The Luckiest Man - Chapter 18

Chapter 18: We Are Classmates, I Will Take Care of You

Translator: Larbre Studio

Editor: Larbre Studio

Now that he had made up his mind, Zhang Yang felt an immediate sense of relief. 

Wasn’t it just asking others to kneel? What if that was really his ability? If he secured his legs with steel bars, he couldn’t have possibly made him kneel! The more he thought about it, the more Hong Xiaofu’s ability seemed useless. Only comprehensive Elemental Awakeners like him were genuinely invincible.

After all, only comprehensive Awakeners could control unexpected situations. If nothing else worked, he would come in a wheelchair the next day and see if Xiaofu could make him kneel. 

Zhang Yang coughed. Now that he had thought of all the possibilities, he relaxed a little. He had been a bit too cautious in the past—how could he be afraid of a garbage ability like that? 

He answered, “Director Han, I can begin now!” 

“Well,” Han Feng nodded his head and smiled. “You can begin when you are ready. You can jump once, but if you feel like it is not up to standard, you can jump a few more times.” 

Zhang Yang nodded, “Okay.”

At that moment, the physical education teacher appeared with an altimeter, which was marked with various heights. He also took out his mobile phone and started a video recording. The high jump would be recorded to ensure an accurate reading of the score—there would basically be no possibility for error if the leap was analyzed frame by frame. 

“I will begin now!” Zhang Yang said. He took a deep breath and looked at the altimeter. He would shock all of them with his ability!

As he thought of that, he pushed on his feet and jumped. He used all the strength in his body—he shot up into the sky like a cannonball. The jump reached a height of three to four meters. Zhang Yang himself could not tell how high he had jumped, but he could see into the windows on the second floor. 

All the students gasped in amazement. 

Unlike the run-up, the vertical jump tested the individual’s actual jumping ability. Only a few NBA stars had that excellent capability, jumping to a height of slightly more than a meter, which was similar to a slam dunk from the free throw line. 

Zhang Yang’s jump was beyond everyone’s expectations. Everyone finally realized how amazing the abilities of a Comprehensive Elemental Awakener were.

“Oh my god, that jump was at least three meters high?” 

“I think so. But it was too scary! It’s almost as if he was flying!” 

“He has just Awakened, right? How is his ability so great right after the Awakening? That’s too much!”

As the group discussed what they had just seen, the eyes of all the girls glistened in admiration. How cool had that jump been? No doubt that Zhang Yang was an Awakener! 

“Ha! That was alright.” After he steadied himself, Zhang Yang stretched his arms and kicked his legs—the successful jump had boosted his confidence. He strutted confidently to Su Ying and said, “Su Ying, what do you think of my jump?”

Su Ying replied with a poker face, “It was not bad.” She fell silent.

The physical education teacher had taken a careful reading of the altimeter. Zhang Yang’s feet had been approximately 2.62 meters above the ground. Including his height in the reading, his jump would have reached a height of more than four meters. That was a height entirely beyond the imagination of ordinary people. 

After carefully analyzing the video frame by frame, the physical education teacher concluded: “The highest point of the jump is 2.62 meters. That is a very impressive height.” 

2.62 metres. Han Feng recorded the number and laughed, “Well done. You have great potential. Such a number is considered an outstanding achievement in China. Continue working hard!” 

Zhang Yang was elated. See? Even on a national level, his results were remarkable. That’s how cool he was! The mere thought that he didn’t have to feel threatened by Hong Xiaofu was so freeing!

The next test was a run-up jump. Zhang Yang had intentionally planned it so that he could show off in front of all the students. He ran across the basketball court and jumped up as he crossed the midfield line. His body shot up into the sky and reached a height of about five meters. As he descended, he landed past the opposite basketball hoop. 

Zhang Yang had the power to dunk a basketball in the hoop on the other side of the field all the way from his side? That could not even be recreated in a movie! 

“Isn’t that fantastic?” 

“How scary! How can we continue playing basketball in the future?” 

“How cool! Is that what an Awakener can do? I wish I would be Awakened soon!” 

As the students discussed heatedly among themselves, the physical education teacher carefully measured the altimeter and reported it to Han Feng, “The highest point of this jump is 3.83 meters, and the furthest point 32.36.”

As soon as the students heard that, they were exhilarated.

“Well, that is great. You have great potential!” Han Feng recorded the data and patted Zhang Yang on the shoulder. “Your abilities are promising. Go take a break before we test your strength and see how it matches up.” 

Zhang Yang wiped his nose, delightedly, “Okay, no problem!” 

As the physical education teacher instructed the students to pick up the barbells, Han Feng looked at Su Ying, “I heard your ability is ice?”

Su Ying nodded, “Yes.”

“Well, let’s test later” He turned his attention to Hong Xiaofu. His gaze turned complicated. Throughout his time at the archives, he had never heard of anyone who possessed such a unique and amazing ability that could make others kneel. Who was afraid of that ability?

“Well, Hong Xiaofu, right?” Han Feng looked at his record, “Nineteen years-old, an Awakener with… the ability to make others kneel. LV1 gene sequencing, with an Awakening index of 3.666666% … Xiaofu, your index is so high—”

The students nodded as they heard the number. It was very high.

Hong Xiaofu was silent. He coughed. He thought so, too…

Han Feng continued, “Do you know how to use your ability?”

The question hit Hong Xiaofu—the wound was still fresh. He shook his head, helplessly, “I am not sure. It seems to be passive, and I don’t know how to trigger it.”

That was the truth. Although he had successfully called Little Grey Wolf to kneel on live streaming the night before, how could he tell others that he could make people kneel while gaming? 

“That’s a little difficult…” In the face of such an Awakener, Han Feng was also a little lost. However, as the Director of the Archives Bureau, he had seen all sorts of powers. He said, “Don’t worry, let’s try it together later.” 

At that moment, Zhang Yang strutted to Hong Xiaofu. He had not knelt down during his rounds, and that put him in the limelight. Now that he was refreshed and confident, he was no longer afraid of Hong Xiaofu’s power. Zhang Yang placed his arms on Hong Xiaofu’s shoulders and said with a smile, “Oh, Xiaofu, it’s alright if you can’t use your power. Rest assured, we are classmates, my brother—I will take care of you!” 

Hong Xiaofu didn’t reply.

Zhang Yang had addressed him as Brother Fu before. Now he was calling himself his brother?