They give it a try!

Ralli had reverted her focus to the path in front of her. Realizing she could run no faster, she had to at least do it efficiently. The trainees that had been jettisoned, as well as the slower Harley still circling the track, represented potential collisions if she didn't watch where she was going. All she could do was try and close the number of required laps before the trainees behind her caught up. It didn't feel impossible: Ralli and the students were both on the verge of smoking her own personal best.

With the end in sight, she had stopped focusing on attacks from behind, so she was surprised when a spear flew near her, clattered onto the ground and disappeared behind her. "They are throwing spears at me. Those trainees are insane. I will need to discipline them later. However... That throw was impressive. Perhaps I will need to both congratulate and discipline them-!!"

Now aware of the attacks from behind, she realized an even better second spear throw was headed straight for her. If she dodged to the left or right, she was either going to crash into the wall or lose forward momentum. There was no space to move... In any case, it wasn't as if she needed to dodge. "As if a spear thrown by a human knight trainee can hurt me."

She didn't bother, and as predicted, she wasn't hurt. The spear just barely had enough momentum to catch her. Her nightspeaker exoskeleton armor was deployed, disguised as ripped muscle in her human form. Therefore, when the spear hit her square on her "broadside," so to speak... It bounced off. causing only a small tear in the skirt of her outfit.

"... What?" Liam uttered, wiping his eyes as his victorious smile remained plastered on his face. "What? Huh?! Did... anyone else see that?"

Nobody was willing to admit they had, at the risk of sounding insane.

"H-Hey! Are you guys... trying to... kill Ms. Ralli?!?!" Harvey shouted back at them. "What... the fuck?!"

"She's all right, isn't she, you oaf?!" Liam yelled at his chauffeur, feeling his victory slip away. "Damn it... Dammit dammit dammit!!" Wasn't there anything else he could do?!

It looked like it wouldn't matter. "You... dirty tagalong bastards! If you want... Ms. Ralli so bad... Go get heeeer!!!" Harvey skid to a sudden stop and let the cart flip forward behind him.

"W-wait! Woaaaaaah!!" the leader shouted as he and all the others were propelled forward at incredible velocity.