian mythology or Greek mythology, the Sphinx recorded in them is a highly intelligent species. Its intelligence level is at least at the average level of human beings. To be more precise, it is at the level of a smart person."
"It seems so," Rabbit said after thinking for a while.
"But this Sphinx that suddenly appeared doesn't seem to communicate with people. In the three previous attacks on the forum, the Sphinx just threw riddles, waited for the answer, and punished the wrong person. However, in the first and second attack, both victims tried to communicate with the Sphinx. As a result, the Sphinx couldn't tell the difference between an answer and a communication."
"Yes, the words I said casually were also taken as an answer, causing me to make two mistakes in a row." Rabbit recalled what happened before and was a little speechless. "The Sphinx seemed to be completely immersed in its own world. When Black Swan raised the tranquilizer gun to shoot it, it didn't respond."
"It has a single behavior pattern, and it has a fixed path. What does this remind you of?"
"Uh … what?"
“AI。” Zhang Heng said. He had learned programming in the Whistleblower quest, and he was very sensitive to it. The Sphinx's current behavior was the result of a typical program. In fact, when he had nothing to do, he Baidu the Sphinx's three riddles and found that they all came from a children's book called The Complete Book of Riddles.
"You think the Sphinx we encountered … is actually an intelligent robot in disguise?" Rabbit's jaw dropped.
"And it's the most basic one, but its combat effectiveness is pretty good," Zhang Heng said.
In fact, after reading the information about the Sphinx on the forum, Zhang Heng already had a similar conjecture. However, it was just a conjecture. This time, Rabbit risked her life, giving Zhang Heng the opportunity to get close to the Sphinx, confirming his previous conjecture.
He kept changing his speed just now to test if the thing behind him had a fixed behavior logic.
"No wonder you asked Sister Xixi to prepare a taser gun. But will it work?"
"Its external defense is indeed strong, but if this thing is really a robot, then its internal structure must have a circuit board. The circuit board is composed of copper foil wiring. When a high-voltage electric gun hits it, it will produce a strong discharge, and the electronic components on it can be easily destroyed," Zhang Heng explained.
But just as the two were talking, Zhang Heng noticed that the Sphinx suddenly stopped in its tracks.
It squatted in the middle of the road, quietly watching the X3 drive away.
Just when Zhang Heng was hesitating whether to stop the car or not, he saw the Sphinx's wings suddenly spread, and its body began to slowly rise from the ground.
Rabbit was shocked to see this. "Didn't you say that its behavior pattern is fixed?"
"It seems that it hasn't been able to catch up with us. It must have triggered some hidden conditions that allowed it to open up a new mode of action." This time, Zhang Heng did not deliberately slow down. No one on the forum had seen the Sphinx use its wings, so no one knew what the Sphinx could do in this stage. But since the Sphinx was using this as its trump card, Zhang Heng certainly would not underestimate it.
He did not care if he would lose the Sphinx, and he stepped on the accelerator to the end.
However, the distance between the two sides did not widen. Instead, it began to rapidly close.
The Sphinx's flying speed was more than doubled, and it had a wider field of vision in the air. It could even bypass many obstructing buildings.
Zhang Heng turned on the walkie-talkie and asked Shen Xixi, "Are you ready?"
"It's only been three minutes. Not yet. What's wrong?" Shen Xixi asked.
"Then you'd better be ready in two minutes." Zhang Heng glanced at the starfish in his hand. "Our opponent tonight has activated its flight mode."
Shen Xixi reacted quickly. "The pair of wings on its back?"
"Yes."
"Okay, I got it. You guys should also pay attention to your safety. If possible, try to lower its altitude. If it flies too high, the taser won't be able to hit it," Shen Xixi said.
"I'll try my best."
After Zhang Heng and Shen Xixi ended the conversation, he noticed that the Sphinx was less than a hundred meters away from them. This speed was faster than Zhang Heng expected.
So Zhang Heng said to Rabbit next to him, "Fasten your seat belt. The road ahead may be very bumpy."
Before Rabbit's voice trailed off, Zhang Heng had already made a sharp turn and rushed into the green belt on the side. He then directly switched to another road and drove into the underground tunnel.
After losing his speed advantage, Zhang Heng began to compete with the Sphinx in changing directions. At the same time, he needed to make use of the terrain to his advantage. When he went to rescue Rabbit, he had turned off the car's electronic stability system and switched the gear to manual mode.
Now that he was holding the steering wheel, he felt like he had returned to the days when he was studying abroad in Tokyo.
He had driven the X3 to its maximum speed, and the roar of the engine echoed in the tunnel.
"I hope there are no illegal cameras on this road."
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