[center][h3]Julio Taiyou[/h3][/center]

That should hold huh? But he was losing his lead. Ah well. He'll just have to continue and try to take back his advantage at the next leg of the race. Two people were neck on neck with him. However, his ears picked up another sound of a shot. A familiar one. The one that started everything. It shattered one of his ice trees, causing the shards to fly to his direction. He braced for impact, shards flying past him but only damaged him a little. Thanks to his semblance, he was able to withstand the barrage with only minor injuries.

Julio did nothing but glare at the male and continue on. He'd rather not waste time trying to gun the male down. That should wait until later on. Hopefully, the next course would offer them some Grimm. That should give him some time to gauge his fellow students and act accordingly. Or perhaps not and keep his speed advantage? Hm, he'll just have to see.