Zongman, working as a teaching assistant in Trasen

The nine horse girls, led by Fujimasa March, shouted in their hearts.

It was just like the first time he'd witnessed Oguri's explosion a few years ago, completely leaving him behind. Fujimasa watched helplessly as the big, black man burst out with an inhuman momentum, instantly surpassing all the other contestants and running to the front. He even felt a moment of daze in his heart:

This strength, this speed, this explosive power, is this a human?!

The powerful horse girl in the center is just like this!!

At the beginning, Uozuka Saburo gave him a warning, not only allowing him to show off his explosive speed comparable to that of a horse girl, but also suppressing the momentum of himself and others, which made the horse girls feel a little heavy.

But it doesn’t matter…some humans are indeed able to surpass the horse girls in a short burst and temporarily gain the lead.

But when it comes to endurance, humans have never surpassed horsegirls! !

One lap is 3200 meters, and you have to run 7 laps in total. Although this distance can only be regarded as an entertainment program in daily training for horse girls, it is indeed difficult to run it in one breath.

But for humans, it is not just a simple matter of "a little difficult": even those who have undergone special training and can maintain a constant speed for a long time will find it difficult to finish the run directly, let alone a mindless sprint like Saburo Uozuka.

Now these 9 horse girls were indeed selected from the crowd completely randomly according to Uozuka Saburo's method. Not all of them are good at ultra-long distance running, and they may even temporarily lose their athletic ability after strenuous exercise.

Therefore, under such an objective situation, all they need to do is keep up the speed and follow behind him, quietly waiting for the moment when he slows down, and then overtake him little by little!

Let him understand the sadness of being several laps behind and only being able to finish last even if he tries his best!!

————With this thought in mind, the nine horse girls ran the first lap with Uozuka Saburo at their normal endurance running pace, without waiting for him to slow down.

I finished the second lap, but still couldn't wait for him to slow down.

By the third lap, they couldn't wait any longer...

"No! If we keep going like this, we'll be the first to be exhausted!!"

Following Fujimasa's march, a ponygirl glanced back at the three ponygirls who were not good at long-distance running and had begun to fall behind. She gritted her teeth and said to her, "Someone has to hold him back and slow him down... Fujimasa! You have the most explosive power here. Can you catch up and catch him!?"

"..."

Normally, it's fine, but today, in order to contain you and create an opportunity for that guy... I only have red skills!? There's no way I can do that!

————Of course, this is just a joke. Reality is not a game. There is no such thing as not being able to use the accelerating yellow skill if you have the red skill installed. These people train every day. Even if they don’t know each other, they have a basic understanding of each other’s status and know who is the most suitable person in this situation.

The key point is... Sorry, she is a spy and needs to help Uozuka Saburo win this competition!

"Of course you can, but...are you sure you can outlast him in the next four laps?"

Chapter 228: One wrong step, all wrong steps

Looking at the figure running at a steady pace ahead, Fujimasa frowned and said half-seriously, "It's almost kilometer ten. We've never run ten kilometers at this pace before... Even if I rush over and temporarily slow him down, what if he still has some energy left and can continue running for the remaining eleven kilometers?"

“!! This! Impossible…”

The horse girl hesitated.

Indeed, horse racing girls don't do physical work. They focus more on strength and speed in a short period of time during competitions. They have never had any sprint training for 20 kilometers. This leads to them not knowing what their condition will be like in each running segment afterwards, what methods there are for adjustment, etc.

Yes, they think that even if their endurance is poor, it will not be worse than that of a human. Overall, the longer the distance, the better for them... But what if?

The unknown is the root of fear, and it's also a key reason people tend to be conservative in their choices. When they can't gauge the opponent's strength, the horsegirls in Tresen, unlike those in the central area, tend to take it slow, give it a try, and then draw conclusions from previous experience. But now, research tells them that they really may not be able to hold on any longer...

It's like an athlete who has been practicing sprinting for a long time is suddenly asked to run a five-kilometer long-distance race. He sees the professional athletes around him running fast and steadily, while he himself has to carefully calculate even his breathing. In front of the unknown opponent, they become timid.

"...Tsk, stop saying such depressing things!"

Looking at the dejected faces of his "comrades" beside him, Fujimasa March suddenly felt a surge of inexplicable anger in his heart. He frowned, gritted his teeth and said in between breaths: "After all, we are horse girls. We have been running since birth. There is no way we can lose to humans!"

"But, but..."

"Listen! If we don't even believe in ourselves, who else will believe in us and watch our games?!"

The ponygirl with long bluish-white hair, ignoring her identity as a "traitor," shouted at the group of gloomy-faced ponygirls, "You're repeatedly beaten down by reality, repeatedly feeling like a loser, and then spreading that feeling, causing everyone to become depressed... If this continues for the rest of your life, do you want to?!"

“I don’t want to!!!”

"..."

"..."

"...Then, let's run again!"

"Ok!"

"Maybe... ha... that guy is in even worse shape than us?"

After hearing what Fujimasa March said, the horse girls of Kasamatsu couldn't help but muster up some energy. They suppressed their anxiety about the future and marched forward desperately, thinking in their hearts that "the other party will just slow down and be overtaken by us" and tried to catch up.

And in fact...what they thought was right, Uozuka Saburo was indeed reaching his limit.

Today is the fifth day since Uozuka Saburo left Central Tresen, and it is also the seventh day since the horse girl potion in his body mutated. Even according to Alice's best estimate, it has already entered a period of absolute decline. In addition, it has erupted from time to time along the way, which greatly shortens its expiration time.

If he hadn't been given some drugs by the organization to strengthen his physique when he was young, and if he hadn't often done such long-distance running in the middle of his work, he would definitely not have been able to keep running even with the slight increase in speed that the horse girl potion could provide.

According to Uozuka Saburo's own estimation, maintaining this speed for another three kilometers or so would be the limit. If he didn't want to die suddenly from cardiac arrest or dehydration, he would have to slow down for the next few kilometers. That would be the moment to decide the victory with these horse girls.

He was very confident of his victory, because compared to those little girls who regarded running as "training" or "fun", he always regarded running as a means of "survival" and would definitely be able to hold on longer and longer in extreme conditions!

Without turning back to pay attention to the group of horse girls who still had the energy to chat and cheer each other up, the burly man in black focused all his energy on controlling his own body.

Breathing rate, breathing, posture, strength, every bit of kinetic energy is broken down into detailed data that flows to the brain, and then returned in the form of instructions, forming a perfect cycle.

Now he is running in the same way he told Silent Suzuka: Don’t worry about other players, and don’t care about the beginning, middle and end of the race. Just give full play to your potential and run as hard as you can until no one can catch up with you!

He, as a mere human, wanted to run so fast that all the horse girls couldn't catch up! !

The third lap ended and they entered the fourth lap, then the fifth lap and the sixth lap. The runners' running mileage soon exceeded the 15-kilometer mark, and the differences between the runners became increasingly prominent.

By the 15th kilometer, four more of the six remaining horse girls had been killed. They reluctantly fell behind, holding their chests that were about to explode, and took small steps to keep up. Only Fujimasa March and another long-distance running horse girl who also performed well were still holding on.

Although Uozuka Saburo, who was still at the front, had slowed down a level and the distance between him and the two horse girls was slowly shortening, he was still able to control his body perfectly and lead the way quickly and steadily.

This was the reason why he had to take the lead at the beginning: he knew the nature of the local Tresen horsewomen very well. They would neither dare to exert force to exceed a certain speed nor relax and fall behind easily before they were absolutely sure. Moreover, the track length was completely untrained, so he could easily lead them into a completely unfamiliar rhythm.

Compared to him, although he is on the verge of his physical limit, he can still barely maintain his thinking to gradually reduce the unnecessary movements of his body. The only two horse girls who are still following him are not so lucky. They are almost purely relying on willpower to hold on.

Especially the horse girl following Fujimasa March, even her stable running posture seems to be about to collapse!

You know, she's practically the best 3200m horsegirl in Kasamatsu Tressen!? If even she was thrown off balance, you can imagine what became of the other horsegirls.

The high-speed lead in the first three laps completely disrupted the inherent rhythm of the horse girls. Then they made one wrong step after another and were unable to find their own pace under pressure, which led to their current state.

Chapter 229 Oyster~

Sweat soaked both the inner and outer sportswear, and the slightly cold air made the tongue dry without a trace of detachment. I could only rely on the trachea to continuously transport some moist soda from the body and apply it to the surface of the mouth to try to resist the moisture blown away by the strong wind.

Fujimasa March was a little confused. It was obvious that Uozuka Saburo had already achieved his goal and made Kashimoto Riko gain the confidence of all the students, but why did he still have to run so hard and so desperately?

Even a horse girl like me could hardly bear the running, how could a human body like him possibly bear more?

Aren't you a special correspondent from the central government? Didn't you say that whatever happens to Kasamatsu has nothing to do with you?

This final curtain call report had to be turned into a dangerous trapeze act... Do you think you really need that?

She couldn't understand, nor did she have the energy to do so. Her mind was in a state of chaos, and she could only mechanically move her arms and legs to run after him, just to close the distance between them by even a centimeter...

What sin have I committed... Why am I running like crazy here for no reason...

If I had known I shouldn't have answered his call last night. What about "Make Kasamatsu Tresson great again"... Why are we fighting among ourselves?

"Fujimasa, I'm sorry..."

"Ha ha?"

At the beginning of the seventh lap, Fujimasa heard these words in his ears. He glanced sideways and found that the only long-distance running girl had disappeared. She slowed down and fell far behind.

No! We've already... persevered this far, can't we just hold on a little longer?!

That guy is less than five meters away from us... only four meters! One final burst of sprint and we'll be over! ?

...Isn't this just the same as before, everyone is giving up, and I'm the only one working hard like a fool, but I can't get any decent results, and I get neither cheers nor recognition?

This match itself was not aimed at her. She usually trained hard, thinking of fighting against Ogurume again one day... Even Ogurume herself stood on the "opposite side", and losing might be better for her.

So now, it’s not for others, nor for myself, nor for the realization of my ideals... Why did all of you abandon me and let me fight for your interests?

...Tired, really, feeling tired...

Even though his heart was beating wildly, he inexplicably felt a chill deep in his heart. The only horse girl who was still running after the "big devil" also began to slow down, causing the distance that had been narrowed with great difficulty to widen again.

The 3200-meter-long track was very spectacular. Generally speaking, it was impossible for one athlete to overtake another athlete for a whole lap. But now, Fujimasa could vaguely see the sprinting trio in front of them, the ones who had been left behind at the beginning: they did not go off the track to rest directly, but were slowly moving forward at a speed that could barely be considered a run.

At the current speed of himself and Uozuka Saburo, they will surpass them in less than ten seconds, achieving an epic achievement and a laughing stock of "a human running three kilometers faster than a horse girl."

...Haha, even if it's such a laughing stock, these rotten guys will just laugh it off and tell others and themselves, "I am just this rotten"...

Really, absolutely nothing...

"Oh oh oh oh oh oh!!!"

"!!?"

At this moment, a new situation appeared on the runway:

Those three sprinting ponygirls, who were already nearly exhausted even at a trot, suddenly sprang to their feet again upon hearing Uozuka Saburo's footsteps, forcing themselves to accelerate forward!?

Why!? Don't you three randomly chosen guys usually refuse to even do a little bit of endurance training? Why now...

"Fujimasa!!!! Hurry up and catch up, ahh ...

"???"

The voice came from the trio, but the content of the words was sent directly to Fujimasa March through Uozuka Saburo. The blue-haired horse girl, whose brain was severely deprived of oxygen, was unable to immediately understand the meaning of the words. It was not until she saw their actions that she reacted:

They were...trying to run almost as fast as Uozuka Saburo, trapping him in the middle and preventing him from breaking free!?

But this!? Oh! That’s right!

Before, the opponent had been running in the lead, and even if the horse girls wanted to surround him, they didn't dare to rush up at will. After the middle period, everyone's physical strength was gradually exhausted, and there was no time to think.

But now, the opportunity has come!

Blocking people in team competitions is one of the legitimate rules! !

"Hurry up! We... Ugh!"

"Ah."

"!!"

What surprised everyone again was that when facing the "slowing down formation" of the three horse girls, Uozuka Saburo just twisted his steps slightly and broke out from the gaps between them. He was also very careful not to bump into them and cause any accidents on the field.

The sprinting girls had never expected that someone could perform such a move while running. Later, they found that their speed was less than one tenth of their usual speed due to the drag of their physical strength - it was as slow as a donkey pulling a cart!

How is this possible!?

I've already reached 20 kilometers, how can I still have the energy to do this?!

What kind of monster is he!??

This question not only touched the Fujimasa March, but also the entire audience, and it shocked them even more deeply than the horse girls in the arena.

But they kept a clear head the whole time and saw with their own eyes that Uozuka Saburo led the nine horse girls all the way, and after killing eight of them with a speed that was always one level higher than theirs, he still maintained his leading position!

How could humans achieve this?! Could humans actually achieve this?!

All of this has nothing to do with the trio that was overtaken for the time being, because they are now accelerating desperately, hoping to take the lead again with a short burst of power!

But... the race has reached this length. How can they, who are already exhausted after running 1,200 meters, still have the endurance to run 15 kilometers?

But after a few breaths, they found that they could no longer catch up with Uozuka Saburo's speed. Even Fujimasa March was about to catch up with them...

“Oyster~”

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