Uma Musume, do I have to tell you that I know how to use the Santa Hat special move?

Her attention was always focused on the faint aura behind her.

Qingzhu recalled and realized one thing, even if the stardust illusion was blocked by herself, it did not mean that she had completely defeated it.

If he couldn't quickly break through the blockade of the runners in front of him and get into a leading position where he could accelerate recklessly, the Stardust Illusion might catch up with him again at any time.

Therefore, before this opponent gathers his strength and attacks again, she must surpass all the opponents in front of her!

[Golden skill Ascending Dragon has been activated! ]

With his head buried deeply, Qingzhu's blood began to boil as he recalled the past.

Faced with the blockade of two runners in front, Qingzhu Huiyi did not hesitate at all and rushed straight forward.

(Want to fight me? Then I'll let you see that my body can repel monsters!)

The bell parade that was blocking the front row had already moved its body slightly, and even deliberately swung its arms widely to prevent the other party from approaching...

"Oh hiss!!!"

However, only this low growl remained in her ear.

The bell-ringing parade participant only felt that his right hand, which had been swung out, seemed to hit steel and was bounced back violently.

And the green bamboo memories that she wanted to intercept just now had already forced its way to the front of the bell parade.

Qingzhu recalled at this moment, with his left eye slightly closed, and a bloodstain could be seen on the eyelid.

Obviously, this is where the right hand of the bell parade just now swung.

However, she was not affected by such a small matter at all. It was just a time difference between the two. Qingzhu Huiyi once again forced her way through the bell-raising Mach in front of her and rushed to the front of the competition team!

Already here! This is the front position!

No one can stop me anymore.

My body feels so light...

This is the first time I run with such a sense of honor!

Little Chestnut Hat, did you see that?!

Now I am... already so strong.

Not only did I defeat your successor, the second generation of Oguruma-

Even if you show up in person on this field, I have the confidence... that I won't lose to you a second time!

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Seeing Qingzhu recalling his past, he overtook himself and Mach and rushed directly towards the finish line.

Ringing Bell Parade also clenched his fists. Although he felt very sorry for shaking his hand to stop the other party from breaking through, it hit Qingzhu Huiyi directly in the face.

But now, there is no time to think about these things.

It has come to this, how could she, who once rode the Takarazuka Kinen, allow such a scene to happen?

Gritting her teeth, she accelerated forward.

However, the next moment, her expression became extremely embarrassed.

At this moment, all the limbs began to twitch, and even breathing deeply did not help, and the feeling of lack of oxygen became more severe.

Originally, I could rely on running to generate heat to resist the chill of the spring rain, but now it no longer works.

The strength in my body was rapidly draining away all the time, my hands and feet were completely cold, and I couldn't even take another step forward.

The Bell Parade opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say, so he could only grit his teeth.

Of course she knew what was going on in this situation:

She stalled.

This is a state of collapse that occurs when physical strength is completely exhausted.

Bell parade, although this horse girl's competition career is not as exaggerated as Qingzhu's memories, this year has entered its fourth year. So her physical fitness has begun to decline to a certain extent.

Originally she was a runner who mainly ran Chinese and English distances, but now she can only focus on mile-level events.

However, something always felt wrong with the bell parade.

Even though his physical strength was beginning to wane, and even though today’s heavy horse race had a certain effect on his physical strength…

But no matter what, it's not possible that you would completely lose speed just after running 1200 meters or even before starting the final sprint, right?

There must be something else affecting me, which led to the current situation...

wrong! ! !

The bell parade suddenly realized that it had already begun to slow down due to the loss of speed.

But why is it that the feeling of losing strength has not improved at all! ?

Thinking of this, she quickly lowered her head and looked at herself——

At some point, wisps of black mist had already wrapped around her body, draining away all of her remaining strength...

"Is this... a demonic nature!?"

[The skill hesitated first and has been triggered. 】

[Skill-first strategy has been triggered.]

[Skill Preemptive Anxiety has been triggered. ]

[Skill Trick (later) has been triggered.]

[Gold skill exclusive power has been triggered. ]

At some point, these interfering skills one after another have firmly locked down the bell parade.

These evil qualities completely destroyed her endurance, speed, and strength.

It is conceivable that she would not be able to maintain the ability to fight in the final game.

But why is this level of evil so silent?

Who on earth made her lose in such a place ahead of time?

Ringing Bell Parade's cheeks had turned completely pale, with no blood at all. She gritted her teeth and held on, unable to find the culprit.

(No... I have exhausted all my strategies. Even if I wanted to fight to the death, I can't do it!)

For horse girls in the competition, stalling can be said to be a bad state that basically means saying goodbye to victory early.

As a contestant whose physical fitness has begun to decline, this is not the first time that Bell Parade has faced a stall during a competition.

She knew very well that in this situation, if she didn't adjust her goals and change her running strategy, the biggest possibility would be that she wouldn't even be able to make it.

He closed his eyes tightly, tears of unwillingness falling from the corners of his eyes.

Although this result was indeed caused by the interference of evil spirits, it also made her face the reality.

She used to be able to win the Takarazuka Kinen, but now her physical strength is barely enough to face the 1600m distance, and she will completely lose speed if she is slightly disturbed.

(Is it time to retire?)

By this time, the bell parade had slowed down, and she had to rely on this method to restore some of her strength.

Although this would make it impossible to hold on to the memories of Qingzhu that had already run to the finish line, it would not completely lose the opportunity to sprint afterwards.

This is a choice that the bell parade has to make based on its own situation.

(This game isn’t over yet. No matter what… we can’t just give up like this!)

Feeling his body being nourished by the surging physical strength, Bell Parade took a deep breath and suddenly opened his eyes.

His powerful feet stepped into the flooded lawn, splashing up countless mud, water and debris.

Ringing the bells during the parade, the runner felt at that moment as if he had returned to the state he was in at the Takarazuka Kinen.

I don’t care about the final move or other rankings… I will just bet everything on this final sprint and try my best—

--no.

Right now, right now!

I had just recovered some strength to ring the bells during the parade, but suddenly I felt a tremor all over my body.

The already cold raindrops in front of me seemed to turn into a sky full of snow and wind at this moment.

The slightly muddy lawn beneath my feet suddenly turned into a runway covered with snow...

"What's this--!?"

I couldn't help but let out a cry of surprise.

Three towering icicles suddenly rose from the snowfield before my eyes. Even if I raised my head, I couldn't see how high they were.

The bell parade slowly raised its head, wanting to see what was sealed in the icicle...

However, after just a glance, she suddenly felt that she was completely enveloped by the inexplicable deep malice.

This feeling was as if her entire body was suddenly engulfed by countless explosions, and the tearing pain that pierced her heart and lungs went straight into her brain.

destroy?

This is the only word that remains in the mind of the bell parade.

In that fleeting glimpse of the icicle, she only remembered that she seemed to see a terrifying three-headed dragon.

But, how is it possible?

Wasn’t I participating in the Yomiuri Mile? What’s going on now?

It's the field! ?

No, the Bell Parade could feel that although it was now trapped in an illusion, it had indeed not yet reached the standards of the realm.

At most, it's something in the same field...

As if out of biological instinct, the bell parade unconsciously curled up its body, trying to avoid the gaze of the dragon in the icicle.

But the desire for destruction, so strong that it made it almost impossible for her to breathe, had already locked her up tightly, and she could not escape at all.

(This is just an illusion, I need to wake up!!!)

He bit down on the tip of his tongue hard, and blood gushed out of his mouth instantly. He felt a flash before his eyes, and he appeared on the track again.

Since it can directly affect me, this evil master cannot escape my eyes!

Thinking of this, Ringing Bell Parade suddenly turned around, wanting to see who was responsible for everything that had just happened.

Her gaze passed directly over the bell-raising Mach that had fallen on her, passed over the other contestants who were also obviously affected by the devil, and directly locked onto one person by following his aura.

She was no stranger to the runner.

She was the second most popular horse in this race. She was good at leading the race, but she lost her position due to a mistake in the start. She wanted to make another attempt but was defeated by Qingzhu Huiyi in a one-on-one fight...

She is the runner who should have been eliminated long ago, Stardust Illusion!!!

The runner, who lowered his head and bent his body, was now completely wrapped in pitch-black icy mist.

Although they couldn't see her expression, the bell parade could feel the bone-chilling cold that could freeze everything, and the terrifying pressure that vowed to destroy all existence.

There is no doubt that seeing the Stardust Illusion in such a posture, the Bell Parade subconsciously thought of that name:

monster.

That’s right, in her eyes, behind the stardust illusion she seemed to be able to see a three-headed dragon covering the sky and the sun.

This phantom of a monster that was powerful enough to destroy the entire world was still sealed by icicles and chains, but at this moment the eyes of two of its heads had already lit up.

That indescribable sense of presence and pressure is definitely not something that a runner who has no chance of winning can emit!

Then the icicle began to shake.

The moment Stardust Illusion took this step, frost and snow once again submerged almost all the runners on the field.

(One of the necessary conditions is my Synchro ability.)

(The second necessary condition is to have someone you can learn from.)

(The third necessary condition is that the first two recovery skills are activated.)

(The fourth necessary condition is that the competition schedule is already halfway through.)