This is not how you drive a machine!

Chapter 272 Maintenance Station

At the starting point of the track, a whistle sounded, and then the LED screen above the signal light began to flash.

【1:25:12】

[Number of laps: 4]

As Ye Qing's lap time was displayed, the fourth lap of competition began.

After releasing the primordial power, Ning Yuan trembled all over and entered the state in a second.

"call……"

"Now Death Star is four and a half car bodies ahead of Ye Qing, and is about five car bodies away from escaping the slashing range!"

"I wonder if this lap... Oh! Thor has already entered Turn 1 first."

"Ye Qing chose to attack again. The 23-meter distance is an extreme test of the player's accuracy for directional skills, just like playing snark..."

"Unfortunately, it still missed this time."

Watching Ning Yuan on the director's desk making a series of small drifts into Turn 2, Ning Yuan stroked the pear juice beside him with his fingers, and watched for a long time without daring to drink a sip.

"For contestant Ye Qing, this lap is crucial."

"Will he hit Zhou Yun with his ultimate strike, prolonging his life for the next situation? Or will Zhou Yun escape with his ultimate strike, widening the gap?"

"Let's wait and see!"

The sound of the wind gradually died down, as if gathering momentum for the next gust of wind.

In the audience seats of the Dianyun team, Leng Xingyun's breathing gradually became rapid as he watched the lightning cutting through the skyline on the long ribbon.

Mom, where's my pocket money?

I want a giant Jackdaw figurine! I want it to drift! I want it to be cool! I want to gain followers! I want the pink one…

This is such a waste of money!

"Humph, Drift Stream is nothing more than that."

"I relied too much on speed to control the rhythm of the track, and the speed itself forced me to kill the line."

"He has played both of his trump cards now. If Ye Qing seizes the opportunity, he could probably cut the distance of five car bodies back with one sword strike."

Peng Hui felt relieved.

Indeed, speed is the curse of racing drivers, and even more so of drifting.

The Drift Stream was destined to be a system that had more acceleration than offense and defense, so...

"With Ye Qing's ideas, we will have an easier time in the S game. As long as we can break Zhou Yun's defense, we only need one person to contain Zhou Yun."

Leng Xingyun also breathed a sigh of relief and patted Peng Hui on the shoulder.

"Well, I'll kill Zhou Yun when the time comes, and you can go and involve Jiang Xiyue and Pan An. This kind of small matter should be no problem, right?"

Peng Hui's face, which had just relaxed, turned green in an instant.

"..."

As the lightning on the big screen drifted up the slope, Ning Yuan's voice rang out again.

"At Turn 2, Zhou Yun's cornering speed increased again. Compared to the previous lap, his cornering speed increased to 123%!"

"This is the power of print modification!"

"By squeezing the drift distance to the limit, we've extended the acceleration distance out of the corner! In the acceleration zone from Turn 2 to Turn 3, Zhou Yun is expected to extend the distance between the two cars to five car bodies!"

"Could it be that Zhou Yun wants to make peace with Ye Qing before the bend amplification zone?"

The wind is picking up.

On the command platform of the Yunyi team, Feng lowered his head to check the data, then grabbed the headset.

"Zhou Yun, the data shows that the spiritual pressure of the newly generated car body phantom fluctuates greatly. This is probably related to the spiritual pressure distribution of the Hot Wheels track and the Thunder God's transformation system..."

"Overall, it works fine and can definitely block attacks."

"But be careful, don't impulsively transform before your phantom recovers."

Her tone was lightly excited.

If this extreme escape is successful, it will not only represent a miracle of mecha girl racing engineering, but also make up for the lack of drift flow's offensive and defensive system!
Manager Ye stood up and looked at the blue sky through the gap in the monitor.

"Zhou Yun, be careful of Ye Qing's feints. He won't just attack directly."

After a while, Zhou Yun's voice sounded from the channel.

"Don't worry, Old Ye."

"This lap, I'm going to make sure your cousin can't even catch the wake."

At the same time, in the racing group, Jiang Wuyang stood up, looked at the track and smiled.

"Zhou Yun, let everyone see the strength of Drift Flow!"

As the sunlight moved across the track, the dazzling sword light appeared again at the compound bend at Turn 5.

Ning Yuan's thirsty voice spread throughout the audience.

"Another wonderful drift. Zhou Yun is now nearly five car lengths ahead of Ye Qing, one step closer to escaping."

"The situation is becoming increasingly delicate for Ye Qing."

"It seems that even contestant Ye Qing will be defeated by the Death Star..."

The buzzing sound on the track gradually stopped.

After passing through the thin dust raised by the drift at the bend, Ye Qing looked at Zhou Yun who was more than 20 meters ahead, and his nerves began to tense up little by little.

[Exclusive skill: [Loyalty] has entered the third stage.]

[Alchemy furnace is activated, cooling reduction is increased across the board, and cooling reduction after slashing is increased.]

Looking at the icon that lit up on the Heart Contract, nameless flames continued to rise in his eyes.

"Jianxue, the alchemy furnace is open. Let's gain some distance at Turn 7 and then start building up momentum."

"According to the original plan, we will strike him back with one sword."

Looking at the Thunder God getting smaller and smaller in front of him, Jian Xue's eyes became sharp.

"I've had enough of exhaust fumes!"

"Let's teach that girl with the leaky bottom a lesson on how to respect her seniors on the track!"

Ye Qing smiled faintly and frowned.

Is Zhou Yun really defenseless?
"Jianxue, let's change our strategy."

Ning Yuan's broadcast voice spread throughout the track.

"At Turn 7, Ye Qing attacked Zhou Yun just as he was exiting the turn."

"Although Zhou Yun dodged it with an extreme drift, this attack effectively disrupted his exit speed."

"The distance between the two cars is now stable at about five car lengths..."

Looking at the forward trajectories of the two players on the track, Han Yu's eyes gradually became sharper.

It turns out that there are so many details in drifting around corners... It seems that I still have a long way to go if I want to snatch the trophy from my idol.

His tone gradually became excited.

"It's about to begin."

"Ah? Han Yu, what's about to start? Oh, right!"

Bi Chen thought for a moment and then suddenly realized.

"Today is KFC Thursday, you have to V me 50!"

Hearing Bi Chen's voice beside him, Han Yu almost vomited blood.

"Get lost! I'm talking about Brother Ye's killer move about to begin!"

After saying that, he turned and looked at the track.

Turn 11 has a long center and a narrow exit, and the speed of entering the turn is 1 times slower than other tracks. As Zhou Yun decelerates and drifts into the turn, the distance between cars is invisibly shortened.

Moreover, the Hot Wheels track is not a two-dimensional flat track, but a three-dimensional track.

At Turn 11, Brother Ye cut across the track from top to bottom, with a shorter distance and a larger coverage area.

The idol has nowhere to hide.

A strong wind came.

The restless wind blew across the Hot Wheels track, and the whistling wind made the noise of the audience hazy.

Jiang Xiyue and Jackdaw squatted in the corner of the maintenance room and looked up at the big screen at the same time.

Under the lens of the drone, the Hot Wheels track surged like waves, and Thor's figure passed through the waves, drifting and rushing into the trough of the waves.

"Jackdaw, it's about to begin."

Jackdaw held the raccoon in his hands and looked at the screen with burning eyes.

"Zhou Yun, Thunder God, come on."

As the tires rubbed against the ground, the sky continued to tilt in the wind and waves of the engine.

The moment they passed the highest point of the track, a clear sword sound was heard, and then it turned into a bright sword light that moved around Jian Xue's body, and the entire car body became more and more illusory.

[Speed ​​Charge reaches its peak, Slash Charge stacks up to 5 times, reducing the opponent's flywheel speed by 58%, disrupting their top speed and acceleration for 12 seconds...]

The speed was rising rapidly, and the roar of the flywheel made Jian Xue feel as if a volcano was erupting in his body.

"Ye Qing! My great sword is thirsty!"

On the downward sloping track, Ye Qing looked at Thor turning into Turn 11 in front of him, took a deep breath, and counted silently in his heart.

3, 2, 1.

After watching Thor rush into the best striking position, he did not hesitate at all.

"Now, do it!"

The sword energy swirling around Jianxue's car suddenly converged at a single point, and then an even more powerful and massive sword energy erupted violently as the flywheel trembled. The sword light, like a galaxy, streamed down from top to bottom, crossing the sky between the tracks and following the sunlight, fiercely slashing towards Turn 11.

Under the light, Ye Qing's eyes were as sharp as a knife.

"One sword cuts off the throat."

Amidst the raging wind and waves, Ning Yuan excitedly grabbed the microphone.

It’s coming, it’s coming, it’s finally here!

Do you know about the car body ghost thing? How long have I been holding it in?
"At Turn 11, Ye Qing crossed the track and launched a slashing attack. This time, Zhou Yun had nowhere to hide!"

For a moment, the audience was silent, and everyone was staring at the screen nervously.

At this turn, will Zhou Yun make an extreme escape and take the match point first, or will Ye Qing completely eliminate Si Zhaoxing's advantage with one sword?
As the tires rubbed against the ground, the track began to vibrate slightly.

Zhou Yun turned his head, looked at the sword light shining behind him, and took a deep breath.

"Sorry, Ye Qing, I don't have time to play with you any longer."

"Thor, air mode."

After saying that, he decisively activated the car body phantom, and immediately a dazzling blue light emanated from the body of the Thunder God.

Under the blue light, a phantom that looked exactly like Thor's car body flashed for a moment under the illumination of the sword light, and then was submerged in the torrent of sword energy.

The impact began.

A piercing buzzing sound shook the track, and the phantom shattered into pieces under the impact of the endless and dense sword energy, turning into spiritual pressure light points that dissipated on the track.

As lightning flashed, phantoms continued to fall off the car body like shed snake skin.

Amidst the flying fragments of the shell, Thor rushed out of the sword light unharmed and ran towards the air exit of Turn 11.

In the stands, many drivers stood up in surprise.

"What the hell?"

"The phantom of the car body is still there?"

Listening to the words on the radio, Leng Xingyun's sweat rolled down bit by bit.

How can we play this?
During the broadcast, Ning Yuan took a deep breath and then excitedly read out the advertising slogan.

"This is the power of the stamped modification. With the new chassis structure, stamped kinetic stabilization system, and stamped brake assembly, it can refresh the cooldown time of [Car Body Phantom]..."

However, before he could finish his words, Jian Xue's body once again lit up with sword light.

"Wait! Ye Qing actually launched another slashing attack!"

Looking at the lightning rushing out of the track in front, Jian Xue's hair fluttered.

"It's not over yet!"

"Give it to me, stop it!"

Amid the sound of the sword, time seemed to freeze for a moment. Ye Qing held his breath, and his eyes almost spewed flames.

"Ha, I knew you were holding back."

"But I'm sorry, my alchemy furnace has already caught fire."

After saying this, the icon of the exclusive skill [Loyalty] in the Heart Contract in front of him burned fiercely.

[When skills hit, cooldown reduction is reduced by 50%. When talents are stacked, cooldown reduction is reduced to 82%...]

[Dangerous Operation: Are you sure you want to destroy the furnace, sacrifice the rotation speed, and increase the cooling reduction?]

"determine."

The speed of Jianxue's car suddenly slowed down, and the sword lights on the car body lit up one by one.

[Charge 1 level...]

[Charge 2 level...]

[Gathering strength…]

"Ye Qing, hurry up! Don't let him run out of coverage!"

Looking at the sword light that accumulated to 4 levels in an instant, Ye Qing smiled softly.

Zhou Yun, I don't believe you can drive the car body phantom again.

"cut."

"Kill me!"

I won't let you get away.

However, just as he began to slash, the body of Jianxue's car began to shake violently.

[When hit by the opponent's Dirty Air Flow skill 'Blow Away', the speed is reduced by 5%, the maneuverability is reduced by 10%, and the effect of the secondary talent skill is reduced by 10%...]

[Jianxue's second skill [Qingfeng Sword Heart],
The speed, which had been decreasing, suddenly returned to zero at this moment.

The cooldown of [One Sword in the Cold Sky], which was originally set to zero, suddenly increased by 0.13 seconds!

Immediately afterwards, the sword light was like a waterfall.

The torrent of sword light crossed the track and violently hit Turn 11, covering the entire turn in a sea of ​​sword light.

Thor followed the sword flow closely and rushed out of Turn 11 sideways.

In a duel between masters, victory depends on a hair's breadth.

Ye Qing's nervous system began to roar violently.

The decreased speed and the extra 0.13 cooling reduction allowed Zhou Yun to travel a little further.

Just a little bit...

"Sorry, Ye Qing, I really don't have time to play with you any more."

Looking at Jian Xue above and behind him, Zhou Yun laughed with a quick breath.

I knew you were not honest.

"Thor, was that more stimulating than the Fengyoujing just now?"

Feeling the spiritual connection, with all five of the Thunder God's five poisons... no, the wonderful emotions of the five senses intertwined, Zhou Yun laughed.

"Hahaha……"

"Thor, let's charge and completely break him off!"

A fierce wind roared across the track, throwing dust and supplementary spiritual pressure high into the sky.

There was total silence in the audience.

After a while, Ning Yuan's voice sounded.

“What a wonderful match!”

"Ye Qing seemed to have predicted Zhou Yun's actions long ago. Before his phantom spirit was shattered, he used the third level of his unique skill, [Loyalty], to forcibly refresh the cooldown reduction..."

"And Zhou Yun also reacted at his maximum speed, using the Thunder God's only attack skill to send the dirty airflow across the track..."

"The outcome is decided in milliseconds!"

"Now, because Jian Xue's speed is out of balance, Ye Qing has lost the chance to pursue."

"Congratulations, Zhou Yun! After three and a half laps, he's completely out of Jian Xue's range..."

As Ning Yuan gave his commentary, the audience erupted in warm applause.

"NB!"

“That’s too extreme!”

"Brother Zhou Yun, come on!"

Listening to the cheers coming from the audience, sweat rolled down Leng Xingyun's head bit by bit.

Depend on!
There’s no fun anymore!
How do we fight this?
He sat down slowly, moving his sore jaw while thinking about the strategy for the provincial S-League competition.

After a while, he seemed to understand.

"Peng Hui, warfare is all about deception. I'll leave Zhou Yun to you. I'll go fight guerrilla warfare on the track."

"You can't even do such a small thing."

Peng Hui raised his eyebrows again in surprise.

What the hell did you just say?
As the sun rose, the air on the ground became hotter and hotter.

The wind in the sky is getting stronger and stronger.

After rushing out of Turn 11, Jian Xue's car speed slowly returned to normal. Looking at Zhou Yun in front of her who had become a smaller dot, she pursed her lips in a somewhat aggrieved manner.

"Okay, that's annoying!"

"Why does this phantom have a refresh function?"

At this moment, she felt that her track career was divided into two parts. All the anger she had never suffered before was wiped out in this one.

"It's out of range, what should I do, Ye Qing?"

"Ye Qing?"

Feeling the dazed emotion in the mental link, Jian Xue couldn't help but become anxious. He wondered if Ye Qing would be so shocked that he would lose his mind.

"Ye Qing, it's just a failure, we..."

"Jianxue, I think I know how to break his phantom."

After saying this, Ye Qing's expression returned to normal, but his heart roared uncontrollably.

An experience that surpassed excitement, stimulation, anger... and other emotions was running wildly in his veins, impacting his nerves all the time.

So, is it such an exciting thing to have a strong enemy on the track?

"Let's chase Jianxue first."

"There are still 17 laps to go."

(End of this chapter)