1870 A Racing Battle Royale!
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As the race began and all ten partic.i.p.ants immediately rushed forward, leaving behind colorful ripples in s.p.a.ce, Drake saw the quest notification again, this time making sure to put attention to the words in the requirements.
Ding!
[You have further progressed through the Trial, unlocking the third and last {Special Trial Storyline Quest}: [The Golden Spire Race]!]
[You and your family have finally made it to the end of the trial, yet it seems like things are finally about to start! The Golden Spire Race is a perilous race that takes place in three different areas full of dangers, with ten partic.i.p.ants, one veteran and winner of the previous race, and a bunch of mysterious pilots, it is time for you to show what you"re made for and win the race or die trying.]
[At the end of the race awaits you the end of the Trial itself, each action you perform in the race will give you additional points based on how impactful they are to others. The more they are impactful to the large audience, the more points you"ll get! Try to impress the audience watching you doing insane, wacky things, or incredible and amazing feats to gain their love and earn more points.]
[Complete these conditions to gain even more additional score points, and once you complete all of them, you"ll be given the privilege of ascending.]
[Reach The Golden Spire]: [0/1]
[Defeat 4 Golden Spire Race Partic.i.p.ants]: [0/4]
[Fall For the Trap Of 3 Golden Spire Race Partic.i.p.ants]: [0/3]
[Make The Crowd Cheer Your Name Or That Of Your Racing Team Members Five Times]: [0/5]
[Defeat "Madman Artificer Spike John"]: [0/1] [Defeat "Cold-Hearted Ice Queen"]: [0/1]
[Defeat "Lightning Mac"]: [0/1]
[Quest Duration: 6 Hours.]
First thing, he had to reach the goal, of course.
Second, the quest wasn"t asking him to win, he could come at last place for all he wanted!
So, therefore, no pressure.
However, he still kind of wanted to get the first place anyways.
Third, there were some weird requirements for more points, such as falling into three traps, which would be detrimental to him most of the time.
Well, most of the time…
Another was to make the crowd call his name five times, or the name of any of his team members.
Maybe the Bullet Demon will be easier to make the people root for, as he was a n.o.body to them.
And then, to take down the three special pilots.
The previous race winner, Spike John, someone called "Ice Queen" and then the third, "Lightning Mac".
They all sounded quite interesting, and he immediately could tell who they were based on their ships.
The Ice Queen brought a huge s.p.a.ceship covered on azure colored metal and crystals resembling ice, and it emanated a cold aura.
It was as if its entire engine worked on frost for some reason, which made little sense…
Then there was Lightning Mac"s ship, it was red with golden lightning decorations, and a big "Lightning Mac" logo on it.
"Hey Carl, do you know who the Ice Queen and Lightning Mac are?" asked Drake.
"Ice Queen and Lightning Mac? Hm, I do know a bit about them," the Bullet Demon said when Drake asked him about them. "They"re both famous racers, and outlaws. Criminals pretty much that also partic.i.p.ate in various races. They had won several of them. the Ice Queen… I think she belongs to a race of aliens that live in a frozen moon, their technology is strange, working by using liquid nitrogen and cold, its incredibly powerful though, she kills by freezing anything else. Lightning Mac is just… very fast, can shoot lightning cannons from his ship, that"s all I know."
"I see, thank you," Drake nodded, looking at the front and then around. "Everyone, keep a close eye at the other partic.i.p.ants, at any moment they"ll start attacking each other."
FLASH!
The ship pa.s.sed through an empty alley as it evaded a huge cactus, and suddenly, in that moment, several ships appeared behind them.
"Papa, there"s some ships behind us!" Kate said, as she was also controlling and keeping the ship together while fusing it with Gabriel, her senses expanded through the entire flying vehicle. "Three of them!"
"Three already?!" Miranda complained.
"That was fast!" Benladann said.
As the ships moved around the desert, evading obstacles and more, the ships drew closer constantly, as the pilots inside could be seen through the windows.
It wasn"t any of the subjects of the quest though, but three completely different people.
A yellow ship in the shape of a moon, a blue and white ship shaped like a typical starship from some star wars movie, for a single pilot, and then a black s.p.a.ceship with a spherical shap and a single red eye in the middle.
They buzzed while moving above the ground, getting closer and closer… And they weren"t fighting each other either.
"I can already a.s.sume they"ve formed some sort of temporary alliance, then?" Drake wondered. "Bullet Demon, accelerate the ship! Miranda, Benladann, the moment they do something, take care of them."
"Roger that!" Benladann nodded, cracking her knuckles.
"Nice! Time to stretch the legs!" Miranda giggled, her aura growing stronger.
The three starships drew closer, and closer, and closer…
Until eventually!
The yellow ship began buzzing, as lightning shocks emerged from it.
The blue and white ship suddenly took out two large machineguns from below its body.
And the black spherical ship"s crimson eye started charging energy.
"They"re going for a triple attack!" Kate panicked.
"Deploy the shields!" said Drake.
"Okay! Benladra, help me out!" said Kate.
"Sure!"
Benladra touched the white sphere above the altar in the middle of the s.p.a.ceship"s interior, infusing her energies into it.
"Deploying Force Field Shields!" roared Kate. "Gabriel! Give it your best too!"
FLUOSH!
Golden shields of energy and light emerged, covering the entire s.p.a.ceship with a golden angelic armor.
Yes, an angelic armor of light!
And to add to the grand appearance, a cosmic veil spread around it, boosting its defenses even further.
BOOOM! BOOOM! BOOOM!
Three attacks. .h.i.t the s.p.a.ceship at once, shaking it a lot.
However, the shields were unscathed!
The pilots of these starships gasped in disbelief; the shield didn"t even gain a single crack!
And they screamed even more when they saw a giantess encompa.s.sed in darkness swinging a ma.s.sive axe against them.
CRAAASH!