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...A bomb?

Do you remember the bomb from the first round?

There was no way Lady Candela could conduct a wide search, but I had a few of the boys here dress up as thieves and enter the neighborhood to steal as many as they could.

Thieves?

Thieves. So long as they gave the guards a bribe, and didn't make too much noise inside, no one would care about them.

Lin Yühsia.

What.

You might be unalike, but I have always deeply respected you and Mr. Lin.

The slums couldn't go on without you, I know that much.

And?

Don't let me catch you enjoying yourself.

Hui-chieh... nobody would ever assign themselves blame of their own accord.

Out of the way. I'm going to set the bomb.

Contestant Mizuki gave up obstructing the ambush, headed on top of the arms shop ruins where Ch'en and Lin are buried, halted for a moment and then vanished without a trace.

All of our surveillance and drones have been unable to locate him.

And of the teams at the head, Honey Summer has become the first to reach the swimming checkpoint.

All the other teams up front are successively passing through, too.

And as for our most arresting LUNG wRATh, Ernesto has already been toppled at the rear, and our staff have judged that he's lost the ability to fight on.

Ch'en and Lin, our two heroines, still show no signs of movement.

Could this truly be where it all ends?!

Ch'en, you're kidding, right? This can't be the place, can it?

Miss Hoshiguma really cares a lot about the competition.

As if. She's got a ton of money riding on Ch'en. That's all.

They've known each other for so long now. Who cares whether she wins or loses a competition like this?

Losing doesn't just mean something's up, and winning isn't gonna prove anything.

I'm hoping she loses, really. That's the excuse I need to make fun of her.

Here, Eyjafjalla. Closer. Let me try this facial cream on you. I think it'll make you look great.

Alright, then. Thank you.

Suddenly, another boom resounds, coming from the screen whose shot is fixed on Ernesto's arms shop.

Hold on, could it be...

Onscreen, smoke pours forth, and out from it, pushing a bicycle, Ch'en and Lin Yühsia emerge.

They're out, they're out! They're finally out!

Ch'en and Lin once again stand on the competition stage!

However, the two only have one bicycle left, and the swimming checkpoint is still a distance away. And at this point, the lead pack have already started on the swim.

Do LUNG wRATh really still have a chance?

Get moving. I'll run.

Hop on.

Don't make me repeat myself. Hop on.

You're sure?

I'll ride, you sort out anyone in the way.

It's so beautiful. They only have one bicycle left, but Lin refuses to leave Ch'en behind.

She's having Ch'en stand on her own bike's back seat, and as she cycles, Ch'en is ready to handle anyone with a mind to obstruct them.

Two people, one single bicycle, and an act of perfect coordination to leave us all in awe!

Dare I say that right now, their combination is the mightiest in this whole championship!

You stepped on my hair.

Enemies in front. I can't help it.

Can you stop twisting?

Why don't you try pedaling?

Ch'en suddenly pushes Lin Yühsia's head down, narrowly avoiding a head-on collision with a tire.

Lin Yühsia then lifts her head back up, and fiercely knocks it into Ch'en's face.

Yühsia, you—!

Accident.

LUNG wRATh have broken through the final stretch at breakneck speeds, and reached the beach.

The swimming checkpoint is right before their eyes.

But the other teams clearly won't let them through that easily.

A vicious beach battle is about to commence!

That's our Team LUNG wRATh! If it's a fight you want, they ain't gonna disappoint!

They took down all the guys that surrounded them with ease!

But the teams up front have already swum more than halfway through!

Will LUNG wRATh make it?!

What are you looking at? Get swimming.

I'm trying to figure something out.

What?

Now that both of us suspect Ernesto, and he's behind us, perhaps we should have prioritized taking him out.

You have a point.

But we aren't sure he's actually behind any of this yet.

Besides, no matter who's behind it, it's clear they don't want us to win the competition.

But as a goal, that's not specific enough.

Right. In other words, they don't want us to get on the ship.

Enough chit-chat. We're losing.

Us? No way.

You go on ahead. I haven't done something like this in a while. I need to prepare first.

Okay...

The two of them had a short discussion, and then, for one reason or another, Ch'en leaped into the water by herself.

Meanwhile, Lin stayed behind on the beach. Looks like she's warming up and picking up sand.

We already know that Lin can turn sand into glass to use as a weapon. Is she trying to build a glass bridge to cross the ocean?

Dad would definitely be able to build a bridge with the sand here.

I can't do that.

But that doesn't mean I don't have my own way of doing things.

This should be enough.

Now where is Ch'en Hui-chieh... Perfect.

Hmph... Go!

What's this...?!

Lin is actually 'running' on the ocean's surface!

No, she isn't running. She's leaping.

With the sand she collected, she's synthesizing glass pillars at wherever she lands to give herself her next leap.

And to save on sand, she's even jumping on top of whoever happens to be nearby, using them as springboards.

Hahaha, this is good. This is very good!

Well, that's a hell of a way to cross the water. Never seen anything like it before!

And this probably means that the two of them talked it over beforehand. There ain't enough springboards out in the ocean, so Ch'en would go first to pave the way for Lin.

The two of them once again showing just how touching their comradeship can be!

Hahaha, that's quite an unexpected technique that Miss Lin is using, but I kind of doubt they agreed on it beforehand.

True. The way Ch'en looked when the camera flew past her was so funny.

Huh, I really didn't expect the two of them working together to be so much fun.

Honey Summer is still in the lead, and contestant Jarvan is making his way toward the goal with an unstoppable momentum.

The other teams are right behind them.

But none of them ever expected Lin right on their tails!

She blew straight past third place!

And she's using our second place contestant's head as her springboard!

Jarvan has noticed her, but there's nothing he can do about it!