At half past eleven, the players entered the venue one by one.
Fifty cars were lined up according to their rankings, waiting for the signal to start the race.
Waiting at the starting line half an hour early is not to torment the players, but to facilitate their interviews with the media.
As one of the most popular TV shows in Skytrain City, Death Race has a huge number of fans and is a hot topic.
The moment the interview channel was opened, hundreds of TV stations and self-media interviewers poured in and surrounded the contestants.
The three teams at the top of the standings were surrounded by traffic jams, and the light of the flashing lights did not stop for a moment.
In comparison, Potter's side was much deserted.
As the second-largest player in the standings, only a dozen large-scale media outlets came to interview symbolically, and most of their attention was focused on Mo Fan, the temporary escort.
It only took them ten minutes to deal with all the media, and they sat in the car and watched other popular contestants being tortured by interviews.
The level of media attention also reflects the threat the players pose to the competition.
The most popular person in the field is not Porter's three old rivals or the team ranked fifth, but a specially invited crossover player.
The overall champion of this year's "Speed Car King" program is Ryan from the Swift Wind Team.
On the threat list given by An Xin, Ryan ranked fourth.
Ryan has never participated in a similar competition and has no grudge against Porter. His threat stems entirely from his strength.
His driving skills and background are too strong.
Ryan comes from a wealthy family in Tianche City. He has been passionate about racing since he was a child. He was taught his driving skills by famous teachers. As an adult, he participated in the Speed Car King through ticketing and won the championship in his first year.
In this Tianche North District stage finals, the cars and modules of other contestants were stylized and debugged based on the unified modules provided by the official.
Only Ryan, his racing car "Rapid Wind" and all the modules were customized with his own money.
The overall performance of "Swift Wind" is 20% higher than that of ordinary racing cars.
In the death racing competition, according to different module allocations, the data of the car is divided into three directions: speed, attack and defense.
Taking Porter's racing car "War Eagle" as an example, he reduced the speed module in the body, replaced it with a heavy-duty body, and added reinforced armor defense modules on the outside. The attack end was entirely provided by Mo Fan.
The current data of "War Eagle" is about 6 speed, 0 offense and 4 defense.
As for Ryan's "Swift Wind", using the same defensive strategy, it can achieve 7 speed, 0 offense and 5 defense, or 8 speed, 0 offense and 4 defense.
To be extreme, if he adopts 12 speeds, 0 offense and 0 defense, then ten seconds after the start, it will be difficult for other players to see the rear of his car on the first stage of the track.
Ryan's threat comes not only from the high-end customized "Swift Wind", but also from his escorts.
According to An Xin's information, Ryan's escort is the family's bodyguard, his strength is close to that of a C-level mercenary, and he has at least one civilian combat prosthetic implanted into him.
If it weren't for the home field advantage and bullying of Ryan's unaccustomed style to the Death Race, the other players wouldn't have to play and could just mail the trophy directly to Ryan's home.
As for the last threat on An Xin's list, he is completely opposite to Ryan.
Ryan's threat comes from his heat and dazzle.
The fifth place on the threat list comes from his inconspicuousness.
The "Quicksand" team ranks 50th in the standings.
They are an inconspicuous team, always ranked at the bottom of the upper reaches. Three races ago, the driver of Quicksand had an accident and was suspended from participating in the remaining races.
Since then, there has been no news of Liusha recruiting riders.
People thought that Liusha would withdraw from the stage finals, but who knew that the registration deadline was stuck, and they chose to participate.
The driver and escort were both newcomers whom I had never seen before. The driver was named Gareth, and he looked like a standard wanderer.
An Xin used her contacts in the wasteland but could not get any information about this pair, so she paid special attention to them.
A sudden and unknown enemy often brings huge trouble.
At 11:50, the indicator light at the starting point turned yellow, and the race team staff reminded the media to leave.
The players enter the car, make final adjustments, and prepare to start the race.
In Potter's surprised eyes, Mo Fan took out two mechanical gloves and put them on his hands.
"Brother, are you going to compete with these two bulky guys?"
Before he finished speaking, he saw Mo Fan use his hand with a mechanical arm to take out the revolver from his waist. The three-fingered mechanical claw flexibly rotated two guns. He opened the bullet chamber with one hand and filled it one by one. Insert bullets.
Putting away the revolver, Mo Fan raised his head and asked: "What did you say?"
Potter turned his head back to the front, "It's okay, I just wanted to ask, did you get this through push-ups and running?"
"This relies on meditation, no training required."
"I believe it, really."
Eleven fifty-five.
The commentator stood on the outdoor stage and shouted to the camera:
"Now is the stage finals in the North District of Tianche City. All viewers are welcome to watch. The betting channel will be closed soon. There are only three minutes left! Please step up your bets and choose the lucky one in your heart who will appear tonight!"
"There are still two minutes left, let me take a look at the multiplier. Among the top twenty players in the standings, our Porter player's data is not ideal. It can be seen that the loss of his old partner has made the audience very worried about his condition."
Mo Fan turned on his phone and found the betting interface for the Death Race.
The odds of Porter surviving are 1:1.5 and the odds of winning are 1:2.5.
The odds of destroying the king in this game are the most exaggerated, reaching 1:9.5!
Check the rules and see that all quarterly subscribers and above of the Death Race Channel can place bets.
Mo Fan pressed the earphone twice to connect to An Xin who was following the maintenance team.
"Miss An, place a bet for me."
"How much do you want to drink?" An Xin's voice was a little drunk, and you could tell that she was already drunk.
"Survive + win the championship + destroy the king's string, the price is 80,000, no, 75,000."
"How much?" An Xin confirmed.
"Seventy-five thousand. If you can help me get it together, I'll give you a hundred thousand."
"Who taught you to put things together like this?"
After hesitating for a moment, An Xin said: "I can lend you money, but the interest must be calculated clearly. If you lose, you will only be charged 10% of the interest. If you make a profit, I will share half of the 25,000 earned." "
"no problem!"
Mo Fan disconnected the voice call and saw Potter turning his head at some point and looking at him with a moved face.
"Brother, I didn't expect you to trust me so much."
"Of course, we are a team. If you have spare money, you can also join us."
Porter said with some guilt: "I've already done it."
"What did you order?"
"Survived a normal game."
Mo Fan clicked his tongue, "Look at your potential."
At twelve o'clock, the yellow indicator light showed a countdown.
10, 9, 8…
The engines began to roar, and cheers and shouts began to erupt around the arena.
1.
0!
As the countdown reaches zero, the indicator light turns green, and the players start at the same time, rushing out like an arrow from a string.
After crossing the 200-meter straight line and leaving the temporary indoor track, they entered the Yefeng Town Highway.
Relying on their ranking advantage, Mo Fan and Porter were still in the leading position when they first left the indoor track.
But not long after entering the highway, the situation changed.
The aqua blue "Swift Wind", carrying a strong sound, easily passed them and entered the leading position.
Its speed seemed to have no upper limit, getting faster and faster, completely distanced itself from the others, and rushed towards the direction of the death maze.
Looking at the flying "Swift Wind", Porter said with envy:
"The grandson adjusted the speed to at least 11, probably 12. If I had such a good car, I would definitely be faster than him."
The flamboyance of "Swift Wind" quickly led to the acceleration of other riders.
Most of the players had the same idea as Porter at the beginning. In the first section of the track, they focused on speed and maintained a speed of at least 7-8.
Vartan's "Phantom" and Clayton's "Volcano" were unwilling to lose their limelight to a cross-border boy. They immediately accelerated their speed and chased "Swift Wind".
Other vehicles followed.
Soon, Mo Fan and Porter's "War Eagle" fell from the first echelon to the last echelon.
It's not that Porter doesn't want to speed up, it's just that his strength doesn't allow it.
Only 6 points of speed are allocated, and it has to bear a heavy body and heavy defense modules. The actual speed it exerts is less than 5.
However, there is an advantage to running slowly, that is, it is easy to distinguish how many people are preparing to attack them in the first stage.
Mo Fan pointed at the window and clicked a circle, then said to Potter:
"There are actually ten teams staying with us. They are so enthusiastic."
