Fight to the Death

"What's wrong?" Zhang Jun and Luo Fei looked at Lin Zhi in confusion.

Lin Zhi gritted his teeth. "Feet on the Ground isn't starting his sprint early. He's forcing Shadow Hunter to accelerate early!"

Zhang Jun suddenly understood and frowned. "If Shadow Hunter doesn't accelerate, then Feet on the Ground will gain an absolute positional advantage on the turn thanks to his early expenditure of stamina. He'll widen the gap and make it impossible for Shadow Hunter to catch up.

"If Shadow Hunter chooses to accelerate and chase, it'll disrupt his original rhythm and consume even more stamina. That means he'll have far less stamina left for the final sprint, and he still might not be able to catch him."

"Exactly. What a vicious scheme."

Lin Zhi clenched his teeth.

Shan Yao looked ahead and saw Feet on the Ground rapidly closing in on the leading Southern Township, with only seven lengths separating them.

Frowning, Shan Yao began considering Feet on the Ground's intentions. Two seconds later, she lightly bit her silver teeth and tightened her grip on the reins.

"Trust Shadow Hunter. Trust him."

She thought about it and did not choose to accelerate. Instead, she planned to follow the pre-race arrangement and move forward for position after entering the third turn.

Shadow Hunter continued to maintain his own rhythm, running on the outside of the stalking pack.

After increasing his speed to a certain point, Feet on the Ground stopped accelerating. Staying five to six lengths behind Southern Township, he overtook Longxi Mad Shark, who had been leading the front-running pack.

"Shadow Hunter hasn't accelerated!" Li Mengfei noticed Feet on the Ground's intentions and explained them to the spectators before catching Shadow Hunter's movement. "An excellent decision!"

After passing the second straight, Southern Township entered the turn first.