The indicator lights lit up.
The sound of gates opening rang out.
Accompanied by the sound of competitors starting, and host Kojiro's voice: "Gates open, all competitors have completed the start!"
Commentator Musashi followed up on host Kojiro's words, describing the situation in the race.
"Very beautiful starts. Although competitor Gold Ship had a bit of a Late Start, she also used a powerful interference skill right at the beginning of the race!"
The Demon King, as always, deliberately chose a Late Start running style.
But this time she didn't hold back her strength anymore; instead, she released the Heavy Track Domain (field effect) the moment the race started!
That terrifying red light rushed from the Demon King's body to the sky above the venue, then covered the entire sky of the venue.
At the same time, almost all competitors felt their backs suppressed by that red light from the sky simultaneously.
"Ara ara?!"
Kitasan Black's expression changed.
Originally at the start, she found her start lagged behind Mejiro McQueen and Mejiro Palmer.
Although all were Runners (Escape horses), Kitasan Black's start was obviously inferior to those two Great Escapes.
Then being suppressed by the Demon King's Heavy Track at this time—if she didn't have strong 'Manly Spirit,' her mindset would have exploded directly now.
"What amazing binding force... using this trump card right at the start of the race?"
Kitasan Black felt she was completely controlled by the earth's gravity now; her legs couldn't gallop on the grass freely as usual.
But!
Brilliant golden flames surged on Kitasan Black's body.
I won't fall here!
The Demon King's ZONE could be countered with her own ZONE.
As for the influence of the [Demon King Aura]?
Then resist hard with her own Guts!
If one could see Kitasan Black's stats, perhaps one could see her maxed-out 1200 Guts sparkling at this moment!
She forcefully locked her state under the interference of the debuff skill.
But this outbreak also had consumption; it could be said to be a means usable only once in a race.
This is also the biggest reason why many competitors later preferred to eat the Demon King's debuff rather than explode at this time.
But as a Runner, Kitasan Black had no choice now.
This is bad!
Mejiro Palmer had already felt somewhat bad when she saw Mejiro McQueen was also a Great Escape.
Interfered by the Demon King's domain like this, her situation instantly became even worse.
Great Escape tactic execution failed greatly!
Although compared to Kitasan Black's start, her performance wasn't too terrible.
But as a Great Escape, from the moment she was reduced to being compared with ordinary Runners, she had already lost!
Without the power of Kitasan Black's 'Manly Spirit' and Guts.
Although Mejiro Palmer also used ZONE, she ultimately couldn't completely break out from the Demon King's interference.
And most importantly, she ate not just the [Demon King Aura] and ZONE, these two debuffs.
The Demon King's gold debuff [Passionate Gaze] also hit her at the start.
After all, the Demon King had made up her mind that she must win this race, so she would actively cooperate with McQueen for a combo in this race.
And in the early competition, Kitasan Black, who wasn't a Great Escape, had absolutely no competitiveness against the Great Escape McQueen, so the only one she needed to target was Mejiro Palmer, the Great Escape horse.
"Under the interference of competitor Gold Ship, the lead position was successfully taken by Mejiro McQueen of the Nameless Team!"
"This combo skill set of the Nameless Team is simply too strong!"
The voices of host Kojiro and commentator Musashi also spread throughout the venue via speakers at this time, and the expressions of many competitors changed at this moment.
Undoubtedly, the competition had already begun!
Currently holding the advantage was Team [ ]; the Demon King's ZONE and skill combination was the true dominator in the race!
Gold Ship, who started last, revealed a brutal smile. The red light spreading from her body occupied the sky of the entire track almost like a venue effect.
"Hahahahaha!"
Idiots, can you cross this trial!
With Demon King Aura and ZONE fully open, there is no room for second or third-rate characters to perform in front of this combo skill set.
Dance!
You are destined to be supporting roles in this race; the only value of your existence is to please Ore-sama!
The Demon King's loud laughter almost reached the ears of all competitors. That guy actually wasted stamina like this during the race; this was simply a meaningless action!
That idiot!
Tokai Teio, who was also caught off guard and debuffed by the Demon King, had serious eyes now.
Although she had predicted this would happen at the start of the race, being actually debuffed was still very annoying.
But she had to admit, the Demon King's Heavy Track combined with McQueen entering Flow state right from the start—the effect of these two cooperating was surprisingly strong!
Waves of exclamations in the audience seats never stopped. Many people couldn't help but gasp after seeing the information about various skills released by competitors on the APP.
"Can this kind of interference skill really exist?!"
Even people from worlds where skills developed prosperously revealed extremely shocked expressions seeing the Demon King's super debuff that dominated the whole venue and all ranges of running styles.
This kind of Big Debuff Horse can no longer be called a demonic Horse Girl, right?
This guy is just like the title in her info list—[Demon King]; a genuine Demon King!
"Too strong! As expected of Popularity #1!"
"How to defeat such a Demon King?"
Some spectating Horse Girls looked horrified.
The Demon King's Super Big Debuff was simply too terrifying!
"Is Demon King-chan's performance really that exaggerated? Why does the audience here seem like us, never having seen the world..."
Unexpectedly, another self's performance was so shocking in these people's eyes.
[Gold Ship] suddenly felt she had lost a hundred million. Is Demon King-chan's skill that strong? Then isn't it a huge loss for me not inheriting that running style?
The reason they weren't so surprised back then was that they were all rookies just contacting skills, so they didn't know the gold content and rarity of the Demon King's skill set at all.
Plus they knew the Demon King was suppressed by McQueen, so they didn't have that much awe for the Demon King.
But now these spectators, many came from higher-level Horse Girl worlds.
For them who understood skills very well, the Demon King's existence was simply telling them—Look up! What is the strongest? What is the pinnacle of the demonic path!
Although strictly speaking, the Demon King isn't a purebred debuff horse, but alas, her debuff skills are too strong, so people subconsciously ignore where the Demon King is truly strongest.
While most of the audience was attracted by the Demon King's performance, many also noticed Mejiro McQueen leading now.
"Why does this competitor seem unaffected by the interference skills?"
Many people subconsciously ignored Mejiro McQueen's performance because she was on the same team as Gold Ship, but in reality, damage from teammates cannot be immunized.
Didn't you see Tokai Teio of the same team being debuffed by the Demon King's Heavy Track right now? Under these circumstances, why was competitor Mejiro McQueen completely unaffected?
Only the moment they clicked open Mejiro McQueen's status list did they know what kind of gods the competitors of the Nameless Team were.
Seeing the permanent effect of that ZONE, everyone's pupils quaked.
"What exaggerated power is this!"
Completely transcending common sense describes this matter!
Unexpectedly, above the Demon King, there was an even more exaggerated powerhouse!
The race had just begun, and the two competitors of Team [ ] had already brought unparalleled shock to the audience!
That wasn't just a visual feast, but also the trembling feeling brought by their past cognition being forcefully broken!
Duramente, a bit ahead of Gold Ship, had a tense expression.
The black flames churning on her body were currently contending with the Demon King's domain.
Although unable to completely immunize against the debuff's influence, for her, a Chaser running in the back, this impact wasn't big.
Moreover, the effect of debuff skills has a time limit.
Plus skills have a restriction of being usable only once per race.
The Demon King unleashing her ultimate move at the start didn't have much threat in Duramente's eyes anymore.
She even subconsciously thought the Demon King had completely given up on her own victory, yielding the chance to win entirely to her teammate.
But even thinking this way, Duramente still had to admit one thing.
She is strong!
This Gold Ship competitor who didn't look like 'Gold Ship' at all was indeed a strong enemy.
That mental strength and interference skills were simply like a Demon King ruling the race. If this guy saved this set of skills for the late stage of the race, that would be a very terrifying thing.
But such a strong guy actually gave up winning and yielded that chance to her teammate?
Could it be?
Duramente felt something was wrong!
Could it be that there is an even stronger competitor in the [ ] team?!
Her gaze looked to the very front.
Kitasan Black, keep an eye on that competitor in front of you!
Duramente's expression was serious. The only one who could mark that Mejiro McQueen now was Kitasan Black, who also used Runner tactics.
So cool!
And at this moment, Kitasan Black was looking at the figure leading far ahead with shining eyes.
Although her idol was Miss Teio, Miss McQueen was indeed very cool too!
Mejiro McQueen didn't care about what happened behind her at all.
Having entered the Flow state from the beginning of the race, she was now completely focused on the scenery in front of her. The running style displayed because of this was simply the ideal form of all Horse Girls.
Kitasan Black, this palpitating warrior, was attracted by Mejiro McQueen's posture almost instantly. Clearly knowing it was bad to be like this in a race, she couldn't control it at all—this emotion sprouting in her heart!
Damn it!
A bit ahead of Kitasan Black was Mejiro Palmer.
Her current state was very bad; the gap with Mejiro McQueen was already decisive.
Not to mention Mejiro McQueen's running style wasn't an ordinary Great Escape; that running style of accelerating without deceleration throughout the whole course was extremely explosive even among Great Escapes.
Mejiro Palmer was first hit hard by Gold Ship's debuff while executing the [Great Escape] skill, then had the lead position snatched by Mejiro McQueen. Her mindset not exploding completely yet was already due to her superior professionalism, but even if there was no problem with her mindset, it couldn't change the situation placed before her now.
McQueen is a Great Escape tactic Horse Girl just like me?
She had never heard of McQueen having this leg quality. Sure enough, one cannot use one's own common sense to perceive competitors from other parallel worlds!
"Truly an astonishing development!"
"Both are competitors with Great Escape tactics, but just after the race passed the 200m marker, competitor Mejiro McQueen is already leading competitor Mejiro Palmer by four horse lengths!"
Not only the commentator and host were surprised; the other two participating competitors of the Mejiro family were also surprised.
Mejiro Ryan fell behind the pack. As a Betweener runner, she currently couldn't see the situation of the front runners very well, because although the race just started, the team had been pulled very long. The front runners were too fast, and there was the Demon King's debuff controlling the field. Most importantly—Satono Diamond was blocking her vision with her body in front.
Although the team [Let's All Be Lively Together] had absolutely no coordinated cooperation, with Kitasan Black and Duramente only running their own races, under Satono Diamond's cooperation, this team possessed a unique racing style. It could be said Satono Diamond was the invisible core of this team.
Now Satono Diamond was running at the front of the rear pack; she obviously intended to observe the trend of the whole race from this position.
Miss McQueen is indeed strong, and it's a Great Escape tactic. Plus that Miss Gold Ship's skill... Kita-chan probably has no room to perform in this race.
Kita-chan, sorry.
But to win, the winning hand of this race cannot be placed on you.
Although Kitasan Black was originally the designated ace in their team, who told Kitasan Black's performance to lag in this race?
Can Miss Duramente rush out later?
Although I really want Miss Duramente to block that Miss Gold Ship just like this, that depends on the situation later.
Satono Diamond knew very well that her teammates were guys with strong competitiveness who would absolutely not give up their own victory for the team's victory.
Duramente would definitely try to rush out later.
But the problem is, can she really rush out?
Satono Diamond felt that Miss Gold Ship was very dangerous. Even though the other party seemed to have finished using her ultimate move, she still had this feeling, and she chose to trust her intuition.
So the final winning hand is herself!
Satono Diamond felt this was the most correct arrangement.
Kitasan Black wanted to win, Duramente also wanted to win, and the seemingly most rational Satono Diamond, after a bout of analysis, also wanted to win herself.
Gold Ship, falling at the very back, observed the small movements of Duramente and Satono Diamond, and the smile on her face became even more evil. current her was simply the manifestation of a villain face.
"Truly interesting. The boat of friendship is indeed not worth mentioning in front of the glory of victory."
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