Chapter 113: Car flipping K. (1/2)

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The Physical Education Institute’s technique had always been top-notch and their competitive urges were particularly strong too, and their want for victory did not fall short of Kang Shengzhe in the least. This meant that no matter who their opponent was, they would not show any mercy and they would suppress their opponents until the end. Therefore, encountering the Physical Education Institute was equivalent to dropping out no matter what.

Even if the Liberal Arts College was exchanged with anyone else, their faces would become green too.

You Liangxing frowned at that while Liao Su pushed at his hands and pursed his lips. He said: “Having good physiques is not our fault, we just wanted to play with the other children.”

You Liangxing: “……” Good going.

You might want to play with others, but do other people want to play with you?

As they were speaking, the footsteps on the court became increasingly hurried. Kang Shengzhe’s voice came out fast and his yell was layered with noticeable irritation. “Pass the ball to me!!”

The basketball streaked across the air and Kang Shengzhe jumped up and caught it. His arms pushed up at a high speed and just as the ball left his hands, it was smacked out of the air by a tall figure that had run up.

A loud thud sounded as the ball impacted the ground, going out of bounds.

The referee blew the whistle and the first half of the match ended. You Liangxing looked at the score: five to twenty-eight.

Completely one-sided.

The spectators were all listless. The female spectators from the Liberal Arts College conducted their discussion in whispers. “It didn’t go in again.” “The Physical Education Institute is too fierce, they’re not giving Kang Shengzhe a chance to throw the ball at all, this is already the tenth time.” “Mn…. The school seniors have already substituted people twice, but they can’t do anything either; this match can’t be played at all. The Physical Education Institute’s speed is too fast, they couldn’t catch up to them even if they tried.”

Kang Shengzhe looked like he had been pulled out of water as he was drenched and smoking steam. He did not notice that You Liangxing was standing at the back of the crowd and he was holding his knees, panting nonstop.

Someone asked him, “Are you alright?”

Kang Shengzhe shook his head forcefully but his expression was indiscernible.

After a few more minutes, the match started again. During the latter half of the match, Kang Shengzhe stepped onto the court again.

Even the students from the Physical Education Institute could not help but comment. “Fuck me, that Little Giant is coming here again.” “Let him come, we’ll just play as we always do.”

Disregarding the voices in the background, You Liangxing asked: “How long has he been playing?”

Liao Su thought about it, saying, “Not too long. Just the first half of the match.”

To Liao Su, ‘the first half of the match’ might not mean when it concerned the exertion of physical strength consumption because he exercised and did sports throughout the year. However, for Kang Shengzhe, a person who came from the Liberal Arts College and did not like exercising, that might not be the case.

Furthermore, his opponents came from the Physical Education Institute which meant that the tempo was several times faster than normal. The fact that Kang Shengzhe could endure up until now was already commendable. And looking at how Kang Shengzhe was posturing himself, it was obvious that he intended to personally play the match until the end.

“Pass the ball, pass the ball!”

“What are you doing! What did you go up there for!”

“Don’t get distracted! Focus!”

A general overview of the situation was that the Liberal Arts College had already exhausted much of their momentum and physical strength and the only possibility of scoring was with Kang Shengzhe’s three-pointers. However, the Physical Education Institute already had a person staring at him since the first half and when they reached the second half, they added two more people to stare at him.

Being barricaded by three men whose heights were around the 1.8 to 1.9 metre mark meant that Kang Shengzhe was constantly being hindered. As ten minutes passed, he did not manage to touch the ball once.

Meanwhile, the electronic scoreboard constantly refreshed: five to thirty-four, five to thirty-eight, seven to forty-two, seven to fifty.

There was no suspense a long time ago.

Liao Su’s expression was both admiring and apologetic. “These bunch of school juniors don’t know how to give some mercy either. Would it kill them to let two balls off, if they keep playing like this, wouldn’t they be banned from the competition again next year?”

You Liangxing’s eyes did not stray away from Kang Shengzhe. The taller man’s hair had already come loose and his face was stained with a reddish hue due to his overexertion and his expression was cloudy. But those pretty eyes still held an unprecedented severity, and not only was it serious, it had an attractive quality to it.

This was how Kang Shengzhe looked like when he became absolutely determined.

Today was the first time You Liangxing saw it.

There was five minutes left to the end of the match and the tempo in on the court eventually slowed. The Liberal Arts College no longer possessed their combative spirit and the team were merely scattered as they ran around sluggishly, no longer attempting for three-pointers.

The ball was currently in the Physical Education Institute’s hands and they were going to shoot for the basket after another pass. The orange basketball thumped against the basket and rebounded into the air. Then, a long arm reached out and viciously smacked it, sending the ball flying to the Physical Education Institute’s half of the court.

Simultaneously, Kang Shengzhe yelled: “Pick it up and score!!”

No one expected that Kang Shengzhe, who had been blocked for the latter half would suddenly run under the basket to snatch the ball. The work distribution for this man had always been clear and since he said that he would only shoot three-pointers, he absolutely refused to exhaust himself by jumping about to block the ball.

The opportunity to score was sent to them directly by Kang Shengzhe. Sharp-eyed and deft of hand, the school senior immediately caught the ball and jumped to shoot. A neat parabola whooshed over, and the Liberal Art College’s ball—

Scored!!

Although victory and defeat was already determined, being able to score despite unfavourable circumstances roused the enthusiasm that the Liberal Arts College had. The spectators burst into a wave of shouts and the female students started clapping in excitement.

“Nice!!!”

In the four minutes leading to the end of the match, Kang Shengzhe utilised his height and jumps to block the ball thrice underneath the hoop. There were a lot of people underneath the basket and it was inevitable for collisions to happen but he refused to relent on a single step. In the end, he used the last of his energy to wrest the ball away.

The ball was pulled into Kang Shengzhe’s arms when he landed back down. His sweat dripped and splashed onto the floor. Finally, a shrill whistle rang through the basketball court. The referee raised his ends and the match was brought to a close.

They lost.

There were no cheers. Instead, it descended into silence.

The students from the Liberal Arts College and Physical Education Institute shook hands while the female students around the basketball court exchanged gazes of blank dismay before they hurriedly gave their team water and towels. With much sincerity, they said: “It’s been hard on you, you guys played really well.”