Chapter 134: Limitless Swagger
Before the match even started, the atmosphere on the court already felt extraordinarily serious which gave off an oppressive atmosphere
“Ready…”
Following the referee’s orders, He Yuan and Zhao Ritian both lowered their bodies, preparing to leap and snatch the ball after the serve.
“Begin!”
The moment the ball was served, He Yuan and Zhao Ritian leaped at the same time!
Their reactions were extremely quick, both locked onto the ball in the air. However, much to He Yuan’s surprise, Zhao Ritian easily exceeded his height and stretched his hand towards the ball!
Smack!
The ball was sent flying towards a member of Zhao Ritian’s team.
“What an amazing leap!” Little Gen, the basketball aficionado, yelped in surprise.
He Yuan’s leap was already rather strong. It definitely exceeded 60cm. However, it ended up a full head shorter than Zhao Ritian’s. That showed that Zhao Ritian’s leap was almost a full meter!
One should know that even in the NBA, some of the players could only leap up to one meter!
With such an amazing performance, the atmosphere on the Capital University’s side turned even darker, putting them all in a dark mood.
Meanwhile, Huaqing University made a charge while Capital University tried its best to defend.
Zhao Ritian’s body dashed forward at high speed, aiming for Capital University’s backboard.
“Stop him!”
Unfortunately, those words were pointless. Huaqing University’s team had already made the pass. Zhao Ritian received the ball, broke through the defense and performed a three-step layup!
Score!
“Beautiful! Cool!”
“The first score was a piece of cake!”
“Keep it up! Keep the momentum and show Capital University our strength!”
“Zhao Ritian is the best! Zhao Ritian will win the match!” Right then, the cheerleading team broke into a cheer immediately.
“F*ck, what kind of dumb*ssery is that? It’s just the first score. What are they so happy about?”
“Have you not tasted victory before?”
“It’s just a stroke of luck! The match had just begun!”
“He Yuan, are you a dumb*ss? You already know of Zhao Ritian’s exploits. Why didn’t you send someone to mark him?!”
Capital University’s side similarly went into an uproar as anxiety washed through them.
Following that was Huaqing University’s serve.
Capital University’s players had realized how strong their opponents were. They all took a deep breath, then pushed their focus to the max, staying on edge.
However, Huaqing University’s players were not to be looked down on. Apart from Zhao Ritian, the rest were also rather skilled. Dribbling, passing, all their moves were executed with perfect teamwork.
The basketball, making its way around the court, once again fell into Zhao Ritian’s hands.
Two of Capital University’s[1] players immediately went for the defense.
Zhao Ritian sneered at the two, then stood on the three-point zone and leaped. Both hands in the air, he made the shot!
Under everyone’s gaze, the ball soared through the air in a beautiful crescent arc.
Thunk!
The ball went in, a perfect three-pointer!
“Nice shot!” President Zhang shouted with a bright glow in his eyes, unable to hold back.
“Zhao Hao is well trained in dribbling. He is firm and measured, everything well under his control. Furthermore, his three-step layup and aerial shot were both executed perfectly with extremely high accuracy. He’s good. Definitely worth nurturing!” Zhang He praised generously with a smile.
“What does President Zhang think of this match?” Principal Xu asked as he threw a haughty glance at Principal Shen.
“Capital University’s students are doing quite well too. However, that’s in terms of ordinary people. There’s a big gap between them and Zhao Hao.” President Zhang remarked objectively, “The match is more or less decided. If nothing out of the ordinary happened, Huaqing is likely to win.”
“Aiya, Old Shen, looks like I’m the lucky winner this time. Seems like you’re going to foot the bill for our meal. I’ve always wanted to try the food at Royal Seafood Restaurant but never had the heart to splurge. Why don’t you make a reservation there for me?” Principal Xu laughed, “I’m sorry for the strain on your finances.”
Royal Seafood Restaurant was one of Capital City’s top-tier seafood restaurants. All the seafood was flown in by air from various countries which guaranteed freshness. Furthermore, their cooking methods were unique. There was only one shortcoming, and that was the exorbitant price.
Principal Shen huffed and shut his eyes, seemingly sitting in meditation. In truth, he was on the verge of suffering a stroke from the aggravation.
It was just the beginning of the match, Zhao Ritian had already scored five points. The abilities he showed were all the more awe-inspiring.
“This fella, I didn’t expect him to be this strong.” The Capital University’s audience went silent with dark faces.
“Huaqing University must have gotten lucky. To think they would find someone this good.”
“Even if we lose, we must lose honorably. We can’t have them crush us like bugs right?”
Although the match had just begun, it was clear to see that the result was as good as set in stone.
Even if they did not understand a thing about basketball, it was easy to see that Zhao Ritian was dominating the match. His actions were smooth and could be described as dashingly beautiful.
The match continued, quickly reaching the halfway mark.
The sounds of a basketball bouncing off the ground could be heard, accompanied by the squeaking footsteps. The players were drenched in sweat, their faces serious.
The audience was also fully focused, observing the match to the finest detail.
The current score was 135: 96, with Capital University falling behind.
With a whistle from the referee, the first half came to an end, followed by a 15 minutes break for half time.
Immediately the crew members brought water and towels to help the players relax and rest.
“We’re falling behind by 39 points. The second half is not hopeless yet.” The crowd from Capital University let out a sigh of relief. The outcome was better than expected.
However, right at that moment, Zhao Ritian left his field and headed towards Capital University’s team.
His face carried a provocative smile, immediately attracting everyone’s attention.
“Is that all you can do?” His voice was not loud, but with everyone focused on his words, it immediately ignited the crowd.
“What’s the meaning of this?” He Yuan’s brows knitted into a tight frown.
“That was too disappointing,” Zhao Ritian replied in a condescending tone, shaking his head, “The first half was only a warm-up for me. If that’s all you’ve got, then you should just throw in the towel instead of losing miserably.”
“You twerp, who do you think you are? You think you’re so great?!”
“Trying to brag? Perhaps you would like me to beat you up to the point where your mother can’t recognize you?”
Capital University’s players were immediately filled with anger, their eyes red with rage.
“I’ll see you in the second half,” said Zhao Ritian mockingly, then left with a smug grin.
Such an explosive scene quietened the entire court for a moment, then it turned into an uproar.
“Zhao Ritian is so domineering. He’s helped Huaqing gain some face. Capital University sucks!”
“Zhao Ritian, go teach them a lesson!”
“Capital University, feel the pain of your loss, wahahahaha…”
“Do you think our Capital University will be afraid of you? The second half is not decided yet!”
“It’s just a small advantage, what’s there to be proud of?”
“F*ck, do you really think you can f*ck the heavens? Just the sight of your haughty face makes me want to give you a slap or two!”
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[1] In raw it was written as Huaqing University, but judging by the next sentence where Zhao Ritian was going against the two players, we suspect that it may have been a typo.