At such terror, Ribbon Keiko could only react with shock.
In that fleeting instant, that aura spread across the entire track like a surging tide.
At the very front, Jitsuboku Ishi's already taut nerves were pricked in an instant.
She instinctively turned her head, her eyes suddenly widening.
In her field of vision, a black figure shifted sideways with a boom.
The next moment, like a heavily armored tank launching into motion, she crashed toward them with unstoppable force.
The instant her eyes took in the sight, the rhythm beneath Jitsuboku Ishi's feet faltered by half a beat, and she nearly stumbled.
Red Solomon, running in second, also caught sight of the "Black Chariot" bursting out.
The fur all over her body stood on end. As though she had been driven into a desperate flight, or was fighting with all her might to defend her position, she abruptly accelerated.
Crowning Stone felt the same as Ribbon Keiko. The moment she sensed that aura, shock filled her inner heart, and her body stiffened slightly.
The next instant, she gritted her teeth and pushed off with her feet, trying to widen the distance between herself and Kitasan Black.
At the same time, she prayed silently in her heart:
"Don't come charging over... Don't come charging over..."
Tagano Coffee had long since found it hard to breathe under the pressure of the aura beside her.
Originally, she had been secretly delighted by the developments in this race.
By taking advantage of her position in the race to pin down Kitasan Black, the scales of victory seemed to have tipped in her favor.
But she had never expected that Kitasan Black, tightly surrounded one second, could break out in such an astonishing fashion the next.
In her eyes, just before exiting the turn, Kitasan