Chapter 75: Chapter 74:1 Will Win_l
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Just as everyone worried, when Harrison Clark entered the continuous curve at a 7G state, he did indeed take quite a few tumbles at first.
Everyone’s anxiety was so intense that their eyelids were twitching and their heartbeats were irregular.
However, miraculously, no matter how hard he fell, he remained uninjured.
By this time, when Harrison continued to fall, no one had a taunting smile on their faces anymore.
Everyone present were professional soldiers who had mentally prepared themselves for potential sacrifices on the battlefield. They were not overawed by Harrison’s determination, but they were amazed by his incredible pace of progress.
Even though the road conditions had become more difficult to navigate, his rate of improvement didn’t change much. He still maintained an average pace of increasing 0.5G every three to four minutes.
His frequency of falling also didn’t change much.
This might seem ordinary, but everyone in the scene had to go through countless painful falls before they gradually mastered the more sophisticated Azure Dragon Armor control skills.
Who hadn’t suffered injuries all over their bodies?
In the vast training building, no one was whispering anymore; everyone just stared blankly at the images in the holographic projection.
About forty minutes had passed, and Harrison had persevered through the sharp changes in direction and the rugged terrain of the track. He was now able to stabilize the simulator’s acceleration at 1OG.
The moment Harrison reached 10G, there was a faint cheer in the building. Unconsciously, the emotions of the onlookers had been drawn into the competition.
The general in the middle of the crowd showed a faint smile at the corner of her mouth.
She could not have been more satisfied with Harrison’s performance.
However…
Well, he was definitely going to lose.
Just then, the general’s watch vibrated slightly.
She glanced at it and then connected, communicating with the caller through brainwaves.
“What brings you, a busy person, to call me?
Her tone was relaxed with a hint of teasing, completely different from how she usually communicated with her military colleagues.
The caller was her close friend, Martha Owen, a young researcher at the Yellowstone Research Institute’s Azure Dragon Armor Special Research Division.
■■There’s an incredible person in your base! Honestly, such a precious treasure and you didn’t even inform me. I thought we were good friends. You don’t even have me in your heart.”
The other party complained.
The general chuckled, “How could I not have you in my heart? You know about it now, don’t you? It’s an important matter, so I couldn’t inform you through personal relationships.”
Martha snorted, “Whatever, as if you’re that serious. I’m the one who always looks for backchannels. Anyway, this new guy with a 100% compatibility is really amazing. I’ve been studying Azure Dragon Armor materials since I was a child and have come into contact with at least 800 top operators. I’ve never seen anyone progress as rapidly as he has. In just a few dozen minutes, he went from 5G to 10G – it’s astonishing.”
The general nodded slightly, “Yeah, I didn’t expect it either. By the way, how did you know he was improving so fast?”
“Oh my god, don’t you know that the T800 group competition is being broadcast live throughout the entire army? Everyone is going crazy outside, and only you, the landlady, are still in the dark?”
The general frowned, “Earlier, the higher-ups said I should keep it a secret.
How is it now being broadcast live to the entire army? Isn’t this a bit premature?”
There was a brief silence on the other end, “I don’t think so. After all, there’s not much time left. If we expose this once-in-a-lifetime genius earlier, maybe it will give more motivation to others, and perhaps it can raise the level of all Azure Dragon Armor operators in the entire army, giving us more hope.”
The general nodded solemnly, “That’s true.
“Alright, after he’s done, you must have Professor Owen send me all his training parameters and physical examination data. I can use it here to see if I can find some inspiration in his data. If we can make a little more improvement to Azure Dragon Armor in the remaining time, that’ll be great.” “Sure, no problem.”
“Remember, Nora Camp, don t forget!
“I won’t.”
The general’s name was, indeed, Nora Camp.
She stepped out of the crowd and went to a corner, opened her watch-style personal terminal, and checked the information in the Major General communication group.
As Martha had said, everyone in the army was watching, and quite a few of them were envious of her success.
It was a mixture of envy, jealousy, and hatred.
Nora Camp didn’t say anything in the communication group, but just sent a laughing emoji.
Some people couldn’t stand it anymore.
“Show off, just keep showing off! Harrison Clark was supposed to be part of our Boston Military Region; how did he end up in your Black Bear Training Base? It’s so annoying!”
“Yeah, go ahead and gloat. You just wait; we might report to the command center and have him transferred to us!
Nora Camp just smiled and narrowed her eyes without responding. However, someone else spoke up, “Alright, everyone, calm down. A good soldier needs a good captain. I have high hopes for the combination of Nora and Harrison. However, Harrison is still inexperienced. Although he’s made amazing progress today, he’s still far behind.
Nora Camp glanced at the holographic projection in the distance, agreeing with the other’s judgment in her heart.
So far, the T800 Group contestants were divided into two squads.
The leading contestants of the first squad had just completed half of the course, with the other eighteen contestants closely following. The distance between them didn’t exceed ten kilometers.
True to its reputation as the T800 Group, the participants’ skill levels were very close, with most of them able to reach 12G or higher.
AS for the second squad, Harrison Clark was the only one, having completed only a quarter of the course so far, trailing the others by nearly 100 kilometers. No matter how fast Harrison progressed, it was impossible for him to catch up in the second half of the race.
On the contrary, if he maintained his 10G acceleration ability, he might even continue to fall further behind.
just as Nora Camp pondered this, the crowd on the other side burst into an uproar.
“It’s at 10.5G!”
This was Professor Owen’s exclamation.
“What the hell is he trying to do?! Has he gone insane?!1
This was Daniel Thompson’s scream.
To protect the new operators, the Azure Dragon Armor simulator set a safety threshold and the maximum simulated state was 10G during regular training. To go beyond that limit, they had already surpassed the safety threshold of the Azure Dragon Armor.
Under normal circumstances, only during competition and special training modes would the machine default to allowing the removal of the upper limit restriction.
However, this significantly increased the risk involved.
Other operators dared to go as high as 12G or even higher because they were skilled at maneuvering, and as long as they didn’t make a significant mistake, the chances of accidents happening were low.
But Harrison’s actions were clearly seeking a dead end.
“He can’t fall again, he really can’t! If he falls again, he might be thrown against the wall by the simulator. Even with the life protection system, he could end up with a broken bone or even become disabled!”Nora Camp hurriedly rushed forward again upon hearing this, her heart racing. But strangely, it seemed as if Harrison Clark inside had already completely adapted to the gradually increasing acceleration.
He had already managed to perfectly enhance his own strength in accordance with the machine’s performance boost.
He didn’t have to worry about the machine not being able to simulate it since his adaptability was 100%, and theoretically, after injecting the serum, he could withstand over 20G.
As long as his operation didn’t cause any problems, the machine would be able to stabilize him.
Watching him transform into a zigzag streak of lightning in the forest as he sped ahead, everyone held their breath, not daring to blink.
About three minutes later, everyone unconsciously wiped the sweat off their foreheads.
He didn’t fall.
“Damn, 11G already! This guy…”
Still, he didn’t fall.
After five minutes, everyone fell silent.
At this point, Harrison Clark had increased his performance to 12G, equal to that of the first echelon.
Of course, he had fallen behind by no kilometers, and maintaining this speed wouldn’t close the gap.
The leader in front was less than 180 kilometers away from the finish line.
No matter how fast Harrison Clark was, he could not catch up.
But everyone was mentally prepared for Harrison Clark not to give up so easily.
“12.5G!”
As expected, the parameters increased abruptly again.
The indicator light’s color for safety had changed from bright yellow to orange-yellow.
He began to close the distance, but it was still not enough.
“13G!”
The indicator light turned to light red.
Unknowingly, another seven minutes had passed.
But everyone had lost their ability to speak.
With his speed increasing even faster, Harrison Clark hadn’t slowed down the rate of parameter increase but sped it up instead!
Looking at the dark red 18G on the indicator light, everyone didn’t know what to say.
The first echelon was only 50 kilometers away from the finish line, and the gap between Harrison Clark and them had been reduced to 60 kilometers!
At this rate, he would finish about 10 kilometers behind the first echelon.
But then.-
Click.
The parameters increased to 20G.
Harrison Clark had pushed the machine to its limit.
This data had reached the peak of the world’s top Azure Dragon Armor operators!
But that was after other people had injected serum and operated the real machine!
“What a beast!”
Daniel Thompson muttered, his body shaking like a sieve.
Professor Owen was calculating at lightning speed.
He concluded, “If he maintains 20G speed till the end, he will catch up with the last person of the first echelon!” Nora Camp, who had always been silent and calm, suddenly looked pale and said, “It’s over.”
Sure enough.
Click!
Harrison Clark increased the parameters to 20.5G!
He had surpassed the human limit.
Everyone screamed in horror.
-The machine can’t handle it, there’s going to be an accident!”
As Professor Owen screamed, he tried to press the emergency stop button. But he wasn’t successful as both the Yellowstone Research Institute and the Ancient Civilization Research Institute took control of the machine almost simultaneously. Martha Owen and another researcher’s voices came in. Martha spoke first, “We can’t stop it. it would seriously injure him! Although the current Azure Dragon Armor can’t reach this indicator in reality, the simulator determined that he could withstand 20.5G, so it should still work.” The other researcher from the Ancient Civilization Research Institute added, “He’ll be fine as long as he doesn’t make any mistakes.” Looking back at the projection, everyone had the same huge question in their minds.
Could Harrison Clark, who had been falling all the way from the start, really make no mistakes from now on?
Time slowly passed.
Everyone’s eyes were fixated on the lighting-fast figure in the projection, not turning away for a moment.
No one knew that by now, Harrison Clark’s excitement had reached a feverish high.
He just wanted to say one word.
Awesome!
He had finally…
Found his own talent.
He probably understood it now.
Why such an ordinary person like himself was destined to be selected and could travel between two eras.
He discovered the dual-purpose existence of himself and the Golden Finger.
I will win!
Maybe I can really do something for this world, for this civilization, and for myself without regrets!