Chapter 7: Who’s Next?
Repeatedly, the score gap between the two classes slowly widened, 3:13, with Class One losing by a significant margin of ten points.
The girls of Class One lost their spirit early on and didn’t even bother to cheer anymore...
The boys of Class One also hung their heads low, it seemed like no one wanted to play anymore.
Isn’t it embarrassing to step up to play only to get crushed?
"So disappointing!" Mr. Gao, the homeroom teacher of Class One, was watching from the outside, feeling very angry.
A friendly basketball match had just started, and they were already losing by such a large margin, making him, as the homeroom teacher, look bad.
"Mr. Gao, it seems your class’s physical abilities are quite lacking?" Mr. Li, the homeroom teacher of Class Two, sitting next to Mr. Gao, sneered sarcastically.
𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦
"We can’t just focus on developing the students’ academic abilities; they must develop comprehensively in moral, intellectual, physical, and artistic aspects. Otherwise, if they’re only good at academics and nothing else, we teachers aren’t doing our job well!"
Mr. Li, Class Two’s homeroom teacher, seemed to be making a serious point, but he was indirectly saying that Mr. Gao’s abilities weren’t good enough, suggesting that his students were well-rounded in moral, intellectual, physical, and artistic development.
Although Mr. Gao was annoyed, he had no solutions, as there were no good players to use.
"Mr. Li is right!" Mr. Gao nodded frequently because he couldn’t argue back, so he just let him talk.
"Teacher, can I play?" Just when Mr. Gao was fuming inside, he suddenly heard someone speaking beside him.
Mr. Gao felt a glimmer of happiness in his heart and turned his head. However, upon seeing Lin Tian, his smile quickly faded.
Mr. Gao, as the homeroom teacher, knew Lin Tian’s character very well—his academics weren’t good, and his sports abilities were lacking too. Even if he went on the court, it wouldn’t change the game’s outcome.
"This is the last basketball match anyway, go and have some fun!" Mr. Gao deliberately raised his voice.
This sentence seemed directed at Lin Tian but was actually meant for Mr. Li, the homeroom teacher of Class Two, sitting next to him.
It implied that their class hadn’t taken this basketball match seriously and was just playing around, so they shouldn’t take it too seriously.
Upon receiving approval to go on the court, Lin Tian immediately went to the referee for a substitution, resulting in all five players from Class One wanting to come off.
They had no choice; being on the court was pure agony, getting crushed with no way to fight back, and with girls watching, it was utterly humiliating.
Ultimately, Lin Tian opted to substitute the small forward, as only offense could potentially change the game’s direction. With such a large score gap, attacking might not guarantee a win, but without attacking, there was no chance of winning at all.
As Lin Tian stepped onto the court, the girls surrounding the basketball court, regardless of being from Class One or Two, all turned their beautiful eyes toward him.
They couldn’t help it; Lin Tian’s handsome face and muscular physique were simply eye-catching.
On top of that, at six feet tall, he was hard to ignore just by standing there.
"Who’s that guy? So handsome!"
"He’s so handsome, quite a fresh young stud!"
"Who is he? Does anyone know who he is?"
Soon, the whispers among the girls turned into gossip, as they all wanted to know this handsome guy’s identity.
"Are you here to get humiliated?" Lin Tian had just stepped onto the court, and Feng Biao came over!
"Humiliate me? Or me humiliate you?" Lin Tian replied to Feng Biao with a slight smile.
Feng Biao stomped his feet in frustration; Lin Tian had become his mental nemesis, always unsettling him whenever they met.
"Everyone, get it together! If we win against Class One, lunch is on me!" Feng Biao encouraged his teammates.
Lin Tian didn’t stay idle either, turning to his four teammates and saying, "If you want to win, try to pass the ball to me whenever possible!"
The four teammates were taken aback by Lin Tian’s words, even thinking he was joking around.
Pass all the balls to you?
Do you have that kind of skill?
One must know that in the NBA, the player who controls the ball is definitely a superstar!
But Lin Tian, who seemingly didn’t enjoy playing basketball, couldn’t be that skilled naturally!
What gave him the right to ask to have all the balls passed to him?
"If you want to win, trust me!" Looking at the disbelief in their eyes, Lin Tian wore a serious expression, his dark eyes shining with determination.
"Start!" With the referee’s whistle, the basketball game continued.
The possession was temporarily with Class Two, so they were on the offensive while Class One was defending.
Lin Tian squatted slightly, extending his arms, quietly watching the incoming Class Two players on offense.
He had noticed earlier from the outside that most of Class Two’s plays were initiated by Ye Feng, meaning the ball would ultimately end up in Ye Feng’s hands for him to score.
So all he needed to do was stop him.
Having made up his mind, Lin Tian stood facing Feng Biao while his peripheral vision continually watched Ye Feng.
Sure enough, after a few passes, the basketball was thrown high into the air.
At this moment, Ye Feng suddenly moved, accelerating and leaping high, reaching with his right arm for the basketball coming from high above.
It was an alley-oop slam dunk.
Those who knew basketball understood what Ye Feng was about to do.
It would be a total crushing; this alley-oop slam dunk, if completed, would utterly crush the remaining morale of Class One players.
"A slam dunk? The move’s nice, but you’ve got to make it!" Lin Tian’s lips curled into a wicked smile as he darted toward the basket.
Ye Feng grabbed the basketball with his raised right hand, gliding in mid-air, moving gracefully toward the basket, about to complete a slam dunk.
At this moment, Ye Feng couldn’t help but smile smugly, thinking, "Those lovestruck girls might scream over my handsomeness again!"
But just then, a dark shadow suddenly appeared in front of Ye Feng.
"Bang!"
Ye Feng felt a tremendous force impact his right hand, sending the basketball flying away.
His air-gliding body lost balance due to the massive impact, and he fell awkwardly downward.
Ye Feng hit the ground headfirst with a face-plant, dazed, not knowing what had just happened.
"A block, wow, it was a block!"
"Awesome, he managed to block a basketball genius like Ye Feng!"
"Damn! That block was freaking amazing!"
Both boys and girls were excited, with no class divide at this moment, as everyone was thrilled by that block.
The dark shadow landed firmly on the ground, revealed to be Lin Tian with a smirk on his lips.
Looking at Ye Fan lying in front of him, Lin Tian roared, pounding his right hand fiercely against his chest.
"Who else!"
"I’m asking! Who else!!!"
Utterly domineering!
Super assertive!
All of a sudden, the boys of Class One went wild, feeling so pumped up!
The four Class One players, who initially had no fighting spirit, were now as if injected with adrenaline, their eyes glowing red.
After being crushed for so long, this block was incredibly uplifting.