Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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In the swirling yellow sand, there was an incredibly huge black shadow. Its shape resembled a fish, but it was almost half the size of a giant egg.
A person standing in front of it would appear as small as a grain of rice.
The huge black shadow rose up, leaped into the air, and then plunged deep into the ground. It was as if it were swimming in the deep sea, as if it were in its element.
After the black shadow disappeared, the gale also subsided.
Bai Yue lowered his hands, but did not slow down.
The person in front of him suddenly stopped, and he, not paying attention, bumped into him.
“It’s here again, it’s here again, that monster!”
The contestant scratched his head: “It’s so big. There were only terrain obstacles before, how did this thing appear this time?”
Although it hadn’t attacked yet. Each whale moo brought a gust of wind, obscuring the track and severely impacting their speed.
To continue, they had to defeat the monster; otherwise, they would be constantly disrupted and forced to move at a snail’s pace.
If that were all, it wouldn’t be so bad. The most worrying thing was when, in the latter half of the race, the dark figure suddenly attacked.
Perhaps out of fear, the figure slowed down considerably. Bai Yue overtook him and gradually increased the distance.
A few minutes later, the whale moo returned.
A gust of wind, fine sand, a dark figure, tumbling.
Almost identical scenes. However, after adapting, Bai Yue noticed some changes.
For example, the dark figure was growing larger.
This didn’t mean it was getting bigger, but rather that… the “whale” was gradually approaching them.
Perhaps their earlier worries weren’t unfounded.
It seemed that as time passed, the dark figure would eventually close to the track. What it would do then was anyone’s guess.
The conflict in the fifth leg of the race was almost over.
The main screen returned to the last track, and when the audience saw what was on the screen, they all froze in unison.
Wait, had they missed something incredibly exciting?
It was still a vast expanse of yellow sand. With no landmarks, it was almost impossible to tell how long they had been running.
But what was that whale that suddenly appeared?!
It had no eyes, and its entire body was yellow. It looked like a sculpture built from fine sand, stirring up dazzling clouds of dust every time it leaped into the air and plunged back into the sand.
And now, this whale seemed to be racing against the runners, closely following the track.
—This was a virtual creature that couldn’t exist in reality; only a virtual training ground could simulate it.
Bai Yue glanced at the enormous monster. After surfacing, it submerged again.
The surroundings returned to calm.
He looked away.
Sure enough, his earlier prediction was correct. He was now in fifth place, and each time the whale appeared, it gradually approached.
That was the closest it had come.
Bai Yue wasn’t sure if the whale would reappear right beneath his feet.
It wasn’t impossible.
Due to the whale’s obstruction, the distance between the contestants wasn’t far. However, due to the low visibility, he couldn’t clearly see the figures of those in front and behind.
Bai Yue silently counted the time.
The interval was approximately 5 minutes. Every 5 minutes, this creature would reappear.
The problem now was that he didn’t know how far he was from the finish line, nor how to avoid its pursuit.
The whale seemed to be glued to him, relentlessly chasing him.
The last 5 seconds.
5, 4, 3, 2…
1.
Here it comes!
A whale moo rang out. Due to the close proximity, even the spectators outside the arena could clearly hear this heart-wrenching cry.
Some people, unable to bear the extremely high frequency of the cry, instinctively covered their ears.
Bai Yue kept a close eye on the changes under his feet. But strangely, the terrain didn’t change as he had expected.
And this time, the whale didn’t even appear.
A gust of wind brushed past his ear. Even the originally raging hurricane seemed to have calmed down considerably.
Suddenly, he caught a glimpse of a dark shadow out of the corner of his eye.
He turned his head and realized that the whale had returned to several kilometers away. In the distance, he could only vaguely see a black dot.
Bai Yue was stunned.
A recurring cycle? If that was all, it didn’t seem like there was anything to worry about.
But soon, he realized he was wrong. After the whale’s huge head emerged from the sand sea, it suddenly accelerated and charged forward like lightning.
Wherever it passed, it created a huge wave. The sand sea churned, and dust flew everywhere. It seemed as if the earth itself was about to be shaken and collapse.
The tremor quickly reached his feet, and Bai Yue almost lost his footing.
Then, the whale that had attacked suddenly opened its mouth wide. Despite its exterior being entirely covered in yellow sand, its mouth was filled with a bloody stench. With a gaping maw, it lunged straight at Bai Yue—!
Bai Yue’s pupils constricted.
“Ah!”
Some supporters couldn’t bear it and covered their eyes, unable to watch.
Other spectators stared intently, afraid of missing this thrilling scene.
If the Imperial First participant was accidentally swallowed, he would be eliminated immediately.
Shang Yufei stared intently at the screen, his brows furrowing deeper and deeper.
A loud bang followed, and dust billowed. Fine sand obscured the lens, and for a moment only particles could be seen clinging to the screen.
Then, one by one, they disappeared.
The audience saw the whale’s massive mouth slam down onto the track. Then, with a sharp crack, it bit down hard. Then it lurched back underground.
Still worried about Bai Yue’s safety, the supporters, their eyes covered, peeked out through the gaps.
They saw a large crater in the middle of the track. Bai Yue himself managed to dodge in time and stand outside the track.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
He wasn’t the only one hit by this powerful impact; other nearby competitors were also affected.
Some, unprepared, were thrown back by the blast. Others lay sprawled on the ground, staring in disbelief at the broken track.
Bai Yue, though unharmed, looked grim.
The whale’s appearance had destroyed about fifty meters of the track. This meant that this section was no longer navigable by the track.
And this was only fifty meters.
If the whale appeared again and again, it would eventually destroy the entire track. At that point, all the competitors, including him, would be completely lost in the endless yellow sand.
There were only two ways to reach the finish line.
One was to accelerate as much as possible and reach the finish line before the track was completely destroyed.
The other was to kill the whale.
Bai Yue turned his head, looking at the spot where the whale had lurked, and narrowed his eyes.
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