At noon on Sunday, the hands of the clock pointed to twelve o'clock, which was the time when the detective and the hacker met for a duel.
The little flame monkey's condition has been adjusted to the best, and he logged into the game on time using the game controller.
Detective Hugo, wearing headphones, stood far away to negotiate with Old Man Tie Xuan.
Bilan, Junsha, and Sera, together with the elves, sat on the floor near the little flame monkey's temporary sofa.
"I have a few spectators outside the venue, should it be fine?" Hugo confirmed to the other end of the earphone.
"Of course it's no problem, but boy, are you ready to embarrass yourself in front of your friends? Hahahaha, it's not too late to admit defeat now."
The Zijin City Gym Leader's laughter was still hearty, without any of the uneasiness he felt before the duel began. On the other hand, the little flame monkey on the sofa was already so nervous that he was sweating.
Hugo made a series of gestures towards his Pokémon, which seemed to be a sign language, telling it not to focus too much on the results of the game, just believe in yourself and use your strength.
After seeing it, the little monkey nodded seriously. The blue man who noticed this scene had a black line on his forehead: When did the little flame monkey learn this sign language skill?
Players from both sides quickly and smoothly selected their mounts and confirmed their equipment. Then, the game started as scheduled.
The mount Pokémon chosen by Little Flame Monkey is a completely black Heiluga. This Pokémon has light gray bone-like objects surrounding its neck and back. It has a fierce and violent personality and is good at using evil and fire elements. attack.
This mount was jointly selected by Hugo and Junsha. It not only fits the Little Flame Monkey's habit of using fire-attribute horse racing skills, but is also suitable for the long and unique track of the Carlos Rally.
Iron Spin uses the same mount as its iconic main Pokémon - Thunderbolt. This blue Pokémon is covered with golden mane on its head and lower back, making it look heroic and majestic. .
"As expected, I used this one." Hugo sighed with emotion.
Thunder Beast is also a type of mount that is difficult to operate in this game. It accelerates extremely fast, so its advantage on the straight road is very significant. Therefore, in order to balance the game, the game company judges the drift of Thunder Beast extremely strictly. Thunder Beast is also called "the master's toy" by players in the game because of this characteristic.
——This is the favorite type of mount for cheaters!
"When I rode the Thunder Beast on the real road, you little boys weren't even born yet!"
Beside the starting line, old man Tie Xuan was boasting proudly.
"There must be something wrong with the brain that seeks reality in a fictional world." Hugo sneered in his voice, "Gamers don't need any qualifications."
Talking trash to each other seems to be a customary opening greeting among gamers. However, no matter how skillfully the two sides provoke each other's emotions at this time, it will not have any impact on the outcome of the game - because one side has a cheating device, and the other side has a cheating device. I hired a caller...
They are truly a pair of evenly matched opponents.
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Beep, beep, beep, beep——
The game officially begins!
As the start prompt sounded, the black and blue four-legged beasts ran wildly at the same time, and red firelight and yellow electric light suddenly illuminated the entire track.
The starting point of the race is the small town of Chaoxiang in southern Carlos, and the track is based on the local No. 1 road.
The track is sunny and full of flowers, and small finches will appear from time to time to obscure the player's view. For game players, the road conditions here are relatively mild, with almost no obstacles and curves that test operation.
Releasing Pokémon skills prematurely in such a place is undoubtedly a waste of resources. Tie Xuan and Little Flame Monkey had a tacit agreement not to invade each other. Both sides headed north and passed the first recording point with restraint.
Miss Junsha, who was watching the battle, looked at the data on the corner of the screen and frowned slightly: "The little flame monkey's operation is flawless, but it is still more than ten milliseconds behind the thunder beast. It seems that the opponent is indeed..."
Bilan and Sera raised their index fingers in front of their lips at the same time, signaling Miss Junsha to shut up.
Under the concentrated operation of Little Flame Monkey, the two Pokémon entered the maze-like sandalwood forest.
In this terrain, huge tree shades block most of the sunlight. Players need to pay attention to the logs lying across the road and avoid them in time. There will be insect-type white butterfly insects spinning silk threads on the roadside. If they are entangled, the mount will The speed will be slightly reduced.
Heiluga and the Thunder Beast were originally walking side by side in the middle of the road, but when they faced a split road, the two sides separated without hesitation.
The Little Flame Monkey fine-tuned the joystick to avoid the attacks from both sides and ran back to the converging track in the best possible route. However, at this time, the thunder beast flying up from the other side surpassed it, and was still one head ahead of it.
At this time, the keen detective noticed that the elves under his command had begun to panic, and the little flame monkey's claws holding the game controller were trembling slightly.
Hugo wanted to comfort his Pokémon right away, but he knew very well the virtues of his useless physique. If the detective spoke words of encouragement at this time, it would only mess everything up.
So the detective changed his mind and spoke loudly to the old man Tie Xuan on the other end of the microphone——
"Mr. Tiexuan, this map is said to be the Tour de Carlos Rally, but its route is actually a horizontal figure-eight run; and the condition for winning is to pass all the record points in the Carlos area on the map. From Chaoxiang Town in the lower right corner, up to Miare City in the center, through a large circle through Bizhi City in the northwest, then back to Fengxu City in the east of Miare City, and finally from Lianli City in the east, Pass through Yingxue City and reach the top of the championship road where the Kalos Alliance is..."
The trainer's eloquent words were not only transmitted to the distant Hoenn Continent through the phone signal, but also resounded throughout the Zaha Qi residence.
I don't know why, but listening to the detective's rambling words, the little flame monkey's nervousness gradually disappeared. Although he did not close the gap with the Thunder Beast, his claws that were almost trembling gradually stabilized, and Heiluga in the game screen also returned to his best condition.
But at this time, the gap between Heiluga and the Thunder Beast was even wider.
"Of course I know this terrain. What do you want to express?"
The old man Tie Xuan, who was confused by Hugo's long talk, had no idea of the intention behind the words and asked the detective confused.
"What I want to say..." Hugo looked at the city of Miare, which was getting closer and closer in the game screen, and looked at the prism tower that was getting bigger as the field of view progressed, and couldn't help but said slowly -
"The "Pokémon Horse Racing" series of games has had another winning condition since the first generation. This invisible rule coincides with the real-life Pokémon battle. I believe Mr. Iron Spin should remember that kind of victory. The content of the winning conditions.”
"Ha, you mean to keep attacking with skills until you exhaust the opponent's hidden physical strength and win?" Tie Xuan didn't care, and then confidently retorted to the detective——
"This is almost impossible to achieve in a normal game. The skill damage in this game is meager, and it is impossible to defeat the opponent before the distance is reached; besides, if one side's skill is effective, then the speed of the other side will inevitably slow down to the bottom. At this time, we can simply distance ourselves and win, so why is there any need to exhaust the opponent’s energy?”
While Tie Xuan was speaking, the thunder beast controlled by his men had already rushed into Miare City. He did not choose the shortest path, but ran all the way to the bottom of the Prism Tower.
"Sorry, kid, I'm about to get the key to final victory."
Although Tie Xuan's cruel words were very handsome, his move was completely expected by Hugo and others, and even Ibrahimovic and Cao Miaogui would not be surprised by it.
In fact, when Tie Xuan was choosing his mount, everyone already knew his plan——
There is a famous electric gym in the Prism Tower in Miare City, so the game designer hid an important prop inside.
That is, the super evolution stone of Thundermon.
In order to make the game more interesting, in a few maps of "Jockey 8", some special Pokémon mounts can take long detours to obtain important props that can change their form. In the Tour de Carlos map, this important prop is the Mega Evolution Stone.
In reality, this newly discovered evolutionary form goes beyond the limits of what Pokémon can evolve so far, and is a higher level of evolution. A Pokémon that has undergone Mega Evolution will temporarily release its hidden power and be able to exert abilities that cannot be possessed through normal evolution.
In this horse racing game, the super transformation can greatly increase the speed of Pokémon mounts, and can ignore some roadblocks, and its skills will also be enhanced. Generally speaking, if someone grabs a super prop in advance during the game, the game will end early.
In the game screen, the Thunder Beast jumped between high-rise buildings, rushed to the gym area in the Prism Tower in an instant, and successfully obtained props.
With a burst of colorful special effects, the thunder beast changed into a brand new posture. The yellow mane connected into one piece and turned into an exaggerated shape like zigzag lightning. Its speed increased steadily. Just running under normal conditions exceeded the normal speed. The acceleration surge.
In complete contrast to the thunder beast that was speeding forward in a cool shape, the trainer Mr. Tie Xuan who was controlling the mount was questioning Hugo in a somewhat embarrassed manner——
"I've arrived at the Prism Tower, where are you Heiluga? Boy, you're not even in Miare City! Where are you?!"
