You Either Run or You Die
"Bench Press weight 189 KG!"
"189 KG? That's terrifying! He can lift 3 of me!"
"What a monster!"
"Sick!"
"How did Tang Hong train his body?!"
A huge group of trainees who entered the camp gathered around the electronic bench press for the Strength Test. They all either stared with their eyes wide open or their mouths gaping.
Transcendents were mysterious, powerful, and rare.
But no one exactly knew how strong they were.
One could only guess.
The fifth seed in front of them, Tang Hong, had tremendously prominent arm muscles. The outline of his bulky muscles was apparent before their eyes.
Extreme visual impact!
Tang Hong's arm muscles, which looked like they had gone through vigorous training, had everyone's undivided attention.
It didn't look abrupt, the angles were rounded and rather aesthetic.
People might be secretly amazed at the bulging muscles of those muscle men in gyms but they would not be so shocked. Tang Hong's toned muscles were of the golden ratio, plump and well-coordinated.
"Gulp"
The female trainees, who just finished testing their Willpower gazed at Tang Hong's arms, unconsciously swallowed their saliva.
There were also bolder female trainees who gently licked their lips.
Hu!
Tang Hong hardly exhaled. He shook his head and smiled as he looked around shyly.
"I haven't practiced for a few days, it's embarrassing."
Everyone: "???"
See what he was saying… He was indeed a seed trainee, extraordinary… The former were the thoughts of the male trainees. The latter were the thoughts of the female trainees. No one present had seen the scene of fighting against the gods.
Tang Hong had seen it, hence he was calm and not proud of it.
He looked at the grading criteria for the Strength Test.
Bench press 40KG was a Pass. Bench press 60KG was Ordinary. Bench press 80KG was Good.
Bench press 100KG was Excellent. Any higher than that would be graded as Excellent.
It should be to prevent particularly outstanding trainees from getting a higher grade.
"We are done with the Strength Test."
"Next is Speed Test."
He was certain that his Strength and Speed would surpass Xiao Ziyun.
But the Physical Fitness Assessment was divided into five major areas.
'Strength': Nil.
'Speed': Nil.
'Endurance': The ability to overcome fatigue and work for long hours.
'Agility': Range of joint movement and the ability to stretch muscle ligaments.
'Flexibility: The ability to change body position, movement, physical aptitude, and ability to orientate.
The five elements complemented each other to make up physical qualities. Tang Hong's Endurance was fair and he barely passed Agility and Flexibility.
For example, the measurement methods for Agility were standing forward bending and back bending. These areas were not Tang Hong's expertise. He felt that the Strength Test was the simplest and most reasonable.
When the entry tests ended, it was almost midnight.
The detailed grades, as well as everyone's rank, had yet to be organized.
The special training camp compiled a form and submitted it to the headquarters of the Yellow River Organization. It was then recorded and approved before everything was considered settled and came up with the ranking results.
"Very good!"
Niu Hechuan appeared again.
"The First Special Training Test will be conducted tomorrow. That's all for today. Everyone, stand here until dawn, then go back."
Did they really have to stand until dawn?
Everyone had bitter expressions.
Guo Bojun also secretly complained.
"You probably have some misunderstanding about 'That's all for today!'"
"Staying up late is bad for your body."
Someone stood out and shouted.
"Eh?" Niu Hechuan stared at her sternly for a long while. "That one serving of Transcendent food at noon every day should be enough to make up for it. Standing until dawn is to adjust your body clock. Not many gods appear during daytime."
"The special training camp aims to minimize stress for everyone."
"We wouldn't hurt anyone. But to become Transcendent, one must have patience. To resist the gods, it's not rare to have to squat and watch for a whole day. So, it's better to adapt to it in advance… Of course, it's very impressive that we have more than 20 Transcendents here. Most people can only become full members!"
"Tomorrow will be the First Special Training!"
"The day after tomorrow, you will be divided into six groups led by six instructors!"
So it was to adjust their body clock. After Niu Hechuan explained clearly, no one said anything.
He could have said so earlier.
Jiang Lulu stopped complaining as well.
"Take it as staying up late to cultivate. The more you cultivate, the better."
"Adjust the biological clock."
Tang Hong took a deep breath.
Soon, dawn approached.
Chief Instructor Niu Hechuan, who had been standing in front of everyone, shouted.
"Dismissed! Everyone go back and get some rest!"
…
At noon, the second day in camp.
Tang Hong pondered as he ate. "Willpower and Physical Fitness cannot differ too much."
Transcendent food tasted unique and was considered gourmet food.
Chief Instructor Niu Hechuan appeared at the entrance of the restaurant on time and led all the trainees to the basement level of the fourth building.
"Stand in line!"
"Xiao Ziyun! Tang Hong! Jiang Lulu! Those names that I have read out, go in front of the track now!"
'So what if your voice is loud?'
Jiang Lulu rubbed her ears unhappily as she stumbled and stood at the starting point of the huge running track.
Xiao Ziyun and Tang Hong stood there.
This was a special track mimicking dirt floor with gravel. The usual synthetic rubber track was pure paradise compared to this.
One round around the track was roughly 800 meters. It should be a training track specially prepared for entry-level Transcendent.
The outer and inner ring track was surrounded by steel guardrails.
On top, was a huge tempered glass was erected with steel bars to form a structure similar to a skylight.
"Hua Yu!"
"Li Yuqi!"
Gradually, Chief Instructor Niu Hechuan finally stopped reading out names. The starting point of the running track was crowded with a black mass of trainees.
There were people on both the left and right sides, rubbing shoulders with each other.
There were nearly a hundred people and nobody understood.
The track could only accommodate about 30 people widthwise. How were so many people supposed to run and compete against each other? There was no way to run at their fastest speed.
Click!
The outer steel guardrail of the track slammed shut!
"Close the door and let the dogs out!"
Niu Hechuan continued to roar. The crowd wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh.
However, when the trainees finally looked clearly inside the dark passage on the inner side of the track, there were pairs of fierce, green-eyed, blood-stained teeth with pointed mouths and bloodthirsty intent which couldn't be concealed.
One by one, their minds went blank and they fell into panic.
Suppressed screams, the sound of breathing, and the whispers with curses. Everyone's expressions changed completely.
They didn't dare to laugh earlier. Now, they were unable to laugh at all!
The corners of Xiao Ziyun's mouth twitched as he secretly gritted his teeth.
"These… these are real wolves. Neither the old nor the young will be cheated!"
Jiang Lulu could not help but whisper. Her face was pale as a sheet of paper.
"You…"
"You call them dogs."
Even Tang Hong, who had always remained calm, was filled with disbelief. He looked at the sturdy and strong Niu Hechuan outside the steel guardrails.
Will there be bloodshed the first time they enter the camp for special training?
Niu Hechuan appeared very stern and shouted.
"Given that today is the First Special Training Test, I decided to reduce the difficulty and let you have a head start of ten seconds… the first ten people to complete a lap will be rewarded with Transcendent points. The Transcendent points, which are recognized by the major institutions, can be exchanged for all resources in the Transcendent World and Modern Society!"
"You either run, or you die!"
The steel railings rose a little.
Countdown to ten seconds.
Begin.