165: Maintaining first place

It wasn't because the host had special privileges, but because his outfit score was the highest.

"Oh my god, he's so handsome!"

"Why is he dancing in the front while I'm in the back? Is it because I'm ugly?"

"Is it just because he's the host? Why should he get to? I want to stand in the very center too!"

"He, alone, with his car, stole everyone's thunder!"

"It's so annoying, I want to be in the C-spot too!"

"........"

Seeing the host monopolize the center of the stage, the other players started complaining.

Everyone was curious why the host got to stand in front while they were relegated to the back, feeling unfairly treated.

They were very indignant.

"You're all buying clothes for the first time, aren't you? You don't know about outfit scores, do you? Look, I have 64 points, and you all have 0, so of course you can only stand behind me."

After hearing everyone's questions, the host immediately explained.

Then he said, with a hint of showing off, "You're all beginners, I'm definitely coming in first in this race.

You should know that for newcomers, the 'Eleven City' map is quite difficult to handle, with so many turns inside. Get ready for it! Hahahahaha!"

After hearing the explanation, the other players finally understood that it was based on outfit scores.

"Hmph, it's not certain who the champion is yet, and you're already bragging!"

"If you don't get a good ranking later, won't you be a laughingstock? And you tell us to be scared, bah!"

"Is that all you've got? Let me tell you, I'm an old pro!"

"Let's race, who's afraid of who!"

"........"

Facing the host's provocation, the other players also retorted, one by one, unwilling to concede.

However, Lin Shufen just stared at the handsome host who was leading the dance.

It wasn't just the other players who looked on with a hint of envy; even she herself was captivated.

Then she looked at her own attire, a plain white T-shirt and jeans, which was simply too unfashionable.

She secretly vowed in her heart: after this race, she would definitely dress herself up properly.

It was truly too unsightly; she absolutely had to become the most beautiful and attractive girl on the field!

As for the host's words, Lin Shufen didn't respond; after all, results speak for themselves, and just talking is useless!

However... she was also planning to buy some clothes after the game.

Just as Lin Shufen was deep in thought.

The game screen switched to the countdown!

3, 2, 1!

Lin Shufen followed the tutorial prompts and pressed the accelerate button the moment the countdown ended, instantly pulling ahead of everyone else.

Only the host, who claimed not to be a true beginner, kept up with her pace.

The other players had clearly skipped the tutorial, their starts were noticeably slower, and they didn't know about the initial sprint.

"These people really are..."

Lin Shufen mumbled, continuing to drive quickly by accumulating nitro, gradually widening the distance between herself and the other players.

After observing her current position, she immediately focused all her attention on the road ahead.

Not far ahead was a sharp turn, which she passed easily with a beautiful drift!

During this process, another player followed closely behind, the gap between them extremely small.

If either was slightly careless, they would crash.

Bang!

Unfortunately, the two still collided, and their car's speed instantly dropped to its lowest point.

With this mishap, the six players behind also caught up one after another.

In such a racing game, every second can bring significant changes, which is why these games are so popular.

"So annoying!"

Lin Shufen cursed, controlling her vehicle to rush forward again.

At this moment, all eight players were crammed together, making collisions very likely.

But she didn't rush to squeeze ahead; instead, she chose to maintain her current position and continue accumulating nitro.

After accumulating two full nitro charges, Lin Shufen was temporarily in eighth place.

But this didn't make her anxious.

She simply pressed the release button, instantly leaping from eighth to sixth.

At a turn, she drifted again and replenished a new booster.

And then rushed forward again!

Once again, she overtook another player, now ranking fifth!

With two boosters still in hand, Lin Shufen kept moving forward quickly, her gaze swiftly scanning the mini-map, discovering a shortcut ahead.

After a beautiful 360-degree turn, she sped straight through!

Second place!

It was this inconspicuous shortcut that allowed Lin Shufen to shoot straight from fifth to second place.

The other players instantly had countless question marks in their minds: What's going on? Is he using cheat software?

But soon, those who had been overtaken also discovered the shortcut, and they suddenly realized why Lin Shufen had suddenly pulled so far ahead.

"Almost caught up!"

Lin Shufen murmured to herself.

For her, as long as she didn't crash, she would always have two boosters in hand, constantly speeding forward.

Even if she fell behind, she could quickly catch up to the front!

During this continuous sprint, she overtook the current first-place player—the race initiator.

At this point, the race initiator was still driving steadily forward, not expecting Lin Shufen to fly past him!

This also startled him, and he immediately shouted, "Cheating, how can he run so fast, damn it!"

Although he was annoyed, he continued to play the game.

"Yay, I'm finally in first place!"

Lin Shufen cheered excitedly, but she didn't relax, continuing to control her race car to speed forward.

The entire process was as smooth as flowing water, almost perfect.

Especially since she chose many shortcuts that others either didn't know about or didn't dare to try, the distance between her and the other players had already widened significantly.

As for why others didn't dare to take shortcuts, the reason was naturally a lack of confidence in their own driving skills, fearing accidental collisions with walls that would cause errors.

Such errors could very likely lead to a significant drop in speed.

"Holding onto first place steadily!"

Lin Shufen said with a triumphant smile as she crossed the finish line.

Looking back at the screen from behind, she couldn't see any other players.

At this point, the ten-second countdown began.

If the others didn't reach the finish line within these few short seconds, it meant they failed to complete the race task.

10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1!

Aside from Lin Shufen, the other seven players failed to reach the final goal.

The final screen appeared.

Lin Shufen's character stood alone on the podium, holding champagne to celebrate her victory, with colorful confetti floating around her!

And the characters who didn't finish the race were all dejected and full of regret.

"Hahaha, this scene is amazing! I really got first place!"