The crowd stared intently at the water's surface, noticing that Du Haojie was the first of the eight to enter.
Cheers erupted from the onlookers, with many shouting his name.
"Du Haojie, you're amazing!"
"Du, handsome guy, I love you!"
"Du Haojie, I want to have your babies..."
Only Xiao Feifei looked towards Ye Feng's position, her heart filled with worry and anxiety for him.
"As expected of the second-place finisher in the city competition, his speed is truly remarkable!" the beautiful hostess exclaimed, watching Du Haojie pull away from the others.
"Indeed! His speed and form are comparable to a professional swimmer!" the people around agreed.
Then, another person chimed in, "That guy next to him actually dared to bet and compete with him. He truly doesn't know..."
He stopped abruptly mid-sentence.
Because at that very moment, they witnessed an unbelievable sight.
A dark shadow beneath the water rapidly closed the distance to Du Haojie, matched his pace, and then quickly overtook him.
The speed was outrageously fast, like a fish, leaving everyone stunned.
That figure was Ye Feng, the one who had bet and competed with Du Haojie.
But what shocked them even more was that after surpassing Du Haojie, Ye Feng's speed not only didn't slow down but actually increased.
In the fifty-meter pool, Du Haojie had just reached the halfway mark, while Ye Feng was already at the far end.
By the time Du Haojie reached the far end, Ye Feng had returned to the starting point, completing a full lap.
This speed left everyone present speechless with shock. They couldn't help but rub their eyes, fearing they were seeing things.
However, no matter how much they rubbed their eyes, the scene remained unchanged.
While they were in disbelief, Ye Feng had already begun his second lap.
It was then that they realized something even more terrifying: Ye Feng had been underwater the entire time, never surfacing for air.
Considering the total distance was two hundred meters, such high-intensity underwater activity without a single breath was simply monstrous.
After Ye Feng completed his second lap, Du Haojie had only just finished his first.
As for the other six people, they hadn't even completed a single lap yet.
When Ye Feng emerged from the water, he looked at everyone's stunned faces with a hint of confusion.
He quickly glanced at the people still swimming in the pool and was dumbfounded.
Because Du Haojie was only just starting his second lap.
"Uh, awkward! I didn't control my speed well, seems I was a bit too fast!" Ye Feng muttered to himself.
The tall, beautiful hostess was staring at him with a blank expression, making Ye Feng feel a little embarrassed.
But she wasn't the only one stunned; everyone else was frozen. It was as if the world had stopped, utterly silent.
It was understandable, as Ye Feng's speed was unbelievably fast!
They had seen fast swimmers before, but never anyone this exaggeratedly quick.
Even Olympic champions might only pull ahead by a few body lengths, never by an entire lap.
While they stood there in stunned silence, Du Haojie was finally nearing the end of his second lap.
"Ahem!"
Ye Feng coughed a few times, seeing the dazed crowd.
The tall, beautiful hostess, seeing this, finally reacted and quickly pressed the stopwatch.
After a while, Du Haojie finally finished. He climbed out of the water, looking utterly exhausted.
As he stood up and spread his arms, preparing to receive the crowd's cheers, he suddenly noticed everyone's gaze fixed in one direction, completely ignoring him.
This puzzled him. He followed their gaze and realized they were all looking at the person next to him, Ye Feng.
"Huh? Ye, Ye Feng, why are you here? Were you afraid of losing and didn't get in the water!" Du Haojie asked, confused.
Ye Feng smiled and said, "Well, I just got out too. I was only a little faster than you!"
But the others, hearing Ye Feng's words, shook their heads in speechless exasperation. Was that just a little faster? That was a century faster!
"What? You were faster than me? How is that possible?" Du Haojie exclaimed, disbelieving.
Ye Feng smiled and pointed at the people around, saying, "Don't believe me? Ask them!"
However, Du Haojie looked at the stunned expressions of the crowd and didn't believe them.
He hurried over to Xiao Feifei and the other two women, asking, "When did he get out? Was he really just a little faster than me?"
Xiao Feifei, also recovering from her shock, shouted, "Nonsense! He wasn't just a little faster."
"What? How is that possible? I don't believe it! He Qian, Chen Xi, they're lying to me, right? They're all ganging up to trick me!" Du Haojie said, almost frantically.
Swimming was his strongest suit; he couldn't believe Ye Feng could surpass him in this.
However, He Qian and Chen Xi shook their heads, still somewhat dazed, and said, "Yes, it's true!"
Hearing this, Du Haojie seemed to suffer a massive blow. His eyes widened, and he stumbled back several steps, collapsing onto the ground.
He looked utterly dejected, as if his spirit had been crushed.
At this moment, the other swimmers also finished and came ashore.
They all looked like drained individuals, lying on the ground and gasping for air as soon as they emerged.
"My, my goodness!"
Just then, the beautiful hostess, looking at the stopwatch in her hand, suddenly trembled and let out a loud scream.
This startled everyone, and they looked at her with confusion.
"Beautiful hostess, what's wrong?"
"Yes! What's with the fuss?"
"Quickly announce the competition results!"
The crowd urged, eager to know Ye Feng's time, given his incredible speed.
"Ye, Ye Feng, first place, with a time of one minute and forty seconds. He, he broke the world record!" the tall, beautiful hostess stammered, holding the stopwatch with trembling hands.
Upon hearing this, everyone was shocked and exclaimed, "What? Broke the world record?"
"How is that possible? Are you sure?"
"Yes! That's the world record! It's not that easy to break!"
The crowd voiced their doubts.
Seeing this, the beautiful hostess reluctantly showed them the stopwatch.
"One minute and forty seconds? I remember the world record was one minute and forty-two seconds, right? Did he really break the world record?"
"My heavens, this guy is the real deal!"
"Damn, breaking the world record directly, this is too outrageous!"
Everyone present was utterly astonished. They had previously mocked Ye Feng for his confidence in competing with Du Haojie.
But now, he had broken the record – this was unbelievably awesome.
What they didn't know was that this was the time recorded after the beautiful hostess had been in a state of shock for a long time before pressing the button.