The Endurance Running field was loud, not with cheers, but with strain. Heavy breathing filled the air, uneven and labored, accompanied by the rapid rhythm of footsteps striking the ground again and again. It was not a spectacle of victory...it was a test of endurance, of who could push their body past its limits without breaking. By the time Jin Yue and Ba Ryou arrived, the race had already reached its final stretch. Dust lingered thickly in the air, disturbed by the constant pounding of feet, blurring the view of the participants ahead.
The leading group had already separated themselves, their pace relentless and unwavering, their breathing controlled despite the distance they had covered. And behind them...
Huo Zhen.
