Cultivating through increasing my stats in America-Chapter 71 - Huge Improvement
Chapter 71: Chapter 71: Huge Improvement
Chapter 71: Chapter 71: Huge Improvement
When Qiaos emerged from the office, he felt as though he had endured a sauna in the air-conditioned room, his underwear almost wrung out with sweat.
His legs trembled, but his expression carried a strange smile.
Punishment is most terrifying when it is imminent but has not yet arrived; once the boot falls, he felt considerably more at ease. Now he had a clear goal, and there was only one thing to do.
After Qiaos had left, the manager cautiously asked,
“Should we contact this contestant?”
Bruce shook his head and replied,
“He’s out of our reach now. Some opportunities, once missed, are lost forever.”
Then his gaze sharpened.
“But the Falcon Club didn’t get to where it is today on sheer luck; nor have we relied on sudden geniuses. What got us here is the effort and sweat we’ve put into every step of the way.”
The remaining managers, upon hearing this, found their gloom over the lost talent dissipate somewhat, their respect for the boss growing all the stronger.
At this point in the race, the seeded contestants were making their final sprint.
And the two at the forefront, Holt and Harry, were a mere three kilometers from the finish line.
At such times, although Harry had more experience in big competitions, the younger and more vigorous advantage of Holt’s body became evident.
However, Harry, watching himself being overtaken bit by bit by Holt, didn’t seem too worried since he hadn’t given his all yet. The distance between Harry and Holt was widening bit by bit.
He was just a little puzzled as to why there seemed to be fewer spectators now compared to before the race; didn’t anyone care who the final champion was?
With two kilometers to go, Harry finally realized that something was amiss and began to sprint with all his might.
But since the two were evenly matched, and with a substantial lead established, it was exceptionally difficult for the one behind to catch up.
In the end, Harry could only watch as Holt crossed the finish line before him.
“Damn!”
Harry slammed his water bottle furiously to the ground.
He felt cheated and swore to make the person who took the money and didn’t deliver pay a price.
At this moment, Holt, despite being utterly exhausted, still managed to put up his MVP display at the finish line.
“Hey! Guys, I made history! You should be cheering for me, applauding me!”
Draining the last of his energy, Holt jumped and cavorted but noticed that there were hardly any responses from his club colleagues.
A few of them exchanged looks, hesitated, and then said to him,
“Holt, I know this news might be hard for you to accept at the moment, but the truth is, you’re the second in the youth category…”
Holt was stunned for several seconds before he caught on, turning to look at the scoreboard he had been ignoring all this time.
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At the top of the list was a name he had never heard of, and the timing was a good ten minutes faster than his.
He finally put everything together—the Asian contestant who was always ahead had never dropped out of the race. No wonder there was no finish line tape in front of the finish.
Holt was at a loss for words and after struggling for a while, he could only muster, “You guys will forget about this, right?”
…
Li Ang lay comfortably in the ambulance, completely relaxing his mind.
In America, this was definitely considered a top-tier luxury. Just a ten-minute experience in an ambulance could cost at least seven or eight hundred US Dollars, more than what many people earn in a week.
Li Ang opened his attribute panel; the reason his injuries were so minor was because of the significant improvement in his attributes during this period.
Name: Li Ang
Strength: 12.15 (+2.20)
Physique: 19.96 (+4.43)
Response: 10.60 (+0.11)
Spirit: 16.01/31 (+0.53)
Breakthrough Points: 1.35
Limit Break Points: 2.5 (+2.0)
Skills:
[Cycling] 839/5000 (Grandmaster)
(Trait: Lower limb strength, stamina increased by 60%)
(Trait: Cycling stamina consumption reduced by 20%)
[Tongbei Fist] 586/1000 (Master)
(Trait: Response, Nerve Aggregation Ability increased by 40%)
(Trait: Body control ability increased by 10%)
[Running] 126/1000 (Master)
(Trait: Lung capacity increased by 40%)
(Trait: Muscle endurance increased by 10%)
[Sports Massage] 129/200 (Proficient) → 153/400 (Mastery)
(Trait: Body recovery ability improved by 20% for 12 hours after massage)
[Thirteen Taibao Horizontal Training] 0/200 (Proficient) → 128/400 (Mastery)
(Trait: Skin, muscle strength increased by 20%)
Before the competition started, his [Sports Massage] and [Thirteen Taibao Horizontal Training] skills had both broken through to a higher level.
Especially after [Thirteen Taibao Horizontal Training] reached the Mastery level, the greatly increased resistance to physical blows.
Coupled with his trait, which further added 20%, Li Ang’s injury resistance had reached the level many hard-qi-gong masters achieved after decades of rigorous training.
And let’s not forget, on the eve of the competition, Li Ang used Breakthrough Points to increase his [Physique] to nearly the limit of human potential.
This meant his “health points” were beyond what normal people could even compare to.
As for why he didn’t directly max out his [Physique] to the human limit of 20 points, it was due to meticulous planning, in other words, he was being frugal, not wanting to waste it.
Maxing out certainly has its benefits, but the cycling competition would also strengthen his physique, for which Li Ang had intentionally reserved some space.
Under a confluence of factors, what seemed like a severe bike crash ultimately only caused some superficial skin injuries to Li Ang.
But Li Ang not being severely injured didn’t mean the nature of the incident was any less malicious.
To put it gravely, that Korean’s actions could be classified as attempted murder.
In the history of cycling, there have been numerous professional athletes who have lost their lives or been paralyzed due to crash accidents.
This is precisely why Li Ang deliberately pressed down on the man’s body, grinding it against the ground; he deserved it.
Moreover, this incident was far from over. Li Ang had just seen Sheila, before getting into the car, making several serious phone calls. Although he hadn’t intentionally eavesdropped, just from seeing a few mouth shapes, he could tell they were definitely related to this incident.
Li Ang was unaware of Sheila’s specific identity, but just from the fact that she could come and go on the podium at will, she was certainly no ordinary citizen.
Therefore, such professional matters were naturally left to professionals.
“Are you okay?”
Sheila bent down and drew Li Ang’s head into her embrace, asking.
