"Go, Beichen!"
"Come on, Beichen!"
"Go, go, go!"
.....
Even the female teachers on the sidelines put down their phones, their eyes fixed on the familiar figure catching up to the first and second place!!
"How is this possible?!"
On the stands, Hao Jianhua got up excitedly, watching Lin Beichen close the gap from the last position to third in no time, now right behind the first and second!
The architecture and e-commerce departments sensed the tension on the field, turning to see Lin Beichen suddenly appear behind them. They were both shocked!
When they looked back previously, the third place was more than ten meters behind, and the last place was nowhere in sight!
When did this guy come up so fast!!
The pressure was immediate on them, pushing them to give their all in one final sprint!
The finish line was right ahead!
But no matter how they accelerated, that figure caught up and ran alongside them!
First place: "Architecture Department," "Physics Department."
Second place: "E-commerce Department!"
.....
The results were announced, and the stadium erupted in excitement!
Screams and cheers filled the air!
The female teachers were in shock. They expected Lin Beichen to be exceptional, but his teammates showed no particular strength. A relay race requires more than just one person’s effort, and not being last was the best they could hope for.
Yet, her highly regarded architecture department was matched by the physics department!
The juniors from the e-commerce department were pushed to second place!
No one had expected this outcome, and the spectators were initially only interested in who would be stronger between the architecture department and the juniors.
"53.73 seconds!"
On the stands, the referee announced the time!
The cheers erupted again, so loud they seemed to shake the ground. This result made the other departments who hadn’t competed yet start to lose confidence.
"The best national result is only 45 seconds, and Imperial University is unreal!"
"With this time, they could probably do even better!"
"Yeah, they didn’t perform at their best earlier. There’s room for improvement!"
"That’s terrifying!"
"Breaking 60 seconds is already impressive. A time of 53 seconds is top-tier even at the provincial level!"
"Damn, I said the freshmen at Imperial Capital University were outstanding this year. Seeing it today has blown my mind!"
"You all focused on the wrong part. That young guy is the real deal!"
"He’s the one who turned the tide, catching up from last to first!!"
"Didn’t you see the end? He caught up so fast it forced the architecture and e-commerce departments to panic and sprint early!"
"It’s him again! The high school exam perfect scorer, Lin Beichen!"
"Academic genius!"
...
Lin Beichen’s name spread once again across the stadium.
Everyone gained a new understanding of Lin Beichen.
Only on the stands, Hao Jianhua was sweating, unsure whether such exposure to the public would be good or bad for Lin Beichen!
He knew geniuses had to stand out among the crowd and couldn’t stay hidden!
But he worried about whether he could nurture such a talent properly.
In the end, 12 teams made it to the finals.
Of course, Lin Beichen had also registered for other events like long jump, high jump, table tennis, soccer, and shot put, but they were not all on the same day.
Hao Jianhua also called him back to adjust his schedule and prepare for the Atlantis University trip in two days.
The remaining events were left to Han Yuan, Liang Dong, and Wu You to compete in.