Chapter 501: Chapter 500: Infinite Stream Cannon Fodder: Holiday Cruise 7

Ah Chen spent 100 yuan to get a gym session card.

The crowd behind him breathed a sigh of relief when they saw this. They had already checked out the shopping street earlier; the items on the cruise were indeed not cheap. A 100 yuan session card was completely acceptable, even considered cheap on the cruise.

After Ah Chen went in, the rest of the people also followed suit and got gym cards.

It’s worth mentioning that while waiting earlier, Ah Chen overheard the situation that happened in the game room yesterday.

It’s said that some people who finally won five games were still unable to leave because they couldn’t return the 50 chips to the game room and had to stay.

Ah Chen glanced at the spacious gym, which was fully equipped.

She didn’t know what challenge lay ahead today. Although she wasn’t in a rush, she took an interest in a particular gym equipment and stood beside it without touching. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

The people behind acted similarly, not daring to touch anything after the lesson learned in the library.

Let’s observe first, after all, the person in front is an expert; following them should be the best choice.

Ah Chen didn’t mind these people’s thoughts. As long as no one bothered her, she didn’t mind if they secretly followed her.

But after five minutes passed, there were no announcement prompts.

Ah Chen wasn’t anxious. She waited another five minutes and was basically certain that there wouldn’t be any announcement prompts.

Today, everyone was patient, and even though some began to show impatience, they held back. After enduring two days, no one wanted to be eliminated due to impatience.

At this time, Bai Chao entered from the gym entrance, immediately drawing attention from many people.

Ah Chen naturally noticed him too, but Bai Chao was not in the mood for small talk. He just greeted Ah Chen and chose a treadmill to start exercising. As for the person standing by the treadmill earlier, they didn’t dare to block him and even courteously let him use it first.

Those who intended to approach Bai Chao stopped in their tracks. Although Bai Chao helped them, the fees were getting increasingly expensive. Plus, he wouldn’t offer help while doing something himself. For instance, on the first day in the library, if he was reading, he wouldn’t ask adventurers if they needed help. Similarly, if he was playing cards in the game room yesterday, he wouldn’t offer help either.

The only way to trigger certain scenarios is if he’s wandering around or chatting with people, approaching to greet him.

Moreover, they still didn’t know the situation in the gym today, so it was perhaps best not to disturb Bai Chao, as it was indeed costly.

Seeing that there likely wouldn’t be any prompts, Ah Chen directly got on the treadmill, wondering if Bai Chao chose the adjacent one because of her presence.

Everyone else watched Ah Chen move and stared without blinking.

Ah Chen maintained a moderate pace, and with familiar faces nearby, there was certainly no need to go too fast; she ran and chatted simultaneously.

"Are you going to sell them something today?" she asked.

Bai Chao replied, "Yes, with the price increase, prices can’t be lowered; I’m not sure about their economic situation."

Those who overheard were speechless. Did he also know they were poor? But why did he keep raising prices every day? Heartless NPC.

However, even though Li Chen was familiar with Bai Chao, he had never bought anything from him. Truly fitting for an expert.

Another ten minutes passed when someone who had communicated with Ah Chen before came over to ask if she had received any prompts.

Ah Chen shook her head, "Not yet. If there aren’t any in ten minutes, you guys might have to try for yourselves."

The adventurers were cunning, but the questioner wasn’t a fool either; loopholes could be exploited but weren’t easy to find, especially on the third day.

Relying on her for prompts wouldn’t work.

Everyone was a bit disappointed, but didn’t think Ah Chen would deceive them. If it were someone else, they wouldn’t believe it, but they trusted her because their elimination didn’t affect such an expert.

Unable to do anything else, everyone hesitantly began using the equipment.

The gym was big with plenty of equipment, enough for over sixty people to use. However, some equipment was rather difficult, and those who hadn’t encountered it before didn’t know how to use it—and might not be able to with their strength. Consequently, a small portion of the sixty-some group had to wait for others to use some simpler equipment first before they could use it.

The people who took the equipment first didn’t want to be guinea pigs but also didn’t want to fall behind. If they wasted too much time, they risked being eliminated, so they gritted their teeth and forged ahead.

When the treadmills became fully occupied, everyone using them received a prompt: run for two hours.

Everyone remained cautious, maintaining a speed within their capabilities.

After receiving the prompt, they looked at ease.

This should be a relatively simple gym equipment experience, right? That’s what the treadmill users thought.

However, they soon realized they were wrong. The next moment, the speed abruptly increased, and they couldn’t adjust the speed themselves; they could only follow the treadmill’s acceleration.

The sudden speed-up caught some unawares, sending them flying off the treadmill and sprawling far on the ground with bruises. They were alive but clearly not in any condition to continue on the treadmill.

The treadmill that tossed them off slowly came to a halt, with nobody rushing to use it.

On the other treadmills, except for Bai Chao, who was using it normally, there was a frenzy of speeding up and slowing down, variously tormenting people. Another moment of distraction, and someone was flung off again, crying out in pain and unable to fight on. While crouching down to rest, they informed the others about the treadmill situation.

But at this point, it made no difference whether they spoke—everyone could see what was going on.

Ah Chen was handling it with ease; for her, it was relatively simple.

It was unclear if the requirement for other equipment was timing or something else.

Just then, someone lifting a barbell found it suddenly heavier, crushing him down. He spit up blood and died, not even having time to use any tools.

The guy initially chose the equipment he was good at, even hoping to show off a bit, but who knew the barbell would be so unforgiving, striking when he wasn’t ready. Adding so much weight quickly, he was completely unprepared.

In an instant, one was down, and everyone’s expressions became solemn.

Yet those using equipment had no time to think too much, only cautiously dealing with it. Despite their earnestness, accidents kept happening, making it difficult for anyone to guard against them.

Meanwhile, Ah Chen’s treadmill had reached its maximum speed, the users’ legs becoming a blur. They cursed to high heaven in their hearts but had no choice but to keep running, looking utterly disheartened.

However, as long as they weren’t thrown off immediately, they had time to react and could use money to buy tools.

Overall, although the treadmill was quite dangerous, it wasn’t deadly.

But well, if they got thrown off several times, it might be a different story.

The two vacant treadmills were soon occupied, and the two newcomers, being prepared, hadn’t yet been thrown off.

The two initially injured from the ground, after using expensive medicine from the store, planned to get back on the treadmill but were informed of a one-hour cooldown period.

Not wanting to waste time, they approached other unoccupied, difficult equipment they were somewhat familiar with, but were told they couldn’t use it. Meaning once they chose equipment, they couldn’t change it and had to wait for treadmill use.

Now they just sat by sighing, guarding the treadmill without daring to leave.