When you do everything to the extreme

Chapter 55 55. Breaking through the encirclement and chasing! The whole audience shouted, "Come on, Wang Xiao!"

Yang Xiaoyu's pretty face was full of frost as she watched this scene.

She rode her bicycle slowly on the road beside her, following the pace of Wang Xiao's running. Seeing Wang Xiao surrounded by seven or eight athletes and slowly falling behind, she almost couldn't help but jump off the bicycle and rush forward to knock several people to the ground several times.

but……

Although she has a hot temper, she is not stupid.

She knew that if she took action now, it would definitely cause great trouble for Wang Xiao.

So, she could only watch for the time being, and she believed that Wang Xiao could deal with these people.

The racing team has slowly moved away from the crowd of onlookers at the starting area.

Wang Xiao also saw Yang Xiaoyu following him on a bicycle not far away. Afraid that Yang Xiaoyu would worry, he waved to her gently, smiled, and then continued to run at the same pace.

Yang Xiaoyu felt a little relieved when she saw Wang Xiao's smile. She knew that Wang Xiao would definitely not sit still and wait for death, and must have thought of a solution.

She couldn't help with what was happening on the court, so she could only help Wang Xiao eliminate off-court factors as much as possible, and remain vigilant of the people on the street around him.

At this time, Wang Xiao's position was already the last, with only a dozen or so athletes participating behind him, and most of them were Chinese athletes.

The seven or eight athletes surrounding Wang Xiao gradually gave up their vigilance and showed Wang Xiao mocking smiles and expressions from time to time.

One athlete laughed and said, "You still want to win the championship? You stole Ed's championship, and we will make you pay the price!"

Another athlete also panted slightly and said, "Boy, your best option is to give up the competition now, so as not to affect our results."

Wang Xiao ignored them. Hearing that they had started to breathe heavily, he knew that their physical strength was definitely not as abundant as at the beginning.

but……

He still didn't take any action.

I have only run two or three kilometers, and I am not too far away from the athletes in front, only a few hundred meters away.

Seeing that Wang Xiao ignored them completely, he seemed to have accepted his fate.

The athletes gradually relaxed and began to chat.

They had already given up on this race. The purpose of participating was to deliberately slow down and drag Wang Xiao, so they didn't care about physical strength and the pace of the race. As long as they could finish the race, it would be fine.

So they chat from time to time, which will consume more physical energy and make their running pace slower.

Overhead, several drones flew by, transmitting the images to the TV station at the starting point.

The host stared at the screen and announced, "We've seen footage from the previous race. Paka and Searles have already started to push themselves up, moving up to third and fourth place, but they're not leading. Wardy is in sixth. Our Xie Lei and Zhang Dongxuan are in the 20s, both maintaining a steady pace. We're not even halfway through the race yet, so there's still a long way to go."

"Let's look at Wang Xiao. He's being held back by several foreign runners and is already nearly a kilometer behind the front runners: Paka, Sales, Wardy, Xie Lei, and Zhang Dongxuan. He seems resigned to his fate and is running at this pace. In fact, this is his first professional men's half marathon, so finishing it is a testament to his experience."

The host did not mention the bet and also wanted to find some excuses for Wang Xiao. After all, Wang Xiao is also a Chinese athlete.

Objectively speaking, for an athlete who is participating in the men's professional half marathon for the first time, the important thing is to participate and finally finish the race, accumulate experience and prepare for subsequent development!

But the problem now is...

This may be Wang Xiao's last time participating in a formal competition.

Zhang Jun stared at the screen with a bitter expression on his face and said, "These foreign athletes have gone too far. They haven't let Wang Xiao go yet."

Sun Hong was silent, his eyes flickering, and he was thinking quickly about how to develop next.

Sun Li sighed: "Alas, what a waste of Wang Xiao's talent!"

At this time, she no longer called Wang Xiao "Master Wang" and started calling him by his name.

Li Zheng, who was not far away, saw this scene and smiled. He said to the staff of the Beijing Athletics Association next to him, "It's better to be low-key and not impulsively gamble everything."

The Athletics Association staff member immediately nodded in agreement, "Right, right, Director Li is right. Wang Xiao is too arrogant. It's better for him to fall."

Several staff members who went to pick up Wang Xiao yesterday all had smiles on their faces. Looking at Wang Xiao who was so far behind on the TV screen, they all felt refreshed.

but……

Wang Xiao on the TV screen suddenly accelerated and rushed out from between several foreign athletes. In an instant, he had opened up a gap of several body lengths between himself and them.

The host also saw this and immediately shouted, "Contestant Wang Xiao suddenly sped up, overtaking several foreign athletes nearby. He was already several lengths ahead, and was still slowly gaining speed. However, several foreign athletes around him also sped up, trying to catch up with Contestant Wang Xiao..."

The host's voice instantly attracted the attention of everyone present, and they all turned their eyes to the TV screen.

Many other domestic and foreign media quickly filmed this scene, and everyone's face was full of excitement.

Of course, most of the media firmly believe that Wang Xiao has already lost, and being targeted like this, he will lose miserably in the end.

but……

They still hoped that Wang Xiao could resist and struggle, so that it would be more interesting.

Otherwise, a one-sided crushing victory without any suspense would be meaningless, and the audience would not like to watch such a report without any suspense.

Moreover, the reason why long-distance running competitions are not paid attention to is because everyone runs at a slow pace, the time is too long, the competition is not strong enough, and it is not exciting enough!
It's not like a 100-meter or 200-meter sprint race, where the result is known in just ten or twenty seconds, and the race is extremely intense with everyone chasing each other!
Now, Wang Xiao and several athletes appeared in the chase scene, which immediately made the drowsy long-distance race exciting, and everyone looked at the game screen excitedly.

Liang Bing also quickly took a picture of the scene with her camera and whispered, "Wang Xiao, come on! Don't let your confidence down."

Although Wang Xiao was targeted and kept falling behind, she could still see the confidence and strength that came from Wang Xiao while he was running.

Other media reporters around also became excited.

"Wow, that looks great. That's what we want. It would be great if we could have a fight. That would definitely sell well."

"This Chinese athlete shouldn't admit defeat like this."

"But he's already so far behind, and he's being chased by several people. If he doesn't spare any energy to catch up with the people in front, the ones behind him will be left behind quickly."

"Haha, it's very good, very exciting, now is the main show!"

……

Many foreign media outlets excitedly began to record the event.

Zhang Jun, Sun Hong, Sun Li, Liu Yong, Ma Zhilin and others were all nervously watching the images sent back by the drone.

Li Zheng and other staff members in the capital were also watching nervously, but their expressions and moods were different.

At this point, the entire game.

Almost no one pays attention to who will win the championship and who is at the front among Capa, Saiers and others.

Three drones followed Wang Xiao and filmed him. After Wang Xiao broke out of their encirclement, several athletes reacted quickly and tried to catch up with him, trying to surround and block him again and prevent him from escaping their encirclement and control.

but……

I have run seven or eight kilometers now.

The race is almost halfway through.

In addition, their actions such as talking and chatting just now consumed more physical energy, and it was impossible for them to speed up at all costs to catch up with Wang Xiao. They could only accelerate slowly.

How could he possibly catch up with Wang Xiao if he accelerated slowly?

Wang Xiao was also slowly accelerating.

and so!
For a while.

Wang Xiao maintained some body length with the seven or eight athletes chasing him and they slowly accelerated together.

He surpassed the athletes in front one by one and left them behind.

woohoo hoo...

Wang Xiao still controlled his breathing, but his breathing became more rapid. He used the technique of springing legs to control more power output, allowing him to take further steps with each step.

The seven or eight kilometers of jogging just now gave him more physical strength than normal racing, and gave him the ability to accelerate in a short period of time.

The seven or eight athletes chasing him had already started panting.

Running at such a chaotic pace consumed more of their physical strength, and several of them chased Wang Xiao with anger on their faces.

"Boy, you can't run. Stop."

"Boy, stop struggling and admit defeat..."

The two of them were still shouting at Wang Xiao with their teeth bared.

However, Wang Xiao still ignored them and maintained this speed, overtaking one athlete after another.

The athletes chasing Wang Xiao nearby could only barely maintain this acceleration and were unable to catch up with or surpass Wang Xiao faster, or surround and block him again.

Seeing that Wang Xiao had led them to surpass seventy or eighty athletes, their physical strength was rapidly depleted. It might be difficult for them to complete the race. Even if they could finish it, it would create the worst result in their career. The most important thing was that if they paid the price and still failed to complete the task of stopping Wang Xiao, they would become a laughing stock in the circle.

The black athlete at the front had a fierce look in his eyes and shouted at Wang Xiao, "You forced me to do this!"

After saying that, the black athlete suddenly burst out with all his physical strength, rushing towards Wang Xiao as if he were sprinting 100 meters, and at the same time changed direction, directly hitting Wang Xiao with his shoulder.

Since normal methods can't stop Wang Xiao.

Then he used an abnormal method.

Anyway, as long as he didn't make any intentional moves, he can explain after the game that his foot slipped and it was just an accident.

They have done this kind of thing in other places.

but……

As soon as he spoke, Wang Xiao was already on guard.

However, Wang Xiao's reaction speed was much faster than his. When he rushed towards him, Wang Xiao turned his body to the side, half-turned, and dodged. At the same time, he slightly extended his back foot and lightly hooked the opponent's calf, causing him to fall to the ground. He was caught off guard and his face hit the hard runway, causing him to scream.

Moreover, his fall blocked several athletes who were chasing Wang Xiao, allowing Wang Xiao to create a greater distance between himself and them.

And this scene...

All of it was filmed by drones and broadcast live on TV.

The host stood up excitedly and shouted loudly: "What happened? Why did that North African player Murray suddenly bump into Wang Xiao and fall to the ground? Did he hit Wang Xiao on purpose? I can only say that this behavior is truly unsportsmanlike and should be condemned by us. Where is the referee?"

Everyone at the scene was silent for a moment, and then became excited.

This is what most of them want to see the most. Many media outlets are very excited, and the sound of snapping photos can be heard everywhere.

Such game scenes are rare in international competitions. After all, the attention is high and everyone is relatively restrained.

It is only common in some small competitions and amateur competitions!

Several security guards immediately ran in and helped Murray, who was lying on the ground, up. Murray's face was covered in blood, and he was holding his right calf in pain.

The host yelled, "It looks like Murray has a leg injury. Is that why he fell so suddenly?"

In order to avoid negative impact, the host did not emphasize whether Murray did it on purpose.

After all, it would be embarrassing for the organizer if such a vicious incident happened.

An ambulance on standby nearby immediately went to treat Murray.

but!

At this time, no one cared about the injured Murray.

Their eyes were fixed on Wang Xiao on the TV screen.

He completely got rid of the athletes who were surrounding him, and his speed was obviously faster than the other athletes. He steadily overtook one athlete after another and headed towards the group of athletes in the front.

There is a feeling that the style of painting is different from that of other athletes.

The host excitedly shouted again, "We've overtaken another one. Wang Xiao's pace is very stable, but also significantly faster than the others, so he's already surpassed most of the runners. He's already in the 30s, and is only a little over a hundred meters away from the leaders like Paka and Sales."

"Can he catch up with them? He's outpacing so many athletes at this speed. Will he still have the energy to make it to the finish line?"

The host's question was also the question of everyone present.

In a long-distance race of more than 20 kilometers, the most important thing is the stable output of physical strength. With Wang Xiao's explosive acceleration, they all felt that even if Wang Xiao caught up in a short period of time, he would gradually be left behind due to lack of physical strength.

Zhang Jun, Sun Hong, Sun Li, Liu Yong, and Ma Zhilin all rekindled a glimmer of hope and nervously looked at the determined figure on the screen.

The many onlookers around were infected by Wang Xiao's strong and unyielding performance and started cheering.

"Wang Xiao, come on!"

"Wang Xiao, come on..."

"Wang Xiao...come on..."

Zhang Jun, Sun Hong, and Sun Li all raised their hands and shouted, "Wang Xiao, come on!"

(End of this chapter)