Chapter 260:


    Elena had already transformed into her racing persona—sleek suit hugging her frame, helmet and mask concealing her identity—as she settled into Brunhilde’s leather seat.


    The crowd fell into an expectant hush as the race hovered on the brink of beginning. The atmosphere crackled with electricity, waves of cheers washing over the venue like a tide. The loudest chants rose for Xavier and Olivia.


    Elena’s gaze narrowed to a razor’s edge as she surrendered herself to the track, her mind emptying of everything but the moment. The referee stood at the roadside, gun held aloft in a steady hand. “The race begins!”


    The gunshot cracked through the air, followed by the thunderous awakening of engines as all the cars sprang to life in unison.


    In an instant, a gleaming silver car seized the lead, with the shadow of a dark challenger lingering just half a length behind. With each passing heartbeat, the gap between them widened, leaving the rest of thepetitors trailing in the dust of their ambition.


    The crowd erupted with unbridled passion.


    “Olivia! Olivia! Olivia!”


    “Whoa! She’s absolutely incredible! Olivia lives up to every whisper of her undefeated legend! My money’s on Olivia!”


    “Hold your horses. Xavier’s magic happens in the turns. The real battle begins at the next bend!”


    “Three years in the shadows, yet Xavier stillmands the track! My bet’s on Xavier to take this!”


    “Stop arguing. The corner ising up!”


    The circuit featured three treacherous corners, and Elena was now bearing down on the first. Despite her car-length advantage, caution tempered her confidence. She had watched Xavier’s races; corners were his specialty.


    Elena pressed the elerator with expert precision, not retreating but surging forward. Her eyes flicked to the rearview mirror. The dark car, patient on the straightaway, finally revealed its strategy. Elena had positioned herself in the innerne.


    The dark car swept outward in a graceful arc, its predatory form revealed behind her silver streak. Its engine let out a primal roar, and in a heartbeat, the dark car lunged forward.


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    “Here ites! Xavier is speeding up!”


    “Damn, he’s overtaking on the outerne! Xavier is truly amazing!”


    “This speed defies belief! I remember Xavier used to unleash his power at thest corner, unting those legendary drifting skills. But now he’s challenging fate at the very first turn!”


    In a heartbeat that stretched into eternity, the dark car glided alongside the silver car. Elena turned her head, her eyes meeting a prating gaze through the ss barrier between them. Her focus wavered for the briefest moment. Those eyes held shadows of something hauntingly familiar.


    Amidst the symphony of speed and strategy, Elena’s expression remained carved from marble as she snapped back to the present challenge.


    Just when the crowd held its collective breath, certain the dark car would seize victory, the silver car unleashed hidden reserves of power. Both cars approached the steepest part of the corner.


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