Believe me, I really am a professional League of Legends player.

Chapter 97 The Alliance calls me Xu÷, what does the racing car call me?
After signing his name, Li Fan calmly put down his pen, as if the two astonishing results he had just achieved were not his own.

He nodded slightly to the referee and staff, then turned and left. He wasn't interested in watching the others run the map anymore, so he decided to go to bed early and get some rest before preparing for tomorrow's group stage matches.

Both tracks were only run once... and the result was one that is hard to surpass.

The entire backstage area remained speechless with fear even as Li Fan left.

The referee secretly took out his phone and filmed the scene.

Because they knew this was a very topical topic...

It's fair to say that all gamers are waiting for the results of today's time trial.

The thing QQ Speed ​​referees love to do most is talk about what actually happened on the track and talk about things like eating lemons (a Chinese idiom for being jealous or envious).

As soon as I started talking, a lot of people paid attention and gave me tips.

Even a minor argument can be discussed by the referee for two or three months.

Then, by enduring those two or three months until the next match, I would accumulate material before continuing my story.

But this time it's different. The referee has already imagined this scene in his mind for tens of thousands of words, describing it so vividly and realistically that it feels like he was there!
Add another photo, and the show's effect will definitely be explosive.

After all that was done, the referee finally urged Liang Haipeng, the second runner, to hurry up and run.

"How are we supposed to run now?" Someone muttered under their breath, expressing the sentiments of everyone present.

Upon hearing the referee's call, Liang Haipeng almost simultaneously walked to his seat and sat down.

He sat in front of the computer, his mind replaying Li Fan's unbelievable speed. The speed he achieved at Xiaowan in the western mining area was a staggering 304 miles per hour!
My previously relaxed state of mind has vanished, replaced by a head full of questions and immense pressure.

After all, this was just a simple time trial.

This ranking only affects the group stage; to advance, you still need to fight your way through tomorrow's group stage.

But the two pictures that Li Fan had shown him had already thrown him into complete disarray.

How exactly is this done?
Car B can reach a speed of 304 km/h!

This is very difficult for professional players who don't yet understand the concept of "three-shotting".

Furthermore, you can't see the finger movements when running through the map... which makes it even harder to understand how to operate.

But why are the players in this league so strong?

You play League of Legends, so how come you have such a thorough and exaggerated understanding of QQ Speed?

As the countdown on Rainbow Windmill Island ended, Liang Haipeng's race car sped off from the starting line.

His movements became noticeably hesitant and stiff.

Because he had already thought about Li Fan's actions in his mind.

Compared to the western mines... Rainbow Windmill Island should have a greater chance of replicating the route.

When attempting to mimic Li Fan's nitro boost exit from a corner and transition into a jump on an uphill slope, the rhythm is completely off. Either the nitro is activated too early, or the timing of the mini-boost is off, resulting in insufficient jump height and a crooked car upon landing, necessitating adjustments.

As for the "broken mid-air drift"... it simply crashed into the side at a side angle.

Let alone those cool triple-boost cornering maneuvers.

Liang Haipeng is an absolute master of rigidity.

Such a blatant mistake already doomed this map to be slow.

Finally, when his race car staggered across the finish line, the time displayed on the big screen was 1 minute 25.12 seconds.

Needless to say, this result is absolutely inadequate.

It's almost certain that it's second to last.

Looking at Jiang Zhangchuang from behind, he couldn't help but sneer.

"Doghead, are you even capable? If you're not, just withdraw from the competition. Stop embarrassing yourself here."

"What are you barking about, you dog! Are you even capable? You weren't capable back then either! I'm so jealous!" Liang Haipeng turned his head and retorted.

The referee on the sidelines quickly took control of the situation.

If we're talking about a competition where the insults are incredibly intense offline and the referees don't really care, then QQ Speed ​​is the only one.

After the verbal battle ended, Liang Haipeng was no longer so nervous.

If I end up at the bottom and get grouped with Li Fan, it's bound to be a disaster.

We might be eliminated...

A person who is good at timing may not be good at physical combat, but a person who is good at physical combat will definitely not be bad at timing.

It's a very simple principle: if you can't even catch up with someone, how can you compete with them?
Liang Haipeng took a deep breath; thankfully, he still had two chances left.

He chose the running style he was most familiar with, and could leave the research and other things for later practice.

This time, he crossed the finish line without any mistakes, improving his time by a full three seconds compared to the previous race.

1 minute 22.12 seconds...

He breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this result.

This result is acceptable, so there's no need to worry too much. It's highly likely that you won't be grouped with Li Fan.

From then on, Liang Haipeng chose to proceed steadily and cautiously, and stopped blindly learning anything new...

We still need to get the video recording and study it together as a group.

Luo Wei, the third to go on stage, had an extremely solemn expression.

As a three-time racing champion, his experience and mindset should have been the most stable.

But at this moment, he also felt an unprecedented challenge.

Being able to figure out a very fixed way to run on a map is definitely the mark of a master.

……

After about an hour and a half, the time trial was over, and the final rankings and group assignments were finalized.

When the official results and group list of the eight contestants were released online, it was like dropping a bombshell on a calm lake, instantly causing a huge uproar.

[QQ Speed ​​Esports Official Weibo]: SSC Spring Season Top 8 Time Trial Results and Grouping Announcement
Group A: Li Fan (1), Jiang Zhangchuang (3), Liang Haipeng (5), Xiong Mengqi (7)

Group B: Chen Zi (2), Luo Wei (4), Liang Haihui (6), Hu Xu (8)

Appendix: Best scores of individual contestants

Li Fan - Rainbow Windmill Island: 1:13.88 / Western Mine: 1:06.28
Chenzi - Rainbow Windmill Island: 1:19.01 / Western Mines: 1:11.45
……

In just a moment, the number of comments exceeded tens of thousands.

After all, when QQ Speed ​​announced that there would be timed groupings in the evening, everyone stayed up to wait for the ranking results.

They also complained about why the official channels didn't broadcast the matches live, saying that timed matches are very interesting, and every time they heard the referees tell funny stories, they wished they could go to the scene to see if it was true. It's a real shame that they're not broadcasting them live.

But in the end, they were still shocked by the incredible timing results.

Because the speed was just too outrageous.

[Am I seeing things? Western Mine 1 minute 06 seconds? Rainbow Windmill Island 1 minute 13 seconds?]

[Holy crap! This is a lap time from a Razor? The official data must be wrong, right? Did they just paste the S-class car's data?]

[He's cheating! He's definitely cheating! That speed is impossible! Professional players are usually six or seven seconds slower than him. What's the point?]

This is the official offline timer.

[If you don't play racing games, looking at this score is like a frog in a well seeing the moon in the sky; if you do play racing games, it's like a mayfly seeing the blue sky... I realize I still underestimated Unreal Engine.]

[Your alliance calls me "pretentious" and I don't care, but what should you call me in QQ Speed?]

[King of Cars! King of Cars! King of Cars!]

How are the other three brothers in Group A doing? Can they sleep at night after seeing these results?

[Jiang Zhangchuang, Liang Haipeng, Xiong Mengqi: Referee, we request to be transferred to Group B!]

[Chen Zi and Luo Wei from Group B were probably secretly wiping away sweat, thankful they weren't grouped with this monster.]

Could it be... that he really is a genius?

Meanwhile, viewers who were watching the racing competition had already entered the referee's personal account.

Waiting for him to start his live stream and reveal the juicy details...

Sure enough, the referee started broadcasting around 1 a.m.

The livestream title was full of suspense: [Exclusive Reveal: On the SSC Quarterfinals Time Trial - How Did Unreal Engine Dominate the Entire Field with Razor?]

The audience, who had been waiting for a long time, flooded in instantly, and the barrage of comments was incredibly fast.

[Here it comes! Tell us quickly!]

[We've been waiting forever, referee, hurry up!]

Seeing the overwhelming popularity, the referee beamed with joy, cleared his throat, and began to explain the scene.

"Brothers, I'm not bragging, but in all my years as a referee, I've never seen anything like this before!"

His exaggerated tone instantly grabbed everyone's attention.

"You guys didn't see it, did you? Li Fan, the professional player from Unreal League of Legends, there was an event collaboration before, right? I really thought he was there to promote the event with the official team, but he really slapped me in the face. He was proven wrong too quickly."

"When he drew the first runner, he was incredibly calm, with no expression on his face, as if it were just a simple matter of going up to get a drink of water. Actually, being the first runner in a timed race doesn't offer much of an advantage and puts a lot of pressure on you, but he really had the confidence to back it up!"

"Then, here comes the highlight! Rainbow Windmill Island, the start, the cornering, that leap after the uphill... my god! I've never seen anything like it! The height the car flew off, the smooth landing, it was so silky smooth that the judges behind us were dumbfounded. They looked at each other, their eyes saying: What is this?"

"What's even more outrageous is the Western Mine! I looked at the speedometer in the upper right corner of his screen, and it suddenly spiked to 304! My first thought was, 'Holy crap, this is a B-class car, Razor, dude, can you believe that speed?'"

"I almost thought I was seeing things, that he was cheating, but we were the ones who tested this machine, how could we not know whether he was cheating or not?"

The referee spoke with great enthusiasm, even pulling out photos from his phone at opportune moments.

Although somewhat blurry, one can clearly see Li Fan's focused profile as he sits in front of the computer, and not far behind him, several other contestants, some standing and some sitting, all craning their necks, their faces uniformly showing expressions of shock and bewilderment.

This picture is extremely convincing!

"Do you know what's the most amazing thing?" The referee deliberately kept everyone in suspense, waiting for the comments section to explode.

Seeing the screen filled with "Quickly tell me!", he continued with satisfaction: "He had two pictures, and he only ran once for each one, just once, guys! After he finished running, when the results came out, he just stood up, walked over to me, and very calmly said, 'Referee, autograph.'"

"His tone and expression made me pause for a moment before I realized I should hand over the form."

The viewers in the live stream felt as if they were actually there as the referee described it so vividly.

Holy crap, just listening to the referee's description gave me goosebumps!

[To run a map only once and achieve this result, is this even human? This is godlike!]

[One person, commanding the attention of seven top professionals—this scene is so cool, even novels wouldn't dare to depict it like this!]

[League of Legends is holding him back! With that reaction speed and game understanding, why is he playing MOBAs? Wouldn't it be better for him to create a dynasty in racing games?]

[@EDG Club, please, let Unreal come to the racing world! This is his true stage!]

[League of Legends players have mixed feelings, both proud and worried... Unreal Engine, do you even remember you have the playoffs starting the day after tomorrow?]

The referee was overjoyed as he watched the lively interaction and the constant stream of virtual gifts: "Don't worry, brothers. I'll definitely bring you the freshest first-hand news for the group stage tomorrow. Those three in Group A probably won't be able to sleep tonight. Let's see how the racing god performs in the actual race tomorrow."

As the referee joked in the live broadcast, this night was destined to be a sleepless one for the players participating in the SSC quarterfinals.

Not only the three members of Group A who will face Li Fan the next day, but also the four contestants of Group B are in the same boat... They can't sleep at all without figuring things out.

In particular, the official team had already provided the post-match videos to all the players.

So almost everyone's first thing was to lock themselves in their room and repeatedly watch and study Li Fan's time trial videos.

On the computer screen, there's the aerial drift from Rainbow Windmill Island, the extreme triple-boost cornering and violent cut-off from the Western Mine...

“Look at the timing of his nitrogen release here. He continued it. Is it because the speed is so high and the leap is so great that he can pull the engine?” Chen Zi paused the video, pointed at the screen, and asked Hu Xu in the same room with a furrowed brow.

Hu Xu shook his head: "It's not just about timing. Look at how he adjusted the car's front after landing. There was almost no pause. He immediately followed up with the next drift... His car control is too strong."

……

"That's not right! I copied his instructions exactly, so why am I still slow when entering the corner?"

Jiang Zhangchuang looked at the speed at which he had run away and was somewhat puzzled.

"It's essentially still Matsumae-style drifting... So where exactly is the difference?"

It must be said that Jiang Zhangchuang is indeed top-notch in the field of researching flying cars.

Just by watching and then trying it out, I actually managed to replicate the normal mid-air drift.

However, it seemed a bit too stiff compared to Li Fan, and its speed when entering corners was not fast enough.

Compared to before, the time was still improved by one second.

If you continue to practice diligently, your results can indeed improve significantly.

Liang Haihui was not surprised by what he saw.

For him, Jiang Zhangchuang was the most talented young racer he had ever seen.

It's not surprising that they were able to replicate it so quickly.

“There must be details we don’t know…” Jiang Zhangchuang stopped focusing on the moment he leaped out, which meant he had reached the starting line. He decided to watch it again, and then watched it again.

On April 17th, the QQ Speed ​​SSC Top 4 Offline Tournament officially kicked off at the Hongqiao Tiandi Performing Arts Center!
(End of this chapter)