Carrying a Jurassic on me
Chapter 926 - 505: Unsurprisingly First_2

Chapter 926: Chapter 505: Unsurprisingly First_2

He didn’t know what else to prepare; for a monster like him, running ten thousand meters was nothing special. These preparations were all suggested by the girls yesterday and some he thought of himself, so he decided to just get ready for everything.

When the starting gun fired and he saw a group of girls sprint out swiftly, Yan Fei waited until Xu Xiaoyan reached his side before saying something that almost made several competing girls near her trip and fall, "Don’t rush, the road ahead is still long, we will definitely be first later."

The ten-thousand-meter race had barely begun, with less than a hundred meters covered. Whether the remark stemmed from confidence or arrogance, one thing was certain, it was bound to earn the lady plenty of animosity.

As he spoke, he carried his bag and jogged alongside the lady, separated by a white line—the bag making clanking sounds due to its contents, especially the two water bottles.

After barely taking a few steps, he saw Xu Xiaoyan silent and thought the lady was nervous. He had a brainwave, "Don’t panic, no need to be tense, let’s run at a relaxed pace. I’ll recite a classic piece of English literature for you!"

Without waiting for her to reply, he started to recite with a chant-like intonation, The Call of the Wild...

Those familiar with English knew this classic was about a dog.

That wasn’t the big issue—the big issue was that Yan Fei couldn’t recite more than two lines without barking or howling now and then. The competing girls nearby didn’t know whether to cry or laugh. Eventually, they hastened to the middle of the road, afraid that associating with such a clown and listening to his recitation any longer would make them laugh themselves out of breath and forfeit the race.

By the time they reached the first checkpoint, Miss Xu Xiaoyan had already taken the lead over most of the students. Some teachers were there mainly to maintain order and to prevent any accidents.

The sight of these two, oblivious to everyone else, nearly made the teachers burst into laughter—Xiaoyan focused solely on running, while Yan Fei habitually ignored everyone.

It was only when Xu Xiaoyan realized her companion had become the running joke did she frown and reproach him, "Run properly, what are you reciting? Can’t you see everyone’s laughing at you..."

"Let them laugh if they want; nobody’s keeping pace with us anyway!" Yan Fei retorted confidently.

She gave him a sidelong glance and decided to ignore him, focusing on her running as the number of cheering students along the road grew fewer with distance.

Yan Fei didn’t just stand idly by, instead of reciting he started singing, "The sun sets over the mountains, the glow spreads far and wide, as soldiers return to camp after practicing their aim..."

Turns out, it was quite effective. Amidst Boss Yan’s out-of-tune singing that seemingly reached the high heavens, Yanfei did indeed find her running growing easier.

Of course, this was also because as they continued, the gap with the runners behind widened, and there were only a few competitors left ahead.

Soon, a crowd hustled up from behind.

The men’s race had started, on the very same road. The organizers had the women start a few minutes earlier, then the men’s race followed directly to wrap up the event by noon, to avoid wasting time.

The enthusiasm of the students was high; there were always supporters walking outside the white lines, cheering on whichever participants came by, whether from their own school or not.

The more they cheered, the livelier the atmosphere grew, and even the cheering crowd felt their selfless spirit increasing with each shout.

There is a difference in stamina between men and women; Xu Xiaoyan wanted to speed up, but Yan Fei, who had been monitoring her pace, knew better. With just a few female runners left ahead, there was no need to speed up halfway through. At this rate, overtaking the leading women was just a matter of time.

Suddenly, they saw a group from Xu Xiaoyan’s dorm, including Little Dark-skinned Girl, who seemed very spirited, almost reaching the endpoint. As Xu Xiaoyan approached, they instantly began to scream at the top of their lungs.

The youngest girl in the dormitory was the most energetic, "Sister Xiaoxing, go for it! With brother-in-law running with you, if you don’t come first, we won’t let you back in our dormitory..."

Such a negative cheer instantly made Xu Xiaoyan blush, and her running rhythm was disturbed. A few male competitors nearby felt energized and sprinted past—why wouldn’t they show off their heroic spirit when a crowd of beautiful girls was watching?

After about twenty minutes, Xu Xiaoyan had become the lead among the women. With Yan Fei guiding her, her run felt rather relaxed. If it weren’t for Yan Fei constantly reminding her not to rush, she would have wanted to speed up.

At that moment, she became even more relaxed. Yan Fei kept running alongside her, constantly reporting the situation behind them: "The girls behind you have been left 200 meters away, and she’s out of energy, the gap is getting bigger and bigger. We don’t have to hurry anymore, she couldn’t catch up anyway. Here, let me wipe your sweat..."

One moment he handed her a wet towel, the next a dry one, then even offering water and snacks, leaving her wondering if he was there to run with her or just add to the chaos...

As they ran, he glanced back and blurted out: "That’s cheating..."

It turned out that a male student, seeing that he was falling further and further behind the leading pack, actually had a student cheering from outside the white line help him by pulling.

The guy who was pulling him quickly hushed: "Brother, don’t shout, just helping out, I’ll only pull for a few steps, there’s a teacher up ahead!"

With little cover on the wide road, and fewer students around by this time, the teachers maintaining order could easily look back and see for a long distance. So those cheating dared not to be too obvious, just pulling for a few steps before quickly letting go when it seemed risky.

Yan Fei was just slightly out of breath at this point—not from running, but from singing and talking the whole way, tired from singing!

Noticing teachers up ahead paying attention to them, he couldn’t help but murmur softly, "If I had known this was allowed, I should have carried you for a bit when the teachers weren’t looking."

The guy who helped by running only started a short while ago, and they were already nearing the end. He kept up and asked, "Brother, your ’running support’ is pretty impressive, you’ve got everything with you. Which school are you from, is this your girlfriend? Wow, she’s taken first place!"

Someone was praising Xu Xiaoyan, and Yan Fei was instantly beaming with pride: "Of course, would it be called support if I wasn’t fully prepared? Want some water, brother? I have an extra bottle, take one?"

"No, I can only run this bit, can’t keep up, you go ahead!" That was about the extent of the guy’s capability, gradually slowing down after running for a while, but not forgetting to cheer for his classmate before falling back.

Looking ahead at the approaching finish line, Xu Xiaoyan whispered, "I’m going to speed up..."

Yan Fei quickly stopped her: "Don’t! You’re already in first place, and if you run faster than the boys, how would that look?"

The girl paused for a moment, then turned her head to look back and slowed down.

Indeed!

Ever since she started hanging out with this little fool, it seemed like she too had become somewhat extraordinary. What if she really ran too fast and scared everyone?

There was a big crowd at the finish line, with many who looked to be either teachers or students near the end. Seeing Xu Xiaoyan’s relaxed look, they all got anxious on her behalf: "Hurry and run! There are only a few steps left, push it! The sprint..."

Xu Xiaoyan chuckled, took the towel Yan Fei handed her and wiped off, whispering, "Should I go a bit faster? It wouldn’t be appropriate otherwise, right?"

"Then just a little bit faster. I’ve checked, with our current speed, we’re already up to athlete standards, and good ones at that. Just don’t go too fast!" Yan Fei cautioned in a low voice.

A guy who was running alongside another competitor because he had good ears, nearly tripped when he overheard this comment...

As Xu Xiaoyan finally sped up her steps and ’sprinted’ past the finish line, several teachers immediately gathered around: "Which school are you from? The sports department, right? This record has broken past years’..."

It was lucky that this was only a university competition within the province, otherwise, it would have really frightened people.

Yan Fei stood by, bottle in one hand, towel in the other, registering for her: "Xu Xing from Provincial University Law School, finished first!"

A gasping student came over, giving a thumbs-up: "Bro... you’re the real deal... Which school are you from, why didn’t you compete? From the start to the finish, you look like you could run even farther without any trouble..."