Chapter 127 Chapter 127: Backup Plan
Chapter 127: Backup Plan
"Welcome back, dear audience, to the Dossoles Extreme Ironman Grand Prix! I'm your old friend, D.D.D!"
"After the fierce competition of the previous round, only six teams of contestants remain. The champion is still undecided, but judging by everyone's cheers, the most popular team is already quite obvious. Let's shout their name out loud—"
"Pink Bunny Rabbit!"
"You have to win! I bet all my money on you!"
"Rabbits don't just eat grass!"
Their supporting fans have even come up with slogans for them.
"Such popularity is expected. It's been a long time since we've seen such an exciting tournament."
Candela sat in the erected VIP room, showing an interested smile. Speaking of which, her initial reason for paying attention to this team was because it contained distinguished guests like Lin Yuxia and Ch'en.
But unexpectedly, she discovered a pleasant surprise. That man's skills clearly didn't seem like those of a nobody. Is he also from Yan?
So many talented individuals. Bolivia always falls short in this aspect compared to such long-term stable countries.
"Speaking of which, the champion can already be determined, right? Unless something unexpected happens..."
Bang!
With the sound of the referee's starting gun, everyone set off.
They ran forward at the fastest speed, each grabbing a bicycle.
But two leisurely figures seemed isolated from this tense atmosphere.
"Hey, Kevin, should we ride the same bike?"
"If we encounter obstacles later, it might be difficult to maneuver."
Kevin didn't refuse but explained the pros and cons to her. Alright, it's just that this person is quite stubborn.
"It's fine. We'll just ride slowly. If we don't compete aggressively, we should encounter fewer troubles."
Pozëmka extended a finger to block his mouth.
"You're not allowed to refuse again~"
"Alright."
"Then let's choose this one. I'll sit in the back. Let's go, let's go~"
By the time the two of them finished their leisurely discussion, the others had already ridden their bikes half a kilometer ahead.
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Whoosh! Whoosh!
The biting wind echoed in their ears.
"Where are Pozëmka and Kevin?"
Ch'en took off her hat, her deep blue hair cascading down, swept back by the wind, trailing behind her against the direction of the bike's movement.
"They're probably behind?"
Enrique pedaled hard on his bicycle, his voice stretched thin by the rushing air.
"You can completely remove the word 'probably'."
Lin Yuxia had black lines on her face. She wasn't as impatient as Ch'en; she clearly saw what those two were doing just now.
Forget it. With his skills, it doesn't matter. He'll catch up sooner or later; there's no need for weaklings like us to worry.
Speaking of which, their current situation might be even more dangerous?
Nearly ten bicycles closed in around them. Their motive was obvious—they were trying to cut them off!
But perhaps due to fear of their skills, they didn't get too close. Instead, they took out various props to harass them.
Smoke bombs and gas were secondary; some even scattered nails and hidden weapons on the ground.
"There's a curve ahead. Let's take a shortcut."
These small things weren't very harmful but were extremely annoying. Lin Yuxia was getting a headache from dealing with them.
"There are ambushes inside. The personnel arranged by the mayor are definitely more troublesome than these troublemakers."
Ch'en hadn't lost her cool. Even though their progress had been significantly delayed, she could still consider all aspects.
"Ah, actually, I know a safe route with few ambushes."
Enrique suggested at this moment. Given his identity as someone arranged by the mayor to take care of guests, his credibility was quite high.
"...Is it really okay?"
"Then let's go."
The three turned into an alley, with Enrique responsible for guiding the way.
He secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. He didn't expect that man named Kevin didn't seem enthusiastic about winning the competition.
This gave him an opportunity. Otherwise, if that guy reached the cruise ship in the final stage...
"Wow! We can see that the front members of Team Pink Bunny Rabbit have turned into an alley. Are they taking a shortcut? What a challenging choice!"
"But why do we only see three people in our view? Where are the other two team members? Let me look."
D.D.D.'s voice gradually shifted from excitement to confusion, but soon she spotted Kevin and Fiammetta's figures from a drone perspective quite far back.
"Oh, found them! They are... ??? My goodness, they're buying milk tea?!"
......
"Thank you, boss. Here's your money."
Two cups of ice-cold milk tea were in hand. After handing one to Kevin and taking her own bicycle handlebars, she got on the bike and rode forward chatting and laughing.
They didn't look like contestants; more like... sightseeing tourists?
"Ahaha, perhaps these two have other ideas."
D.D.D. forced a laugh and bravely explained.
"Hehe, it's fine. Within the rules, Dossoles respects every contestant's choices during the competition. Moreover, I find it quite interesting."
People who don't care about winning or losing? Candela was surprised. Then what were their motives and purposes for participating?
"Thank you for your understanding, Mayor..."
Boom!
An explosion from one perspective interrupted D.D.D.'s voice. Flames shot into the sky—it was clearly from Ch'en and Lin Yuxia's direction!
"It seems another unexpected event has occurred!"
In Enrique's small shop, a medium-scale collapse occurred following an explosion.
And it was clearly a premeditated trap. The paths ahead and behind were blocked tightly, airtight. It seemed they would be held up here for a long time.
But the two trapped inside didn't show much panic or anger on their faces; instead, they were remarkably calm, astonishingly calm.
"Just as we predicted."
"Although we don't know why he did this, this result actually matches our speculation."
Lin drove her glass blade to slash at the collapsed debris blocking the door, leaving several deep marks. But for the entire collapsed area, it was merely a drop in the bucket.
"Can you move these sand and stones away?"
Facing Ch'en's inquiry, Lin Yuxia shook her head. If her father were here, such a trivial matter could be easily handled. But that was Lungmen's Rat King; the gap between her and him was still vast.
"No."
"Then shall we try this?"
Ch'en took out a black diamond-shaped ice crystal that Kevin had left for them before departure.
"If I'm present, your probing will be meaningless. If you encounter trouble you cannot solve..."
"Smart people aren't just us two."
Luring the snake out of its hole? Alright, maybe a little bit. But Lin Yuxia could tell that most of the reason was probably because Fiammetta really wanted to go have fun, right?
They were just incidental.
Reality is often that cruel.
"Then use it. If we delay any longer, others will almost reach the finish line."
Ch'en nodded and threw the ice crystal onto the ground!
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