Altair swiped his thumb over the tip of his nose with a smug look as he looked at guys groaning on the ground with disgust :"oy, you weak gahbas, you better get the hell up and the hell out of my sight before I give you some more.
I didn't break your limbs, so you shouldn't have that much of problem to fuck off of my field of vision. now, piss off! and take that bitch with you before I fuck you all some more and give you all something to really groan about {sus}!"
Altair was right, he didn't break their limbs nor any bones other than their noses, so they just got up while limping and quickly ran off while they helped each other to move better.
with a snort, Altair turned back to the group of Shrek students who were looking at him with wide eyes :"what? you've never seen a fight?"
everybody but Eve gulped as they calmed down. they than all walked to stand around Ma Hongjun who was still on the ground as he said :"noon has passed. we won't get lunch. let's slow down, or else I'll die."
they all nodded as they tried to catch their breath and Dai Mubai said :"didn't you realize we've been getting slower?
but the temperature of the salt water Master prepared remains the same. obviously, master has calculated our energy. if we're back too late, I'm afraid..."
he then started picking up the rocks that had fallen from Ma Hongjun's basket, but Ma stopped him as he grabbed his rock :"boss Dai, you're still okay?"
Dai Mubai :"fatty, remember. a man never says he's not okay. now give me those." he then picked up all the rocks that were Ma Hongjun's and put them on his own basket.
Altair shook his head at Dai Mubai's statement as he disagreed with it :"not true, Mubai. a man is also a human, being a man doesn't take away the right to say "I'm tired", "I'm weak" or "I can't".
and being a woman doesn't give you the privilege of being able to do all that. it's just how people and society make it seem.
otherwise, why would it be like that when we are all equal upon being born? it's just some people like to spout bullshit and other people are either too dumb or think that is to their advantage believe that bullshit or decide to go along with it.
that's why I say all are equal in the end. I don't go along with how society and people think I should go. I do whatever I want because it's my life and nobody can control it. and that's why I seek strength, to control my life and its flow."
Dai Mubai looked down with a mixture of emotions, embarrassed from saying something like that but agreeing with Altair, realization from his words, admiration for how his goals and ability to say it out loud, sadness because his life has always been controlled by others, and finally, firmness and motivation because he decided that's how he should do it as well.
to get out of the shackles that people around him have put on him and live his life how he wants to. to get stronger and be able to do it.
he raised his head as he looked at Altair with a firm and serious look as he nodded :"you're right. and thank you, Altair or Ali. I learned something today from your words."
Altair wasn't dumb, he was just as smart as Ali and Eve, he just rather rely on his muscles and instincts than on his intelligence.
but these instincts also helped a lot along with intelligence, so he found out why Dai Mubai said that from his looks as he nodded with a smile of approval :"you're welcome. and I'm happy to be of help for a friend."
Dai Mubai also retuned the smile as everyone looked at the two with confusion. well, everyone but Zhu Zhuqing, who seemed to have a clue of why Dai Mubai suddenly acted like that.
Dai Mubai laughed tiredly as he joked :"but wouldn't girls like a man who is always strong and dependable?"
Altair folded his arms in front of his chest as he snorted with a look of lecturing :"then let me ask you a question.
if you are looking for a wife, a woman and girl who will spend her entire life with you from then on and you will as well, would you like her to be a woman who wants her man to always be strong and dependable?
who would like YOU to be always strong and dependable? nope, you wouldn't want that kinda woman.
in fact, nobody would. it's alright to act like that with the girl who you are with for just some time and aren't planning to a share a life with.
but it's not for a woman who you will spend your entire life with. you would want a wife who will accept you for who you are and will accept you for your imperfections.
a wife is someone that you will feel the safest with, the same is for the husband of a woman. you don't want a woman who would put even more pressure on you, you want a woman who will share that pressure with you and help you with it. that's what a husband and wife means."
there was a moment of silence as everyone looked at him with a look of shock and realization, but it was broken by Ma Hongjun on the ground who started clapping weakly at his speech.
the others also started clapping at him, cause it seemed to be the only appropriate action at the moment.
after a few seconds Dai Mubai nodded at him again :"you're right. I would want someone to share my problems with.
not someone who would want me to fix them on my own and even hers. thanks, Al. I didn't think you would be someone for speeches like that."
Ma Hongjun :"yeah! you don't look or act like it at all. but thanks, I will definitely remember those words so that I can find a good, beautiful with a hehehe *perverted smile* beautiful body."
he kicked by Xiao Wu who had more energy than Ning Rongrong who would definitely kick him as well, if she had the energy for it.
Altair shrugged with a smirk :"just because I'm the violence and instincts, doesn't mean that I'm an idiot.
I just prefer using force and violence to fix my problems rather than get a headache about them. and it's good that you've learned something good for your lives today.
so remember this, don't just think about others, but don't be selfish either. keep it in moderation. you should keep it in balance, as all things should be {reference~}."
everybody nodded as they gave him thumbs up. Tang San looked at Xiao Wu beside him :"let me help you with those rocks, Xiao Wu."
but Xiao Wu who took note of that advice just like Zhu Zhuqing shook her head in disagreement :"no, you have to run two more rounds than us. how will you hold on?"
Eve looked at them with an apologetic face :"sorry, everyone. we would help you, but mister told us to not interfere that much since he didn't expect us to be so used to it already. so we can help you more than we already have.
'that little piece of a shit really thought that only he knows how to train people. dumbass.'."
they just nodded and accepted the apology since he didn't have much say in the matter as Tang San said :"it's alright. you two have already helped a lot." they then began running again.
whenever they would stop at the starting point to drink some salt water for re-energizing, Yu Xiaogang would look at them with a look and smile of approval.
when they had ran about 800 kilometers, Dai Mubai's vision became a little blurry as he stumbled a little and nearly fell.
but luckily, Tang San and Altair who were the nearest, noticed and held him so he won't fall.
Altair held him with a hand on his shoulder and his other hand holding his forearm :"hey, Mubai. you good, man?"
Tang San was doing the same on his other side as he helped him stand :"Mubai, how are you?"
Ma Hongjun slurred out with exhausted as he asked for his friend's health :"boss Dai, are you okay?"
Oscar also came to his side :"you've shared many of our rocks. you can't go on." he was right. Dai Mubai, Tang San and Zhu Zhuqing had the most rocks since they were the strongest after the two Alis.
Dai Mubai forcibly straightened his back :"Brothers, there's one last round. let's hold on. no one should be left behind."
Ma Hongjun came behind him him as he picked up a rock and cheekily said :"boss Dai, give it back to me."
Ning Rongrong also did the same as she picked one :"and me." but her stone got snatched by Tang San as he threw it at his own basket.
Oscar picked up one too :"I don't know why, I feel very energetic."
followed by Xiao Wu :"since you mentioned it, it's true."
Eve and Altair nodded with approval as Altair said :"I guess I can take care of your precious rock for a while and give back."
Eve also followed suit as he picked a large one :"same, it's not that much anyway."
as they ran and the sun began to slowly set, Oscar tried to take back his rock :"Xiao San, let me take it myself in the last part."
but Tang San didn't stop and just continued :"No, I can do this." but was forcibly stopped by Oscar as he picked up a rock and put it in his own basket.
Ning Rongrong panted out while still continuing :"Xiao Ao, you're like a man today." Oscar tried to act like he always does despite being tired as he flipped his hair.
Eve walked to Zhu Zhuqing's side and picked up a few rocks from the poor exhausted girl's basket. when she looked at him, he just smiled at her, making her give a weak smile back.
as Oscar nearly fell from how tired he was, Ma Hongjun held him up as he gave him a tired but reassuring smile and took a few rocks from his basket as well.
they all held each other by placing their hand on each other's back. the boys with each other in a line of Altair, Dai Mubai, Oscar, Ma Hongjun and Tang San from right to left.
Eve was apparently too pretty to be grouped up with the boys, so he was with the girls at the end of the line and holding Zhu Zhuqing lol.
Yu Xiaogang was standing at the gate of the school, waiting for the teenagers to finally finish. and when they were finally in his field of view, he saw how they were helping each other up with their arms around each other's backs and shoulder.
they were in a line of Zhu Zhuqing, Eve, Tang San, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, Oscar, Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai and Altair.
the two Alis were holding each end of the line trying to help up. Eve was a part of Ali and was the emotions part at that, so he was really possessive and didn't want Tang San leaning on Zhu Zhuqing.
since Zhu Zhuqing's were clearly big enough for him to make contact with. and ESPECIALLY with his Altair's history with Xiao Wu, he wasn't taking any chances.
this is why fucking other people's partners or cheating on someone is bad guys, you get paranoid. so don't do any of that shit unless you can't help it and it would be a sin if a REALLY hot, taken girls wanted to fuck you lol.
when they finally finished, they broke the human rope as they put down the baskets and some sat on the floor to rest.
but Tang San got ready to go again as he panted :"12 rounds. there are two more rounds."
Xiao Wu panted out from the place she sat on :"brother, I'll company you." and got up, but nearly fell down as the exhaustion took over.
Dai Mubai picked up his basket as he also wanted to go :"Xiao San, I'll accompany you as well."
Altair also picked up his two baskets on one hand by the rope with an amused smile with sweat on his face while panting a little but not as exhausted as the others :"then who am I to disagree? I'm tagging along too, gahbalar."
the three made a circle as they raised their hands and fist pumped at the center as they looked at each with wild smiled while sweating and panting heavily, you know, just a normal interaction between macho friends.
but the moment they took a step forward, the two Tang San and Dai Mubai directly collapsed on the ground as Altair laughed under his breath while shaking his head in amusement :"dumbasses."