Chapter 40 - The Power of the Masses!
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In an instant, the long-distance race has entered the final half-lap, and competition between different rankings is heating up. The rivalry for first place between Hao Ren and Huang Xujie has undoubtedly become a focal point of attention among all.
A 1500-meter long-distance run shouldn't have caused such a high level of attention; however, due to Huang Xujie's participation, this competition sparked great anticipation among the girls. As Hao Ren gradually approached Huang Xujie’s leading position, the boys watching from the stands also put down their playing cards and closely watched the changes.
For the guys, someone actually threatening Huang Xujie's status as an "unbeaten champion" is quite a new thing — regardless of strength issues, just consider the matter of face. If anyone could snatch away his first place in front of Huang Xujie, it would be such a huge issue!
Huang Xujie’s breathing became somewhat urgent, and his steps grew heavier. He was always a sports powerhouse at school, but now, within this 1500-meter race he anticipated winning easily, he almost got caught up by an unknown guy. This undoubtedly slapped him hard in the face!
East Sea University is full of hidden talents and isn't solely his Huang Xujie's territory!
In contrast, Hao Ren had a determined gaze and steady footsteps. He only looked at the sign on the side of the track when he crossed the starting line: 1.
Only one lap left.
Around Zhao Jiayin in the stands, all the boys were stunned. They didn't expect Hao Ren to run into second place and even less expected him to maintain his advantage for so long. This meant that as long as Hao Ren doesn’t make a mistake, he could secure a third-place finish despite potential physical exhaustion.
And none of them had bet on Hao Ren finishing in the top three! Standing among them, Zhao Jiayin's mouth was twisted with laughter: No one can win, meaning his initial bet as the house has won!
"Hao Ren, here's water!" Xie Yujia quickly caught up to Hao Ren by the side of the track and handed him a bottle of already opened mineral water.
Hao Ren gratefully looked at her, raised his head to drink a few mouthfuls, and while running, passed it back to Xie Yujia.
A few meters ahead of Hao Ren, a girl mimicked him by passing a refreshing drink to Huang Xujie.
Unexpectedly, Huang Xujie swatted the female student's hand away who was blocking in front of him, causing the bottle of drink to roll onto the ground and spill everywhere. This undignified action proved that Huang Xujie was really furious.
"Uncle! Cheer up!" Zhao Zanvi, sitting on the stands, suddenly shouted out loud.
Hao Ren looked at her, then made a V sign towards her.
Subsequently, he focused his gaze straight ahead, leaned forward slightly, and with a sharp sound of his heel hitting the ground, shot off like a bullet!
Sprinting! It was an all-out sprint!
Everyone in their hearts screamed out loud.
To start sprinting when there's still a whole lap left to go! That's 400 meters of distance!
Seeing the shocked expressions on everyone's faces, Huang Xujie, who was running ahead, subconsciously turned back to look at Hao Ren’s situation. When he saw Hao Ren shooting forward like a rocket, his body immediately made an attempt to block from the right side!
However, Hao Ren didn't slow down at all, hugging the inside lane, with a light leap of his calf muscles, easily slipping past Huang Xujie's left side gap!
This was akin to hurdling! It also resembled a classic dribbling move in football!
Huang Xujie felt a chill run through him; by the time he tried to stop Hao Ren again, it had already become an established fact that Hao Ren ran past him!
This was his first time, the very first time in college and in life, to be so arrogantly and casually crossed!
This was a severe insult to his strength!
However, he would surely regret rushing forward this early… Huang Xujie looked at Hao Ren's gradually disappearing figure and thought bitterly.
"A-ren! Come on!"
Zhao Jiayin on the stands suddenly stood up and shouted. Since morning till afternoon, he had been playing cards with Zhou Liren and others, not paying much attention to the race. This was his first cheer today.
"A-ren! Come on!"
Zhou Liren and Cao Ronghua also started cheering loudly.
Soon after, Yu Rong, Gu Jiadong, Chen Ke, Huang Jianfeng… these classmates who were close to Hao Ren began shouting too.
Their cheers sparked off the other boys in their class. They all stood up and cheered out loud as well.
Then, even students from other classes joined in; Class 3 sitting next door started cheering first, then came Classes 1 and 4… All the students of the Department of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering began to cheer for Hao Ren.
The cheers quickly expanded beyond their department to the entire college. Every student present from the School of Mechatronic Engineering and Automation was cheering for Hao Ren.
The shouts of "A-ren! Come on!" started echoing throughout the sports field, becoming increasingly well-organized and grandiose.
They were already the school's college with the highest proportion of male students to begin with; now that they were all shouting together in unison, it was truly awe-inspiring!
The voices of those girls cheering for Huang Xujie soon faded into insignificance like little waves being crushed and drowned by a tidal wave.
Huang Xujie looked up at the magnificent scene and felt disoriented for the first time. He even noticed that boys from other colleges were cheering for the "second-year student" too!
You all just wish to see me lose! A surge of anger filled Huang Xujie's heart, fueling him with strength as he charged forward!
As a result, on the track, the two leading runners were sprinting like in a 100-meter dash!
The distance was an impressive three hundred meters, and both individuals pushed themselves to their limits, charging ahead!
Hao Ren felt his body brimming with energy as he heard the rousing, synchronized cheers. He pounded on the ground heavily, feeling himself escalate from a bullet to a cannonball.
Similarly sprinting Huang Xujie could only watch in dismay as Hao Ren dashed ahead, realizing he couldn’t catch up.
A sense of hopelessness and dejection enveloped him: an opponent who he thought was beneath him had effortlessly pulled away by twenty meters!
As Hao Ren approached the finish line, he glanced back to check how close Huang Xujie was.
This casual action caught the attention of most spectators.
"Isn't that too arrogant He's checking if someone is near him at the end衝刺的時候還回頭看……”
"Damn, this is outright mockery…"
"Looks like he won rather easily..."
Hao Ren naturally didn’t hear these murmurs. Seeing Huang Xujie far behind, he let out a sigh of relief and crossed the finish line.
Three seconds later, Huang Xujie also reached the finish line.
His classmates wanted to give him a jacket, but he forcefully pushed them away. Dragging his weary body, bloodshot eyes filled with fatigue, Huang Xujie walked towards the changing room without even glancing back, not intending to participate in the award ceremony either. sitting opposite from Hao Ren, had his head buried in his food. A sea bowl filled to the brim with rice was set before him by Zhao Hongyu.Even for a Dragon King of Donghai, their home can be very war...