Survival Arena

After chatting with Gao Fei for an hour, Chu Ge hung up the call.

Gao Fei was an old hand after all, and he could impart to him plenty of experience.

During their conversation, Gao Fei mentioned the Survival Team the most.

If there was a Survival Team, one could join Survival Challenge Tasks with companions, and the chances of survival would be greater.

In the Survival Arena, going it alone wasn't going to get you far.

Chu Ge, having heard a lot about it, became interested in the Survival Team.

"The lion is the king of all beasts on the savannah. With my status, it should be easy to join a Survival Team, but where should I look for one? In a Survival Challenge Task?"

Chu Ge crossed his arms in front of his chest, sinking into deep thought.

He imagined the various scenarios of joining a Survival Team.

But he always felt it was unreliable.

Joining others, he might well become a slave, or perhaps a human shield.

"Why shouldn't I create a Survival Team myself?"

Chu Ge had a sudden inspiration. A lion is a social animal and the king of the savannah—how could it submit to others?

Gao Fei wouldn't be bad!

Worth considering!

He shook his head and stopped dwelling on it.

Whether he could survive the next Survival Competition was still an issue.

...

In the blink of an eye,

another half month had passed.

On the school's sports field, Chu Ge was warming up with the other students, his brow furrowed.

Since last night, he had been restless.

He was unable to check the specific timing of the next task inside the Survival House, so he was afraid that the Survival Task would come suddenly.

"Today we will practice the hundred-meter sprint in preparation for the autumn sports meet at the end of the month. This will also be your last sports meet. Normally there wouldn't be one for seniors, but the school wants to give you a break from the hard work. Your class can start registering for events. Those who want to register can find the sports committee."

The physical education teacher stood in front, speaking with a strong voice.

The students immediately cheered.

Chu Ge stood at the back alone, his brows knitted.

When Tang Xuejia turned around to chat with a female classmate, she inadvertently noticed his expression.

During the month since his rebirth, although Chu Ge kept a low profile, the changes around him were obvious to other students. Tang Xuejia, sitting in the row ahead of him, occasionally interacted with him and naturally noticed as well.

Tang Xuejia was merely curious and didn't care too much. So she glanced at Chu Ge and then looked away.

After the warm-up activities, the students started to line up for the hundred-meter dash.

Four per group.

Chu Ge stood next to his desk-mate Chen Xunjie, still frowning, his thoughts adrift.

That unease was intensifying, as if the breath of death was approaching.

"Does it have to be this way?"

Chu Ge cursed inwardly, already anxious about the Survival Task, and now this was how it tormented him before starting.

He considered whether he should take a day off.

But taking a day off during senior year would definitely result in a call to his parents. How could he explain it to them?

While he was caught up in his worries, a whistle blew.

He snapped back to reality and looked forward only to find that it was his group's turn to run; the other three had already spread their legs and sprinted off.

"What are you doing!"

The PE teacher glared at Chu Ge and bellowed.

The other students burst out laughing.

Coming to his senses, Chu Ge immediately started running forward.

He didn't want to stand out, but he didn't want to embarrass himself too much, so he began to speed up.

He had been nearly twenty meters behind, but now he was visibly closing the gap at a rapid pace.

The laughter of the students vanished; everyone, including the PE teacher, stared dumbfounded at Chu Ge's retreating figure.

"He… he must be cheating…"

Song Xiaoyu's eyes widened as she whispered.

Chu Ge usually didn't like to interact with his classmates and had forgotten that a classmate who was a sports talent was on the same team as him.

This sports talent was named Wang Hang. He wasn't particularly handsome, but not ugly either, and had a strong build. He was very popular in class, so there were some girls who secretly had crushes on him.

He was arrogantly fixing his hair.

His best record for the hundred meters was 12 seconds 31, and he was hopeful to become a real athlete.

During class races, he always stood out as the undisputed leader.

At that moment, he suddenly heard footsteps behind him.

A compelling sense of being chased surged in him, a feeling he only experienced during competitions.

He looked back instinctively, only to see Chu Ge frowning as he followed closely behind.

"Impossible!"

Wang Hang's eyes widened as he immediately sped up.

Chu Ge sped up as well, maintaining a three-meter distance from him, so that even if he lost, it wouldn't be too embarrassing.

"Damn! Is he on drugs?"

Chen Xunjie, who sat next to Chu Ge, exclaimed internally. He knew Chu Ge well; both of their physiques were lean, and though their physical education grades weren't at the bottom, they weren't outstanding either.

Chu Ge's hundred-meter score was almost the same as his, so how did he suddenly surpass him and go after Wang Hang?

Some students started to cheer and jeer, leading to more students joining in with shouts.

"That kid..."

The PE teacher looked at Chu Ge's retreating figure with complex emotions, shocked by what he had just witnessed.

Chu Ge's starting speed and acceleration were simply too fast!

He reached his top speed almost in the blink of an eye!

At the start, he quickly closed the gap with the students in his group.

This was definitely a gift of physical talent!

The hundred-meter race ended quickly.

As expected, Wang Hang was the first to reach the finish line, with Chu Ge close behind. Chen Xunjie came in third, and another slightly overweight boy took 15 seconds to reach the end.

Chen Xunjie was thrilled and came up to Chu Ge, panting, "I didn't expect you to hide your abilities so well! Tell me, what did you do over the summer vacation?"

Chu Ge shook his head with a smile, "Nothing much, just a hundred push-ups, a hundred sit-ups every day, plus 'Idealism' twenty thousand steps."

Wang Hang, with his hands on his waist, was also gasping for air, having given his all in the last half of the race.

He swore he had never run that fast before.

"He..."

Wang Hang looked at his ordinarily low-key, unnoticeable classmate with exceedingly mixed feelings.

"You're bluffing, right? How can a homebody like you walk twenty thousand steps in a day? How come I didn't see you when I checked my steps for today during the summer holiday?" Chen Xunjie was incredulous, eyeing Chu Ge and suddenly feeling that this kid seemed a bit handsomer than before?

Pfft!

What am I thinking?

Chen Xunjie was disgusted with himself and broke out in goosebumps.

"Survival Challenge Task will begin shortly, thirty-second countdown!"

"Thirty!"

"Twenty-nine!"

The cold female voice from Survival Arena rang in Chu Ge's ears, startling him.

He hurriedly ran towards the PE teacher, who was walking towards the finish line with the students, too excited for words.

Despite having started slowly, Chu Ge had managed to catch up with Wang Hang—a definite upset!

Tang Xuejia looked at Chu Ge with curiosity in her heart.

Since when had this guy become so impressive?

"Teacher, my stomach doesn't feel well, I need to take a leave!"

Chu Ge rushed to the PE teacher and spoke urgently, then immediately ran toward the school building.

The countdown continued incessantly in his ear, and he had no desire to disappear into thin air in front of so many people.

And so.

He sprinted at full speed, and under the dumbstruck gazes of all the students, he reached the stairs next to the podium in less than five seconds, leaped up in a few steps, and then quickly rushed into the school building.

"So fast..."

Wang Hang stood frozen in place, stupefied.