Chapter 979: Intelligence and Speed
"Cowardly turtle!" Nanqiu glared at Lin Tian and cursed.
"Once I make my move, you won’t stand a chance. I’m not a cowardly turtle; I’m just being too merciful to you," Lin Tian said.
It was clear to him that the girl still harbored some resentment, so it was probably good to let her vent a bit.
"Let’s do this instead: if you win against me this time, you can ask to learn anything, and I’ll teach you. But if you lose, you should focus on your basic skills," Lin Tian said with a smile.
"Basic skills? Nice way to say it, but isn’t that just making me your errand girl?"
Lin Tian laughed, "If that’s how you see it, sure. So, do you want to compete or not?"
"Compete!" Nanqiu asked, "Spill it, how do we compete?"
"Just now I said you’re too slow, didn’t you disagree? Let’s race in speed. There’s about five kilometers from here to my place; I’ll send you the coordinates. Take any shortcut, use any means, whether by car or on foot, and let’s see who arrives first, how about it?" Lin Tian suggested.
"Alright!" Nanqiu nodded.
Lin Tian sent the coordinates to Nanqiu’s phone and then smiled, "Let’s start now. I’ll give you a minute’s head start."
"A minute?"
"Yes."
"Arrogant! I don’t need it."
"Alright then, I’m off." With that, Lin Tian suddenly started running, picking up speed in an instant. He flashed away like a shadow, gone in the blink of an eye.
Nanqiu was stunned for a moment, then shouted after Lin Tian’s retreating figure in the local dialect, "Shameless!"
But the next second, Nanqiu’s pupils shrank. She saw a pair of footprints, about fifteen centimeters, where Lin Tian had just been standing. The snow around the footprints was shattered like broken glass.
Scanning further, she saw that wherever Lin Tian went, besides those fifteen-centimeter footprints, there was no trace of anyone else passing through the snow.
"Could this be... Lightweight Skill?"
The Celestial Dragon Continent boasted numerous famous martial arts techniques known overseas, such as Tai Chi, Lightweight Skill, One Finger Zen, and others. Among them, the fame of Lightweight Skill was significant.
In this world, who wouldn’t want the ability to leap across rooftops and run on water?
Nanqiu’s breathing gradually became heavier, and she dared not linger another second. With power coiling in her legs, she shot forward like an arrow from the bow. After sprinting about fifty meters, she glanced back at the neat footprints she had left, no longer regretting apprenticing under Lin Tian.
...
Shangshu Square, 183, Kanyue City.
This was a villa with a yard.
This was the address Lin Tian had sent to Nanqiu.
When Nanqiu arrived, she was already out of breath. Not taking a moment to catch it, she quickly pulled out her phone and pressed pause on the stopwatch.
Nine minutes and sixteen seconds.
Seeing this number, Nanqiu was both shocked and extremely satisfied.
Bear in mind, the world record for five kilometers is only 12 minutes and 37 seconds. She had beaten it by nearly three minutes, in the complex central area of Kanyue City, full of countless unknowns. What was more impressive, the roads were covered in snow.
If this had been on a regulation track, Nanqiu believed she could finish in under eight minutes!
But that was just idle thought, as she had no interest in public appearances.
Nanqiu hunched over, hands on her knees, starting to regulate her breathing rhythm.
Five kilometers was a simple task for her, but maintaining such a rapid pace was a first, and it seemed her throat felt dry, as if it were burning.
As an external-style martial artist, agility, explosive power, and defense were her strong suits. But she didn’t know how to utilize her Inner Strength, which was Xiaocheng’s regret.
Suddenly, Nanqiu glanced up at the tightly shut gate in front of her, clearly indicating she was the first to arrive.
"Beep beep~"
Suddenly, a horn sounded from behind her.
Turning around, Nanqiu saw a silver-white Hummer and then looked at its plate, Yan A89898.
For a moment, Nanqiu was dazed; wasn’t this her car? Why was it here?
This was Nanqiu’s car while on the Celestial Dragon Continent, expertly modified in terms of the engine, tires, windows, etc., for top-tier speed and safety performance.
Driving this car from the hotel to here, as long as there was no traffic, would take just two minutes easily.
At this point, the car door opened, and a man in a white down jacket jumped out. Seeing that annoying grin on his face, Nanqiu immediately felt put off.
"Heh, pretty fast running, too bad, still a step behind me." Finishing his sentence, Lin Tian took the last puff of the cigarette in his right hand and flicked it onto the ground.
Looking at the cigarette butt burned to the filter, Nanqiu asked in surprise, "You were here before me?"
Lin Tian thought for a bit and then smiled, "Yeah, I was here earlier."
Nanqiu’s face turned infuriated.
"Why are you staring at me like that?" Lin Tian laughed, "I already told you, any method, any route, whoever arrives first wins. You’re a seasoned special forces soldier; how could you not know how to properly utilize game rules? You’ve lost this round again."
Nanqiu felt a bit annoyed, mostly regretful!
The only reason she chose to run was because she saw Lin Tian take off running first, without a car.
Out of pride, Nanqiu chose to chase with her own legs, plotting the shortest route on her phone’s map, crossing four streets before finally reaching here.
But she hadn’t anticipated Lin Tian’s shamelessness!
"You knew I would follow you in running, so you started slightly ahead. Then, using your Lightweight Skill, you hid to one side, waited for me to pass, then doubled back to steal the car, right?" Nanqiu asked.
Lin Tian nodded with a smile, "Realizing it after the fact, it seems you’re not completely dense."
No matter how she heard it, Nanqiu felt this was an insult!
"First, you outsmart me, then you outspeed me. This round was a sweep in both speed and wit." At this moment, Lin Tian was so smug, it reignited Nanqiu’s homicidal tendencies.
"Despicable!" Nanqiu cursed without reservation.
Unperturbed, Lin Tian patted the Hummer beside him and said, "How is it despicable? I told you the rules; it’s your fault for not making good use of them. You’re not as open as I was on the battlefield."
"Bah!" Nanqiu spat lightly, wanting to retort but coming up empty. After all, he did have a point.
"I want to know, how did you manage to steal this car?" Nanqiu demanded to know, as besides its bulletproof windows, the car’s security measures would make it almost impossible for others to steal it.
So how was Lin Tian able to manage it so easily?