Chapter 87 - Extremespeed (1/2)

Translator: Exodus Tales  Editor: Exodus Tales

Xia Fei had installed two fuel injection systems to the energy input unit and had widened the inner diameter of the injection nozzle by 0.4 millimeters previously. This emergency setup he had done was usually kept shut, but once it was opened, the injection system would be working at full capacity, providing the engine with even more horsepower.

However, the burden of the entire machine would also be raised past the limit it could bear.

Xia Fei, who did not have the materials on hand to replace the damaged pressure pipe, could only grit his teeth as he proceeded with directly connecting the pressure pipe to the engine. Indubitably, the risk of driving the hovercar had increased yet again; without the aid of the pressure control system, all the pressure would be vented without reservations.

Xia Fei had no other choice. If he wished to continue participating in this race, he had to take an even greater risk. Of course, the thought of giving up the race had never even crossed his mind.

Taking a deep breath, Xia Fei’s hand turned on the switch in the fuel injection system, closed the hood, and hopped into the cockpit.

“Oh, wow! Xia Fei has really repaired his hovercar by the looks of it, and he should be intending to get back in the race!” gasped the red-haired commentator in disbelief.

“While such tenacity is worth admiration, he’s unfortunately used up four minutes fifteen seconds of his time repairing the hovercar. Xia Fei is now ranked last, and Twin Dragons’ hovercar 0 is just about to complete an entire lap over his,” said the bespectacled commentator in a regretful tone.

Over by the staff area, Moon Song, Chen Dong, Beihai, and Manjun all had their eyes glued to the screen, each of them already a bundle of nerves.

“Xia Fei, are you still able to continue the race?” asked Chen Dong anxiously.

Xia Fei’s communicator was connected to his helmet, and because he had taken it off when he was repairing the hovercar, Chen Dong and the others were unable to establish any communication with him despite their worries, which was why Chen Dong had so urgently asked the question after Xia Fei was done with his repairs and donned on his helmet again.

“I’m fine; we’re continuing the race,” answered Xia Fei calmly. His fingers very quickly activated all the various systems of his hovercar.

“Do you have a bone to pick with Bai Ye? He looked like he wanted to hit you with his hovercar earlier,” wondered Chen Dong.

The instant Bai Ye’s hovercar brushed past Xia Fei, everyone in the control room could feel their hearts in their throats. This was especially so for Moon Song, who had flipped over a table in a fit of anger, like a mother tiger that had its cubs threatened, and nearly sent the computer crashing to the ground.

“We’ll talk about everything after I get back,” replied Xia Fei. “Just give me a report of the first level right now.”

Beihai, who was the one in charge of the first level, reported at once, “The first level is safe. All the other racers have already made it through.”

Xia Fei pushed the engine activation button and floored the accelerator. The fiery-red hovercar let out an angry growl, then went zipping off.

Upon fully activating the dual-injection system, it became apparent that the sound and the exhaust of his hovercar were very different from before.

The originally blue flame now had a tinge of green to it, and it made exploding sounds from time to time.

The hovercar flashed past the stands.

An explosive noise rang, and those people on the stands all covered their ears as they gazed at Xia Fei in horror before he disappeared into the distance. They were all uncertain about what had just happened.

“That deflagration Xia Fei’s hovercar is ejecting is really too dangerous. Just what modifications did he make to his vehicle such that the engine would make such a deafening noise?” wondered the red-haired commentator. That thunderous sound had given the director, cameramen, and commentators in the live studio quite a scare.

That middle-aged commentator pushed up his glasses and explained, “A deflagration occurs when a vehicle is experiencing too great a pressure as the fuel gets injected to the engine. The engine is unable to break down so much fuel in a time, so a portion of the trace fuel will be discharged into the air. As the combustion is insufficient, the explosion we now hear and see is what happens when the trace fuel ends up meeting air.”

“Doesn’t that mean that driving Xia Fei’s hovercar 99 is very dangerous?” inquired the young red-haired commentator nervously.

“Very dangerous, indeed. Increasing the pressure inside the fuel tank can result in the engine receiving a lot more fuel, giving it an explosive boost in performance, but it can also very easily cause the engine to fall apart due to the immense strain. If I wasn’t mistaken, Xia Fei installed a fuel injection system to hovercar 99,” explained the experienced middle-aged commentator.

The red-haired commentator urgently pulled out the information on hovercar 99 that they had gotten from the inspection team and cried in bewilderment, “Senior, Xia Fei did indeed install a fuel injection system to his hovercar, and it’s not just one but two, giving twice the pressure. Even the injection nozzles themselves have been widened by 0.4 millimeters.”

The middle-aged man was startled, exclaiming, “WHAT?! DUAL-INJECTION SYSTEM? That’s too insane… Only a madman willing to throw away his life would do something like that!”

The effect of turning on the injection system was apparent. The speed of Xia Fei’s hovercar had reached 3800m/s, and it was still climbing.

Xia Fei had emptied his mind of stray thoughts and had entirely focused on the track ahead, his two feet interchanging between the accelerator and brakes.

Soon, Xia Fei had caught up to the hovercar trailing at the end of the pack, and it was barely putting up a fight as it was left far behind by the other hovercars ahead.

This section of the track was a straight path, which stretched over twenty-two miles. Xia Fei put pedal to metal and whizzed through as fast as he could, his top speed going well over 4000m/s.

Speed was king when overtaking on a straight track.

One, two, three…

Xia Fei had already left six other hovercars eating his dust in that one stretch, and before him was a soft turn. He gritted his teeth and had his left foot hovering over the brakes, not stepping on it.

Taking a turn at a speed beyond the means of most hovercars, the severe tilt threw Xia Fei’s body to the side. Gritting his teeth, he bore the enormous centrifugal force he was under as his two hands firmly grasped the steering wheel, making micro-adjustments to stabilize the vehicle.

The hovercar shuddered violently, almost as if it were about to flip over. The alloy frame was shaking as if it were experiencing an earthquake.

It managed to complete a beautiful, high-speed cornering maneuver and exploded out in flight.

“Xia Fei’s mad. He’s really gone raving mad. To think he’d attempt a high-speed cornering while maintaining a speed of almost 4000m/s. High-speed cornering is the hardest maneuver to pull off when racing with a hovercar as it requires the driver to constantly adjust the steering wheel where even the slightest mistake can be catastrophic. That cornering Xia Fei just did was perfect and could be even faster than Twin Dragons’ car,” shouted in an almost hoarse voice by the red-haired commentator, his face flushing.

“Oh, heavens. 4487m/s… The new speed record that Xia Fei’s stock model extreme racing hovercar has just achieved is actually faster than Twin Dragons’ professional racing hovercar. Just how did he do it?

“Xia Fei has jumped from the last place to two hundred ninety-seventh after covering one hundred twenty-five miles of distance. That’s just too incredible. We’re only five laps in; could Xia Fei make it into the Top 100 before this race ends?”

From that lap, Xia Fei had achieved the fastest speed, with five minutes fifty-nine seconds in the fourth round, by averaging a speed of 3700m/s. That beats the top speed of the star region champion, Twin Dragons. A new record has been made!”

The young commentator was in a state of mania, standing up and excitedly cheering despite still doing the live broadcast.

After the fifth lap was over, Xia Fei reached two hundred fifty-sixth place.

Being able to overtake forty-one other racers in just one lap was a very shocking performance.

By the end of the sixth lap, he was on two hundred nineteen.

By the end of seven, one sixty-five.

This was a truly inconceivable race; it was already a miracle that his hovercar could be repaired in time, but Xia Fei just had to repeatedly create a new record during the race as his rank increased by leaps and bounds.

Moonlit Bay Race Circuit was in a state of jubilation.

Everyone was yelling Xia Fei’s name, knowing that they were witnessing a miracle before their very eyes.

“Break a leg, Xia Fei! You’re definitely not going to lose!” Avril was so tense that she had forgotten to ruin her plushies as usual. Her two hands were clenched in front of her chest as her eyes shone brightly with determination.

Conversely, Moon Song was suffering in the command room. With her personality, she ought to be hollering wildly, yet that was not what she was doing now.