“Damn, this kid!”
“Fifth again!”
Watching Chen Shu overtake Wang Shun, he was only half a body length behind the fourth-placed Ji Xing Jie.
This final 20-meter swim, it depends on whether he can give it his all.
However, during the national team training in the past month, Chen Shu had never surpassed him.
Every time he was just a little short, only 0.2-0.3 seconds away.
This time, could he……….
“He’s at it again!”
Seeing Chen Shu's increasingly powerful final stretch, Cui Deng Rong was becoming increasingly alarmed.
This talent for finishing strong, it was truly enviable!
Others were slowing down, but this kid was getting faster.
In the final 20 meters, Chen Shu clearly activated his high-level sprint.
A full 5 seconds of sprinting power.
Therefore, he was getting closer and closer to the fourth-placed Ji Xing Jie……….
15 meters………. 10 meters………. 5 meters………. The two almost simultaneously charged towards the finish line on the shore.
Slap!
Chen Shu touched the shore, and in the eyes of everyone on the sidelines, the two figures seemed to have arrived at the shore at the same time.
But the clear final time showed that Chen Shu was 0.1 seconds faster than Ji Xing Jie.
He was just 0.1 seconds faster, touching the line first.
48.61 seconds!
This was Chen Shu's 100-meter freestyle time, and it was also his best personal performance in these few seasons.
He had refreshed his personal PB!
While Ji Xin Jie, with 48.71 seconds, was ranked fifth.
“Huff………. Huff……….”
Everyone was sitting on the shore, panting.
The first place was naturally Pan Zhan Le, with 47.60 seconds.
This result, for someone who had broken the world record, could only be considered holding back.
After all, the world record was within 47 seconds, at 46.80 seconds!
The second place was Wang Hao Yu, with 48.02 seconds, narrowly missing the 48-second mark.
However, his personal PB was 47.89 seconds, he had already swum under 48 seconds before, so this result was just considered normal performance.
The third-placed Chen Jun Er was only 0.15 seconds faster than Chen Shu, his result was 48.46 seconds, which was also close to his usual performance.
The fourth was Chen Shu.
This was the first time he had finished fourth in the team in the 100-meter freestyle.
“Amazing, kid!”
“You beat your brother Jie!”
Pan Zhan Le and a few others surrounded Chen Shu, laughing and joking; Ji Xing Jie was obviously the most speechless one. This damn last-second kill, it was almost humiliating.
He had been overtaken in the last few meters by a 13-year-old kid, how could he justify it?
So, Ji Xing Jie was very frustrated right now.
However, it was just a team selection race, and Ji Xing Jie didn’t really take it to heart.
Because there were two more chances, and for the second round, he obviously wouldn’t dare to underestimate it.
He had to admit that this 13-year-old kid, who had just been recruited to the national team two months ago……… was really impressive!
He had to give it his all, or he felt like he wouldn’t be able to beat him.
“Old Ji, you’re hanging!”
Chen Jun Er was laughing, a little gloating; Ji Xing Jie rolled his eyes at him and said, “Get lost!”
“Haha!”
Everyone laughed, but Cui Deng Rong clapped his hands and said, “Rest for 10 minutes, and start the second round!”
“Everyone, give it your all, it’s about your pre-selection quota!”
“Out of eight, only Chen Shu has exceeded his usual performance, what’s wrong with you, Pan Zhan Le? Are you letting someone else win? You’re not competing today, you’re competing tomorrow!”
“And you, Ji Xing Jie, are you using your usual strength?”
“The race is tomorrow, you have a day of rest, use all your strength!”
“If you’re at this time tomorrow in the pre-selection relay, you won’t even make it to the finals!”
Cui Deng Rong said with a straight face, and everyone immediately stood at attention, their smiles gone in an instant.
The coach is angry, the consequences are serious!
Meanwhile, Chen Shu’s mind heard the system panel’s settlement sound.
Ding!
【Congratulations to the host for finishing fourth in the Paris Olympics 100*4 freestyle relay team selection, reward 100 experience points!】
“100? So many?”
Didn’t team selections usually only give a few points as a reward?
The most experience points Chen Shu had ever earned were in the Olympic qualifying tournament.
He won that championship, breaking the national youth record, and got 2000 points in total.
That’s how his Sprint skill was upgraded to level 29.
From Beginner lv1 to lv2, it requires 100 experience points; while Intermediate is 200 points, and Advanced requires 500 points.
Chen Shu looked at the experience bar of his Advanced Sprint skill.
【Advanced Sprint lv29】：Experience Value 7950/8000!
He only needed 50 more points to upgrade to lv30, which is Master level!
Chen Shu had been waiting for this moment for a long time.
“Go!”
“Master-level Sprint!”
Chen Shu immediately split the 100 experience points, giving 50 to his Advanced Sprint.
Whoosh!
A silver light shone, and the purple Advanced Sprint skill instantly turned into Master level.
【Master-level Sprint lv30】：Temporary gain 10 seconds of sprinting time, the higher the level, the stronger the sprint boost.
“Damn, it’s really 10 seconds!”
“It’s doubled!”
“Doesn’t that mean I can activate the final sprint in the last 30 meters, or even 35 meters, in the next round?”
A full 10 seconds!
The 5-second Advanced Sprint was already this powerful, what about Master level?
Unfortunately, his Acceleration skill was only at lv11, and it needed 200 experience points to upgrade, the remaining 50 points weren’t enough to upgrade.
Otherwise, the Intermediate Acceleration at lv12 would give him another 2 seconds of acceleration time.
“Third place is possible!”
Chen Shu thought excitedly, and he heard Cui Deng Rong’s whistle.
The second round of the team selection was about to begin.
“Let you see the power of Master-level Sprint!!!”
“Hahaha!”
Chen Shu walked towards the lane he had drawn. To ensure fairness, the lanes for each race were drawn by lottery.
This time, Chen Shu was in the outermost lane, the eighth lane, and next to him in the seventh lane was the second-placed Wang Hao Yu!