103: Chapter 103: 1-on-1 Duel 103: Chapter 103: 1-on-1 Duel Upon hearing Wang Yan’s arrogant words, Wang Xuehei felt not the slightest contempt but rather an immediate sense of panic rising in his heart.
At this point, Wang Yan’s trump cards kept appearing one after another, and no one ever knew what his final move might be.
Even if Wang Yan claimed he could swallow the sun, Wang Xuehei would hesitate for a moment, not daring to deny it outright.
Because the previous experiences had already scared Wang Xuehei out of his wits.
Standing at the free-throw line, Wang Xuehei took a deep breath, glanced at the “46:10” score, and kept comforting himself, “It’s okay, it’s okay, there are still 36 points, even if our throw-in gets intercepted by Wang Yan directly, the time will be exhausted, he definitely can’t win.”
Thinking of this, Wang Xuehei looked at Wang Xuesong and tossed the ball toward him with both hands.
However, just as Wang Xuehei released the ball, a shadow flickered, immediately appearing in the path of the basketball and snatched it up in one swoop.
Then, with a quick raise of his hand, the basketball flew out, hitting the net with a sound.
It was only after the ball went into the hoop that Wang Xuehei snapped out of his daze and quickly looked carefully.
Sure enough, it was Wang Yan who intercepted and scored.
Yet, Wang Xuehei hadn’t seen when Wang Yan arrived in front of him or how he snatched the ball.
“46:15!”
The referee’s voice clearly reached Wang Xuehei’s ears.
Wang Xuehei shivered in fright.
From the halfway line to the basket, it was at least a seven or eight-step distance; how did Wang Yan get there?
But Wang Xuehei clearly remembered that when he served the ball, Wang Yan was clearly standing at midcourt.
Already somewhat stunned, Wang Xuehei instinctively picked up the basketball on the ground and served it a second time.
Seeing Wang Yan standing on his left, Wang Xuehei threw the basketball toward a teammate on the right, far from Wang Yan.
But just as the ball left his hand, the shadow flickered again, appearing like a ghost in the path of the progressing basketball, intercepting it in one swoop.
The ball was shot, and it went in again.
“46:17!”
Without even needing to look, Wang Xuehei knew it was Wang Yan shooting.
Taking the ball again, Wang Xuehei was already dumbstruck, continuously shouting, “I want to serve, I want to serve.”
Shouting, Wang Xuehei threw the ball outward again, this time bouncing the ball along the baseline away, with a distance of over three meters from Wang Yan.
But as soon as Wang Xuehei released the ball, Wang Yan intercepted the ball’s route ahead by a step, again grabbing it, and with a flick of his hand, the ball went in again.
“46:19!”
Wang Xuehei served again, and Wang Yan intercepted and scored again.
Serve again, intercept again.
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From that moment, Wang Xuehei kept standing on the free-throw line without leaving, continually serving the ball, yet no matter how tricky the angle or how far the distance from Wang Yan, Wang Xuesong and the others ran desperately, the ball never got past Wang Yan.
No matter what route the basketball flew through, Wang Yan would appear on its path, intercepting it and throwing it into the hoop.
Thus, the score kept changing.
“46:22!”
“46:28!”
…
“46:30!”
“46:45!”
In the blink of an eye, Wang Yan had gained over 30 points.
During this period, Wang Xuehei seemed to have become a member of Wang Yan’s team, always passing the ball to him, while Wang Xuesong and the others became extras, not even touching the ball.
Seeing Wang Yan catch up with more than 30 points so quickly, while not even a minute had passed.
Originally, with three minutes left, Wang Xuehei thought it would pass in the blink of an eye, and it would be harder than climbing the sky for Wang Yan to catch up.
But now, three minutes seemed far too long; not only could Wang Yan catch up, he could easily surpass them by dozens of points.
Holding the basketball, Wang Xuehei stood on the free-throw line; though he knew he should serve, he also knew that once he threw it out, no matter to whom, Wang Yan would intercept it.
The previous lead of over 30 points had dwindled to just 1 point, and only a minute of the three minutes had elapsed.
Wang Xuehei’s mind was in chaos; even in national leagues, even against national teams, he had never been this nervous or afraid.
But facing Wang Yan, he had no desire to resist, as the opponent was too powerful, lacking any weaknesses.
In Wang Xuehei’s mind, he even thought Wang Yan wasn’t human.
“How did I provoke such a monster!” At this moment, Wang Xuehei regretted because, as the captain of the Wanghai Noble Academy basketball team, he had become a totem for them, admired by thousands, renowned far and wide.
Could he ruin this reputation he fought for in his four years of college as he was about to graduate?
Would he really leave school in such disgrace?
At this thought, a surge of fighting spirit rose in Wang Xuehei’s heart.
He immediately lifted his head, gritting his teeth at Wang Yan, saying, “Wang Yan, I challenge you to a duel!”
Wang Yan squinted his eyes, glanced at Wang Xuehei, and asked, “Are you sure?”
Wang Xuehei nodded, “I’m sure.
In the final three minutes, I want a man’s battle with you.
Besides the previous bet, if I lose, I’ll give you the captaincy of the school basketball team.
If you lose, you must join the school’s basketball team, following my orders.”
Upon hearing Wang Xuehei’s words, Wang Yan nodded, for he sensed the determination of a desperate fight from Wang Xuehei.
Confronting such fighting spirit must be met head-on to crush his confidence, leaving him defeated, bearing no further challenges in the future when seeing him.
This is the wolf’s nature!
Never show mercy to the enemy!
Thus, Wang Yan’s face turned to a cold smile, and he said softly, “Agreed.”
However, upon hearing this, Wang Xuesong and the others immediately shouted at Wang Xuehei, “Captain, you can’t give up the captain’s position.”
“Our Wanghai Basketball Team has only one captain, that’s Wang Xuehei!”
“Yes, I disagree.”
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Hearing the bustling shouts, Wang Xuehei angrily said, “Shut up, all of you.
If I lose, how could I have the face to remain captain.”
After speaking, Wang Xuehei looked at Wang Yan and said, “We won’t compete in anything else, just one-on-one, in the last three minutes, let’s see who wins.”
Wang Yan said nothing, nodding again.
Wang Xuehei’s heart secretly rejoiced and said, “Okay, then we’ll flip a coin to decide who attacks first.”
For Wang Xuehei’s decision, everyone found it strange; clearly, their side had five people, and Wang Yan only had two, so why a one-on-one match.
But only Wang Xuehei knew, though he had five, he was completely under Wang Yan’s control.
Moreover, during the loss of over 30 points, Wang Xuehei never left the free-throw line.
This enormous psychological pressure was about to make Wang Xuehei collapse; if he stood at the free-throw line when he lost, he might never touch basketball again in his life.
Therefore, Wang Xuehei came up with this idea.
It was truly a forced, desperate battle!
Wang Xuehei was quite a hero, managing to devise such a method under these adverse circumstances.
Additionally, by using a coin toss to decide who attacked first, it seemed fair, but in his total suppression by Wang Yan, it essentially gave him a 50% chance.
Moreover, if he got the first attack opportunity, he surely had a way to defeat Wang Yan.
Because as the Wanghai Basketball Team captain, his reputation was well-earned.
With anticipation filling his heart, Wang Xuehei aimed for the final battle to bring Wang Yan down, for he was the true totem of Wanghai Noble Academy’s basketball!
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