Beyblade: You call this a four-wheel drive vehicle?

Chapter 161 The Not-So-Dead Group of Death
"I really didn't expect that you have such a method. The speed of your car in the final sprint was really sharp." After the race, Xie Peng came to Lin Che and said.

"There's nothing we can do. There are too many monsters in Japan, and they basically gather together for every game. If you don't have some skills, you can't beat them." Lin Che said after shrugged. Japan is not like China. There is basically only one national competition a year that allows the top players from all over the country to get together to compete. Basically, every competition can gather all the top players in Japan, so the competitions in Japan are much more competitive than those in China. This is why the gold content of Lin Che's Japan All-Season Grand Slam is so high.

"I see." Xie Peng thought about what it would be like if he, Huo Yuesheng, Gao Xiaoman, Chen Hewang and other masters were in the same competition area, and nodded involuntarily.

At this time, the staff of Changan Mini Racing Association came over with a team of reporters carrying cameras.

Because it was just a group stage, there was no award ceremony, and instead there was a TV interview.

"Hello, little Lin Che, we are reporters from CCTV5. Congratulations on winning first place in the group and advancing to the finals. Are you available to be interviewed by us?" the reporter asked with a smile.

Lin Che nodded. This was the first time in his life that he had been interviewed by CCTV.

When the reporter saw that Lin Che agreed, she prepared the equipment and after some opening remarks, the interview began.

"Hello, little Lin Che, please say hello to the audience in front of the TV."

"Hello everyone, my name is Lin Che." Lin Che said.

"Congratulations again on advancing to the finals of the national competition as the first in the group. How do you feel at this moment?"

"I'm quite excited. After all, this is my first time to participate in a large-scale domestic competition. Due to my parents' work, I have been working in Japan before. This time I have the opportunity to compete with the top players in the country. It's unforgettable." Lin Che said.

"Really? Then can you tell us what the difference is for you between racing with domestic mini racers and racing with Japanese mini racers?" asked the reporter.

"There's not much difference, I won anyway." Lin Che said with a smile, "Just kidding, to be honest, the drivers of both countries are very strong and they put a lot of pressure on me."

"It can be seen that Lin Che is very confident." The reporter was also amused by Lin Che's sudden naughtiness. "So what do you think of the competitions of other groups?"

"Other groups? Since Huo Yuesheng, Gao Xiaoman and I are all friends, I will pay more attention to their group's competition. I hope they can give everyone a wonderful performance tomorrow." Lin Che said.

"So, who do you think will win between the two of them?" the young lady asked.

"Emmm," Lin Che said after thinking for a while, "Huo Yuesheng."

"Can you tell us why?" The young lady was a little curious. In Lin Che's match records in China, Huo Yuesheng was his opponent in two games, and Lin Che also said that Huo Yuesheng was his friend. The reporter thought that Lin Che knew some of Huo Yuesheng's secret tactics and wanted to find out.

"Because if I say that I am more optimistic about Huo Yuesheng, Gao Xiaoman probably won't have any objection, but if I say that I am more optimistic about Gao Xiaoman, Huo Yuesheng's phone calls will annoy me to death." Lin Che said after shrugged.

"Haha, it seems that contestant Lin Che and contestant Huo Yuesheng have a good relationship. So, last question, what are your expectations for the final?"

"Champion." Lin Che said without hesitation, "Every time I step onto the track with my car, I have only one goal, and that is to win the championship."

“Thank you to contestant Lam Che for accepting our interview. Please join us as viewers in front of the TV and look forward to Lam Che’s next performance.”

With the broadcast of this interview and the magnificent performance of Light Speed ​​Dragon in the group stage, many mini racing enthusiasts in China began to really know Lin Che. This was also the reason why Lin Che talked so much with the reporter girl. If he wanted to join China's national mini racing team, he had to at least let domestic enthusiasts know who he was. Otherwise, it would be embarrassing if he was selected and the list was announced and China's own drivers didn't recognize him.

On the second day, the group match of Group E, the most fierce group in this national competition, where Gao Xiaoman and Huo Yuesheng, last year's champion and runner-up, were, officially started in Shudu.

Lin Che also sat in front of the TV in the hotel, intending to watch the game carefully.

As the live broadcast on TV officially began, the competition of Group E also kicked off. Listening to the commentator's introduction, the track of this Group E group match is a combination of track race and road race. The track is divided into two parts. The first is the track race part in the Shudu Natural History Museum. In the Shudu Natural History Museum, a 4-kilometer technical track with various difficult bends was laid. After the contestants finished this section, the competition came to the second stage, the road race.

After finishing the technical track, the runners will get batteries for the next stage from the supply point at the gate of Shudu Natural History Museum, and then head to the final finish line, Erxian Bridge, a famous scenic spot in Shudu, and they will take Chenghua Avenue, the famous road leading to Erxian Bridge in Shudu.

After the competition started, Huo Yuesheng and Gao Xiaoman started fighting fiercely from the very beginning. Phantom Blood Bat and Sword Shark King stood out from the beginning and competed for the first place.

However, the track in the museum, except for the initial starting stage, is full of complicated bends, and the Phantom Blood Bat was temporarily defeated after entering the bend.

The Sword Shark King relies on its unique cornering method of balancing centrifugal force by shifting its center of gravity, making it unstoppable on this track like a great white shark riding the wind and waves.

As for Huo Yuesheng's Phantom Blood Bat, although Lin Che saw that Huo Yuesheng seemed to have replaced the guide wheel with a large-caliber guide wheel to increase the contact area with the runway wall in order to cope with this section of the runway, and with the chip that Lin Che wrote for Huo Yuesheng to control the wind wing of the Phantom Blood Bat before he left, the Phantom Blood Bat's performance on this technical curve looked a bit difficult, but the speed was not slow. However, after all, the Phantom Blood Bat was an ultra-high-speed express car, and even if it made up for the acceleration in such a complex curve, it was still no match for the high-torque racing car Sword Shark King, and the distance was pulled away little by little.

"However, this distance is still within an acceptable range." After finishing half of the technical track, Lin Che estimated the speed of the two cars. Although the Phantom Blood Bat did not have the ability to surpass the Sword Shark King in this track full of curves, it was not left so far behind by the Sword Shark King that it could not be caught up. In the road race after leaving the museum, the Phantom Blood Bat would be fully capable of making up for this gap with its super-high speed configuration.

If Gao Xiaoman had not made any special preparations, then Huo Yuesheng would have been the leader of this group match.

However, Lin Che couldn't make a complete judgment now, because because of Director Xiao of the Shanghai Mini Racing Association, Lin Che didn't have the opportunity to have a good competition with Gao Xiaoman. The place where they trained with Wang Jiajun was a runway in a model shop, and they couldn't make the car perform at full capacity. So, Lin Che couldn't figure out whether Gao Xiaoman had some special means hidden.

However, one thing did slap the official pre-race predictions in the face, that is, this race was not a death group at all. When two-thirds of the technical stage was completed, the drivers at the back had basically lost hope of catching up with the two people in front. Even some of the high-torque racing cars were far inferior to the Phantom Blood Bat. The only chance for the drivers at the back to qualify so far was that one of Huo Yuesheng or Gao Xiaoman flew off the track and lost the qualification for the race.

This group is also the one that lost suspense the fastest in the group stage so far. How can it be called the group of death when there is no suspense at all?

Soon, the two finished the technical track in the museum and rushed to the museum gate.

After adjusting the equipment and replacing the batteries, the two set off again.

Just as Lin Che expected, the Phantom Blood Bat changed its form after stepping onto the road, lowering the rear of the body while covering the wheels on the side of the body. A new air vent opened at the rear of the body, and the closed wheel cover formed a new air duct. Although this upward slanted air duct would not jet forward like the Lightspeed War Dragon, it could allow the Phantom Blood Bat to obtain downhill force comparable to the new triangle arrow under extremely low air resistance. The extra tire grip brought by the downhill force allowed the Phantom Blood Bat's speed to increase step by step.

With the help of this special mode, he began to slowly narrow the gap with the Sword Shark King.

"You're quite capable." Lin Che nodded upon seeing this. The previous acceleration posture of the Phantom Blood Bat was simply to reduce wind resistance, but now the two newly opened upward slanting wind ducts can allow it to reduce wind resistance while also obtaining enough downhill force. Although it lacks a little explosive power compared to the violent propulsion of the Lightspeed War Dragon, this acceleration posture is more durable and there will be no problem of a weak period after the propulsion.

"Gao Xiaoman, I will be the winner this time!" When arriving at the intersection of Chenghua Avenue and Erxianqiao East Road, the Phantom Blood Bat had caught up with the Sword Shark King and surpassed him. After surpassing the Sword Shark King, Huo Yuesheng looked back at Gao Xiaoman with a triumphant smile. After being suppressed for a whole year, Huo Yuesheng could finally hold his head high this time.

"Really?" After the Sword Shark King was surpassed, Gao Xiaoman smiled calmly and said, "You are still as naive as ever. Do you think that the Sword Shark King is only this strong?"

"Stop talking nonsense. If you have the ability, overtake me before the finish line!" Huo Yuesheng snorted coldly, and sprinted towards the Erxian Bridge at the finish line with the Phantom Blood Bat.

At this time, in the CCTV broadcast room, a new guest also began to explain to the audience the secret of Huo Yuesheng's acceleration posture.

However, before he could finish his words, 500 meters away from the finish line, the lagging Sword Shark King showed new changes.

"Sword Shark King! Start the Sword Shark cruise!" Gao Xiaoman shouted, and the Sword Shark King on the road raised its shark tail, which was used to adjust the center of gravity when turning. Then, the body of the Sword Shark King also deformed and lay flat, and several air vents on the body began to create airflow that wrapped around the Sword Shark King.

The speed of the Sword Shark King also began to soar rapidly, and in a short time it reached the level of the Phantom Blood Bat. What's amazing is that the speed of the Sword Shark King is still soaring, and the distance between it and the Phantom Blood Bat is also being shortened.

"This...how is this possible? Did you change the motor at the previous maintenance point?" Huo Yuesheng couldn't help but be frightened as he looked at the Sword Shark King that was getting closer and closer.

"No, the Sword Shark King is still the original high-torque motor. I just created an ocean current suitable for the shark to swim." Gao Xiaoman said.

"Ocean current?" Huo Yuesheng did not understand what Gao Xiaoman was talking about. Instead, Lin Che, who was watching the TV, guessed a little bit about the Sword Shark King's running method through the changes of the Sword Shark King in the close-up shots.

"Is it a similar tactic to that of Lightspeed Dragon and Devil Commander, squeezing out the remaining battery power in exchange for burst speed in the decisive stage of the game? But it's not the thrusters of Lightspeed Dragon. There are too many vents on the car, and there are also ones on the side. This thing looks a bit like... the air knife modified by Okita Kai?"

Lin Che stroked his chin and thought carefully, "No, the air sheath-like air flow around is much gentler than the air blade that the Spider King uses to break through the air. Instead, the air flow looks more like water?"

Lin Che simply simulated in his mind the movement pattern of the airflow generated by the open vent of the Sword Shark King at this moment, and finally understood how Gao Xiaoman did it. After the Sword Shark King turned on this special mode, the airflow generated would form a flowing vortex airflow around the Sword Shark King that would completely wrap the car body. The flowing airflow would also comb the wind in front. This would not only greatly reduce the resistance encountered by the car, but also give the car a continuous forward momentum, just like going with the flow.

"And that upright tail wing should play the role of maintaining the balance of the car." Lin Che noticed the Sword Shark King's upright tail wing swaying slightly in the airflow, and gradually figured out the Sword Shark King's trick.

"Damn it! Don't lose to it! Phantom Blood Bat!" Huo Yuesheng didn't have time to think about it. Facing the aggressive Sword Shark King, Huo Yuesheng hurriedly shouted.

"Let's go! Sword Shark King!" Gao Xiaoman also shouted, and the Sword Shark King and the Phantom Blood Bat started the final fight before the finish line.

In the end, Gao Xiaoman was better and won first place in the group with a slight advantage of 0.7 seconds.

(End of this chapter)