"Not required,"Zi Qian said, looking straight at me. "Just charge towards the finish line after the 'bang' sound."
"Then, can I compete?" I asked, looking down. "Actually, I have asthma. In reality, I can't run fast or jump high and have never participated in a race. I really want to experience that feeling of being in a competition, racing down the track."
"Xin Hui, I've never played virtual games. Can someone with his condition compete? Could an asthma attack suddenly occur?"
Huh? I thought Zi Qian was concerned about whether I could win the race. Turns out he was more concerned about my physical condition.
"In virtual games, a player's physical ability is determined by data. His level is so high, it's fine," Xin Hui said, looking at me with a smile. "He was able to fight Xin Qin, Boon Fong, and others. Running a mere hundred meters is nothing to worry about."
"Wu yi, if you want to try, go ahead!" Xin Hui raised her hand for a high-five. "Go for it!"
I first checked in with the NPC from the Sports Field Assistant Team, then went to the track to prepare.
Participating in a race for the first time felt incredibly exciting.
"All athletes, ready! 3, 2, 1, Go!"
I ran forward quickly. Wow! I felt my body was incredibly light. My legs seemed to have a kind of magic, allowing me to run very fast, and the sound of wind whooshed past my ears...
Probably because my level was higher,I ran to the finish line at twice the speed of the other NPCs.
I looked back at the NPCs I had left far behind. This feeling was too amazing!
At that moment, the announcer's voice came through: "Congratulations to the Purple Team for winning the 100-meter sprint."
After receiving the medal from the NPC teacher on the podium, we headed to the center of the field for the high jump.
The three of us chatted while walking towards our destination.
"Are you going for the high jump this time?" Zi Qian asked, lightly patting my shoulder.
"The high jump requires technique. Although with my agility stat, I could probably clear it, I think I'd knock the bar down." After considering, I shook my head repeatedly.
"How about you, Xin Hui? Want to give it a try?"
"No!" Xin Hui flatly refused. "You know I hate the high jump the most."
"Then I'll go," Zi Qian said, seeing me staring at the medal in my hand with a silly grin. "That happy, huh?"
"This is the first time in my life I've participated in a race, my first championship medal ever! I really wanted to ask the game admin to capture that moment of me receiving the award and send it to me. Too bad this is just a test version of the game..."
I glanced sideways at Zi Qian beside me. "Someone who's won championships so many times probably finds it hard to understand this feeling!"
"Someone earlier said this game wasn't fun,"Zi Qian looked at me and said loudly on purpose. "What's the matter? Fallen in love with this game?"
"Not in love. It's just that this feeling of fantasy mixed with everyday life is something you can't experience in Battle Evolution," I shook my head, refuting.
"Battle Evolution is a martial combat game. You can freely enjoy the fervor of fighting one against a hundred, the fantasy of spells flying everywhere, and see legendary creatures like dragons, hydras, griffins, harpies, etc. Although the visuals are incredibly realistic, they always lack a kind of simple, everyday ordinariness."
"I just said it casually. Why are you so serious?" Zi Qian teased. "You're not really starting to like this game, are you?"
Xin Hui beside me lightly covered her mouth with her hand to stop herself from laughing out loud, though her trembling shoulders gave her away.
"You're so talkative! Hurry up and go do the high jump!" I felt a bit embarrassed and annoyed, waving my hand to signal Zi Qian to go compete.
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