Rewriting Time Through Gaming
Chapter 38

You Shall Bear Witness

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You experienced the event: Track Carnival Gained an opportunity to draw a temporary ability card for this game You obtained the skill card: Replication Level 1, Effect: (Can replicate an existing skill card)

He was thoughtful.

Then he replicated an existing card.

Twenty minutes later.

The race had entered its most dangerous section.

"Detroit Mountain Road, the most dangerous mountain road track.

These multiple hairpin turns alone have buried nearly a thousand outstanding racers in the past decade.

Therefore, this, along with the final 'Endless Acceleration,' is the most terrifying 'Death Gyration'!"

The host said with great passion, looking at the split screen behind her:

"Still in the lead is the Carnival Convoy's 'Brass Buffalo.'

Like its name, this huge steel creation is charging wildly through possible falling rocks and blind-spot sharp turns!

It's as if it doesn't care about the terror of 'Death Gyration' at all."

In the picture.

The huge yellow and black striped modified car roared, as if it were a buffalo in the Roman Colosseum, charging towards the matador with endless rage.

It was a beast.

Undoubtedly, violence and noise are the mechanical aesthetics of Detroit, the City of Chaos.

Seeing this scene.

In the stands.

Countless spectators, who might normally be business owners or white-collar workers, and those Carnival Convoy fans with painted faces, shouted the driver's name:

"Grace!"

"Grace!"

"Grace!"

The next second.

Just as everyone was shouting and cheering for the champion who had continuously defended his title in underground racing for three consecutive years.

The roaring modified car, due to an extreme curve, ran over a rock in a blind spot where the headlights couldn't reach.

Instantly.

The speeding vehicle instantly lost its balance and crashed into the cliff.

Turning into a huge fireball, it exploded on the mountainside.

Afterward.

More rocks continued to fall due to the explosion.

The winding mountain road became even more dangerous.

Some drivers stopped where they were and gave up the race.

The host had probably seen many such scenes.

However, she probably didn't expect the defending champion, the 'Brass Buffalo,' to end in this way:

"This is Detroit, you never know where you'll stop.

Even Grace-Arnold, who has countless dangerous track driving experiences.

Well.

He is a thing of the past.

Now let's focus our attention on the cars that are about to come up behind."

Then.

Two cars with very close speeds sped out of the burning smoke.

This scene was as captivating as a Hollywood blockbuster.

At the same time.

A line of prompts appeared on the other side of Su Wen's screen:

Confirm use of skill (Buffer Level 2)

He clicked confirm.

A persuader card printed with an elite lawyer disappeared into smoke.

Instantly.

The transparent membrane slowed the force of the explosion.

At the same time.

The pale golden barrier gradually dissipated.

[Buffer Level 2 (Energy Consumption 0-100%): Reduces the impact of the next incoming attack based on the percentage of Spiritual Energy spent.] [Current Energy Consumption: 30%, Explosion Effect Reduced by 60%] [Please Judge Me Effect Activated Successfully] [50% of the damage inflicted on target 'Grace-Arnold' is transferred; your health is reduced by 37.6.]

Su Wen, watching less than one-seventh of his incredibly long health bar disappear, remained completely unfazed.

At that moment.

The racing lane monitoring screens lit up simultaneously.

"The two racers currently vying for the championship position are:

Driver number 25 in the Blue Margarita, and the Scavenger Organization's 'Westerly Harvester'.

Wait.

Driver number 25's speed has plummeted.

What is he doing?!"

The commentator exclaimed, "He actually used Buffer to catch Grace! Grace is still alive!"

That's right.

In the footage.

Su Wen had actually used the brakes on his race car to decelerate while deploying the 'Schlote Heavy Industries Plugin' slow field.

He had actually caught the bald black driver who had already been declared critically injured in the explosion.

[Identification: Grace-Arnold, former champion of the underground racing circuit, never indiscriminately kills innocents. Uses his winnings to support three orphanages in Detroit, suspects the Leis Angton Group is behind the child abductions. Chose to take the risk of participating in this race to raise funds. First-Order Transcendent, Transcendent Trait: 'Speed Control']

In fact.

Su Wen had already reloaded twelve times just during this explosion event.

The first eight times, he had also died in quick succession due to the Brass Buffalo.

But in the last four times.

It was precisely because of this identification result:

The enemy of my enemy is undoubtedly, if not a friend, someone who can be won over.

What's more.

The Carnival Convoy's favorability is currently very low.

He needs to get more cheers and shouts from the City of Chaos, and he needs more buffs.

This is essential to becoming a legend.

And most importantly.

Grace is probably one of the few consciences in this chaotic city.

Su Wen could save him.

So, he did just that.

In the live footage.

Su Wen opened the car door, extended a hand to save Grace, and then calmly said:

"Grace-Arnold, you owe me a life."

Hearing what the driver number 25 said.

The bald, muscular black man nodded:

"I can't die yet. If I can rescue those children who were taken by Leis Angton, I'll give you this worthless life of mine."

"Coincidentally, that's my target too."

At this time.

Although the surveillance video didn't have an audio line to record what they were saying.

But the screen faithfully recorded this scene.

A driver who could contend for the defending champion's title had saved the former defending champion from an exploding vehicle.

The crowd went wild.

Unthinkable.

In this city, the night is their carnival, and chaos is their means of fighting against law enforcement and mega-corporations.

Then.

In an underground race championship worth millions of dollars, to selflessly save a former rival.

It was incomprehensible.

And the ultimate rebellion against the rules.

"Blue Margarita!"

"Blue Margarita!"

"Blue Margarita!"

The cheers overwhelmed everything.

Compared to the mainstream American movie heroes who were unpopular here.

At this moment.

Detroit truly had its own legend!

[Because of your incomprehensible act of stopping to save someone, all members of the Carnival Convoy hold you in high esteem. They have prepared Grenada rum with 73% alcohol content and are ready to open it all at the finish line to celebrate. 'Carnival Convoy' faction favorability +70] [Current player buff: Speed and Passion] [Buff effect: 1. Your racing speed can be multiplied by (0-500%) (coefficient determined by yourself). 2. Your movement speed and neural reaction ability are increased by 120%] [Note: Enjoy the carnival. Next, our heat will ignite the night.]

Su Wen instantly felt that his modified car body had become lighter.

Operation.

The next second.

Another prompt popped up at the same time:

[Although such a stupid stop does not comply with the rules of the race, it happens to conform to the core of Detroit. Besides, many people bet on you to lose.] [Be proud, your behavior has earned the respect of the entire audience!] [Great Legend of the City of Chaos, S-level hidden mission progress reached 40%]

Watching the departing 'Westerly Harvester' modified race car.

Su Wen felt his racing buff and speed attributes increase exponentially.

This feeling was great!

He said with a smile:

"Grace, buckle up. I'm going to accelerate next."

"Bro, are you looking down on me? The road ahead is full of gravel, and you probably need an excellent co-driver observer."

The black strong man gave a confident answer.

But Su Wen just smiled.

[Modification Module - Isaiah Glider Extension Structure Activated] [Streamlined stable alloy glider wings unfolding] [Rear thruster in place] [Liquid nitrogen acceleration activated]

Under the powerful thrust of an acceleration of hundreds of kilometers per second.

A deep blue tail flame appeared at the rear of this 'race car'.

The next second.

The car's rear-mounted jet thruster was fully opened.

It flew off the cliff with the help of the steep rock face.

Making everyone who saw this scene shocked.

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