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

In front, Miura Bourbon was still a runner like a precision machine. Her movements were not redundant at all. She led the way with the most standard posture, breaking the wind for the stardust illusion hidden behind her.

Stardust Illusion's condition at the moment was not bad. The full-speed burst sprint was the part she had been emphasizing on strengthening since she met the trainer.

And the entire stadium was cheering for her escape from Bourbon. This earth-shaking momentum was the best tonic that Stardust Illusion had been enjoying since her debut.

I felt so light, and it was the first time for me to run with my companions with such excitement!

The Stardust Illusion only felt that it had almost turned into a gust of wind, being pulled forward by Bourbon.

The exhilaration brought by the complete lead was fully revealed at this moment. She didn't need to think about anything. All her opponents could only fall behind her and desperately chase after her. There was only one thing left to do:

Take a step forward and show your full speed and strength in this game.

He poured all his strength into every step. Stardust Illusion could feel the pain brought by this overdraft. His muscles were groaning and his internal organs in his chest and abdomen were trembling.

But Stardust Illusion believed that the situation of the runners behind him would be even more difficult than that of himself and Bourbon.

The two of them who actively chose to escape and took the lead, their endurance consumption and physical endurance were definitely much lower than those of other runners who chose their own tactics at the beginning but were forced to switch their running methods because of someone's escape and had to chase after them.

This is the greatest significance of the Great Escape, and it is also the conspiracy demonstrated by the joint efforts of trainer Toyama Crimson and the two contestants:

Completely destroying everyone's rhythm, no matter strong or weak, and bringing them all into this out-of-control escape rhythm, this is the real purpose of the tactic [Heart Destruction].

Only then will it be the real battlefield that Toyama Feihong created for the Stardust illusion!

Chapter 45: Bullets shot at the escaper!

"The two escaped... Toyama Scarlet certainly didn't intend for these two to compete with the others in strength."

Seeing that the race was spiraling out of control, all the horse girls were coerced by the two people who were escaping and had to speed up and chase them in advance, and Qi Cao frowned.

"The choice of tactics itself is part of strength." Rudolph, who was sitting in his original position, shook his head symbolically. "This match has been a team battle since the beginning, so there is nothing wrong with what Trainer Toyama did. It was Trainers Tojo Hana and Nishizaki Ryu who underestimated her that led to this situation."

“But this should be just a trivial trick. Even if they use the Great Escape, it will only make other players lose the advantage brought by their competition experience. However, in terms of endurance, strength and speed, there is an objective gap between these two horse girls and other players…”

"And these gaps will become the final factor that takes away their victory in the final game."

Qi Cao calmed down a little at this moment, and made this judgment with his hands folded in front of his chest.

In her opinion, her disciples, Ling Amazon and Golden Ship, the two horse girls who were chasing after, would be the most affected by the great escape, and it is indeed possible that their chances of winning would be taken away by this tactic at one time, but it is different for the remaining horse girls who were ahead.

As long as there is even one horse girl who can hold on to these two escape masters, their tactics will be completely bankrupt: they will never be able to stop the escape masters who sacrifice their late-stage explosive power and have not opened up a gap with the leading horse girls!

“No, their tactics are not just about escaping.” Rudolph denied Qi Trough’s statement. She stared at the two horse girls running at the front of the field and nodded slightly.

Rudolph has fully understood the full meaning of Toyama Cinnabar's tactics.

The escape was only the first half of this tactic, and the reason for choosing a two-player escape was to allow Miura Bourbon, a relatively inexperienced player, to help Stardust Illusion open up a battlefield.

Admittedly, neither of these two horse girls is at the top level in terms of strength, and Trainer Toyama Scarlet herself is just a monster trainer ranked low in the central team.

But at this moment, the three people's not-so-outstanding strengths have been gathered in this game, forcibly breaking through the originally dark wall of 0 win rate and turning it into a shining road!

"All this is a strategic arrangement, Trainer Toyama. Do you want to see the miracle of the horse girl Stardust Illusion as much as I do?"

"【Ogurimaru II】Stardust Illusion, you carry such a heavy title... Will the short-lived dragon in the previous training match fly again today?"

Rudolph stared at the game in trance, muttering to himself.

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"I probably have stamina to last another 200 meters, Stardust Illusion."

Bourbon reported her situation while running, which meant that after 200 meters, it would be difficult for her to muster enough energy to maintain this sprint acceleration state.

Hearing what she said, Stardust Illusion felt a little heavy in his heart.

Because she knew that Bourbon's endurance was actually better than hers, but now she couldn't even support 1400 meters. The biggest reason was that she was leading the way for herself and opening up a runway that was enough for her to use the wake to save energy.

The only reason for this situation is that Miura Bourbon has full trust in me in this game and has placed all hopes of winning on me!

"I understand - leave the rest of the journey to me, I will definitely make the best of it!"

Stardust Illusion replied in an unwavering tone.

She quickly adjusted her running posture, incorporating all the skills she had learned in the past week into the current race.

The swinging of the arms gradually became regular. Although it was not yet at the exaggerated standard of Miura Bourbon, it was much better than a week ago.

The most important thing is that most of the other horse racing girls planned to exert their strength in the second half. When they realized that the two of them were using the escape tactic, they hurriedly accelerated to chase after them, which consumed more energy and the effect of the pursuit was not ideal...

No matter what, they now have enough advantages, they just need to keep maintaining it, and with Stardust Illusion's own strength that has not yet run out, they will definitely be able to consolidate the advantages brought by the escape and seize first place in one fell swoop.

However, at this moment, Stardust Illusion suddenly felt a pressing aura approaching from behind!

Da da da--

The sound of running footsteps from behind gradually became clearer, as if beating on the heart of Stardust Illusion. The approaching horse girl spoke in a relaxed tone, slightly raising her voice and asked the two leaders:

"Howdy~ what are you talking about? Let me hear it too!"

It’s the Big Tree Express!

But how is that possible? !

When Stardust Illusion heard this relaxed greeting, an expression of disbelief appeared on his face.

They had been accelerating since they left the gate, running at the top speed that they would only reach during a sprint, but now they were being caught up by someone? !

Although Stardust Illusion judged from the other party's voice that there was still a gap of three to four horse lengths between the Big Tree Express and himself, this was already very serious.

If you fail to shake off your opponent by using a running method like the Great Escape, which uses bursts of energy at the beginning, you will definitely be in a tough fight afterwards!

Thinking of this, she wanted to look back, but at this moment, the feeling of oppression from behind suddenly gathered and locked onto her back.

A chill ran through his body from where the oppressive feeling was concentrated, as if the one chasing him from behind was not a horse girl, but a hunter holding a revolver and aiming at his back!

"Disrupting everyone's rhythm by escaping in pairs is indeed a brilliant tactic - but it has no effect on me!"

Although the sound of the Tree Express was also panting, it was much better than that of the Miura Bourbon in front of the Stardust Illusion, whose body was beginning to shake and was about to collapse.

Her pace was different from that of Stardust Illusion or Bourbon. This was clearly not an uphill climb, but the Big Tree Express still used a running method similar to that of a mountaineer, running with only the forefoot on the ground.

Although she is quite tall among horse racing girls, her stride is not too wide at this moment. Instead, her pace is pulled to an extremely fast rhythm, which is an explosive running style unique to short distances.

This running method places very high demands on the athlete's hip and thigh muscles, and requires the ability to burst out tremendous power in a short period of time. Stardust Illusion also tried it during this week, but was temporarily unable to sustain it.

And the Mile King, the Big Tree Express, you can tell by her tight thighs that she can totally handle this special pace!

At the very beginning of the game, among the five horse girls other than the leading duo, Taiki Express was the first player to realize that they wanted to disrupt the rhythm of the game by escaping.

Although escapes are still rare in mile races and short-distance tracks, Dashu Express has encountered many such opponents. After just a brief thought, she found the right tactics.

The running style of the escape route will not only disrupt the rhythm of others, but also not improve your own performance. You will also face huge pressure on endurance. However, in the face of the terrifying distance that the escape route has opened up, most runners will be terrified because they are in a passive position:

How far can the opponent pull away? Will they not lose speed in the final set and instead retain their strength for the sprint?

These numerous complicated thoughts will force them to speed up and catch up in advance to prevent themselves from falling into the hell of losers before they even start to exert their strength.

But what is the truth?

Dashu Express clearly knows that not only the contestants who are being escaped, but also the escapers themselves are full of anxiety:

Will I lose my speed? Can I make it to the last step of the race? Will a powerful horse girl catch up with me?

The more they force the escapees, the more confused they will become. Only in this way can they turn passivity into initiative and seize the opportunity of victory again.

Therefore, the clarion call for counterattack begins from this moment.

Daishu Express pursed her lips tightly. At this moment, in order to keep up with the escape duo, her stamina consumption was the highest among all the contestants present. Even Narita Shirahito and Mejiro McQueen were left behind by the three of them.

The blood and muscles in his body had already begun to wail under this unreasonable pressure, and his bones had also begun to creak. Dashu Express could clearly feel that his condition was about to reach its limit.

But, she succeeded after all!

His face still maintained a relaxed expression, a perfect posture that would not be discovered by the two people in front of him even if it expended extra energy. He even had room to open his mouth and say hello.

The Tree Express managed to break through all the pressure from this great escape tactic and returned it all to the two men in front.

At this moment, she looked at the stardust illusion that had been affected by her words, and suddenly lowered her head.

The Big Tree Express stepped on the grass with all its might, like a madly galloping American longhorn buffalo, and rushed towards the backs of the two people in front.

Now... let me, the bullet called Big Tree Express -

—I will personally penetrate you thoroughly!

Chapter 46: Two Runners Sunk!

Seeing the Big Tree Express catching up quickly, the frown on Qicuo's face in the viewing area relaxed slightly.

"It seems that someone has really started to deal with this kind of escape tactic."

Her slightly biased attitude at this moment was not due to her prejudice against a certain horse girl. Rather, as the vice president of the student union, she always hoped that there would be more talented people who were beyond ordinary people's imagination.

But the trainer Toyama Scarlet is different.

This girl had caused a lot of trouble in the academy because of her extreme and unscrupulous behavior, especially her training method which had no scientific basis at all: four slope training sessions a day, which caused many horse girls who were originally under her to apply to the student union for unilateral transfer.

In fact, Qi Cao also knew that Toyama Scarlet did not want to destroy her horse girl.

Although her training methods are outrageous, there are also acceptable types like Miura Bourbon or Stardust Illusion, but her unconventional behavior is naturally incompatible with Qi Cao, the serious and responsible vice president.

She simply couldn't imagine how much negative impact her unscrupulous means would have if the team that was exchanging and learning with the French team was Toyama Crimson's Team Draco.

"The Tree Express is indeed an experienced runner. She knows that the most frightening thing about a great escape is that her tactics don't work, so she would rather sacrifice a lot of stamina and keep on chasing the opponent. This puts tremendous pressure on Stardust Illusion and Miura Bourbon, forcing them to make irrational choices."

Rudolph nodded symbolically, agreeing with the gas tank's statement.

"Now it's hard for the four people at the back to have an impact on the three leading horses. The winner of the race will probably be decided between Miura Bourbon, Stardust Illusion, and Big Tree Express... No, Miura Bourbon may not be able to hold on to the end, so the key to victory lies in that person."

"Stardust Illusion, what choice will she make next?" After confirming with his own eyes that Miura Bourbon was almost exhausted, Rudolf changed his words and made a comment.

"There's no hope. Next we have to enter the last three waves, and this is where the Big Tree Express excels."

Qi Cao also expressed her own opinion. She knew the information of every horse girl in the academy very well. At this moment, she immediately said as if she knew all of them:

"The terrifying speed that the media calls the Victory Shot is not much slower than that of your good friend Maruzenski, the former president. It is definitely the last foot of a top runner!"

In Uma Musume, the burst speed of the last kick is generally calculated based on the length of the next three waves.

Generally speaking, the time it takes to complete the last three waves (i.e. the last approximately 600m) is around 34 seconds, which means an average speed of 17.64m/s, which already makes her a strong finisher among the current Uma Musume racers.

For example, Stardust Illusion, the length of her last three waves in training is basically around 38 seconds, and she often even gets a score of 40 seconds. Even if it were Toyama Scarlet who evaluated her, it would only be mediocre. It can only be attributed to the fact that she is a competitive runner, so her training results are so ordinary.

As the champion of the mile race, what is the best duration of the last three waves of Tree Express?

——The answer is 33.0 seconds, with an average speed of 18.18m/s!

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huh, huh, huh...

It felt as if a fire was ignited in my chest, and every breath burned my lungs. My hands and feet were also filled with an unbearable soreness and swelling.

Narita Shirahito felt that every time he took a step and waved his hand, it was a double torture to his body and mind.

However, she still ran behind Mejiro McQueen and ran in the field in the 5th place.

At the beginning of the game, the state she had just adjusted was completely destroyed again by this unreasonable escape tactic. After that, even if she reacted and took a step forward to chase, she still found it difficult to close the distance with the figure in front of her.

My physical strength has been almost completely exhausted, and it is difficult to complete the run.

As an active runner, Narita Shirahito accurately judged his current poor physical condition.

But there was no one to blame. Narita Shirahito deeply understood that the only reason for this situation was that he underestimated the two runners.

Miura Bourbon and Stardust Vision.

From the very beginning, Shirahito Narita limited her competitive focus to Daiki Express and Mejiro McQueen, but she was completely wrong. The seemingly inconspicuous leading duo destroyed everyone's rhythm with their desperate escape.

The entire game was pushed into the abyss by them from the very beginning, and Narita Shirahito was the one who fell the deepest.

She paid such a heavy price for her arrogance that she even had the wrong thought at this moment:

It was just because the other party escaped. This doesn't count as a loss at all. It's just that I didn't expect it...

The moment this thought came to mind, Narita Bairen shook his head violently to dispel it.

However, physical fatigue could not be changed. At this moment, she was almost completely exhausted and had completely lost the possibility of continuing to fight.

...No, it's not that we have lost the possibility of fighting!