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Chapter 181 - 179. Declare War on the Knight (Second Update)_1

Chapter 181: 179. Declare War on the Knight (Second Update)_1

A week later, Liu Erbao burst out of the temporary office in ecstasy, calling out to An Si and Ren He, who were huddled together smoking.

Just a moment before, the two had been discussing extreme sports. An Si asked Ren He what his next move would be, since he had already reached the pinnacle of the cycling field. Was he considering taking on a higher challenge?

By "higher challenge," he was referring to either more dangerous mountain bike downhill races within the cycling domain or professional road cycling races like the Tour de France.

Ren He hadn’t considered mountain bike downhill yet because it was hard to find suitable mountains for it in China. This sport had strict demands on the terrain. It wasn’t a matter of just having a difficult path—going 150km/h on a dirt road could easily end one’s life.

As for joining the TK Club team to ride in the Tour de France, Ren He did entertain the idea, but definitely not for the present moment. He planned to put cycling projects aside for now.

An Si had similar thoughts. As a friend and fan, he seriously suggested that Ren He should not rush into other projects at this stage. After all, the risk factor was high, and as a professional athlete, he understood the substantial drain on body and spirit that riding down Heavenly Road could cause.

It’s like someone putting all their strength into a task and then feeling a mix of fatigue and complacency for a while afterward, both physically and mentally.

Engaging in another risky sport at such a time could really be fatal.

From both an emotional and a business perspective, An Si did not want anything to happen to Ren He.

So when Ren He said he planned to take some time off to recharge, An Si breathed a sigh of relief. He was worried that Ren He, in his youthful vigor, would immediately aim to climb even higher peaks, pushing human limits even further.

You should know, with extreme sports, if you really want to get into them, there’s no end to it!

After 150km/h, there’s 160km/h, and the outrageous even talk about 170km/h. When does that game end? It’s certain death, seriously.

Of course, Ren He wasn’t so foolish as to knowingly face certain death head-on.

But just when An Si had relaxed, Ren He said, "I’m thinking of taking on a snow mountain after a while of rest... like Mount Everest?"

Damn, my brother is incredible, An Si thought, completely freaking out. Good lord, your first thought is to climb the highest mountain in the world? It’s one thing for the top name in cycling to dabble in mountain climbing, but aiming for the very highest? Stop joking, okay?

Ren He just smiled and didn’t continue to stir An Si up, but he knew his own goal. If he didn’t reach Mount Everest once in his lifetime, he’d feel a sense of regret.

Of course, even with the strongest physique, Mount Everest was not something anyone could just take on lightly—it was a no-go zone for life, where one slip-up meant certain death, no negotiation.

Besides, the significance of climbing Mount Everest differed from other extreme sports.

When they heard Liu Erbao’s shout, they knew it must be about the video release. At that moment, someone exclaimed in shock, "Someone has posted a video titled ’62km/h Extreme Cornering, a Challenge to Knight’!"

That was quite novel, especially at this juncture.

All present shared a knowing smile; wasn’t this like running headfirst into the line of fire? Although Ren He’s speed during drifting in the Knight’s video was nearly 60km/h, things were different now—Ren He had completed the hairpin turns on Heavenly Road at a speed of 70km/h!

It could be said that after 60km/h, trying to increase the speed even slightly was as difficult as climbing a ladder to the heavens; extremely tough.

For the opponent to manage 62km/h around a bend was, indeed, quite impressive. However... Liu Erbao’s video was now ready!

The group gathered to watch Liu Erbao’s video and were almost unanimously pleased, particularly with how the background music and the video footage matched up. An Si couldn’t help but sigh, "It makes me want to go back and start my professional career over."

"What should we do, release it now?" Liu Erbao said cheerfully, itching to take down the challenger to Knight.

But An Si said, "Not yet, I have to send it back to the headquarters for review. After all, we have to go through the process to let HQ know where their 500 was spent, and whether it was worth it."

"We can’t just watch the other side be so arrogant, can we?" Liu Erbao asked.

An Si sneered, "No worries, let him be arrogant for a day, let everyone lift him up and then slam him hard to the ground."

Not only did the other party provoke Knight in the title of the video, but he also posted on his social media platform comments like Knight is nothing special. An Si knew the person; he was a well-known professional racer who had once won a famous car racing world championship.

Later, he was banned from racing for two years due to a doping scandal, but he was still very young at the time, and now it’s said that he is working hard to get back into training. An Si had never had a good impression of this person; the reasons for him making this video were firstly that he was affiliated with a competitor of TK Club, and secondly, he also wanted to step on Ren He’s reputation to pave the way for his upcoming Tour de France event.

As we know, the more famous the athlete, the more sponsors they have, and they also enjoy vastly different treatment because of this.

Athletes surrounded by sponsors can enjoy the best training facilities, hire the best coaches, and receive better lodgings and accommodations during competitions, all of which are crucial in the contests.

Like in Chinese martial arts novels: when masters compete, a tiny mistake can mean defeat and death.

It’s the same for professional athletes. Everyone is at the peak of their ability, and on any given day, who might win the championship could even be decided by who is in a better mood.

Ren He, on the other hand, didn’t care. If someone slapped him and he couldn’t slap back, that would be infuriating, but the reality now was, he could strike back at any time... so let the guy be arrogant for a day.

The other party boasted the halo of a world-famous competition champion, though he had once been involved in a huge scandal for doping. Now, in his prime, he even aimed to make his comeback at the Tour de France.

Now, the sponsors backing him even went as far as to bribe the media to promote this Tour de France as his road to redemption, beginning to play the sympathy card.

Since the other party planned to join the Tour de France in July to gain the highest recognition of his life, Ren He didn’t mind giving him a hard time before the race...

In such a harmonious society, why is there still a need to step on others to gain popularity? Isn’t it better to be down-to-earth?

An Si’s friends abroad sent him quite a few screenshots, all related to hot comments about this matter.

The general public actually had no concept of a 62 km/h speed because they weren’t professionals. Could they understand what it means to drift through a turn at 62 km/h? No, they couldn’t.

But the other party’s team explained it in detail, finally summarizing it in one sentence: He technically outplayed the currently hottest Knight!

Once the audience heard this, they understood: Ah, that’s how it is, so cool, so cool! Awesome, awesome! It turns out our country also has people who are even more skilled than Knight!

Some others were curious, "Knight hasn’t come out to say anything at this point, to accept a challenge or something?"

"These video productions actually take a long time, even if Knight now has the capability to respond, the video wouldn’t be released until at least a week later, right?"

"Oh, I see!"

However, the next morning, the video received a passing vote from TK Corporation and could officially be released!

Suddenly, a video titled "Doomsday Knight" appeared online!

The video didn’t mention cornering speed or the other party’s challenge; it was as if it completely ignored the adversary: Challenge me, who do you think you are?

...

Well, I’ve been busy till now and haven’t had lunch yet, as usual, time for a bite. I’ll continue in a bit.