Finale and Retirement Ceremony

[This is the only chapter today, four thousand words.]

Rain slanted against Ning Fei's helmet with a rapid patter, washing the mud smeared across his goggles away.

Through his goggles, he fixed his gaze on Lightning Knight ahead and the distance marker beside him.

Ning Fei crouched low over the saddle, his right hand gripping the reins tightly while the whip in his left hand rose slightly.

Fifty meters vanished in an instant.

Ning Fei drew a deep breath and lowered his head, no longer looking ahead. His whip traced an arc before Flying Cloud Colt's right eye before striking his rump.

Crack!

The sharp snap of the whip exploded through the rain.

Flying Cloud Colt's ears flattened back at once. His muscles tensed and bulged as his hooves kicked up sprays of mud!

The blue-gray figure shot out from the pack like an arrow loosed from a bow!

"Flying Cloud Colt! Flying Cloud Colt is accelerating! Flying Cloud Colt! What incredible speed!"

The commentator's voice instantly rose. "Four hundred meters remaining! Flying Cloud Colt is accelerating! Charging powerfully from the outside! What incredible speed! He instantly passes the horses ahead! Four hundred meters to go! Flying Cloud Colt! Can he finish on a high note? Behind him! Southeast Warrior is accelerating too!"

In the stands, Flying Cloud Colt's fans erupted into earth-shaking cheers.

"Flying Cloud Colt! Go!"

"Catch up! Catch up!"

Southeast Warrior's fans refused to be outdone.

"Southeast Warrior! Pass fifteen in one run!"

"Go, Southeast Warrior!"

Zhang Jun stood in the owner's box, clutching his binoculars so tightly that his knuckles had turned white.

He could see Flying Cloud Colt's strides growing faster and faster, every step closing the gap to the horses in front.

Sixth, fifth, fourth...

In just fifty meters, Flying Cloud Colt had passed