28: Park attack

Two minutes later.

Su Yan, still in a daze and groggy with sleep, was forcibly pulled out of bed by his sister, Xiao Panxue.

"Listen up, Su Yan. From today on, you must go for a morning run every single day."

Wearing sportswear with her hair tied up high, Xiao Panxue looked incredibly capable, radiating a powerful, queen-like aura.

Her slender hands looked soft and delicate, yet the power they unleashed was startling.

While speaking, she had already dragged Su Yan to the bedroom door.

"No way, Sister Xue. I can understand the extra tutoring, but why do I have to do a morning run?"

Su Yan complained bitterly.

Besides, it was only six o'clock! Did it have to be this early!

Su Yan's fingers gripped the doorknob tightly as he struggled to keep himself from being dragged out; this was his last bit of stubbornness as a man.

"Do you really not know, or are you just playing dumb?"

Last night, Demon Slayer shattered the Novice Map boundary wall. Now, all players no longer need to complete Breakthrough missions after reaching Rank 50. This is your chance!"

"But what does that have to do with a morning run?"

"Stupid brother, if I say it's related, it's related. Let go now! Otherwise, don't blame me for bullying you!"

The two of them pulled and tugged, neither willing to give in.

The thin sportswear couldn't hide Xiao Panxue's scorching figure, her high-peaked chest bouncing violently with the struggle.

The blood-pumping, snow-white peaks constantly emerged from her slightly open collar, as if they might break through the sportswear and jump out in front of Su Yan at any moment.

No way, this much excitement first thing in the morning!

Caught off guard, Su Yan's concentration instantly broke. His grip on the doorknob loosened slightly, and he was dragged toward the bathroom by Xiao Panxue.

Damn, I let my guard down!

"I'll give you 10 seconds. Wash your face and wake up immediately."

After tossing Su Yan into the bathroom, Xiao Panxue leaned against the door with her arms crossed.

Her long hair was tied up in a bun, and she stared at him with playful eyes. In profile, the bangs at the corners of her eyes fell naturally, just covering the faint tear mole.

Seeing her in this winner's posture, Su Yan couldn't help but stare blankly.

"What, are you stupid?"

Xiao Panxue asked with a curl of her lips.

Su Yan quickly shook his head and said awkwardly, "Sister Xue, I really need to pee, so..."

"You're so much trouble."

Xiao Panxue's face flushed slightly as she stood up straight and left the bathroom.

Soon.

Su Yan finished getting ready and was forced to go downstairs with Xiao Panxue to start their morning run outside the residential area.

"Even though you won't have to do Breakthrough missions anymore, with your current Talent,"

tutoring alone is far from enough. You must comprehensively improve your physical fitness. Only then will it be possible to pass the National College Entrance Examination."

As they jogged along the sidewalk, Xiao Panxue explained the reason for the morning run while running.

The early morning sunlight spilled over her, illuminating her healthy, snow-white skin as if she were covered in a beautiful filter.

Her sexy and perfect body lines, wrapped in sportswear, appeared even more hot and moving with the motion of running.

At this time, Su Yan trailed behind Xiao Panxue, letting out vague "Mhm, mhm" sounds.

Whether he was listening or not was unknown; his eyes were fixed straight on the perky buttocks in front of him, unable to look away.

Sister Xue's butt is amazing, I really want to squeeze it... It should be worth two of Tang Xia's, right?

Without realizing it, Su Yan had become accustomed to using his deskmate, Tang Xia, as a comparison.

And Tang Xia would never know in a million years that she had ruthlessly become someone's unit of measurement.

"I didn't realize you were so committed. Then today we'll start with twenty kilometers. Any problems?"

Xiao Panxue didn't seem to notice the movement behind her. After passing a traffic light, she wiped her lips and asked.

Su Yan quickly snapped back to his senses and hurriedly brushed away the wicked thoughts in his head.

With his current strength, his physical fitness had long since surpassed all experts in his age group.

Even Xiao Panxue couldn't compare to him.

Of course, only Su Yan himself knew this.

So, running twenty kilometers was a piece of cake for him.

"Of course no problem, I'll listen to whatever Sister Xue says."

With a beautiful sister like Xiao Panxue accompanying him on a morning run, Su Yan was naturally more than willing.

It was still very early, and there were few pedestrians on the road.

The two jogged toward the city center, with their final destination being Jiangnan Park.

After running for over half an hour.

Xiao Panxue's running form still showed no signs of slowing down; her posture was very steady, showing that her physical exertion was almost negligible.

Su Yan couldn't help but look at the scorching figure under her sportswear again and asked:

"Sister Xue, what Rank are you in Divine Punishment?"

"Why are you suddenly asking that?"

"I'm just curious."

Xiao Panxue said indifferently:

"Relying on the SSS-rank Skill I got from observing the sword seal last night, I successfully reached Rank 150."

"Amazing, already Rank 150."

Su Yan's surprise wasn't faked; it was truly from the heart.

In his memory,

when Xiao Panxue entered Imperial Capital University, her Rank was only 50.

He didn't expect that in just one year, Xiao Panxue would go up by a full 100 Ranks!

One had to know that leveling up in Divine Punishment became harder the further one went, as the experience required for each Rank increased constantly.

Someone on the forums had compiled statistics on the experience needed for leveling up.

The experience required to go from Rank 50 to 100 was 10 times that of going from Rank 1 to 50.

And from Rank 100 to 150, it was 10 times that of Rank 50 to 100.

Xiao Panxue's leveling speed was already terrifying, even when considering the entire Human Race.

Thinking of something, Su Yan asked again: "Then Sister Xue, have you taken the Rookie Assessment?"

"Not bad, you even know about the Rookie Assessment?"

Xiao Panxue was somewhat surprised; she slowed her pace and looked back at him.

"I've been in school for so many years, it would be strange if I didn't know, right?"

After a player reaches Rank 50 and completes the Breakthrough mission, they can go to the Private Hall to participate in the Rookie Assessment.

Players who can meet this condition are basically all university students.

Therefore, this knowledge point is only found in university textbooks.

In the Land of Divine Punishment, the strength of players is distinguished by direct numerical Ranks.

Consequently, in reality, a person's strength also needs Ranks to be differentiated.

The Rookie Assessment exists to provide exactly that.

The Private Ranks are, in order: Private, War General, War King, and War God.

Each of these is further divided into nine tiers, with strength increasing sequentially.

Once a person passes the Rookie Assessment, they are registered as a Private by default, with a Rank of Tier One Private.

They then begin to enjoy the benefits of a Private, including a monthly salary, housing subsidies, social insurance, and various other perks.

Su Yan was quite curious about what Rank Xiao Panxue could reach.

"Tier Five Private."

Soon, Xiao Panxue revealed the answer.

A light flashed in Su Yan's eyes, and he couldn't help but praise her:

"You're already a Tier Five Private? Sister Xue must be a highly sought-after expert at school, right?"

"What's the use of that? Compared to Demon Slayer, the gap is still too large."

Xiao Panxue's tone was proud, yet her expression also held a faint hint of frustration; she didn't seem to be joking.

Su Yan was slightly stunned and couldn't help but admire her in his heart.

This sister of his had quite the ambition.

With an S-Rank Talent, she actually wanted to compare herself to his nine SSS-Rank Talents?

She must be crazy!

...Not long after,

the two finally arrived at their morning run's destination, Jiangnan Park.

Jiangnan Park is located in the center of Jiangnan City and is the largest park in this small city.

On ordinary days, many citizens come here to run and exercise before dawn.

When Su Yan and Xiao Panxue entered the park, however, they immediately noticed something unusual.

At this moment, the vast park was unexpectedly deserted, with not a single soul in sight.

"This is?"

Suddenly, Su Yan's brow furrowed.

Because he keenly sensed an aura rapidly approaching.

His expression changed, and Su Yan made a move to protect Xiao Panxue.

But he saw that Xiao Panxue seemed to have noticed it too; she shifted and protected him behind her instead.

"Su Yan, watch out! There's danger!"