I'm in the Ark, a player.

That's really something to look forward to!

The match is about to begin; the referee has raised his starting pistol.

Instructor Doberman, acting as referee, raised the starting pistol and pulled the trigger.

"boom--!"

Almost simultaneously, everyone slammed their feet against the ground, the pulleys screeching against the floor, propelling the stools forward.

Then, most of the round stools simultaneously emitted strange noises.

then,

The wheels started to come off the stool legs.

Some had three, some only two, but in the process of rushing forward, the sudden change and the resulting loss of balance caught them off guard, and they fell directly to the ground.

If someone behind, who hasn't fallen yet, bumps into someone in front, even if the stool isn't broken, they'll still lose their balance and fall to the ground.

Kroos's surprised voice came from the broadcast.

"Wait, what's going on!?"

A major accident occurred at the starting line – a large number of runners lost their balance at the moment of the start!

The starting line was a complete mess! The start was a disaster!

The starting line was in chaos, with benches lying all over the place and runners who hadn't even figured out what was going on.

Amid the chaos of the crowd, the sinister laughter of those who had succeeded in their plot could be heard.

Hehehe,

"If you don't properly inspect your vehicles, you'll never reach the reality of departure!"

Qin Tianling, using a round stool as a guide, slowly slid out of the chaos.

This is not a quality issue with the Rhodes Island stools.

So why did the problem occur?

The answer is simple.

Qin Tianling had specifically saved these round stools, then confirmed where they were originally located and who used them, and after loading the save file, he went back and removed them one by one.

A round stool for more than fifty people!

He tampered with everything!

If a player doesn't carefully check their work again before the competition, they will definitely fall victim to the trap!

The same is true now; most of the players have been infected!

This behavior is as despicable and underhanded as throwing weapons into the boxing ring beforehand and then picking them up to attack an unarmed opponent when you get on stage.

but,

Don't blame me for being despicable.

To win this game, any means necessary!

This is the dark will of Qin Tianling!

—Hehe, I must win!

...

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Chapter 124, Don't Have Unrealistic Expectations of Others

Seeing such a chaotic scene, Kroos in the broadcasting room did not stop the match or restart it.

Her eyes were fixed on the screen, and her fists were clenched.

The Rhodes Island stools couldn't possibly be of such poor quality, let alone suffer such mass damage at this particular moment!

This must have been a premeditated and organized act of sabotage!

It's outrageous that they would resort to such despicable tactics and ruin the competition I sponsored!

Who did this?!

You bastard!

You rascal...........

Well done!

Well done!!!

Although Kal'tsit stipulated that no bet on Rhodes Island could exceed two hundred.

But with just this one performance, I don't even dare to imagine how much money I could make!

Even the favorites to win, last year's bench skating champion Logos, have been affected!

Kroos was using all her strength to hold back her laughter!

No... I can't laugh yet.

Say this before you laugh...

"Such an unexpected situation has arisen, but it's alright. We've prepared spare stools for everyone, located in a room thirty meters behind the starting line."

All players, quickly change into the spare stools and continue the competition!

After she finished speaking, Kroos saw a barrage of dissatisfied comments flooding the live stream chat.

"A cover-up! A cover-up!!"

"Give me a rematch, you bastard! I bet two hundred dollars on Logos! That's the money I used to buy the model!"

"Damn it, refund my money! Refund my money!"

Seeing these comments, Kroos spoke again.

"Everyone, calm down, calm down!"

—Don't slander me! What do you mean I wanted to embezzle your money?

It's normal for unexpected things to happen in a competition!

After saying that, Kroos muted her microphone, unable to contain herself any longer, and burst into laughter.

"Hehe hihihi, yahahahahaha—"

She couldn't even imagine how many Lungmen Dollars she would earn this time!

Amidst the chaos on the screen, one of the burly men with a thick beard and sunglasses grabbed both sides of the round stool, pulled it up, pressed it against his buttocks, and started running while crouching!

"It's just a simple wheel falling off!"

Watch me conquer it with my muscles!

In the round stool gliding competition, contestants are required to keep their buttocks on the round stool while moving, and the stool must not be more than 20 centimeters off the ground.

There are no other strict requirements.

The burly man with a thick beard and sunglasses was running while crouching; the wheels of the stool were indeed no more than 20 centimeters off the ground, and his buttocks never left the stool.

In other words, this is actually compliant!

Other players who hadn't checked that their wheels had been tampered with followed suit after seeing this.

It wasn't until they jogged a few steps that they realized something: when actually doing it this way, it wasn't fast at all!

Because the legs, which should be swinging back and forth, are hindered by the round stool, and the arms, which should be swinging to maintain balance, are also affected by the round stool.

—Not to mention that the overall movement is still crouching while running!

This posture is not only slow, but also very tiring.

Going back to a regular round stool now would mean falling to the very bottom!

But they had to go back to exchange it!

This is a tournament that spans the entire Rhodes Island!

Rhodes Island is so big, if we don't switch, we'll be stuck halfway there!

Left with no other option, the group had to turn back the way they came.

The burly man with a thick beard and sunglasses who had initially made that move laughed.

He did it on purpose.

Intentionally misleading a group of people

And then, because of this, he can do a lot of things.

such as--

He dragged the round stool and charged directly at the group of contestants who had just changed to new round stools!

With a physique like his, he's practically an unstoppable force of luck!

Not to mention that no one else expected this guy to do it!

They were knocked to the ground!

"Ace! What are you doing! Ace!"

The person who was knocked down questioned him angrily.

Although doing this would indeed slow down others' progress, I would undoubtedly be the one at the very bottom.

But the man called "ace" didn't care anymore.

Because he saw the previous year's bench skating champion; Logos had already replaced his bench and was back on the road.

They had already slid twenty or thirty meters ahead and were moving away from the chaotic starting area at a steady speed.

—I'm pressing logos!

After knocking over another competitor, ace's bearded face broke into an almost radiant smile.

He took a deep breath, and with all the air in his chest, roared at the ever-shrinking figure—

"Go, Aini, go, go!!!"

.........

On the other side, Qin Tianling, who was making smooth progress, could only describe his feelings at this moment in one sentence:

—Sai Gao Ni Hai Tie Ya Zi Da!

Most of the people fell for the trap, and only a few guys who had checked the round stools made it forward. All I had to do was find a way to take them down... and get past them, and victory would be in my hands!

"Qintianling!"

Suddenly, a voice tinged with anger rang out.

Qin Tianling turned around and saw it was Exusiai; she had caught up with him.

"It was you who tampered with my stool, wasn't it!"

"You bastard, you won't even spare your friends?!"

She complained, her pretty face flushed with anger.

"Foolish Exusiai, I told you you were an opponent too!"

"This is just too much!"

Exusiai protested,

If she hadn't discovered this by chance, she would have fallen into Qin Tianling's trap!

That's such a despicable tactic!

Is it excessive?