"But Destiny Bond marks other individuals within its range. Once they're marked, there's a chance of harming someone else. At that point, it counts as a foul even without causing actual harm."
"But she hasn't marked any other drivers..."
"Huh?!"
Shen Qi was surprised too. Lighting up the Destiny Bond icon without using it was a waste of effort.
By default, the move marked every individual within its effective range. Janine's Pokémon had clearly suppressed this effect and had yet to apply any marks, meaning Destiny Bond couldn't take effect.
No!
At that very moment, the dark purple, ghost-shaped Destiny Bond mark drifted sideways, frightening the car that had just caught up in third place into slamming on the brakes. Its speed dropped to forty kilometers per hour.
Lilligant only dared to pass cautiously at around sixty kilometers per hour.
But the target Janine had her Pokémon mark wasn't another driver. Of course she knew she couldn't commit a foul.
What she had actually marked was... the shadow car!
The Yuanbao 1st Generation made of light and shadow, created through the Double Team Style Technique, had been marked by Destiny Bond!
"What is she doing?"
After all those maneuvers, Janine had neither committed a foul nor given herself any boost in power.
What was the point?
Questions kept pouring into Shen Qi's head, and his eyes went wide the very next second.
The Yuanbao 1st Generation overtook!!!
The Yuanbao 1st Generation passed Rose Champagne. There was nothing fierce about the process. Rose Champagne was slower than an electric scooter, and as it wobbled along, one wheel even sank into the beach beside the road. Fortunately, the car's capabilities were strong enough for it to barely pull free.
"Lilligant, accelerate!"
Huh?
Janine's maneuvers had left Lilligant shaken, and Shen Qi repeated