Chapter Sixteen: Still Not Letting Me Take the Test?

"29.4 meters!"

"Nangong Kexin’s speed is 29.4 meters per second! Excellent!" This time, the teacher conducting the test for Class Three spoke with a trembling voice. The result was simply too shocking for everyone present.

As the announcement echoed, the hall erupted once again.

"Good heavens! 29.4 meters, that’s insane! Who is that girl? Have you ever heard of her?"

"No... She actually surpassed Gao Xinyu from Class One’s speed record..."

"Wow! This is unbelievable. Looks like Class Three is going to make a comeback and claim the title of top class this year!"

...

Compared to the noisy discussions in the main hall, the testing area in the southern corner was a different story, as it belonged to the students of Class Three.

"What... When did Nangong Kexin become so extraordinary? I remember her last test was not even 18 meters, right?"

"An increase of over eleven meters in a month?"

"How did she do it?"

"Could it be that she deliberately hid her ability in the previous four tests? Otherwise, how could her speed increase by ten meters in just one month?"

Listening to her classmates’ astonished discussions, Nangong Kexin’s mind felt numb. She truly hadn’t expected her speed to reach 29.4 meters—she had never dared to even dream of it!

During the test, she had simply unleashed all her speed, but the bright red numbers on the instrument made her feel as if she were dreaming.

What exactly had happened during this time?

Amidst countless incredulous gazes, Nangong Kexin returned to her seat.

She herself didn’t understand how this had come to be. This past month, she hadn’t undergone any special training, nor had she taken any nutritional supplements. Why...

"Kexin... Are you really Kexin?" Xia Ruli and Chu Huiyan stared at Nangong Kexin as she returned, shocked and unable to believe their eyes.

Both of them began to doubt whether the girl before them was truly their close friend—Nangong Kexin.

"I... Lili, Huiyan, I honestly don’t know..." Nangong Kexin was somewhat overwhelmed. In the previous four tests, her results had been quite ordinary, barely meeting the passing standard, and this sudden surge left her struggling to accept it herself.

"Phew! Zheng Bowen, it seems you are truly aiming for my top spot this time!" Xu Liang suppressed his shock and shouted across to Zheng Bowen.

By now, after these tests, he could already sense that his class’s title as top class was about to change hands!

Since their private relationship was fairly good, they both had some understanding of the number and performance of outstanding students in each other’s classes. In the previous strength test, Zheng Bowen’s record of 280 kg had already surpassed his own, and now in the speed test, an outstanding female student had unexpectedly emerged from Class Three, even outrunning Gao Xinyu from his own class!

Originally, his class had one more outstanding student in the nerve reflex test compared to Class Three, and first place seemed a certainty. But who could have predicted that a phenomenal girl would suddenly appear and overturn all his advantages?

"Haha... Brother Xu, you really shouldn’t be sweating this. I didn’t expect there would be such a terrifyingly talented student in my class either! She’s given me a huge surprise!" Zheng Bowen maintained his humility, but his smile nearly reached his ears. He never imagined that the girl within his sight would achieve such a result.

In the past, Nangong Kexin had seemed just an ordinary student to him. Nobody expected that, in the final and most crucial test this year, she would become a dark horse and help his class seize the top spot!

"Nangong, are you sure the 200 unit nutritional supplement could give your sister such an improvement?" Le Han asked in confusion.

"I don’t know!" Nangong Yuchen shook his head, equally bewildered. Although he had been secretly giving Kexin the nutritional supplement during this period, the incredible improvement felt unreal even to him!

"Could it be because of that incident that night?" Nangong Yuchen wondered silently.

As the second round of speed tests ended, the four testing areas began the final round: nerve reflex tests.

This test lasted longer, since nerve reflex testing was inherently more complicated. After more than an hour, Classes 1, 2, 3, and 4 returned to the central hall from their testing areas, and Classes 5, 6, 7, and 8 took their turn.

As for the nerve reflex results, Class One took the lead. Tuoba Feng, who had had a conflict with Nangong Yuchen recently, achieved a nerve reflex score of 13, winning a round for Class One.

Overall, both Class One and Class Three had eight students rated as outstanding. Since Class Three had higher scores in strength and speed, despite having one less outstanding student in nerve reflex and Tuoba Feng earning the best score, the emergence of Nangong Kexin in the second round of speed meant the honor of top class shifted. It essentially belonged to Class Three!

Class Two and Class Four had six and seven outstanding students respectively, lagging behind Class One and Three.

With Classes 5, 6, 7, and 8 starting their tests, attention in the hall turned towards the testing areas. However, during the three-hour testing period, the four areas failed to deliver any particularly dazzling performances.

Time slipped by quietly. It was now past two in the afternoon. After the nerve reflex tests for the four areas concluded, it was finally the turn of the last four classes.

As for the results of Classes 5, 6, 7, and 8, only Class Eight had seven outstanding students; the other three had six each, with little difference between them.

"Phew! After waiting all day, it’s finally our turn!"

Students from Classes 9, 10, 11, and 12, led by their respective class teachers, stepped onto the four testing areas.

In the northern corner, as Liu Wen announced, "Testing begins!"

Li Jian was the first to step up for the strength test.

Quickly, as more than half the students completed their tests, Class Twelve had only one student, Lu Ling—the seventh to go—achieve an outstanding rating with a strength score of 269 kg. No one else managed it.

Meanwhile, Classes 9, 10, and 11 each had two students achieve outstanding ratings.

"Xiao Ying’s average strength is 78 kg, which is failing. Next, Angel!"

...

Seeing that Le Han had finished her test and returned, Nangong Yuchen was about to step up when Shangguan Luohua suddenly called out to Liu Wen, "Teacher Liu, start the speed test!"

"Uh? Isn’t there still Nan—"

"Teacher Liu, I said start the speed test machine!" Shangguan Luohua cut him off directly before he could finish.

As soon as she spoke, the students and Liu Wen were all confused. Nangong Yuchen hadn’t tested yet? How could they forget about the prodigy? Was the class teacher really not planning to use Nangong Yuchen for another outstanding rating?

"What? I don’t get to test?" Not only was everyone puzzled, but Nangong Yuchen himself was stunned. He had been ready to step up, but who would have thought Shangguan Luohua would simply ignore him!

With eight classes watching, Nangong Yuchen couldn’t just speak up, and could only grit his teeth, glaring at Shangguan Luohua’s seductive silhouette, unsure how he had offended this tigress!

She’d rather let the class come in last again than let him test?

Liu Wen had no idea why Shangguan Luohua wasn’t letting Nangong Yuchen test, but he was quite happy with the outcome. Afraid she might change her mind, he quickly announced, "Speed test begins!"

"What, I really don’t get to test?"

Just as Nangong Yuchen was feeling annoyed, a discordant voice rang out in the central hall below.

"Ah, Head Teacher Shangguan really is something else—even the speed test is so fast!"