If it weren’t for the weight.
Lin Jiaxin would have had no trouble catching up to the formation.
But there was no “if.”
With twenty kilograms on her back, she was already drenched in sweat, yet she still couldn’t even smell the exhaust fumes of the group ahead…
And before long, Wu Jing had already finished a lap with the others and was catching up from behind!
“Hey, I’m on your left!”
“How does it feel to carry that weight, huh? Twenty kilos, hahaha!”
“Ha, another lap! Can’t catch up now, can you? Let’s see you keep pretending you’re not struggling!”
One by one, the group kept passing Lin Jiaxin, lap after lap.
And some of them even turned back to throw out a taunt or two.
Like to show off?
Now that the fire’s burning your feet, do you feel the pain?
Still pretending!
Still, most of the classmates didn’t really mean any harm.
They were just enjoying the show, seizing the chance to fire back.
After all… who told Lin Jiaxin to brag with such an unbearable attitude?
And worst of all, she always loved to fire map-wide attacks, AoE-ing everyone fairly.
“Today… hah… wrong shoes, no carbon plate… just letting you guys win for now… don’t get cocky…”
Even though Lin Jiaxin was barely able to catch her breath, she still wouldn’t stop talking tough.
But everyone could see that her face was unusually flushed.
Whether it was from the sun or something else…
…
“Hey, I’m telling you… if you really can’t do it, just admit your mistake to the instructor.”
Yet another lap behind, and once again passing by Lin Jiaxin.
This time, a familiar voice sounded by her left ear.
“Honestly, everyone knows you’re just a show-off. If you can’t do it, you can’t do it. Just admit defeat early. Everyone will only laugh at you for a couple of days, so don’t end up in the school hospital over this.”
Hearing this, Lin Jiaxin struggled to wipe the sweat from her eyes with the back of her hand.
Through the blurry haze, she finally made out who was speaking…
It was him!
It was him, it was him!
Her benefactor—Wu Jing!
Lin Jiaxin even thought she caught a hint of complicated emotions on his face.
Like he was worried about her… or like he wished she would drop dead on the spot.
Was this… a provocation?
‘Is he using this unusual way to encourage me because he sees I’m about to collapse?’
Lin Jiaxin bit her lip, feeling a little touched inside.
Sure enough, only her benefactor was truly good to her!
First, he deliberately brought up her matter to the instructor, and now, seeing she couldn’t hold on, he came to encourage her…
What a good person!
“Someone is still expecting something from me…”
“How… how can I fall here!!!”
With a shout, Lin Jiaxin gritted her teeth and wiped the sweat from her lashes again.
She pulled out her phone from her pocket, tapped the screen rapidly, and started playing a BGM on speaker.
“Dudududu—”
“🎶 I keep walking down a road with no return 🚶, I will never give up until I reach the end 💪… 🎶”
This tiny phone produced a sound that almost echoed across half the sports field!
This was the hardware prowess of the Huami Phone—a national brand with billions in sales!
Absolutely leading the way!
‘Wait, is this chick crazy? She’s sprinting now? She really isn’t afraid of ending up in the hospital?’
‘And who the hell is expecting anything from you! I’m just afraid you’ll die and drag me down with you!’
Hearing that ridiculous noise from far away, Wu Jing was stunned.
Especially when he turned around and saw Lin Jiaxin roaring as she began to sprint.
Wu Jing was seriously unsettled.
He wasn’t actually worried about Lin Jiaxin!
He truly hated her, even wished she would die soon!
But because he had reported her to the instructor out of spite earlier, leading to the weight pack being given to her—
If Lin Jiaxin actually got hurt, part of the blame would fall on him.
He still wanted to be the class monitor officially, and he absolutely couldn’t have such a political stain on his record!
Wu Jing nearly cried!
He couldn’t lose the position of class monitor!
His life couldn’t allow a moment without an official role!
…
As Lin Jiaxin finished a lap with her leading-edge Huami Phone, the other military training squads practicing around the sports field inevitably turned their attention to her.
At first glance, it didn’t seem like much, but then everyone froze.
Just one person running—okay, fine—but why was she carrying a weight pack?
And she was just running, hair flying, face hidden.
Not to mention the weird BGM blasting from her…
“Hey! 🗺️ Never give up 🔥 Hey! Never give up 🔥 Hey! Never give up 🔥 Hey! Oh Yeah Yeah 😎!”
“I will never give up, ahhh—”
…
“… What the hell is that noise?!”
“Am I… seeing a ghost?”
“I think I’m seeing a god… ouch—”
At the edge of the sports field, students from other squads stared at Lin Jiaxin, even forgetting they were doing push-ups.
They just gaped at the running figure, not even noticing when they collapsed from the strain.
…
“Wait, what kind of move is this?”
On the sidelines, Instructor Zheng was dumbfounded.
This wasn’t how it was supposed to go!
The plan was for Lin Jiaxin to keep running with the weight, collapse within two laps, and come admit defeat.
Then he would kindly and wisely tell her that there’s always someone better, and she shouldn’t get arrogant just because of a little talent.
Then she would wake up, thank him gratefully, and become an obedient student again…
So how did she get some kind of bond power-up?!
This bond buff was toxic!
Who the hell was giving her these buffs?!
**
…
“When I decided to embark on this journey 🗺️ Oh Yeah Yeah 😎…”
The song ended.
After that sudden burst of power, Lin Jiaxin, who had been running with all her might, was finally about to give out.
She felt her legs growing weaker and weaker, as if the next step would make her collapse.
But at that moment, in her dazed state, Lin Jiaxin didn’t notice—
Just as she was about to lose strength, the Manifestation True Qi accumulated inside her body, without her control, actively wrapped around the Spiritual Energy that entered her lungs with each breath, and flowed through her meridians to every corner of her body!
Though this Spiritual Energy wasn’t refined by Lin Jiaxin,
its arrival unexpectedly activated some instinct within her body.
It made her body briefly retain it in the muscles of the corresponding areas, using it as a power source.
Lin Jiaxin’s sore and powerless limbs suddenly burst with astonishing vitality.
Her head was still drooping, her mind still foggy, but the speed of her running became faster and faster…