Chapter 988: Bug Power Race

Today, when Xiaozhi finished his practical class as usual and was about to leave, Mamane suddenly found Xiaozhi with Kachi.

"What happened?" Xiaozhi asked curiously.

Mamane took a deep breath and then said, "It's about the Bug Electric Racing Competition."

"Bug-Battle Racing Competition?" When Xiaozhi heard the name, he couldn't help but be stunned. He had never heard that Bug-Battle could participate in a racing competition.

Mamane seemed to see Xiaozhi's confusion, and he quickly explained: "It's a Bug Electric Car. It's a car that uses the electricity generated by the Bug Electric Car as a power source. Its speed is much different from that of ordinary Bug Electric Cars. It's so fast that it's unimaginable!"

As he spoke, Mamane quickly opened his Pikachu virtual computer, called up some information and pictures about the Bug Electric Car, and showed them to Xiaozhi.

When Xiaozhi saw this, his eyes suddenly lit up and he immediately became interested.

Mamane was delighted to see Xiaozhi showing interest in the competition, and quickly continued, "This competition is held every year, it's very large, and the competition is very fierce. I've always wanted to participate in this competition, but there's a condition, which is that you have to sign up in a group of three."

Mamane said, looking at Kachi, and then said to Xiaozhi: "Kchi has agreed to participate with me, so I would like to ask you to join us and participate in this competition together, okay?"

"Okay! Of course I have to participate in such a competition!" Xiaozhi answered without hesitation.

"Now that we have formed a team to participate in the competition, our only goal is to win the championship!" When Kaci heard that Xiaozhi agreed to join, he also ignited his fighting spirit.

The reason why this Bug Power Race requires three people to form a team is because there is a clear division of labor during the competition. After some discussion, the three people quickly made a decision.

First, Mamane, who is most familiar with the rules and gameplay of the game, will be the commander. He will stand on a high place, overlooking the entire track and comprehensively coordinating and commanding the game. This arrangement can not only give full play to his advantages, but also allow him to avoid running on the track, after all, he is not good at this.

Next, the responsibility of machine maintenance and tire replacement fell on Kachi's shoulders. He often repaired the fences of the ranch and was very skilled in using various tools, especially the skill of screwing milk bottle caps. He was undoubtedly the best person to repair and maintain the insect battery.

Finally, Ash will play the role of a runner. He will compete with Bug-Battle and help it clear the track.

However, through training, they discovered that Mamane's insect-powered beast was actually slow in character and did not have an advantage in speed.

Faced with this problem, the three decided to adopt a safe and secure approach.

After several days of hard training, the day of the competition finally arrived. The scene was crowded with people, and there were many participants. Mamane looked at the scene in front of him and suddenly felt a strong fighting spirit in his heart, "We have all trained hard for so long, and the championship must be ours in the end!"

"Stop being delusional!"

At this moment, a young man with a crew cut suddenly appeared in front of everyone and said, "Today's champion must be our Red Meteor Team!"

Beside him stood several younger brothers, one of whom was holding a bug-powered treasure in his arms, but the bug-powered treasure was tightly covered with a piece of cloth, as if it was a precious treasure that he didn't want to show to others easily.

The boy raised his mouth corners, revealing a contemptuous smile, and taunted Mamane, "You actually want to win the championship with such an ordinary bug-powered treasure, it really makes me laugh so hard!"

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly reached out and pulled away the cloth covering the Bug-Electric Baby. In an instant, a red, glowing Bug-Electric Baby appeared before everyone's eyes.

"Open your eyes and take a good look at my big brother's super cool bug-powered robot!" the younger brothers shouted excitedly.

"Hayate, the trainer of the red Bug-Battle, is making a grand appearance as the champion candidate?" Upon seeing this, the other contestants whispered to each other, obviously knowing something about the strength and background of this Bug-Battle.

Seeing this, the young master known as Jifeng proudly stroked his iconic crew cut, seeming to be very satisfied with the crowd's reaction, "This is a top-notch bug electric treasure that my father went through great pains to find for me. It has a special color and a timid personality, but it's fast. No one can catch up with it when it runs!"

"Plus, the car has been specially customized. It's useless for the little shrimps to unite and fight against it. If you don't want to lose face, just go home!"

However, facing the ridicule of the three people from the Wind, Mamane said: "You are the ones, quit now before you lose!"

"What did you say?" Ji Feng widened his eyes and roared angrily.

Mamane did not flinch. He stood up straight and responded without showing any weakness: "No matter how special your red bug power-up is, it will never be a reason for my bug power-up to lose to you!"

Mamane continued, "My Bug Power was also found for me by my friends. It represents our friendship. How could it lose to a guy like you?"

Hearing this, Ji Feng snorted coldly and said, "How dare you say such a thing? Then let's see in the official competition whose insect electric treasure is the fastest."

After saying that, Ji Feng turned and left.

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Arriving at the competition venue, Xiaozhi and the other two had just put on their headsets when Miss Anna's sweet voice rang out: "Dear audience, thank you for your wait. The 25th Mingming Cup of the Bug-Electric Racing Competition is now officially kicked off!"

"The rules are the same as in previous years. The Chongdianbao and the runners aim to finish the race and complete a lap along all the tracks."

"In addition, there are three difficult areas on the track, where Pokémon will hinder the players' progress. How to overcome the difficulties will be the key to victory or defeat."

In the test of overcoming obstacles, Xiaozhi and his friends' strategy of playing it safe was more advantageous.

"The Pokémon responsible for interference today are these three!" Miss Anna's voice rang out in the arena, attracting everyone's attention.

Then, the staff quickly threw out three Poké Balls. With three flashes of light, three Pokémon appeared in front of everyone - Floating Bubble, Mantle Rock and Duneba.

"Now, let's enjoy the three major areas full of challenges and threats!" Miss Anna introduced enthusiastically.

In the wide competition area, in addition to the regular track, there are three obstacle areas with unique characteristics, namely the rocky mountain area, the desert area and the final urban track.

Faced with three complex tracks, Xiaozhi and his two companions quickly carried out predictive analysis and developed a series of response plans.

Especially Xiaozhi, although this was his first time participating in this type of competition, with his keen insight and unique understanding of the venue, the suggestions he put forward were undoubtedly the most targeted and practical.

Before each difficult level, there is a maintenance station where the participating teams can freely change tires or restore the energy of the insect battery.

Therefore, what Mamane needs to consider is to predict the various difficulties that may be encountered and successfully overcome these difficulties by replacing the corresponding parts in a timely manner.

Xiaozhi has full confidence in Mamane, he believes that Mamane can definitely do it!

"Now, all contestants, please make full preparations!" As Miss Anna's voice fell, all the participating teams quickly took action and dispersed to their respective positions.

Xiaozhi walked towards the starting point with Bug-Battle, while Ketchum went to the first maintenance point. Mamane climbed onto the platform, overlooking the entire stadium from a high vantage point, shouldering the responsibility of commanding the overall situation.

"Give it a try, Bug-Battle!" Xiaozhi gently placed the Bug-Battle on the starting line. As the red lights of the countdown to the start went out one by one, he decisively issued the command: "Discharge!"

In an instant, all the insect electric babies rushed out like arrows. Among them, Jifeng's red insect electric baby was like a flash of lightning, rushing to the front.

However, Xiaozhi seemed quite calm. He followed the team at a leisurely pace.

The accident happened soon. At the first turn, the Bug-Battlers that were originally squeezed in the middle position suddenly had a series of collisions. In an instant, nearly half of the Bug-Battlers were eliminated because of this accident.

"The ones who were not involved in this chain reaction were the Red Meteor Team, the Electric Princess Team, the Twin Gem Starfish Team, and the Science Speed ​​Team. What an unexpected start! So many teams were forced to give up!"

"There was another team that escaped, the Mamane Research Team. They were not affected either."

Now there are only five teams left competing for the championship, but Xiaozhi seems unusually calm. He follows at the end of the team at a leisurely pace.

In contrast, the fastest team - the Red Bug Electric Team, had already arrived at the rock mountain track first. The mantle rock suddenly activated its power, and several huge stone pillars rose from the ground, blocking their way.

Unfortunately, the two bug-powered monsters from the second-tier Twin Gem Starfish Team and the Science Speed ​​Team were lifted up by these stone pillars and fell into a difficult situation. It would probably take a lot of time and energy to get out of this situation.

However, the Red Bug Electric Team was not affected too much. Their specially made wheels seemed to completely ignore the complex terrain here. They continued to maintain their leading advantage and rushed forward.

Xiaozhi and the Electric Princess team were chasing closely behind, and were about to catch up with the team in front. But at this moment, the rocks closed in like an insurmountable wall, blocking their way.

Although this rock wall is not even as high as a person, it is an insurmountable chasm for the Chongdianbao electric car.

The Electric Princess Team is composed of three little girls. Faced with such a difficult situation, they were obviously a little panicked, and for a moment they had no idea how to deal with it.

However, at this moment, Xiaozhi quickly stretched out his hands without hesitation and firmly supported himself on the rock wall, "Bug-Electric, get up from my back!"

Bugspot also felt Xiaozhi's determination, so it easily climbed up on Xiaozhi's back and successfully climbed over the towering rock mountain.

"Xiaozhi, thank you!" Mamane's grateful voice came over the intercom.

After all, this was supposed to be Mamane's task, but Xiaozhi overcame this difficulty easily with his rich experience.

With Xiaozhi's successful demonstration, the girls of the Electric Princess team also imitated Xiaozhi's method and passed this level.

Although their insect batteries were not very fast, their performance was extremely stable. They were not at all as impatient and reckless as those boys.

After crossing the rocky mountain area and running a section of the track, they finally arrived at the first maintenance point. However, the Red Meteor Team had already changed the tires here and left first.

The next level was a desert track, where the tire needed to be changed. Kachidang showed his amazing hand speed. He skillfully compared the diameter of the tire with the cap of the Moo Moo Milk can, which made changing the tire extremely smooth.

"Don't worry, replenish it first!" Xiaozhi said as he took out a bottle of Moo Moo Milk.

He inserted the straw into the bottle and handed the milk to Bug Electric Bao's mouth, "Drink slowly, little guy!"

Chongdianbao happily sucked the milk to restore his strength.

Although the Red Meteor Team performed well in hardware support, they made a fatal mistake - they did not fully consider the physical strength of the Bug Power.

You know, the upcoming desert track not only has complicated road conditions, but will also cause great consumption of the Bug Power's physical strength.

If the Bug Battery runs out of energy during the race, it will not be able to continue to discharge at such a high intensity, let alone complete the race.

After all, no matter how fast you go, it will be useless if you can't hold on to the end. Because the next level is a desert track, Mamane carefully prepared goggles for Xiaozhi and Chongbao.

Thanks to the protection of the goggles, the entire desert track can clearly see the road ahead and is not disturbed by the wind and sand at all. As long as it drives at a constant speed, it will not sink into the sand, so it goes very smoothly.

In contrast, although the wheels of the Red Meteor Team seemed to be specially made and could travel through the desert as smoothly as on flat ground, the poor red bug electrician was almost unable to open his eyes due to the wind and sand.

Despite this, it rushed forward desperately, but its speed was getting slower and slower.

Seeing Mamane's Bug Power running so smoothly on the track, Ji Feng finally felt an unprecedented sense of urgency.

He hurriedly contacted his brothers through the communication device and asked anxiously, "Hey, have you reached the last maintenance station?"

Ji Feng was very confident in his red bug power-up. He didn't even bother to watch the game while sitting on the command podium. Instead, he leisurely took a gorgeous chair and sat on it.

To be continued…