Illustrious continued, "I just don't understand, how did I offend you? Is it necessary to keep targeting me? Now we're in eighth and ninth place. This ranking is absolutely terrible. Don't you feel embarrassed? If you don't, I certainly do!"
"Stop talking! I won't let you get first place. Don't you have any clue about your own cooking? I'm doing this for everyone, for justice! Take this! You can't escape!" Zuikaku said with a firm expression, looking radiant.
Hearing the Fog Bomb getting closer, Illustrious smiled bitterly. She also wanted to use Rocket Boost like Zuikaku to dodge the Fog Bomb, but unfortunately, she had already used her Rocket Boost. To use it again, she had to wait for the next lap, but she was still half a lap away and couldn't wait that long.
Zuikaku must have fired the Fog Bomb at this time for that very reason. Zuikaku was indeed shrewd enough to catch her off guard.
"Bang!"
While in her race car, Illustrious's vision suddenly went dark. She knew she had been hit by the Fog Bomb and helplessly waited for the three seconds to pass.
Zuikaku took the opportunity to overtake. "Well then, Admiral, I'll be going ahead! Hee hee hee!"
"Damn it! Zuikaku, you're truly despicable, shameless, and low..." Illustrious cursed loudly.
After three seconds, Illustrious began to accelerate continuously to catch up with the pack. Now that Zuikaku's dirty tricks were used up, they could only decide the winner with their drifting skills.
The training reached the sixth lap, and Yukikaze began to cause trouble. She was currently in fourth place, with Haman in front. To get third place, she started firing Missiles.
The Missile fired with a bang. Hearing the sound from behind, Haman knew the Yukikaze behind her was starting to use dirty tricks. Not wanting to fall behind, Haman wanted to learn from Ayanami and use a Missile to counter the Missile.
Haman began to slow down, but because she wasn't as skilled as Ayanami, she still got hit by the Missile. She was hit because the Missile was too fast.
Haman's car stopped on the road for three seconds.
"Lord Yukikaze is invincible!" Seeing that she had successfully used a Missile to sneak attack Haman, Yukikaze immediately overtook her. "Haman! I'm so sorry! I'll be taking third place then! Heh heh!"
Stopping for three seconds was fatal. Seeing Yukikaze overtake her, Haman immediately cursed angrily, "Yukikaze, you bastard! You used such underhanded tactics because your drifting isn't as good as mine. You're too shameless and low."
"Shameless and low? Hmph! This is called 'all's fair in war.' As the saying goes, the winner is king and the loser is the villain. The truth of history is written by the victors. I didn't do anything wrong; what's wrong is this world," Yukikaze said nonchalantly.
Haman was truly enlightened to hear such underhanded tactics described so elegantly by Yukikaze. While Haman was waiting for the three seconds, she was caught by Aircraft Carrier in fifth and Azuma in sixth.
Six seconds later, Haman began to accelerate continuously to catch up. She hadn't lost yet; it was only the sixth lap, and the tenth lap was still far off.
After becoming third, Yukikaze wasn't satisfied; she wanted to be first. But before becoming first, she had to take out Shokaku. So, after seeing the rear of Shokaku's car, she fired a Fog Bomb without hesitation.
Once the Fog Bomb was fired, Shokaku reacted as well. She immediately used Rocket Boost to shake off the Fog Bomb. The Fog Bomb exceeded its range, and Yukikaze hit nothing but thin air.
However, Yukikaze was not discouraged. As the saying goes, if one shot doesn't work, try two; this one will definitely work.
Yukikaze began to fire a second Stun Bomb. As soon as the sound of the incoming Stun Bomb was heard, Shokaku reacted immediately, but she was dismissive of this Stun Bomb because she was about to go through a curve.
Shokaku went through three curves in a row. The tracking performance of the Stun Bomb didn't seem very good, and it finally hit the guardrail.
Seeing Shokaku dodge her dirty trick again, Yukikaze was very angry. As expected, those who could maintain second place were not simple characters.
Shokaku's drifting skills were better than hers; Yukikaze could only use dirty tricks to pull Shokaku back and take second place.
Looking at her only remaining dirty trick, a Banana Peel, Yukikaze couldn't help but feel troubled. This Banana Peel didn't have the function of dealing with the car in front; it could only deal with the Ship Girls behind her. It was still too far behind other dirty tricks like Missiles, Fog Bombs, and Stun Bombs.
Vroom, vroom! Yukikaze heard the sound of a racing car behind her. Turning her head, she saw it was Haman. Haman's drifting technique was far superior to Yukikaze's, who only led through underhanded tricks; in an instant, Haman was right behind her.
"Haman, here's a big treasure for you, a little something as a token of my appreciation!" To secure third place, Yukikaze started using underhanded tricks again, dropping a Banana Peel on the curve.
"Yukikaze! You're doing it again? Do you have to be so shameless?" After saying this, Haman fell for the trick, and her car began to spin uncontrollably.
Three seconds later, Haman resumed her chase of Yukikaze.
After chasing for a while, Haman finally caught up to the rear of Yukikaze's car. Seeing Haman catch up so quickly, Yukikaze immediately raced forward desperately, but no matter how she drove, she couldn't shake Haman off.
Yukikaze panicked; she was out of underhanded tricks, while Haman still had one left. Now she was like a sitting duck at Haman's mercy. "Haman! Let's talk this out, don't get physical."
"Hehehe! What's wrong? Panicking? You didn't expect this, did you! You finally have your day. 'Let's talk this out'? When you were using underhanded tricks, I didn't see you being so polite to me!" Haman's mood brightened.
Yukikaze said cowardly, "Listen to my explanation, it was all a misunderstanding just now. I'm admitting my mistake now, so can you please not use any underhanded tricks on me?"
"Hehehe! A misunderstanding? You've got some nerve. Your shamelessness is truly eye-opening! Enough talk—accept your divine punishment!" Haman began to fire a Missile.
With a "Bang!", Haman's Missile launched. Hearing the sound of the Missile firing, Yukikaze was actually quite disdainful; her talk with Haman just now wasn't to beg for mercy, but merely to stall for time.
Her goal was to enter the eighth lap so that her Rocket Boost would be ready for use again. Now that she had just entered the eighth lap, Yukikaze stopped panicking. Upon hearing the sound of the Missile, she pressed the Rocket Boost button without hesitation. With a boom, the rocket immediately propelled her forward, shaking off Haman in an instant.
The Missile exceeded its range and finally exploded in mid-air. Seeing that she had hit nothing but air, Haman was infuriated. "Yukikaze, you can run today, but you can't hide tomorrow! I will definitely have my revenge!"
"Bang!" Haman also activated her Rocket Boost and went racing toward Yukikaze.
Before long, Haman caught up to the rear of Yukikaze's car. This time she learned her lesson and didn't waste words with Yukikaze, immediately firing a Fog Bomb at her.
"Haman! If you keep pestering me like this, I'm going to start hating you!" Yukikaze said helplessly; it seemed she really was quite popular.
Yukikaze's vision suddenly went dark, but the racing car didn't stop and continued forward. Haman was too naive after all; using a Fog Bomb on a straightaway meant Yukikaze didn't need to panic at all!
Three seconds later, Yukikaze chuckled and said, "It's useless, it's useless! You can't beat me, wahahaha..."
After dodging Haman's underhanded tricks twice in a row, Yukikaze laughed very happily, but this appearance was clearly one of getting carried away.
The enemy's happy laughter only showed how angry Haman was. Now Haman was in a state of volcanic eruption. Seeing Yukikaze laughing so happily, Haman, who couldn't stand it, said harshly, "Don't be too arrogant, take my Stun Bomb!"
"Bang!"
The Stun Bomb was fired by Haman. Hearing the sound of the stun weapon, Yukikaze finally became serious. Lacking any underhanded tricks of her own, she couldn't pull off a Missile-on-Missile move like Ayanami; to dodge this Stun Bomb, Yukikaze could only try to imitate Shokaku.
Just ahead was a triple curve, and Yukikaze couldn't help but laugh. Heaven was truly on her side; the heavens really didn't want her to die! "Haman! Let me show you how I dodge your Stun Bomb!"
The Stun Bomb was right on the tail of Yukikaze's car as she began to enter the curve. she intended to take advantage of the Stun Bomb's poor tracking performance to dodge it, letting the Stun Bomb crash into the railing so she would be safe.
The method was correct, but unfortunately, her reflexes couldn't keep up with the action. Simply put, Yukikaze's drifting technique wasn't as good as Shokaku's. She tried to use drifting like Shokaku to dodge the Stun Bomb, but she was still hit by it while passing the second curve.
After being hit by the Stun Bomb, Yukikaze felt a wave of dizziness and finally crashed directly into the railing. Seeing such a good opportunity, Haman naturally wouldn't pass up the chance to ridicule Yukikaze. "How pitiful! Who was so mean to do such an awful thing to Yukikaze? Tell big sister, and big sister will get revenge for you."
Yukikaze couldn't refute her because she was currently stunned. Haman was a bit disappointed not to see Yukikaze fly into a rage, but to win, she immediately sped past Yukikaze without stopping.
Aircraft Carrier in fifth place and Azuma in sixth place naturally wouldn't pass up this overtaking opportunity while Yukikaze was stunned.
They overtook Yukikaze, and just like that, Yukikaze fell to sixth place.
After three seconds of being stunned, Yukikaze regained consciousness, started her car, and accelerated continuously toward Haman. The training wasn't over yet, and she wouldn't give up.
However, while passing a curve, Haman had left a surprise for Yukikaze. This surprise was a Banana Peel. Yukikaze immediately spun in place and finally crashed into the railing again.
After spinning a few times and stopping, Yukikaze cursed as she accelerated forward, "Haman, you insidious person! You only use low-life tricks. You're simply despicable, vulgar, and shameless—you've truly disgraced the Ship Girls!"
The training reached the ninth lap. The last one was Laffey, who had already stopped on the highway and fallen asleep; the other Ship Girls no longer considered her an opponent.
In eighth place was Zuikaku. Zuikaku hadn't been able to stop Illustrious. Illustrious's drifting was too strong; most ridiculously, she was actually using Rocket Boost combined with drifting to clear most of the curves.
Illustrious had now reached a god-like state, transforming into the God of Mt. Akina. Her momentum was incredibly powerful, as if she could slay gods and buddhas alike. The car she operated steadily closed the gap with the group ahead, first overtaking Yukikaze in sixth place.
After being overtaken by Illustrious and seeing such amazing drifting technique, Yukikaze couldn't help but say in surprise, "Heavens! This speed is so fast! Is the Admiral really this awesome?"
Illustrious drifted through the curves and saw Aircraft Carrier in fourth place and Azuma in fifth place at the bend.
Upon seeing Illustrious rapidly chasing them, Aircraft Carrier and Azuma were startled. To avoid eating Illustrious's cooking, Aircraft Carrier and Azuma set aside their rivalry and planned to deal with Illustrious together.
After passing the curve, they began to merge together, blocking Illustrious's path. Illustrious, who had entered a state of absolute focus, saw a wall at the curve as she went downhill and immediately activated her Rocket Boost.
After the Rocket Boost, Illustrious's car began to race forward. The car quickly climbed onto the wall and, after completing the curve, bypassed the 'iron wall' of Aircraft Carrier and Azuma, landing right in front of them.
"What?! That actually works?" Seeing Illustrious's excellent maneuver, Aircraft Carrier and Azuma shouted in shock simultaneously.
After overtaking Aircraft Carrier and Azuma, Illustrious took fourth place. During her mad dash, she saw Haman. Hearing Illustrious's car chasing her, Haman began to accelerate continuously, wanting to shake Illustrious off, but she simply couldn't.
Finally, after entering a curve, Illustrious used her powerful drifting technique to overtake Haman. Seeing Illustrious pass her, Haman had a face of disbelief: "The Admiral! So strong! Heavens! What should I do! I'm out of underhanded tricks. If I had any, I'd definitely use them all on the Admiral! Eek! Am I going to have to eat the Admiral's Death Cooking? Dammit! This is all that Yukikaze's fault!"
After successfully taking third place, Illustrious wasn't satisfied; she soon set her sights on Ayanami and Shokaku.
Ayanami and Shokaku were competing against each other. Ayanami was still in first place, and Shokaku was chasing her. Upon hearing Illustrious surging toward them, they were both startled.
"How did the Admiral catch up so fast? We can't let her get ahead. I don't want to eat that kind of Death Cooking," Ayanami said with a serious expression.
"Yeah! Then let's deal with the Admiral together and not let her get ahead," Shokaku nodded in agreement.
Thus, the two of them temporarily formed the "Anti-Admiral Alliance" and used various methods to block Illustrious. But Illustrious, who was currently in god-mode, was simply unstoppable. Finally, in a triple curve, Illustrious directly overtook Ayanami and Shokaku to take first place.
The training entered the tenth lap, and the Ship Girls began to get anxious. Aircraft Carrier and Azuma stopped holding back and began to overtake Haman. Seeing this, Haman was dumbfounded. "Drifting so fast! Aircraft Carrier and Azuma, you two Ship Girls are so insidious! I didn't expect you to have hidden this for so long."
Soon, Aircraft Carrier and Azuma caught up with Ayanami and Shokaku. After a brief discussion, Aircraft Carrier and Azuma temporarily joined the "Anti-Admiral Alliance."
"Everyone, don't hold back any dirty tricks, use them all on the Admiral! If we let the Admiral win, we're all going to meet our end!" Ayanami said with a heavy expression.
"Agreed! The Admiral's Death Cooking is too terrifying. We can't let the Admiral make that Death Cooking to victimize us; we must take her down!" Aircraft Carrier said with deep shared feeling.
"We can lose the training, but we absolutely cannot let the Admiral win," Shokaku said seriously.
"Then let's begin! Prevent the Admiral from achieving Victory," Azuma concluded.
After the four Ship Girls caught up to the rear of Illustrious's car, they planned to use all their underhanded tricks on her.
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