Not a Normal Person

Through his research, Chen Feng had figured out that the Proficiency System issued various physical training plans. Completing them would earn him corresponding abilities.

It sounded simple enough.

But when Chen Feng looked at the plans, he froze.

[30-Hour Daily Training Plan]: An ordinary person can complete 1,000 sets of exercises in ten hours. Increase that to 3,000 sets, and you can fit 30 hours of exercise into one day.

[Ghost Brain Training Method]: Imagine a hundred-kilogram mantis and defeat it.

"Train thirty hours a day?"

"Imagine a giant mantis in my head and beat it?"

"How do those words even belong in the same sentence?"

Chen Feng searched through the Proficiency System for ages before finding a plan a human might actually be able to complete.

[Hero Training Method]: The system owner must complete 100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups, 100 squats, and a 10-kilometer run each day.

The training was divided into four stages: S, A, B, and C.

C-Rank Hero Training was free to unlock. After one week of training, his body would reach Brick-Burst Level, allowing him to shatter a brick with one blow.

B-Rank Hero Training cost 1 Point to unlock. After one month, he would reach Wall-Burst Rank, allowing him to smash through a thick wall with one blow.

A-Rank Hero Training cost 10 Points to unlock. After one year, he would reach Building-Burst Rank, allowing him to destroy a building with one blow.

S-Class Hero Training cost 100 Points to unlock. After three years, he would reach Street-Burst Rank, allowing him to level an entire block with one blow.

"Level a whole block in one move? With that kind of strength, Professor Sheep and Pig Instructor won't mean a damn thing!"

Chen Feng's blood surged. The Ghost-Catching System was powerful too, but no matter how strong the Water Ghost was, that power wasn't truly his. What mattered was becoming strong himself.

Hero Training Method, activate!

[User has selected the Hero Training Method.]

[Warning: During the plan, the user must complete 100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups, 100 squats, and a 10-kilometer run every day. Failure will result in severe punishment.]

"Severe punishment? How severe could it be?"

"Once I finish training, I'm going to pound Professor Sheep into a meatball."

At that moment, the high-spirited Chen Feng had no idea how miserable the days ahead would be.

After class.

Chen Feng had wanted to say hello to Li Guolong, but he saw him hurry away with Fatty and Yellow Hair.

That's strange. Why is he so cold this time?

After a moment's thought, Chen Feng understood. Last time, he had been locked in solitary confinement for seven days because he resisted. He had looked like someone who wouldn't bow to the school. This time, he had compromised. Naturally, Li Guolong and the others wouldn't think much of such weakness.

Especially when students sometimes baited one another into breaking the rules, leaving no trust between them.

Speak of Cao Cao, and Cao Cao appears.

The bespectacled girl walked up to Chen Feng and tried the same old line. "Hey, new guy. Want to escape?"

Chen Feng's reply was simple.

He raised his hand. "Professor, there's a student here who wants to escape."

"Huh?"

The bespectacled girl cried out in panic. She clearly hadn't expected to fall for the very trick she used on others.

"Running away is what bad children do."

"Child, this place is so good. Why would you want to leave?"

"Come with me to the Electric Shock room."

As the professor led the bespectacled girl away, an apple appeared in Chen Feng's hand.

A warm fellow student had turned into a cold piece of fruit.

Chen Feng clearly saw Li Guolong and the others watching him from nearby, disdain in their eyes.

Looks like they like me even less now.

But it didn't matter.

Chen Feng had his own way of joining them.

At mealtime, Chen Feng carried his metal lunch tray over to the three of them.

Fatty said, "Good grief, this whole cafeteria isn't big enough for you? You have to squeeze in with us?"

Li Guolong looked disgusted. "Get lost! I've got nothing to say to a lackey."

"Nothing to say? How about now?"

Chen Feng slapped a sheet of paper onto the table. It was the map of the Fourth Hospital from the notebook hidden by their seats!

Li Guolong's expression changed. "Where did you get that?"

Chen Feng laid his cards on the table. "From your seats, of course. But that's not important. What matters is that I knew there was a reward for reporting you, and I didn't."

Fatty pointed at the map, still trying to argue. "Come on, what could you report us for? Does that map have our names on it?"

Li Guolong waved him silent. "What do you want?"

Chen Feng got straight to the point. "If you made this map, you must have a plan to escape. I want in."

Li Guolong glared at him. "Why should I trust you?"

Chen Feng didn't flinch. "It says right here that you need a key to cross the grounds between the gate and the building."

Yellow Hair nodded. "Right. It's the item we need to clear the game."

"Shut up!" Li Guolong turned back to Chen Feng. "Are you saying you can steal the key?"

"That's right."

Chen Feng agreed at once. After all, he knew Professor Sheep would leave the Academy at the end of the month.

That was information he had already confirmed.

So stealing the key looked like the most dangerous job, but it was actually the safest.

"I don't know where your confidence comes from, but if you bring us the key, I'll let you join." Li Guolong still had his doubts, but he couldn't refuse when Chen Feng had taken on the hardest task.

"It's a deal."

That afternoon.

[Distance run +1 kilometer. Current total: 9.]

[Distance run +1 kilometer. Current total: 10.]

[Ding! Today's 10-kilometer run is complete.]

Since running was already part of the Internet Addiction Academy's physical training, Chen Feng completed that task with ease.

But when it was time for military-style boxing drills, Chen Feng approached Pig Instructor. "Sir, I'd like to do push-ups!"

Pig Instructor snorted. "No."

"How about sit-ups?"

"No."

Damn it!

Chen Feng cursed inwardly. It looked like he would have to train more after the session ended.

So when Pig Instructor dismissed them, Chen Feng stayed behind instead of leaving with everyone else. He dropped to the ground and began doing push-ups alone.

"Huff, huff."

As he kept lowering himself on his arms, his training progress steadily advanced.

[Push-ups +1. Current total: 7.]

[Push-ups +1. Current total: 8.]

[Improper push-up form detected. Rep not counted.]

Damn it!

Ordinarily, it might have been fine. But Chen Feng had spent the whole afternoon doing military-style boxing drills and was already exhausted. After just ten proper push-ups, his face was red, his neck was strained, and he was close to giving out.

And that was only one-tenth of the way there.

I don't think I can keep going.

Chen Feng was panting hard. The thought had barely formed when an emotionless electronic voice sounded in his ear.

[Warning: Today is almost over.]

[Plans only work when followed. Once a plan is made, it must be completed.]

[Host's training progress is slow. Assistance is being provided.]

Assistance?

Chen Feng was overjoyed.

"System, give me a gorgeous coach with a great figure!"

"Or a Minor Restoration Pill from a martial arts novel—something to restore my energy and strengthen my body!"

Just as Chen Feng lost himself in that lovely fantasy—

Crack!

An invisible whip seemed to strike Chen Feng, leaving a horrifying welt across his back.

It hurts! It hurts so damn much!

Chen Feng nearly passed out from the pain. Then a warning sounded in his mind.

[Host, resume push-ups immediately or you will be whipped.]

[So lazy and feeble. I really need to train you properly.]

[Three, two, one—whip!]

Crack! Again.

The blow sent Chen Feng spinning like a top, tearing his skin open.

Now he was truly scared.

"Stop hitting me! Stop! I'll train, all right?"

Chen Feng looked ready to cry. He straightened his back as fast as he could and kept exercising, but every time his form slipped, the system beat him mercilessly.

Damn it!

What kind of stupid system is this?

Chen Feng wanted to cry, but fear of the whip left him no choice. He gritted his teeth, tightened his stomach, and kept pushing himself up and down on arms that trembled like fluttering butterfly wings.

Yellow Hair saw him and couldn't help asking, "What kind of person is he?"

Fatty said, "He's a lunatic, Yellow Hair. That's not a normal person."