Chapter 25 (1/2)

What happened, did I win?

The golden circles that appeared in the air also served to mark out the race course for the cubs competing.

For the audience, in addition to the holographic image showing the cubs, there was also a map of the race course placed beside the finish line. On the map were small red dots that showed the cubs movements and they seemed to already flown two-thirds of the race.

Although a Kuhti cub had now separated from the horde and was closing in on the Kuwei, there were only a third of the track left until the finish line. The probability of success was small and if the cub wanted to win, it would be a hard feat…

The commentator of the contest could of course sense where the audience’s interest laid and in order to cater to the masses, let the cameras focus on the Kuhti cub.

The cubs of the Kuhti, Kuwei and Cotto race were all round and fluffy. In adulthood they could be called masters of the sky, but as cubs the sky was still something unfamiliar that they had to explore, a challenge that they had to overcome.

A cub with ample light red feathers who was flapping its small wings with all it got, appeared on the screen and was clearly shown to the whole audience as the cameras zoomed in.

The cub was not focusing on the Kuwei cub in front of him, but was instead flapping his wings with great concentration and eyeing a golden circle that had appeared nearby.

At this moment, as the cub rounded a corner, another golden circle appeared without warning right above the Kuhti cub. The audience could not help but tense up when they saw this.

It would probably be missed…

The circle’s timing as well as its position made the task extremely difficult, and they would not blame the cub even if it missed the circle.

With this in mind, the audience did not expect much.

But in the next second, the image shown on the screen left everyone in awe.

With a very skillful maneuver, the Kuhti cub flew up and through the golden circle above it, successfully gaining a point.

“Peipei…” In the audience, Fuya raised her hands to cover her mouth, her shoulders were stretched taunt and she repeatedly blinked her blurry eyes as she looked up at the screen.

The main reason that she had wanted her cub to participate in the flying competition was actually because she remembered the longing her cub had once showed when they had watched it together. The fact that it also gave her the opportunity to change the way Tanner behaved towards their cub was only a small part of it.

In her view, it did not matter what ranking the cub got, the burden of upholding the family’s reputation was not be something a cub should bear.

However, with that said, seeing the scene in front of her, was undoubtedly a very pleasant surprise. For her little Peipei to have advanced so rapidly…

When Xie Tao saw the Kuhti cub successfully pass through the golden circle, he did not show any obvious excitement, however his eyes and eyebrows could not help but lower.

The difficult part of the race had already been mastered by their cubs. They had gone over it many times before, with many different scenarios, and out of the three cubs, the Kuhti cub had been the one who trained the hardest.

Once his wings got tired, he would take a break. But it usually was not long before Xie Tao once again saw the cub practicing the maneuvers over and over in order to overcome the difficult part.

The difficult part in the competition had not changed over the years and after training so rigorously, Xie Tao believed that when it came to flying techniques, the Kuhti cub would not lose to anyone.

He showed no hesitation and took every circle with speed and accuracy. The distance between the two cubs gradually began to decrease even more. The Kuhti cub was so close, if only the track had been a little long, it might have been able to out do the Kuwei cub, but they were nearing the finish line…

Seeing this, the Kuhti and Cotto could not help but secretly sigh in their hearts.

Particularly the Cotto people felt quite bitter, they would rather let the Kuhtis win this year than allow the Kuweis to gain a three years consecutive championship!

So, what was so bad about this happening?

Well, it was true that their three races were in a friendly alliance, but for one to stand out and shift the power balance was obviously not good.

The camera could not focus on the Kuhti cub for too long, so after giving it a closeup as well as showing the cub’s skills when it came to with the golden circles, the commentator was ready to move it away and let the other cubs have some camera time too.

But just before the image changed, everyone saw the little red cub on the screen raise his head with a determined look. It seemed to be looking at the auditorium next to the finish line and suddenly it called out with a clear and strong voice.

“Tiuh!”

The cub could in no way know that he was being shown on the screen. That his black eyes had in that moment caught sight of the audience in the distance had only been accident. But it had given him motivation and after calling out, he tried to flap his wings even harder.

There were two important people watching him in the audience.

Wanting to do the best one could in front of one’s parents was only natural. The cub wanted to quickly fly over there and be praised by the youth and his mother.

Xie Tao briefly contemplated on the sharp sound’s meaning, but once he understood, his eyes could not help but soften.

After a few minutes, the competition entered climax as two cubs in the lead got even closer to the finish line. At this time, many in the audience were unable to stop themselves from standing up from their seats and look down at the finish line next to the arena.

The red flag standing at the top of the mountain marked the end of the tracks and it was estimated that in less than one minute, they would have a winner.

The previous cheering crowd was now silence and tension filled the air as they awaited the cubs’ appearance. Then as the first cub ascended the mountain and came into view, the cameras zoomed in on it. It was the Kuwei cub. It had been in the lead throughout the race and although a little disappointed, most people were not surprised about this.