The Time-Twisted Racetrack

The aura of [Jumper 1] faded, and it rapidly perished.

It turned into beautiful, crystalline fragments, shattered under the impact of the high-temperature particle stream.

Brett himself was the same.

They all turned into a shower of silver flakes, like Dotty Starlight.

The Jumper 3, on the other hand, exudes an overwhelming aura. The light and heat of the area are instantly absorbed and then ejected from the exhaust pipe behind the rear wing, causing a sharp increase in speed.

Joe's figure disappeared at the end of the road.

"Transferring everything onto others, is this the Apollo Program as a Soul of the Car Technique? This is simply..." Magneto was utterly shocked, hooking a fragment into his palm with his finger, his gaze lowered, "Is this how fragments of ancient powerhouses are born?"

Feeling the intense, opposing force within, I Oblivion it in my palm just before it exploded.

(Harry and the other Cosmic Knight were also incredibly shocked.)

(This is suicide, a suicide on a fateful level, where the body and soul, and the traces left in the world, are all used as fuel to feed others.)

(But this also hints at something unfinished, as if it could be reborn from the latter.)

(A complete rebirth while preserving memories.)

"It's time," Susan said.

The phantoms of the universe and stars appeared in her crimson pupils.

The Big Bang - Time Reset!

[Cosmic Sonic] The power that accumulates while running and bursts forth in one breath, a perfect combination of Illusion Technique and superpowers— [Reality Distortion Barrier], the [Time Acceleration Device] that has already been digested, is now perfectly integrated.

Tick-tock, tick-tock.

The world in Susan's eyes began to be composed of clocks.

She is the only life in this clock-driven world that can move forward.

Turn the hands of the world, control time, delete the process of moving forward, and arrive directly at the result.

"What?" Magneto hadn't even reacted yet.

Before the finish line, Susan and the Moon God appeared out of thin air and then stopped.

Just like Joe.

The only difference is that the two arrived at different times, one after the other.

(This didn't actually surprise most viewers.)

(In the summer race scenario, the only cars that survived to complete the entire race were the [Spider King] and the [Victory Rush], who also took first and second place respectively.)

(Even if the script were to compromise under the higher-level mechanism of having all four season rankings, the only place left for other contestants would still be third place.)

(But precisely because of this, their doubts only increased.)

(For example, will Okita Kai attack them again when he thinks he has eliminated all his opponents and is the only one left on the track, no longer running against the flow towards the finish line?)

(Since the script is so rigid, why sprint before the finish line? Is it because the current order is fixed and will determine the final ranking?)

(Also, will Ron and Katy be eliminated when facing the Spider King again?)

(Why did Susan tell Joe and the others to sprint before sprinting again?)

(Ginny had the same questions, and she confided them to Harry.)

(Harry shakes his head. "This isn't what you think.")

("The script's ability to be repaired isn't as poor as you think.")

("Joe and Susan weren't forcibly stopped, like an invisible wall directly refusing others entry and participation.")

("It's spacetime.")

("The collision between the Spider King and the Black War God has disrupted spacetime.")

("The Jumper 3 and Moon God are currently in a timeline 10 minutes in advance. From the riders' perspective, they haven't stopped; instead, they've crossed the finish line in one go.")

Magneto understands Harry's words best, if he could hear them.

Because when he rushed toward that space-time that seemed to have been paused, in front of the track, he heard the excited voices of the Dash.

"It's amazing, not just Gō. Joe, Susan, and Erik's cars also survived."

(This scene has not yet been shown to viewers watching the live stream.)

(Because the time hasn't come yet.)

(Harry and Ginny's conversation continues.)

("They're not as close to the finish line as you see them right now.")

("Even if, as you think, Susan uses her Soul of the Car Technique earlier, Susan still won't surpass Joe to get third place; it's a difference in speed.")

("Moreover, Susan's combination technique requires her to accumulate power before she can activate it.")

(As for Katy and Ron)

(Harry's gaze fell on the two screens that were still moving among the four.)

Two heads rolled off, and blood gushed out like a fountain.

But both vehicles were intact.

("Okita Kai let them go." Ginny said this as she watched this incredibly bloody scene.)

(This is not because she is having a fit of hysteria.)

(Physical injuries sustained by drivers during a race are not a major concern.)

(This will only increase the additional consumption of the Soul of the Car Power, which will Reparo in an instant.)

(As for why the driver was left as a weakness.)

(This is because both the car and the driver are present; the driver can only fully unleash the Soul of the Car Power by running behind the car.)

(This is why in true man-machine integration, the driver still exists, but is encased in the vehicle's armor, and their heartbeat becomes the sound of the engine, synchronized with the car's engine.)

("That's normal," Harry said. "Running around in real games is very helpful for mastering the Undying Force.")

("After all, Ron and Katy are only a hair's breadth apart, and the [Great Cataclysm] is said to descend upon this era.")

("Okita Kai isn't really crazy; he has a wife.")

("So, what he meant at the beginning, about removing Ron's skull," Ginny suddenly realized, "Was basically Okita Kai saying he would let Ron go.")

"He was planning to let me off the hook from the start?" Ron realized.

He stroked his newly grown head, staring blankly ahead.

If the ninjas in the Hokage world saw this scene, they would be absolutely stunned.

The Transformation Technique was not dispelled even after his head was severed and blood gushed out like a fountain.

"Of course," said R-faced Katy. "You're so slow, Aji. It's one thing that you're slow after all these years, but you haven't improved at all in terms of interpersonal skills. I'm really disappointed in you."

"Your time is running out." The Ryū was far away, but its voice rang in their ears.

(Some viewers who only had a general understanding of the plot were incredibly surprised.)

("Has the Ryū left the stage yet?")

("Then why is he going the wrong way?")

("He could have taken first place right now!")

("I really can't understand it.")

(.)

Ron, who also only had a general understanding of the plot but thought he knew it inside and out, said, "You... you haven't left the stage yet!"

"Of course, I haven't finished my own storyline yet." Ryū noticed the surprise in Ron's eyes and mistook it for something else. "I don't need a first place that's been given to me as charity. And I won't allow Okita Kai to damage the car again."

"That's what I used to think."

"By the way, you guys had better master the Undying Power before the Da Shen Cup and the Autumn Tournament."

"The sense of the Great Cataclysm is even stronger now."

Ryū uttered those words and disappeared behind the two.

Ron continued running forward, oblivious to everything around him.

Katy realized what was happening and quickly turned back to catch up with the broken corner of the Triangle Arrow on the car body.

("I knew it." Ginny clicked her tongue twice, watching Ron's performance.)

"Could you give me some advice?" Katy had already spotted Okita Kai and Hoshikage Gō, and she quickly asked during Ryū's last bit of free time.

"Okada Tesshin; why cars only improve in real races; the definition of a real race," said Ryū.

Katy wanted to press for more information, but then she found that the three figures had vanished before her eyes in a flash.

She heard Ron's car engine again.

("Is it a distortion of spacetime?" Ginny said.)

("Yes," Harry nodded, "The plot has already begun, so Katy and the Fairy Ship 'just happened' to encounter a time-space turbulence.")

Ron also heard the sound of the Fairy Ship's engine.

Even if he was slow to react, it took him a while to realize what was happening.

So he quickly asked, "What else did Ryū say?"

"I asked him for advice," Katy said. "He told me to figure out two things first, and he also gave me a hint."

"..." Katy relayed.

"I think I understand the hint." Ron raised his head smugly. "Ah—my skull flew off!"

The skull instantly vaporized after it was freed from the aura enveloped by his Soul of the Car Power.

My brain!

The pale pink brain fell onto the scorching racetrack.

("So you do have a brain after all, huh, my brother," Ginny said sarcastically.)

(Harry glanced at Ginny, who was clearly furious, calling Ron" brother.")

(Although Ron is indeed her brother.)

"It's Okita Kai." Katy looked at her severed left arm expressionlessly.

Ahead.

Amidst the chilling murderous aura, Okita Kai and the Spider King revealed themselves.

They disappeared into the golden sea of fire.

"You're still alive?"

Hoshikage Gō and his battle-damaged [Victory Rush] appear from behind.

He glanced at the two of them. "It seems he thinks highly of you two."

"What is the definition of a real competition?" Ron, with his sharp mind, quickly asked.

After all, in a little while, [Victory Rush] will disappear from their sight, and its driver will be back in the constraints of the script.

"The script is Eternal Protagonist Race, and you will participate as the drivers," said Hoshikage Gō.

"What do you mean?" Aji -faced Ron looked at Hoshikage Gō's back, touched his scalp, and breathed a sigh of relief when he found that it had healed.

"A game of tightly intertwined fates, with Eternity protagonist as the opponent." (Translated by Katy)

"Dense?" Ron looked at the increasingly dense chains of fate. "Ah, it's so hot!"

"Oh no, the sun's temperature has increased nearly tenfold in an instant, what's going on?" the voice of the Dash rang out.

Unlike Ron's surprise, Katy seemed to have expected it. "The oil tank ruptured, and the ship caught fire. The drama is unfolding again. In fact, it was delayed for a while."

"It was the Spider King. Its Air Blade destroyed the power pod, and high-purity energy was injected into the sun." Dr. Tsuchiya began his rambling explanation again.

"If that's the case, wouldn't Dr. Tsuchiya still say, 'The match has been stopped, you two better run away quickly'?" Ron asked in surprise.

(Harry sighs, facepalming.)

(You might say Ron doesn't understand the plot, but he always seems to know some minor details.)

(He claims to understand, yet ignores important plot points and common sense.)

(He didn't even want to talk anymore.)

R-faced Katy didn't want to talk anymore, but she still patiently said, "The script will take a backseat to more important plot points, settings, and mechanics. Didn't you notice that before?"

"Gō acted out the Ryū's storyline ahead of schedule, and the lines of the Dash and Dr. Tsuchiya were different from those recorded on the website."

"There are so many details right in front of you, didn't you notice them?"

"Dr. Tsuchiya has said this many times."

"What did you say, sister?" Ron was extremely embarrassed, so he pretended to be stupid. "Aji doesn't understand."

(Aside from Draco, most of the audience didn't have time to mock Ron.)

(Because the two screens that had been paused started moving.)

(The cars' order of play remained the same, but the distance between them suddenly became much more obvious.)

(After the [Victory Rush] reaches the finish line,)

(The Jumper 3, Fairy, and Nick arrive at their destination in that order.)

(But none of these are as noteworthy as the anomalies that occurred to Jumper 3 and Joe.)

The phantom of Jumper 1 detached from Jumper 3.

Brett emerged from Joe's back, as if he had been living inside her.

"How did they do that?" Magneto exclaimed in surprise. "They managed to bypass the repulsion between the car spirits. Is it because of similar Soul of the Car?"

Thinking of this, his expression became much more serious.

The undefeated myth of Hel and Yeli both have the [Iron Wolf] vehicle, and they also have combination moves such as [Combined Stream] and [Double Rocket].

There's also Hoshikage Gō and Hoshikage Kō.

He had personally witnessed their combined tornado.

This move only appeared once in the script.

But in the midst of all the chaos of the World Cup.

("It's very simple," Cedric said.)

(Through this scene, he finally deciphered the secret of the Apollo Program using the "Soul of the Car Technique" method.)

("It's actually like fruit and seed.")

("However, this seed is quite resilient; it can even take root and sprout in the stomach.")

("It's actually about shattering your own Lesser Universe, transforming it into pure power imbued with life information, and then passing it on to your partners.")

("When the power is exhausted, that is, when the pulp is digested, the seed, that is, one's own life information, is revealed.")

("It hatches and regenerates inside its partner's belly.")

Susan's concerns were completely different. "What happened? I feel like I lost a period of time, and in the blink of an eye, I'm in fourth place. There are two cars ahead of me. When did Spider King and Victory Rush overtake me? I have absolutely no memory of it."

Having absorbed the [Time Acceleration Device], the combo technique they developed was essentially about erasing time, directly targeting the outcome.

Therefore, she is also very sensitive to time.

She felt as if she had passed through something, been swept along, and then appeared before the finish line, finishing fourth.

(Susan's question reflects the concerns of most viewers.)

(None of the four screens showed the Moon God or the Nick being overtaken.)

(The Spider King's Victory Rush seemed to appear directly on the other side of the finish line.)

(The process was skipped, and they went straight to first and second place.)

"Maybe they were too fast." Ron heard Susan's words in their entirety. "I only found out about Okita Kai after my head was cut off and my skull was ripped open."