This is not how you drive a machine!

Chapter 274 The Restless Wind
The game on the field has deviated from the rhythm of the track.

At this moment, Ning Yuan also understood where the focus of the game lay.

"Now, Zhou Yun is 23 seconds ahead of Ye Qing, with a relative speed of 221 meters!"

"According to the estimated sticker modification time announced before the match, Death Star only needs to lead by 40 seconds. Therefore, after Zhou Yun leaves the pit, he will still be outside the range of Jian Xue's skills!"

"In other words, Zhou Yun only needs to lead by another 17 seconds, and this race will no longer be a foregone conclusion."

"Can he do that before the tire is changed?"

The sunlight slanted across a corner of the giant loop, pouring down on the acceleration zone between Turns 2 and 3.

From a high-angle drone, the gorgeous Tyndall effect divides the long track into a mottled area, like the gauze skirt of an early summer goddess.

The sun was wandering around the edge of the car window, reflected on the helmet.

Ye Qing looked at the track in front of him that was constantly crashing towards him, and adjusted his breathing rhythm bit by bit.

In such a long acceleration zone, he didn't find the dust rising behind Thor, as if he was the only one left on the track.

This feeling of being completely left behind and not even being able to catch the tail wind was very novel to him.

[Exclusive Skill: [Loyalty] begins to flow in the opposite direction, the cooldown reduction is being converted into acceleration...]

[Jianxue's core talent skill: [A Sword of Frost] has completed its cooldown... Currently 'accumulating' its power. Sword power has reached level 6, converting into a 30% extreme speed bonus...]

Looking at the speed that was constantly accumulating, he opened the channel of the light wheel.

"Director Xu, how many meters am I still short?"

After a while, Director Xu's voice came from the headset.

"212 meters, an average difference of 4 to 6 meters per second."

"Don't be impatient. We just discussed it and believe that your plan can completely solve Zhou Yun's phantom problem, so hold on."

"Zhou Yun's brakes won't last long in the drifting state. We can catch up."

Ye Qing nodded lightly and closed the channel.

He raised his head and looked at the track where there was no opponent in front of him and no one behind him.

The vast world made him feel an indescribable loneliness.

At this moment, he was traveling on the Hot Wheels track, a miracle project in human history, looking at the prosperous urban jungle tilted in the distance. This romantic feeling led his mind into trouble.

The vast world and the tiny individual, the infinite time and space and the limited destiny, who is chasing who?
In mathematics, there is a rubber band paradox.

There is a hardworking little ant on an infinitely extended rubber band. The rubber band increases at an average speed of 6 meters per second, while the little ant moves at an average speed of 1 meter per second.

How long does it take for the little ant to reach the end point after starting from the starting point?
This problem of summing harmonic series made him fall into deep thought.

[Exclusive Skill: [Danxin] has reached its sixth stage, upgrading the Alchemy Furnace. The acceleration limit after combustion has been removed, and the maximum speed limit has been increased by 20%...]

At this moment, Ye Qing figured out the true meaning of life.

Think for nothing!

"Jianxue, [Danxin] has reached the sixth level. I want to use cooldown reduction to break the acceleration and maximum speed limits. Is that okay?"

Feeling the surge of emotions coming from the mental link, Jian Xue couldn't help but say hello.

"Yo, sage mode is over?"

"..." Ye Qing was speechless for a while, then asked: "Is it okay?"

Jian Xue answered without hesitation.

"Of course not. Breaking the acceleration and top speed limits will very likely destroy the lifespan of the core module, and it will be very uncomfortable for me."

After feeling Ye Qing's stiff emotions, Jian Xue let out a silver bell-like laugh.

"But I prefer you not to listen to me. The problem is you. Are you ready?"

Ye Qing suddenly laughed.

"Okay, but I actually prefer your aloof look before our contract. Jianxue, you're recovering..."

"roll!"

The gusts grew more spaced out but more intense.

The sword energy surrounding Jian Xue began to emit cold white flames, which drifted along the track with the strong wind.

"Ye Qing's exclusive skill [Loyalty] has reached the sixth level."

"And he even managed to reverse the burning of the alchemy furnace, breaking Jian Xue's acceleration and speed limits. It seems both sides have given their all for this match!"

"The distance between the two cars is now 219 meters. Does Ye Qing have the ability to catch up with Zhou Yun?"

After a while, the sound of a whistle was heard on the track.

Looking at the data on the director's desk, Ning Yuan couldn't help it any longer and grabbed the pear juice and gulped down a big gulp.

"Zhou Yun was the first to rush into the eighth lap!"

"1 minute and 12 seconds! He once again increased his speed by one second!"

As the race gradually entered the middle stage, the event turned into a chase phase and the atmosphere in the audience became a little dull.

Han Yu shook his head dizzily, looked at the Thunder God rushing down the slope, then looked at the sword light burning with flames at the end of the seventh circle, and gradually counted the seconds in his heart.

1, 2, 3... 21, 23, 24, 25...

"Ye Qing also rushed into the eighth circle!"

"1 minute 14 seconds! This lap, he broke his own previous record for the B-level competition! He's only 2 seconds behind Zhou Yun!"

"Now the game has entered a tense tug-of-war phase!"

"Will Zhou Yun be the first to escape before he reaches the pit stop? Or will Ye Qing be able to catch up with Zhou Yun and start the second round?"

When Lin Yao heard the broadcast, cold sweat broke out in his palms.

15 seconds left.

"Dad, what's wrong with you?"

As soon as Linlin finished asking, she immediately felt regretful. It was so lucky that her father wasn't paying attention to her. What if he noticed her... and asked her to do her homework?
Lin Yao was stunned for a moment, then looked up at the track.

"Linlin, let me ask you a question. Here's a rubber band with a hardworking little ant on it..."

"This problem requires the use of integral derivation..."

Linlin suddenly encountered the hellish torture of a mathematician named "Euler" hundreds of years ago, which made her want to scold her father.

Me, I’m an elementary school student!

Looking at Linlin's confused expression, Lin Yao nodded with satisfaction.

According to the performance of his factory brake group, the original plan was to replace the brake pads on the 8th lap, but now, due to the effect of the stamping, the retention effect of the brake group has been extended.

However, we don’t know how much it will be extended as we haven’t done any time limit testing.

Now, it’s time to test the performance of the printed brake group.

The rootless wind continued to flow into Thor's air intake system, making Thor feel like he had become a big balloon.

In this constant feeling of fullness, dense and turbulent spiritual pressure was striking at her heart.

Her body couldn't stop shaking, and she gritted her teeth, hissing softly under her breath.

"Don't get dizzy."

"You must not faint!"

The transmission system made a slight crackling sound, and a powerful mist-like spiritual pressure began to fill the air.

As Thor drifted fiercely into the acceleration zone, the cold frost on the brake pads could no longer suppress the heat of the wheels. The rubber tires trembled and played rock music in unison with the track.

"Oh!"

"Boom, bang..."

"There is a girl named Xiaofang in the village..."

Rock music and Xiaofang are a perfect match.

After humming a few times, a warning red light emanated from the Heart Contract.

[Warning: Tire integrity is seriously insufficient, the left front tire is extremely worn, and the center of gravity of the robot is seriously unstable...]

[Warning: The integrity of the brake system is rapidly decreasing. Please do not drive the robot violently...]

"Feng, how many laps can the brakes last?"

After a while, Feng's voice came.

"According to the current brake performance degradation curve, 2 turns is stable, and 3 turns is the limit."

"The brake group is still 63% complete, but if the brake group integrity is less than 40%, it will seriously affect the braking performance and the stamping group will also be damaged."

"If it falls below 25%, no amount of 'maneuverability' will help..."

Feeling the car body shaking beneath him, Zhou Yun took a deep breath.

"3 laps, 15 seconds?"

As the synchronization rate approached 50%, his breathing gradually stabilized: "Thor, get ready." In the dull atmosphere of the Hot Wheels track, a tense wind slowly blew across the track.

Manager Ye looked at the jumping numbers on the monitor, and after a while, he snapped his fingers behind him.

"Jiang Xiyue!"

"Notify the maintenance team to start preparing now, everyone, get moving! Tires, brake kits, modified stickers, and independent stickers, all ready immediately!"

"Check all your tools! Save as many seconds as you can on repairs!"

After hearing Manager Ye's voice, Jiang Xiyue and Pan An immediately jumped up, while Jackdaw quickly rushed into the warehouse and pushed the tire to the edge of the maintenance grid.

"Quick! Quick! Everyone, take action!"

Looking at the busy Yun Yi convoy below, the dizzy Han Yu sobered up in an instant and put down his fingers that were counting the seconds.

The uncle next door is really mean-spirited.

It took me a long time to calculate the sum of a harmonic series... Are you using this to test elementary school students?
"..."

He shook his head and shifted his attention to the track.

Now Ye Qing and Zhou Yun's speed have been pushed to the limit, and the speed difference in each lap is getting smaller and smaller.

And now, the print modification has also worn to the limit...

"Is it too late?"

On the other side, the atmosphere in the Cainan Province convoy was dead silent.

What else is there to do?
No pit stops for 9 laps!
9 lap!
With such violent driving skills of drifting, the printed brake group of Yunyi team actually lasted for 9 laps!
And he was 232 meters ahead of his opponent. Do you know what this data means?

Liu Lingling from the Dianyun team looked helpless.

She took out the simulated battle plan on the plane from the folder, drew a big X on it, and patted Leng Xingyun who was sitting in front of her, with a look of despair on her face.

"Tired, destroy."

Leng Xingyun sighed.

Although the repair time of the stamp modification is a fatal weakness, at the speed at which Zhou Yunyi drifted...

He lowered his head, fiddling with his phone, and accidentally glanced at the Yunyi team's maintenance room where they were busy preparing, and his fighting spirit was instantly restored.

Mom! You finally agreed to let me buy a pink sports car?

Liu Lingling looked puzzled: "Mom?"

Leng Xingyun coughed a few times and then became excited.

"Up to this point in the competition, Jianxue hasn't even used his third skill yet. It can be said that he's not even in a C-rank competition right now!"

"What's the big deal about just being faster? It's not like we don't have a chance!"

"Manager Liu, we can follow the same idea as the Light Wheel and use the pit stop strategy to drag the game into the later stages."

Liu Lingling's eyes suddenly lit up, and then Peng Hui's thoughts also expanded.

"If we can drag the game to the later stages..."

As he spoke, on the big screen, Thor's speed increased again.

"Zhou Yun activated Thor's fourth skill: [Fantasy Wind], leveraging the Fantasy Wind's increased vortex pressure to boost speed by 25%."

"Through the big screen, the Yunyi team's maintenance team members have begun preparations."

"Can Zhou Yun completely get rid of Ye Qing in such a short time... Zhou Yun broke through the eighth circle and reached the ninth circle!"

"1 minutes and 08 seconds!"

"Zhou Yun pushed the record in the B-level competition all the way down to under 1 minute and 10 seconds!"

While I was thinking, the sound of a whistle was heard.

"Contestant Ye Qing has also reached the 9th lap."

"This lap, he broke the 2-second mark again, bringing his speed down to 1 minute 12 seconds. This speed is already approaching Zhou Yun's drift record from the previous lap."

"But unfortunately, my speed is still 4 seconds slower than Zhou Yun's..."

Looking at the speed data refreshed at the starting point of the track, Leng Xingyun's face turned gloomy.

At this speed, how can there be any later stage?

On the other side, Lin Yao clenched his hands gradually and took a deep breath.

Just two more laps, two more laps, and the game is over!
"Come on, Linlin, cheer for Brother Zhou Yun!"

Linlin quickly put down the homework paper she had been writing and cheered loudly for Zhou Yun.

"Brother Zhou Yun, come on!"

Along with Linlin's shouts, cheers broke out again in the audience.

The howling wind rushed past the car windows on both sides.

The gusts of wind disturbed the airflow at the big loop, causing the two sides of the Thunder God to swing wildly.

The fierce boundary-breaking wind poured into Thor's engine as the pressure of Thor's [Wind of Fantasy] continued to increase.

It was as if countless nuclear bombs were exploding in the closed engine room, causing Thor's hood to tremble violently.

While driving the flywheel to spin wildly, the strong wind also brought with it the turbulent flow of spiritual pressure, following the ups and downs of the car body in the "air mode" all the way backward, and was swept into the chaotic air flow of the large loop.

The prints on the brake disc disappeared little by little, and a scarlet color appeared as the wheel shook.

"Click!"

"Click..."

"It's so hot, so hot..."

Feeling the heat flowing upwards from the tire, Zhou Yun adjusted his breathing little by little.

"Hold on a little longer, Thor."

"Hold on a little longer..."

"Don't be afraid of me. This little bit of shaking is nothing to me, and it's nothing to a real racetrack girl either."

On the Heart Contract, the alarm lights began flashing wildly.

[Warning! The right wheel hub is damaged. Please slow down and drive to the repair station. Please slow down as soon as possible...]

[Warning! Brake assembly integrity is less than 43%!]

Listening to Zhou Yun's lullaby-like comfort, Lei Shen felt that her chest seemed to be less swollen and painful. She adjusted her breathing bit by bit, and her dazed mind began to warm up little by little.

Yes, I am a real race car girl.

I shouldn't embarrass my contractor...

The two sides of the track gradually became clear, and when Thor woke up again, the traffic lights in front of the track were flashing numbers.

[Number of laps: 11]

The moment she saw the number clearly, Zhou Yun slowly turned left and entered the maintenance passage.

Then, the traffic light flashed for a moment and changed to [Number of laps: 12]

Jiang Xiyue's loud shout was heard.

"quick!"

"We're four seconds behind schedule! Repair crew, hurry up! Use our speed to buy back those four seconds!"

Immediately afterwards, a large group of people rushed up and removed her front hood and side body.

Feeling the sensation of being suspended in the air by the jack, Thor showed a hint of joy on his face.

Three laps and she held on.

"Zhou Yun completed the 11th lap in the pit!"

"In these 11 laps, the Death Star player has a total lead of 36 seconds and 243 meters over Ye Qing! Now, the Yunyi team has entered its first maintenance shift!"

"If Ye Qing hadn't chased Zhou Yun within 30 meters during this period, the outcome of this match would have been very difficult to determine..."

Listening to the radio, Chen Shuo raised his head and looked at the halo flag in the sky.

After thinking for a moment, he murmured to himself: "Ye Qing, go ahead."

It's not over yet.

On the track, the wind was getting stronger and stronger.

"There are still 4 seconds left..."

Ye Qing held his breath, looked at the symbol of the ninth transformation of [Danxin] on the Heart Contract, and decisively activated the skill.

At this moment, a huge fire engulfed the track.

A white racing car flashing with a cold light, with a sharp and decisive terrifying spiritual pressure fluctuation, charged towards the finish line of the 11th lap.

(End of this chapter)