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

Chapter 78: Bearing the name of Mejiro, I can’t lose!

[As expected! A two-person escape!!! In this kind of venue and this kind of distance, two runners still resolutely chose to escape! It's incredible!!!]

"Are you kidding..."

Memories of McQueen, at this moment she was gritting her teeth and running behind the French player Cai Zhigao.

This horse girl is not just tall, strong and has great endurance, she also has a better command of running skills than anyone McQueen has ever seen.

Cai Zhigao used his size advantage and nimble steps to block her behind, not giving her even the slightest chance to break through.

Only then did McQueen realize what it meant for the host to single out someone with high talent and brag about him before the competition.

Not to mention breaking through the entire Maginot Line like the Stardust Illusion, she couldn't even find a way to break through the person in front of her.

This guy looks big and strong, like a physical runner, but now it seems that she must have surpassed herself in positional awareness to achieve this effect.

He is actually a smart runner?

What should I do? What should I do?!

McQueen subconsciously looked to his side, where Narita Shirahito and Daiki Express were also locked in a bitter battle with the high wall in front of them.

If the lead runners like them cannot break through this wall and seize the inner lane position in front before the halfway point of the race, then they will lose all chance to compete with the two people who have already started to burst into the lead!

Stardust Illusion and Miura Bourbon, the two of them had already started to attack, but he was——

McQueen's feet were in the mud, and every step required extra effort to move forward.

Her eyes kept scanning everything on the track around her, trying to find a possibility of a breakthrough.

"Damn you! You blocked my way. Are you trying to help the two people who are escaping gain an advantage?!"

She couldn't help but shout.

"Hey——" The intelligent, blond, sturdy horse girl turned her head and grinned with white teeth, the rain dripping from her face into her mouth:

"You don't understand at all. The outcome of this race was determined from the beginning. Whether you're leading or chasing, you can't win!"

"So, we just need to deal with it slowly according to the method we are best at. As for the two people in front of us? They will know later how stupid it is to still think about exploding here!"

What's the meaning? !

McQueen looked at Cai Zhigao in astonishment and turned his face away.

The other party said that the outcome of this game is already determined?

This is just the beginning, and the race hasn't even finished one-third of the way.

How can it be?

How could this be! ?

If I can't find a way to break through the runner in front of me, the distance between me and the stardust illusion will only get farther and farther.

If this happens... the agreement I made with her will be——!

Thinking of this, McQueen's blood seemed to boil.

She had always maintained her elegance on the field, running like a famous actress, but now she felt her desire almost breaking out of its shell.

I want to overtake! I want to catch up!!!

【Ohhh! In the rear echelon, the melee among the horse racing girls is still intense! Mejiro McQueen tried to break through from the side for the third time, but was still blocked by Cai Zhigao's change of track.】

[This battle has been going on since the beginning, and at this moment, the explosive leader duo has almost closed the gap to 8 horse lengths! ]

"Give up, there is absolutely no way you can break through my obstacles!"

Cai Zhigao said without turning his head.

Give up? Me?

wrong--

What I have to do is just this… What I have to do is – break through the past.

Having said those things to Stardust Illusion, how could it be possible that he could be completely stopped at a time like this?

[As long as I can stand on the field, I have a chance to win. ]

You told me that, didn't you, Stardust Vision...

Then I won't fall behind you, because -

"I'm Mejiro McQueen."

She muttered subconsciously.

Mebai McQueen looked forward, his eyes full of determination.

Since you want to compete with me in positional awareness, then come and give it a try.

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[Here it comes again! Mejiro McQueen starts speeding up for the fourth time! She hasn't given up yet, is she trying to find a way to break through the obstacle again! ]

“Haven’t you figured out the difference in strength yet?” Cai Zhigao smiled as he listened to the commentator’s excited shouting.

The hurried footsteps behind him were getting closer and closer. It was obvious that just as the host said, Mejiro McQueen was charging towards him again.

Cai Zhigao had no intention of taking this game too seriously.

In her opinion, Neon Academy's attempt to strive for first place by relying on a simulated battle right from the start was a display of sheer arrogance.

Because the leader of their team is the lord of that prominent family.

Even if the six people with higher talents do not make too much effort, they can just run as usual and wait for the prominent family to start making efforts.

By that time, their proud endurance advantage will be fully revealed, and almost all of these Japanese runners will definitely be defeated by the aristocratic families.

So she was not in a hurry to catch up with the two people in front of her who were running fast. She even had the leisure to block the path of the runners behind her while running.

Especially the two contestants who have already started to escape, by that time, they will definitely be completely destroyed by the leaders of the prominent families.

Cai Zhigao thought so and always controlled the distance between himself and his teammates on the track next to him.

Maintain the gap between the two people in an ambiguous situation that seems possible to break through, but is actually very difficult, and lure the opponent behind to expend extra energy to try to break through.

Mejiro McQueen?

Just now, I only needed to slightly turn my body to prevent her from forcing her to cross over...

In this way, even if we wait until she starts to move, it will still be in time to stop her!

Besides, I have a lot of muscles. Judging from the figure of the eldest lady of the Mejiro family, even if I really collide with her, I will not be affected much.

"You have lost your ability to judge and want to destroy yourself?"

Cai Zhigao laughed, then her expression turned serious. She took a deep breath and shouted to Mejiro McQueen who was rushing towards her from behind.

However, just as he turned around, Cai Zhigao heard a voice next to his ear:

"Don't--"

Step, step.

"too--"

Step, step, step.

"Look down on—"

Step, wrong step, wrong step, step.

"me--"

【bass! 】

"Don't underestimate me!"

Cai Zhigao had just heard clearly the response from Mubai McQueen, and she subconsciously moved closer to the gap she had created.

"--Um?"

A surprised voice came out of the intelligent mouth.

She only had time to feel something hit her shoulder, and her whole body began to shake.

Cai Zhigao quickly steadied herself, but only then did she see clearly that the horse girl Mubai McQueen, who had just been behind her, had actually rushed out from the gap!

This famous actress on the grass is now in an extremely embarrassed state.

The rain soaked her body and flowed freely on McQueen's face.

Just now she accelerated forcefully and squeezed out of the gap before Cai Zhigao could react.

Mejiro McQueen didn't succeed completely, because her shoulder rubbed directly against the other person.

Cai Zhigao, who had just been bumped, couldn't help but shake for a moment, and McQueen was affected even more.

She staggered violently on the track, her entire body falling forward.

The stardust illusion in front seemed to sense something and immediately turned around to look back.

However, what she saw was McQueen's eyes burning with fire!

At the critical moment, Megumi McQueen suddenly stepped on the muddy grass.

The track surface was immediately dented by McQueen's violent steps.

A strong sense of frustration was transmitted from the horseshoe upwards, and McQueen felt that his knee was instantly subjected to a terrible impact.

But she succeeded after all.

The intelligent man has a much higher awareness of position than her, which McQueen had already confirmed before.

However, she did the opposite and took advantage of this gap in positional awareness.

The deceptive intelligence and high confidence in the sense of distance forced her to break through the defense before she could react.

"——I must not lose as Mejiro!"

This elegant runner no longer cared about his demeanor at this moment.

McQueen immediately adjusted his state, gritted his teeth and endured the pain from his right shoulder and left knee, and ran wildly on the track!

The first bend is passed.

Now the two runners running in the front have entered the second bend of the track.

At this moment, the distance between the two of them and the other runners behind them has widened to nearly 8 horse lengths. It can be said that they do not need to worry about the runners behind them for the time being.

In other words, it has now become a contest between the two teammates, Stardust Illusion and Miura Bourbon.

(The endurance value decreases too quickly, so the heart rate needs to be controlled. Start adjusting the cadence after 2 seconds.)

(The cadence will start to be adjusted after 1 second.)

(Cadence adjustment completed.)

Miura Bourbon followed closely behind the Stardust Illusion, fine-tuning his own status, with streams of data seeming to flash through his eyes.

His tightly pursed lips turned a little pale, and it was obvious that forcing himself into the rhythm of escape like this was not an easy task for Bourbon.

In the last competition, it was only a 1400m race, but Bourbon was leading the race and didn't even make it to the end because he ran away the whole time.

This game is even less optimistic.

The entire 2400m track plus the muddy and difficult-to-run heavy racecourse turf, according to Bourbon's own calculations, if she wanted to keep up with Stardust Illusion, she would completely lose speed at a distance of 1800-2000m.

Of course, this calculation did not take into account whether the Stardust Phantom would run out of stamina prematurely, or Bourbon was unable to calculate what measures the Stardust Phantom would take.

For her, who is good at calculations, the illusion of stardust running in front of her is an unpredictable X factor.

I don't know what kind of power she can unleash, so I just treat it as an X that is completely unpredictable.

Measures must be taken to prevent the Stardust Illusion from continuing to consume additional energy in a competitive escape.

Bourbon lowered his head slightly, thinking about countermeasures.

Her running is often described as mechanical, but this is by no means because her movements are stiff, like mechanical movements.