MTL - Electromagnetic Tyrant-Chapter 347 Empire's Betrayal

 Chapter 345 Champion

 Three times the speed of sound!

Ji Xinghuo's speed has exceeded 1,100 meters per second, which is a high speed that he has never reached before.

 Everything in the field of vision is distorted.

 It was as if the whole world was going backwards. The normally empty air became like a stone wall at such high speed, blocking the way. Every step he took consumed a lot of star power and physical strength.

Consumption was rising crazily. Ji Xinghuo opened the Vientiane Star Pupil interface and took a look. The star power value was jumping rapidly.

This is because the flying shoes have the "ether energy saving" effect.

 At the same time, the star power also recovered rapidly.

Having two etheric resonances, the Ring of Light also comes with one, for a total of three etheric resonance effects, and the star power is restored as soon as it is consumed.

The flying shoes under Ji Xinghuo's feet made him feel that the space around him contained infinite energy. When he consumed his star power and physical strength, this vacuum energy was immediately poured into his body to transform and replenish himself.

 This is the effect of the "vacuum guide source" of the alien alien species, plus the etheric affinity of the "Ring of the Wandering Star" and the acceleration effect.

 Even so, the consumption of star power is still greater than the recovery.

 Scenery recedes from view.

“This is obviously an all-out effort.” A marathon analyst interjected, “Ji Xinghuo has been maintaining a speed of Mach 1 before, but he didn’t show it until now. He should be ready to compete for the championship.”

 The expected results of the two were reversed again. Ji Xinghuo once again surpassed the Sun King and was expected to only lead by 30 seconds.

Ji Xinghuo rushed upstream along the Nile River.

 The host was about to speak when he noticed that Ji Xinghuo had sped up again.

Ji Xinghuo kept up his speed and ran along the northern shore of the Persian Gulf.

At the first moment, Ji Xinghuo's crazy acceleration was noticed by the host and guest experts, and the countless viewers in front of the screen were in an uproar, all in disbelief.

Then crossed the canal at the Suez Canal Bridge and entered the African continent.

Now, the Sun King has just escaped from the border of the East African Kingdom, arrived on the east coast of Africa, and is returning north.

 All the spectators were stunned.

Wherever it passed, it brought up strong winds of level eight or above, and the whole person was like a tornado passing through, making a deafening sonic boom.

“Most kings can’t reach this speed!” another guest lamented.

 Within one minute, the speed of the two people accelerated, and the estimated time results were also leading alternately.

The live broadcast screen showed Ji Xinghuo’s speed in real time, 1100 meters per second, and his estimated time was immediately given.

 The host screamed.

The host looked at the data on the screen and said, "The Sun King is about to react."

 “He’s getting faster again!”

An expert’s face was full of disbelief, “Can a super alien also run three times the speed of sound?”

Ji Xinghuo quickly calculated that at the current speed, he could last for about five hours and still have some left before reaching the finish line.

Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, the Sun King speeded up.

This shows that the Sun King's strength is still far from his peak. Either he lacks star power or is not fully adapted to his abilities, and is already close to his speed limit.

Ji Xinghuo still has some energy left and can go even faster.

 Watch the value change.

 But he did not continue to accelerate, but maintained it for a while.

Ji Xinghuo turned on the projection screen and took a look. In just over an hour, the distance between him and the Sun King had been shortened by 2,500 kilometers.

With such a small gap, it would be no good to have to wait until near the finish line to decide the winner. Now the Sun King is being pushed into a hurry.

 Data shows that Sun King will reach the finish line about one minute faster than Ji Xinghuo, and then maintain this speed.

"Isn't it possible?" The expert in front shook his head, "Such a fast speed consumes star power, I don't need to say more. Ji Xinghuo is just a super alien, I don't believe he can persist to the end."

 An hour ago, the Sun King was near Lake Victoria.

At this time, Ji Xinghuo's speed has reached 1,200 meters per second. At this speed, he will eventually lose in about 20 seconds.

 Because this has tested the Sun King's trump card. The most powerful person on earth, if the opponent can win with an absolute lead, he will never pull with him like this and just accelerate with all his strength.

 More than 40 minutes passed.

 “It can be faster.”

At this time, his speed reached more than 4,320 kilometers per hour, far exceeding the Sun King. It only took him one hour to run into the Arabian Peninsula, follow the race route, cross the peninsula, and go north around back to the Sinai Peninsula.

“Although Ji Xinghuo’s speed is very fast and unexpected, I don’t think he can do it.” Someone echoed.

 But he didn't speed up any more.

 But he didn't speed up much.

 The changes are so fast that no one has time to judge.

However, before the host and experts in the live broadcast room could express their opinions, the Sun King accelerated a little more, and it was expected that the time would be overtaken again.

 According to the current speed, Ji Xinghuo can reach the finish line about 5 minutes faster than the Sun King, and the Sun King has not yet used his strength.

 “Over Mach 3!”

Ji Xinghuo ran the entire length of the Ronnie River and reached its source, Lake Victoria, and then ran eastward from the plateau at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro, alarming countless wild animals along the way and leaving a row of footprints and large craters on the ground.

 At this time, the distance between the two people was shortened by another 2,000 kilometers.

 When Ji Xinghuo arrived at the east coast and headed north along the west coast of the Red Sea, not long after running, a figure appeared in front of him.

The other person is tall, has dark skin, and has a shiny bald head, which is very dazzling in the sun.

Jeffrey the Strider.

 He was running at top speed, exceeding Mach 2!

Jeffrey also noticed that someone was chasing after him. He turned around and saw Ji Xinghuo, his eyes flickered, and then he sped up.

However, Ji Xinghuo quickly got close to the king who had won the world marathon championship many times and surpassed him.

 When Ji Xinghuo passed Jeffrey, a sound wave came into his ears.

"Good luck!"

Ji Xinghuo turned around and saw encouragement and appreciation in the other party's dark eyes. There was no malice at all because of his failure.

 This is a pure competitive spirit.

Although the two countries are opposed to each other and may be enemies in the future, at this moment, there is only competition and hard work in the Global Marathon. This spirit temporarily transcends the boundaries of nationality and position.

Ji Xinghuo returned the look of thanks and then shook off Jeffrey.

 Not long after, he ran to the northernmost edge of the Red Sea, ran across the Suez Canal Bridge, and moved along the east coast of the East China Sea.

 This is less than 3,000 kilometers away from the finish line.

Ji Xinghuo ranked second, with only Sun King left in front. He was only more than 1,400 kilometers away from the finish line and could finish in less than an hour.

 The screen shows that the Sun King will run to the finish line one minute faster than himself.

 “Must speed up.”

Ji Xinghuo felt that his star power could last for more than an hour, and his physical strength could last even longer, so he speeded up again.

　　　　　　　　With a violent sound wave, his speed reached 1,300 meters per second.

“Ji Xinghuo has accelerated!” the host shouted excitedly: “He is only 2,925 kilometers away from the finish line and has already started sprinting!”

 “It’s unbelievable that he can be faster!”

 “Oh my God…”

At this time, due to the fierce racing between Starfire and Sun King for more than two hours, the game became suspenseful and attracted countless viewers. People who were originally not interested in the Global Marathon, or who felt that the outcome was already decided, opened the live broadcast channel.

The number of viewers has soared like crazy and has exceeded 5 billion!

This broke the record of previous global marathons and exceeded the record of any commercial race.

 Furthermore, the number of viewers continues to rise.

“Friends from the audience!” the host said passionately to the camera: “Today you will witness the most exciting global marathon in history. If you miss this race, you may regret it for the rest of your life…”

On the live broadcast screen, the Sun King also accelerated, getting faster and faster, trying to overtake the predicted finishing time.

However, Ji Xinghuo is also accelerating at the same time.

 He no longer holds back.

“The Sun King can’t go any faster!” The audience discovered that the Sun King’s acceleration suddenly stopped at about 800 meters per second.

Even an outsider can tell that the Sun King has reached his speed limit.

If it's a short-distance speed competition, Ji Xinghuo is far better than Sun King.

"Miracle!"

"This is a miracle!"

An expert shouted hoarsely: "If it was the Sun King in his heyday, we all know how fast he was. A short-term burst could reach Mach 10, but the Sun King has just gone through an iteration and may still be adapting to his powerful power. For the time being, We still can’t use our full strength.”

“Ji Xinghuo is a super alien, but his ability exceeds that of the Sun King.”

 “This is an absolute miracle!”

“Even if he lost the race today, he still set a speed record that has never been seen before and will probably never be followed again.”

This expert is a citizen of the Asia-Pacific Community. He foamed at the mouth in front of the camera and praised Ji Xinghuo wildly.

But the audience in front of the screen didn’t think there was any problem.

 Time passes minute by minute.

Ji Xinghuo’s speed exceeded Mach 4, reaching 1,400 meters per second.

 He couldn't go faster, and even if he could, he couldn't do it because the star power couldn't make him hold on to the end.

On the Vientiane Star Pupil interface, the star power value dropped rapidly.

 Severe physical exertion made my whole body ache. It was a difficult test of my will, and I wanted to stop immediately.

 More than twenty minutes later.

Ji Xinghuo ran back to the Asia Minor Peninsula. When he set out yesterday, the route was to the north. Today's return trip was on the south coast of the Asia Minor Peninsula.

 In the last 1,000 kilometers, the distance between Ji Xinghuo and the Sun King was only more than 570 kilometers.

 Every minute that passes, the gap between the two shortens by more than 36 kilometers.

Live broadcast data shows that the time difference between Ji Xinghuo and Sun King crossing the finish line is only about half the same.

 The difference in performance is within 10 seconds!

Such a small gap has never appeared in the history of the Global Marathon, and hundreds of millions of spectators around the world became nervous.

At this moment, as long as anyone is not asleep or unable to get away, everyone has opened the live broadcast channel of the event, and the number of viewers has exceeded 10 billion.

 Eight more minutes passed.

Ji Xinghuo is only more than 200 kilometers behind Sun King.

Both of them have reached the west coast of the Asia Minor Peninsula, which is close to the Aegean Sea. The coastline is very winding. The number and location of signboards have increased. They have to turn every few kilometers, which affects their speed.

  The last 100 kilometers.

This journey is the same as the starting route. Ji Xinghuo can already see the outline of Ivangrad on the horizon ahead.

He ran at full speed and finally saw a red and black figure in front of him, with a cape striped by the American Union flag behind him.

It is the Sun King!

 John Anthony also looked back and saw Ji Xinghuo, with no expression on his face.

 On the highway, the distance between the two people was shortening rapidly.

In the sky, dozens of drones and numerous low-orbit satellites were following and taking pictures, showing the running speed and posture of the two people from different angles. The host also turned on the chatter mode and spoke rapidly, pushing the audience's emotions to the peak and making their hearts beat loudly.

 With the attention of more than 10 billion viewers around the world, Ji Xinghuo caught up with the Sun King.

 The two men were juxtaposed for only a moment.

Ji Xinghuo was wary and did not get very close to the Sun King. The two were about a hundred meters apart, but a drone on the side accurately captured the scene of him passing the Sun King. The high-speed camera froze the scene and it became a classic.

 In the picture, both of them have expressionless faces.

 However, Ji Xinghuo's expression seemed more relaxed, while the Sun King's eyes showed helplessness and anger.

 Although he hid it well, the helpless emotion was still clearly captured.

Ji Xinghuo overtook the Sun King and became the first place.

 “Wow…”

At the same moment, countless people from the Asia-Pacific Community to the American Federation, from the Arctic Circle to South America, the space station in geostationary orbit, and the lunar base 380,000 kilometers away, let out a cry of exclamation.

 At this time, Ji Xinghuo was only more than 40 kilometers away from the finish line.

 He can finish the race in just 30 seconds.

The final destination is a huge city square in the city of Ivangrad. The middle has been emptied and hundreds of thousands of spectators are crowding around it.

 There is a triumphal arch-style finish line on the square, with a large number "40075" written on the ground, representing the distance of the Global Marathon. In the sky, projection screens played Ji Xinghuo's pictures.

"I'm coming!"

 “It’s about to hit the line!”

 Amid the excited shouts of the audience, a human-shaped lightning bolt appeared in the distance on the wide street connecting the square.

 One second it was a thousand meters away, the next second it was close.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　…

Ji Xinghuo suddenly slowed down and stopped before the finish line, allowing everyone around him to see his appearance clearly.

Ji Xinghuo has run for 23 hours and 22 minutes since his departure yesterday, covering a total distance of 40,075 kilometers, which is enough to circle the Earth's equator once. During this day and night, he ran through wilderness, plateaus, deserts and cities, over mountains and ridges, and across mountains and rivers, but there was no dust or mud on his body. It was all thrown away at high speeds, and he only sweated a little.

Even Ji Xinghuo didn't take a breath and looked very relaxed.

 But a few steps before the finish line he suddenly stopped!

Just when everyone was shocked and confused, Ji Xinghuo turned around and faced the way he came, looking at the Sun King who was running towards him more than 3,000 meters away.

Ji Xinghuo opened his hands.

He walked backwards slowly like a walk, and with the Sun King's gaze and the cheers of the global audience, he crossed the finish line with his back.

 (End of this chapter)