On the desolate sand desert, besides the small flying Rock Mountain speeding by, there was only the endless expanse of silver sand stretching forward, as if both heart and soul were involuntarily leaping ahead during the fast-paced journey.
Except for a few avid spectators piloting small Flying Airships along the course, the entire sand desert remained silent, as if ready to devour anyone who entered.
The silence was shattered by the roar of engines, as the metallic light stream of the Flying Airship broke through the sandstorm, speeding forward.
As soon as the race began, Li Ang saw an explosion happen off to the right front.
A racing vessel, built three times larger than others, was encased in a steel framework with Ramming Horns fixed at every angle, which didn't allow it to fly very fast.
In Li Ang's view, those Ramming Horns were made to equipment-building standards, indicating that this large racing vessel was designed to directly ram and destroy opponents.
It had long targeted The Howling Wolf. Since the referee had it start at the far edge, it was charging straight at Andasu, destroying every small vessel in its path.
Andasu gripped the throttle, quickly reducing The Howling Wolf's power, and Li Ang felt a violent shake like a stall, followed by a powerful thrusting force.
"Hmph."
Platinum Ace scoffed disdainfully, easily avoiding the large vessel's ramming.
Li Ang didn't ask, and she explained herself: "That's a team member, aiming to eliminate perceived high-threat enemies right at the start.
"Heh, it's completely useless against skilled racers."
Speaking, Andasu kept accelerating, leaving many racers shouting as they were left behind.
After completely entering the vast sand desert, only about ten Flying Airships remained in total.
"Woo-ha!!! Platinum Ace!!!"
A vessel even smaller than The Howling Wolf, almost like a hovering motorcycle, closed in fast.
The pilot, with goggles on, had skin all over his body regrown after being burnt by fire, piloting with one hand while swinging a long chain with a scythe-like blade in the other.
"I'm here for revenge——"
Three bullets hit him head-on, causing him to crash, and his boat fell to the ground, smashing on impact.
Andasu, calmly holstering her Firearms, continued accelerating.
Li Ang inwardly praised her; at such high speeds, bullets could deviate—hitting a target wasn't easy. She instantly calculated the deviation and shot like it was instinct, hitting the opponent.
From behind, two more vessels pursued, with Casters extending their hands, electrical sparks dancing in their palms.
Those were Lightning Arrow spells. In the high-speed race, most spell velocities were slower than the vessels, casting haphazardly could result in blasting their own ships.
Noticing the signs in the rear-view mirror, Andasu grabbed a few black balls placed beside her and tossed them overhead. They were obviously explosive devices.
Without even looking, she seemed to know the trajectory of these bombs.
Li Ang adjusted his angle to see behind as much as possible through the rear-view mirror, but the sound of explosions and crashes already told him the outcome.
Continuing forward, the way ahead was no longer flat desert, but an area with brown Rock Mountain rising above the surface. The racing track was deliberately designed to pass through canyons, where vessels could no longer maintain a distance and had to get close to each other.
Above the canyon, numerous cameras waited to capture the scene.
Entering the canyon, Andasu tailed closely behind a vessel ahead of her.
This vessel had raced to the forefront at extremely high speed from the start.
Among many vessels, some were faster than The Howling Wolf, but either they weren't stable, crashing themselves or colliding with other vessels, or their engines encountered issues and lost power, falling behind.
Only the vessel in front consistently maintained a top position.
Once The Howling Wolf got close, it rode on its slipstream.
The speed of Andasu's vessel suddenly soared, and she seized the opportunity to climb higher, attempting to overtake directly from above.
But from the rear seat of that vessel, someone stood up and threw a grappling hook towards The Howling Wolf, anchoring Andasu's ship.
The holder of the grappling hook had Transcendent Realm strength, gathering Magic Power at the hook's end, forming a heavy rock on it.
Andasu pressed a fixture to lock her steering wheel, and with a flip, exited the cockpit directly. She extended her seatbelt while crawling onto the Flying Wings.
It turned out, the seatbelt was specifically made for this maneuver.
This wasn't her first time doing this, but Li Ang still worried for her. As far as he was concerned, even with the ability to manipulate Spirituality, it wasn't foolproof. He couldn't guarantee maintaining balance outside a high-speed airship against strong winds.
The one who fired the grappling hook was also startled, immediately tossing the rope end forming the stone anchor off the boat.
But before that, Andasu had already released the grappling hook, kicking it back towards the vessel.
The rocky anchor caught the rugged canyon floor, the grappling hook caught the vessel, flipping it directly upside down.
"Die!"
The White Wolf shouted, returning to the cockpit, retaking control of The Howling Wolf.
After that, boarding attacks, long-range shootings, and other assaults were neutralized by Andasu one by one.
Throughout, she didn't stop, constantly taunting and cursing as if switching to an entirely different persona while piloting.
If Li Ang had intervened, he could have eliminated all the vessels instantly, but Andasu had no intention of letting him act, single-handedly dominating the entire course.
This rather made Li Ang feel quite at ease.
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