Uma Musume: From Being Knocked Ten Meters Away

Chapter 188 Escape?!

After walking into the gate under the guidance of the staff, Ribbon Kaige looked to the right.

In this competition, she was at gate No. 4, and Tianyi Xunyu was at gate No. 2, with only one gate between them.

Two or three meters away, his friend was completely unaware of his gaze. He stared at the runway ahead with excitement in his eyes. His unruly short hair trembled with his breathing, and he looked impatient.

He laughed, turned his gaze to the left, and paused for a moment at Gate No. 6, his eyes becoming serious.

In this race, apart from Tianyi Xunyu, the one she values ​​most is naturally Beibu Xuanju, followed by Satomi Pentium at Gate No. 6.

This is also the opponent who has defeated her, and judging from his finishing ability, he is probably the one who needs to be most prepared for later.

She had to run in this game and had to consider the pursuit of opponents like Satomi Benten.

Then, she fixed her gaze on something a little further away.

For students from the northern part of the country...it's Gate 13, on the outer side.

The short slope and long line into the turn after the gate at St. Reiter Memorial are very unfavorable for the wide outside, but my position is just the opposite.

Then we can easily grab the leading position like in the Japanese Derby, or at least get it faster than our classmates in the north.

Then, we must not make the same mistake again this time. We must always be vigilant of the pace, rhythm, and energy distribution of our classmates from the north...

Well, if we can successfully control the rhythm of the entire game, even the northern students...

It must also be difficult to have too many coping strategies!
When his thoughts reached this point, Ribbon Kaige withdrew his gaze and looked over the gate at the runway ahead.

Under the bright sunshine of an autumn afternoon, the grass track looks like a huge emerald velvet carpet.

The innermost side shows traces of the previous 10 races, but the track further out is in very good condition.

Over in the stands, the cheers and shouts of encouragement hadn't reached their climax yet, but they were already pouring in wave after wave.

A little closer, the entrance piece played live by the symphony orchestra had already passed its climax and was now gradually coming to an end.

The commentator's voice, as if he was still reluctant to finish the entrance song, echoed in every corner of the stadium with increasing rhythm.

“Dear audience!
"All the horse girls have finished entering the gates!
"Every contestant is eager to win, but who will stand out and write their own glorious chapter?

"So, G2 St. Regis Memorial, 2200m on grass at Zhongshan Stadium...

"Start!"

It's now!

A loud roar came from his heart, which was completely different from his usual indecisiveness. Ribbon Kaige's eyes fixed, and every muscle in his body trembled as if it were electrocuted. The gate retreated in the blink of an eye, and his vision suddenly widened.

Great! That's it! Next...

Before the surprise of getting out of the gate smoothly spread to her heart, a strange sound suddenly penetrated the space on the left and hit her eardrum like a thunderclap exploding in the sky.

Her back went numb, and she glanced sideways in the direction of the sound in astonishment.

As if ejected from a gate, a black figure suddenly rushed out, leaving a distorted and blurry afterimage.

The afterimage tilted forward greatly, and each step covered a very long distance. In a moment, the figure had already grabbed the leading position she was targeting.

Northern...classmate?!

After recognizing who made the noise and was ejected, she was stunned.

She wasn't the only one. She could hear the sounds of slowed breathing and ragged footsteps on either side of her ears, indicating that the other opponents were also stunned. There was a momentary silence in the stands; the audience was clearly stunned as well.

The commentator was also confused for a moment.

"Great, all the Uma Musume are done... Ehhhhhhhhh?!"

First, the voice suddenly rose, and then it was full of disbelief:

"Northern Xuanju... took the lead right from the start...

"two……

"three……

"Three and a half horse lengths—?!"

After a long scream, the commentator suddenly came to his senses as if struck by an electric current, and the sound on the radio suddenly exploded like a volcanic eruption.

"Northern Black Colt is in the lead! Northern Black Colt is in the lead now! Northern Black Colt is three and a half horse lengths ahead!

"The incredibly fast start seemed to startle the other racehorses, and Northern Black Colt took advantage of this to quickly take the lead, gaining a considerable distance advantage!
"This is a running style she has never shown before in competition, this exit speed, this distance advantage...

"Could it be that she's running away from this St. Martyr's commemoration..."

As if shocked by what he was about to say, the commentator's voice suddenly paused. After a brief silence, he almost shouted:

“…A great escape?!”

The fact that they can compete on the same field indicates that the strength of the participating horse racing women is basically in the same range. Victory may even depend on who is faster in 0.1 seconds or even less. The possibility of creating a big enough gap is very slim.

In addition, the battle royale is not just about running for your life, it also depends on whether you have enough talent, and such horse girls are rare in the entire history of the race.

If they really run out, the huge gap in distance, the suspense of two parallel races, one in front and one behind, and whether the horse girl with the last leg bursting out can catch up in the end, are all exciting highlights.

This makes the running method of escape uniquely entertaining in the Shining Series, just like the bright meteors in the night sky, but it rarely appears.

So, at the commentator's reminder, the audience, who had been temporarily speechless due to shock, burst into thunderous cheers after witnessing Northern Xuanju's escape from the start. The stands seemed like a lit powder keg.

"Escape! Escape!"

In unison, the audience cheered at the top of their lungs, their faces filled with irrepressible surprise.

At the front of the stands, as if struck by an invisible electric current, Elissako instantly lost her usual casualness and laziness.

The eyes that seemed to be smiling before now widened into a big ball, and a fiery light flashed in the red pupils. In that light, there was the same surprise as other spectators at the wonderful game, but also her own madness and obsession.

Her lips trembled slightly as she murmured to herself, her voice trembling with excitement: "Sure enough, I knew it...

"The potential of the Northern Black Horse is unfathomable and has far from reached its limit!"

She clenched her hands into fists, her joints turning white from the exertion, and her body leaned forward slightly, as if she couldn't wait to rush into the arena and gallop side by side with the Northern Black Horse.

"That's it! It's this power that breaks free from all restraints, this speed that transcends the constraints of distance!"

She suddenly screamed almost hysterically, and her crazy look seemed as if at this moment, the whole world was only concerned with the race and the Northern Black Horse in front of her.

Unable to focus on the situation on the field, Yasui Shin rubbed his buzzing ears and looked away from the telescope in astonishment, looking at the suddenly crazy Elise Hayako.

"No, Dr. Tachyon... have you always been this crazy?"

(End of this chapter)