Ji You looked up and saw a short-haired girl making the noise. She was quite tall, about 180 cm, exuding a strong aura and oppressive force, which made the 190 cm tall Little Cutie look incredibly fragile. After yelling out loud, the short-haired girl’s phoenix eyes slightly narrowed, showing a sharp glint. Under everyone’s watch, she suddenly raised her hand, grabbed Little Cutie by the collar, and then—simply lifted him up with one hand as easily as if she was picking up a chick.
"Chu Jiaojiao, stop bullying him..." Little Cutie dangled mid-air, flailing his limbs around...
"Sheng Qingyan, shut up!" the girl shouted. "Keep yelling and I’ll slit your throat!"
Little Cutie trembled with fright and abruptly fell silent.
The world quieted down—
Ji You quietly unclenched her fists and then noticed that several other people around her also gradually relaxed their clenched fists...
It seems, she wasn’t the only one wanting to beat him up.
The short-haired girl, also known as the violent young lady Chu Jiaojiao, didn’t stop there. She straightforwardly dragged Little Cutie away. Everywhere they passed, the area instantly cleared, as if avoiding the plague, no one wanted to come close to them.
Under the scorching sun, the new student line proceeded at the speed of a tortoise. Many new students wanting to be lazy were even shirking their duties and dragging their feet, even though they never actually stopped moving. They lagged behind, taking one step forward and loitering two steps back... Principal Hong and the accompanying instructors seemed completely oblivious to this, paying no attention at all. However, Ji You found it a bit odd, feeling like there was some sort of trap hidden in this situation.
The supplies Ji You received included only a portable tent and two bottles of water, so her marching pack was very light, almost negligible. Due to her suspicions, she didn’t dare delay; originally at the tail end of the line, she gradually sped up, moving stealthily at a steady pace, blending into the front of the line without anyone noticing.
The newcomers at the front had a completely different spirit compared to the lazy ones at the back; they stood tall and marched with perfect posture—Ji You knew that most of these people were high-talented geniuses, estimating that either their spiritual power or physical strength was at least A-grade.
Principal Hong shouted loudly: "Everyone—1000 meter sprint! The last 1000 to arrive at the camp lose 10 points!"
A single stone stirred up thousands of waves.
The newcomers dragging at the rear panicked, wailing all around.
"Some people are going to be riddled with penalty points, huh..."
"All this time, only penalty points, not a single bonus point."
"What’s the school doing?"
Though complaining, everyone hurriedly broke into a run, Ji You, already near the front, had sprinted towards the campsite upon hearing the broadcast, running like she’s escaping Star Beasts in the wilds or dodging through junkyards, the wind whistling past her eyes and nose, seeing the destination approach, people were both behind and ahead of her—
Getting first place was absolutely impossible.
But securing a place in the top ten or twenty was still within reach, of course, she knew she had to employ some cunning tactics.
Ji You was well aware, with her poor physical strength and endurance, without some tricks, she could only push for a rank between 50-100...
Suddenly getting an idea, maybe misguidedly inspired or perhaps influenced by some devious deity, Ji You blurted out: "Look! A plane!"
The sudden noise, in a flash, disturbed the orderly formation, causing chaos. Ji You seized the opportunity and sprinted—
She dashed into the base!
She couldn’t even catch her breath as she hurried to look at the people around her, one, two, three...
Ji You felt a sneaky delight, her face carrying a smile as if bathed in a spring breeze, she glanced lightly at the record on her identity tag: 9!
She was the ninth to arrive.
This round, totally worth it.
Immediately after, students streamed in like skewered lamb, bunch after bunch crossing the boundary, reaching the base area.
A furious voice echoed around: "Just now, which idiot suddenly screamed? Made dad here get distracted and miss the top ten."
"Come out and die for dad now!"
The speaker was Yue Qiguang, extremely furious at the moment, almost steaming with rage, wishing to grab the culprits and give them a thorough beating. Because of the sudden shout that disrupted his thoughts, he reflexively looked up, and just at that instant, he stopped, then was overtaken by competitors from behind, only securing the 11th place!
To Yue Qiguang this was absolutely a colossal shame.
Beside him, Yue Qiyuan who got the tenth place was very satisfied, he glanced at his foolish brother and said indifferently, "Just a little trick, and you fell for it."
Yue Qiguang was already furious, but then his annoying brother added fuel to the fire, he shouted, "Yue Qiyuan, let’s have a fight to the death!"
Yue Qiyuan didn’t bother with him, dropping the remark: "You’re stupid, I am not."
With that said, he walked away.
In the broadcast, Principal Hong’s voice timely rang out: "The top ten get an additional 10 points, from 11th to 100th, each get 1 point. The last 1000 people crossing the finish line, all get a deduction of 10 points."
Amidst a deluge of crying and howling, realizing they missed so many points of reward, Yue Qiguang was simply about to explode, he gritted his teeth with a crunch, saying: "That despicable person who yelled just now, hurry up and come die for dad! Dad will consider sparing your whole body if you show some sense!"
"..." Upon hearing this, Ji You’s face became unbearably red with embarrassment, not knowing if she would be discovered, amidst the surging crowd, she quickly and quietly moved backward, keeping her distance from the Yue Qi brothers.
Just as Ji You thought she had retreated to a safe distance, Principal Hong suddenly said: "The person who just shouted ’Look, a plane’, come forward now."
Heaven wants to destroy me.
As Ji You was hesitating, Principal Hong added: "Number 4444, Ji You, come out."
"..." Ji You felt everything go dark before her eyes, her breath stalled, her whole body spinning...
You actually set me up ...
Now that he mentioned names, continuing to hide would obviously not work, and besides, this unlucky 4444 tag of mine, just looks like a bad omen, definitely won’t live long.
Helpless, Ji You, with a flushed face, resignedly stepped out.
To see that the person coming forward was a short, delicate, and soft girl, Principal Hong’s face flashed with surprise, then promptly set his expression firm, saying: "Student Ji You analyzed the situation and acted decisively with a significant impact. Though the strategy was crude, you indeed put some thought into it, smarter than this bunch of fools. Not bad, awarded 50 points!"