Chapter 90

When the ninth set of three laps began, almost half of the young knight trainees had fallen, leaving only four, including Peta, still running. Idris and Tireda were drenched in sweat, and their running speed had clearly slowed down.

Jiang Junming's pace remained steady, as if it were the first lap. He overtook Idris, Peta, and Tireda, continuously surpassing until he was about to overtake the three remaining young knight trainees, ready to take the lead.

Idris looked at Jiang Junming, who had just passed her, with a sense of inexplicable confusion.

She was the favored child of the God of Dawn, a girl who had undergone strict priest training since childhood. Even she could barely keep up, yet the young trainee named Junming had followed her all the way, and during the last two times he cast divine spells, he had surpassed her! Looking at his slender figure, surpassing her was not his goal, and it seemed she had not even caught his attention. His goal was to surpass everyone and take the lead!

Although Jiang Junming did not have this intention in his mind, he was simply completing the old knight Sir Cel's requirement to run around the square and cast a divine spell every three laps. However, his steady pace, in the eyes of others, carried more and more meaning.

In the potion-making class, he had greatly surprised Teacher Seville. After the class, Idris had thought for a long time about how Jiang Junming had managed to do it.

No matter how she thought about it, she could not come to a final answer. Idris had no way of knowing what methods Jiang Junming used to create a potion that even the teachers of the Church Academy praised. Perhaps he had some extraordinary experience, Idris speculated. Before the physical training, although Idris had not looked at Jiang Junming, she had mentally assessed that he would absolutely not be able to complete the entire course. As for surpassing her, it was not even within her consideration.

But this scene happened so suddenly. No matter how hard she ran, it was difficult, perhaps impossible, to overtake him again. Idris then stabilized her thoughts of overtaking Jiang Junming. She still had six more laps to run around the square and two more divine spells to cast. Her physical strength was not enough to support a faster speed; perhaps it would be better to slow down. Competing in speed with Jiang Junming, the one who would definitely fall would be her. Idris was surprised but had a clear understanding.

Tireda was even more surprised. She had given it her all, and she never expected the young trainee named Junming to surpass her. Moreover, from his expression, it seemed he was not proud; it was as if she was just another person to him, not a genius! This was something Tireda could not tolerate. She had given it her all, confident that she could complete the physical training that made the Church Academy tremble. But completing the training was not her goal; Tireda wanted the astonished looks of everyone.

But before the end, the astonished looks did appear, unfortunately, even in her own eyes, they were full of astonishment and incomprehension. The object of admiration was not her, but the ordinary young trainee who had taken her spotlight several times—Junming.

How could he run so fast? It seemed just a short while ago, Tireda thought Jiang Junming would be unable to cast divine power and would have to withdraw early. It seemed just a short while ago, Tireda thought Jiang Junming would collapse from exhaustion. But none of what Tireda thought happened. Until now, that seemingly ordinary young man had easily surpassed her.

What else could he not do? Tireda's expression was somewhat dazed, and she stumbled, almost falling.

There were still four young knight trainees left, and apart from Peta, the other three young knight trainees noticed Jiang Junming approaching. They exchanged glances and deliberately stumbled.

The tall old priest noticed the three young knight trainees making strange movements. Their thoughts were not hidden from him, and he said somewhat unhappily, "What are these little guys up to!"

The old knight Sir Cel snorted coldly and said, "Some people just can't stand being outdone. It's not the first time you've seen it, so what's so strange about it?"

"I hope they can cooperate as well in future battles," the short old priest said sarcastically, clearly disapproving of the actions of the young knight trainees.

Jiang Junming was getting closer to the three young knight trainees. Then their running pace changed. At first, Jiang Junming did not notice this.

Running around the square, if the pace changed, it meant that the body's strength had been exhausted and could not continue. This had happened many times before, followed by a slower running speed, and then collapsing from exhaustion. Jiang Junming guessed this, but soon realized that something seemed wrong with what was happening this time.

The three young knight trainees running in front almost simultaneously became unsteady. But to Jiang Junming, their "stumbles" did not seem to be from weakness; they seemed to be faked. What's going on? As soon as this thought appeared, the nearest young knight trainee, taking advantage of his unsteady body, used his shoulder to push Jiang Junming.

So this is what they want, Jiang Junming understood, somewhat disdainful of such a small trick. As if pushing him down would do them any good.

The muscle fibers in Jiang Junming's body quickly burst with strength, adjusting his angle, and his body brushed past the young knight trainee's shoulder. These actions only slightly affected Jiang Junming's speed, and the young knight trainee's push did not hit him.

The young knight trainee was stunned. He had clearly calculated the speed of the young man named Junming, and his shoulder seemed to have hit him. For a moment, he thought he had succeeded. But before he could feel triumphant, the feeling of missing his target made him stumble. He quickly twisted his waist and used his right hand to support himself on the ground, preventing a messy fall. At this moment, Tireda, Idris, and Peta ran past, avoiding the fallen young knight trainee.

Tireda, seeing the actions of the three leading young knight trainees, had already guessed what they were trying to do. When she saw the first young knight trainee not only fail to hit Jiang Junming but also fall himself, she silently cursed, "He's really stupid. Do these knight trainees have no brains? They can't even do such a simple thing."

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