Chapter 12 (1/2)
G.o.d's Left Hand - Prelude: Chapter 12
She had never played a final round this difficult. Her first match was against last year’s champion.
She knew the maps in Need for Speed 10 well enough that she could have drawn them with her eyes closed. However, every single contestant was just as familiar with the maps as she was.
Bend after bend on the road, her finger never left the s.h.i.+ft key.
Every time, as she was about to b.u.mp into an opponent’s car, she would overtake them while barely grazing the car……
It’s a good thing that she had spent two months training to avoid cras.h.i.+ng. Last year, many Chinese Need for Speed players were knocked out of the international compet.i.tion early on, all because they weren’t familiar with compet.i.tion rules.
In China, a rematch is required if a player overturns their opponent’s car.
But in WCG tournaments, there is no penalty for purposely cras.h.i.+ng into another opponent’s car, making it a viable strategy for players.
Surprisingly, her left hand was a bit sore after she took it off the keyboard.
This was only the first match and she had just won by only a narrow margin. She glanced at the Singaporean players for the next match and gritted her teeth as she gathered her belongings and left the compet.i.tion floor.
Match after match, semifinals, and finals.
There was still, however, half a day to get through……
“Look at this post,” Slide turned his laptop towards her with the most easy going posture to take her mind off the stress. “Yesterday, someone took a picture of you and posted on the CS boards.”
Ai Qing placed her bag down at her feet, sat down, and carefully looked at the computer screen.
The picture was a side-view of her yesterday, dozing on the back of the chair in front of her. The caption was very clickbaity “The Ancient Hero of Legend: Gou Gou makes a surprising appearance at the WCG Asian Champions.h.i.+p.”
Ancient……
Ai Qing wasn’t sure if she should laugh or cry as she looked at Slide. “Since when did I become an ancient legend?”