Systematic Survival

25 - Intense Training

Matt was running as fast as he could, trying to hit the quest running goal quickly so that he could move on to the other goals and finish them on time.

But he wasn't doing well.

[39 Minutes Left]

[4/10 Miles]

'I'm going as fast as I can, and I even have 14 agility. I should finish on time, right? What am I doing, like a mile every 2-3 minutes?'

He had never really jogged or run to exercise or anything before, so he wasn't really sure how fast people usually ran a mile. But judging by the wind on his face, and the things streaking by, be assumed he was above average at minimum.

He had decided to take back alleys and routes that seemed more deserted since he had realized his speed was becoming a bit inhuman. It would only bring attention to him if he was zooming past people at like 15 miles per hour or however fast he was going.

'When the system is released, I probably won't have to worry about it as much.'

He had run another mile by now, and the minutes were ticking away. He had hoped he could finish the run fast enough and due to the short time limit, he would just drop to the ground and start doing the other exercises.

'I wanted to go to my apartment first, but I definitely don't have time.'

He hoped no one would see him, since it was a bit strange to speedrun pushups on the sidewalk. He checked the status of the quest again.

[36 Minutes Left]

[6/10 Miles]

He decided to just focus on finishing this. He kept running for a few minutes before hearing a light ding.

[29 Minutes Left]

[10/10 Miles]

He instantly stopped running, his feet creating a bit of smoke as he stopped too quickly. He almost lost his balance due to the momentum. Just as he finished his run he heard another notification.

__________

[Training Successful]

+1 Agility

__________

'I really could've used that before the run! Oh, well, it's kinda crazy how many stats I've been getting recently.'

Without taking time to savor the new stat point, he immediately dropped to the ground and started doing pushups. After that run, his legs were a bit sore, but with his stats, it wasn't that bad.

'I kinda feel bad. This system is too good.'

[63/100 Pushups]

'Am I really allowed to just use this? It's like cheating at life.'

[89/100 Pushups]

'Well, I guess everyone will have one soon though. So I should just enjoy it.'

As he finished that thought, he heard another light ding.

[24 Minutes Left]

[100/100 Pushups]

'Not bad. So I really can finish it on time?'

He started the next set, he had never done situps before so he just tried his best to replicate what he saw on TV or videos. He very quickly got the hang of it, making sure the quest counter started tracking it to know if he was doing them correctly.

[12/100 Sit Ups]

He decided to focus a bit more since he didn't want to run out of time and have to do all of it again. Actually, he wondered if the quest would be gone and he wouldn't be able to do it again.