Uma Musume: From Being Knocked Ten Meters Away

Chapter 146: Secret Network
Next to Da Zhenhan was a horse girl with long black hair. Although her hair color was different from the former, her facial features were very similar.

"I know Xiaobei is very good, but..."

The black-haired horse girl chuckled with a hint of concern, “This is the Japanese Derby after all.

"And when she was a child..." She hesitated to speak.

"Careless? Clumsy?"

Da Zhenjing continued: "Probably. But to be honest, I think she is different from what you said, sister."

The black-haired horse girl was stunned for a moment, staring at the runners on the field in shock, and continued:
“She’s actually quite smart.

"Running in the outside lane in a Japanese derby does take more energy, but it's nothing compared to losing your rhythm. The most important thing is to keep yourself steady.

"More importantly... never mind, that game is still five months away."

Shaking his head, Da Zhen took a step forward, his eyes gradually focused on the figure at the front of the competition team.

"As for Uma Musume, every race is a fight where we don't fight our hardest...

"It sounds cliché, but when you're fighting for your life, the only one you really have to fight for is yourself...

"Understand this principle sooner, Northern Black Horse..."

……

The wind blowing in from the collar position pulled his bangs back into a straight line. His eyes, which had long adapted to the situation, looked straight ahead without avoiding or flinching. Northern Black Horse's ears twitched slightly as they were folded back.

The condition of the track ahead was clearly visible, and the grass was unexpectedly neat and dry, not much affected by today's previous race.

There are more than 100 meters to the third turn, and at the current pace, I can enter the turn in about 10 seconds.

The panting sound from behind was very close, just one and a half horse lengths behind.

There were also signs of disorder, and he seemed a little exhausted.

This is not surprising.

She ran almost on the outside in the first half, and was essentially watching all the confrontations in the inner lane.

It was too intense and too fast. That level of confrontation and pace would undoubtedly consume a lot of physical strength.

Now that the race is halfway through, maintaining speed is already the limit. If we want to engage in the same kind of confrontation as before, we can only wait until the final straight line, otherwise there is no chance of winning the race.

In comparison, even though I ran a little longer on the outside in the first two corners, I actually saved a lot of energy.

In that case, let's take advantage of the next bend...

Create enough distance in one breath!

As his sight turned a corner, the sunlight brushed against the curve and shone into his eyes. Resisting the urge to blink, Northern Black Horse firmly locked onto the angle of entry in his vision filled with diamond-shaped spots of light.

The horseshoe cuts precisely into the curved turf, and the mud picked up by the new inside foot hits the outside calf.

The left shoulder sank slightly, and the left arm reduced its swing amplitude, and the sudden centrifugal force instantly became much smaller.

The stride length becomes shorter and the cadence becomes faster.

The center of gravity is tilted.

Enter the corner!

"Action! Action!"

The commentary on the radio was mixed with a slightly dull thud, and the commentator seemed to have hit the table.

"Entering the third bend, Northern Black Horse takes the lead into the third bend!" In an instant! Northern Black Horse launched an offensive the moment it entered the bend!
"The excellent cornering skills from Gaoyueshang are shown again, 1 horse length... 2 horse lengths... 3 horse lengths!

“She keeps pulling away from the lead!

"But! The opponents are not going to let her go easily! The opponents are closing in on her! The lead is starting to shrink!

"Ribbon Triumph! Comet Mitt!

"Then there's Susan Muse, who's in the lead! This competitor, who once lost to Northern Xuanju, has caught up!

“After that it’s Tagano Coffee and Subi Tsumei!
"The team chasing Northern Black Horse formed a straight line at the third bend. Their target was Northern Black Horse!
"Where's the middle group?! The middle group still hasn't made any movement?!
"Final bend!"

Beifang Xuanju's hair stood on end uncontrollably.

He caught a glimpse of figures behind him while turning a corner. Perhaps because he exerted too much force, the figures in his sight were somewhat distorted, and the various winning uniforms mixed into a surging and approaching rain cloud.

Suddenly, the dense footsteps gathered into a terrible raindrop, and the sound of it hitting the ground seemed to tear the ground behind him, and the cracks rushed towards his feet like lightning.

His breathing became more disordered, and every heavy breath was amplified in his ears, like a floodgate reopened, bringing a strange sense of fear.

What was equally shocking was the incredibly real wind pressure. The pursuers behind and the senior who had been shocked had warned them that they were really approaching with a life-or-death attitude.

The whistling from the audience seats became inexplicably clear, weaving together with the footsteps, breathing, and wind pressure from behind to form a dense net that made it impossible to breathe.

His temples were throbbing violently, and feeling the suffocation coming from behind, Beibu Xuanju suddenly smiled.

It's really... terrifying... this kind of pursuit...

but……

Now is my time!
The muscles that had been suppressed for a long time exploded like springs, and the physical strength that had been maintained since the start of the game suddenly burst out.

Beads of sweat swung in the air in glittering arcs, and my nostrils were filled with the fragrance of grass clippings and the fishy smell of soil.

The swallowing action in the throat presses the salty sweat into the boiling blood vessels. Amid the buzzing in the ear canal, the footsteps and panting as dense as a rainstorm instantly fade away.

In sight, the Fuzhong straight slope that was repeatedly mentioned before the game stood like a mountain.

In the hallucination, the mountains turned into the sea, and I was like a swordfish entering the water, or like a storm separated from the heavy rain behind, swimming upstream.

"Northern Black Horse... is still leading!!"

The commentary voice also penetrated the storm and roared in my ears.

"She seems to have endless energy! She's still accelerating!
"We're already on the final straight! We've already exited the curve! We've reached the final slope before the Japanese Derby championship!

"The turf of the Fuchu Tokyo Stadium endured the scorching sun, and the final straight line was a fierce head-on confrontation with no turning back!
“400 meters left!
"The competitors who were chasing after the leading group have already lost their speed. Northern Black Colt has regained the distance advantage and regained a 3-length advantage!
“300 meters!
"Northern Xuanju left alone!

“But, but!
“The racing girls who were ahead are catching up!

"Satomi Crown is closing in! Although Satomi Rush and Indomitable Steel are locked in a fight, they're also closing in!

"Then... the roar from the outer side was thunderous!
"On the outer path, which was occupied solely by the Northern Black Horse in the front half, a creature also walking alone now roared with thunder!

"Northern Black Horse is still in the lead, still at the front, still accelerating, and still accelerating after going uphill!
"Can you hold on till the end, Northern Xuanju?!

“It’s hard to say now!
"The final straight in the palace is long, a straight slope leading to glory... No Uma Musume is willing to give up!
“200 meters to go!
"Satomi Gallop has broken free of Indomitable Steel and is now on par with Satomi Crown. Outer Path's thundering roar has completely broken free from the encirclement. The three horse girls' galloping footsteps are gradually crushing Northern Black Horse's lead!
"But! The roar and thunder are even faster!

"She's a length ahead of the two Satomi, and now only two lengths behind Northern Xuanju!

"Closer! Gaoyue Shang's final straight pursuit appears again!

"Once again, the northern black horse is on the run! The thunderous pursuit!
"Can you escape, Northern Black Horse?
"Can you catch up? The sound is thunderous!
"The last 100 meters!"

(End of this chapter)