Chapter 297: Chapter 297 Garbage_1

Xu Fan and Li Niu had finished their first round of the event, and the staff recorded their scores on the leaderboard, then urged the members of Group A, who had just withdrawn from the competition due to the stench of Li Niu’s feet, to return to the track.

Although the two Li Family bulls had now put on shoes and gone to rest, there was still a lingering stench of spoiled sauerkraut on the track, only it wasn’t as intense and eye-watering as before.

“Organizers, I request that this track be replaced!” a man assigned to the track Li Niu had run on raised his hand and said to the staff.

“Ah, everyone just bear with it for a bit, and it will pass. Replacing the track would slow down the progress of the event,” the competition organizer appeared beside the crowd and said patiently to pacify them.

“That won’t do, I can tolerate the smell of his feet, but I’m worried my child and I will catch athlete’s foot!” the man asserted forcefully.

Next to him stood a little boy with an adorable appearance, looking up at his father with admiration in his eyes.

“Exactly, organizers hurry up and remove this track, otherwise the smell really affects our running efficiency.”

“Smelling this, how am I supposed to eat lunch?”

“If someone falls on this track, would they even be able to get up without fear?”

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The crowd, one after another, voiced their demand for the organizers to replace the track that Li Niu had run on.

Seeing the crowd’s fervent attitude, the organizers gave it some thought. They also considered the possibility of Li Niu actually having athlete’s foot and the risk of infecting other runners on the track, so after a brief discussion, they had the staff start to dismantle the track Li Niu had run on and replace it with a new one.

After all, the first group hadn’t finished yet, and there were still three more groups to run, many of whom were very dissatisfied with the stinky track.

If the whole event were ruined because of just one person, Li Niu, he wouldn’t be able to shoulder that responsibility.

Anyway, the foam mats that made up the track were very easy to install, and there were spare ones nearby.

So, with the workers’ rapid response, it only took a few minutes to completely dismantle the ten-meter-long foam track that Li Niu had run on.

Throughout the process, the workers tearing down the foam mats were almost brought to tears by the smell clinging to them.

Li Niu, watching from the side as the organizers even replaced the track he had run on, felt it was a severe humiliation. Clenching his fists tightly, he turned to Li Xiaoniu and said fiercely, “These bastards dare to mock me like this, I have to make them pay today!”

After the track was replaced, the members of Group A officially began their first race.

Although they had viewed Xu Fan and Li Niu competing with their two kids, they assumed the activity carried little difficulty, given how it seemed so easy for them, leading to the natural conclusion that the event should be very simple.

But what they didn’t know was that Xu Fan was a reincarnated Cultivator, and even by the standards of Martial Artists in this world, Xu Fan’s strength could already be considered that of a Martial Arts Grandmaster, one of the nearly top-tier existences in this world. He could jump down from over a dozen floors and it would be like walking on flat ground, let alone such a simple game.

This was still Xu Fan not using his full cultivation strength; he simply relied on his physical abilities to get through the challenge with Tongtong. If Xu Fan had wanted to be faster, it wouldn’t have taken more than two seconds to reach the finish line with Tongtong.

As for Li Niu, although not a Martial Artist, he did used to be an athlete, with all aspects of his physical fitness far exceeding that of an ordinary person. Especially his child, Li Xiaoniu, who inherited his athletic genes and trained with Li Niu every day, which gave them great chemistry and coordination. That’s why they completed the task with such ease.

But it wasn’t the same for the others. At the start signal from the staff, dozens of excited dads and moms with their kids rushed forward, but before they could take two steps, several children had already fallen off their parents’ feet due to a lack of coordination.

“Damn. Watching those two teams, it seemed so easy. I didn’t expect it to be this hard when it was my turn!”

“Oh dear, baby, hold steady. Go slower, even slower. Don’t fall off, okay?”

“Ouch, baby, you’re stepping on my foot, and it really hurts. Don’t stamp, walk slowly.”

“Sweetie, let’s get up and keep going!”

“Wah wah wah… I won’t get up. I can’t do this…”

“Wuwuwu… I’m not playing anymore…”

Within a few steps, several pairs of contestants had fallen because their kids couldn’t maintain their balance. Some children, with no mental composure, not only failed to cooperate but also started crying on the spot.

Only a few parents in sync with their kids were trembling as they walked as if on thin ice, nowhere near the tacit understanding Xu Fan and Li Niu had demonstrated.

After half a day of chaotic attempts, the crowd finally learned the method Xu Fan had started with, instructing their own children to move forward step by deliberate step, left then right, though their pace was painfully slow. Compared to Xu Fan and Li Niu’s speed, it was a significant difference.

It wasn’t that they didn’t want to move faster, but those who tried to hurry couldn’t grasp the rhythm. Either the adults took too big a step or the kids didn’t step enough. Some children couldn’t maintain their balance, and the adults weren’t able to steady them.

The frantic three minutes turned into a comedic spectacle.

Li Niu and Li Xiaoniu quietly savored the sight of those who had mocked them earlier making fools of themselves on the track.

Even though Li Niu had broken a rule just before reaching the finish line and had to start over, he still finished the course in less than two minutes total.

Meanwhile, the motley crew on the field moved slower than snails. Many even broke rules several times, and the quickest among them took over two minutes just to clear the course.

The rest, having grasped the trick of it, struggled to the end with their kids. Even then, out of the dozen or so teams, three still failed to complete the mere ten-meter “squirrel walk” within the three-minute final time limit.

“Group A’s results are now confirmed. Family number nine is currently in first place, family number thirteen in second, and three families have been eliminated. Group B members, please get ready.” A staff member announced the results of Group A over a loudspeaker, a revelation that sent murmurs rippling through the contestants.

“Haha, a bunch of noobs, trying to compete with me!” Li Niu said, looking arrogantly at the chaotic crowd around him. In his eyes, they were all trash.