This is not how you drive a machine!

Chapter 176 The Second Round Begins

How to choose Feijing?
Feijing himself didn't know, they were all numb!

Liu Yu slowly drove the Unicorn into the maintenance garage, refurbished the hardware, and then came to the command desk.

He looked very unhappy. After coming to the manager, he immediately called up the TV recording and watched Zhou Yun's last action over and over again.

"Drift, jet, and create a wind channel with the wind that breaks through the boundary..."

Every operation Zhou Yun performed did not exceed his cognition, but the final speed was like Cthulhu, beyond the scope of contemporary mecha girl C-level competitions.

At this speed, how can we win the next game?
Then he turned to look at his manager: "What about the tournament team?"

The manager gave a wry smile and said, "I've inquired, and the tournament team's telemetry system didn't detect Zhou Yun using any illegal components. We've just sent someone to investigate."

"The conclusion is that everything is normal. Zhou Yun didn't cheat. This was a pure technical victory."

Hearing this, Liu Yu lowered his head and thought for a long time.

Although his unyielding character made it difficult for him to accept it, the fact was the fact, no matter how outrageous it was.

So, the question is, how did Zhou Yun do it?

"Zhou Yun... this is due to the high synchronization rate, which frees up operating time, plus..."

He felt that he was only one step away from the truth, but he could not take this step.

"what is it?"

"This match is different from the others. We're not playing against an evenly matched opponent. We're playing against an opponent that can easily crush us..."

The manager of Feijing looked up at the sky, unable to think of a good word to summarize his opponent.

Although terms like demon king and final boss are very vivid, they don't seem quite appropriate.

"Next-generation driver."

Rong Zheng looked towards the direction of Yun Yi's team and said solemnly, "Zhou Yun is the next generation driver."

From the first drift, the kinetic energy of the vehicle after losing control was brought to the table, and the ultimate cornering advantage shocked the entire network.

Then there was the double-header cooperation in the second race, and the term "full-time burst" impacted the entire racing industry, inspiring many teams to reform their technology...

Now, he finally realized: "Damn, no wonder it's so hard to fight! It turns out that we are fighting something from the next era."

After hearing this, Zhao Wen scratched his head and thought about it carefully.

That's true, 3D is more high-definition and fun than 2.5D, and the scale is larger...

After thinking about it, he quickly shook his head: "Brother Rong, tell me, how do we win."

Rong Zheng laughed immediately. There was one good thing about driver Zhao Wen: he never thought about whether he could win or not, he just wanted to rush forward first and see what happens next.

Then he lowered his head, thought for a while, and spoke after a while.

"If you want to win, there are ways, but Zhao Wen, you have to make sacrifices."

Zhao Wen nodded without hesitation: "As long as we can defeat Zhou Yun, we can do anything!"

On the other side, Feijing's manager said in a resounding voice, encouraging the team members: "No matter how strong Yun Yi is, he can be defeated! If they lose this round, they will have nothing! They won't be able to play in the third round."

"In the second round, Liu Yu was able to use his third skill at the start. Numbers 2 and 3, they used all their strength to block Zhou Yun, creating opportunities for Liu Yu to engage in close combat!"

The manager smiled confidently and said, "This time, our team will attack together. I don't believe we can't defeat him. Liu Yu, continue with plan number 1 and increase your speed..."

"Not enough." Liu Yu shook his head: "Late-stage talents are not enough to restrain Zhou Yun's catapult start. I must have enough burst!"

"Follow Plan 3. Give me [Combustion Pressure], and Feihuo will help me boost my speed..."

The manager immediately shook his head. "Your mental energy will be horribly depleted this way! If you ever reach critical mass, you'll be exhausted!"

The unicorn on the side also advised: "Yes, you said it yourself, doing this will increase the risk of the game to over 25%."

Liu Yu said in a resolute tone: "It doesn't matter. This is the decisive battle for Feijing to advance to the provincial capital."

"As long as there is a chance of victory, we must grab it!"

The sun was sliding towards the highest point in the sky, and bits of heat began to rise from the track.

Although May is not yet summer, the high temperature of over 30 degrees Celsius makes people feel the heat of summer in advance.

Dynamic music sounded on the huge vertical screen next to the auditorium. The anxiously waiting audience members quickly sat up and then lay back down.

[Cyborg ergonomic seats fully simulate the cockpit of a mecha girl. Your office experience is just like driving a mecha girl, extremely comfortable!]

The seventh generation also features an upgraded 'Drift Vibration' mode, allowing you to experience the thrill of high-speed work under the influence of G-forces...

"Fuck it! Who wants to watch commercials?"

After a long time, the voice of commentator Li Hao was heard.

"All major teams have declared their new talents, and now all drivers have returned to the grid and will be ranked in order according to their rankings from the previous round."

"Zhou Yun's final lap time in the last round was so amazing that it reminded me of the period when Jackdaw dominated S1 and S2."

As he spoke, the director's camera slowly moved towards the starting grid.

The Jackdaw stopped at the first position on the grid, revving its engine softly.

Zhou Yun checked the data of the Heart Contract, and seeing the synchronization rate drop by about 8%, he gripped the joystick tightly with both hands.

"Jackdaw, are you ready?"

"Yeah." After a successful lap, the Raccoon King's body trembled with excitement: "Start drifting immediately in the next 300 meters!"

Manager Ye's voice came through the headset: "Zhou Yun, it seems the opponent is still thinking the same way. They want to force us to fight them in hand-to-hand combat."

Zhou Yun smiled and said, "That depends on whether they can catch up with me."

After saying that, he slammed his foot on the brakes, and the Jackdaw's engine rumbled to life, the tachometer soaring.

Listening to the sound of the Jackdaw's engine, commentator Li Hao continued to warm up and explain the choices of other teams.

"Now, facing the track king who has climbed out of the abyss, every team has made sacrifices. Liu Yu, as a late-game burst-type mech, has rarely used the talent 'Combustion Pressure'."

"Shongguang also stopped sticking to the trinity strategy and gave up two players, giving the advantage to No. 1. In this respect, Caihua Racing Team did the best."

"[Straight Linear Acceleration Performance 20%], a purely numerically-driven talent, was also sacrificed by Caihua."

Liu Yu, who ranked second, lightly touched the accelerator with his toes and looked at the crow that was slightly ahead of him, frowning tightly.

Although choosing [Combustion Pressure] can maximize the starting speed, it is still far from enough when facing a starting speed of 300 kilometers.

Moreover, if the secret of Zhou Yun's speed is not cracked, he will still be beaten into a mess.

"Number 2, Number 3, I'm counting on you guys when the race starts. I'll find a way to keep Zhou Yun within your skill range."

"As long as we can drag Zhou Yun into a hand-to-hand fight, we still have a chance of winning the second round."

The race team's signal lights came on and the maintenance lane was closed. At this time, drivers were no longer allowed to change components.

Liu Yu pulled down the unicorn's scissor door, replaying the video of the last lap in his mind and repeating a few data.

Suddenly, he seemed to grasp something, and his eyes widened instantly: "Under high synchronization rate... inertia and kinetic energy?"

He seemed to have grasped the crux of the matter.

The problem with drifting is that during the drifting process, the drive wheels spin and the front wheels rotate due to inertia, causing the speed to drop.

What if Zhou Yun used a new kinetic stabilization system to turn excess inertia into a driving force, allowing it to maintain acceleration during the drifting process?

"What a madman..."

Commentator Li Hao continued to explain the talent with a smile.

"And Yun Yi was fully prepared this time. Not only did he use [Wujiu] on Jackdaw, allowing Drift Stream to reach its full form, he also used [Cascade Phase Control]!"

"Now, Jackdaw has stronger resistance to braking, and Pan An has stronger acceleration..."

At this point, he said in a somewhat helpless tone: "Yun Yi Team, Yun Yi Team, are you going to let other teams survive?"

"Is this how you play?"

"The other teams' technical directors must be freaking out. You know, their only chance this round is a head-on fight!"

"How else can I explain this? There's no suspense at all."

With a loud whistle, the signal lights in front of the starting grid lit up and the countdown for the race began.

"Now, facing the only ticket to the provincial capital, each team has brought out its most powerful tactics!"

"Will the Yunyi team be able to maintain their advantage, or will there be an upset and a sudden surprise? I don't know."

"The only thing I know is that if they don't muster enough courage and fight hard against Zhou Yun, who's like the coming Demon Lord, then they can admit defeat now!"

"Now, let's count down to 5!"

"five!"

"Four!"

Looking at the flashing numbers on the traffic light, Liu Yu took a deep breath: "Come on, Zhou Yun, let me take a good look."

On the other side, a faint light appeared on the Chongguang convoy, and Kong Cheng, who was parked behind Zhou Yun, began to breathe heavily.

The strength of his teammates is also his responsibility. This time, he has to face Zhou Yun and give a perfect answer.

Behind him, a terrifying flame burned on the body of the Heavy Rhine. Zhao Wen looked past the Chongguang No. 1 in front of him and looked at the floating frost.

"Rhine, it's up to you now."

Rhine said calmly, "Yes." "Two."

"one."

With an explosive hum, the sound of the Jackdaw's engine weighed on the hearts of every driver on the starting grid, like the roar of a giant dragon from the abyss.

The desperate Frost Meteor rushed out of the track first at a speed of more than 300 kilometers per hour.

Frost and snow blew past the windshield of Dujiao. Liu Yu pulled the gear lever and suddenly stepped on the accelerator of Dujiao.

The sound of waves gradually rose beneath the sound of the engine, and then, accompanied by the cheerful calls of whales, the unicycle tire roared for a moment and started suddenly.

[Beihai] 118 floors.

Engine output power increased by 5.9 times, and top speed increased by 2.3 times...

The starting control system constantly detects the speed and tire friction. Every time it reaches the extreme value, Liu Yu shifts up the gear immediately as if by muscle memory.

"The start was normal, 0.92-km/h acceleration was seconds, km/h..."

The taillights of the Jackdaw kept getting smaller before his eyes, and those starting numbers that used to sound exciting now became harsh.

At this moment, he hated the subject of mathematics!
Because mathematics will tell you, stop fantasizing, not enough is not enough!

"Damn, Unicorn, we must seize this opportunity!"

If you want to win the second game, you have to fight hard from the start, otherwise... wait until Zhou Yun has trapped you before fighting?
So he decisively started [Combustion Pressure].

In an instant, endless suction came from the unicorn's engine. At this moment, Liu Yu felt as if his soul was about to be sucked out.

His heart was beating like a drum, and blood was rushing violently in his veins. The veins on his temples bulged, but were pressed back by the sturdy helmet.

"Unicorn! Let's charge!"

The midday sun shines on the signal lights on the starting grid, reflecting dazzling spots of light.

The drone flies forward and the director's camera moves forward with it to provide the clearest view to viewers across the entire network.

However, before the camera lens passed the spot of light, a jackdaw rushed out of the light carrying frost and snow, followed by a unicorn with flames on its body.

In just two seconds, Jackdaw had created a car-length distance between himself and Liu Yu!

Water, fire, frost and snow continued to advance on the track. The spiritual pressure restraints on the track suddenly flashed, and Kong Cheng's car body lit up with a misty silver light.

At this moment, carrying the expectations of all his teammates, he charged towards the shrinking gray-white dot.

The opportunity only comes at the beginning!

Chongguang and Feijing both understood this. No matter how fast Zhou Yun's starting speed was, compared with the overall situation, he only had a chance at this time.

Isn’t it just a speed of more than 300 kilometers per hour!

Rush!
Go at him!
As long as the gap is not larger than two car bodies, the influence of the skill is still there, and when turning, you can drag him into a melee!
However, a light brighter than the sun interrupted their thoughts.

In the audio of the Yunyi team, Pan An's tone was flat: "Manager Ye, the gate skills have been given. Chongguang's gate skills were compensated by his teammates, and the effect was not strong."

"Liu Yu must really slam on the brakes."

The commentator held a "Golden Throat" lozenge in his mouth, drank some pear juice to moisten his lungs, and laughed.

"[Your brake pads fell off], that's the name of Guangyu's skill, haha."

"Liu Yu is in a very difficult situation right now. The four brake pads have four different levels of braking effect. If he doesn't... well, he stepped on them."

"It seems he's still quite rational. However, if he crashes, using the safety car to force Zhou Yun to slow down would also be an effective strategy."

"Now Zhou Yun and Liu Yu are two and a half car lengths behind. No one can stop the Yun Yi team!"

During the commentary, Manager Ye smiled and then picked up the headset.

"Zhou Yun, the channel has been cleared. As long as we can create a gap in the first lap, we will definitely win."

"clear."

As he spoke, the roar of the Jackdaw's engine subsided slightly.

The acceleration effect of the launch control quickly reached its limit, and the effect of the [Grip Pedal] also dissipated.

The tires did not heat up enough, and the Jackdaw's rear wheels slipped slightly, which was exactly what Zhou Yun wanted.

Zhou Yun held the gear lever tightly with one hand, immersed his mind in the spiritual connection, felt Jackdaw's mood, and smiled.

"Don't think too much, Jackdaw, don't worry."

The jackdaw took a deep breath, suppressed the fear of an impending crash, and swung the front wheel violently.

If she had done this at 300 kilometers per hour in the past, it would have meant the plane would have crashed and everyone on board would have died, but now it was different.

Behind her was Zhou Yun, a madman who was determined to control even inertia!

While turning, she gritted her teeth and accelerated the rear wheels to the extreme. Zhou Yun held the gear lever with one hand and the palm of his hand with the other, and continued to operate.

After freeing up the complexity of operation, drifting can be played to the true extreme!
Under the influence of inertia, her car body swayed for a moment, and then the spiritual pressure at the rear end began to surge violently, and her speed suddenly increased again.

310 km/h, 298 km/h, 361 km/h, 399 km/h...

Looking at the G-value diagram of the power stabilization system, Zhou Yun knew that it was time to take advantage of the Jackdaw's instantaneous burst and accelerate the front wheels.

Otherwise, wouldn't the instant burst of horsepower of the Jackdaw be wasted?
Although the complexity of this operation is several times higher than traditional drift, he can do it just right because he is freed from the control under the high synchronization rate.

"Jackdaw, I feel like the lap time in the last round was still really slow."

"Then refresh it! Hehe..."

However, just as she absorbed the [Wind of Breaking the World] and was about to explode, a shock wave rushed up along the ground, instantly blowing away the frost and snow on the surface of the jackdaw's body.

Looking at the extinguished secondary skill of Jackdaw and then looking at the interrupted [Wind of Boundary Breaking], Zhou Yun was stunned for a moment, and then quickly reacted.

Heavy Armor Rhine's [Silent Valkyrie]!
At the same time, Pan An's voice rang out: "Rhine itself can offset the gate technique. I was entangled by Chongguang and couldn't get Zhao Wen!"

Zhou Yun looked at the 15-second countdown and smiled: "Really... his synchronization rate is enough?"

The commentator's voice echoed through the audience: "I never expected that the only one to score a decisive kill against Zhou Yun would be Caihua's number one Zhao Wen. Indeed, Heavy Tank Rhine has the conditions."

"First, Rhine is a rare mecha girl with the ability to cancel out gate skills and silence skills. These two characteristics ensure that she is not controlled by Guangyu. Second,..."

He quickly revealed her talent as if he was reading out the name of a dish.

"[Straight-line acceleration performance 20%], [Starting speed 30%]... These violent acceleration talents, combined with Zhao Wen's full-strength [Burn], can instantly increase the starting speed to the same level as a jackdaw."

"This created a split-second opportunity. In the first second, Rhine wasn't close enough, and in the next second, the Jackdaw ran out of Rhine's skill range."

"But in this way, all the post-production efforts are sacrificed."

On the track, the flames on Rhine's body were gradually blown away by the strong wind, and his speed slowed down little by little.

Zhao Wen's panting filled the cockpit of Rhine. He looked at the jackdaw in front of him whose light had faded and laughed exhaustedly.

"Hahaha, how's it going? Zhou Yun? You're going to get humiliated!"

What is [burning] is the spiritual energy, which can make the spiritual energy violent and transform the mecha girl into [berserker form].

At this moment, the mecha girl is like Olaf with his ultimate power, gaining bonuses in speed and braking skills every minute and every second, but the price is the spiritual exhaustion and loss of rationality of both the driver and the mecha girl.

It can be said that it is an extreme version of [Burning Pressure].

"Rhine, let's go! Smash him!"

Listening to the white noise filling the synchronization rate, Rhine decisively used [Forced Rationality] to calm Zhao Wen down.

"Zhao Wen, I have no power. If you continue like this, your fatigue will overwhelm your body."

Zhao Wen, who had regained his sanity, also realized the problem: "No, Rhine, we only have one chance. Leave me alone and create an opportunity for Feihuo!"

"You... are such an idiot." Although Rhine cursed, his eyes were burning with anger just like Zhao Wen's.

"Then let's continue, but my gate technique is almost gone, don't let Guangyu find an opportunity."

Not far ahead, Liu Yu increased the speed of Unicorn again, looked at the light disappearing from the jackdaw in front of him, and his body reacted before his consciousness.

"Chance!"

"Don't miss the opportunity!" Loud shouts were heard in Chongguang, Feijing, and Caihua's channels.

"Liu Yu! Charge forward and suppress him! Create an opportunity for the demon fox to use his blocking technique!"

"Team members of Chongguang, this is our chance! Even if he's a god, he's already exhausted! Our team needs to keep up with the braking!"

"Zhao Wen has already created an opportunity. Number 2, number 3, it's up to you."

Amidst the chatter of several teams, a voice rang out: "No matter what, the gate technique must keep up!"

"Right now, the synchronization rates of all the drivers are around 70%. The race is about to usher in a melee of all teams, a melee where all three skills are fully activated!"

"This battle is far more dangerous than the first round. I wonder if the outnumbered Yun Yi team can break through the obstacles?"

The acceleration of the jackdaw slowed down sharply. Zhou Yun smiled as he listened to the sound of waves behind him.

This is really the ultimate silencing technique. It is really hard to fight against such an opponent.

At this time, Manager Ye's voice came over: "It seems that Lai Rhine and Zhao Wen are more compatible than expected. Zhou Yun, it seems that we will have to fight hand-to-hand."

"Since they want to fight so much, then let them fight!"

On the other side, Pan An's voice came over: "Guangyu and I are already in place."

Manager Ye's confident voice resounded over the Yun Yi team's channel: "Then let's use the hand-to-hand combat plan and teach them a good lesson."

(End of this chapter)