Chapter 89

Ruan Mian tried to get up. She failed the first time, and the pain made her whole body tremble.

Deng Qin hurried over to help her off the track. "Ruan Mian, are you all right? Let me take you to the doctor."

Deng Qin cared more about her student's health than winning. "Does it hurt? I'll carry you."

Leaning on Deng Qin's arm, Ruan Mian stood up. "Teacher, I can still run."

With that, she staggered forward, picked up the fallen baton, and limped toward Shen Baili with unwavering purpose.

She would not give up. Shen Baili was waiting for her ahead.

Deng Qin froze for a moment. Ruan Mian's uniform pants were torn through, her knee was bleeding, and her fair arm was injured too. Blood trickled down her forearm, and her chin was scraped.

But the girl refused to quit. Ruan Mian had bitten her lips pale, yet her eyes shone bright.

She kept moving forward.

Proud of her student and aching for her at the same time, Deng Qin stayed beside Ruan Mian and cheered her on.

To the left of Ruan Mian's lane, her classmates shouted encouragement. To her right, runner after runner passed her.

Ruan Mian looked at none of them. She watched only the path ahead, only her goal.

She would make it. Ten meters, eight, four, three... one.

Ruan Mian placed the baton in Shen Baili's hand. "I'm sorry."

"Thank you."

Shen Baili was already poised to sprint. The moment she took the baton, a familiar mechanical voice sounded in her mind.

Energy replenished: 3.9%. Current total energy: 50%.

Beep, beep, beep. New chapter available to unlock!

The sudden announcement did not distract Shen Baili. Without a moment's hesitation, she gripped the baton and charged into the crucial final hundred meters.