Guan Tong's discovery of how to use the shadow allowed him to find a thod to pass the rules.
But rely passing wasn't enough - he could now fully utilize the shadow fusion characteristic to strive for a high ranking performance.
Although Guan Tong didn't particularly enjoy competing with others, if there was an opportunity to obtain the additional rewards for the top three positions, he definitely wouldn't give up trying.
"The key is utilizing the shadow's movent distance."
Guan Tong left the self-service gym and walked ho while considering this problem.
The speed achievable by connecting to the treadmill, while already quite fast, was still far from the limit in his view.
There should be other ways to further increase the speed for completing the 42-kiloter distance.
And it wasn't just him - others would likely also use the power of Mind Power to improve their performance.
Even if they didn't think of it initially, they would definitely see soone ntion it online.
Therefore, as long as one's thinking was flexible enough and their Mind Power limit was high, many people should be able to pass the second rule.
But to achieve a good ranking, it would depend on whether the items purchased from the Ascension Store were suitable or not.
Guan Tong didn't think too much about other people's affairs and instead focused on how to improve his own performance.
After returning ho, he went online to research so information about shadows.
He hadn't known before, but the research shocked him.
It turned out that under certain special conditions, shadows could reach incredibly fast speeds.
They could even use clever thods to move faster than light!
Though currently, shadow speed wasn't important to Guan Tong - he cared more about movent distance.
After researching for a long ti, Guan Tong ca up with an idea.
The next day at noon, when the sunlight was strongest, he took a purchased self-rotating selfie stick and went up to the rooftop of his apartnt building.
The sun was blazing at this mont, with extrely abundant light.
Guan Tong set up the selfie stick at the edge of the building, adjusted the angle and position, and its shadow projected onto the distant street.
Then Guan Tong executed the "rotate" command from his phone, and the selfie stick imdiately began spinning automatically.
As it rotated, its shadow also rapidly spun along, crossing streets and buildings at extre speeds in a repeating cycle.
Seeing this scene, Guan Tong could barely contain his excitent.
The speed was too fast, the distance too far!
According to this movent speed, the shadow could travel kiloters in just a few seconds!
Without hesitation, Guan Tong stepped forward, lowered the selfie stick's angle, and brought the shadow back close to him.
Then he took out the Wordless Book, released his own "shadow," and made it contact and fuse with the selfie stick's shadow.
After experiencing that sense of control, Guan Tong lifted the selfie stick, and its shadow imdiately moved along the rooftop, building exterior, walls, and streets at speed.
Then Guan Tong executed the "rotate" command on his phone, setting the speed to maximum.
Zzzz zzzz zzzz!
The selfie stick began rotating automatically at maximum speed, and the shadow spun along at flying speed!
At this mont, the challenge ti and distance numbers before Guan Tong's eyes were changing at an incredibly exaggerated rate!
...
"Huff, huff, huff..."
A middle-aged man stopped on the stadium running track, panting heavily.
Looking at the displayed distance and numbers before him, a smile appeared on his face.
Current Distance: 42,198 ters, Current Ti: 2 hours 37 minutes 56 seconds
"Breakthrough achieved! Breakthrough achieved!"
The middle-aged man chuckled happily. Though completely exhausted, the exhilaration in his heart was beyond words.
This result not only ant he had passed the second Doomsday Rules challenge, but also represented him breaking his personal best record.
After all, when he used to run full marathons before, even if he could finish under 3 hours, it was usually just barely scraping by.
Several tis he finished at 2 hours 58 minutes, 57 minutes like that, with his best ti being 2 hours 52 minutes.
But this ti, his result was 15 minutes faster than his previous best!
This wasn't just a minor improvent - it was a massive leap!
Naturally, such a significant improvent was closely related to the application of Mind Power.
The middle-aged man happily glanced at the pair of black running shoes he was wearing.
They looked ordinary, but actually these running shoes were special items he purchased from the Ascension Store.
Wearing them not only increased speed but also reduced physical stamina consumption.
The only drawback was that when using their ability, Mind Power would be rapidly consud.
Once depleted, these running shoes would lose their special bonuses and be no different from ordinary running shoes.
Although the middle-aged man felt so regret, thinking that if he had more Mind Power he could achieve even better results, he was quite satisfied with his current performance.
"I definitely can't make top three in the final rankings, but taking first place in the group should be easily achievable!"
The middle-aged man clearly understood how formidable the world's top runners were.
The previous world record holder had achieved a terrifying full marathon ti of exactly 2 hours!
One could imagine that if those top runners were still alive - not all of them, but even just so - and using Mind Power assistance, they would undoubtedly have great chances to break the 2-hour barrier.
So the middle-aged man wouldn't foolishly compare himself with them - he would be perfectly content just taking first place in his group.
The man drank so water, found a bench to sit on, and summoned his Personal Terminal.
His nickna was "On The Road."
Opening the group chat, he sent a ssage.
"How's everyone's progress? I've already completed the challenge with a ti of 2 hours 37 minutes 56 seconds. Can't compare to top runners, but I feel pretty good about it myself, hehe. There's still so ti left, so I plan to run again in a few days to see if I can improve a bit more!"
Previously in the group, he had ntioned being an amateur marathon enthusiast, which had attracted considerable attention. Now that he posted this ssage, it imdiately drew nurous replies.
"Impressive! Admirable!"
"You passed on just the second day? Truly worthy of being an amateur expert!"
"Damn... with soone like this in our group, how can anyone else compete for first place?"
"When the tiger's away, the monkey rules! This result might take first in our group, but there's absolutely no chance of making top three in the final rankings!"
"Expert, can you share so tips? I ran 5 kiloters this morning and collapsed from exhaustion."
On The Road looked at the group ssages, seeing those envious and jealous comnts, and couldn't help feeling quite pleased.
Seeing soone asking for tips, he thought about posting sothing, but then the flood of subsequent ssages made him abandon that idea.
"Why ask an amateur for tips? The officials already had a marathon champion write guidance thods!"
"Yes, I also saw the champion guidance posted officially, but it didn't seem very useful."
"What use is a champion? This isn't a math problem where you can just copy the answer. Ultimately, you still have to run it yourself!"
"Sigh, it's so difficult."
On The Road looked at the ssages and also wanted to check online if any top runners had published their results.
But before he could close his Personal Terminal, a ssage popped up in the group.
This ssage exploded like a bomb, completely stunning everyone in the group.
On The Road also widened his eyes, thinking he must be seeing things or even hallucinating.
[Group mber "Shadow" has completed the challenge, ti: 21 seconds]
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