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

First runner blocking, moving left.

The second runner to block, sidesteps.

The runners on the third and fourth combined blocks rushed out of the middle.

……

The shadow ran forward in the darkness, leaving behind shining footprints with every step, as if guiding the stardust illusion. It rushed forward with the smallest movement, and then forcibly stepped out a path -

It's connected and I can see it.

The door leading to the front has opened in front of her.

(Then... let's start ravaging!)

Stardust Illusion adjusted his running posture, straightened his upper body slightly, and began to slow down the pace.

Her original explosive acceleration suddenly slowed down, and the Stardust Phantom's figure began to blend into the echelon of runners ahead of her.

Seeing Stardust Illusion's behavior, the runner who spontaneously took charge of blocking her on the outside felt a little relieved.

Since she has started to slow down, does that mean she has given up?

Give up on using that big escape to destroy everyone's rhythm and push the game into an unknown abyss.

(Sure enough, we successfully blocked this tyrant──)

Before she could feel a trace of relief in her heart, a smile suddenly appeared on the face of the Stardust Illusion running beside her.

how come? !

Having her most proud escape method blocked, how could a proud overlord like her smile so carefreely?

No, she didn't give up at all...

At this moment, as if aware of the other party's gaze, the Stardust Illusion turned its head slightly and glanced at the runner out of the corner of its eye.

In an instant, she felt as if she had fallen into an icy cave, and a terrifying dinosaur as big as Mount Fuji appeared behind her, suddenly opening its bloody mouth towards her...

Her hands and feet were stiff at this moment, and her heart stopped beating, as if death had come upon her.

The runner now had only one thought in his mind:

Monster... a monster is coming!!!

Chapter 220: Your effects will be invalidated once per round

(This is a rare and luxurious scene, with so many players targeting her at the same time...)

Looking at the encirclement formed by the players in front of him, the Sky Shrine running in the wrong position couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Even without looking at the runner in the center of the encirclement, the Sky Temple understood who this web was targeting.

The escape that can disrupt the rhythm of the other runners and seal up this weapon is of great significance to these runners whose levels are not top-notch.

Because once the escape starts, everyone will no longer be able to run at their own pace, and these runners will likely face the situation of not having enough physical strength to burst out, or even stalling.

Judging from Stardust Illusion's previous performance, it was basically impossible for her to stall before reaching the finish line.

In other words, this bully will unilaterally abuse these runners...

Therefore, the Stardust Illusion must never be allowed to break out of this encirclement.

Indeed, even if we compare the activation speed of Stardust Illusion with all the Uma Girls in recent years, it can be said that it is among the best or even the second best.

But just a slight difference in the gate position can greatly affect the position and acceleration status of the athletes after the start.

As for the Stardust Illusion that was previously in No. 7, even if its starting speed was fast, it would inevitably be affected and unable to exert its full speed if the runners next to it were determined to stop it.

Through this method, perhaps we can hinder the escape of the Stardust Illusion in the early stages... Maybe that's the way it is.

The Sky Palace could understand their point of view.

Even though she developed earlier than the other players due to her transformation and had enough stamina to deal with the possible escape, she also thought about whether to block the Stardust Illusion in the early stages.

After all, preventing top runners from giving their full performance can also be a way to increase the chances of winning. This has been verified by Qingzhu's memories and it can indeed affect the state of the Stardust Illusion.

But, it can't be done.

Whether it was his own brain with amazing intelligence or the groundbreaking artificial intelligence program Parcae that he wrote, the result of sufficient analysis of the attack was: it was impossible.

If we think rationally, there is still a chance of success in blocking the Stardust Illusion. However, once all the data of this runner is substituted in, the calculation will immediately fall into complete chaos.

If you ask why, it is of course because of her abnormality...

There was a sudden commotion in the advance team ahead, which attracted the attention of the Sky Palace.

“Has it started…?”

This runner, who looks wild but is actually rational, unconsciously revealed an expression of "As expected".

The Sky Shrine stared at the figure surrounded by several horse girls. The runner slowed down his pace while keeping his back straight.

This seemed like a move of giving up on escape, and the horse racing ladies who were following closely behind this guy couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

However, at this moment, Stardust Illusion suddenly kicked straight forward, and the body that had just straightened up lowered forward again. That was the starting posture of her special running style.

But...what does she want to do?

The Sky Palace subconsciously started to analyze the situation.

Although the blockade of these runners was not rehearsed in advance, it was just an improvisation on the field and should not be underestimated.

Indeed, from the perspective of the Sky Palace, this blockade is not completely without loopholes. This is entirely due to the different ideas of each party.

However, this factor can also serve as another obstacle to breakthrough.

While racing at a speed of nearly 70km/h, every contestant has different ideas. Often, the gap seen at one moment disappears without a trace in the next moment because someone takes a slight step to the side.

The blocked passage was changing all the time. The Sky Palace couldn't help but quickly calculate in his mind, but he could only barely see a way to pass with a success rate of more than 50%.

If you try to increase the amount of calculations, your brain will feel pain from the overload.

Can't calculate.

The Sky Palace asserted so.

Although she was not arrogant enough to think that her ideas were the absolute truth, but judging from the theoretical runners, she would not be too far away from the top players. Since she could not analyze how to get through this encirclement, others would not be able to calculate it easily.

If you cannot calculate the path but force yourself to speed up, it means that you will probably lose your composure due to the sudden displacement of others, or even collide with others...

If she really collides with someone else in this kind of opening game, even if Stardust Illusion's body can hold on, she may trigger the opening game ban and be directly disqualified from the competition.

However, the Sky Palace knew another way through.

Some horse girls are born with the ability to do things that cannot be calculated. This is because they have top-notch instincts, just like wild beasts hunting, and can sniff out the only chance of victory.

...At this moment, the Stardust Illusion in front is undoubtedly such an instinctive runner!

The thoughts seemed lengthy, but in fact they only passed in a moment.

Stardust Illusion, who was surrounded, was like a reckless man who completely disregarded the consequences. She kicked out with her right leg in a goose step and stomped it suddenly on the ground. Her whole body moved forward half a horse's length as if she was teleporting.

The ground was stepped on to create a horseshoe-shaped dent, and a huge force like an explosion was released from the legs and feet, and the whole body was tensed to the limit, ready to go -

The next second, Stardust Illusion couldn't help but burst into wild laughter:

“Hehe, hehe, hehe, hehe! Very good!!!”

The scarlet eyes changed into vertical pupils at this moment, and her whole face was distorted as she clenched her teeth.

Then, take a special step forward.

[Gold skill Phantom Step, activated]

The unique step skill of Stardust Illusion, which extends from [Shrinking the Earth] and is a special technique used when fighting with others, is at the best time to work at this moment.

The girl stepped on the ground in a goose step, then turned her body to the left again and took another step with her left leg.

The beast-like smile was revealed slightly from her lowered face, making it impossible to see her true figure at the moment.

The horse girl on the left, who had just realized that the Stardust Illusion was about to break through, was about to readjust her body and force the opponent with a more dangerous running posture, but now she could only look at this scene in surprise.

At this moment, it turned into phantom smoke and dust all over the sky, and the stardust illusion split into several phantom clones that scattered in all directions.

This is not a metaphor or rhetoric, but an actual event that happened from the runner's perspective.

The breeze on the lawn seemed to surge violently at this moment, and all the runners squinted their eyes before they could react.

However, Stardust Illusion took advantage of the gust of wind and her figure went berserk in an instant, and she began to gallop forward at a speed that the other horse girls could hardly match.

"Don't even think about getting through me- what?!"

Another runner tried to move his body sideways to stop the Overlord's breakthrough.

However, before she could really adjust her running posture, a terrifying black shadow suddenly broke through and approached her field of vision.

The whirlwind and smoke completely blinded the runner, and when he could see clearly again, the stardust illusion had already broken through to the front!

No one can stop her anymore, not even the encirclement formed by several horse girls... even the Sky Shrine can hardly calculate the encirclement of the passage...

Faced with this runner's instinct, he could only obediently show the Avenue of Stars leading to the front of the track!

In the smoke, a runner laughing wildly like a wild beast suddenly rushed out, crushed the ground beneath his feet, and sprinted forward like a stream of light.

[Golden skill escape has been activated! ]

This is a high-level tactical skill inherited from the Wind God Ennis. It is a skill that can greatly improve your status as long as you can adopt a corresponding strategy.

At this moment, it was finally launched!

High walls can block opponents, but they cannot stop the advance of the storm.

And this runner named Stardust Illusion has completely transformed into a storm and is rushing to the front!

Chapter 221 What is the difference between a king and a mount?

"—?!"

Ibuki Maikagura, who was running in front of the track, glanced at the horse girl who had suddenly broken away from the group of runners and rushed ahead of all the contestants, and her eyes showed excitement.

Her hands and feet gradually began to struggle, and the wind blowing on her face from the front seemed to suddenly become stronger at this moment, as if trying to stop her from running forward.

Perhaps it is Gale, who has already surrendered to the Stardust Illusion, who is eliminating opponents for his master?

The heartbeat begins to speed up and the breathing rhythm changes.

The dragon riding the strong wind roared past in front of him, and the oppressive feeling at that moment quickly disappeared without a trace.

However, the trembling of darkness lingering in her heart gave birth to an idea in Ibuki Mai Kagura's mind:

(I should catch up.)

Even after participating in several competitions, Ibuki Mai Kagura had never experienced such a feeling.

This thought was not a judgment she made based on rationality or logic, and it was even difficult to say that it was her own thought.

It was the body, something hidden within Ibuki Mai Kagura that gave rise to such a thought spontaneously.

[You asked me what I was thinking when I was competing with Xiaolimao? ]

Although she was still racing on the track, she couldn't help but think of the situation in Hokkaido.

That was what the master I met by chance said when he was teaching me.

Because I was very curious about her past achievements and had some doubts about running, I asked about related matters.

Then, Master Tamamo, who was eating deep-fried tofu, responded:

[Yeah... I don't remember it very well myself. At that time, Xiaoli was a very scary person. I almost lost to her in the Tianwang Award. Xiaoli's footwork was indeed better than mine. ]

[You ask how we won afterwards? ]

[Haha, it seemed like...]

"…You followed the call of your instinct, didn't you, Master Tamamo?"

Ibuki Mai Kagura stared at the figure in front of her, with a fire called fighting spirit burning in her eyes.

Now, at this moment.

I'm afraid this is the moment that Tamamo Cross said, the moment when instinct calls upon oneself.

So now what we need to do is...