Lu Mingfei, why are you slaying dragons if you're not involved!

Chapter 155 Running LV2! (Two Chapters Combined)

"call……"

Lu Mingfei put down his pen and glanced at the round clock on the wall directly above the blackboard.

2:45 pm
The morning's science exam was long over; he had just finished the afternoon's English exam. His schedule allocated a full fifty minutes for it!

Lu Mingfei genuinely felt that he had plenty of time. For him, having mastered the [language sense] made reading English no different from reading Chinese, and he also memorized vocabulary and grammar during the process of learning English, so writing essays was naturally no problem either.

So the English test paper was just like a Chinese test paper to him, and in terms of cognitive difficulty, it was only at the junior high school level!
And that excludes the classical Chinese appreciation section... English reading comprehension is all multiple choice! The time saved is not just a little bit; if it weren't for the 20-minute listening section that couldn't be shortened and the essay that had to be written, his answering time would have been even faster.

His gaze shifted downwards, but the proctor was nowhere to be seen on the podium. He turned his head and, unsurprisingly, found the proctor beside him, handing over his answer sheet.

There was no need for further dialogue, as this had already happened three times before.

However, this time was slightly different. After Lu Mingfei packed up his things and left the classroom, the proctor actually said "Do your best on the exam" to the students and then followed him out with his answer sheet.

A group of people were left looking at each other in bewilderment.

What are your plans for the future?

The setting sun shone into the corridor, and the proctor, taking two steps at a time, caught up with Lu Mingfei and asked.

"after?"

Lu Mingfei was taken aback, a little confused by the proctor's familiar tone and questions, but he still answered honestly, "Playing basketball, having dinner..."

"I'm not referring to what comes after that."

The proctor shook his head, clasped his hands together and then opened them again, "The span needs to be bigger."

"If you're talking about the ultimate goal in life... yes, yes!"

Lu Mingfei nodded repeatedly, thinking to himself, "Of course there are, and they're all tied up."

Have you ever heard of such an awesome goal as "becoming the strongest and most awesome man in the world"? Xiang Yu's "He can be replaced" was only slightly more literary than this!
"It's not that long, probably one or two months... or the next semester."

The proctor smiled. "Are you still planning to go to high school?"

Am I going to be expelled from school?

Lu Mingfei was shocked.

"It can't be that bad, teacher. I only handed in my papers four days early! It was just a tiny bit earlier than usual! At most, it'll be considered disrespectful and against school rules, but I'm still a model student who respects the elderly and cares for the young..."

"You even received the 'Three Good Student' award?"

"I've taken it, I've taken it. A student who eats well, sleeps well, and plays well, that's the 'three good' thing! It didn't say what the three good things were, right?" Lu Mingfei tried to put on an innocent smile in an attempt to get away with it.

"Don't... be nervous."

The proctor was both amused and exasperated.

"If you're going to drop out of school because of this, then wouldn't I, who allowed you to submit your paper early, also have to resign?"

As he spoke, he pointed to the classroom behind him.

“I even left my post while proctoring the exam… It was just a mock exam. I asked you, ‘Are you still planning to go to high school?’ because I felt that you no longer needed to go to high school.”

He had a serious expression.

“I didn’t know you before, and I don’t know if you’ve gotten this far purely through talent, or if you’ve been hiding something in the past… None of that matters, because you know the answer yourself. But one thing I do know is that you probably won’t be learning anything new in high school.”

"That's what I said..."

Lu Mingfei scratched his head and subconsciously asked the question that had been bothering him for the past two days, "But teacher, didn't you ever suspect that I might have cheated?"

As someone who is used to being "passive and low-key," Lu Mingfei has fantasized about many scenarios where he would be high-profile.

Not to mention the Final Fantasy "leaving in a helicopter in front of everyone at the party," there are at least a hundred other similar scenarios.

Of all these fantasies, the one that doesn't exist is "submitting the exam paper early and the teacher picking it up to find all the answers are correct."

Because even Lu Mingfei himself thought it was unrealistic to even fantasize about it—not to mention how he, as a poor student, could possibly do such a thing, even if he did, he would be suspected of cheating, right?
Now, this has not only happened, but it has also taken much less time than normal.

It was so short that if Lu Mingfei hadn't been absolutely certain that he had solved the problem by reading the question, he would have doubted whether he had memorized the answer beforehand.

The expected suspicions did not arise; it seemed that both classmates and teachers...accepted it?

"To be honest, if I hadn't known who the examiner was and hadn't witnessed your entire answer process... it might have happened, but that didn't happen, did it?"

The proctor waved his hand.

"The difference between someone who cheats and someone who is truly confident is obvious to everyone. Anyone can see the confidence in you."

Moreover, I've met people before who could finish a math exam in ten minutes—and those were even more difficult than yours. It was during a university complex analysis final exam. I heard he later joined some special department of the government and disappeared without a trace.

I didn't come to you to offer advice; I don't have that ability. It's just that, as your teacher, I'm worried you might waste your talent. Of course, if you're considering going to university early, I can help you contact Peking University…”

"..."

Lu Mingfei thought for a moment, then asked with some suspicion, "Teacher, did you graduate from Peking University?"

"No."

The proctor shook his head repeatedly.

"Absolutely not!"

Given that Lu Mingfei inadvertently discovered a teacher's "protesting too much," this conversation ended abruptly.

This saved Lu Mingfei's life.

He almost used up all five warning opportunities again!

"Doing three things at once is still too difficult..."

Lu Mingfei sighed and stepped out of the shadows.

Bathed in the warmth of the bright sunshine, he turned around and glanced at the entire teaching building, its upper floors adorned with golden hues.

It was during exam time, and the entire building was quiet; no one was walking around outside, and there was no other noise.

The words of the proctor just now seem to echo in my ears again.

The cicadas' chirping arose from nowhere, their frequency seemingly a hundred times faster than before. Outside the window, the flowers and plants grew wildly, and the vines spread at a visible speed. The sun set and rose again, time changing...

For a moment, Lu Mingfei felt as if it were truly summer, the summer vacation after graduation. He returned here alone, the entire Shilan Middle School deserted and silent.

Eventually, new students will arrive, and by then he will be a "college student" entering the next stage of his life, heading to a university in some unknown city, meeting new classmates and friends, and it will be difficult for him to return.

All of this will remain in memory, and eventually... things will change.

However, this wasn't a big deal for Lu Mingfei. His memories of Shilan Middle School weren't particularly pleasant, and now he only cared about a few people.

"But going to university early... let's forget about that?"

Lu Mingfei thought to himself.

"Anyway, with Zero Master teaching me, the effect should be better than that of university professors!"

He was a very lazy person. He didn't want to change or throw away things he was used to as long as they made him feel comfortable. For example, he was very satisfied with the villa he was living in now and secretly planned to buy the house from Chu Zihang after he sold the song "Nightmare".

I can't keep taking advantage of my senior!
Hmm? Something about that sounds a bit off...

[Warning, it's time for our [basketball] plan...]

Lu Mingfei snapped back to reality, started running, and opened the proficiency panel, his gaze fixed on the [Running] plan.

Two days ago, he had already reached a running proficiency level of 150/200. After two more days of regular running, this milestone is now finally approaching the next level!

It's just a few points off.

[Through hard training, your [running] skills have improved, gaining 2 proficiency points.]

【go through……】

finally--

Congratulations! Through hard work, your [Running] level has been raised to LV2.

Your attribute "Explosive Sprint" has been upgraded!

[Entry: Explosive Sprint]
Effect: You will gain a significant speed boost for ten seconds (8x → 16x). Using this ability will consume a large amount of stamina, and you will be exhausted after the burst ends. Please use it with caution.

Sixteen times faster!
Lu Mingfei's eyes almost lit up.

Although the total time remained the same, the speed doubled!
By now, Lu Mingfei had gained a certain understanding of the Dragon Clan. In particular, he paid special attention to the aspect of Word of Power.

Because some of his [vocabulary] abilities are actually similar to the effects of certain incantations.

Knowing these things in advance means that even if you are forced to use the abilities of these terms and end up being exposed, you can explain it away as a form of magic, and you won't have to worry about your identity as a "husky" being revealed...

【Explosive Sprint】 is similar to Word Power: Moment and Word Power: Time Zero.

Both of these Words of Power are speed-related. The difference between them is that Word of Power "Moment" can only increase the user's physical speed; all actions must be planned in advance, and there is absolutely no way to adjust them midway.

The spirit and time are different.

Its ability to enhance the user's physical and mental speed makes Time Zero an undisputed superior incantation. Even if a user of Time Zero is slightly inferior in pure speed, they can still control their actions through thought to change the trajectory and achieve victory.

After learning this knowledge, Lu Mingfei felt that his "Explosive Sprint" was basically equivalent to the combination of the two, plus "slight" changes.

For example, [Burst Sprint] is similar to the Word of Power: Moment, both of which increase the user's speed by multiples, up to the power of N, and each upgrade currently appears to be N+1.

For example, [Explosive Sprint], like the Word of Power: Time Zero, can simultaneously accelerate the user's physical and mental speed.

Then came those "slight" changes.

While it may be described as "a little," the most crucial element is actually the "unknown domain" that surrounds Lu Mingfei, which can achieve a completely illogical kinetic energy conversion!
This is a conclusion Lu Mingfei reached after multiple practices in his dream of "comprehending the true meaning of fire". The principle is unclear, but the specific manifestation is as follows - any object that Lu Mingfei comes into contact with will be in the same "kinetic energy layer" or "frame of reference" as him.

For example, even if he were moving at 16 times the normal speed and crashed into a stationary stone block in the real world, it would be equivalent to crashing into it at a normal speed.

Therefore, even with his current physical strength, which is still within the range of a normal person, he doesn't need to worry about being riddled with holes if he bumps into something while exercising at high speed.

It's completely unreasonable and unscientific.

But when have the entries in the schedule ever made any sense?
Of course, this also means that Lu Mingfei has no way to use this extreme speed to unleash the absurd attacks that belong to a speedster.

Remote control won't work. Because once they leave the unknown realm enveloping their bodies, those objects will return to a normal frame of reference and have normal motion. Just like the snowball he once threw in his experiment.

Close combat is also ineffective. This is because the area encompasses "living things," who will not have the same speed as Lu Mingfei and will be nearly stationary, but will therefore be in the same "frame of reference" as Lu Mingfei's targets.

The example is Chu Zihang, who was saved by Lu Mingfei. His speed and reaction were slowed down, but he was not injured as a result.

However, compared to being hit by something inexplicably and riddled with holes, Lu Mingfei was more accepting of this situation.

Sixteen times the speed is already outrageous. He stabbed the enemy sixteen times, and the enemy didn't even have the power to fight back. Under such circumstances, even without the speed difference brought by extreme speed, it would still be enough to cause considerable damage.

"Moreover, normally, Setsuna's acceleration starts at 2x, while mine starts at 8x. If we both have a 9th-tier upgrade... I can be 4 times faster than Setsuna's owner!"

Lu Mingfei ran briskly.

Each time an entry is acquired or upgraded, the schedule will humanely give him some time to figure out what it's for.

Therefore, he didn't trigger the electric shock warning along the way. The Qingning Basketball Gymnasium was only two or three kilometers away from Shilan High School, and by the time he figured it out, it was already right in front of him!

"How about... try it?"

Lu Mingfei was getting restless.

With his current physical condition, he certainly couldn't sustain himself without collapsing from exhaustion after using the entire ten seconds of [Explosive Sprint]... but this extreme speed can be turned on and off.

"There's no one around, and I only need to run a short distance, just a few dozen meters... it won't even take a second. It's tiring, of course, but not so tiring that I can't run anymore!"

Lu Mingfei thought to himself.

In fact, when an idea pops into your head and you start finding various reasons for it... it means that this idea is destined to be put into practice, and the rest is just a process of convincing yourself.

After observing that no one was around and that there were no surveillance cameras, Lu Mingfei made a decision.

[Explosive Sprint], activated!

Time, which flows by swiftly and never changes, moves for Lu Mingfei alone at this moment.

The whole world slowed down; a leaf spun slowly in mid-air, its angular velocity comparable to the timer knob on a microwave oven.

This is the romance of speed demons.

But Lu Mingfei remained rational. He only ran a dozen meters before closing the entry, and despite the slight feeling of powerlessness that welled up inside him, he quickly recovered and leisurely ran into the Qingning Basketball Hall.

Not long after, on the other side of the city—

"Mom, take me home to find Mom! I can't take it anymore!"

Su Enxi looked like she was about to cry from fright; she covered her face with her hands and trembled.

"He really got stronger... he actually could get stronger!"

(End of this chapter)