Chapter 608

Chapter 608: And the Fastest Monster is...

After getting Angela and the others who are also interested to see the winner of the race to Andro’s back, including the kings who wanted to take a break for a while, I jumped off of Andro’s back to see where Spot and Ray is currently. Has Ray passed Spot? Or maybe Spot has gained more distance from Ray? Making the gap bigger.

I told the others that they can see the end of the race from the screen that was already installed beforehand. I have built a stage on Andro’s back. He said that it’s fine as long as we don’t hurt him. He doesn’t want to feel itchy all the time like before anymore.

Now that I have seen Andro’s back again, all the wound on his back has been recovered. I guess he’s still a dragon that has powerful regeneration skill. I couldn’t see any remains of his old wounds at all.

The screens that the others are watching are from several cameras installed all over Andro’s back. Since Andro is flying away from the beach, Ray and Spot would reach Andro’s tail first. And I have installed cameras there, and some other places on his back where we can see everything. It’s quite far from Andro’s tail to the finishing line. Even tens of Spots lying straight are not enough to cover the distance.

That’s why from Andro’s tail, until the finishing line, it will be the most intense place for the race. And everyone want to see that.

And now, I jumped off from Andro’s back trying to see where they are. Though I changed my mind and used portal right away to the previous empty island, and run toward where Spot and Ray will possibly coming out from the water.

“Victoria, can you sense the Blobbies you placed on Spot and the one placed on Ray?” I asked Victoria about the monsters’ whereabouts.

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“Yes. I can feel them. Spot is deeper than Ray right now, while he’s already much further ahead than Ray. While Ray is swimming upward trying to get out of the sea as soon as possible,” Victoria said.

I see. So that’s their plans.

Spot realizes that he’s much faster than Ray in the sea. And his speed is not much different when he’s flying or swimming. So it’s fine for him to delay getting out of the sea as long as he can gain more distance. So, from the second checkpoint, Spot has been swimming diagonally upward.

As for Ray, he knows that he will be faster when he’s outside. He runs faster in the sky than he is underwater. So, he’s swimming vertically upward so he can get out of the sea sooner and reach Andro faster.

So, for now, Spot is further ahead. But Ray will get out of the sea sooner.

“Since Ray will come out first, let’s go greet him and direct him to Andro’s location,” I said.

Using Victoria to detect the Blobby on Ray’s body, we move to where he is supposedly come out from the water.

I stand on the water while waiting for him, and soon enough, I can see Ray is about to come out. When he get closer, he can finally see me pointing to the sky. To where Andro is.

“Go, Ray! Spot is ahead of you, but he’s still underwater! Pass him and be the winner!” I shouted.

After coming out of the water, I can feel a little bit of magic used by Ray. I don’t know if it’s wind element or other element, but he becomes faster for a moment. Or maybe it’s just Abyss Horse’s magic which accelerate his speed momentarily.

From what Ray told me back when he grabbed me into his world, Ray can only use elemental magic when someone is riding or touching his body. Since no one is riding him, I guess it’s Abyss Horse’s skill or magic. Just like vampires’ using blood to fight or werewolves’ regeneration skill.

Because when I rode him I use Aura, all his speed and power improved by Aura and he doesn’t need to use that skill. But since he’s on his own, he used that skill to boost his speed.

The winner is still unknown. Next, let’s wait for Spot to come out of the water.

I used all my speed and Aura to get there before Spot comes out, but it’s difficult to do so. I can only reach there because there are some other islands nearby where I have installed some Blobbies beforehand.

When I get there, Spot was about to come out as well. So, unlike that time with Ray, I keep running this time so I can direct Spot to where he needs to go because he won’t slow down.

“Spot, you’re going the right way! Andro is big so you can adjust the direction later when he’s in sight! Ray chooses to fly higher first before moving forward. There’s a chance that he will pass you by later, but for now, you are still gaining more distance!” I shouted.

Ray was running up the sky first before going to the direction of where Andro is. That’s also why I can reach Spot before Ray pass me by.

Now, the race is reaching its climax. Will Spot who keeps flying diagonally after coming out of the water reach Andro first, or Ray will get there first after flying high?

Let’s check on Ray again.

I opened a portal to where he is right in time for him to change direction. He’s running forward without ascending or descending from the current altitude.

Maybe it’s because he’s a horse. He’s the best when he’s running on flat land without having to go up or down. Well, I don’t know. I didn’t ask Ray about this back then.

Although Ray can just move diagonally up just like Spot is doing, he didn’t do so. I don’t know why, but I’ll just assume my thinking is correct that he can run faster when he’s not ascending or descending.

But now that he’s running forward, he is extremely fast. I guess I’ll just wait on Andro’s tail to see who will come first.

I opened a portal to where the others are waiting for who will be the winner, and told them about the situation. Spot is still in the lead, but Ray still has a chance to pass him.

After that, I run toward Andro’s tail and wait for the two there.

“Oh, Andro didn’t move his tail at all when he’s flying. Though just like his other limbs, his tail is much shorter in comparison with his body. Andro is a short-limbed dragon,” I said.

“He’s a Kaiser Dragon. Not short-limbed dragon. That’s a lame name,” Victoria said.

I passed the time by chatting with Victoria. And around three hours later, I can finally see Spot and Ray. Spot is still ahead, but Ray is just slightly behind Spot’s tail. Well, Spot is very long, so the gap is actually quite long. But with Ray’s speed, he can close the gap quickly. Still Spot didn’t let him do that.

In the air, Spot, while moving forward, is shaking his tail to obstruct Ray. I told them to not fight, so I guess this is still within the rule. It’s just obstructing Ray from passing him. Not attacking Ray at all.

Then, Spot quickly passed me. He’s still flying toward the finishing line.

As for Ray, he landed on Andro’s tail and continue running. But he didn’t step on the air this time. And that makes him faster.

I just told them that the finishing line is on Andro’s back. I didn’t say that he’s not allowed to run on his back and he has to fly. This is also still within the rule.

I then opened a portal to the finishing line, and wait for the two there with the others.

While the others are looking at the two on the screen, I can see them with my Divine Vision when they got closer. And they are currently next to each other. They are using their full speed.

Finally, Ray is slightly ahead of Spot And he boosted his speed once again so he gain more distance from Spot.

And in the end, it was Ray who finished the race first. He crossed the line just a tenth of a second before Spot did as Spot also somehow accelerated. But he is just a tad bit later when he boosted his speed than Ray. So, he lost.

“The winner is Ray! The difference is so thin that if it was not me who is the judge, no one can tell who is the winner,” I said confidently.

“Hey, you’re the judge but why are you the one being proud?” Albert asked.

“Because I have the chance to be proud!”

I looked at the two monsters. I thought that Spot will be depressed after his lost. But it seems that Spot is getting along with Ray instead as he chatted with him about how exciting the race was. Though it was just Spot talking and Ray neighing.

In any case, the two accepted who is the faster one. Ray is the winner, but we all know how stable Spot is in all terrain. Except the land, but he can just fly on low altitude next time.

And Spot is better in that he can transport many people at once. Well, Ray will just continue being my ride. Though I will let other people ride on him depend on the situation.

At least I’m glad that it ended in such friendly manner between the two. Though I heard that Spot is going to challenge Ray again, but next time, they will just race without asking for my permission. They don’t want to make it such a huge event like this one.

Well, that’s fine. As I said before, rivalry is good for Spot. Maybe for Ray as well. I hope these two can grow stronger together.