Although we already completed one lap, the other racers were still stuck inside the asteroid field.
Perhaps due to the sudden dropout of two ships, their movements had grown noticeably more cautious, which in turn delayed them considerably.
We, of course, had no intention of easing up despite that.
The initial stretch from the starting line to the first U-Turn was covered even faster than before—7.83 seconds on the clock. Right after that, the loops were executed roughly the same as in the previous lap, clocking in at 10.55 seconds.
At this point, Mr. and Ms. Announcer had gone completely silent. No wonder—our performance was far beyond anything their minds could comprehend.
"Asteroid field!" Cassandra shouted again.
But unlike last time, something had changed.
This time, the other racers were still inside it! This sector usually takes a full six minutes to traverse, after all. In short, the lead group was just now reaching the halfway point.
