Uma Musume: From Being Knocked Ten Meters Away

Chapter 111: Domain and Champion (Additional Update)

Struggling to support Ming Sheng Lei Dong and feeling exhausted all over, Northern Black Horse initially didn't hear what Ming Sheng Lei Dong meant by his words mixed in with his panting.

In addition to being concerned about her friend's current physical condition, her heart was filled with confusion and frustration.

In the end... I was finally surpassed, she thought gloomily.

She also felt a little relieved.

She has tried her best in this game.

I don’t seem to have the impression that I have ever collapsed from exhaustion, and the same was true during training and competitions before and after my debut.

At this moment, she really felt more tired than ever before.

The start of the race, the steep slope, the gradient acceleration in the first and second turns, the pace adjustment in the middle straight, the second acceleration in turns three and four, the sharp turn and another steep slope, and the final straight...

In every section and every step of the race, she tried her best to push the training day after day to the limit, and she also asked herself whether she could achieve the same level if she ran again.

Since you have tried your best, there is nothing unacceptable.

But she still felt sorry.

My family and friends who encouraged and believed in me, my seniors who helped me train, my idol kings, my various fans, my juniors who I met recently, and my trainers who gave so much to me...

They all supported me so much, but I lost the game.

No matter how I think about it, I still can't face them...

Just when he thought of this, he finally noticed Mingsheng Leidong's stunned look, and Northern Black Horse also heard the exclamation echoing throughout the entire stadium.

"A, a photo judgment? So who wins?"

"That should be a thunderous sound, right? Six lengths! I closed the gap of six lengths in the last 6 meters!"

"I think so too. And it's more than six lengths. Don't forget that when Thundering Roar rushed, he was still at the end of the middle group."

"But I think it should be the Northern Black Horse. I saw them crossing the finish line together, and the Northern Black Horse should be a little ahead."

"So what about the competition group? There's no result yet?"

Beibu Xuanju also became dazed. After listening to the sound for a while, he blinked and looked suddenly at the big screen facing the audience.

The names of the 3rd to 5th place have appeared on the screen display board.

The 3rd is Unyielding Steel, the 4th is Bright Badge, and the 5th is Clear Sky.

There are no names on the first and second positions, but instead there is a bright red "Photo Review in Progress".

Unconsciously, the two long ears on the top of its head began to swing up and down, left and right like doing exercises. Northern Black Ju was stunned for a while, his eyes wide open in surprise.

“Eh—?! A photo review? This, this…”

"Yes, photo judgment..."

After resting on the arm of Northern Black Horse for a while, Ming Sheng Leidong had recovered some of his strength.

She answered with a low laugh, glanced at the display board, and faced the northern Xuanju.

"You...are really strong, Xiaobei."

"Huh? Why are you saying that all of a sudden..."

He also withdrew his gaze and looked into the eyes of the thundering sound. The Northern Black Horse blinked, scratched his head, and smiled with satisfaction.

“I think Mingsheng-chan is the one who is really strong.

"On the last straight I felt I was going to win and then boom you caught up.

"Honestly, I thought I had already lost, but I didn't expect it to be judged by the photo...

"But in the end, you should still win, after all..."

Beibu Xuanju suddenly paused, pursed his lips uncertainly, and changed the subject.

"By the way, I want to ask, during the final sprint, Mingsheng-chan... did you feel anything special?"

Before crossing the finish line, Kita no Xuanju had a brief moment of feeling like she was going to win. As she emerged from the final turn, she could tell from the sound of footsteps that the closest pursuit was from Indomitable Steel.

If she performs at the same level as in the Spring Championship, she doesn't think she can definitely beat her opponent.

She had experienced the opponent's last-minute advantage and knew that with the same lead as in the previous game, they would definitely be caught up this time.

However, in this Gaoyue Sho, except for the early stage where they were surpassed by Qingqing Tiankong, the rest of the race can be said to be quite smooth.

The results of previous training have been very good, even exceptional.

Entering the final straight-line battle, she still had a 5-6 length advantage and still had some strength to spare.

With the distance advantage and sufficient physical strength, even though she was not good at bursting, she was sure that the Indomitable Real Steel would never catch up before she crossed the finish line.

As a result, the sound of thunder suddenly caught up.

After a month of training together, she was also familiar with the footsteps of her good friend.

What was different from what I had imagined was that the opponent's steps this time were unusually fast.

What was even more difficult to understand was that when those swift footsteps approached, she had the illusion that all her strength was being taken away.

Maybe it's not an illusion.

It was that helplessness that made her spend a lot of energy to get rid of it, and she almost stalled in the end.

When she asked this question, what she wanted to know was what happened with the thundering sound at that moment.

At the same time, people at the front of the audience were saying the same thing.

With his arms folded, the Emperor of the East China Sea stared at the two figures behind the finish line, his eyes flashing with amazement.

"There's no mistake. Even if it was only for a short time, the sound was thunderous... We definitely entered the 'territory'."

"Really? She's only... in her twenties, right?"

Yamato Akagi, standing by, said in disbelief, "I admit her talent is beyond our expectations, but now she's already touched the 'domain'..."

"But other than that, there's no other way to explain her state at that time."

Vodka frowned and said, "You're also a runaway horse, so you should be very clear about what Xiaobei's distance advantage means. Besides, she's obviously not losing speed yet. How can it be so easy to catch up with her if she's not in the field?"

Yamato and Akagi fell silent, especially Zhou and the others, who looked either thoughtful or puzzled.

Yasui didn't say anything.

One hand still held the inseparable telescope, while the other hand held it tightly.

The nails dug into the palms, and the stinging pain was like a fuse, igniting the wetness of sweat on the cheeks and nose bridge, the itchiness of ants crawling along the spine, and the discussions in the ears, all into a throbbing buzzing sound in the temples.

The red light of the first two lines on the bulletin board was too dazzling. He stared at it for a moment and quickly lowered his gaze.

The black-haired girl's bangs stuck to her graying forehead, and a fatigue she had never seen before spread all over her body. Her long ears, which used to be full of energy, were trembling slightly in the spring afternoon breeze.

The wind also blew across his sweaty back, causing a slight shudder.

He shuddered unconsciously and dropped the telescope.

The moment he bent down to pick it up, he caught a glimpse of his own face reflected in the lens, which was distorted and tense, his lips were dry, his nostrils were flaring, and his eyes were bloodshot.

And the burning anticipation in the pupils, and the deepest confusion and tension.

Suddenly, a shrill beep came from the radio, and he reflexively straightened up and stumbled forward.

His toes seemed to touch something, but he ignored it.

The surprise dispelled all the previous confusion and tension, and reached his nerve center together with the tingling pain in his palm and the sound of the stands exploding.

He couldn't help but shout out along with the tsunami-like cheers, the familiar name that replaced the glaring red letters at the top of the notice board.

"Northern Black Horse!!!"

(End of this chapter)