Chapter 76

Do not offend Ai Xiaohai, never! However, Guan Tongcheng realized this truth too late.

The 24th lap was already completed, and Guan Tongcheng, who had gritted his teeth to run until now, had no hope left.

He saw Ai Xiaohai walking slowly far away. Yes, walking, and he was still waiting for Guan Tongcheng. Guan Tongcheng now knew that the gap between him and Ai Xiaohai was not just the difference between heaven and earth.

It was even farther, much farther...

The cheers and applause on the field had already ended. Everyone wanted to see how the 003 number athlete, who had run a 10,000-meter race in the most incredible way, would end the race.

Guan Tongcheng, who had been struggling to hold on, suddenly sat down on the ground and burst into tears.

His confidence had been completely destroyed by this one race. He could hardly believe that there was someone like Ai Xiaohai in the world.

Xiang Gang also lost, but Ai Xiaohai had given him enough face, winning the race with a not overly obvious advantage.

However, the few words Guan Tongcheng said before the race had completely ignited Ai Xiaohai's anger.

When Ai Xiaohai was not angry, he was casual, playful, and even a bit of a rascal. But once he was angry, he would use his own way to give merciless revenge!

No one was competing with Ai Xiaohai anymore.

Ai Xiaohai started to run slowly, still not very fast. But behind him, only a few blurry shadows existed.

When he crossed the finish line, the scene was still quiet. A few seconds later, thunderous cheers erupted:

"Ai Xiaohai—Ai Xiaohai—Ai Xiaohai!"

A god-like Ai Xiaohai, a god-like race!

A pair of slippers, chatting while running, running halfway and waiting halfway... These would leave an indelible impression in the minds of these teachers and students.

"Violation, violation!" Gao Mingyi, furious, rushed over.

"I know." Ai Xiaohai didn't care: "I violated many rules. You can disqualify me, it doesn't matter."

Ai Xiaohai walked past him without even looking at him.

Staring blankly at his back, Gao Mingyi didn't know what to do. He could find many excuses to disqualify Ai Xiaohai, but what could he do? In everyone's mind, Ai Xiaohai was the undisputed first place...

Lei Mingsheng was also stunned and at a loss. His two most talented disciples had both lost. Xiang Gang was still okay, at least he didn't lose face, but what about Guan Tongcheng? Even those who didn't understand could see that Guan Tongcheng was finished.

At least on the track, he would never regain his confidence.

What to do? Lei Mingsheng was at a loss. He had been a coach for so many years and had never seen such a peculiar race, never seen someone like Ai Xiaohai. Ai Xiaohai? A sudden flash of inspiration came to his mind...

...

"Ai Xiaohai is a bit strange." Kuang Dihan called Ma Qi over: "Be careful when the 100-meter race starts."

"Don't worry, coach, this is a 100-meter, not a 10,000-meter." Ma Qi was very confident.

In his view, on the track, the 100-meter was the most popular event, and the participants were the ones who could most excite the fans. Ai Xiaohai had taken all the attention just now, but once the 100-meter started, it would be his turn.

Kuang Dihan wasn't too worried either. After all, the difference between sprinting and long-distance running was too great, and from what he saw, Ai Xiaohai's sprinting speed on the track wasn't very fast...

...

"Where are my Nikes? Don't let anyone steal them." Ai Xiaohai changed back into his running shoes.

At this moment, the group of art department cheerleaders all rushed over. They, who had no particular interest in sports, were now all sports fans... or rather, Ai Xiaohai's fans...

The girls surrounding Ai Xiaohai, making V signs, cute faces... constantly taking photos with him, pushing Deng Mengmeng and Xu Yunqi to the side.

Deng Mengmeng and Xu Yunqi looked at each other, both feeling a bit helpless.

The 100-meter race was about to start.

Ai Xiaohai, stepping onto the track for the third time, was greeted with a hero-like enthusiastic cheer.

It was too incredible. He had just participated in the 1500-meter and 10,000-meter races, with no rest, and now he was on the sprinting track.

The ranking was no longer so important. What mattered was that the audience still wanted to see what other amazing and crazy performances the 003 number athlete, Ai Xiaohai, could deliver.

Ma Qi gave Ai Xiaohai a disdainful look. No matter how popular you are now, once the race is over, you'll know that the sprinting track isn't your domain.

At the starter's command, the athletes entered their lanes.

Ai Xiaohai was in lane five.

Looking around, the other athletes were in standard starting positions, hands forward, front foot and back foot about a foot and a half apart, center of gravity on the right leg. But for himself? These positions seemed a bit difficult for him.

So, among the eight athletes with standard starting positions, Ai Xiaohai adopted a strange posture.

Yes, his own creation.

"Ready—Bang!"

As usual, Ai Xiaohai was the last to move.

Yes, Ma Qi's reaction was very quick... Kuang Dihan was very satisfied... Wait, who is that? How can he run so fast? He's in the lead?

—Ai Xiaohai!

What is the human limit for the 100-meter dash? 9.58 seconds?

Ai Xiaohai's full sprint had long surpassed this level. However, he didn't want to sprint at this speed. He deliberately slowed down. Otherwise, he would be on the front page tomorrow, a college student who had never received any training breaking the world record by a large margin!

That would bring him a lot of headaches.

However, even with his deliberate slowdown, everyone still described him with only four words:

Lightning fast!

Too fast, really too fast! He easily crossed the finish line first.

When Ma Qi arrived second, he was completely stunned. What happened? What happened? Wasn't I the first? Why is Ai Xiaohai in the lead? No, it's impossible, I must be seeing things. This first place was already mine!

Not only was he stunned, but the finish line judge was also stunned.

"How many seconds?" Kuang Dihan rushed over quickly.

He was an experienced coach. From Ai Xiaohai's sprinting speed, he quickly predicted that something extraordinary was about to happen. For a moment, he even forgot about his own disciple, Ma Qi.

"10... 10.01 seconds..." The judge's voice was trembling.

"Impossible!" Kuang Dihan shouted.

"Really, look for yourself, 10.01 seconds."

The 100-meter dash had always been a strong event for Xinan University, so the school had introduced electronic timing, which was much faster and more accurate than manual timing.

Impossible, impossible, the timer must be broken, Kuang Dihan kept telling himself.

The world record for the 100-meter dash is 9.58 seconds, and the national record is 10.16 seconds. Ai Xiaohai exceeded the national record? Good heavens, 10.01 seconds, even at the Olympics, he could win a place!

Since it was not a formal competition recognized by the World Athletics or the Olympic Committee, it couldn't be called "breaking the record," but Kuang Dihan still couldn't believe how fast Ai Xiaohai was. He whispered a few words to the chief judge.

The chief judge quickly announced through the loudspeaker that due to a timing malfunction in the previous race, a re-race was necessary.

This made the students who were cheering for Ai Xiaohai very dissatisfied, but the judge's word was the final decision.

The unprecedented re-race of the 100-meter dash began.

Ai Xiaohai tried his best to slow down, but it was easy for him to run fast, and it was difficult to run slow, especially over such a short distance.

In everyone's eyes, Ai Xiaohai's running posture was so beautiful, like a cheetah in full pursuit of its prey, completely captivating everyone.

Actually, they didn't know that Ai Xiaohai was a real cheetah!

The cheerleaders started shouting wildly from the moment Ai Xiaohai took his first step. So what if it was a re-race? Their idol was still invincible!

Not disappointing the cheerleaders' trust, Ai Xiaohai was still the first to cross the finish line.

Kuang Dihan's eyes were fixed on the timer.

When Ai Xiaohai crossed the finish line for the second time, the time was frozen at:

9.87 seconds!

To break the world record, Ai Xiaohai had already broken it, but he didn't want to shock the world... But... But, wasn't he already shocking the world?

Kuang Dihan went crazy, crazier than anyone else.

Genius, he had discovered a genius! Good heavens, Ai Xiaohai actually ran under 10 seconds! He had first exceeded the national record, and now he had exceeded the Asian record.

The previous Asian record was 9.99 seconds, set by Francis, who was the only "Asian" to break the 10-second barrier, but in fact, Francis was actually African.

And now, Ai Xiaohai had run 9.87 seconds!

Ai Xiaohai's starting posture was not standard, his arm movements were not standard... In the eyes of professional coaches and athletes, he was not standard in anything, but what did it matter? With proper training, he could easily win gold medals at the World Championships and the Olympics.

He had made it, he had made it, Kuang Dihan felt his heart pounding.

Becoming Ai Xiaohai's coach, winning gold medals at the World Championships and the Olympics, fame and fortune would envelop him.

Kuang Dihan swore that he would never let anyone take Ai Xiaohai away from him. He was his cash cow!

"Teachers, students, I have a good news to report!" The loudspeaker announced: "In the 100-meter race of our school's autumn sports meet, Ai Xiaohai from the Marine and Shipbuilding Department ran an excellent time of 9.87 seconds, far exceeding the previous national record of 10.16 seconds and the Asian record of 9.99 seconds."

Cheers—this field had already echoed with cheers countless times today.

An incredible person, an incredible race, all the cheers were for one person:

Ai Xiaohai!