Chapter 859: Logical Genius
So what the heck is network latency again?
Can't you come up with a slightly more plausible excuse when you're messing around?
Shirley stomped her foot in anger, but could only feel her way across the river again, wasting all the time!
This time, having learned her lesson, Shirley extended countless tree vines to probe the path, finally figuring out the range of Jiangnan's skills!
She burst out!
But even though the heavens had unexpected storms and the earth had Jiangnan causing trouble,
it could only delay her for a short while!
Meanwhile, Xiao Jiuwo had flown all the way to Cangcheng, just to keep Wei Teng from getting lost again!
He guided him from the sky the whole way, letting him return to the track and continue the race!
But the gap had already been completely opened!
By the time Shirley and Air Brother finished their third lap, Wei Teng still had one lap to go!
Data Emperor Sean grabbed the baton Shirley handed him, a smirk curling at the corner of his mouth.
"You can taste the taste of failure right now!"
As he spoke, his telekinesis surged violently, and nine mithril cross swords floated in the air!
He stepped onto one sword, clasped his hands behind his back,
while the other eight cut through the wind ahead, blasting forward at incredible speed, vanishing in an instant!
Even the South Wall Jiangnan had secretly set up was chopped to pieces, his speed not slowing in the slightest!
Charles took the baton, his spiritual energy erupting wildly!
"These two points will belong to my Free Glory Academy!"
"Gravity Slingshot!"
The sonic boom he kicked up made the onlookers' eardrums ache!
He shot out like an electromagnetic cannon.
Everyone's hearts were in their throats—could they still catch up?
Sean and Charles were the anchors, and they weren't slow at all, even though Jiangnan was a spatial system!
Under such a gap, it would be hard to make up the difference!
But Jiangnan teleported in calmly, unhurriedly changing into his slippers,
waiting leisurely for Wei Teng to arrive!
Not long after, Sean and Charles had already finished a lap and returned!
"Boom! Boom!"
Sonic booms swept through the crowd, triggering waves of exclamations!
Wei Teng finally blazed over, shoving the baton into Jiangnan's hand,
asking expectantly, "How is it? Not too slow, right? I saw Sean and Charles just go by…"
Jiangnan: (ꐦ⌒ᴗ⌒) "Mm~"
"Not too slow. They only lapped us by a little over one lap."
Wei Teng: (•́ω•̀٥)…
Qin Shou shouted: (ꐦŎ益Ŏ)
"You heartless directionally challenged idiot! Do you even deserve my four-wheel drive? Brothers, get him! Beat him up!"
With that, a group of little yellow-clad men rushed over and pinned Wei Teng to the ground, beating him thoroughly!
(ꐦ･᷅益･᷄)ﾉ(#)꒦ິД꒦ີ(#)ԅ(•̀益•́ꐦ)
Sean and Charles both turned to look at Jiangnan, sneering coldly.
Even if Jiangnan were a celestial, closing a gap of nearly one and a half laps wasn't something he could just casually make up!
Jiangnan took a deep breath, shoved a mouthful of durian pulp into his mouth,
(๑･᷄ٹ･᷅) "It's been a long time since I've gone all out. Let's see today just how fast I really am!"
"Seventh Startling Gate! Open!"
"Blood Incineration. Emperor Engine! Open!"
With the dual buffs stacked, Jiangnan's physical capabilities were pushed to the limit—his skin flushed red, white vapor steaming off him!
The thunderous heartbeat even made everyone's hearts ache uncomfortably!
The Extreme-Speed Slipper activated abruptly, shattering the asphalt road beneath him!
Jiangnan's figure vanished instantly; the next moment, he was already three thousand meters away!
Before the crowd could even see clearly, his figure disappeared again!
The Extreme-Speed Slipper combined with his three-thousand-meter teleportation limit, plus the occasional Space Wormhole—
this was a terrifying speed beyond words!
A lap of over three hundred kilometers was just over a hundred teleports for Jiangnan!
And his methods weren't limited to teleportation alone!
There was no sonic boom or blast wave—just a constantly flickering figure appearing farther and farther away!
Charles and Sean felt their vision blur;
by the time they turned their heads, they couldn't even see Jiangnan's shadow anymore!
Sean: Σ(°△°|||)
Charles: Σ(ʘ̅дʘ̅๑)!!!
W-what is this?!
How can he be so fast?!
They knew the spatial system had mobility unmatched by any Spirit Warrior,
but using teleportation this frequently—could his internal spiritual energy really hold up?
And what was that white smoke just now?
How could it be even more terrifying than the technological boost they had?
On the helicopter, Hu Shuo was going crazy!
Because now ordinary cameras couldn't keep up with Jiangnan's speed at all!
"Hurry! Get the high-speed camera over here, now!"
But even with an 8K ultra-high-speed camera, they could only capture a few frames,
since no one knew where Jiangnan would appear next!
Yet those few frames, when broadcast, caused an uproar in the livestream!
In the image, Jiangnan was striding forward with his head down, not even looking at the road—
one hand holding the baton, the other holding his phone!
─═≡⋌(⌯･᷄◠･᷅)੭[]唔～
The livestream exploded!
"Holy crap! Nan Shen is playing on his phone?! Could you at least show some respect for the competition?!"
"And it's a matching game? He's already on level 1082?! Unbelievable!"
"Damn, only seven moves left. Nan Shen isn't going to pass this level…"
"Huh? Is that the main point here? I'm stunned!"
Everyone's hearts were undoubtedly thrilled—this wasn't a gap at all!
It was a chasm!
The spatial system's mobility was fully on display through Jiangnan!
By the time his second lap was almost done, Jiangnan had already closed the gap!
He left Sean and Charles in the dust, their eyes filled with resentment!
Charles: (ꐦ͡ಠ皿͡ಠ) "Did he just flip us off?"
Sean: (٥▀ʖ̯▀) "I... I didn't see clearly."
[Resentment from Sean +1000!]
[Resentment from Charles +1000!]
They had still underestimated Jiangnan's terrifying mobility!
Did he have an endless supply of spiritual energy inside him?!
This was almost like shrinking the earth into inches!
The two of them weren't slow, but even with technological enhancement, they couldn't match Jiangnan's speed!
This wasn't even on the same level!
Yet even so, they still had to give it their all—if they fell too far behind, it wouldn't just be the academy's face at stake, but their country's!
The two pushed forward with all they had!
Soon, Jiangnan finished his three laps, but he didn't cross the finish line.
Instead, he erected a South Wall right in front of the line, both hands holding a burnout until the soles of his slippers wore through!
Only then did he stop, leisurely change into his own shoes, clasp his hands behind his back, and look toward the track with a grin!
By then, Qin Shou and the others were laughing their heads off!
A celestial and a mortal really were different—after being lapped by over a lap, he had closed the gap so easily!
And now he was leading Sean and Charles by half a lap?
Racing against a spatial system? Wasn't that just asking to be bullied?
Even without using any special tricks, just his teleportation and physical ability alone could still blow the two away!
Guan Hu and Zhao Dezhu's mouths were nearly stretched to their ears!
"What are you waiting for, kid? Hurry up and cross the finish line!"
"Yeah, then the match is over!"
Jiangnan shook his head like a rattle-drum!
"No way! Since this is an academic exchange, as a great nation, we must be courteous and deferential!"
"If I drag them this far and then cross the finish line, wouldn't the Mi and Ying teams lose face?"
"That wouldn't be good for the development of relations between the three sides! So I'll wait until they catch up, then cross the finish line!"
"Winning by the tiniest margin—won't that save everyone's face? It's a win-win!"
At those words, Martin and Tom's faces turned green!
What the heck win-win?!
You're a real logical genius!
This just makes us lose even more face!
You slapped us in the face once, and now you're coming back for another round?
[Resentment from Martin +1000!]
[Resentment from Tom Hanks +1000!]
...
Sean and Charles finally caught up, only to see Jiangnan standing right in front of the finish line waiting for them!
Fury burned in their hearts—they were maxing out the resentment meter!
Could you get any more despicable?!
As the two neared the finish line, Jiangnan teleported across it in advance, securing first place!
Charles roared in anger: "Jiangnan, you've gone too far! Winning is one thing, but there's no need to humiliate us like this!"
Jiangnan sneered!
"Get this straight: you came here to slap us in the face. So you need to be ready to get slapped back!"
"This is just the first slap. There'll be a second, and a third!"
"Until you're driven back home! You want face? Fine!"
"Earn it yourselves!"
At these words, the crowd erupted in cheers! The onlookers were so excited their faces turned red,
gripping the railings and going crazy with "857"!
Jiangnan's victory felt as joyful as if they had won themselves!
At this moment, both Martin and Tom couldn't save face anymore!
They gritted their teeth and snarled: "Fine! You're tough enough, but don't get too cocky!"
"Speed just happens to be your strong suit. Facts prove our students aren't inferior to yours!"
"Next up, we compete in strength! However you slapped us, we'll slap it right back!"
Jiangnan: (๑ᵒ̌ٹᵒ̌)
"I've got the power, I'm not afraid of you!"
"Bring it on!"
"How are we competing this time?"
Xia Yao and Zhong Yingxue both covered their faces—Xiao Nan's third passive skill had been triggered again!
Why does everything you say sound like an advertising slogan?!
You've completely killed the rhyme, haven't you?
Martin sneered: "How? Arm wrestling!"
Jiangnan: (´ﾟ口ﾟ)?
T-this is so casual?