At the race venue, Qin Miao had already moved up from fifth to third in just two laps.
The student ranked second was less than two meters in front of Qin Miao now, and Qin Miao was already putting pressure on him.
However, judging from the fact that the opponent never looked back to check his position when cornering or driving straight, it seems the opponent wouldn't know how to defend.
Actually, this isn't a good thing because these newbies playing karting tend not to look back when being overtaken, choosing what they think is the best route.
This easily leads to collisions with others attempting overtaking at the bends.
Qin Miao naturally understood this, so when overtaking, he chose the long straight, relying on the advantage of his speed out of the corner to overtake the opponent on the straight.
While Qin Miao was wreaking havoc, Qimeng sat behind, gripping tightly onto the handle behind Qin Miao's seat to avoid being thrown off by the G-force when Qin Miao rounded corners, watching Qin Miao with eyes half amazed and half worried.
Is this guy really serious, so fast, hasn't he given up that thought yet?
Does Qin Miao really want to win this truth-or-dare game adventure and then confess to Fan Yue?
If Qin Miao knew what Qimeng was thinking now, he would definitely give Qimeng a big eye roll.
Though I've liked Fan Yue for three and a half years and though I feel terrible now, I'm not love-obsessed and won't let things like romance cloud my basic judgment.
Since I've been convinced by Qimeng to let go, other than feeling physically uncomfortable due to inertia, Qin Miao won't subjectively think of Fan Yue any more.
But to be fair, Qin Miao is also a normal person; while he won't have subjective thoughts about Fan Yue, it doesn't mean he won't subconsciously want to show off in front of Fan Yue.
So, Qin Miao was fiercely pursuing first place on the field.
Rewards didn't matter to Qin Miao, but today he had to show off no matter what.
In the third lap, Qin Miao used his speed advantage after the corner to overtake the student in front of him and began chasing the front-runner, Fan Yue.
At this point, there were still two and a half laps left until the end of the race, and Fan Yue was about two hundred meters ahead of Qin Miao.
Though it sounds long, considering it was Fan Yue driving and her skills were just so-so, Qin Miao had a great chance of catching up with her.
With Qin Miao already in second place and starting his pursuit, his team and the runaway Zhu Hong team naturally caught everyone's eyes.
After all, most people on the track were just pecking at each other, with only these two teams being somewhat interesting.
Full-throttle Qin Miao was undoubtedly fast, and by the end of the third lap, he was just one hundred meters away from Fan Yue's car.
The distance between the two cars was visibly narrowing.
"Whoa, Qin Miao is insanely fast!"
"Yeah, and did you notice, Old Qin's route looks so smooth, just pleasing to watch."
"Can you really develop this skill through playing games? I don't buy it."
"I feel like Qimeng behind him is about to cry from fear; she keeps looking at the lap counter several times."
"Hahaha, Old Qin's car is fast, but it's kind of scary."
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By the fourth lap, audiences' anticipation and tension over whether Qin Miao could overtake the front car had completely faded.
Although Qin Miao still hadn't caught up to Fan Yue ahead, the gap between the two cars had already shrunk to less than 10 meters.
And Qin Miao was still closing in quickly.
At the end of the fourth lap, coming to the big straight at Turn One, it was destined for Qin Miao to pass Fan Yue.
Watching the speedy Qin Miao, the students suddenly realized!
This is like a father beating his son!
Fan Yue, at the driver's seat, hadn't noticed that Qin Miao had caught up behind her, but Zhu Hong sitting in the rear seat realized early the astonishing speed at which Qin Miao was chasing.
Watching the rapidly closing Qin Miao, Zhu Hong felt anxious sitting in the rear seat yet helpless; he couldn't possibly ask Fan Yue to defend against Qin Miao, right?
It became inevitable that Qin Miao's car was going to overtake before the race ended, yet Zhu Hong had no way to prevent it, only able to watch with eyes wide open.
Soon, the two cars rushed past the start line one after another, marking the beginning of the final lap.
At this point, Qin Miao had caught Fan Yue's slipstream and then relied on vehicle speed to overtake her out of Turn One, leaving Fan Yue behind.
Sitting in the rear seat, Zhu Hong saw this and almost gritted his back molars to pieces.
Qin Miao, you bastard! Is this lap time something a kart novice can achieve?
With the advantage Zhu Hong built over five laps, Qin Miao took only four to catch up, even when Qin Miao had cars to pass first to keep advancing.
With such skill, you tell me you've never played karting?
What? Can computer games really simulate reality? I just don't buy it.
You're doing this intentionally to annoy me, aren't you?
Zhu Hong was genuinely angry, though not to the extreme.
Right now, Zhu Hong felt like his carefully planned scheme, using a lot of time and effort and money, was disrupted by someone.
Originally, Zhu Hong would've been angry, because the fact that students could come here to play was all his financial effort, and not being given any face seemed quite unkind.
But then Zhu Hong remembered his purpose for coming here today, biting his teeth he suppressed his internal rage.
Though his well-laid plan was disrupted by the sudden emergence of Qin Miao, Zhu Hong had another route due to his generosity towards other students.
Aside from the anger caused by Qin Miao's disruption, Zhu Hong still had some defiance, concerning driving skills.
Even though lap times showed Zhu Hong's skills were completely outmatched by Qin Miao, Zhu Hong believed his strong point was attacking and defending abilities.
He didn't believe that starting in front, Qin Miao could surpass him through his defense.
Although subconsciously knowing even if he started in front he might not outrun Qin Miao, Zhu Hong didn't want to admit defeat before actually being beaten by Qin Miao in a real match, especially before Fan Yue.
The final result of the race came to an end after Qin Miao crossed the finish line.
[Ding]
[Mission: Roaring Tiger in the Woods (Completed)]
[Lottery Function Unlocked]
[White Lottery Ticket*1,]
[Congratulations on unlocking the lottery ability, with a complimentary ten white lottery tickets*1]
At the moment of crossing the line, a system notification sounded in Qin Miao's brain.
Momentarily dazed by the system sound, Qin Miao then remembered there was a mission for winning this little race.
But the reward for this mission was lottery tickets, which had little allure for Qin Miao, who never won good prizes from lotteries.
On the way back to the parking area, Qin Miao looked at the rewards given.
Honestly speaking, one white lottery ticket didn't seem appealing, but the ten white lottery tickets afterward reminded Qin Miao of those ten-roll gacha games.
The déjà vu was too strong.