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Published at 28th of July 2023 12:28:59 PM


Chapter 81

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Steady Newton, as always, led his young team with the attributes of “robbing the rich and helping the poor,” “thugs,” and “ghosts and sorrows” to fight for the gold medal in the Asian Championships.

Upon seeing the starting lineup of the Chinese team, the Kazakhstan team displayed expressions of both sadness and joy.

Qiao Mingming, Ding Rong, Qin Chunxiao, Kong Duojin, Fu Biyang, You Ziyu, Du Xiaofeng—these seven players were either skilled or talented. Although the libero had a serious knee injury, with Qin Chunxiao around, Du Xiaofeng’s pressure was relieved.

This was the strongest lineup that the Chinese team could assemble at present.

The coach of the Kazakhstan team thought to himself that Newton would not give them any chances.

However, he was also happy because if the Chinese team only fielded their second team in the final, they would feel underestimated.

The main attacker of the Kazakhstan team slapped his thigh and exclaimed, “Come on!”

Qin Chunxiao stood in the No. 1 position, wearing his usual ruthless expression on the court, and sent a powerful jump serve to the opposite side with a bang.

The referee blew the whistle to indicate a non-contact score as Qin Chunxiao served an ace.

Newton was very satisfied and remarked, “Since allowing Squid to share his serving experience with everyone, Xiaozai’s jumping power has immediately improved.”

With the players in the team practicing their serves well, everyone could jump vigorously when they rotated to the 1st position. Just thinking about six rounds of energetic jump serves, it was beautiful.

At that moment, Qin Chunxiao’s spike hit the net, causing both players and coaches on both sides to hold their breath. Fortunately, the ball trembled and landed firmly on the side of the Kazakhstan team. Everyone from the Chinese team breathed a sigh of relief.

Qin Chunxiao coughed in embarrassment. Kazakhstan’s libero was not weak, but being young and not fully developed physically, it was easy for him to struggle with powerful jump serves. As a result, Qin Chunxiao switched to a floater.

The floater’s ball was erratic, sometimes floating and sailing over the big shots of the opposing team’s players. As someone who had struggled against float serves, Qin Chunxiao had put a lot of effort into mastering this type of serve. Whether it was serving or receiving, he had achieved a good level. Who would have thought that he would almost cough and fall down today?


You can’t rely on luck. Qin Chunxiao missed the third ball again. This time, it was reluctantly picked up by a libero from Kazakhstan, but the ball quickly flew out of the court. Their main attacker rushed over, pushed the ball back into the field with one hand, and their second setter attacked directly at the net.

Du Xiaofeng leaped lightly to set up the attack, Ding Rong quickly made a second set, and Qiao Mingming shouted, “My side is open!” while jumping in front of the net.

The pace of the men’s volleyball team was fast. When Qiao Mingming jumped, Kazakhstan also executed a side attack and attempted a block. Ding Rong muttered “You are empty” in his mind while passing the ball to Kong Duojin. Kong Duojin executed a powerful spike and scored smoothly.

The score reached 3:0. Since the start of the game, the Kazakhstan team had been completely suppressed without scoring a single point in three sets.

Qiao Mingming felt aggrieved and complained to Ding Rong, “Why didn’t you pass it to me?”

Ding Rong immediately retorted, “There were two blockers on your side, while Kong Duojin had an open space. Why should I pass it to you? Have you been daydreaming lately? Why do you always scream when face with the two blockers? Is it because you think you’re Dominique? Or have you been influenced by Er Leng?”

Even the captain didn’t dare to talk back when Ding Rong got angry. Not to mention that Ding Rong once had a notorious incident of fighting five drunk men with knives on a bus. He was later fined and reprimanded for using excessive force.

Zhao Youde, who once secretly increased Ding Rong’s playing time to wear him out, didn’t dare to get angry. This was because Ding Rong had served in the army back then. After the incident, Ding Rong studied law to deal with the situation. He had beaten five drunk men with knives and almost ended up in the ICU. With the help of lawyers, he was only charged with self-defense.

Qiao Mingming could only mutter in a low voice, “I had a good approach, and if I could pass the spike on the opposite side, it would have been an open space.”

Ding Rong completely ignored him and only shouted to Qin Chunxiao, “Xiaozi, make another great shot!”

The commentator Wu Di, an old friend of men’s volleyball fans, also commented, “Okay, what we’re seeing now is Qin Chunxiao serving… Okay, Qin Chunxiao serving again… Qin Chunxiao serving again…”

Wu Di repeated the phrase “Qin Chunxiao serving again” five times, almost wanting to say, “Figure it out for yourself, anyway, he’s still serving.”


Qin Chunxiao made people feel a bit perplexed when he sent the ball to the back. Xiao Qin’s current bench press data was similar to that of a main player in the women’s volleyball team, both weighing 120 kg. Of course, the women’s volleyball players were exceptional in this regard, but his own data was also underestimated. The coach had praised him, but in the men’s volleyball arena, he had never been considered a power player.

As a teenager standing at 1.78 meters tall, he certainly couldn’t compete with a towering beast who stood at 2 meters tall.

How was he able to score consecutive points with his serve this time? When did he become so powerful?

Qin Chunxiao didn’t know that with this performance, his reputation among many clubs was also growing. Many coaches considered him excellent in serving and defense, a very promising player.

Especially since he was still so young, he might not command a high price in his first year at the club, and he had fewer injuries compared to older players.

On the fifth ball, the libero from Kazakhstan finally managed to receive Qin Chunxiao’s serve. Qin Chunxiao knew that the opponent was getting used to it. He glanced at You Ziyu, who was about to rotate to the No. 1 position, and shifted his focus to becoming the core of the defense and organizing the team for both defensive and counterattacking plays.

It would be unfair to underestimate the Kazakhstan team. It hadn’t been easy for the Chinese team to win against them before, but due to the schedule of the Asian Championships, their current form had improved.

When a team’s form improved, their fighting power could exceed the average level by a significant margin. Eventually, they won the first game with a score of 25:19.

Many fans who had been following the team since the World Youth Championship breathed a sigh of relief. A female fan, who had just started supporting the men’s volleyball team and whose biggest impression was the team’s motto of “robbing the rich and helping the poor,” expressed her thoughts online.

Lu Youyou: [Seeing how energetic they are today, I can finally enjoy the game with peace of mind.]

If this group of young players managed to defeat formidable opponents in front of them and ultimately help the underprivileged in the finals, fans might have difficulty sleeping, let alone enjoying their meals.

In the eyes of many fans, watching Gua Men’s Volleyball required a healthy heart.

The Kazakhstan team was also struggling. They had expended a great deal of energy to defeat the Iran team yesterday, so… it was understandable that they were not in a good state today.

In the second game, Newton quietly substituted Qiao Mingming with Min Yaoyang. Before sending the child onto the court, he said, “Yangyang, you need to be more proactive in the game. Don’t follow Mingming and Er Leng’s habit of yelling ‘I’m empty.’ Play the second pass as soon as you receive the ball, and pay attention to filling in the gaps at other times.”

Min Yaoyang responded, “Okay.”

Newton was pleased. Despite Min Yaoyang being a bit simple-minded, he was obedient and talented. He listened to his parents and coaches, did as he was told, and had excellent physical condition. It was no wonder why every coach who worked with him loved him so much.

Min Yaoyang’s straight-line attack was good, but his diagonal shots were average. He would struggle against highly skilled blockers. In such situations, it was crucial to pair him with an experienced setter who could deceive the opponent’s block.

For example, Ding Rong.

In this game, they won with a score of 26:24, and the Chinese team continued their winning streak.

In the third game, Ding Rong was replaced by Li Ling, and Mao Xunfeng was benched.

Observing Mao Xunfeng’s hesitation, Newton smiled and said, “Your passing accuracy is very high, and you have great touch, but your game reading ability and competition experience aren’t as good as Ding Rong’s. Instead of putting you on the court, it’s better to have you observe the game from the closest position to the field. You’ve witnessed Ding Rong’s cunning, now see Li Ling’s vigor.”

Using the term “vigor” to describe Li Ling was rare when referring to setters, but Li Ling truly deserved it.

After Min Yaoyang made a few plays, he became a target for Kazakhstan’s blocking. Whenever he faced trouble, Li Ling would take the initiative to attack.

Er Leng’s thought process was straightforward. If blocking at the net caused trouble for the attacker, then wasn’t his side left open? Whoever was open should attack~

Meanwhile, Mao Xunfeng fell into deep contemplation. He had fewer opportunities for second attacks. Most of the time, he positioned himself as a supporter and commander.

However, a player couldn’t confine themselves to one role because volleyball was a team sport. When his teammates encountered difficulties, he had to step up and provide assistance.

Mao Xunfeng said, “Coach, I’ve realized it. When I return, I’ll focus on strengthening my upper body, offensive skills and practicing my second attacks!”

Newton replied, “Well, you can learn the second attack, but don’t implement it in other areas.”

When the score reached 20:19, Newton continued to make substitutions. This time, Liu Yuelou replaced Min Yaoyang, Fu Biyang replaced You Ziyu, Qin Chunxiao was also replaced, and Du Xiaofeng came on.

His way of switching was just like the players in those games. These cards had a high training level, and it seemed easier to fight against the opponent, but his stamina had been consumed, so he would go down and rest first, and switch to other cards to accumulate experience bars.

After watching it for a while, Chang Xiaole felt that Lao Niu had seen Kazakhstan’s exhaustion, and took advantage of this opportunity to level up with the opponent.

The third game was finally worn down to 28:26. The Chinese team narrowly won the next game again, and the game ended 3:0.

The championship of the Asian Championships was won by the Chinese team without any risk in a situation that everyone expected.

The big boys of the Chinese team hugged together excitedly, celebrating the joy.

This group of big guys liked to use chest bumps when expressing joy, so after each victory, the scene will become “the group of apes shines”. Fu Biyang bumped around and found Qin Chunxiao in the corner.

He shouted happily: “Xiaozi, let’s go!”

Qin Chunxiao: “Huh?”

Forget it, for the sake of this guy being so happy, let him cooperate.

Duang!

Fu Biyang, who was slipped by the sweat on the soles of his feet when he took off, fell down.

Qin Chunxiao stood where he was, showing a dazed expression, and the surroundings became silent.

Before his rebirth, Qin Chunxiao became famous in the volleyball world for his battle against Fu Biyang. Now, with Fu Biyang slipping and being knocked down by Qin Chunxiao, Qin Chunxiao’s fighting prowess became legendary once again.

Li Ling couldn’t help but cover his mouth as a thought emerged in his magical mind.

Could it be that Xiaozai has awakened their Kryptonian blood?

Oh my God!

 





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