Chapter 74: I Will Win

Chapter 74: I Will Win

Just as everyone worried, when Chen Feng entered the winding curves at 7G, he stumbled and fell several times at first.

It made everyone on edge, their eyelids twitching violently, and their heartbeats became irregular.

But strangely, no matter how many times he fell, he never got hurt.

By this point, when Chen Feng fell again, no one wore a knowing, teasing smile anymore.

Everyone present was a professional soldier and mentally prepared to sacrifice on the battlefield, so Chen Feng’s drive didn’t intimidate them. They were simply amazed by his incredibly exaggerated learning speed.

Even though the track became harder to control, the speed of his improvement stayed almost the same. He was still averaging a 0.5G increase every three to four minutes.

The frequency of his falls didn’t change much either.

This looked ordinary, but everyone here had endured countless tough falls to gradually master more refined Azure Dragon Armor control skills.

Who hadn’t gotten covered in injuries?

Inside the vast training building, no one whispered to each other anymore. They just stared dumbfounded at the scene in the holographic projection.

About forty minutes passed. Chen Feng survived heavy curve after curve with continuous changes in direction, and navigated rugged terrain like plum blossom stakes. He finally stabilized his Simulator’s acceleration limit at 10G.

The moment Chen Feng reached 10G, a light cheer spread through the building.

Unconsciously, the spectators had become emotionally invested.

The General in the middle of the formation allowed a slight smile to curve her lips.

She couldn’t be more satisfied with Chen Feng’s performance.

Even though…

Well, he was definitely going to lose.

Just then, her watch vibrated faintly.

She looked down, accepted the call, and used Brainwave Communication to connect mentally.

“What does the very busy woman need?”

Her tone was relaxed, slightly teasing, completely different from how she communicated with others in the military.

The caller was her close personal friend, the young researcher Ou Qinglan from the Azure Dragon Armor Special Research Division of the Xuanwu Research Institute.

“An amazing talent surfaced at your Base! How could you not tell me first about such a big treasure? I thought you were my best friend. You clearly don’t care about me.” The other person complained.

The General grinned. “How could I dare not care about you? You know now, don’t you? The matter was too important. I couldn’t use a personal connection to inform you.”

Ou Qinglan scoffed. “Get lost! Such a stickler. You know I specialize in using connections. But seriously, this newbie with a hundred percent compatibility is incredible. I’ve studied Azure Dragon Armor materials since childhood, worked with at least hundreds of top operators… I’ve never seen anyone improve this fast. Just a few dozen minutes, from 5G to 10G… How is that even possible?”

The General nodded slightly. “Yes, I didn’t expect it either. By the way, how do you know he improved so quickly?”

“Oh my! Don’t you know the T800 race group is being broadcast synchronously across the entire military right now? It’s chaos out here. Is the host of the party still in the dark?”

The General frowned slightly. “The higher-ups previously wanted me to keep this confidential. How did it become a broadcast? Isn’t this a bit hasty?”

There was a brief silence on the other end. “Not really, I suppose. After all, time is short. Bringing out such a rare genius sooner might inspire others faster. It could potentially lift the skills of all Azure Dragon Armor operators in the military by another level, buy us an extra sliver of hope, right?”

The General nodded gravely. “True.”

“Alright, once this guy finishes, you absolutely must have Professor Ouyang send me all his training parameters and physical exam data. I need it. Hopefully, I can find some inspiration in his numbers, use the last bit of time well, and see if we can improve the Azure Dragon Armor just a little more.”

“Sure, no problem.”

“Tang Tianxin, you must remember! Don’t forget!”

“Wouldn’t dream of it.”

The General’s name was indeed Tang Tianxin.

She stepped slightly out of the crowd into a corner, tapped open her watch-like personal terminal, and scanned the communication group with other Major Generals.

Sure enough, as Ou Qinglan had said, the entire military was watching. Many were jealous enough for their teeth to ache.

It was pure envy and resentment.

Tang Tianxin didn’t say anything in the group chat, just sent a grinning emoji.

Someone couldn’t stand it.

“Bragging! Just showing off! Chen Feng was supposed to be for my Shu Province military region. How did he wind up at your Great Snow Mountain Base? So annoying!”

“Yeah, yeah. You keep gloating. Just watch us file a report with the Command Headquarters to take him away!”

Tang Tianxin didn’t respond, just narrowed her eyes, smiling.

But then someone else spoke up. “Alright everyone, hold back a bit. A good soldier needs a good captain. For now, I think Tianxin and Chen Feng make a good pair. Though this Chen Feng is still raw. His progress today is amazing, yes, but he’s too far behind.”

Tang Tianxin glanced back at the distant holographic projection, agreeing with this judgment in her heart.

So far, the T800 group competitors were split into two tiers.

The leading racers in the first tier had just passed the halfway point. The other eighteen contestants were close behind, with the longest gap not exceeding ten kilometers.

Truly, it was the elite-packed T800 group. The participants’ levels were very close, nearly all reaching 12G and above.

The second tier? Only Chen Feng, alone. He had covered only a quarter of the distance so far, lagging nearly a hundred kilometers behind the others.

No matter how fast Chen Feng improved, he couldn’t catch up in the second half.

On the contrary, if he maintained his 10G acceleration ability, the gap would likely widen even further.

Just as Tang Tianxin had this thought, gasps rose from the crowd again.

“He’s at ten-point-five!”

It was Professor Ouyang’s shocked exclamation.

“What on earth is he doing?! Is he crazy?!”

It was Ding Hu’s horrified yell.

To protect new operators, safety limiters were set in the Azure Dragon Armor Simulator. In conventional training, the max simulated state was exactly 10G.

To push beyond that required exceeding the armor’s safety valves. Usually, only in competition mode or special training mode did the machine permit removing the upper limit restrictions. But this increased the danger further.

The other competitors dared to push to 12G or higher because they were skilled operators. As long as they didn’t make a major mistake, the chance of accident was low.

But Chen Feng’s move was practically courting death.

“He can’t afford to fall again! Truly not! If he falls now, the Simulator might slam him against the wall. Even with the life support system, he’d get broken bones at best, crippling injuries at worst!” Tang Tianxin heard this and rushed back to the front, her heart pounding in her throat.

Strangely, Chen Feng inside the chamber seemed to have completely adjusted to the gradually increasing acceleration demands.

He was now perfectly synchronizing the escalating machine requirements by enhancing his own physical performance.

There was no worry about the machine failing to simulate it—his compatibility was one hundred percent. Theoretically, after Serum injection, he could withstand over 20G.

As long as his control was flawless, the machine could handle it.

They watched, hardly daring to blink, as he turned into a winding, curved lightning bolt on the virtual mountains, pushing forward even faster.

About three minutes later, everyone unconsciously wiped sweat from their brows.

He didn’t fall.

“Jeez! Eleven G! This guy…”

He still didn’t fall.

Five minutes later, everyone fell silent.

By now, Chen Feng had already boosted his performance to 12G, matching the first group.

Of course, the distance he had fallen behind had reached 110 kilometers. If he maintained this speed, he still couldn’t close the gap.

The leading racer at the very front had less than 180 kilometers left to the finish line.

No matter how fast Chen Feng was, he couldn’t catch up.

But everyone was mentally prepared; Chen Feng definitely wouldn’t accept ending it like this.

“12.5G!”

Sure enough, the parameter suddenly jumped up another notch.

The color on the indicator light showing safety had changed from bright yellow to orange-yellow.

The distance was beginning to shrink, but it was still too late.

“13G!”

The indicator light turned light red.

Unnoticed, another seven minutes passed.

But everyone had lost the ability to speak.

This guy Chen Feng, after getting faster and faster, not only didn’t slow down the rate at which he increased the parameters, he actually did it faster!

Looking at the deep blood-red 18G on the indicator light, everyone really didn’t know what to say.

The first group was now only 50 kilometers from the finish line. The gap between Chen Feng and the first group had been reduced by him to 60 kilometers!

At this rate, he would likely cross the finish line about 10 kilometers behind the first group.

But then…

Snap.

The parameter changed to 20G.

This guy Chen Feng went straight to the machine’s limit.

This data had already reached the absolute peak level of Azure Dragon Armor operators worldwide!

But that was others during real operations after injecting Serum!

“What a beast!”

Ding Hu muttered to himself, his body shaking like a sieve.

Professor Ouyang was rapidly calculating.

Professor Ouyang reached a conclusion. “If he maintains a speed of 20G until the finish line, he’ll just barely catch up to the last person in the first group!”

Tang Tianxin, who had been very silent and calm all along, looked horrified. “It’s over.”

Sure enough.

Snap!

Chen Feng raised the parameter to 20.5G!

It surpassed human limits.

Everyone let out a collective scream.

“The machine can’t take it, something bad is going to happen!”

Professor Ouyang screeched and tried to press the emergency stop button.

But he didn’t succeed. The Xuanwu Institute and the Pangu Institute almost simultaneously took control of the machine. The voices of Ou Qinglan and another researcher came through at the same time.

Ou Qinglan said this. “We can’t emergency stop, or he’ll definitely be seriously injured! Although the real Azure Dragon Armor machine currently can’t reach this level, if the Simulator judges he can withstand 20.5G, then it can still be simulated.”

The researcher from the Pangu Institute added, “He’ll be fine, provided he doesn’t make a single mistake.”

Everyone looked at the projection again, with only one huge question in their hearts.

Chen Feng, who had been falling all over the place at the start, could he really achieve zero mistakes from now on?

Time ticked by.

Everyone’s eyes were glued to the figure speeding like the wind in the projection.

No one knew that Chen Feng’s heart was now filled with extreme excitement and fervor.

He only wanted to say one word.

Awesome!

He had finally…

found where his talent lay.

He also probably finally understood something.

Why he, such an ordinary person, had been destined to be chosen, to be able to travel back and forth between two eras.

He had found the dual meaning for his own existence and for the special advantage he possessed.

I will win!

I might, just might, be able to really do something for this world, for this Civilization, and for myself to have no regrets!