I'm in the Ark, a player.

Will Qin Tianling still be able to drift around corners?

Will he create another miracle?

Oh my god, if I could see him drifting through corners again, I'm sure I'd be willing to donate money to my livestream!

As Scout approached the bend, it slowed down normally, rounded the corner, and was just about to exit when Qin Tianling's voice suddenly rang out from behind.

Losing is no fun, so I won't lose.

Even simple games are the same!

Immediately afterwards, he felt a force coming from behind, hitting him and abruptly interrupting his turn, slamming him against the wall!

It's the Qintianling Mountains behind us!

He didn't use drifting this time, but he still accelerated before entering the corner.

Since it doesn't drift,

Then you have to brake and slow down to go around the corner.

And isn't there something right here to stop me?

Scout, you are my brake!

While interrupting Scout's turn, you can still get through the turn yourself!

"My God, such a despicable tactic!"

But this did not violate the rules of the game.

If your opponent doesn't make a mistake, then deliberately make one!

Qin Tianling successfully caused Scout to crash into the wall with this move, and he even managed to corner himself!

To resort to such tactics truly shows an excessive obsession with victory!

After rounding the bend, Qin Tianling saw an elevator at the end of the road, with stairs next to it.

Both of these are stages in this race.

This is also the point of divergence in this stage.

Choose between elevator access or stair access.

Because the Rhodes Island deck for the final leg is on the top floor, you'll have to take an elevator or climb the stairs to get there.

While you can temporarily disregard the rule of not leaving the stool while climbing stairs, it's time-consuming and laborious.

Elevators can take you directly to your destination quickly and easily, but if someone is using it before you, you have to wait for the elevator to go back and forth. Is this time longer or shorter than walking up the stairs? Is walking up the stairs faster?

Can the physical exertion of climbing stairs to the final deck section compare to the sprint speed of a refreshed athlete resting between elevators?

Under these circumstances, this is actually a cleverly designed segment that differentiates the race, requiring players to have a strategic and tactical understanding of the overall situation.

However, this was useless for the first contestant.

He doesn't need to wait for the elevator; once inside, he can close the elevator doors before the other runners, forcing them to take the stairs, and still have plenty of energy for the final sprint.

In short, the first contestant to arrive here was the one who picked up the original "napkin"!

Qin Tianling is now number one!

But the moment he arrived at the elevator, Qin Tianling picked up the stool without looking back and rushed towards the stairs next to him!

"Qin Tianling actually chose to take a longer route!"

What's going on?!

Does he have the confidence to outpace the elevator while walking up and down the stairs?

That would certainly be faster, but would the energy expended climbing stairs at high speed in a short period really sustain his final sprint? Does he really have that much stamina?

The Logos logo behind Qin Tianling, and the newly adjusted Scout logo, both seemed somewhat surprised by Qin Tianling's choice.

How is this going?

Are you out of your mind?

Why take the stairs instead of the elevator?

Isn't this just taking a completely unnecessary detour?

I don't understand, I absolutely cannot understand.

Logos frowned and slid into the elevator, Scout following closely behind.

Press the button, and the elevator goes up.

But not long after, the elevator doors opened.

The area outside the door is not the deck.

If the elevator is on the first floor, then this must be the second floor.

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Both Logos and Scout sensed something was wrong, pressed the close button, and the elevator continued its ascent.

A short while later, the door opened again.

This is the third floor.

"So that's how it is? No wonder I chose to take the stairs..."

—From the first floor to the top deck, the buttons on the outside of the elevator on every floor had been pressed! The elevator had to stop at every floor!

Qintianling!

It was definitely Qin Tianling who did it!

You little rascal, you're such a naughty child!

At this rate, taking the elevator is absolutely out of the question!

By the time they reached the top deck area, Qin Tianling would have already crossed the finish line!

Logos and Scout exchanged only one glance before grabbing their stools and rushing towards the stairs.

On the deck of Rhodes Island, Qin Tianling slid onto a round stool and appeared on the deck.

Admittedly, whether climbing stairs is faster than taking an elevator is a question in itself.

However, Qin Tianling's choice to climb the stairs slowed down those who took the elevator!

He can force his opponents to choose to expend their own energy!

"Hmph, didn't expect that, did you!"

"The shortest shortcut is always the longer route!"

But as soon as he finished speaking, Qin Tianling realized something was wrong.

With no shelter from the wind, it was very windy on the deck, constantly whipping against Qin Tianling's body. If his feet weren't on the ground, the round stool beneath him would be blown around and slippery by the wind.

Is that why the last deck was chosen as the final stage, and why the branch route was arranged?

It's somewhat interesting, but the outcome is already a foregone conclusion.

Qin Tianling moved forward on a sliding stool.

As he reached the middle, Logos and Scout appeared on the deck, panting.

Strange... Why is it that after climbing so many stairs, Qin Tianling, who is in the middle of the deck, seems completely unaffected and not tired at all?

It's like they have inexhaustible energy, it's bizarre, so bizarre!

But the two had no time to think further and immediately gave chase.

"Hoo hoo? They've caught up?"

"In terms of speed, I may not be able to match yours, but now that you've expended so much energy, can you really catch up to me with the speed you had before?"

As soon as Qin Tianling finished speaking, as if to solidify the original victory, a gust of wind surged from behind!

It was a perfect tailwind, blowing from the start of the deck track to the finish line!

The wind pushed everyone's backs and the round stools beneath them, accelerating them toward the finish line!

With his back to the wind, Qin Tianling spread his arms wide, the gale whipping his hair wildly.

He laughed wildly.

"Did you notice?"

This gale, this wind blowing from the direction of the Great Knights' Territory, is propelling me forward!

—The winds of victory are blowing from behind me!

The final victor is me!

"We haven't reached the finish line yet, it's too early to talk about these things!"

Scout retorted, pushing off the ground to catch up.

"The final chase has begun!"

The wind is blowing just right!

Can Logos and Scout, as challengers, catch up with Qin Tianling before the final finish line?

Kroos's commentary started again.

This is now the final round of the bench slide competition!

"Oh, oh, oh, Logos and Scout are unleashing amazing speed! They're constantly closing the distance between themselves and Qin Tianling!"

Fifty meters!

Thirty meters!

They're sprinting with all their might!

Logos is chasing, and Scout is chasing too.

The wind was fair to everyone, but the soreness from climbing the stairs, and the huge gap Qin Tianling had in front of them, was real!

After climbing dozens of flights of stairs, each push felt like squeezing the last bit of strength out of my bones.

This soreness feels just as uncomfortable as leg workouts!

"The distance between the three people has been reduced to only twenty meters!"

Ten meters!

Logos and Scout are chasing, they're chasing Qin Tianling!

They're almost there! Almost there!

Can they surpass Qintianling?

Can they overtake Qin Tianling?

Five meters!

Only five meters left!

We're almost catching up—

Amidst Kroos's excited words, Qin Tianling crossed the finish line without any doubt.

He lifted his foot, letting the stool glide in the wind, the ribbon of the finish line wrapped around his waist, and then blew away by the wind.

"Unfortunately, logos and scout were a step too late!"

Qin Tianling crossed the finish line!

Qin Tianling was the first to cross the finish line.

It's the Qintianling Mountains!!!

Qin Tianling defeated the previous year's champion and runner-up to cross the finish line!

Celebrate!

The new king of the round stool has been born!

The champion of this year's SBR Grand Prix is—Qin Tianling from Penguin Logistics!!!