Translator: StarveCleric Editor: Milkbiscuit
Lu Benlai: “But Campus Farce Qin is also starting to speed up too. It’s now down to whoever can last the longest; the distance between Little Junior and Campus Farce Qin isn’t shrinking anymore…”
Xia Shangzhou: “The longer you run in a marathon, the harder it is to catch up with the rest. This is inevitable because the fatigue piles up. My guess is that Little Junior is already at her fastest speed at the moment, but if she can’t speed up anymore, it’ll be difficult for her to catch up with Campus Farce Qin…”
Right after Xia Shangzhou said those words, he turned to Lu Benlai and asked, “What round are they on at the moment?”
Lu Benlai: “The twentieth. Five more rounds before the victor is decided…”
Xia Shangzhou: “Four and a half left, but the gap between them is staying constant. Things aren’t looking good for Little Junior here…”
“Four laps left…” Right after the word ‘left’ escaped from Lu Benlai’s mouth, he suddenly widened his eyes in shock, “… This can’t be possible? Little Junior is still speeding up? The heck! I really want to kneel for her right now…”
Xia Shangzhou was equally shocked as well, “Heck heck heck heck heck heck! And she’s even keeping that pace! It’s not a burst in speed, she’s really running that fast…”
Out of sheer excitement, Lu Benlai’s voice rose up by several octaves, “She passed by Campus Farce Qin! Respect respect respect, respect, bolded and underlined!”
And the truth was that Lu Benlai wasn’t the only one excited. The entire student populace spectating the marathon was trembling in excitement as well.
Deafening cheers and piercing screams nearly tore down the entire stadium.
Xia Shangzhou: “That’s not the main point, alright? Even now, Little Junior is still getting faster! She’s already overtaken Campus Farce Qin by fifty meters… half a lap… almost one lap now… My gosh, am I watching a movie? In the final three laps, Little Junior actually overtook Qin Yiran by one round?”
“Are you blind? It’s already more than a round! Her spot as the champion is already se-se-secured…” Lu Benlai suddenly began stuttering once more as his voice abruptly faded away. “… Is this for real? Little Junior is still speeding up? She’s already running like it’s a 400-meter sprint!! Heavens, the gap between them is now a lap and a half; she took over Campus Farce Qin’s earlier lead and reversed their positions!”
There were many amongst the crowd who were shocked by Shi Yao’s final sprint as well. Even those who didn’t recognize her began standing up to cheer for her.
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On the running track, Shi Yao was still accelerating. She was already on her final hundred meters and running at a speed she would usually take for a 100-meter sprint event.
The red tape at the finish line was pulled taut, and a second before Shi Yao crossed the line, she overtook Qin Yiran once more, pulling a two-lap lead on her.
Jiang Yue, He Tiantian, and Leng Nuan were all waiting at the finish line, and upon seeing that Shi Yao had finished the marathon, they immediately rushed forward to hug her.
After briefly celebrating, Shi Yao didn’t rush to leave the running track. Instead, she stayed around the area to watch the others complete the marathon.
Qin Yiran was finally about to clear her twenty-fourth lap. As she ran in front of Shi Yao, Shi Yao passed back the bottle that Leng Nuan had brought over and began to stretch her tendons. After which, she hugged her leg and smoothly pulled it up to her ears.
Shi Yao clearly saw how Qin Yiran’s complexion turned slightly awful, and her jogging pace became erratic.
Don’t think that I don’t know why you signed me up for the Women’s 10km Marathon. You thought that I was bad at sports, so you wanted to embarrass me here. The only reason why I couldn’t run during the P.E. lesson was because I had my period!
With such thoughts in mind, Shi Yao tilted her chin up and displayed a model split, forming a perfect [ 一 ] on the ground.
Stretching before the competition is nothing at all. If you’re really that capable, why don’t you try stretching after the competition?
Who doesn’t know how to do a split?