However, due to the weight and its own lubrication, the roller immediately began to spin uncontrollably at high speed!
"not good!"

The team member felt his hand slip and his body instantly lose balance. Although he tried desperately to use his legs to hold on, he still couldn't maintain his balance.

With a "thud," it fell directly off the roller, which was more than two meters high, and crashed heavily onto the protective pad below!
"oops!!"

A collective gasp of regret and gasps of shock rippled through the crowd!
A mistake! The Shanghai team made a fatal error!
Although the team members immediately got up and tried again despite the pain, precious time had already been lost!
Meanwhile, the team from the Sakura Country, though also struggling, did not make such a major mistake and had already taken the lead, starting to climb the second roller!

The unfavorable start, like a dark cloud, instantly enveloped the hearts of all the viewers of Da Xia.

Guo Wei, the member of the Shanghai team responsible for climbing the rollers in the third challenge, did not panic after falling on his first failed attempt.

He quickly got up and his sharp gaze swept over the Japanese team members on the adjacent track.

Instead of blindly forcing his way up, the other person cleverly used the momentum of the rotating rollers by swinging his body and alternating his arms to climb upwards!
"So that's it!"

Guo Wei instantly understood.

He took a deep breath, took another run-up and jumped. This time, he didn't try to hold on to the roller tightly. Instead, like an ape, he alternately grabbed the top edge of the roller with both hands, used his waist to propel his body, and took advantage of the roller's rotation to perform a nimble flip and successfully flip onto the first roller!
Having found the trick, he completed the subsequent rollers faster and faster, and his movements became increasingly fluid!

However, his initial mistake ultimately wasted precious time. By the time he finished rolling five wheels and landed on the ground, the Sakura Country team had already taken a lead of nearly five meters and rushed towards the fourth stage!

The fourth level: cliffs and precipices!

This challenge requires team members to first use their fists to break through several thick wooden planks set up on the climbing route to "clear the way," and then climb up a nearly vertical, nine-meter-high simulated rock wall by hand!

The Shanghai team sent Guo Wei, a rock climbing expert from within the team, who is skilled in this sport.

Japan also sent a rock climbing expert, and because of their lead in the third round, they had already started hitting the wooden planks.

"Bang bang bang!"

Guo Wei rushed to the bottom of the rock wall, his fists like iron hammers. Without any hesitation, he smashed the wooden planks blocking his way with extremely fast speed, and wood chips flew everywhere!
His fists even bled from the force of the blows, but he was completely unaware of it!

Immediately afterwards, he clung to the rock face like a gecko, using both hands and feet to find every tiny foothold and climb upwards at lightning speed!
His movements were professional and efficient, and his speed was clearly a notch faster than that of the Japanese team members!
However, the gap was too large to close in an instant. Despite Guo Wei's best efforts, rushing upwards like a whirlwind, when he finally snapped the top timer, the Japanese team had already completed the handover a few seconds faster!
After the first four rounds, the Shanghai team is temporarily behind!
The pressure has reached the fifth level – [Rotating the Torch]!
This challenge requires team members to rapidly rotate a giant winch to lift a heavy metal column with a torch attached to its top from the ground to a height of nearly ten meters until the torch is lit.

The Shanghai team sent out Wei Xiaomao, a power-type player.

Meanwhile, the members of the Sakura Country team had already started rotating.

"We can't lose! We absolutely can't lose!!"

Wei Xiaomao roared inwardly, rushed to the winch, his thick arms bulging with veins, and began to spin it frantically with all his might!
"Squeak—creak—" The heavy winch made a teeth-grinding sound as two metal pillars slowly rose on the field.

"Wei Xiaomao! Keep it up!!"

"Spin it! Spin it now!!"

The cheers from the internet and the venue seemed to transform into tangible power, flowing into Wei Xiaomao's body.

His face was contorted with rage, veins bulging on his forehead, and his rotation speed increased again, as he relentlessly pursued the Japanese team member!

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the two metal pillars rose almost side by side!
Finally, under the tense gaze that nearly made one's heart stop, the torches atop the two pillars ignited almost simultaneously.

It was ignited with a "whoosh"!

The two teams successfully completed the handover and moved on to the next stage!
In this round, the Shanghai team, thanks to Wei Xiaomao's tenacity, managed to overcome their slight disadvantage and achieve a draw with the Sakura National War team!
Level 6: Climb the wall and get through!

It requires climbing over two smooth, high walls, each four meters tall.

The Shanghai team sent Gao Feng, a player who is 1.9 meters tall, was a basketball prodigy, and has amazing jumping ability.

Japan sent Shohei Miura, who is only 1.82 meters tall but is a parkour expert.

With his superior height and jumping ability, Gao Feng took a running start and easily leaped into the air, placing his hands on the top of the wall and gracefully flipping over it with clean and beautiful movements.

Shohei Miura, on the other hand, demonstrated the agility of parkour, using the slight bumps and crevices of the walls and quick leaps to vault over them as swiftly as a cat.

The two landed almost simultaneously and rushed towards the final battle area!

The atmosphere of the game reached its peak at this moment!

The final two stages! The key to victory!
As expected, Japan dispatched their secret weapon—Mizutani Jun, who weighed a whopping 238 pounds, was as strong as a bear, and was a former sumo wrestler!

The moment he stood there, he exuded a powerful sense of oppression.

The team leader of the Shanghai team, Feng Ke, was in charge of the last two rounds.

He is 1.78 meters tall and weighs 180 kilograms, which is considered a strong man among ordinary people. However, when he stands next to Mizutani Jun, he immediately pales in comparison and appears much "petite".

Level 7: Drag the iron ball!
A solid iron ball weighing two tons needs to be dragged twenty meters from the foot of the mountain to a designated "treasure chest" and the large iron hammer on the chest needs to be taken away.

"start!"

Mizutani Jun let out a low growl, and with just one hand, he grabbed the thick iron chain connecting the iron ball. Using his waist and abdomen, he dragged it with heavy steps as if it were an ordinary toy ball.

They began to drag themselves with a rumble!
The two-ton iron ball seemed much lighter in his hands. Although the speed was not very fast, it was stable and powerful!
On the other hand, Feng Ke gripped the iron chain tightly with both hands, tilted his body almost parallel to the ground, and pushed off the ground with both feet, his face turning red, before he could barely get the iron ball to start moving slowly!
He tried various angles of exertion, even using his shoulder to push against the chain, but his movement speed was still far behind that of Mizutani Jun.

Mizutani Jun quickly left Feng Ke a full ten meters behind, dragged the iron ball to the designated position first, and picked up the heavy iron hammer.

Level 8: Smash the rock to get the key!
You need to use the giant iron hammer that Jun Mizutani just got to smash open a huge cement slab that is ten centimeters thick and retrieve the key to pass through the level hidden inside.

Jun Mizutani possessed immense strength. He swung the massive iron hammer, which required the combined strength of an ordinary person to lift, as if it were a wooden stick, and smashed it hard against the stone slab with a whistling sound!

"boom!!"

The first hammer blow caused cracks to spread all over the stone slab!

"boom!!"

The second blow sent shards of stone flying!

"boom!!!"

With the third strike, the stone slab shattered, revealing the key inside!
Jun Mizutani grabbed the keys, rushed to the finish line, and slammed the timer shut!
On the big screen, the final score of the DSB Special Police Team of the Sakura Country was clearly displayed—6 minutes and 15 seconds!
At that moment, Feng Ke had just managed to drag the iron ball to its position and picked up the hammer.

He exerted all his strength, smashed the stone slab as fast as he could to get the key, and rushed across the finish line.

The Shanghai team's time was 6 minutes and 43 seconds. Although they finished the race, they lost, and by almost half a minute.

Jun Mizutani, a well-known hawk in Japan, is notorious for his annual visits to the JGSS shrine and for making various extreme statements that deny history and provoke Japan.

At this moment, looking at Feng Ke, who was panting and looked pale, he revealed undisguised arrogance and contempt.

He deliberately walked up to Feng Ke and spoke loudly, word by word, in extremely broken and awkward Chinese.

"You...people of Great Xia...will never...be a match for...the warriors of the Sakura Kingdom!"

These words, like a whip with poisonous barbs, lashed fiercely at the hearts of Feng Ke and all the viewers of Da Xia!

"you……!"

Feng Ke was so angry that he trembled all over, his eyes instantly filled with bloodshot veins, and his fists clenched so tightly that they cracked. He almost couldn't control himself and threw a punch at the other person's disgusting face! Fortunately, his teammates rushed over in time and held him back tightly.

The scores of the two teams lit up on the big screen, and the venue fell into a deathly silence. Everyone was stunned by the huge gap and Mizutani Jun's blatant provocation.

Immediately, hundreds of people from the Sakura Country delegation area erupted in enthusiastic cheers, tinged with smugness and mockery, which were particularly jarring.

The Shanghai team ultimately lost to the Japanese DSB Special Police Team with a time of 6 minutes and 43 seconds. Although they lost, this result is quite good among all the teams that have played so far, and they are currently ranked ninth.

It's obvious to everyone that the Shanghai team lost because of the last two rounds—

Jun Mizutani, the former sumo wrestler who was illegally dispatched by Japan and weighed a whopping 238 pounds, used his exaggerated physique and absolute strength advantage to pull ahead by nearly 30 seconds in the two purely strength-based events of dragging a two-ton iron ball and smashing a cement slab.

When the five players of the Shanghai team walked off the field covered in sweat and exhaustion, and with undisguised disappointment, they were not greeted by boos or accusations, but by thunderous and long-lasting applause from tens of thousands of fellow Chinese in the Spartan Arena!
"Shanghai team! Well done!!"

"Fighting to the last second! You are heroes!!"

"Defeat is still honorable!!"

The live stream chat was instantly flooded with comments like "tears welling up," "feeling sorry for the Shanghai team," and "losing is not shameful."

"Damn, I cried! The Shanghai team really gave it their all!"

"It's not that we're incapable, it's that our opponents are cheating too much!"

"That Mizutani Jun isn't a SWAT officer at all! He's a professional sumo wrestler! Has Japan no shame?!"

"Found it!"

This Mizutani Jun is an extreme right-winger who visits the Yasukuni Shrine every year and has publicly made anti-China remarks!

"Damn! No wonder he's so arrogant! Cheating and still acting so cocky!"

The internet is abuzz with outrage, with some acknowledging and sympathizing with the Shanghai team's tenacious fighting spirit, while others strongly condemn the Japanese team's illegal operations and the players' egregious conduct.

In the mixed zone after the match, reporters immediately surrounded Feng Ke, the captain of the Shanghai team, and several key players, who had just finished receiving cheers from the audience.

Feng Ke's face was still pale from exhaustion and anger. Before he could speak, a steady voice came from the side.

"Captain Feng, you played brilliantly."

Everyone turned around and saw that Luo Fei had also arrived at the interview area at some point. He had a faint smile on his face and nodded to Feng Ke.

The reporters immediately turned their microphones toward Luo Fei like sharks smelling blood.

"Captain Luo Fei, what are your thoughts on the Shanghai team's performance in this match? And what about the provocative remarks made by Japan's Mizutani Jun after the game?"

Luo Fei's gaze swept across the camera, his tone calm yet carrying an undeniable force.

"Everyone has seen the performance of the Shanghai team."

Despite being at a significant disadvantage in size and strength, they fought until the very last second, demonstrating the courage and dignity of our Great Xia Special Police!

They did not disgrace the Great Xia Dynasty!

He abruptly changed the subject, his eyes suddenly becoming sharp.

"As for Mizutani Jun... his victory wasn't honorable. Winning against a specially enhanced strength challenge by being a professional sumo wrestler outside the special police system is nothing to brag about."

Moreover, the words of someone who dares not even face basic history and only barks wildly are nothing more than the lamentations of a defeated dog, adding nothing but ridicule.

Luo Fei's merciless comments were broadcast live across the country, much to the delight of countless angry netizens!
"Well said! Luo Fei is awesome!"

"That's just the lament of a loser! Well said!"

"Damn, I'm even more looking forward to Luo Fei taking down those lowly guys!"

Upon hearing Luo Fei's words, Feng Ke's eyes reddened slightly. He gripped Luo Fei's hand tightly, his voice hoarse and earnest.

"Captain Luo, thank you! Our...our Shanghai team might have made it this far this year. The rest of the matches are up to you! If...if we run into a tough opponent in the finals, help us...give them a good beating!"

Looking at the mixture of resentment and anticipation in Feng Ke's eyes, Luo Fei nodded solemnly and replied with only three simple words.

"Don't worry, I will."

The interview ended, and the competition continued.

Next up is the Hong Kong Island Flying Tigers.

They had clearly made extremely thorough preparations for this project, and after learning about the competition format, they conducted two months of secret, targeted training.

The five team members made precise divisions of labor based on the characteristics of the level and their individual strengths. They cooperated well and their movements were smooth. Although they were still not as strong as the strong men from Europe and America, they withstood the pressure with their excellent skills, speed and teamwork and did not make any major mistakes throughout the entire process!

When their last team member snapped the finish line timer, the result displayed on the big screen caused the entire stadium to gasp in amazement—6 minutes and 20 seconds!
Currently ranked third overall! Only behind Japan's DSB team and another strong European team!
"The Flying Tigers are awesome!!"

"Holy crap! Third place! That's incredible!"

"Hong Kong Island Flying Tigers, they truly live up to their name!"

The Flying Tigers' outstanding performance acted like a shot in the arm, reigniting the enthusiasm of the audience both at the stadium and watching on screen! Although captain Zeng Zhiqiang and his teammates were exhausted, they all wore relieved and proud smiles as they looked at their dazzling ranking. (End of Chapter)

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