Uma Musume Girl, I'll tell you about my Santa Hat special move too?

Time and space seemed to freeze at that moment, and the entire field of vision of the stardust illusion was covered by the blue light.

From my perspective, a runner sprinted out from my left, his body almost touching the ground, brimming with the excitement of victory, like a fighter jet sweeping across the track.

Running alongside the Stardust Illusion, her figure was like a shooting star, and the wake behind her turned into a tornado that completely destroyed the entire track.

How is this going?

Anyone who suddenly sees such a scene during a match would inevitably have all sorts of questions, right?

But Stardust Illusion did not.

At this rate, we'll definitely be overtaken by the Tree Express before we reach the finish line...

So, I need to be even faster, just a tiny bit faster!

At this moment, in the mind of Stardust Illusion and Clear Mirror Still Water, there was only this thought.

Completely absorbed in the moment, she saw only the view from the finish line.

The metallic taste in his mouth grew stronger, and he no longer had time to think about how to run or how to control his speed. Stardust Illusion completely surrendered control of his body to instinct.

Beside her, the phantom of the little chestnut hat gradually merged with her...

Gale and thunder converged beneath her right foot as she stepped out, and in the next moment, they burst forth from her already withered body with devastating power!

A scorching gale swept across the land, and chaotic thunder tore through the sky...

Clear Mind——

[The innate skill's victory trigger has been activated.]

This apocalyptic scene completely destroyed the view before her eyes!

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Chapter Forty-Eight: The Victory or the Defeat is Over!

[What happened? Was Miura Bourbon injured? Miura Bourbon, who had been on the run the whole way, seems to have run out of steam and has fallen from the lead, narrowly missing the onrushing Ooki Express!]

The intensity of the race exceeded everyone's expectations. From the very beginning, a tactic rarely seen in recent years, the double escape, appeared. Two female racehorses formed a team and forcibly broke through the wind to escape, completely disrupting the rhythm of everyone else.

Just when everyone thought this tactic was about to work wonders, the usually cheerful older sister, Big Tree Express, completely ignored the huge disadvantage.

With her extraordinary sprinting power and racing experience, she caught up with the two fleeing individuals in the shortest time and managed to stay close to them.

At this moment, Miura Happen, the lead runner responsible for breaking the wind, suddenly made another unexpected move. With her stamina almost exhausted, she suddenly tried to use her body to block the tree-like express train in front of her.

However, the veteran once again displayed an unimaginable and amazing skill, making minimal movement to clear the ballside position and turning the second half of the match into a one-on-one duel between her and Stardust Illusion!

Before everyone present could even process this series of reversals, the Tree Express had already closed in on the back of the Stardust Illusion.

The final acceleration ability called Victory Shot quickly narrowed the gap between them.

In just a few breaths, the two were less than a horse's length apart. It looked like the Tree Express was about to overtake the leading runner and seize victory!

And the Stardust Illusion, which had been on a great escape from the very beginning, showed no sign of giving up at this moment.

Its previously somewhat distorted running posture completely changed as it was approached. The Stardust Illusion lowered its entire body, almost touching the grass as it took its first steps.

This unusual running posture instantly reminded most people of the runner who had just retired from the Open Championship, Oguri Hat.

That beast-like running motion, that indomitable will to win, this... this is practically Oguri Hat himself in the competition!

Is this the true meaning of the Oguri Hat 2nd Generation!?

The two racehorses' burning fighting spirit has completely ignited the entire audience, creating a spectacle comparable to a G1-level public race.

At this point, the situation left them with only one thought: to shout it out for these two runners who had given their all.

Run...

start running!

“Run! Run!!!”

The shouts of countless people gathered high in the sky above the stadium, officially pushing this match, which had entered its final moments, to its climax!

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The source of that frenzy—the racehorse girl running ahead—slowly turned her head to look at Daiki Express.

what is that?

What the Big Tree Express saw was a pair of eyes that were completely blank.

At this moment, Stardust Illusion's fiery red eyes showed no emotion whatsoever, only the most primal impulse, which could even be described as murderous intent.

Her once handsome face was now contorted into a ferocious expression, like that of a wild beast, her face radiating madness.

"Thanks--!"

Stardust Illusion gasped for breath and said with a slight grin.

Between her words, the Tree Express could even see that blood had completely soaked into the gaps between Stardust Illusion's teeth...

She...was she smiling?

How can this be?

What was she thanking me for?!

The tree-shaped express train, whose body was also nearing its limit, was stunned.

She had only seen Stardust Illusion in this state on a very few racehorse girls: Oguri Hat, Inari Ichi, Golden Master...

Only when they activate their domains do they reveal such a primitive, almost beast-like appearance.

The Great Tree Express could also sense that the Stardust Illusion had definitely not yet entered the realm of cultivation. Whether in terms of aura or anything else, it was fundamentally different from the others.

But something else has already become like them!

During that escape in the rain, Big Tree Express had also entered the realm of the domain, so she can now clearly judge the state of Stardust Illusion.

As long as you can remember this feeling and further hone your body, it's safe to say that fully unlocking the domain is a certainty.

No...

We're in the middle of a match right now!

So what if the Stardust Illusion has touched the edge of the domain? I was once a runner who successfully opened up the domain, the Great Tree Express!

Thinking of this, the Big Tree Express also lowered its head and devoted itself entirely to running.

She knew that at this moment, both she and the Stardust Illusion were relying entirely on willpower to keep running.

Even so, Tree Express has its advantages over Stardust Illusion.

That is, in the same distance of the last three waves, the ability to make the final kick that determines victory or defeat.

33.0 seconds, that's the time it took for the last three waves of the Big Tree Express to pass through.

Among the strongest wagons, this number is absolutely at the top level. Her overwhelming power, which surpasses that of most racehorses, is something that Stardust Illusion can never match.

Even though today's race wasn't her strongest event, the mile race, her starting rhythm was completely disrupted.

But at this moment, Big Tree Express felt itself completely ignited by the intense competition.

Even when the body has reached its limit, it can still do it.

My own personal best: a 600m run in 33.0 seconds!

Viewers who watched her races all felt as if their hearts had been shot by her unique running style.

This is the final shot that leads to victory in a Western cowboy duel!

Stardust Illusion, perhaps you will be able to reach a higher level than me in the future?

But I absolutely cannot give up victory in today's match!!!

Despite the burning sensation in his lungs from overbreathing, Big Tree Express mustered the last of his strength and unleashed it with a roar as soon as he stepped into the final straight line.

She channeled all her strength into her legs, determined to overtake the stardust illusion beside her in one fell swoop...

"We caught up..."

"Wait! It's gone?!"

The stardust illusion she had just overtaken turned out to be nothing more than a fleeting afterimage of wind and thunder.

boom! ! !

The sound of horseshoes pounding on the grass echoed near the treetops.

The sudden surge of battle energy beside her dispersed everything. The opponent who had just been relentlessly pursued and gradually caught up with her had now transformed into a storm, stepping on lightning and rushing towards the finish line!

In that instant, all that remained in the eyes of the Big Tree Express was the runner who had leaned forward so far that he was almost touching the grass.

In the air, wind and thunder converged in her eyes, transforming into a colossal dragon phantom that completely enveloped the stardust illusion in front of her, flying close to the ground.

That sudden surge in speed, that burst of clear and fierce fighting spirit... that back view that she could not reach at this moment.

For a moment, Big Tree Express couldn't tell whether the figure in front of her was Little Chestnut Hat or Stardust Illusion. The two figures were completely synchronized in her eyes and became one.

She couldn't be mistaken... that belonged to a top runner, who had already surpassed their own limits.

The last three waves took 32.9 seconds to pass.

18.23 m/s, that's faster than the speed of light!

[Stardust Illusion - One Move!]

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