In Homer's heroic epic, Odysseus is a king who fought in the Trojan War, which lasted for ten years before it finally ended, and the end was due to Odysseus's scheme.

He sent a huge Trojan horse to evacuate the army, leaving only the giant Trojan on Troy Beach.

The Trojans thought they had finally won, and the Trojan horse was the spoils of war left behind by the fleeing Greeks.

They happily dragged the heavy and huge wooden horse back into the city and reveled late into the night.

But in the dead of night, the belly of the Trojan Horse was opened, and the Greek soldiers hiding inside opened the city gates, joined the soldiers hiding outside, and finally captured the long-impregnable city of Troy.

This is Odysseus's most famous "Trojan horse plan".

Even in the old electronic computers, this kind of hacking into other people's computer programs disguised as normal files was also called a Trojan horse.

Therefore, Bai Ge, who took the name of [Odysseus], has the ability to attack the name of [Trojan Horse].

The [Domain] of ordinary ascenders is a small abyss built on the basis of reality, while Bai Ge's [Domain] is a "realm within a domain" built on the basis of the [Domain] itself!

In other words, under normal circumstances, Bai Ge would not be able to expand his own domain.

Only when he is in someone else's domain, or feels the unfolding of the realm, can Bai Ge use his ability for this realm.

It's like when he assassinated Bi Zhenyan, Bai Ge used the [Trojan Horse of Contrarian Reason] at the same time when the other party was expanding the domain.

[Trojan Horse] has a strong suppressive power when facing a slightly weaker spirit, or an abnormal upgrader, and can even directly prevent the opponent's field from expanding.

In the face of conventional enemies, the [Trojan Horse] has two effects.

One is to gradually erode the opponent's domain, and eventually make it dissolve, collapse, and no longer take effect, just like the Troy that was slaughtered by the Trojan horse in the long river of history, which has a strong counter-devouring effect on the ascender itself, and if it is completely eroded, it may even die on the spot.

The second effect is to tamper with the foundation of other people's realms, making it beneficial to Bai Ge, compared to complete erosion, this kind of tampering is more hidden, and it is easy to achieve a surprise effect.

In addition, even if the realm is not expanded, Bai Ge's [Trojan Horse] can be fused with other abilities to manifest its effects.

For example, when working with [Assassin Vision], Bai Ge can "magnify" the loopholes, just like those bounty hunters, Bai Ge just "magnifies" the gaps between their skins, so they can reach into them and take out the bullets, and once the impact of the ability passes, everything returns to its original state.

Combined with the [White Rainbow Sun], which can now be used freely, Bai Ge can first create loopholes and weaknesses in the bounty hunter's "memory", and then "magnify" the loophole to cut off that part of the memory to achieve the effect of erasing the memory.

Of course, because it is a delicate operation, this must be carried out without the other party resisting, or if the other party loses consciousness.

In addition to these, there are more applications of [Trojan Horse of Contrarian Reason], Bai Ge knows that there is no weakest ability to attack fame, only upgraders who will not develop their abilities, so he has not been idle in the months he has been waiting for the start of the [Marathon], but has continued to develop his abilities, which can be regarded as figuring out the entire ability.

In addition, the movement distance of [Shadow Jump] and [Vanishing Magic] has also been greatly improved, and due to the existence of "loopholes", Bai Ge does not need a "path" to achieve movement.

[Stealing] and [Contrarian Trojan Horse] can also complete some relatively direct stealing behaviors that Bai Ge felt heavy before.

[Fish Intestines] and [White Rainbow Sun] with [Trojan Horse] can play more incredible applications.

Judging from his pure extraordinary ability, Bai Ge seemed to have stood at the upper middle level of the fourth order, and in the case of the first meeting, he even had the strength to fight with the ascended person who was close to a demigod in the fifth order.

"But 10,000 kilometers of travel...... Let's hope nothing gets in trouble. ”

Bai Ge looked at the night sky, tomorrow morning at ten o'clock, the biggest sports event after the collapse of the [Marathon] will officially kick off.

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1155, June 1.

Cloudless.

From 8 a.m., the makeshift plaza in West Greenwich is already bustling with people.

More than 2,000 runners were enrolled in the marathon, and 50,000 spectators followed, and for a time, the number of people gathered in West Greenwich was close to a quarter of the city.

"It's open, it's open, who will be the winner of the first fixture, don't you come to bet and guess?"

In the noisy crowd, many speculators have already begun to shout and place bets.

On the tablet in their hands, the names of all the contestants, as well as the current odds, are marked.

"Aleksandar Baplovich from the Far North is the best odds at the moment, he was born in the royal family of the Far North, he is a true nobleman, and he is also a fourth-order ascender, so he and his car have a good chance of coming out on top in the first stage of the race."

"Pan-Western Manfred Danai is also a potential stock, having played a huge role in the events in Alexandria, and with the financial backing of the Greenwich Consortium, the young driver has the most advanced vehicle available and could come out on top in the first leg of the race."

"Thomas Clemen of the Holy Alliance once drove through the vast wilderness of the Holy Alliance for a month, and he has a lot of experience in driving in the wilderness."

"The Helmheim team from the Sicilian consortium is also quite competitive, and the team is led by Ralph Helmheim, who took part in the competition with six groups of participants.

"In addition, there are also Wu Yong of Zhuxia Heavy Industry, Remington Otto of Pan Western Sea, Vissarion Yuryevich of the Far North and other contestants, all of whom also have brilliant resumes and are the favorites of this competition!"

The shouts of the dealers and the cheers of the people are intertwined, making the atmosphere of the whole square even more enthusiastic.

In the corner of the square, near the starting point, all the vehicles lined up, forming a jagged and long black line.

A variety of vehicles are side-by-side, while their drivers are ready to go, waiting for the signal for the start of the race.

At the start line, a large screen at intervals broadcasts the main stage, and at the same time, a countdown is displayed, and once it reaches zero, it is the time for each driver to start the race.

"But there are so many people."

Wilbur sat in the driver's seat, his probe looking out.

There is still half an hour before departure, which is the most tense moment.

Bai Ge sat in the co-pilot and also looked out.

He saw that next door to him was a man on a wheelbarrow, dressed in fancy clothes, like a clown in a circus, who swayed and seemed to fall at any moment, but kept a delicate balance.

And like this, there are not a few strange vehicles.

In addition to the human-powered tricycle, there are also men in suits on skateboards with jets, old men riding donkeys upside down and wearing ethnic costumes, and courier brothers wearing black and white uniforms of Panda Logistics, riding a small motorcycle that seems to be temporarily delivering couriers, and there are even those who do not have any means of transportation, just wearing a pair of shoes, ready to cross this wasteland on foot.

Bai Ge also saw Bamboo Frost falling, she was sitting in an ordinary off-road vehicle with army green camouflage made in Zhuxia, and seemed to be a little nervous pinching the steering wheel, looking at the screen intently.

"This kind of journey, two people are still better than one."

Wilbur sighed with emotion as he flipped through the pamphlet in his hand.

The official brochure contains instructions for the first stage of the competition.

Starting from the square in West Greenwich, the 300-kilometer wilderness is the first stage of the race.

The destination is the city of New Providence on the Trans-Western Sea border, and the expected arrival time will be around 4-5 p.m.

Although this section is a wasteland, it is always in the territory of the Pan-Western Sea, there is almost no danger, and there are roads that were built hundreds of years ago, in a way, this is a long-distance drag racing on the track, which has extremely high requirements for driving technology and car performance, which is why advanced competitors such as Manfred Danai and Helmheim Racing are the most popular in the first stage.

As for the later journey, it is to travel on the vast wasteland between the Pan-Western Sea and the Holy Alliance, and the unpredictable road conditions and unexpected events are the real test, in this case, it is difficult for the driver to support alone, and most of them need a navigator to take care of it, which is also the standard equipment of the old era of off-road rally.

Since the competition is based on the schedule mechanism, the points of each stage are accumulated, and there are separate rewards, so some people see this first simple schedule and are ready to run away after taking the prize money, which is why there are so many strange-looking participants.

However, the change of the picture on the large screen soon showed the picture of the rostrum.

On the podium was a blond man with glasses, Alpha Omega, a member of parliament from the Atlas consortium.

The cheering show at the main venue was over, and he came to the front of the stage, and the screen behind him showed the schedule of the first stage.

After a brief speech, Alpha Omegal cleared his throat and looked at the camera.

"Everyone, as everyone knows, the game "Ark: Upgrade Designation" will also start the latest event at ten o'clock sharp, and the competition will start at the same time as the competition [Strange Long Journey, Marathon], as I have said before, [Marathon] will be linked with the game to set up a certain reward, therefore, I can tell you now that on the way to the first stage of the race, we have placed ten hidden treasures in advance, corresponding to ten copies of the first stage of the event, if you clear any of these copies, You'll get a piece of information to unlock treasures, and these treasures are course points, ranging from a minimum of five points to a maximum of fifty points! ”

"As for the network, you don't have to worry, Atlas will set up a communication network between the Pan Western Sea and the Holy Alliance this time, and everyone will be able to receive the signal smoothly throughout the competition!"

As soon as he said this, the audience was boiling.

"Points?"

Wilbur frowned slightly and hurriedly flipped through the manual.

"Haven't you read the game before?"

Bai Ge glanced at the young man beside him, and also sighed a little that Atlas would really work as a company.

The first 200 runners in each leg of the race will be rewarded with points, from 200 to one, that is, in the first stage of the race, if you win the first place, then you can get 200 points, and the 100th place is one point.

After 200 places, there are no points.

However, if you can find the biggest treasure in the game, you can directly increase the number of points by 50 points!

What this means, every player knows exactly what.

Even if you have excellent driving skills and a well-developed vehicle, if you fail to crack the game's secrets and don't find the treasure halfway, you are likely to be surpassed by other contestants who have found the treasure.

But in the same way, from another perspective, even if your skills are not good and your means of transportation are backward, as long as you can find treasures, you may also counterattack and become the first!

Although Atlas said before that this [marathon] race would be linked to the game, no one expected that they would put the key to the victory or defeat of such an official race into the game!

"The Ark: Upgrade Designation?"

Manfred Danai sat in the car, and he looked at Alfari Omigal on the big screen and thought to himself.

As a rich second generation, he naturally has no time to indulge in this mobile game, and even the account was hurriedly registered because of this [marathon] incident, and asked the people under him to help level up and play.

"What does that mean?"

The reason why Manfred Danai participated in the race was to get information, this [marathon] may not be so simple, maybe there are some Atlas hidden in it, or someone behind it, so he hurried to investigate after the incident in Alexandria.

For a while, although it was close to the start of the game, everyone was in a state of shock, and many people took out their mobile phones and opened the game's interface, trying to find any clues.

"Mobile games?"

Wilbur doesn't seem to play mobile games very much, and when he turns on his phone, he can only see the countdown to the start of the event.

"Looks like Atlas is really going to do something this time."

Bai Ge looked at his poor BOX, although he was not interested in winning the game, but such an abnormal behavior of the Atlas Consortium still made him a little uneasy, worried that something would go wrong in the middle and involve the bamboo frost.

Between thoughts, the countdown has finally come to an end.

With the sound of a huge whistle, the first leg of the marathon officially began!