Chapter 058 【Death Turn】

Moments later, Gu Feng and Alai reached the halfway mark.

Along the cliff-side guardrail, a crowd of fans had been waiting there for ages. When they saw the champion's Ferrari fall behind the AriEe driven by Gu Feng, instead of their usual cheers, they stood frozen, dumbstruck, as if they had seen a ghost!

It wasn’t until the two sports cars disappeared from their sight that one guy snapped back to reality. He gave a light shake to the person next to him and asked in an incredulous tone, “The Car King... Alai is behind?”

That person nodded lightly, his face a mask of disbelief.

“Are we sure we didn’t see it wrong?” asked a stylish young woman.

Everyone nodded in unison. At the same time, the guy with the walkie-talkie beside them immediately said, “Attention, attention! The Car King Alai is temporarily behind! The Car King Alai is temporarily behind!”

His voice crackled over the radio to the starting line instantly.

When the fans heard that the Car King Alai was behind, they were all floored!

The lively chatter died instantly. Almost everyone looked at each other, as if to confirm with each other what they'd just heard.

Qiao Gang, however, wasn't with this group.

Next to Qiao Gang, Yang Bing’s mouth hung open as he stared dumbly at Qiao Gang. He swallowed hard and stammered, “Qiao… Brother Qiao, was that the loudspeaker saying the Car King Alai is… behind, right?”

“No kidding! I told you to put your million on Teacher Gu, but you wouldn’t listen,” Qiao Gang said, as if it were the most obvious thing in the world. Earlier, he, Yang Bing, and Ling Wei had each bet one million, but Yang Bing and Ling Wei had both bet on Alai to win.

“Gulp…” Ling Wei took a deep gulp, then shouted loudly, “Damn, Teacher Gu is too awesome! This million was worth losing!”

For Ling Wei, one million wasn’t important; he could whip up a million anytime! However, the fact that Gu Feng could lead Southeast Asia’s underground racing king, Alai, halfway through the race was beyond his wildest dreams. But more than shock, he felt a surge of excitement!

Having lost to Yang Bing earlier, Ling Wei had been seriously pissed off. Now, hearing that Gu Feng was leading the Car King Alai, he was practically gloating, his pride restored.

Compared to Ling Wei, Yang Bing’s face showed nothing but shock.

It was as if… even now, he couldn't process that what he had just heard was true.

Teacher Gu leading the Car King Alai?

What the hell!

Yang Bing raised his hand and slapped himself across the face. However, the voice from the loudspeaker left him no choice but to admit that Gu Feng leading the Car King Alai was a fact—he wasn’t dreaming.

Suddenly, the weak image of Gu Feng in his mind began to slowly grow larger… and larger…

“Alai, what the hell are you doing?” On the other side, Xiang Yusheng jerked in surprise at the announcement, then angrily barked into his walkie-talkie.

On the other end, Alai sneered coldly while skillfully driving, “Don’t worry, Xiang. In a few more minutes, that guy's a dead man.”

If the first half of the race tested the driver’s basic skills, then the second half tested the driver’s technique and courage.

Compared to the first half, the track in the second half was much more perilous. The second half of the racecourse was a winding mountain road with sheer cliffs on both sides. Although there were guardrails, at racing speeds, they couldn’t withstand the impact of a sports car.

Thus, if a driver made a mistake, the result wouldn’t just be losing the race—it would be a fatal plunge.

The sport was a double-edged sword; it allowed one to experience an unprecedented sense of exhilaration, but it was also a gamble with death, with the driver’s life as the stake.

After entering the second half, Gu Feng was forced to ease off the gas a bit, especially when taking corners, where he was extra careful.

At the same time, Gu Feng noticed out of the corner of his eye that Alai behind him wasn’t in a hurry to overtake, which made him frown slightly.

Although Gu Feng didn’t know Alai well, in his view, as a king in the racing world, if Alai could remain calm after being led by an unknown person like him, there were only two possible reasons. First, Alai possessed exceptionally rare patience. Second, there was something fishy about the later part of the race.

Even though Gu Feng deliberately slowed down, because the track was too narrow, overtaking would be difficult and could even risk driving off the cliff. Therefore, Alai chose to be patient, waiting for the perfect opportunity to make his move.

This was the explanation for the first reason.

As for the second reason, the explanation was simple: Alai knew there was something fishy about the later part of the race, which was why he wasn’t in a hurry.

After a brief moment of thought, Gu Feng slowed down again while using the rearview mirror to observe Alai out of the corner of his eye.

Seeing Gu Feng’s sports car hugging the inner lane and suddenly slowing down, Alai was also slightly taken aback. He frowned in confusion and also reduced his speed.

What is this guy up to? Is he trying to create an opportunity for me to overtake?

Alai quickly calculated in his mind. Soon, he dismissed this speculation. Based on Gu Feng’s performance in the first half, he didn’t believe Gu Feng would give him a chance to overtake. Therefore, Gu Feng must have a purpose for doing this.

Almost instantly, Alai guessed Gu Feng’s intention. In his view, Gu Feng was either deliberately creating an opportunity to squeeze him and his car off the cliff when he tried to overtake, or Gu Feng had noticed the danger of the upcoming curve and intentionally slowed down.

Understanding this, a cold smile appeared on Alai’s face. He suddenly accelerated, heading straight for the rear of Gu Feng’s sports car, trying to force Gu Feng to speed up. After all, at the current speed, the death curve was dangerous but not impossible for Gu Feng to handle.

Gu Feng had been observing Alai the whole time. Seeing Alai’s sports car suddenly accelerate, he immediately increased his own speed as well.

At the same time, he was almost certain that there was danger ahead in the race.

After all, for a racer, the opportunity just now was practically a godsend. Unless Alai had ulterior motives, there was no reason for him to slow down and not overtake, instead diverting his attention to speculate about Gu Feng’s intentional slowdown!

This discovery made Gu Feng focus with all his might. Although he increased his speed, his attention became even more concentrated.

Just as Gu Feng drifted around a curve with a very slight angle, a U-shaped curve suddenly appeared on the road. Moreover, the track at that curve was extremely narrow, barely wide enough for two cars to pass side by side. Next to the curve was a cliff!

A sense of danger spread through Gu Feng’s heart. Having struggled on the brink of death many times, he instantly knew that Alai intended to make his move at this curve!

After a split second of thought, Gu Feng immediately slowed down again, executing a very slight drift, keeping the car body tightly against the inner lane of the track.

While turning, Gu Feng suddenly noticed another sharp right turn ahead, followed closely by a U-shaped curve!

These three curves combined could absolutely be considered a death curve. If he tried to pass through at the previous speed, death would be inevitable!

Realizing this, Gu Feng slowed down again as quickly as possible.

At the same time, he saw in the rearview mirror that Alai, just like before, accelerated toward the rear of his car, putting on a show of trying to overtake!

Gu Feng’s face turned cold as he suddenly slammed on the brakes!

“Screech~~~” Due to inertia, the car slid several meters. The tires screeched against the ground, leaving clear tire marks on the track.

The next moment, Gu Feng’s sports car came to a steady stop right at the turning point.

Alai had only intended to force Gu Feng to speed up by accelerating, not actually crash into Gu Feng’s car. As the underground racing king of Southeast Asia, he naturally understood the consequences of two sports cars colliding at high speed.

Originally, he thought Gu Feng would accelerate and turn like last time. However, when he saw Gu Feng suddenly stop the car, his expression changed drastically!

To avoid crashing into Gu Feng’s car, Alai instinctively turned the steering wheel, planning to bypass from the outer lane.

However, due to the high speed and close distance, how could Alai calculate so precisely?

In his haste, Alai turned the steering wheel a bit too hard. Before he could correct it, the rapidly moving sports car shot toward the cliff beside the curve like a rocket!

“Bang!” The guardrail was shattered into pieces by the powerful impact of the Ferrari F430. After breaking through the guardrail, the Ferrari F430 slowed down slightly but didn’t stop, plunging straight down into the valley.

“Ah!” Inside the Ferrari F430, Alai let out a desperate scream upon realizing his predicament. The sound echoed through the valley, creating a series of reverberations.

“Boom!” A loud explosion drowned out the echoes. After the explosion, a flash of fire lit up the dark valley, illuminating it as bright as day.

A moment later, the fire in the valley disappeared, and darkness once again enveloped the valley. The entire valley became eerily quiet.

With a rumbling sound, Gu Feng started the AriEe. The AriEe, like a roaring beast, vanished into the night.