Chapter 7: First Daily Mission
Rocky was moved to a new apartment within the Upside and was temporarily supposed to live in the guest room of Amelia's house.
Since most of his stuff was burnt when his old apartment exploded, Amelia arranged a temporary closet of clothes and some other essentials for him as well as a chauffeur and an armed convoy of three bulletproof cars to take him to and from school.
She also made a list of house rules that Rocky was supposed to follow and strict appointments where she would check in on his daily progress, as Amelia turned this supervising a kid job into a proper corporate role.
It was impressive that she managed to do so much while still managing the guild as Rocky began to realize why she was respected so highly within the True Elites guild even though she was not a climber.
Another big event that took place was the official press release regarding Riva's kidnapping as although the guild tried to suppress the news, the abduction of the rising star was not something that they could conceal for too long.
Guildmaster Karna personally gave the press and the world a briefing of the incident and it was instantly a global hit piece as social media and news forums began buzzing non-stop.
The True Elites guild issued a bounty of 10 Million dollars to anyone who could provide any credible lead about Riva's kidnapping and a whopping 100 million reward if they could rescue her.
Calls from friends and acquaintances who knew that Rocky was Riva's brother poured in on Rocky's cell, but he did not pick up any.
Rocky did not wish to aimlessly gossip about his missing sister and he already knew that he was in for a rough day at school when he went tomorrow anyways, which was why he did not feel it necessary to pick any calls.
[ Strongest System Daily Mission Generated! ]
Suddenly a mechanical voice in his head startled Rocky as he saw the system screen pop up in front of him.
[ 90 Day Hard Challenge-
Current completion status 0/90.
( Physical Component )
•Run Five Miles Daily (0/5 ran today)
•Perform 10 sets of 25 basic push ups (0/10)
•Perform 10 sets of 25 archer push ups (0/10)
•Perform 10 sets of 25 Decline push ups (0/10)
•Perform 10 sets of 20 Bodyweight squats(0/10)
•Perform 10 sets of 15 pull-ups (0/10)
•Perform 10 sets of 20 lunges per leg (0/10)
•Perform 10 sets of 15 inverted rows with flat rod weighing not more than 10kg(0/10)
•Perform 10 sets of 30-second planks (0/10)
•Perform 10 sets of 25 Russian twists (0/10)
•Perform 10 sets of 20 calf raises (0/10)
( Mental Component )
•Read at least 50 pages of 'The History Of The Tower' by DyZasta (0/50)
•Read at least 50 pages of 'The life of a climber university student' by Amine_Elm (0/50)
( Social Component )
•Vlog your entire day and upload to MeTube with suitable edits (0/1)
•Reply to at least 5 comments everyday (0/5)
—> Daily Completion Reward :- One refreshment potion ]
Rocky read the system notification and felt his heart jump out to his mouth.
The system had gone absolutely insane and wanted for him to train like a professional athlete, read like a nerd and vlog like a MeTuber all at the same time.
"What the fuck? What happens if I don't complete all the missions everyday?" Rocky asked himself as immediately another system prompt removed hesitation that Rocky had towards not completing this challenge.
[ Failure Penalty:-
•First Failure - Your pants will drop at a random time in public, embarrassing you in front of all.
•Second Failure - Personal nudes will be sent to women you don't like, including Amelia, with a high probability of entering legal trouble and facing sexual harassment charges.
•Third Failure - Exposed to the world as a drug addict, pedophile, reputation shall be tarnished forever ]
Rocky looked at the failure penalty once, immediately looking at the clock next before putting on his shoes, activating his phone's selfie camera and going out for a jog.
He had absolutely no idea why God Shakuni had designed such a destructive system, or whether he had designed it or not, however, just glancing at the failure penalty once he knew that he was never going to fail it no matter what.
Even if his legs broke and he could not physically move them. He would still complete the challenge as the failure penalties were just that horrifying.
"Hey guy's, this is day one of my 90 day hard challenge to become a better version of myself and I'm starting off with a 5 mile run.
I'm not a professional runner and like any normal person I've never tried running 5 miles before, so let's hope I can do it…. Or at least half of it in one go" Rocky said as although he had never done vlogging before, he had consumed so much content on social media that the script came naturally to him.
It was already 11 am when he started with the challenge and Rocky had a feeling that today was going to be a very long day as he explored just how long it took for him to complete all the tasks on the list.
Chapter 8: Hellish Training
Trying to run five miles ended up being much tougher for Rocky than he first thought it would be.
As a teenager, Rocky wasn't just sitting around playing video games all day as he sometimes played sports and worked out too, considering himself to be in fairly good shape as he looked lean and handsome in the mirror.
However, having a good aesthetic shape didn't necessarily mean his lungs were up for a long run as when he tried to keep running for more than a few minutes, he quickly started to feel dizzy with his chest hurting, especially after hitting the one-mile mark.
Very soon, he found himself needing to stop for a five-minute break after each mile that he ran, just to breathe properly again.
At this pace, it took him a whole hour to finish the five-mile run at the end of which his new clothes were completely drenched in sweat, and he felt totally drained, like his body had run out of sugar and electrolytes.
Almost as soon as he returned to his apartment, he found himself really craving something refreshing to drink, like lemonade that could replenish the lost electrolytes and sugars in his body.
In comparison, the muscle based exercises felt much easier to perform as Rocky did not struggle much to complete a set, however, what did get him was the sheer number of repetitions.
He was supposed to perform roughly ten to fifteen sets of every exercise with ten to twenty five repetitions in each set and while his body could perform the first two sets easily, the third one became a difficult challenge to complete.
After performing just the first two sets of regular pushups, Rocky realized that the journey to completing 10 sets of regular push-ups was a long road and that the journey to completing the rest of the workout was even longer.
By the time he hit the 100th pushup, which was just his fourth set, he could feel his muscles throbbing and revolting, which was not a good sign and from there on things only went downhill as Rocky was forced to do 5 pushups and rest for 20 seconds and continue doing 5 more.
By the time he hit the 150 mark, tears started to drop down his eyes with the mental frustration kicking in, as completing the workout felt like an impossible job.
Fortunately or unfortunately, his ego and vain male pride was so strong that it would not allow for his honor to be sullied in public which was why although he hit his mental barrier of fatigue, he kept pushing through as after a gruesome 25 minutes, he completed his 250 pushups.
As Rocky moved on from regular push-ups to the other exercises listed by the system, each new task seemed to mock his dwindling reserves of strength and will.
The archer's push-ups demanded a precision and balance that his trembling arms could barely muster, each repetition being a battle against his body's plea for mercy.
Next came the decline push-ups, turning his world upside down, literally and metaphorically. With every push against gravity prompting his shoulders to scream in protest.
The bodyweight squats that followed were no reprieve for his legs that were already rubbery from the run, as they wobbled beneath him, threatening to collapse from under him with each descent.
The pull-ups were a fresh hell. Every lift of his body felt like hauling a mountain. His fingers gripping the bar with a desperation born of the fear of failing this insane challenge.
The lunges were a relentless torture on his already sore legs, each step forward feeling like an herculean effort, however, out of all the excercises that Rocky did, they felt the least taxing mentally.
Inverted rows and calf raises blurred into a continuum of pain and sweat. The planks and Russian twists added a cruel twist of core agony to his full-body torment with every set completed being a minor victory, bought with tears and sheer stubbornness.
Alas, the celebrations were always short-lived, swallowed by the dread of the next set as slowly the hours dragged on with the sun beginning its descent and casting long shadows that mirrored the darkening of Rocky's resolve. Yet, against the odds he persisted, driven by the horrifying penalties for failure more than any desire for success.
By the time he completed the last of his exercises, the sky was a canvas of deep purples and oranges with night ready to claim its time as it was around this point that the books that the system prompted him to read, that he ordered earlier in the day were delivered by the courier giving Rocky the next task for the day.
By the time he took the books and sat on his soft bed to read, his body felt so utterly exhausted that after reading just a few lines from the book, Rocky felt his eyes dropping as the exhaustion kicked in.
The sheer determination it took him to complete 50 pages of both books was absolutely unreal and by the time he completed it the hour clock reflected that it was already 9:30 pm, giving him only 2.5 hours to complete the last task of the day which was to trim, edit and compile the struggles of day one and upload them to MeTube.
Having very limited editing skills, his first edited video was a complete mess that was a broken mixture of abrupt transitions and awkward looking fast forwards, however, at this point Rocky was beyond giving a fuck as he uploaded the video after making a creator account.
It was 11:30 by the time Rocky finished all the tasks for the day, barely completing day1 of this 90 day long hell.
Gifts
-- Gift
received Weekly Power Status
200+ Power
Ranking 
21 Power
stone 
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