69novels Chapter 78 The Opponent Who Vanished into Thin Air
Chapter 78 The Opponent Who Vanished into Thin Air
Chimchar isn't in Lumiose City on the game map, but Hugo won't reveal that information to his opponent so easily.
The old man Tiexuan could no longer hear his opponent's voice in his earpiece. The other end of the call fell into a terrifying silence, as if a radio had malfunctioned.
"Hey, hey! Why aren't you saying anything? Where did you go?!"
The Mega Evolution Thunder Beast passed another checkpoint in the blink of an eye. Its smooth and fluid movements were flawless. It stepped on every speed boost pad and did not miss any moment to release a skill to accelerate, avoiding the monster's attack by taking the best route.
The hastily edited game script clearly worked, but the older cheater showed no joy, because there was no Black Luluga behind him.
The opponent has vanished like a ghost.
"Hey, did you disconnect? No, wait, if you disconnected the game would pop up a notification... Kid, can you still hear me? Is your headset broken?"
The old man's usually cheerful voice hesitated slightly; he really couldn't figure out what the person opposite him was up to.
Another winning condition? Come on, let alone depleting the Thunder Beast's hidden HP, given the current distance between the two sides, the Detective can't even see its exhaust fumes.
However, this puzzling situation is still unsettling, as if some kind of conspiracy is brewing.
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Time was still ticking away.
In a flash, the scenic tourist coastal city of Winged City disappeared into the distance, leaving the resort town of Carlos far behind.
The Grass-type Gym Leader, who looks like a local gardener, is an NPC in the game. He stands by the roadside waving to Ironwhirl, while his iconic Pokémon partner, Goat, stands as an obstacle on a shortcut beside the bend.
Iron Whirl frantically manipulated the buttons, bypassing the script to unleash Thunder Beast's "Rampage Volt" skill ahead of time.
The giant dog, crackling with electricity, savagely tried to smash the obstacle in its path—the goat mount.
The robust antelope, its back covered in moss, bleated and slunk away, making way for the player. The NPC owner, named Master Fu, was startled but quickly regained his composure, stroking his beard and sighing at the dust kicked up by the player.
However, no opponent appeared behind Tie Xuan.
It felt like I was racing against thin air.
Despite the operator's growing frustration, the emotionless script continued to send commands to the game, bypassing the controller as usual. Thanks to this, the mount's fluid movements remained flawless, leaving any player attempting to manually control the game far behind.
Mega Raiden's agile figure has once again arrived in Sara City on the game map.
Horse Racing 8 truly lives up to its reputation as the culmination of the series. The game perfectly recreates this city with its stunning seascape, mysterious and ancient atmosphere, where the Refinement Tower, which carries the legend of the mysterious stone, stands in the seaside city.
According to the game mechanics, Pokémon capable of Mega Evolution can gain a Mega Transformation opportunity in the Refinement Tower here, while Pokémon that cannot evolve or have already evolved will gain a speed boost for a full ten seconds.
In Tie Xuan's original plan, he was supposed to completely leave the detective's Pokémon mount behind on this section of the track, leaving the other party only able to watch his departing figure on the minimap. But back then, even if he racked his brains beforehand, he couldn't have predicted the current state of the game.
Oh, right, the game map!
Old Man Tiexuan suddenly remembered a feature in the game—the mini-map.
The map in horse racing games is a useless feature. It was originally intended to help newcomers who are unfamiliar with the map to recognize the terrain. However, because the map is simple and does not contain much useful information, and it also obstructs part of the view, any skilled player will choose to turn it off.
Even so, the location of each player is still marked on it! In other words, in this game, this mini-map allows him to see the detective's current location!
The command to open the minimap conflicted with the script signal, but this didn't faze the Electric-type Gym Leader, who was engrossed in the game. Without hesitation, Ironwhirl released both hands from the controllers, spun his ergonomic chair, and began modifying the control commands on the external computer behind him. Meanwhile, in the game, Electabuzz's agile and perfect maneuvers continued unabated, completely unaffected by the player's hands being off the controllers.
After several clicks, the obstructive game map was successfully opened, and Tie Xuan couldn't wait to find the cursor representing the location of Detective Heluga.
However, a terrifying scene unfolded—on the vast map of the Tour of Carlos Rally, only the blinking dot representing the Super Thunder Beast was slowly moving on its own.
The rest of the space was empty.
Was he really competing against someone else just now? For a moment, the old man Tie Xuan wondered if he was facing not a person, but a data ghost floating in computer code.
The program-controlled Thunder Beast continued its frantic sprint, having just traversed the combined track that strung together Stone Town and Haruka City. Like a yellow whirlwind, the Thunder Giant leaped off the bike path and plunged headfirst into the jagged, interconnected underground caverns.
As the track changed, the view in the Iron Spin game screen suddenly went dark, the controller kept vibrating, and the sound of supersonic bats flapping their wings could be heard from afar.
The playful old man was now completely bewildered. Who was he dueling with? What was the point of him continuing on his journey? Where had Houndoom gone?
Suddenly, he had a thought—could the guy who called himself a detective actually be a master hacker, and he was challenging him just to humiliate him in this competition?
Yes, that must be it! The other side must have used cheats! Only this method can explain everything that happened in the game!
That detective must have altered the game data, completely erasing himself from the map! And just as he's about to reach the finish line, Houndoom's figure will reappear, precisely timing its attack to plunge him back into the abyss the moment his opponent sees hope!
Because the term "hacker" is synonymous with disrespect for the law and a perverse sense of humor!
Thinking of this, Old Man Tiexuan's face turned red with anger, like a mischievous bomb about to explode.
"You dare to provoke me with a cheat code! Who do you think you can fool with this clumsy invisibility technique?! Do you think I can't deal with someone like you?!"
however--
"Hey, hey."
Finally, Hugo's helpless voice came: "Whether it's cheat software or virtual scripts, it's you, Senior Tiexuan, who's breaking the rules."
On the other side of the online world, the Electric-type Gym Leader in Hoenn couldn't help but widen his eyes.
It wasn't because Detective Hugo's voice rang out again, but because the scene that appeared on the game screen was simply too unexpected!
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Inside the Yuqi Residence, a female police officer who had skipped work was unusually agitated, sitting on the sofa.
"You think you can mega-evolve? We've already mega-evolved!"
Miss Officer Jenny, in a state of high excitement, cheered and shouted like a passionate sports fan on the sidelines of a game.
After a long period of patience, the highly anticipated comeback battle has finally arrived.
The little Chimchar's eyes flashed with fire, and the mount it controlled in the game was none other than Houndoom, which had also undergone Mega Evolution!