Study Monster Cultivation System

Chapter 190 - 189 Men’s Battle

Lin Yujing’s eyes widened, revealing a tough look that hadn’t been seen for a long time.

It was Chen Jinyu.

Instantly, Lin Yujing’s face showed a fierce glint.

Before she could react, Zhang Xiaoke started cursing, "Zheng Zheng is that what you call him?"

"Is it any of your business?" Chen Jinyu still shouted loudly, "Zheng Zheng, go for it! Win and I’ll reward you!"

"Damn!" Witnessing Jiang Qinghua and Li Zheng getting closer and closer, Zhang Xiaoke didn’t bother with Chen Jinyu anymore, just kept cheering, "Sprint, Master! Don’t stop, Master!"

Under their instigation, more girls joined the cheering squad.

After all, the excitement was comparable to the school sports day.

Of course, the key point was that these two breathless guys were both very handsome.

One could imagine that if it were two Liu Xins, even if they ran for 2 minutes, nobody would care.

More importantly, if one stood at the finish line to cheer.

There would be an illusion.

That these two exhaustedly handsome men were sprinting towards oneself with all their might.

That felt awesome.

So, the finish line cheer squad grew unprecedentedly large.

"Go for it!"

"Li Zheng, go for it!"

"Qinghua, run, Qinghua!"

"Forever love Jiang Qinghua!"

"Master, don’t stop, Master!"

"Zheng Zheng! Zheng Zheng!"

It’s worth mentioning that Jiang Qinghua’s core supporters were still there, with at least 1/4 of the girls, led by Zhang Yue, cheering for him.

In this chaotic scene.

Lin Yujing, too, was moved and tried a timid "go for it."

But it didn’t carry at all.

All she could do was watch as the two guys’ expressions of struggle and pain intensified.

What on earth were men after... It was just running...

Although rationally, Lin Yujing thought they were being silly.

The visual stimulation was somewhat heart-wrenching.

She wanted to cheer but just couldn’t get it out.

And it was really bothering her.

In the blink of an eye, Li Zheng and Jiang Qinghua had run onto the final straight.

The last 50 meters.

Though they could hardly sprint anymore, they still had to push on.

Li Zheng narrowed his eyes and moved to Jiang Qinghua’s left rear, not needing to stay in the inside lane for this final sprint.

But Jiang Qinghua hadn’t noticed this because his eyes were fixed on the finish line.

He hadn’t seen any of the girls, not even Lin Yujing. He hadn’t heard the cheers either.

Only the finish line, only this one chance.

He had to win.

Li Zheng, aiming for athletic excellence, was equally determined.

Too hard, 3 minutes and 20 seconds were damn too hard.

Both of them launched into the final sprint, their faces becoming more contorted.

Yet the gap of less than a meter between them remained nearly unchanged.

With the last 20 meters to go and the finish line in sight, the girls’ cheers grew even more frantic, to the point where it was impossible to distinguish who was who.

Lin Yujing, seeing Li Zheng appearing increasingly deflated as if he was about to give up, impulsively raised her hand.

Her face flushed as she put on the cat-ear hoodie.

This... should be cheering enough, right...

But when she plucked up the courage to look at Li Zheng again.

She realized that Li Zheng wasn’t looking this way at all.

He was just running plain and simple.

Jiang Qinghua was doing the same.

"Ugh..." Lin Yujing covered her mouth in embarrassment.

She made such a grand gesture, yet it had gone completely unnoticed.

That made her feel even worse.

In desperation, her face flushed with heat, she pulled the hoodie back down.

At this moment, she had to admit.

This is probably what they call men’s battle, I guess.

It’s even more childish than imagined.

The last ten meters.

Jiang Qinghua was already leaning forward, his eyes bloodshot as he sprinted for the finish line.

Li Zheng, on the other hand, didn’t consider his form at all, grappling like a dog, all for outstanding athleticism.

5 meters.

3 meters.

"Ah!!!" At the last moment of the sprint, Jiang Qinghua had already roared, crossing the finish line and collapsing on the ground, panting hard and covering his face.

He didn’t see anything, nor did he know the outcome, but he knew he had given it his all.

It was unclear how much time had passed.

Then he finally heard a voice.

"You... you motherfucker... so fast..."

Upon opening his eyes, he saw Li Zheng next to him, panting heavily and clutching his knees like a dog that had run itself ragged.

Jiang Qinghua, seeing this, laughed dumbly and said, "Heh... like... you didn’t want to win... you looked... like a dog..."

"Your mother..." Li Zheng couldn’t hold it in either, collapsing to lie back beside Jiang Qinghua.

It was then that Qiao Sheng finally came over with a stopwatch, his wide eyes kicking both of them once: "Badass... Qinghua 2:55, Li Zheng 2:58..."

"Ah..." Jiang Qinghua’s eyes shot open, his facial muscles gradually relaxing.

He had won.

Finally, he won once.

A long, long, long time.

He hadn’t breathed this easily in a while.

Li Zheng felt the same sense of relaxation.

It’s so hard... Finally, he had also achieved excellence in the last subject, physical education.

Seeing the two of them looking utterly spent, Qiao Sheng landed another kick: "If you want to walk tomorrow, better get up and stretch right now."

With that, he returned to the finish line to prepare for the second group of runners.

Li Zheng was the first to stand up, extending his right hand to Jiang Qinghua: "You’re really strong..."

"Not at all..." Jiang Qinghua smiled, using Li Zheng’s arm for support to get up, "It’s mainly your shoes that are not suitable."

"It did affect me; next time I’ll swap them for running shoes for another round."

"I’ll be waiting," said Jiang Qinghua as they supported each other and began to walk, "You know, without you, I wouldn’t believe I could run under three minutes."

Li Zheng also sighed: "Without you, I probably would’ve stopped at ’good.’ I wouldn’t have had the nerve to aim for ’excellent.’

""You’re twisted. Not every category has to be excellent," Jiang Qinghua said, shaking his head and laughing, "Anyway, it’ll soon be time to see Teacher Tao, and for the physics competition, I fear I may only get a participation award."

"Never mind the awards, it’s about progress," Li Zheng said, patting Jiang Qinghua on the shoulder, "Just like this run, we can progress together in the physics competition."

Jiang Qinghua, looking at Li Zheng serious in the sunshine, felt his heart soften and nodded vigorously: "Yes, let’s progress together!"

This time, it had nothing to do with Lin Yujing.

And it definitely wouldn’t snow again.

At this moment, Zhang Xiaoke was also pulling Lin Yujing, running from the teaching building, and pushed the water bottles towards them.

"Alright, you were both superb, now drink some water."

Giving Li Zheng water had become a routine for Zhang Xiaoke.

But this time, she even brought Jiang Qinghua’s.

Together with Lin Yujing.

"Oh... I actually have one," Jiang Qinghua said, dazed.

"You’re the first after all." Zhang Xiaoke forcefully handed the water bottle over, her gaze drifting as she said, "I was cheering for you."

"Pfft..." Lin Yujing laughed, "I didn’t hear it."

"Say that again and I’ll pinch you!" Zhang Xiaoke made clawing gestures again.

After evading a few times, Lin Yujing was in a rare mood to care about Li Zheng and Jiang Qinghua.

"You two are so dumb... don’t run like that next time."

Li Zheng just hmmed in response, too lazy to bother with her.

But Jiang Qinghua was pleasantly surprised: "Ah? Am I dumb too?"

"Dumb," Lin Yujing nodded, then wrestled and went off with Zhang Xiaoke.

"Ah..." Jiang Qinghua stood there in a daze, "Li Zheng, I feel like I’m a person now."

"Don’t rush, we have to go to Teacher Tao’s office for physics problems later."

"Ah..."