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

Chapter 172: First Battle Opponent, First Day of Competition
On the track, the GP chips inside the Jumper and the Lightspeed Dragon, which had been silent for almost the entire race, began to run rapidly.

In Brett's earphones, Hama's voice sounded from the control room of the American team:
"Captain, the road conditions ahead have been transmitted, and the powerful propulsion device is ready."

"Captain, this is just an exhibition match. Is it necessary to expose the powerful propulsion device?" In the control room, Joe, the only girl on the American team, asked curiously.

"If we don't use some real strength, how can we make the Chinese boy show his full strength?" Brett said, "Of course, I know what I'm doing. Powerful propulsion device, 60% power."

At the same time, Xiaoyin's voice rang out in Lin Che's earphones.

"Sir, the light speed propulsion mode is being prepared. Please set the propulsion time ratio. Do you want to activate the energy titanium steel sheet?"

"Advance ratio 21:5, not starting." Lin Che replied.

"Propulsion time ratio confirmed, light speed propulsion mode is ready."

"Powerful propulsion device! Activate!"

"Lightspeed propulsion mode! Activate!"

Lin Che and Brett shouted almost at the same time.

The air collecting device on the jumper's body began to rotate at high speed, and a huge amount of air was taken into the propeller inside the jumper's body and began to be continuously compressed.

The Lightspeed War Dragon also began to deform under the control of the chip. After covering the wheel hub, the jet nozzle was exposed, and the internal gearbox began to operate. The Lightspeed War Dragon's motor disengaged from the gear and began to accelerate while idling.

Air waves gushed out from the rear of the two cars at the same time, and the speed of the two cars also skyrocketed under this surging thrust. In almost the blink of an eye, they overtook the Tornado Charge and the White Night. After surpassing the two cars that had been leading before, the Lightspeed War Dragon and the Jumper continued to accelerate, and when the last lap was about to begin, they surpassed the Excalibur and the Mountain Emperor.

"Oh?" Michael in the rest area raised his eyebrows when he saw this scene on the field. "Interesting."

"It looks like it will be hard for Ye Li to win this race," said Hugh, another captain-level driver of the German team, stroking his chin. "With only one Alpine Emperor, there are too many tricks that cannot be used. I'm afraid it will be difficult to catch up with the two of them."

Carlo on the field looked at Brett and Lin Che who rushed to the front with a sinister look, and then showed a meaningful smile. He did not intend to reveal his unique skills here. This game had no value except for a little appearance fee, and it was not worth his full effort. However, Lin Che and Brett had already been remembered by him.

After Lin Che and Brett rushed to the front and started the last lap, the jumper gradually left behind the light-speed war dragon that was advancing in the first section.

"It seems that when it comes to pure thruster technology, NASA is still much better than us. This energy utilization rate is still difficult to achieve without activating the energy titanium steel sheet." Lin Che thought to himself as he watched Brett gradually widen the gap with the Lightspeed War Dragon.

At this moment, even though he had left Lin Che behind and taken first place, Brett did not let his guard down at all. After all, in the video footage they had obtained, there were two segments of the Lightspeed War Dragon's advancement.

"Captain, at the current speed of the Lightspeed War Dragon, it will increase by 40% in a short period of time after the second stage of propulsion is activated. After calculation, that speed will not be able to catch up with the Jumper before the finish line." Hama's voice came from Brett's headphones.

"That's just past information." Brett said seriously, "Do you think that the Lightspeed War Dragon, which has been transformed into a supercar, will not make any improvements in the areas where he is best at?"

Sure enough, after 21 seconds of propulsion time, the body of the Lightspeed War Dragon changed again, and the hidden third jet outlet was exposed to the air.

In the gearbox, the gears of the Lightspeed War Dragon and the motor that had accelerated without resistance for 21 seconds were integrated again, and the energy stored in the propulsion device also gushed out.

The speed-boosting Lightspeed Dragon quickly caught up with the Jumper, surpassed it, and took the first place.

"The acceleration force of the Lightspeed War Dragon's second stage of propulsion has become stronger again?" In the audience, Xiao Lie and J noticed this at the first time. Compared with the acceleration force of the Lightspeed War Dragon's previous second stage of propulsion, the acceleration force of the Lightspeed War Dragon after entering the second stage of acceleration has been significantly improved.

"Captain, the speed of the Lightspeed Dragon has increased by 60% after entering the second stage of advancement!" In the control room of the American team, Hama was shocked as he looked at the results analyzed by the computer from the real-time images sent back by the satellite. "How is this possible? This is a 50% increase. Even the GP chip can't do this!"

"This kind of explosive power... is interesting." Michael in the lounge finally got serious. He put down the tea in his hand and turned to look at Hugh, "When is our match with the Chinese team?"

"Three weeks from now, on Friday, at their home ground." Hugh took a look at the schedule and replied to his captain.

"So fast?" Michael nodded. "Please give me a one-on-one opportunity with him. It will be very interesting to have this car as an opponent."

"That's no problem, but, Captain, is he really worth your attention?" Hugh asked curiously, "When your car is at full speed, its speed will be faster than this Lightspeed War Dragon, right?"

"I don't think that's all his strength." Michael said with a smile.

"Really? Captain, did you figure out anything?" Hugh asked.

"No, it's just my intuition that tells me so." Michael walked to the window of the lounge with a smile, and said to Lin Che who was running in the front from a distance.

With only 200 meters left in the last lap, Xiao Hao, who had fallen to fifth place, suddenly shouted.

"Damn it! The game isn't over yet! Go ahead, Whirlwind Charge! Look at my Whirlwind Charge Tornado!"

After a gunshot, the whirlwind charged from the diving platform on the runway and soared into the sky, turning into a burning bullet, spinning towards the finish line.

"Wow! Is there such a way to run?" Michael's eyes lit up. "This World Cup is much more interesting than I thought."

The Whirlwind Charge flew over the Mountain Emperor and the Excalibur and landed not far behind the Jumper. After landing, the Whirlwind Charge quickly regrouped and accelerated to chase, trying to regain the first place before the finish line.

"Has Xiao Hao's tornado become more stable and durable with the help of the GP chip?" Lin Che looked back after hearing the noise and said with a smile, "But it's a little too late to use it now."

After the Whirlwind Charge landed, although the GP chip and the fully upgraded super motor shortened the time needed to re-accelerate after landing, the Lightspeed War Dragon and the Jumper were still in the propulsion mode at this moment, and there was not much distance left for Xiao Hao to catch up. The Lightspeed War Dragon was the first to cross the finish line, followed by the Jumper, and Xiao Hao's Whirlwind Charge took the third place, which was considered to defend a bit of the honor of the host.

Soon, the 24 captains of the participating teams crossed the finish line one after another. The spectators, who had feasted their eyes on the event, gave warm cheers at this moment. However, the focus at this moment was naturally Lin Che, who won the championship.

"Let us congratulate the captain of the Huaxia War Dragon Team, Lin Che, for winning the first place in this captain exhibition match!" The 4WD fighters shouted passionately, "The Imperial Dragon is still continuing his magic in the World Cup! At the same time, our Neon TRF Victory Team's Xing Mahao also won the third place in this game! Thanks again to the representatives of each team for the wonderful performances they presented to us!"

Lin Che's smile froze on the spot when the 4WD Fighter called out his middle school nickname in Japan.

"Hahaha! I didn't expect his nickname in Japan would be this!" Gao Xiaoman couldn't help laughing as she listened to the translation from the simultaneous interpretation machine. "This is too childish!"

"Are all the nicknames Japanese people use in this style?" Chen Xiaohu and Chen Hewang couldn't help laughing.

“Hmph, at this conference, I will definitely come up with a nickname that’s more impressive than his!” Huo Yuesheng was the only one who showed a longing look on his face after hearing Lin Che’s nickname. The Japanese style of giving nicknames inexplicably made him feel very cool.

“You really didn’t disappoint me.” Brett put away the Jumper and walked towards Lin Che. “Next time we meet in the competition, I will show my full strength.”

"Me too." Lin Che responded. Lin Che heard clearly what Brett said before he activated the powerful propulsion device. The powerful propulsion device just now was only at 60% of its power. Brett's true strength was definitely more than what he had just shown.

Although Lin Che did not reveal his trump card of energy titanium steel sheet, most of the players in this competition concealed their strength, especially...

Lin Che turned his head to look at Carlo, who was packing up his car and walking towards his own team, and said to himself.

Among all the people present, except for the Italian players, Lin Che was probably the only one who knew Carlo's true strength. When the Light Speed ​​War Dragon surpassed the Excalibur, Lin Che had been particularly careful to guard against the Dance of Death that Carlo might use. However, this guy didn't seem to have any intention of taking action in this exhibition match.

Suddenly, Carlo seemed to feel Lin Che's gaze and suddenly turned around to look at Lin Che. The two people's eyes met at this moment. Carlo gave Lin Che a meaningful smile and turned back to the Italian team.

That night, when Fujiyoshi paid to book a Michelin restaurant in Tokyo to entertain his Chinese friends whom he had not seen for a long time, the news that Lin Che won the first place at the opening ceremony quietly set off the mini racing circle in China.

[There is Lin in China! Lin Che, captain of the Chinese Dragon Team, takes the lead in the WGP Conference! ]

[The strongest captain of the WGP World Cup! The leader of the Chinese dragon! ]

[Captain of Huaxia! Count the historical achievements of the captain of the Huaxia national team! The Huaxia War Dragon Team aims for the WGP championship! ]

[Punch America! Kick Germany! Raise our national prestige! ]

……

One report after another, more outrageous than the last, appeared on China's official forum for mini racing, giving Chairman Li, who stayed in China, a headache.

Isn't this pure flattery from the media?
He has learned about the specific situation of the game through Dr. Chen. Many truly strong teams are conserving their strength in this game. Lin Che certainly also has some reservations, but the real situation is by no means as exaggerated as those media outlets who are obsessed with traffic have said.

Moreover, family members know their own business. Before the Chinese War Dragon Team set off, Dr. Chen also explained to him everyone's current situation. After nearly two months of training, everyone's personal strength can be said to have been transformed. The new chip that Lin Che took out after the retreat has made everyone's strength in this area even better.

However, in terms of teamwork, another extremely important indicator in this World Cup, it can be said that everyone has not made any progress at all. Once the weakness of the Chinese team in this aspect is exposed, given the nature of these media, they will definitely be the first to stand up and criticize them. The higher they praise them, the harder they will fall. What if this affects the mentality of these guys and causes them to collapse?
"Find a way to suppress this news a little bit, don't exaggerate it!" Chairman Li instructed.

Of course, the members of the Chinese War Dragon Team, who were far away in Japan, were unaware of all this. After having dinner with Xiao Hao and the others after the opening ceremony, everyone began to prepare for the first game.

The first game of the Huaxia War Dragons team is scheduled for the second day of the first week, where they will face the challenge of the South African Rainbow Diamonds team at home.

Before the game started, coach Dr. Chen had already helped Lin Che and his team collect information about the South African team.

Although South Africa is the only developed country in Africa, they are not much stronger in the field of supercars than China, which started a step slower. Most of the information collected by Dr. Chen are race videos when their players were still using ordinary mini racing cars.

These videos are not very useful except for being able to roughly analyze the modification type of each member of the opposing team.

Fortunately, the War Dragon team's first game is at home, and the format of the game is a relay race that most relies on individual ability. It should not be a big problem for everyone to win this game steadily.

After everyone had finished maintaining their cars, the results of the first day's competition were released.

As the host team, the Neon team defeated Brazil in the opening match and got off to a good start.

The race, held at the Victory team's home track, Fuji Lake Circuit, is a team points race. The first place will get 5 points, and so on, and the team with the highest points wins.

Although the Victory Team had some problems with the official selection of the captain, and Xiao Hao rushed too hard and was frightened by the Brazilian team's coquettish running show, Xiao Lie and J were steady and took first and third place respectively, accumulating eight points to secure the victory without any danger. At the same time, the Victory Team also determined the captain.

As for the other Group B match, it is rather outrageous that France will challenge England away.

In this game, it was clearly a relay race, but the strongest player, Hijikata Rei, chose to be the first to appear. This surprised everyone watching the game. Logically speaking, shouldn't the strongest person run the last leg to sprint?
But soon, the other members of the French team told the world why their captain made such a choice.

In the first leg, with the full speed burst of Devil Commander, Tufangling completely defeated England's first runner Michelle Bath. Devil Commander was ahead of the British team's Queen's Guard by a full minute and a half.

However, after the handover, the performance of the French team was appalling. The advantage accumulated by the Turkish team was rapidly consumed, especially after the British team's vice-captain Kevin Lanstrore made up the gap in the third leg. The last two French players had no fighting spirit and seemed to be in a direct race. During the race, the cars had very little time to accelerate. Finally, England captain, Kevin Arthur, made the final decision, setting the score difference of this European battle at 3 minutes and 29 seconds.

When the match ended, in the broadcast footage, Hijikata Rei couldn't hide the stabbing look in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)