53: Chapter 53 can also be called the optimal route?

Are you standing on the podium, or are you lying in a hospital bed?

This sentence from Mr. Xu could definitely be considered a golden rule of sports!

This was the result of his many years of coaching experience and insight, as well as his advice to young athletes.

Not to mention in professional competitions, even in daily training, many young athletes like to push themselves too hard.

There are some maneuvers that they clearly don't need to do, or even if they can do them, it would bring negative consequences to their bodies. Yet, whether for the sake of results, breakthroughs, or simply to prove they can do it, they go ahead and do them anyway.

This is overdrawing their bodies, and they will always have to pay for it later.

Therefore, a mature and successful athlete isn't actually defined by how outstanding their professional skills are or how great their physical fitness is.

What is more important is their ability to make trade-offs.

It's like the three musketeers of the Dragon Country's national table tennis team; the Tibetan Mastiff is fierce, and the Python is monstrous, but they are never as enduring and comprehensive as Captain Long.

At this moment, Mr. Xu viewed Qin Feng in the same light.

After watching the first half of Qin Feng's race, Mr. Xu felt that there was definitely no problem with Qin Feng's motorcycle riding skills. In fact, Qin Feng's control over the motorcycle even exceeded Mr. Xu's expectations. He even felt that Qin Feng must have received secret special training; otherwise, a college student couldn't possibly have such proficient motorcycle riding skills.

The longer he watched Qin Feng race, the more Mr. Xu felt that Qin Feng was a treasure of a professional athlete in Extreme Sports.

Mr. Xu began to cherish Qin Feng's talent.

He didn't want Qin Feng to perish prematurely in these competitions. Qin Feng was still young and could spend a few more years refining and polishing himself before making a name for himself.

So, when he saw Qin Feng stop increasing his speed after a mistake, Mr. Xu felt genuine relief.

After this competition ended, he would definitely represent the Dragon Country national team and personally send an invitation to Qin Feng.

Just as Qin Feng was thinking this, the staff at the studio exclaimed in shock once again.

"Holy sh*t! Can you even do that? Extreme Brother must be crazy!"

"Mr. Xu, look quickly! Has he lost his mind?"

The exclamations of the surrounding staff interrupted Mr. Xu's train of thought.

His heart skipped a beat, and he thought to himself, 'This is bad.'

He looked up, his eyes widened instantly, and the hair on his body stood on end!

He simply couldn't believe his eyes!

What was Qin Feng trying to do?

Could it be that he wanted to commit suicide!

...

After experiencing the previous mistake, Qin Feng did not push his speed to the limit again.

Because Qin Feng suddenly realized a problem.

Even if he pushed his speed to the limit, it was almost impossible to complete the task within the time specified by the system.

The time given by the system was too short, far less than the estimated completion time for the route provided by the organizer's computer.

In other words, if Qin Feng continued to race at this speed, even if he managed to finish the entire course without any mishaps, and even if he won the championship, he would definitely exceed the time specified by the system.

Then what would be the point of winning the championship?

It wouldn't add to his lifespan, so wouldn't he just die a few days later?

"No, the system wouldn't issue an impossible task. The reason it issued it this way means it must be completable."

"If it's not a speed issue, then it must be a route issue. In other words, is there a better route?"

Qin Feng stopped his bike and immediately took out his phone to check the virtual map.

The netizens of the Dragon Country were extremely anxious when they saw this scene.

"Hey buddy, although I'm happy you're playing it safe, you can't be this safe! This isn't even considered safe anymore; you've basically given up!"

"D*mn, is it really that insane? Why didn't you plan the route properly before the race? You're starting to look at the map halfway through the competition?"

"Absurd, this is absolutely absurd. I never did anything this outrageous when playing motorcycle games. If you stop like this, your ranking is going to drop like a rock, right?"

"Alright, alright, it's clear that Extreme Brother doesn't intend to win the championship this time. I'm even starting to suspect that he initiated this challenge just to lure others into a trap. Could he be trying to reduce the number of Extreme Sports athletes from other countries through this insane challenge?"

Just as the netizens were speculating, Qin Feng replanned a route and uploaded it to the organizer's computer.

When the netizens saw the new route uploaded by Qin Feng, they were all stunned.

"The distance was shortened by twenty-five kilometers? Hey buddy, there was actually a better route?"

"That's impossible. The route provided by the organizer should logically have been the optimal route. How did Extreme Brother plan this? How did he shorten it by twenty-five kilometers?"

"Holy sh*t, look quickly, what is Extreme Brother trying to do!"

Under the shocked gaze of the netizens, Qin Feng rode his motorcycle to the edge of the cliff.

When everyone saw the determined look in Qin Feng's eyes, the netizens seemed to understand what he was about to do!

"He wouldn't... want to charge down from here, would he?"

"Hey buddy, I know you're in a hurry, but don't be so hasty. Who comes down a mountain like this!"

"If he goes down the mountain using Extreme Brother's method, he'll have to go back up in a few days."

"You mean carried back up the mountain, right? Funny."

"Damn, even I, a professional, feel my legs going weak just watching this. He's attempting a Mountain Downhill! But this guy is too intense. When others do Mountain Downhill, they always conduct tests and scientific measurements in advance, but he's just going to do it straight away?"

"Humans really are a miraculous species. A cliff slope dozens of meters high—they wouldn't dare jump down on two legs, but once they ride a bike, they dare to charge down. This actually made me laugh."

"Charge, Extreme Brother! You're the f*cking best!"

At this moment, the netizens' gazes toward Qin Feng were somewhat complex.

There was pride and self-esteem, regret and fear, and even blind worship!

But Qin Feng didn't have time to think about all that, because he knew he had no other choice.

To complete the system's task within the stipulated time, he had to take this route!

Qin Feng twisted the throttle and, amidst everyone's exclamations, charged straight off the cliff!

Zhou Yi sat in front of the screen, completely dumbfounded.

She watched with a flushed face, her heart feeling as if it were about to jump out of her throat!

The moment Qin Feng charged off the cliff, she couldn't help but scream along with him!

Her scream echoed throughout the entire bedroom; it wasn't fake at all, just a completely genuine expression of emotion!

The fans in her livestream room couldn't help but post comments to complain.

"Sister Zhou, keep it down, my eardrums have burst!"

"Damn, I wasn't scared by Extreme Brother, but I was almost scared to death by your shout!"

"I have to say, Extreme Brother is really fierce. As the toughest guy in Foshan, I feel inferior!"

"The toughest guy in Foshan? Master Ye, is that you?"

"Don't even ask, even Master Ye wouldn't dare ride a motorcycle and charge straight down a cliff like that. This is too absurd; it's like he doesn't want to live anymore!"

"I was wrong. I actually called Extreme Brother a coward just now. I was so incredibly wrong!"