I am a Big Player
Chapter 93 - 92, Marathon Race _1

Chapter 93: 92, Marathon Race _1

Lin Hao stood quietly behind the glass door of the restaurant, watching Ren He. Ren He didn’t linger long in front of his car before leaving. Lin Hao stealthily followed him, intending to find out his home address. That way, after completing the task, he could continue observing the youth.

Although it was late and there were few people on the street, making it easy to be detected if he followed for too long, tracking a youth required no sophisticated techniques for an experienced person like Lin Hao. Just staying out of sight was enough to remain undetected, no matter how much the other party exercised, they couldn’t become a qualified soldier.

That being said...

Lin Hao noticed that Ren He suddenly began to jog ahead. He had always known that Ren He must exercise daily, otherwise, where would that muscular strength come from? So he didn’t think the other had discovered him.

In his opinion, he could keep up with this jogging pace by just walking fast.

But... after jogging for a few hundred meters, Ren He began to speed up. By then, Lin Hao couldn’t keep up with just a fast walk and had to start jogging along too. He didn’t know how long the youth would run, but he assumed he should have no problem keeping up with him given his own strength...

Ren He’s pace kept increasing, to the point where Lin Hao felt like the other was sprinting a hundred meters. With no choice, he began to run as well. Running so quickly without saving any energy meant that Ren He’s stamina would soon be depleted; after all, the energy consumption increases exponentially when reaching the speed of a hundred-meter sprint.

But even after frenziedly running for a full kilometer, Ren He showed no signs of stopping... Rather, it seemed like... he was enjoying the run...

Lin Hao panted heavily. His physical endurance was among the top within the elite, able to run 5 kilometers with a 15 kg load in just 16 minutes—a standout performance even in the entire military of yesteryears. But at that moment, he was starting to feel tired, the pace was just too fast!

Moreover, Ren He was still accelerating! Not to mention Lin Hao’s willpower to keep going, he was outright dropped in speed and watched helplessly as Ren He turned a street corner and disappeared. Lin Hao stood on the empty street with a dumbfounded expression...

Are you a freaking beast!?

This was the first time Lin Hao had ever lost someone he was following because they ran too fast!

Carrying weight while running isn’t directly related to speed. For example, some soldiers have no issues running 5 kilometers with a 15 kg load, and after reaching the finish line, can even go back to help their comrades carry their rifles. But if you asked them to run the same distance unburdened, the time they’d take would be more or less the same—not much faster.

In the case of Ren He, who received a direct boost to his physical capabilities, the enhancement was comprehensive. Normally, a person has 639 muscles; some people may neglect or never even engage certain muscles. Ren He, however, experienced the most comprehensive growth.

Lin Hao stood on the street for a long while, unable to wrap his head around it. Was this really part of the youth’s daily exercise regime? Are middle schoolers these days all this fierce?

Observing Ren He would have to be left to chance now... because he just couldn’t keep up...

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Ren He went to bed early on Tuesday night because the marathon would start at 5 in the morning the next day, and he needed to be absolutely sure of completing this task. The Divine Punishment System had specified he participate in the marathon on Wednesday—his only chance. If he failed, he would face a month-long punishment of acne.

Ren He believed one thing for sure: the acne imposed by the Divine Punishment System would not be simple. The punishment might seem light, but it could very well cover his entire face without a spot left clear.

That would be quite terrifying...

He woke up early the next morning, quickly dressed, and rushed to the designated area to find it already crowded with people. It was evident that the officials had put in a great effort this time.

But Ren He was a bit different from others, as everyone else had a bib number on their back, which should be available only after official registration, while his back was completely bare, making him look like a little kid who just came to join in the fun...

Mostly adults were here; they might have been rounded up under strict orders because there weren’t enough participants, so Ren He stood out a bit. Moreover, he was seriously doing warm-up exercises, obviously more professional than the people around him.

For such a big event, there definitely were media reporters, and one of them spotted Ren He right away, his eyes lighting up. What a publicity stunt this was, "Even middle school students are participating in the marathon race, Luo City’s people love sports from a young age!"

Ha, love sports my ass. The only way a small city like Luo City could gather tens of thousands of people to run a marathon was by orders. There was no other way.

The reporter went to interview Ren He, but as soon as he approached, he froze, and so did Ren He. The reporter thought, isn’t this the kid who was doing push-ups, and Ren He felt a bit guilty, this was the reporter he had fooled with the Emetic Water...

There was a second or two of dead silence between them, but the reporter broke the ice first, "Hello, student..."

"Sorry, I don’t accept interviews," Ren He said, and then directly ducked into the crowd. Why bother appearing on TV for no good reason?

The reporter was baffled. How much did this kid dislike interviews? However, the cameraman had just captured the shot of Ren He’s back, which was enough for a news clip. Smiling at the camera, the reporter said, "The scale of this marathon is unprecedented in Luo City. We just saw that among a group of adults, there were even children participating!"

A lot of adults had noticed Ren He, as he really didn’t quite fit in with them.

Ren He made his way to the very front of the crowd, waiting for the start. When the starting pistol sounded, he didn’t care about anyone else and just started sprinting. Someone laughed, "Young people’s energy is indeed strong, but that’s not how you run a marathon. How long can you keep up that pace?"

"Haha, he’s just a kid. If he gets tired and stops running, no one will say anything."

Ren He didn’t pay any attention to them. He knew exactly at what steady pace he could complete the 42 kilometers.

Just when everyone thought Ren He wouldn’t last long, he was already running so fast along the city’s main road that he had almost disappeared from view. Those who had said he wouldn’t go far were left with their mouths open, unable to speak. With the streetlights as bright as daylight, completely losing sight of someone would mean a distance of at least over a kilometer...

Moreover, no one saw Ren He again during the rest of the race...

The staff monitoring the route were constantly hearing over the walkie-talkies, "Is this young man a participant?"

"Damn, how long has he been running at this speed?"

"He’s already passed by my point. He’s so fast!"

"If the marathon champion turns out to be a kid this time, that would be something..."

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