The instant they entered the middle leg, Tokai Teio's figure suddenly flashed and appeared in the outer lane.
The moment they noticed this action from Tokai Teio, everyone focused their full attention.
"No way, initiating a sprint here?"
Some fans were surprised by Tokai Teio's decision.
One must know the race was only halfway through. Initiating a sprint now meant bursting with energy for half the race; the number of competitors in history who could achieve this could be counted on one hand.
But at this moment, Tokai Teio in the race could already feel the chill coming from behind.
Nice Nature was about to unleash her debuffs. Although Tokai Teio possessed resistance to debuff skills, she didn't want to actually eat a debuff.
"Sorry, but I hate looking pathetic!"
Tokai Teio, who had a certain idol image to maintain, hated debuff skills very much!
The echo of the tide emitted from Tokai Teio, and a golden light shone from her horseshoes.
In just an instant!
Tokai Teio crossed a gap of two horse lengths and arrived at the leading group!
Seiun Sky and Blue Rose of Melancholy were incredibly moved; they never expected Tokai Teio to chase up at this time.
The live commentator shouted excitedly: "Favorite #1, Tokai Teio, has launched a sprint for first place at this moment!"
"Although competitor Tokai Teio's performance seems a bit rushed, as expected of Tokai Teio, this explosive power is quite terrifying!"
The analyst's emotions were also stirred by Tokai Teio's burst. If an ordinary competitor did this, she would definitely think it was a mistake.
But watching Tokai Teio rush to first place almost in an instant, she felt Tokai Teio wasn't that kind of ordinary competitor!
Mejiro McQueen in the audience seats was about to shut down.
She couldn't substitute herself into it at all. Only being able to watch helplessly as Tokai Teio overtakes again... this is just too unbearable!
Shortly after Tokai Teio completed the overtake, a wave of malice instantly locked onto all competitors. Only Tokai Teio, after a burst of acceleration, successfully broke free from the malice extending from behind.
Not everyone could release debuffs indiscriminately across the entire field like the Demon King. Although Nice Nature's debuffs weren't weak, wanting to actually debuff Tokai Teio was wishful thinking!
At this moment, Tokai Teio was leading the second place by four body lengths!
"What is this?!"
"Gwah!"
The competitors felt as if their heads had been struck hard; instantly seeing stars, Special Week even exaggeratedly stuck out her tongue.
Nice Nature charged up from the outer lane behind with amazing momentum. The source of that malice was none other than this competitor. Her body was currently emitting a dangerous red light, and beneath Nice Nature's feet, golden specks of light were dancing, indicating that while using debuff skills, she had also used an advanced acceleration skill.
That terrifying skill configuration was among the best in her generation.
If people knew Nice Nature still called herself an ordinary person like this, they would definitely be flabbergasted!
One must know that official competitors only start coming into contact with skills after joining Tracen Academy. There are very few who can train skills to this level during this period.
"Nice Nature! Nice Nature is chasing up from the outer lane!"
The live commentator was also shocked.
Who knew there was such an expert in this race?
One must remember that Nice Nature had performed rather ordinarily in the previous two races, winning very normally.
After all, as off-field personnel, the commentator and analyst couldn't observe the effects of the debuff skills.
Seeing this, Twin Turbo shouted excitedly from the audience seats: "Go, Nature-chan!"
She didn't understand things like timing; she only knew that in a race, you have to go, go, go! So the moment she saw Nice Nature initiate a sprint, her mood soared as well.
Just charge, Nature-chan!
Nice Nature herself, who was being cheered on, wasn't so relaxed, because initiating a sprint at this time was actually forced upon her.
Otherwise, the most suitable timing for her sprint should have been a bit further back. She should have let her skills drain a wave of everyone's strength first, then initiated the sprint upon entering the final corner—that was her decisive distance. But seeing Tokai Teio run to the front and dodge her demonic skill, she knew she couldn't wait any longer.
If another competitor did this, Nice Nature might not suspect they had discovered her intent. But that competitor was Tokai Teio!
Her dodging the skill was definitely not luck; she was an opponent that required 200% effort to challenge!
"It's not over yet. There's still a chance before the finish line!"
Nice Nature gritted her teeth and charged fiercely.
At this point, there was no need to fuss over stamina consumption.
Run as fast as possible.
That's right, just like Twin Turbo, exert my leg strength to 1000%!
A hint of aura was stirring on Nice Nature's body.
Many Horse Girls in the audience seats felt this aura.
Symboli Rudolf was one of them.
She hadn't expected that the first person in this generation to touch this 'World' wasn't Teio, but Nice Nature. Although Teio had mastered the Tide and Momentum, Symboli Rudolf knew Teio didn't have the aura of entering the Zone. Although she didn't know how Teio bypassed the mechanism to master the abilities of the first and second stages, she was certain her perception wasn't wrong.
However, perhaps it was because the pressure Tokai Teio brought to Nice Nature was just too great.
Although it stimulated Nice Nature to enter that realm, she didn't truly sink into it.
At this moment, what Nice Nature herself was thinking of was the Flow state.
She was attempting to enter this realm during the race—a realm she had never touched once in training—because to catch up to Tokai Teio, she needed stronger power now!
Biwa Hayahide watched Nice Nature run past her, a glint flashing in her eyes.
A burst of blue starlight flashed on her body—that was clearly an advanced recovery skill.
She neutralized the debuff from Nice Nature using the recovery skill, then similarly activated an acceleration skill to sprint forward.
Although this wasn't the optimal position, the corner entrance was right before her eyes; this margin of error was acceptable.
The brilliance of a flashing skill appeared beneath Biwa Hayahide's feet!
She caught up to Nice Nature again almost in the blink of an eye.
The two quickly approached Seiun Sky and Blue Rose of Melancholy ahead.
And the trailing Special Week also discovered a countermeasure through intuition, using the [Glutton] recovery skill to stabilize her condition, and began to rush with heavy steps!
But as expected, the body is too heavy; explosive power is greatly affected!
Special Week's expression right now looked like an enraged strongman, but it was meaningless; her physical condition wouldn't improve just because of her mood.
Seiun Sky and Blue Rose of Melancholy also felt immense pressure.
The two Runners dared not hold back anymore. One gold and one flash—two lights lit up from them respectively.
For a moment, almost all competitors in the race began an intense chase before the corner entrance, and all these changes started with Tokai Teio!
"Leading is Tokai Teio!"
The first to enter the corner was Tokai Teio. Her position already held an absolute advantage; a gap of five body lengths wasn't something easily recovered.
But right at this moment, Tokai Teio once again felt the sensation of being locked onto by a debuff skill.
"More? But this kind of power is meaningless against me, Tokai Teio!"
Bang!
Skill activated.
She began to accelerate again!
The instant Biwa Hayahide sensed Tokai Teio falling into range, she activated her skill without hesitation, a red light instantly flashing from her body.
Nice Nature watched this scene in surprise, but her spirit quickly lifted.
Because she knew very well that as long as Biwa Hayahide's debuff could hit Tokai Teio, then they would still have a great chance!
"Hit her!" Biwa Hayahide and Nice Nature prayed in their hearts simultaneously.
But Tokai Teio's figure, accompanied by a flash of light, rushed out of the debuff's effective range in an instant, dodging the debuff released by Biwa Hayahide.
"It's useless, because I know more about debuff skills than you do!" Tokai Teio ran in front without her expression changing.
The skill she just used was [Mejiro's Wisdom]. Although she didn't know why Mejiro's Wisdom was an acceleration skill, as long as the effect was good, that was enough!
However, the mechanism of flashing (Unique/Ultimate) skills seemed to be like inherited Unique Skills in the game, existing with a certain degree of weakening, but it didn't matter—it was enough to use.
"Passing the fourth corner, leading is still Tokai Teio! An impeccable lead; Tokai Teio runs fair and square at the very front!"
Compared to the various facial contortions shown by other competitors, Tokai Teio remained very cool, her face brimming with confidence and composure.
"So strong, too strong! Completely without rival, an absolute lead!"
The gap between Tokai Teio and the competitors behind her didn't shrink upon entering the sprint straight; she maintained this absolute gap steadily!
Although she wasn't leading by too much, she had dominated this race.
In this G1-level Satsuki Sho race, Tokai Teio completed absolute domination of the competition. At this moment, everyone at the scene felt only one thing: Tokai Teio was simply too strong!
"Tokai Teio!"
"Tokai Teio!"
"Tokai Teio!"
Unified shouts of Tokai Teio's name appeared in the audience seats once again.
Undoubtedly, Tokai Teio's performance made them see the possibility of achieving the Undefeated Triple Crown again!
Under the gaze of the multitudes, Tokai Teio completed the final line crossing.
"Reached the finish line!"
"Dominating the race is Tokai Teio!"
"The Undefeated Rookie King beautifully takes one Crown!"
"Second place is Biwa Hayahide, third place is Nice Nature..."
Having crossed the line, Tokai Teio once again made that signature gesture toward the audience seats—The goal is the summit (I am the summit)!
The sun at the peak blossomed with light, sprinkling gold upon its most beloved child.
"She won, Teio." Symboli Rudolf smiled with gratification.
That figure was just like the child she saw back then.
But the difference was, the child from back then was now standing on the victor's stage of the Satsuki Sho.
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