My Sister is a Superstar - Chapter 20
Chapter 20: Blocks and Intercepts
Translator: Atlas Studios
Editor: Atlas Studios
The straight-hair youngster controlled the ball and dribbled it stably as he called out to his teammates. “Play properly. They have no hope; the score difference is too large. Everyone, try to pass the ball to Mingyu and let him do his three-pointer shots. We need to widen the gap to a number that they will be hopeless with. Even if that Qin Ze…”
Just as he was about to say ‘even if that Qin Ze is good at intercepting, it is useless’, suddenly, his teammate gasped from behind. “Be careful of your back!”
When he finished his sentence, there was a wind sound coming from the back. His heart sank, and instinctively, he wanted to dribble the ball away and avoid—where was the ball? Stunned, he turned around and saw Qin Ze dribbling the ball towards his own hoop like crazy while Zhang Mingyu was chasing after him to stop him anxiously. Qin Ze was ahead of everyone and reached the hoop with much difficulty. Then, he turned his head and actually threw the ball to Old Wang, who was outside the three-pointer line.
There was no one defending Old Wang as all of them went to stop Qin Ze. He breathed slowly, jumped, and shot a three-pointer.
There would not be anyone blocking me, right?
The ball rolled a few times around the basket before entering the net.
“F*ck!” The straight-hair youngster cursed out loud.
Old Wang and Qin Ze high-fived the rest and enjoyed the applause and cheers from the audience. At this point, their morale had completely returned; and they had the determination to win the game.
The basketball team dribbled the ball and started their attack again. This time, they were using their tactics. After Zhang Mingyu received the ball, he ran across the half-court like crazy while the other players gave up on watching the rest and went to pick-and-roll Qin Ze. As expected, Zhang Mingyu had created a space; and he shot the ball in his hands without hesitation.
The ball spun out of his palms, and before it could draw a perfect trajectory—piak! A crisp sound reverberated through the air, and the basketball flew out. This time, it did not fly out of the court and was caught by Zhao Baliang instead.
Another block!
The spectators erupted into applause, followed by the sound of cameras snapping.
“I took a picture of it, haha.”
“I also took a picture. I’ll upload it to the school forum immediately.”
“Look at the picture, Qin Ze really jumps freaking high. If he joined the school’s athletics meet, he might even break the high jump record.”
Zhang Mingyu had been taught well by his family since young. However, at this moment, he could not help but want to spurt vulgarities.
Did they not pick-and-roll him? How did he do this?
Zhao Baliang sprinted towards the hoop. He took three steps and did a layup; the ball entered the hoop, and they scored another two points.
The score now was 22-11, but the difference between both parties was still too big.
Zhang Mingyu’s team started the ball, and he obscurely made a sign to his teammate. The person controlling the ball hesitated for a while and still passed the ball to him from a close distance. He really did not dare to make a long pass as he was afraid Qin Ze would intercept the ball.
After Zhang Mingyu took the ball, he jumped up right in front of Qin Ze and moved his body backward to shoot the ball in his hands.
I don’t believe you can block this ball again!
“Jumping backwards and doing a three-pointer shot… it’s too forceful.” The crowd was shocked.
“If he doesn’t do that, Qin Ze might block his ball again. Heck, he has already upgraded from King of Slaps to King of Blocks.”
“Ah, ah, ah! Zhang Mingyu’s posture is too handsome! I love you!”
Piak!
What replied to the spectators’ cheers was a crisp and familiar sound; it was the sound of blocking a ball.
Qin Ze jumped into the air, and his jumping power was formidable as he smacked the ball down with all his might, causing it to fly.
All the girls’ cheers stopped suddenly and were followed by gasps of cold air.
Block!
Blocking again!
Do you need to do this? Do you live for blocking?
Zhang Mingyu was stunned.
Spring Chicken snatched the ball and ran to score another two points. The score difference kept closing, and the victory balance was tipping.
Very quickly, the ball was passed to Zhang Mingyu. Qin Ze did not open his arms wide and do a defensive posture as he laughed, “I’ll let you shoot.”
I can block until you doubt your life.
Zhang Mingyu breathed heavily, and his gaze was burning with fire. Instinctively, he wanted to shoot; but when he saw the nonchalant Qin Ze, he was actually scared. Why was his stamina so good? His face was not even red, and he was not even gasping for air. If I shoot, it would still be blocked by him.
After much hesitation, his eyes glanced towards the straight-hair youngster who was approaching. He clenched his teeth and passed the ball out.
When the crowd saw this scene, they started laughing. “Haha, Zhang Mingyu wanted to shoot, but he gave up.”
“Haha, he doesn’t dare to shoot anymore.”
“Zhang Mingyu is traumatized.”
“Hahaha!”
After the straight hair youngster caught the ball and with the pick-and-roll tactic of his teammates, he brought the ball and successfully scored a point.
“Everyone, let’s work hard and finish this game as fast as possible.” The straight-hair youngster hollered and actually had the relief of dispelling the clouds and seeing the sun. Finally, they scored.
He was filled with pride as he felt confident again. After being blocked by Qin Ze time and time again, his basketball teammates—who have experienced many matches—could not help but feel defeated. It was very important to score at this point. As long as their morale came back, their usual standards could defeat those useless people.
The straight-hair youngster dribbled the ball and ran quickly as he was prepared to score another point and boost their morale.
“Be careful of your back!”
He heard his teammates holler from behind.
The squirt came to intercept again!
The straight-hair youngster was furious. He instinctively moved his body to defend the ball and did a defensive posture. At the same time, he hid the ball behind him—hey, where was the ball?
A figure swept past him, and the wind blew his eyebrows. Then, the ball was gone!
Oh, my God, were you born in the year of the dog?
The straight-hair youngster cursed. The ball was intercepted yet again; his ball was intercepted by Qin Ze silently yet again, and he could not do anything about it.
On this side, after Qin Ze intercepted the ball, he dribbled the ball at high speed and directly avoided the two players on defense. He passed the ball to Spring Chicken, and he shot to score.
The straight-hair youngster who had witnessed this scene suddenly calmed down before he screamed. “I request for a five-minute break.”
Break your head!
Qin Ze’s first reaction was to reject him as he had something on later and had no time to play with these fellows. However, Old Wang and the rest agreed as this was a rule on the basketball court: any party could request for a break.
“What happened? Why do you want a break?” Zhang Mingyu asked the straight-hair youngster.
The straight hair youngster looked at his four teammates and said in a low voice, “That fella’s sporting genes are too strong. If we continue playing this way, it won’t be good. Now, the score is 24 – 16, we’re only four balls ahead of them.”
Zhang Mingyu’s face instantly darkened. “What plan do you have?”
At this point, he was also anxious. Originally, victory was on their side; but he did not expect them to catch up. Looking at the current situation, there was even the possibility of them winning against the tide.
“Did you all notice? Other than intercepting and blocking, Qin Ze has never shot a ball. All the balls he intercepted would be thrown out, and his current shooting score is zero. From this, we can tell that he has no scoring ability, or at least his shooting is very weak. As long as we can stop his interceptions, victory would be ours.” He paused for a while, and when he saw everyone’s eyes light up and look at him, the straight-hair youngster smiled delightfully. “I have a plan…”
At this point, someone had already uploaded pictures of Qin Ze blocking multiple times on the school forum. It instantly received multiple replies and was placed at the top of the forum by the webpage owner.
“A shocking appearance of a flying superman!”
“Saint Maria!”
“How did he jump so high? He’s a talent. Quick, quick, quick, let’s refine him.”
“Wow, Qin Ze is really capable. He slapped Zhang Mingyu’s face again.”
“What a joke, he hasn’t won yet. The final victory belongs to Zhang Mingyu. An individual’s excellence doesn’t mean anything.”
“The person above, you’ve also admitted that he’s excellent. Even if he lost in the end, he would lose in overall coordination; Zhang Mingyu’s basketball skills might not even be able to be compared to him.”
“Hahaha, Zhang Mingyu is really traumatized as he was blocked three times in a row.”
“Zhang Mingyu: Mommy, I will never shoot three-pointers again.”
“Qin Ze is awesome!”
“I want to go to the basketball court and support Mingyu. I will only be Mingyu’s blind fan for the rest of my life.”
“Original Poster, what’s the score now?”
After a while, the original poster replied, “24 – 16. It’s hard to say who will win.”
“Oh, my God, Original Poster, you’re still in the mood to post?”
Original Poster: “The match is paused. Heck, the people here are increasing and can be compared to the school’s basketball match.”
“I’ll come over right now. Fuck, who said that this battle was without a doubt? You almost caused me to miss a good show.”
“Original Poster, remember to broadcast.”
“Hahaha, I took a picture. The person upstairs, if you have the guts, show us your girlfriend’s ID.”
“And picture!”
