The Spirit of Gourmet

Chapter 331 A Sudden Turn of Events!
"One-two-one! One-two-one!"

Qin Lang shouted the slogans at the top of his lungs, doing his best to minimize the impact of other teams' slogans on his own team.

He gripped the rudder tightly with both hands, trying his best to correct the slightest deviation in the rowing process, so that the small fishing boat would always move forward at high speed along the center of the guide line floating on both sides of the lake.

Until two flags appeared at the end of the guide line.

coming!

Qin Lang's heart tightened suddenly.

The Fish Boat Festival is 9 kilometers long, but only the first 3 kilometers have directional guide lines.

The purpose of the guide line is not only to keep the fishing boats from deviating from the course, but also to prevent different fishing boats from colliding with each other.

However, after 3 kilometers, the fishing boats will be spaced out, the guide lines will no longer exist, and all fishing boats participating in the fishing boat festival can choose their own routes until they reach the finish line.

While the Fish Boat Festival prohibits the use of the power of the Spirit Eater, it does not prohibit competition between the fish boats. Collisions and other maneuvers have occurred in every previous Fish Boat Festival.

If the first 3 kilometers were a pure race, then the next 6 kilometers were a combination of race and competition!
With this in mind, Qin Lang maintained his steady chant while quickly glancing around.

Among the more than 700 fishing boats participating in the fishing boat festival, Xiao Cai Hao is currently in the top 100. Although its ranking is not high, the gap between it and the other fishing boats is not large.

There are three fishing boat teams that are far ahead of all other fishing boats.

Two of them are the Snowstorm Team, representing the Snowstorm Spirit Arena, and the East Lake Team, representing the East Lake Crab Farm. Qin Lang doesn't recognize the last team, but their speed is in no way inferior to the other two teams.

The three teams were about 300 meters behind the small team. They chased each other and quickly approached each other after leaving the guide line area.

The rivalry between the Snowstorm Team and the East Lake Team alone made a fierce clash between fishing boats inevitable, not to mention the addition of a third team.

Further back, the departing teams also encountered each other's opponents. Some fearlessly went to meet them, while others chose to retreat.

"Watch out!" Qin Lang shouted as he looked at the flags they were about to cross. The other four nodded in unison, their expressions hardening.

The next moment, the small team rushed out of the guide line area.

Almost the instant the small fishing boat rushed out, another fishing boat on the right side of the small fishing boat also rushed out. It was less than five meters away from the small fishing boat. As soon as it appeared, it turned its direction and rushed straight towards the small fishing boat.

"boom!"

With a loud bang, the five people on the Little Rainbow felt their bodies jolted uncontrollably, and their rowing rhythm was instantly interrupted.

Qin Lang gritted his teeth, straightened the rudder, and turned sharply to look at the five men who were crashing into him. They were five young men with hair dyed in different colors, their faces bearing malicious smiles. Noticing Qin Lang's gaze, the leader of the young men stretched out a hand and wiped his neck, then steered the rudder to crash into him again.

"boom!"

Before it could adjust its pace, the small fishing boat lurched again, its speed decreasing sharply, and it was overtaken by the lagging fishing boats.

"Are you crazy?" Qin Lang couldn't help but shout.

The opposing team kept ramming the Xiao Cai Hao fishing boat. As Xiao Cai's team fell behind, didn't they also fall behind themselves?
He couldn't figure out the other party's purpose in doing this.

"These guys, they just rammed into us!" Cao Dongdong gritted his teeth, about to unleash a torrent of curses, when a sharp whistle suddenly rang out.

The whistle came from somewhere ahead, and as the whistle sounded, the five people on the fishing boat that was constantly ramming the Little Rainbow simultaneously summoned their food spirits.

Wait, a Food Spirit?!

Qin Lang and the other four were simultaneously startled.

The Fish Boat Tournament has ordered a ban on the use of the power of the Food Spirits. Qin Lang even temporarily recalled Egg Treasure to the Star Vein. What exactly do these guys want to do by summoning the Food Spirits at this time?
"Sink them!" The leading youth grinned smugly, pointing at the Little Rainbow Ship. "In the name of the Leaping Fish, destroy everything!"

what? !

Qin Lang and the others' expressions changed.

In the name of the leaping fish?

Even if Xiao Cai weren't on the Xiao Cai account right now, based on their understanding of Xiao Cai, the other party wouldn't have such thoughts.

This is a complete smear campaign against the Leaping Fish!

Wait... smear campaign?
Everyone simultaneously thought of an organization they had heard of before but hadn't paid much attention to.

Anti-Leap Movement!
Could this be an action by the Anti-Leapist Society?

Seeing the Food Spirit gathering its strength, Zhao Qian's expression tightened, and she asked quickly, "Should we make a move?"

If they summon food spirits to attack, they will also violate the rules of the Fish Boat Tournament and will be disqualified immediately.

But if they don't take action, judging from the other side's behavior, it's not just targeting them, but all the fishing boat teams in the vicinity!
Many members of the Fish Boat Team are ordinary people, not spirit masters, and they simply cannot withstand such an attack!

Qualifications for the Fishing Boat Race are far less important than everyone's safety!

Thinking of this, Qin Lang nodded emphatically, "Summon the Food Spirits, we..."

Before he could finish speaking, a giant wave suddenly rose from the calm lake surface, like a huge hand precisely slapping over the fishing boat beside him.

In an instant, the five smug-looking people with dyed hair on the fishing boat floated on the lake, their eyes filled with stars, while the Food Spirit was simultaneously knocked back into the Star Vein.

The small lottery number next to it was completely unharmed.

This…

Qin Lang and the others were all taken aback, and then looked at Xiao Cai.

Little Cai swayed its long tail and slowly blew a bubble, as if everything that had just happened had nothing to do with it.

But without a doubt, it was definitely it that made the move just now!
After all, these guys are using its name to smear it!
Just then, a startled cry from ahead brought Qin Lang and the others back to their senses. They looked up sharply and saw a group of people about a hundred meters ahead, summoning their respective food spirits and attacking recklessly.

Under the power of the Food Spirits, the fishing boat teams that were close to the Anti-Leaping Society teams could not care about the Fishing Boat Tournament at all and could only do their best to stay away.

But the lake is not land, so there is no way to escape.

Further ahead, similar disturbances were also taking place.

There are more than one group of people in the Anti-Leap Society!
This was a premeditated attack!
"Xiao Cai, can you still make a move?"

Upon hearing Qin Lang's question, Xiao Cai calmly blew a bubble.

Got it. We can make a move as soon as we get close to the other side's fishing boat.

"Let's chase after them!" Taking a deep breath, Qin Lang addressed the other four, "Get closer to those guys and give Xiao Cai a chance to make her move!"

"Alright!" The other four nodded in unison, quickly regaining their original rowing rhythm at Qin Lang's faster commands. The small boat, which was almost still on the lake, transformed into an arrow and rushed towards the nearest disturbance.

(End of this chapter)