Burn My Calories!

"Bastard, what did you say?"

Li Congxin had hit his sore spot with a single sentence, and Gorilla's blood instantly surged. His eyes reddened as he charged forward to pick a fight with Li Congxin. "I'm gonna beat you flat, you yellow-skinned monkey!"

With Gorilla's furious roar, the nearby students who had been watching the drama were immediately drawn over by the commotion.

"Whoa, God! What am I seeing? Clark actually went and provoked Gorilla!"

"Does he have a death wish?"

"Good heavens, this is practically the most lopsided matchup of the year. I can't bear to watch anymore..."

"This is just too cruel!"

Received +1 Impression Point from Chris Owen!

Received +1 Impression Point from Blake Valen!

Received...

An unexpected bonus?

Li Congxin's eyes lit up. Apparently, this was another great way to collect Impression Points!

As for Gorilla, who was about to charge over and fight him to the death, Li Congxin felt his proposal was excellent!

He had only provoked him verbally, yet nine Impression Points had already been added to his account. If he left a few deep memories on Gorilla's body as well... Heh heh heh.

Seeing that Gorilla was about to pounce at the slightest disagreement, Li Congxin was also ready for battle. His eyes met Gorilla's without the slightest retreat, while the muscles in his right leg had already tensed, ready to deliver a kick between the legs.

He couldn't beat him head-on. He could only play dirty!

Although Gorilla was the school's bully, he merely had the potential of an athlete. He wasn't even a professional athlete, much less a professional fighter.

Since he wasn't a professional, the outcome of a fight absolutely wouldn't depend solely on basic attributes. In fact, they weren't even the most crucial factor. Compared to those, ruthlessness and a black heart were what determined the victory between amateurs.

As long as this kick landed cleanly, even the strongest big guy would instantly lose his ability to fight!

Victory would be decided in this one move.

If he won, he could reap a huge wave of Impression Points.

If he lost, it didn't seem like a big deal either.

After all, they were on school grounds. Could Gorilla really do anything to him?

More importantly, as long as he caused trouble, he would have Impression Points to collect. The difference between winning and losing was merely how many points he gained. Since that was the case, what was there to fear?

Roll up his sleeves and get to work!

Li Congxin's meaning was that his actions didn't follow his heart!

Just as an inappropriate school brawl was about to erupt, an abrupt voice successfully stopped everything from happening. "Stop right there, you two bastards!"

Hearing that voice, both of them were startled. When they turned around and saw who had arrived, they both immediately cowered.

Even the surrounding students couldn't help feeling secretly alarmed when they saw the speaker. They all stepped aside in unison, clearing a path for him to the center of the "arena."

"Vice Principal William!"

"You two idiots actually caused trouble and started fighting at school, treating the school rules and regulations as nothing! Now, run twenty laps around the track. Whoever doesn't finish, or whoever finishes last, will apologize to the one who finishes first."

Vice Principal William announced this seemingly impartial punishment without even asking what had happened. In reality, he simply disliked both of them.

If this had been that indescribable country from before his transmigration, a student like Li Congxin—who normally didn't cause trouble, didn't show off, and had good grades—would practically have been the school's and teachers' protected treasure. If he got into a conflict with a thorn like Gorilla, nearly every teacher would have taken his side.

Unfortunately, this was America in the Marvel world, and children who weren't strong in sports or socializing weren't popular in American high schools.

No matter how good their grades were, it was useless!

Of course, Vice Principal William disliked Gorilla just as much. Being outgoing and good at sports was certainly a good thing in America, but that didn't mean he could cause trouble whenever he pleased.

When someone enjoyed making trouble for himself, surely no one would find him pleasing to look at.

Using a seemingly "fair" punishment, he punished both students he disliked. Moreover, the two punishments varied in severity, with the balance perfectly matching his wishes. Vice Principal William felt he had been incredibly clever and couldn't help giving himself a mental thumbs-up.

Hearing Vice Principal William's punishment, Gorilla's eyes immediately lit up. He stared at Li Congxin and began taunting him. "You're finished!"

Li Congxin merely shrugged indifferently. Although he didn't yet have the ability to resist the vice principal's decision, it was only running. Who was he supposed to be afraid of?

He snapped his fingers. "New York, let's go!"

Received +1 Impression Point from Susanna David!

Received +1 Impression Point from Morrison Leonard!

Received...

Received +1 Impression Point from scattered Impression Points, rounding up!

Because of Vice Principal William's punishment, Li Congxin and Gorilla became the focus of the entire school. In particular, the homeroom teacher of Gorilla's class immediately dragged the entire class outside to cheer him on as soon as he heard the news.

Although they were cheering for Gorilla, they also indirectly paid attention to his opponent, Li Congxin.

Once they noticed him, there were Impression Points to collect.

Running with the wind to the music of "Calories," while the God-Tier BGM System in his ears issued one notification after another about his growing Impression Points, Li Congxin felt that life was truly wonderful and the air was so fresh...

In the blink of an eye, half an hour passed. Gorilla had already run ten laps, while Li Congxin had also run nearly ten. But Gorilla's mood was nowhere near as beautiful as Li Congxin's.

At the very start of the race, relying on his innate advantage as a student with athletic talent, Gorilla hadn't taken Li Congxin seriously at all. He had started at a hundred-meter sprinting pace and then raced ahead wildly. By the time he reached the fifth lap, he had already lapped Li Congxin once. He had been feeling incredibly smug.

However, what he hadn't expected was that after five laps, his stamina had already begun to decline, while Li Congxin continued running at his previous pace, neither hurried nor slow.

"Burn my calories! Bye-bye, donuts, bubble tea, instant noodles..."

The annoying music rose from behind him. Gorilla knew that Li Congxin had caught up again, and the advantage he had built up at the beginning had vanished.

Received +9 Impression Points from Joe Cook!

As one of the people directly involved, Gorilla could provide Li Congxin with far more Impression Points than the surrounding spectators—five points all at once.

When Li Congxin overtook him, he even turned and gave him a smug glance. Gorilla seethed with resentment.

However, after running for so long, he had already calmed down and begun reviewing the mistakes he had made.

The track around the school field was about five hundred meters long. Twenty laps made ten kilometers, a distance already close to his limit. Yet, in order to show off in front of everyone, he had sprinted wildly from the start, causing his stamina to drain rapidly. That had been extremely foolish.

Fortunately, the race had only reached the halfway point, so he still had a chance to make up for his disadvantage.

As long as he put aside his impatience and began slowing down to conserve his stamina, he could still finish the next ten laps without a problem. As for Li Congxin, who was temporarily in the lead, he didn't believe a shut-in's stamina could support him in maintaining this pace throughout a ten-kilometer run.

Thinking this, Gorilla began calming himself down, slowing his pace and controlling his stamina consumption.

However, the change that followed completely disrupted the plan Gorilla had just worked out.

Seeing Li Congxin go from being lapped at the beginning to catching up and even gaining a slight advantage, the homeroom teacher of Li Congxin's class refused to let this opportunity to win glory for the class pass. He followed the example of Gorilla's homeroom teacher and led the entire class out of the school building to cheer Li Congxin on.

This move didn't have much effect on Li Congxin. Instead, it heavily provoked Gorilla.

Seeing the girl of his dreams come to watch his race, Gorilla could no longer care about conserving his stamina. Gritting his teeth, he sped up once again and chased after Li Congxin at an even faster pace.