The Penalty for Using Cheats

Du Qiangwei let Wei Zitong awkwardly hold her wrist like that, as if she felt nothing at all, her eyes fixed straight ahead.

In truth, she did not dare look into Wei Zitong's eyes, afraid that she might inadvertently reveal the side of herself she hated showing others most.

She felt as if she had crossed some threshold. Ripples spread across her once-calm heart, and she liked this feeling she had never experienced before.

Yet when the large hand gripping her wrist let go, that feeling shattered in her mind. The scene before her returned to reality, and her unfocused gaze regained its clarity.

She suddenly turned to glare at Wei Zitong, an inexplicable anger rising within her. After shooting him a fierce look, she sped up to catch the second group.

Wei Zitong could only smile helplessly. He could not keep holding Du Qiangwei's hand forever, could he? Setting aside how inappropriate it was, it was hard to run while dragging her along!

Cheng Yaowen had watched the whole scene and could not help sighing. "Ah, Xiaolun, what a miserable life you have!"

"Get lost!" Wei Zitong could not help kicking at Cheng Yaowen. He hated it most when this guy randomly slipped into that sarcastic tone.

Prepared in advance, Cheng Yaowen laughed and dodged Wei Zitong's kick. "How about giving me a Buff that reduces my weight too?"

"In your dreams!" Wei Zitong rolled his eyes at Cheng Yaowen. "I haven't even given one to myself. Just run properly!"

Cheng Yaowen was somewhat disappointed not to receive cheat-like assistance, but after he finished running, he was glad he had not gotten it.

When Du Qiangwei caught up, everyone in the second group was surprised. Jace seemed to realize something and deliberately slowed down.

Ge Xiaolun, however, was delighted. He did not think too deeply about why Du Qiangwei had caught up. Instead, he eagerly moved closer and said, "Qiangwei, you..."

Before he could finish, Qiangwei cut him off coldly. "Stay away from me!"

Ge Xiaolun choked up. He stammered for a long time without managing a single sentence. He could clearly tell Du Qiangwei was angry, and he could guess at a glance who had caused it. While feeling indignant, he was also secretly pleased—Wei Zitong had finally annoyed Qiangwei. Qiangwei was starting to dislike Wei Zitong.

What Ge Xiaolun did not know was that it was precisely because Wei Zitong had always annoyed Du Qiangwei that he had left a deep impression on her. Little by little, Wei Zitong's image in Du Qiangwei's heart had undergone a complete transformation!

"Maintain formation! Don't fall behind!" Jace looked as if he were giving orders, but he was actually observing them, watching to see if anyone else had developed the same abnormal condition as Du Qiangwei.

Sure enough, he noticed that Qilin and Rui Mengmeng's steps had also become much lighter, as relaxed as long-distance runners after taking off their weights!

Jace did not expose them. He had his own arrangements after the run. Wei Zitong's ability was extremely useful; if used properly, it could make all their training twice as effective with half the effort.

Jace had already planned the route for the long-distance run. There was a main road leading into Super Seminary. One round trip to the twenty-five-kilometer marker was exactly fifty kilometers—fifty thousand meters.

And Zhao Xin had to run two round trips!

By the time everyone reached around the twenty-kilometer marker, Zhao Xin was already running back. They met him head-on, and seeing that he still looked completely at ease, Jace could not help remarking, "Zhao Xin's potential really isn't bad. Add another hundred jin tomorrow!"

Zhao Xin nearly fell over again when he heard that...

Everyone who heard Jace's words looked sympathetically at Zhao Xin as he passed them with a bitter face. They wanted to laugh but did not dare, holding it in so hard it was painful.

When everyone returned to Super Seminary, every one of them was exhausted like a dog, just short of lying on the ground with their tongues hanging out.

Qilin, Rui Mengmeng, and Du Qiangwei were not faring much better. Even with Wei Zitong's weight-reducing Buff, they were still so tired that they plopped down on the ground, rolling their eyes. What trace of a beautiful-girl image did they have left?

Only Jace was neither red-faced nor out of breath. He had run this kind of low-intensity long-distance route countless times, so it was nothing to him. Walking over to the trainees sprawled and seated messily on the ground, he said sternly, "Rest for ten minutes. Now, anyone who received Wei Zitong's beneficial Buff, step forward voluntarily! Confess and be treated leniently; resist and be punished severely!"

"Oh? So that's how it works?" Liu Chuang said, rubbing his aching thighs.

"What do you mean?" Ge Xiaolun asked instinctively.

"You still haven't figured it out? Where do you think Xin Ye's added weight came from?" Liu Chuang asked in return.

"Zi Tong put it on him, obviously. But that's not a beneficial Buff. That's a Debuff!" Ge Xiaolun answered, confused.

Cheng Yaowen slapped the back of Ge Xiaolun's head. "Are you stupid? Zi Tong can give Xin Ye a Debuff of 'weight not less than three hundred jin,' so can't he give someone else a Buff of 'weight not more than eighty jin'?"

"Damn, you can use it like that? Zi Tong's ability is incredible!" Ge Xiaolun suddenly understood. "No wonder Qiangwei suddenly caught up with us!"

It was over. He was destined to be alone for life.

Everyone could not help covering their faces. Du Qiangwei, meanwhile, glared viciously at Ge Xiaolun, wishing she could swallow this idiot alive!

But there was no helping it. Since Ge Xiaolun had already exposed her, she had no choice but to stand up and admit it.

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"Anyone else?" Jace swept his gaze over the crowd, his eyes repeatedly drifting toward Qilin and Rui Mengmeng, whether deliberately or not.

Qilin knew she could not hide it, and she disliked this kind of cheating-like behavior anyway. Rui Mengmeng, meanwhile, was an honest girl. Seeing Du Qiangwei step forward, she did not want to lie either. Thus, the two stood up at the same time.

"Very good!" Jace nodded and stopped looking at the resting trainees. Only then did the three girls realize that Jace clearly already knew exactly who they were. If they had not stepped forward, their punishment might have been even harsher!

"You three used improper means during training, so your punishment is an additional ten thousand meters. Any objections?" Jace asked, staring at the three girls.

"No objections!" the three answered in unison.

"Good. Get moving!"

With a wave of Jace's hand, the three girls resumed their miserable long-distance run.

Wei Zitong felt somewhat uneasy, because aside from mentioning him in that first sentence, Jace had ignored him entirely. That continued until ten minutes had passed and everyone had finished resting.

Jace had Wei Zitong give everyone else a Debuff that added two hundred jin of weight, then made them begin the terrifying training regimen of one thousand standard push-ups and five hundred standard pull-ups. Male or female, everyone had the same training program.

Especially when Lena started training, her explosive figure was faintly visible through her movements, drawing the wolves' eyes from all around. They did not even realize their own forms had gone crooked before Jace kicked them hard several times!

Thankfully, Lena did not sweat. Otherwise, the sight would have been even more unbearable...

But Wei Zitong was still not included in any of it, making him increasingly uneasy.

He did not know how long he suffered through the suspense before Jace finally called his name, and only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.

"Wei Zitong, for helping your classmates cheat, add three hundred jin to your own weight and run an additional ten thousand meters!" Jace announced Wei Zitong's punishment, instantly draining all color from his face. But that was not all. Jace added, "You must return before the three girls, or the punishment will be doubled!"

Wei Zitong's face went completely bloodless. Damn it, the girls' weight-reducing Buffs had not even been removed, and they had started running so much earlier. He had to carry an extra three hundred jin and, after wasting so much time, still get back before them. Jace was trying to work him to death!

He swore that next time, he would never randomly give anyone a Buff during training again. It hurt others and himself!

But don't worry, there won't be any missed updates. Once the status changes, the normal pace will return too. The streak of two updates a day that I kept up for twelve days has been broken, and I'm pretty depressed about it too...

The promised extra chapters won't be missing.