The current situation was beyond imagination. The Dilama Race had been held for more than 170 years, and nothing like this had happened yet.
The current situation was like this. The rules of the race stated that the first vehicle to cross the finish line would be the champion. In that case, the champion should be the Wind God. However, there was another problem. The rules of the race also stated that if all the members of the vehicle died or left the vehicle, the vehicle would automatically forfeit.
The Wind God didn't have any firepower or navigators. There was only one driver. The problem was that this driver was hit by Black Rhino's firepower, Li Huailin, a few dozen meters away from the finish line. According to the wound to the head, he should have died instantly. In that case, the Wind God should have been eliminated due to the death of the members of the vehicle. In that case, the champion should be Black Rhino.
However, who could prove that the Wind God's driver was already dead when he crossed the finish line? What if he still had some consciousness, or his heart was still beating? Was he still considered dead or alive? The difficult part now was that there was no way to prove whether the Wind God's driver was still alive when he crossed the finish line.
The supporter, Qiao Er, didn't know what to do now. The organizers had clearly started discussing what to do. He could only try his best to calm the audience. The audience was a little chaotic now. Everyone was discussing who would be the champion. A few of the hot-tempered ones had already started arguing.
"Everyone, please remain quiet. The organizers are still studying and will announce the champion soon." Qiao Er was trying his best to maintain order, but it was obviously not very effective. In the end, every minute that the announcement was not out, everyone would be in chaos for another minute.
The waiting time was longer than expected. After ten minutes, the Wyvern King, who was third in the race, crossed the finish line. However, the discussion of the champion had not yet come out. Wen Hana and Olad were both carried to the emergency room for treatment. On the other side, the logistics staff of the Wind God were holding a simple funeral for their driver.
In fact, during these ten minutes, many things had happened in the competition's conference room. The results of the competition were very ambiguous. In fact, it made sense no matter which team won the championship. After some discussion, the majority of the competition committee leaned towards Wind God. The reason was very simple. Wind God was an A-class team, while Black Rhino was a C-class team.
But this decision was quickly met with resistance. The first to jump out was the department in charge of the betting. This was because no one had bet on Black Rhino winning before the competition. If Black Rhino won in the end, as the house, they would definitely make a huge profit. Wind God was originally a favorite to win the championship, and there were many people who bet on it. With a difference of more than 100,000 gold coins, wasn't this a huge loss?
In reality, this reason was very reasonable. It instantly made the committee members hesitate. Just as everyone was hesitating, the arrival of one person allowed them to quickly confirm their decision.
Very quickly, a small piece of paper was handed to the host, Joel. Joel looked at the small piece of paper, then nodded. He took a deep breath, stood on the stage, and shouted to the audience below, "Everyone, calm down. Calm down. The results of the competition are out."
In an instant, the originally chaotic venue quieted down. Everyone stared at Joel, who was on the stage. Everyone wanted to know who won in the end.
"After discussion by the competition committee, the final champion of the 173rd Dilamar Race is Black Rhino!" Qiao Er shouted from the other side.
"It really is Black Rhino?"
"What? How is that possible? How can it be Black Rhino? The first to cross the finish line was clearly Wind God."
"Nonsense! Wind God is the champion. "
"Nonsense. The driver of Wind God is dead. He has already been eliminated, okay?"
As soon as the first place was announced, it immediately caused a heated discussion among the audience. This was because the ending was a little controversial, especially those who had bet on Wind God to win. They were shouting crazily. What was going on? They had bet on Wind God, so why did they lose their money in the blink of an eye?
The scene was a little chaotic, and many of the audience members started arguing. Joel tried very hard to maintain order, but there were too many people below, and he couldn't control it alone.
Just as the crowd was about to fight, a gong suddenly sounded on the stage. Instantly, all the spectators stopped what they were doing and looked at the stage. The curtains were drawn, and a well-dressed Gnome walked out. The old spectators quickly recognized this Gnome. He was the chairman of the Dilama Race Committee, Andra.
There were a few people following behind Andra. Three of them were Goblins, and they seemed to be members of the competition committee. However, one of them was a little more surprising. This was because he was a human that no one had seen before. However, he was wearing a golden knight's armor. Anyone with a bit of eyesight would be able to see the badge of the Royal Guard on his shoulder.
"Everyone, please quiet down and listen to me." Andra walked to the middle of the stage. His voice was transmitted to the ears of the audience through the wind element magical equipment. Everyone had to respect the chairman of the competition committee. All the spectators quieted down and looked up to hear what the chairman had to say.
"I believe that everyone is now arguing about who will be the final champion. Everyone could see that the Wind God team was indeed the first team to cross the finish line. However, before they crossed the finish line, all the members in the car had died, which meant that the Wind God team had been eliminated at that time. There was a driver on the Black Rhino. Though he was unconscious, he was confirmed to be alive. Therefore, we determine that the final winner is Black Rhino, "Andra explained slowly.
"This doesn't make sense! The driver of the Wind God only breathed his last after crossing the finish line. I was standing next to the finish line. I saw it with my own eyes. " Immediately, a spectator said. Actually, he was just making things up. How could he have seen such a fast sprint? However, he was a supporter of Wind God, so he naturally said good things about Wind God.
"Yes, yes. We saw it too." Immediately, a few people at the side said that. Actually, no one saw it clearly. However, since the first person said that, the people behind him naturally followed suit.
"The Wind God clearly won!"
"Yes, Wind God obviously won."
"Everyone, quiet down." Andra said loudly again. He then looked at the few people who started the commotion and asked, "How can you prove that what you said is true?"
"Of course what I said is true." The spectators were stunned at first. Then, they immediately stood up and replied. After all, they knew that no one could prove that they were lying.
"Everyone, listen to me." Andra said immediately. "Someone here said that he saw the driver of Wind God die. Another person said that he saw the driver not die. If that's the case, there's nothing we can argue about. How about this? I have a very authoritative person here. I believe everyone will believe what he said. Let's let him be the witness, okay?"
"A very authoritative person? Who is he?" The audience was puzzled. Then, they looked at the Human Knight beside Andra. He was wearing such an obvious armor, so the audience had already seen him. The problem was, who was this guy? No one could recognize him at all. What kind of credibility did this have? What was the point?
Seeing that all the spectators were looking at the knight beside him, Andra waved his hand slightly and said, "Everyone, let me introduce you. This is the Knight Captain of the Human Empire's Palace Guards, Sir Delnate."
"Sigh …" All the spectators were stunned. This was a big figure. He was actually a noble and the Knight Captain of the Palace Guards. Didn't that mean that he could see His Highness every day? This was really credible.
However, what surprised the spectators was yet to come. Delnate stepped forward and took the microphone. The first thing he said shocked everyone. "I'm here to convey His Highness' message."
"His Highness? He said His Highness the King? "
"His Highness will watch this competition too?"
"I didn't hear wrongly, right? Is it really His Highness the King Anthony?"
Delnate smiled and then continued, "Everyone didn't hear wrongly. His Highness the King will indeed watch this competition and is full of praises for it. This competition is really very exciting, especially the performance of the Black Rhino team. Of course, the one who performed the most outstandingly is our Highness the Grand Duke of Aquitaine …"
"Huh? The Grand Duke of Aquitaine? " All the spectators were stunned. What was up with the Grand Duke of Aquitaine? What did he have to do with the competition?
"Uh, the Archduke of Aquitaine is the firepower of the Black Rhino team." Seeing that everyone had a puzzled look on their faces, Delnate reminded them a little.
"F * ck!" All the spectators were frightened. What was going on? Why would a Duke participate in this competition? And why would he be the firepower of a C-rank team? This didn't make sense at all. You must be joking. However, seeing Delnate's expression, everyone felt that he wasn't joking. That made it even more terrifying. Thinking about Li Huailin's performance in the competition, everyone was still fearful. That guy was indeed the Duke with a million dollars. Just look at how he destroyed 24 cars in a competition. This number was really too terrifying. This was the highest number of kills in the past 60 years.
"So, with His Highness the King as the witness, the Black Rhino team won the championship. Does anyone have any questions?" Delnate asked with a smile.
Everyone didn't dare to speak. Did he dare to go against the King and the Duke with a million dollars? Did he have a death wish? How many people were there? There were only a few hundred thousand. The Duke with a million dollars could really wipe them out.
"Alright, since no one has any objections, let's hold the award ceremony," Delnate said.
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