When you do everything to the extreme

Chapter 7 7. Leading before the finish line, the final obstacle!

"come on! Come on……"

A middle-aged woman wearing a volunteer vest and holding a bottle of water rushed directly to Wang Xiao, who was leading the race, and shouted, "Young man, drink some water!"

As she spoke, the middle-aged woman raised the water bottle and stuffed it into Wang Xiao's hand.

Wang Xiao, who was concentrating on running training, was startled by the woman who suddenly rushed out. It was his first time to participate in a marathon and he had never encountered such a scene. He instinctively changed the direction of his steps, and at the same time, his body turned, and then flashed past the middle-aged woman without taking the water she handed to him.

He doesn't need to drink water now, nor does he want to disrupt his running rhythm by drinking water.

The middle-aged woman stood there in a daze for a moment after Wang Xiao dodged her. Then her expression changed slightly, and she turned around and chased after Wang Xiao, shouting anxiously, "Young man, here's some water. Drink some water..."

Wang Xiao had to change his breathing for a moment, and said with a slight breath: "I don't need it, thank you!"

The middle-aged woman continued to chase Wang Xiao, shouting, "Drink a little, you're so tired..."

Wang Xiao looked at the teasing look in the middle-aged woman's eyes without any concern. He immediately realized that the other party probably had bad intentions and was deliberately trying to cause trouble for him. He immediately reached out and grabbed the water bottle that the other party handed over, then threw it out, hitting her directly in the face.

Because he had to continue long-distance running, Wang Xiao did not use too much effort and tried to conserve energy as much as possible.

boom……

"what……"

The water bottle hit the middle-aged woman's nose accurately. The woman felt pain instantly, tripped and fell to the side of the road, covering her nose and screaming.

Several other volunteers nearby had already watched it unable to bear it any longer, fearing that the middle-aged woman would hinder the athletes' performance. However, seeing the volunteer vest on her body and that she seemed to be kind enough to hand water to the Chinese athletes, they held back. When they saw the middle-aged woman fall down, they hurriedly went up and dragged her to the side of the road to prevent her from blocking the other athletes behind her.

Wang Xiao's breathing and running rhythm were disrupted by this delay. He could only quickly adjust again and try to restore his breathing and running rhythm.

In order to adjust, he slowed down a little, and was slowly overtaken by three black players who were only a few lengths behind him.

The three men didn't even look at Wang Xiao, as if they didn't see what happened just now. However, when one of them passed Wang Xiao, he raised his middle finger to Wang Xiao, and then quickly put it away. If you didn't pay attention, you might think you were dazzled.

Wang Xiao, who was still adjusting his condition at this time, was also observing the three black players who had passed him. He originally wanted to see the running rhythm of the three, but when he saw the raised middle finger, his eyes instantly became cold.

Looking around, Wang Xiao saw many volunteers and officials maintaining order on the road, so he suppressed his emotions.

If someone dared to provoke him like this on the street next to the boxing gym, he would have responded with a punch without hesitation.

Here and now.

Wang Xiao obviously had no way to deal with the other party, so he could only suppress his emotions to avoid affecting his state.

The best response is to beat them in their best area, long-distance running.

call……

call……

call……

Continue to adjust your state, adjust your breathing, and adjust your pace.

However, Wang Xiao's rhythm was disrupted, and it would take some time for him to overtake the three people again.

After all, these three men are also natives of the African savannah who run all day long to hunt. They are gifted and have amazing endurance, and running for an hour or two is a common occurrence for them.

Li Zhengguang, Wang Feng and Zhou Hua, who were not far away, saw this scene and all laughed.

They are professional bounty agents who are determined to win the prize money from this amateur competition and regard it as a sure thing. They will never allow any passerby to get their hands on it.

Otherwise, they don't mind letting the other party know the dangers of society.

Zhang Jun came up to the three of them with a serious expression and said in a deep voice, "Behave yourself. I don't want anything bad to happen during this competition."

Zhang Jun is also a veteran. He has participated in such amateur competitions many times, so he knows their tricks.

Deliberately finding someone to disrupt the opponent's running rhythm under the pretext of delivering water or other things is a common tactic.

Li Zhengguang hurriedly said to Zhang Jun with a smile, "Director Zhang, we didn't do anything. My contestants are leading by their own strength."

Zhang Jun stared at the volunteer who had been helped up and asked in a deep voice, "Isn't that the woman you were looking for?"

Li Zhengguang immediately shook his head: "Director Zhang, you have to provide evidence when you speak. I don't know that woman at all. She is your volunteer!"

Wang Feng asked doubtfully, "Director Zhang, what are you talking about? What just happened?"

Zhou Hua smiled without saying anything, but the hint of pride on his face was clearly visible.

Zhang Jun snorted coldly, knowing that they would definitely not admit it.

That woman would definitely not admit it. As long as she insisted that she wanted to support Wang Xiao and gave Wang Xiao water, there was nothing we could do about her. After all, this kind of thing was very common.

"You guys pay attention."

Zhang Jun said this coldly and turned away.

Li Zhengguang smiled and said, "Take care, Director Zhang."

The three of them watched Zhang Jun leave, looked at each other, and smiled smugly. They looked at the contestant who had already gone far away, but they could no longer see him clearly.

Li Zhengguang immediately said, "Let's go, we'll go to the finish line and wait for them!"

The three of them left here and took a bus directly to the destination.

And on the court.

Wang Xiao was not left too far behind by the three black players, with a gap of only a dozen body lengths. He then stabilized his pace and breathing rhythm, and maintained a steady speed again.

Wang Xiao relaxed a little, took a look at his panel information, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

The experience value of long-distance running skills has been greatly increased, Long-distance Running: Proficient (340/500), which has given him a better understanding of the sport of long-distance running.

But that's how long-distance running is. Even if you have mastered some skills, it still depends on talent.

Therefore, Wang Xiao paid more attention to his experience points in bouncing legs and Liuhequan, which were the basis of his confidence in winning the prize.

Spring Kick: Proficient (109/500)

I saw that the spring leg went directly from the entry level to the proficient level, and accumulated more than 100 experience points, crossing a level in a short period of time.

This is basically impossible under normal circumstances, unless one is a martial arts genius that appears once in a century.

Wang Xiao is obviously not such a genius, otherwise he would have carried forward the family martial arts long ago.

At this time, Wang Xiao was constantly applying the power technique of the bouncing leg while running, which was actually a practical application, so he accumulated experience points quickly and gained more than 200 experience points in a few minutes.

At the same time, the experience value of Liuhequan has also increased a lot.

Liuhequan: Minor Success (361/5000)

Just by continuously applying the internal breathing of Liuhequan, after a few minutes, Wang Xiao also gained more than 60 Liuhequan experience points.

"come on!"

Wang Xiao was full of motivation. He said to himself, "Come on!" and then continued to run at a steady pace.

For the time being, he no longer had the intention of competing for the leading position. Instead, he kept a distance of more than ten body lengths from the three black athletes in front of him, and began to focus on training rather than surpassing others!

The other professional athletes behind him also kept a distance of more than ten body lengths from Wang Xiao, and also kept a steady pace. However, when they saw that Wang Xiao had persisted for so long without falling behind, and that his rhythm had been disrupted by someone just now, he was still able to keep steady and not be left too far behind, they knew that Wang Xiao was not the passerby they imagined who would come to show off and then withdraw from the competition.

This is a strong man among the people.

Several Chinese athletes had formed their own judgments about Wang Xiao.

Many spectators watching on the roadside were also amazed at Wang Xiao.

"This guy really persevered and didn't just run around! He's so strong."

"Many people behind him started to fall behind, but this guy is still holding on."

"Someone brought him water just now, which disrupted his rhythm. Now he's back on track. This guy is really strong."

"Tsk, so what if he's a good runner? His character is terrible. Just now someone was kind enough to offer him some water, but not only did he not want it, he even threw the water at them!"

"Is this true? They are so mean that they are targeting the kind-hearted volunteers delivering water?"

“I saw it then…”

"Throwing water at her is too light. If it were me, I would just punch her!"

…whoosh whoosh whoosh…

I ran for more than an hour.

Wang Xiao's rhythm has always been very stable. The internal breathing and kicking force techniques have gradually become his instincts, and he does not need to deliberately adjust and maintain each step.

After more than an hour, Wang Xiao also felt tired.

After all, this was his first time running such a long marathon.

According to the normal distance, it is not even halfway yet.

However, apart from a few professional athletes, there are very few others left.

And Li Bowen is among them.

Li Bowen was panting heavily, looking at Wang Xiao who was running steadily in front of him. He felt as if he was meeting this boxing master for the first time, and had many questions in his mind.

Another half hour passed.

Li Bowen couldn't hold on any longer.

At this time, there were only three or five amateur athletes still running, and Wang Xiao and Li Bowen were two of them.

The sky has darkened.

Li Bowen looked at Wang Xiao again, who was still walking steadily in front of him, and announced in his heart that he had given up. He stopped and walked slowly outside, while waving to the nanny car following on the road.

The assistant in the nanny car quickly ran over and supported Li Bowen: "Mr. Li, you are amazing this time. You kept running for an hour and a half, which is a full half an hour longer than your last time."

Li Bowen often participates in marathons, but he has never finished a single one. His best result before was running for an hour, less than half the distance.

This time, he ran for a full hour and a half, and after halfway through, he broke his personal record.

wheeeeeeeeeeeee...

Li Bowen panted, took the towel and water handed to him by his assistant, wiped the sweat off his face vigorously, took a sip of water, looked at Wang Xiao's back, and said, "My master is more powerful. Let's go and wait for him at the finish line."

Li Bowen began to recall the boxing techniques and breathing techniques that Wang Xiao had taught him.

Seeing that Wang Xiao was so good at running a marathon for the first time, he felt that this could not be a talent, and Wang Xiao must have some special skills.

Asians do not have the talent for long-distance running.

Chinese athletes have won very few awards in long-distance running. The best they can do in a marathon is to be in the top 20 in the world championships. They have never even made it into the top 10, let alone the top three and win a medal.

Could it be that the kung fu taught by the master really has special effects?
Li Bowen thought curiously.

…………

"Long-distance running experience +1."

"Long-distance running experience +1."

"Long-distance running experience +1."

"Long-distance running experience +1."

"Bounce Kick Experience Points +1."

"Bounce Kick Experience Points +1."

"Liuhequan experience points +1!"

……

Lines of information flashed across Wang Xiao's panel.

However, Wang Xiao did not take another look and was still concentrating on his running practice.

After taking a look at the three black athletes in front of him, Wang Xiao began to speed up slowly. Under the astonished gazes of the three people, Wang Xiao slowly surpassed them.

Then, Wang Xiao also raised his middle finger to the three people, and then quickly retracted it. After overtaking the three people for more than ten body lengths, he stabilized his pace and rhythm again.

When you are almost at the end.

There were more and more people on both sides of the road.

Zhang Jun, Li Zhengguang, Wang Feng, Zhou Hua and others had been waiting at the finish line for a long time.

Seeing a figure slowly running towards the corner of the road ahead, everyone waiting at the finish line widened their eyes in surprise.

"Did I see correctly? The first place winner is a Chinese athlete?"

"He's a Chinese, so amazing."

"Come on, brother..."

"come on……"

"come on……"

Shouts came from the crowd, cheering for Wang Xiao.

This is the first time I see a Chinese person running in first place in the final stage of a marathon with many foreign athletes participating!
So, everyone is very excited.

Even Zhang Jun's eyes flashed with excitement. Looking at the images coming from the camera in front of him, he shouted, "Good job!"

Zhang Jun recalled carefully again and confirmed that Wang Xiao was not from the track and field circle. He couldn't help but sigh - there are masters among the people.

Li Zhengguang, Wang Feng and Zhou Hua all looked extremely ugly.

Wang Feng said in disbelief, "Can this kid really come in first? Why wouldn't I believe it? Could he have taken a car to the finish line?"

Zhou Hua shook his head. "Impossible. There's a camera car following the entire race, and the footage is public. If you leave mid-race, your results will be invalidated. Judging from the referee's behavior, the results should be valid. This kid is a bit strange. Lao Li, do you have any other plans? If not, I'll send someone to help you."

According to the tacit understanding between the three people, the first prize this time belongs to Li Zhengguang, so this kind of unexpected factor should be handled by Li Zhengguang himself.

However, the three wanted to protect the interests of their bounty agents, so they began to unite and help each other.

Li Zhengguang said seriously, "I have plans! However, just in case, you should also wait and see when the opportunity arises. Make sure this guy doesn't take first place, and let my people take first place."

Zhou Hua nodded: "Okay."

Wang Feng also agreed: "Okay!"

The three of them picked up their phones at the same time and started sending messages to make arrangements.

not far away!
Wang Xiao's breathing was no longer as steady as before and became much more rapid.

After all, it was his first time running a full marathon, and the physical exertion exceeded his expectations. By now, his body is almost reaching its limit.

However, seeing that there was only less than a kilometer left to the finish line, Wang Xiao relied on his strong willpower to persevere, forcibly maintaining the secret method of internal breathing to control his Qi and blood. His body already felt a little weak, which was a sign of excessive consumption of Qi and blood. The power-generating technique of the bouncing leg was still in use, and every step contained the basic power-generating technique of the bouncing leg.

Having already run here in the lead, Wang Xiao must get first place!

The three black players behind also began to exert their strength, but they always maintained a gap of more than ten body lengths with Wang Xiao and were unable to surpass Wang Xiao. Their bodies were almost at their limits and they could no longer burst out.

The other professional athletes were already several hundred meters behind and posed no threat at all.

Further away, there were two or three amateur runners still holding on, but they were nearly ten kilometers behind and were no longer on the same level.

"come on! Come on!"

Volunteers on both sides shouted encouragement to Wang Xiao and other athletes.

Many people waved the Chinese flag with pride and excitement, because Wang Xiao, who ranked first, was Chinese.

Some people even draped the national flag over their bodies and ran along, with the flag fluttering on their bodies.

And this time.

A big man draped with a national flag suddenly rushed out from the crowd on the roadside and rushed directly towards Wang Xiao, with his arms open, one hand holding the national flag and the other holding water, as if he wanted to drape the national flag on Wang Xiao and give him water at the same time.

However, the big man's movements were extremely swift, and he rushed directly towards Wang Xiao. It seemed that he rushed too hard and lost his balance and could not stop.

When Zhang Jun saw that man, his expression instantly turned extremely ugly.

Li Bowen, who was sitting on a chair to rest, stood up instantly when he saw this, staring intently at the big man who pounced on Wang Xiao.

(End of this chapter)