In front of The Howling Wolf, only the last two airships remained.

These two were the ones which even Andasu didn’t directly dismiss as trash earlier, earning some positive reviews.

The one at the very front was known even by Li Ang, as it was the racing airship launched by Sky Flame Shipyard, leader among the twelve shipyards, piloted by the handsome guy Li Ang had previous friction with.

Being chosen by Sky Flame meant he didn’t have a hollow reputation. The racing airship with its red flame paint job was riding high, while the blue airship behind it pursued relentlessly. As they raced, they had already entered the obstacle zone constituted by ancient mechanical arms.

The mechanical arms, which wouldn’t interfere with each other during operation, became unavoidable obstacles for the airships when traversed, eliminating half of the airships during the initial training races.

After days of training, both Gel and Lindson were well-acquainted with this segment, yet since the factories still needed to operate, the configuration of these mechanical arms differed for each race, requiring quick adaptability.

The Flame of Skybreak and Celestial Blue Cloud Shadow almost sought deliverance as they dashed into the mechanical arm track. The speed of the silver challenger was absurd; it approached them swiftly without much engine noise, but fortunately, entering this complex area, the silver airship momentarily reduced its speed, not surpassing them.

"Heh, even at our level, it takes several runs to get familiar with this track, don’t think you can defeat us here!" Lindson gripped the control stick and cursed.

He gazed towards the end ahead; beyond this obstacle track lay the final rapid descent sprint, and as long as he kept a sufficient lead, the silver phantom wouldn’t catch up with him.

"Don’t slack off, you’re already far behind me," Gel said.

At this moment, although they were competing, they were united against a common threat.

Inside The Howling Wolf, Andasu’s expression remained unchanged, but the rapid up and down maneuvering of the airship left Li Ang dizzy. His only relief was that the speed had decreased for the moment.

For White Wolf, the Flashing Field cavern riddled with gigantic erratic stalagmites had been run countless times, making her skilled in obstacle racing.

In just a short time, she had already grasped the rhythm of leaping over the gigantic mechanical arms. While Li Ang had not yet adjusted to the ship’s swaying, The Howling Wolf began to speed up again, throwing Li Ang to one side.

Maintaining his balance with an aura bulwark, Li Ang saw The Howling Wolf rapidly closing in on the blue airship ahead, which had already noticed Andasu’s chase and deliberately maneuvered its stern to block her path.

"Damn, there’s no other choice, I’ll hold it off, don’t let them catch up to you," Lindson decisively chose to intercept The Howling Wolf.

He had done similar things countless times, expecting at least that the opponent would be somewhat cautious, but unexpectedly, the silver airship executed an aerial flip to evade his blockade, riding along with him.

Through the transparent cockpit windshield, he saw the pilot—a face too delicate—a young girl?!

Or, wasn’t that—

Still in shock, Lindson watched the beast eared maiden deftly control the airship with one phantom-speed hand, while pulling out a gun with the other and aiming at him.

"Damn! This is the Desperate Faction!" Lindson swore.

"What?" Gel, flying ahead, was briefly surprised, concentrating to maintain his control.

Lindson saw the girl’s passenger say something to her, and she re-holstered the gun.

Although he breathed a sigh of relief, Lindson’s hands were already trembling.

The airship’s pilot was clearly the beautiful young girl Gel had his eyes on earlier, who was she?! So it wasn’t a taunt, it was serious? I’d never heard of such a person.

Lindson could tell, from how she could wield a weapon while controlling the flying airship, she must have performed such maneuvers countless times before, the only explanation for why she didn’t lose control.

Even persuaded to holster the weapon by the passenger, her piloting skills, without the use of weapons, were enough to prove he was not her match...

Momentarily distracted, Lindson was startled by a rapidly approaching giant mechanical arm ahead, quickly steering Celestial Blue Cloud Shadow to avoid a direct collision, scraping past it and breaking part of a balancing wing.

"Damn it!"

Seeing Lindson suddenly lose control in the rearview mirror, while unsure of what had happened, Gel understood the attacker’s level clearly; Lindson had lost without much of a fight.

Gel pushed The Flame of Skybreak to full speed, risking an unfamiliar maneuver, and luckily passed through the obstruction formed by the last three mechanical arms, successfully flying out of the obstacle course.

Below, in the city’s streets, the crowds roared and cheered, a sound he had heard numerous times, with the majority cheering for him. He was used to this treatment, and piloting the best racing airship he’d ever touched, he enjoyed this environment even more now.

But at this moment, for the first time he couldn’t afford to care about it, with no time to pay attention to the shouts, fully focused on the rushing wind around and the engine sounds of the airship behind.

Sure enough, despite wishing not to see it, the ghostly silver ship had already caught up.

Was this arranged by The Soul Apex or the shipyards? Am I just a stepping stone? That doesn’t seem right. But if it’s a challenger appearing midway, it’s absurdly unexplainable!