Not long after, Liang Dong walked down from the stage.
On his face, there was not a trace of a smile.
"What’s wrong? Which round?"
"Hurry up, which round did we draw? Which teams are we competing against?"
Han Yuan and Wu You were both anxious and nervous. In their view, they were the only rookies at this sports meet.
All the other competitors were tall, strong, and muscular, obviously athletes, and gave off a pressuring vibe on the field.
If they drew relatively weak teams, maybe they still had a slim chance to get to the finals.
"Third round!"
"400 meters, four-person relay race!"
"Against the architecture department!"
Liang Dong felt somewhat disheartened, lacking confidence.
The architecture and civil engineering departments are filled with top-tier athletes and are the main forces in sports.
And now he had drawn them!
"Your luck is as black as your skin, even blacker than coal!"
"We might not even get past the preliminaries!"
"Seriously, I bragged to the girls that we’d at least be in the top three!"
"Not making it to the finals would be so embarrassing!"
Han Yuan kept complaining, believing that it was Liang Dong’s bad luck that determined their fate in this sports meet.
Liang Dong clasped his hands together, showing silence and helplessness. Things hadn’t gone as he wished, but it wasn’t up to him.
When the final competition sequence was announced on stage, any initial hope the female teacher had for the physics department Lin Beichen disappeared with just a glance.
It was clear she believed the outcome was already decided.
"What do we do, Beichen? I looked around, this competition is a bit unfair, see over there, there are third-year students!"
"Even though the e-commerce department doesn’t have any famous athletes, those third-year students are physically stronger than us!"
"You picked the most impossible competitors!"
Han Yuan complained, resonating with Wu You, both of them exchanged a look, nearly going up to strangle him.
Noticing the unfriendly atmosphere, Liang Dong ran off a hundred meters!
Shouting loudly, "Don’t blame me, what could I have done?!"
Lin Beichen silently watched from the side, feeling sorry for Liang Dong, who was definitely bearing the blame.
"Beichen, what do we do? You have connections, ask the principal to change it!"
"I think, as long as we don’t go against the architecture and civil engineering departments and those few cheat-like third-year teams, I’m confident I can lead us into the top three!"
Han Yuan patted his chest in front of Lin Beichen, it was the only solution he could think of.
Lin Beichen looked calm, it was impossible for him to approach Hao Jianhua for such a minor issue. Participating in the sports meet was just for fun, the results didn’t matter.
Moreover, Hao Jianhua wanted him to quit and give other groups a chance.
"Since we’re here, let’s stay calm!"
"Don’t panic, I’m here!"
"Just don’t lag too much behind, leave the final sprint to me!"
At this moment, Liang Dong came back from the convenience store, bringing four bottles of energy drinks and handed them over, saying, "Actually, there’s still hope!"
"In this group, only the architecture department and the e-commerce department stand out, the other three teams are probably about the same level as us!"
"As long as we stay steady, getting into the top three allows us to enter the finals!"
The words of Lin Beichen and Liang Dong sparked renewed morale in the F4 male group.
Especially Han Yuan, who became extremely excited!
"For the girls!"
"We must make it to the finals!"
He now thought the importance of getting into the top three wasn’t as important as not getting eliminated in the preliminaries.
Soon, the 400-meter relay race began first, the entire stadium was crowded, aside from the track, there was barely any standing room!
The cheerleaders, showing off their midriffs and hot bodies, became a particularly eye-catching sight.
With the referee’s gunfire, the first two groups started the competition.
Ultimately, with the best times of 61.62 seconds from one group and 61.13 seconds from another, six teams were chosen, while six were eliminated.
Finally, it was Lin Beichen’s turn, the four of them had already taken their positions and entered the track.
Han Yuan took the lead, Wu You second, Liang Dong third in the relay, and Lin Beichen for the final sprint!
This matchup drew more attention compared to the previous two races, even the cheerleaders stopped to watch.
The female teacher stood with her hands on her hips, also watching the field, though her gaze stayed fixed on the architecture department’s side.
On the stage, Hao Jianhua also watched the competition unfold.
The initial two races hadn’t interested him at all, but with Lin Beichen’s team involved, he grew concerned!
He quickly called an assistant from below the stage, instructing the journalist responsible for the live broadcast to turn off the camera!
Though many of the heads didn’t understand, they didn’t question it, feeling pressured by the principal.
On the track, the referee raised his pistol, making the final readiness sign.
Han Yuan’s forehead was dripping with sweat before the race even started, a sign of his tension.
He could feel his heart beating rapidly!
"3"
"2"
"1"
"Come back!"
.....
However, before the gunshot, Han Yuan impulsively rushed out!
Seeing this, the students in the field jeered.
"Who’s this guy, desperate to win or what!"
"Physics department, how embarrassing!"