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Before the competition began, the instructors handed out four gravity belts to each participant. This meant that everyone had to run while carrying a considerable weight. For those at the fourth level of physical training, it was manageable, but for those below that level, it became quite a burden.
However, the level of physical training was something the students had earned through their own hard work; the military would not erase others' efforts just for the sake of absolute fairness. Therefore, those with lower skills could only blame themselves for not putting in enough effort.
Before the start of the competition, Lin Yao gathered her teammates along with her two roommates, Ye Yun and You Mi. She carefully explained the precautions for the weighted cross-country run and emphasized, "Don't rush ahead too quickly; make sure to support each other."
Ye Yun felt a bit embarrassed and said, "But we’re too weak; we’ll just hold you back."
Wang Jin, looking impatient, chimed in, "What’s there to support? This is a competition, not training! Of course we need to run ahead and compete for rankings!"
Lin Yao kicked him lightly and snapped, "Shut up! I’m the team leader. You either listen to me or you can leave the team!"
Her furious shout startled not only Wang Jin but also made the others too afraid to speak. Lin Yao didn’t want to be so aggressive, but Wang Jin was quite bold and needed a bit of intimidation.
Since the gathering of new students today, her psychic abilities had been buzzing in her mind. In her previous life, she had always felt this way when danger was approaching. Although she didn’t sense any extreme danger now, her own abilities were low. For the safety of her teammates, she decided it was better to be cautious.
"In case anything unexpected happens, gather together right where you are. Just stay close as a small team; don’t crowd around the larger group. Do you understand?"
"Got it." After her outburst, no one dared to argue.
Once she finished explaining, the competition quickly commenced. With a command from the event coordinator, tens
Zhenzhen teased without any hesitation, "Wan Xiaoqi, doesn’t Wang Jin look like a dog? He came to climb the mountain with his owner, impatiently waiting for the slowpoke owner, just like a dog panting and running ahead. After a while, realizing he had strayed too far from his owner and fearing he might get lost, he just stopped and waited."
"Now that you mention it, it really does seem like that. If he runs back, he'll look even more like a dog," Wan Xiaoqi replied.
As soon as she finished speaking, Wang Jin, feeling impatient from waiting, actually ran back.
"Captain, can I go ahead and scout the path?" he asked eagerly.
This struck Zhenzhen and Wan Xiaoqi's funny bone, causing them to burst into laughter.
Wang Jin was baffled by their laughter but still looked expectantly at Lin Yao.
Lin Yao had heard their conversation as well. Suppressing her laughter, she spoke seriously, "Alright, let Zhang Feng and Meng Xingchen accompany you. Remember, you can only be half an hour away from us at most."
Wang Jin immediately dashed off like an excited dog, pulling Meng Xingchen and Zhang Feng along with him.
The few girls left behind were nearly rolling on the ground with laughter.
The five girls—Lin Yao and her friends—ran at a steady pace. After half an hour, they caught up with many who had sprinted ahead but were now too exhausted to continue.
Especially those at the second level of physical training; the more they ran, the slower they became, eventually switching from running to walking.
In weight-bearing cross-country running, one must act according to their ability. Blindly sprinting would only lead to excessive fatigue without actually increasing speed.
"Lin Yao, you really are the top student of the First Middle School; following you, we can learn so much," Ye Yun praised.
"Why do you keep calling me the top student?" Lin Yao asked.
"After this competition," Wan Xiaoqi chimed in. "Yesterday after the fighting competition, while you weren’t in the dormitory, everyone talked about it. They said that during the previous five-item basic test, there were already signs of you ranking first. This time in the competition, with first place in both shooting and fighting, you truly deserve to be recognized as number one."
"Our captain has long been number one; they just refuse to acknowledge it. The results are right there; even if they want to deny it now, it’s useless!" Zhenzhen said proudly.
"Yes, yes! We all acknowledge that Lin Yao is number one. Youmi, don’t you agree?"
"Yeah! Lin Yao, you're really amazing!" Youmi said while trying to overcome her social anxiety to compliment her.
After running steadily for a whole morning, they had only completed one-third of their journey.
Wang Jin grew anxious and urged them several times. "Captain, we’re too slow!"
"Don’t rush. They’ve already adapted to this speed; I’ll gradually increase our pace this afternoon," Lin Yao replied calmly as usual.
"You always say that but end up lagging behind anyway. Forget it; I won’t wait for you anymore; I’m going ahead." With that said, Wang Jin took off running without waiting for Lin Yao’s response.
He ran too fast for Meng Xingchen to stop him, leaving her no choice but to ask Lin Yao, "Captain, should we go after him?"
"No need."
Lin Yao had made up her mind to let him learn a lesson for not following orders.
Hearing the coldness in Lin Yao's voice, Meng Xingchen realized she was angry and quickly opened her communicator to contact Wang Jin.
To her surprise, a large exclamation mark appeared on the screen as soon as she turned it on.
"Why is there no signal?" Meng Xingchen exclaimed in shock.
"No signal? That can't be right. What era are we in?"
Zhen Zhen hurriedly opened her communicator as well and confirmed that there was indeed no signal.
The others, hearing this, quickly checked their communicators too, and they all showed no signal.
Lin Yao's expression changed slightly as she gathered the few people nearby who were chattering away.
"Everyone, huddle together a bit more and maintain this speed. I'm going ahead to scout the situation. Zhang Feng, Wan Xiaoqi, you two stay alert."
"Understood," the two replied in unison.
Without needing to worry about anyone else, Lin Yao unleashed her full speed with her Level Four body technique and swiftly disappeared into the nearby forest.
Although it was an off-road competition where they were responsible for their own safety, the military had not been reckless enough to leave the students completely on their own.
In secret, they had arranged for some soldiers to protect their safety.
At this moment, Lin Yao wanted to find one of those hidden soldiers to ask if there was any way to contact the base.
If they could still communicate, then there shouldn't be any major issues.
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