Chapter 122: As Long as I Run Fast Enough
45 hours later, in the training ground.
[Rabbit howl...]
[Bear chirp...]
Yi Lunyou's two summoned beasts lay on the ground with a look of despair, their spirits dejected.
However, their physiques were stronger and healthier than ever before.
This damn love-hate special training had finally come to an end.
"Without the senior's contact details, they should be able to find their own way back, right?"
Li Pu looked at the two summoned beasts and muttered to himself.
It's not that he wanted to be lazy and didn't plan to work for the full 2 days as agreed.
The main issue was that the two boxes of nurturing materials had been consumed by the rabbit-headed bear and the bear-headed rabbit.
These two summoned beasts aren't fools. Although they resist being beaten, they are still very motivated to get stronger.
So once they felt that the energy inside them was almost digested, they would actively look for food themselves.
Ultimately, Li Pu didn't keep track of how many levels the two summoned beasts had risen. He only knew that after the nurturing materials were exhausted, it was pointless to continue beating them.
"Let's go, let's take a stroll in the South Forest."
At this time, Li Pu didn't even feel tired yet.
Because after observing the rate of material consumption, he didn't wind himself up so tightly.
He even took breaks according to the normal routine.
[Grass!]
The scarecrow raised both hands in agreement. It hadn't returned to nature for a while.
"I'll head out first and wait for you outside the south gate."
Leaving the two summoned beasts behind, Li Pu suddenly had a whim as he walked out of the training ground.
After all, the training ground has its limits. It can't let his double-speed [Sprint] unleash its full potential.
It's just a pity that he temporarily didn't have enough crystal coins on him, otherwise he could let the scarecrow acquire [Sprint] as well, and the two could have a race.
Whoosh!
[Grass?]
Before the scarecrow could react, Li Pu had already turned into a fleeting shadow and dashed out.
If Li Fan had been there at this moment, he would surely be a little surprised.
Because this student of his had only been learning [Sprint] for a short time, and his speed was already at 60% of Li Fan's own.
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At the south gate gatekeeper's room, the ground listening beast was sprawled at the door, sleeping as usual.
The warm sunshine shone on its body, feeling very comfortable.
At this moment, several upper-year students happened to be returning from the South Forest.
"Sigh, hunting for a whole night and the yield feels so little."
"Exactly, even though we've become stronger than last semester."
"Don't you guys feel like the number of magical beasts in the South Forest hasn't increased after the vacation?"
"Logically speaking, with not many people hunting during the summer break, they should have reproduced well."
"Yeah, especially Mushroom Valley, it's even more exaggerated."
"The mushroom beasts inside are only about a third of what they used to be!"
"What's crucial is that the Moonlight Lake my Cong Cong loves to drink from has actually dried up..."
"Right, right, that's quite shocking."
They had heard that during the new students' rushing elective classes, there was an outbreak of magical beast frenzy in the South Forest.
So the issue with the number of magical beasts was likely because during that time, some were taken out by the teachers to stop the frenzy.
As for the situation with Mushroom Valley and Moonlight Lake, no one could guess the reasons.
The discussion of these second-year students reached the ears of the ground listening beast, but it didn't catch its attention.
Because it was not the first time since the school started that it heard similar complaints.
Moreover, the ecology of the South Forest wasn't much of its concern.
Its job was just to guard the gate, and it basically didn't need to enter the South Forest.
Of course, even without going into the South Forest, it had tasted almost all the various big and small magical beasts there.
Because there were always some kind students bringing it satisfying snacks.
And this scenario had been particularly frequent recently.
[Woof woof?]
It was at this moment that the ground listening beast suddenly heard hurried footsteps.
Thus, it immediately stood up.
"Hm?!"xN
However, this action gave the few passing second-year students a small shock.
The ground listening beast at the south gate was reputedly on par with the other three gatekeeper powerful summoned beasts.
To be honest, they had gone through this south gate many times, and the ground listening beast had never even glanced at them properly.
Even if someone tried to offer it food, it would completely ignore them.
This old dog always looked like it was napping on the ground.
Therefore, just this simple action of suddenly standing up was enough to draw the attention of these second-year students.
"What's going on now..."
Seeing the ground listening beast stand up and remain motionless, they didn't dare to move.
"I heard the ground listening beast has exceptionally keen insight. Could it have detected some reckless magical beast trying to attack the school?"
"But could ordinary magical beasts really evoke such a reaction from it?"
"Shouldn't we... make a quick exit?"
Their quiet discussion suddenly raised doubts.
Because the ground listening beast was watching towards the inside of the school.
They looked in that direction and soon saw a rapidly moving figure running towards them.
"False alarm, it's just a person."
"His running posture seems a bit odd..."
"Probably overspeeding, which is why the ground listening beast reacted."
"No need to guess, that's definitely overspeeding."
For safety reasons, many campus roads have speed and flying limits, especially during nighttime.
Such overspeeding behavior near the south gate clearly falls under the ground listening beast's jurisdiction.
Before long, the person had run up to them and finally slowed down.
Upon seeing his face clearly, everyone was initially stunned.
"Whoa, he doesn't look like a teacher, does he?"
"I thought only teachers could run that fast using [Sprint]..."
"But speaking of it, how come this guy looks so unfamiliar, a new student?"
"How possible, have you ever seen a new student run that fast?"
"Maybe a transfer student senior? So he doesn't quite understand the rules."
"Whether he knows the rules or not doesn't matter. Either way, I think he's getting caught by the... by the ground listening beast."
"Right, it's either the teaching office or standing guard at the gatekeeper's room as a punishment."
At first, they were surprised by the speed the other person displayed, but soon they all began to gloat.
It's always an amusing scene when someone gets punished.
However, what happened next was unexpected.
[Woof woof!]
The ground listening beast did indeed move forward, but it was... wildly wagging its tail.
"Hello there, old dog."
Li Pu patted the dog's head and tossed it a lizard tail.
[Woof woof woof!]
The ground listening beast happily stretched its neck, caught the lizard tail, and began to chew it with satisfaction.
This scene left the crowd dumbfounded.
The person had casually called the term "old dog" that they dared not utter, and the ground listening beast was responding to him so nicely?
Just who is this guy?
"Aren't you afraid of getting caught for running so fast, classmate?"
One second-year student couldn't help but ask.
"You must be mistaken. I'm just a cripple, how could I run fast?"
Li Pu's expression was quite innocent, as if facing slanderous accusations.
"But if you run fast enough, who could catch you?"
He added, nonetheless.
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