In the mountains, the cold wind whistled like a horn. Snow accumulated in the distant mountains, everything was quiet.
On the running track, there were at least 20 people, all of them were caught and punished for making mistakes. The punishment was a 3-kilometer, 5-kilometer, or 10-kilometer run like what An Xia had received.
An Xia ran along the inner track at a constant speed, not fast nor slow, it didn’t seem like she was being punished as she seemed to enjoy it.
Cold wind blew on her face, the heat radiating from her body turned the air into a white mist that surrounded her body as though she was among the clouds. The scene was breathtaking.
Out of the 10 kilometers, she finished 6 kilometers effortlessly at her own constant pace. However, it was a pace far higher than the others.
The other boys were shocked at how easily she completed 6 kilometers without skipping a breath nor having a tinge of red on her face.
“Damn, h-how…how’s she so fast? I-I’ve only run 4 kilometers and s-she’s at her…6.”
It was hard not to pay attention to her. Among the twenty unlucky ones who were being punished, she was the only one who felt more relaxed the longer she ran. The contrast was stark.
“Aren’t…you…em-embarassed to… say that, you… can’t…even compete w-with a girl. Damn…neither can I…”
“The girl…ran…so fast…”
The three boys commented as they ran. After noticing that the instructor who was standing in the watchtower had glanced at them, they immediately shut their mouths in fear and looked straight ahead and ran past the four girls ahead of them.
The four girls Huang Yi Qi, Lin Yin Ya, Fang Si Lin and Shang Yu Jia had heard everything the boys said.
They had 100 meters left from their 3 kilometers.
“She…she…what did she eat, her speed…hoo…was…hoo…twice …ours,” Fang Si Lin gasped for air as she spoke. The air she blew out condensed into a ball of mist that obscured her face. Her face showed such agony as though she was being sentenced to death, “w-we… are not done…w-with 3 kilometers….she…6…kilometers!”
She felt like she could die from exhaustion.
Lin Yin Ya watched An Xia who maintained her speed throughout, and her eyes flickered slightly.
How did she become so much stronger after she left?
If she knew she was so strong she wouldn’t have messed with her in the beginning.
This is bad…
She glanced at Huang Yi Qi whose face showed a lot of pain. Usually 3 kilometers was nothing to her, but today because of An Xia, a 3-kilometer run was so painful that her life might have been halved.
She turned to look at Shang Yu Jia who was kicked a few times by An Xia, she had already vomited three times during the run.
“Lin..Lin Yin Ya, you…” Shang Yu Jia pressed her hand on her stomach, still in rage, her tone was provocative when she asked, “Why are you looking at me…you think it’s funny? If… if it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t be here!”
The spot where she had been kicked was pulsing in pain while Lin Yin Yan, who was the mastermind behind all this had not suffered physically!
“Don’t you blame…blame me, we were all …responsible,” Lin Yin Ya gave her a cold look, then turned away and gulped for air. She continued with a stutter, “It …seems like y-you’re still s-strong enough…to look for…trouble.”
Her expression was so dark and gloomy like a ghost, she knew at first glance not to continue speaking.
Forget it, there was no point in saying more.
She needed to think and plan carefully so that she wouldn’t have to suffer in the future.
