Ji You carried Bai Hui on her back, running ahead, deftly dodging obstacles along the way. In a few flashes, she had disappeared from sight.

Li Yun struggled to keep up, panting heavily, and even began questioning his life choices.

This!

Is this really Ji You?

She’s just as tall as his shoulder, looks so fragile, but she could carry a whole person and run so fast?

Li Yun clutched his chest, feeling like the shock had caused him internal injuries. Otherwise, why would his heart hurt so much? It felt like someone was incessantly poking his heart with a long, thin needle.

He was a grown man! Strong and muscular, with no extra weight to carry, yet he couldn’t run faster than a small stature like Ji You?

Li Yun gritted his teeth, gasping for air as he ran. When Ji You finally stopped, Li Yun looked back at the charred, desolate land behind him—

They were very, very far from the border river now.

Li Yun estimated the time and was suddenly shocked! From when they started running to stopping here, it had been at most a minute and a half.

A minute and a half!

That means their speed just now might have reached the level of a small floating car!

How... how is that possible!!???

At this point, Li Yun felt even his toes were a bit misaligned. Suddenly, he heard Ji You say, "Why are you standing there? Hurry up and give him CPR."

Li Yun, face red and breathing rapidly, feeling a bit woozy, instinctively walked over to Ji You upon hearing her words: "Do... do what?"

Ji You pointed at the still-unconscious Bai Hui and said, "He must have swallowed water in the river just now, give him CPR, while I press on his chest."

"Oh..."

"Alright." Li Yun finally came to his senses, rubbing his face vigorously, and bent down to give Bai Hui mouth-to-mouth, according to first aid knowledge.

Ji You repeatedly performed chest compressions.

After circulating a few times, Bai Hui faintly woke up: "I... cough... cough!"

Bai Hui spoke hoarsely: "I..."

Ji You waved his hand and said, "Forget it. This isn’t the time for talking, we need to return to the base immediately."

With that, Ji You bent down and reached to pick Bai Hui up.

Bai Hui was startled: "I... I!!"

Instantly, his face turned as red as a pig’s liver.

Ji You rolled her eyes and asked, "Can you walk?"

Bai Hui moved his legs slightly, finding himself too weak to muster any strength, feeling utterly embarrassed: "I... I seem unable to walk."

Ji You snorted, "Then why are you blushing like a shy girl? You’re not a maiden."

Bai Hui’s face flushed again: "But... you are a maiden."

"Oh my!" Ji You burst into laughter, her eyes sparkling: "Buddy, if you hadn’t reminded me, I would’ve forgotten I’m still a young maiden!"

Bai Hui: "..."

Li Yun: "..."

The audience: "..."

The audience was collectively speechless.

"If she hadn’t said it, I would’ve forgotten she was a girl too."

"Huh? She’s female?"

"Couldn’t be? She doesn’t look it."

"I really didn’t expect Ji You to still be a maiden."

"Indeed, a blossoming young maiden at that!"

Like snowflakes, the barrage of comments suddenly stilled.

...

Ji You retracted her hand, stood upright, and pointed at Li Yun, saying, "Li Yun, you’re up."

Li Yun stepped forward.

Bai Hui hesitated.

Ji You said, "We need to hurry. This isn’t the time to dawdle."

Bai Hui steeled his heart, spread his arms, and said to Li Yun: "Brother, carry me."

Li Yun: "..."

Li Yun shook his hand, thinking it’s alright, for victory, for his comrades, sacrificing a bit isn’t an issue.

Thus, he bent low, with a face full of determination, and reached out to pick up Bai Hui.

Ji You had already moved quite a distance. Seeing the two of them still dithering, she couldn’t help but face-palm and say, "Do you two have to carry each other? Must you dawdle? Can’t you piggyback?"

Her words awakened them from their stupor. Bai Hui and Li Yun shivered, and then Li Yun bent down, saying, "Brother, climb on my back, let’s hurry, otherwise, we won’t catch up with Ji You."

Bai Hui was still taken aback, then he saw that Ji You, who was meters away just now, was already hundreds of meters away in a blink, Bai Hui opened his mouth: "I..."

"Heavens!"

Li Yun carried Bai Hui and hurried to catch up.

Then—

Li Yun almost collapsed: "Damn! Why are you so heavy?"

Bai Hui was a bit embarrassed: "Not heavy, just under 200 pounds."

Li Yun: "..."

Li Yun gritted his teeth, continuing to carry the person and chase after Ji You. At this moment, he understood more deeply how Ji You managed to carry such a heavy person and still maintain such a fast pace; she was truly extraordinary!

This!

This physical prowess is terrifying!

Li Yun’s pace slowed down more and more, but Ji You seemed to notice his struggle and intentionally slowed down as well.

Li Yun, carrying Bai Hui, finally caught up.

Ji You looked at the two of them, who were panting heavily, and felt a bit sympathetic, saying: "Are you both that out of shape?"

Both were at a loss for words.

Ji You didn’t dwell on this, instead explaining, "There’s important intel to report to the squad leader, so we must hurry. We were too close to the enemy earlier, I was afraid they’d catch up to you, so I had you run faster."

Ji You paused, looking ahead at the path, estimating that they were close to Shaun’s surveillance zone, then said, "Our base is very near now. I’ll go on ahead to report back, and you two can make your way back at your own pace."

In other words, leaving them there, she doesn’t have to worry about them being suddenly ambushed by the enemy.

Li Yun and Bai Hui couldn’t help feeling embarrassed!

Two grown men, strong and sturdy, not only couldn’t outrun a girl, but even their combat skills were lacking compared to hers. Even their reaction times were leagues behind...

Bai Hui and Li Yun both felt their faces were slapped swollen.

Literally, as if an invisible hand was slapping their faces crazily.

Ji You took a step to leave, but Li Yun couldn’t hold back and asked, "Ji You, what is your physical level?"

Ji You stopped in her tracks, turned to look at Li Yun and Bai Hui: "Do you want to know?"

Both Li Yun and Bai Hui blinked, full of curiosity.

Ji You shook her head: "Don’t ask."

"Don’t listen."

"Don’t say."

"These are the three great joys of life."

Ji You stepped forward, sighing as she sped up, vanishing from the sight of the duo in an instant.

Bai Hui opened his mouth: "I think Ji You, at the very least, is an S-Class."

"No!" Li Yun shook his head, looking in the direction Ji You departed, eyes filled with fiery admiration, he said firmly: "She’s not just S-Class! She’s at least SS!"