Chapter 345 Champion

Chapter 343 Supersonic Running

Ji Xinghuo waved to the crowd around him, causing a shout, but his face was still processed on the live screen.

The audience could only see his figure and movements and hear his voice.

A reporter was about to go up to interview, but Ji Xinghuo turned around and walked into the preparation hall of the race starting point.

The marathon is divided into four levels.

Each level of the race was held today, and the gun was fired in turn.

The number of participants in the Global Marathon was the least, with a total of less than 300 people, basically all legends, and a few were kings and super aliens. Although there is no registration restriction for the Global Marathon, it must be reviewed by the organizing committee.

When Ji Xinghuo came in, most of the global-level players had arrived and were making final preparations.

He looked around and saw many familiar faces.

Due to the participation of the Sun King, the competition in this year's Global Marathon was particularly fierce, and the number of applicants was more than in previous years.

However, most people focused on participation and never thought about beating the Sun King.

"Here it comes."

An Yitian waved to Ji Xinghuo.

Ji Xinghuo nodded, and the players in the preparation hall looked over. They had all changed into the running suits customized by the organizing committee.

This is a one-piece jacket made of special materials. It is highly elastic and very light. After wearing it, it fits the body line, can reduce wind resistance, keep warm and breathable, and the appearance design is also very fashionable and trendy. There are event logos on the chest and back.

In addition to the running jacket, the organizing committee also prepared professional running shoes for the players, but it is not mandatory to wear them. It is up to the players to decide.

Ji Xinghuo was about to enter the locker room when a sudden roar of cheers came from outside.

Everyone looked at the live broadcast screen in the hall.

I saw a figure slowly falling from the sky, wearing a blue and red battle suit, and a cloak with the stripes of the American flag on his back. His blond hair was combed meticulously, and he was smiling, hovering in the air and waving to people.

The Sun King is here!

In the preparation hall, everyone looked at the man on the screen.

After John Anthony greeted the surroundings, he landed on the ground and began to accept interviews from reporters.

"Mr. Anthony!" a reporter asked loudly, "How confident are you that you can win today's Global Marathon?"

"One hundred percent."

The Sun King answered without hesitation.

He looked relaxed and said to the camera: "I am participating in the Global Marathon today not to prove anything. With my strength, there is nothing I need to prove. My purpose is to attract the attention of people around the world to sports. Marathon is a very good sport. It can exercise our body and strengthen our spirit. As long as everyone sticks to it, they will definitely experience the benefits of sports for us..."

On the live screen, John Anthony talked freely and patiently answered several reporters' questions. He was decent and humble, which attracted the favor of many people.

The cheers of the crowd were louder and louder.

It was not until more than ten minutes later that John Anthony ended the interview and walked into the preparation hall under the tracking of the camera.

The contestants stood up one after another.

The expressions on everyone's faces were varied, curious, envious, nervous, and no one showed any disrespect to the strongest man on earth.

The chairman of the marathon organizing committee had been waiting for a long time and respectfully led the Sun King into the door.

"Good morning, everyone."

The Sun King greeted kindly, and the contestants in the hall responded enthusiastically, and their performance was not much better than that of the audience outside.

His eyes swept over the crowd, nodded to the several kings present, and stopped at a black man.

"Jeffrey." The Sun King smiled, "Let's compete today to see who is faster."

Everyone looked at the black man sitting in the corner.

He sat with his eyes closed and rested. He opened his eyes and looked at it after hearing the words of the Sun King, stood up and said, "You are just here to compete for the second place."

As soon as these words came out, the contestants' faces changed slightly, but there was no surprise.

This black man is Jeffrey El Jordan, the "God Walker" ranked 13th on the King List. He is a member of the American League, and his profession is a God Walker Warrior. He is the most successful competition alien in history, and the predecessor that Zhao Manying wants to surpass.

Jeffrey is tall and well-proportioned, nearly two meters tall. His shaved head and dark skin do not affect his powerful aura at all. Instead, he has a calm and domineering feeling, and his eyes are sharp and energetic, which is unforgettable.

He is 80 years old this year and dominated an entire era before retiring from the competition.

In those days, the Godwalker had no rivals.

Just like Zhao Manying today, his brilliance overshadowed all his contemporary rivals and he was the undisputed number one in the competition.

Jeffrey retired after he was promoted to Legend and immediately entered the Star Realm Adventure. He soon topped the Legend List and became the number one, dominating the list for fifteen years until he was promoted to King at the age of 49. He is now ranked 13th.

The Kings ranked before him were all seniors over 100 years old.

Today, Jeffrey has long gotten rid of the label of "competition alien" on him. People's impression of him is more of a King with top strength, who will sooner or later enter the top ten in the world, and even compete with the Big Three.

The most well-known thing about this King is his speed, which is known as the fastest in the world, so he is called "Godwalker".

He has participated in six global marathons before.

He won all the championships.

If there is no Sun King, this Global Marathon will not have too much suspense, and the Freewalker will win his seventh championship.

"Hahaha..."

John Anthony was stunned for a moment when he heard Jeffrey's response, and then laughed out loud: "Although you are a senior, I will not be modest. This second place is left to you."

Jeffrey raised the corner of his mouth, sat down and did not reply.

The Sun King looked at the others again. In addition to him and the Freewalker, there are four other kings participating in the competition today.

"Master Chaofeng" Luo Yimeng, who ranks tenth on the King List;

A king from the New Roman Empire, whose profession is "Edge Walker", ranked 24th;

The "Flying Artist" ranked 35th, he is a "Sky Patrol" who is advanced from Feibu and Xiefengke. He is extremely good at flying and often performs his flying skills on the Internet. He was born in South America, but he claims to be a stateless person;

And Li Xuan, who ranks 45th, is purely here to join in the fun and gain traffic exposure.

The six kings present are all known for their speed.

There are many other legends, some of whom are "marathon aliens" who are professional runners with extremely fast speeds, but none of them are taken seriously by the Sun King.

"Mr. Ji."

The Sun King saw Ji Xinghuo, "We meet again."

Ji Xinghuo nodded slightly and said nothing. Before he had the strength to resist the Sun King, he didn't want to have too much contact with the other party.

John Anthony smiled meaningfully and said nothing else.

Ji Xinghuo entered the locker room and changed into a running jacket, which was close-fitting and light. This jacket has a sensor chip that can locate the position of the players and monitor whether the players violate the rules during the run, and accumulate the number of penalty times.

In addition to this jacket, Ji Xinghuo wore "Sky Flying Shoes" under his feet and two rings on his fingers.

One is his own "Photosynthesis Ring", which comes with ether resonance and photosynthesis reaction, which speeds up the recovery of star power. As long as you bask in the sun, you can replenish energy and restore physical strength.

A "Wandering Star Ring" temporarily borrowed by the Star Realm Department, with super three stars, can speed up movement speed and star power recovery, and increase your endurance.

This pair of shoes plus two rings is already the best in the world.

After changing his equipment, Ji Xinghuo took out a portion of ether refining solvent and drank it. In addition, there were three potions provided by the Star Department, all of which have the effects of speeding up, accelerating recovery, and saving energy. Everything is for running faster and lasting longer.

The Global Marathon does not restrict drugs and equipment, nor does it have doping tests. Runners can use whatever they want.

"Huh..."

Ji Xinghuo got ready and exhaled lightly.

With all kinds of luxurious equipment and potions stacked up, he felt as if he had inexhaustible star power in his body, and his physical energy was inexhaustible, and he wanted to vent it out.

"It's time to go out."

Coming out of the locker room, almost everyone had changed their equipment and were ready to go.

Only the Sun King was still wearing his battle clothes. It seemed that he was not going to change and had not made any preparations.

The screen in the preparation hall was already counting down.

The starting point of the four levels of competition is the same place, but the routes are different.

The first to start was the Classical Marathon. The runners were all ordinary people. There were more than 100,000 participants. The streets at the starting point were packed. The entire track was in the city of Ivangelista, with a total length of 42.195 kilometers.

This ancient sport was to commemorate the victory of a battle more than 2,700 years ago.

Today, the physical fitness of ordinary people has been greatly improved. The world record has been reduced to less than 1 hour and 40 minutes, and it is slowly improving every year.

With the sound of a gun.

Hundreds of thousands of participants started running in batches. It took half an hour for all the participants to run out of the starting point.

Then there was the Thousand Mile Marathon. The participants could not exceed the advanced aliens. There were more than 50,000 participants.

Many advanced aliens can run a thousand kilometers in one breath. Because the speed difference is not big, the participants often rush from the starting point to the end point. There are opponents fighting all the way. The competition is very fierce and exciting.

From the perspective of competition, the Thousand Mile Marathon is the most exciting.

Then there is the Ten Thousand Mile Marathon.

This level is the track for super aliens and legends. There are nearly 10,000 people, most of whom are super aliens, and they are "marathon aliens" who specialize in running. They have the highest technical content and the most professional competitive level.

Before 12 noon, all the runners of the Global Marathon arrived at the starting point.

Compared with the number of the first three levels, more than 300 runners seem sparse, and there is not even a full row behind the starting line.

In terms of sportsmanship, the Global Marathon is not as good as the Classical Marathon;

In terms of excitement, it is not as good as the Thousand Mile Marathon;

In terms of professional competition, it is not as good as the Ten Thousand Mile Marathon;

However, the Global Marathon has the most spectators, because the runners participating in the Global Marathon are all supermen in the eyes of ordinary people.

They run the fastest and last the longest.

Each contestant is not an unknown person. There are six kings alone, not to mention the Sun King.

At this time, the number of people watching the live broadcast has exceeded 3 billion, and is still skyrocketing.

Ji Xinghuo stood behind the starting line, and there was a huge projection screen in the sky, showing the route of this race.

The starting point of this round-the-world marathon is Ivangrad, then all the way east, through the Asia Minor Peninsula and into the Middle East, passing through the southern shore of the Caspian Sea, crossing Central Asia and entering the borders of the Asia-Pacific Community, running along the Silk Road into Chang'an, and then heading north Arrive at the Bohai Bay, go back along the coastline and pass through many metropolitan areas of the Asia-Pacific Community, reach Southeast Asia, go west to the coast of the South Asian Union, then run back to the Middle East, go half a circle around the Arabian Peninsula, cross the Suez Canal, and run south along the Nile River to Victoria. lake, and then back along the east coast of Africa, eventually returning to Ivangrad.

The total distance is exactly 40,075 kilometers, which is equivalent to going around the Earth's equator once.

Each player has a separate live broadcast channel, and at least two supersonic drones follow them at all times during the run.

At the same time, there are high-resolution satellites in the sky following the photos.

If it is a star player in focus, there will be more drones and satellites following the player to show the running situation from multiple angles.

As the countdown entered, hundreds of drones flew from the sky and locked onto the players on the ground.

"10, 9, 8..."

Amidst the shouts of tens of thousands of spectators around, a gunshot was fired, and the four-year round-the-world marathon finally started!

boom.

At the same time as the gunfire sounded, more than 300 people were fired out like arrows, causing a strong wind to blow in place.

Boom boom boom...

The violent sonic boom resounded through the sky, and the crowd watching at the scene was still shaken by the sound from hundreds of meters away.

When they came to their senses, they found that the starting line was empty.

Ji Xinghuo lowered his body and leaned forward. The moment the starting gun sounded, his whole body flew out like a bullet, breaking the sound barrier in an instant, and his running speed reached 350 meters per second.

The advantage of "acceleration" is reflected.

Everyone was left behind, and Ji Xinghuo stood out in the picture.

He took turns to step with both feet, keeping close to the ground. His step frequency exceeded 10 times per second, and he could travel more than 30 meters in one step. However, he always kept his feet off the ground for no more than 0.1 seconds at the same time. His body core was as stable as a mountain, with extremely high fluctuations. Small, lean forward slightly to keep the angle with the ground at about 50 degrees.

The wind roared in my ears like thunder.

The street scenes on both sides receded quickly, passing through the field of vision like a stream of light, creating a blur and distortion in front of the eyes.

But this had no effect on Ji Xinghuo. His mind was extremely clear, and the electromagnetic induction mapped the surrounding scenery and movement in his heart.

He kept running at supersonic speed.

In the sky, four drones locked onto Ji Xinghuo and followed him simultaneously.

The main channel of the live broadcast screen also switched to Ji Xinghuo. He was also leading the way in the current position of the players.

The host commented quickly, all expressing surprise.

However, there are two people in the picture who are approaching quickly, one behind the other, only a few dozen meters apart. One is the Sun King and the other is the Strider.

After a few seconds of acceleration, the Sun King's speed has reached about 450 meters per second.

Freelander is not far behind either, his speed is second only to Sun King.

Ji Xinghuo's lead lasted less than 10 seconds.

call!

As soon as the sound exploded, a strong wind swept around Ji Xinghuo. He was overtaken by the Sun King and gradually widened the distance.

The Sun King's flag cloak was flapping behind him, which was extremely eye-catching.

After a few seconds, a tall, dark figure also caught up with him. His running posture was stretched and unrestrained, like a black lightning that surpassed Ji Xinghuo. It was Freelander.

Ji Xinghuo was not impatient and maintained his cruising speed, which was stable at just over Mach 1.

In just three minutes, he ran out of Ivangrad.

At this time, Luo Yimeng also caught up. Her skin was glowing with colored light, and a pair of colorful wings appeared on her back. Her running pace was not particularly high, but she could cover a hundred meters with each step. Like flying, but not breaking the rules.

"Can you be faster?" Luo Yimeng and Ji Xinghuo were running side by side and turned to ask: "If this continues, we will lose."

Ji Xinghuo's face was calm, "No rush, let them run 10,000 kilometers first."