"How strange..."
With only three kilometers left in the race, the Rainbow Flying Sword reached fifth place and showed no sign of pursuing anyone else.
Feiyue made no move, but Shen Qi could clearly sense the other drivers growing restless.
From the T2 driver accelerating furiously up front to those in third and fourth, everyone was desperately pulling out all the stops.
Normally, in the latter half of the first preliminary round, they only needed to maintain their positions to advance safely. The Rainbow Flying Sword suddenly appearing right on their tails put tremendous pressure on them.
Nobody wanted to be given a lap's head start, lead by half a lap, and still get overtaken. The Rainbow Flying Sword's appearance was like a shark emerging behind a school of fish, sending the fish ahead fleeing for their lives.
The two T3 drivers behind Little Sheep were not as composed as Shen Qi, nor did they have so many trump cards and so much strength in reserve. They kept chasing, each trying to overtake the other.
One kilometer from the finish, the racing vehicle originally in fourth place skidded on a turn and went off the track, getting overtaken by one vehicle after another.
Yet even when the race ended, the Rainbow Flying Sword remained firmly in fifth place.
It had chased its way to fifth with that same teasing attitude, rattling the drivers ahead. One driver who could originally have advanced even performed poorly under the pressure and was eliminated in the first round.
Compared with Ayaka, Feiyue was really... too wicked.
After securing his place in the next round, Shen Qi did two laps beside the spectator stands to show off his advertisements.
Meanwhile, Feiyue got into another shouting match with Ayaka's diehard fans.
Although she was outnumbered, Feiyue