Study Monster Cultivation System - Chapter 10

Chapter 10: Sudden Change of Strategy

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Jiang Qinghua dragged Liu Xin over and asked, “Are you as good as Dong Shuo?”

“We’re not too far off in skill…” Liu Xin stared at Qiao Bixia as he said, “But the tank is fully charged today… I don’t think that I can beat her.”

“Then there’s no choice. We’re changing our strategy.”

“What?”

Jiang Qinghua glanced toward Lin Yujing, who was breezily making shots to find her rhythm, “Lin Yujing is very hard to deal with, but she has a weak point.”

“What’s that?”

“She’s afraid of physical contact. She almost always relies on stealing the ball when she is on defense.” Jiang Qinghua whispered, “We’ll change our strategy. We’ll give up one player to ensure our victory. You will deal with Lin Yujing.”

“What?”

“She dodged even when Small Glasses was breaking past her. She’ll run away in shock if you charge toward her with your smelly, sweaty body,” Jiang Qinghua said. “Once you break past her, the boorish tank will step forward to take her position. When that happens, pass the ball to me, and we will score easily.”

“This… Isn’t this a little despicable.”

“Since the girls chose to step onto the court, we have to treat them equally. If we hesitated when we play, we will end up like the guys from Class 2-7. We will lose the match and our reputation,” Jiang Qinghua lectured. “It’s the same for defense. Don’t recklessly take action. Just stick to her and disgust her. Force her to pass the ball. I’ll preemptively block off the path of the ball and not let Qiao Bixia touch it. I’ll control her and not allow her to use her strengths.”

“Then what about Li Zheng?”

“He can go have a walk or chat with the unremarkable girl.”

“Roger.” Li Zheng was very satisfied with this arrangement.

The three of them stepped onto the court.

Rowdy cheers rang out from beside the court.

“Oh damn, it’s the main force from Class 2-4.”

“Who’s the boy at the back?”

“I don’t know. I’ve never seen him before.”

“The Oil Barrel against the Tank. They’re both hard on the eyes. Let’s see which of them vomits first.”

“Hahaha!”

Lin Yujing’s attitude suddenly changed when she saw the three boys step onto the court.

“Hm…” She glared at Li Zheng. She started to rub her fists together. She no longer looked as relaxed as she was before.

Her aura gave off a sense that she was not to be trifled with.

The team of girls had not decided on their positions when Lin Yujing stepped behind Li Zheng. She was prepared to guard him.

Qiao Bixia instructed in a hurry, “Mengxi, take care of the other player on the outside. Leave the inside to me.”

“Alright.” The ordinary girl adjusted her position in a hurry.

The match started.

Jiang Qinghua threw the ball in and passed it to Liu Xin.

Li Zheng did not dare to be caught in the middle. He started to stroll far away from the others.

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Li Zheng was very satisfied.

He thought, “Let me just continue like this. I’ll take this as a stroll. I can even touch the ball from time to time.

“Though Lin Yujing is being a little annoying. She keeps mumbling and sticking to me.

“I am clearly an idiot when it comes to basketball. Must she do this?

“Doesn’t she want to win? Wouldn’t the experience be better that way?”

Li Zheng looked at the fierce Lin Yujing and suddenly opened his eyes wide.

“This is a vicious competition!” he thought.

“Lin Yujing realized that her way of relaxing through basketball has also been discovered.

“In order to stop me from relaxing completely, Lin Yujing would rather defend against me and not let me touch the ball.

“And this will affect my experience.

“She’s even giving up on the outcome of this match in order to force her competitor away and dominate the basketball court.

“That’s a little too much, Lin Yujing.

“I already said that I do not wish to compete with you.”

Li Zheng displayed a look of disdain.

“Hm!” Lin Yujing became even more pumped up.

Li Zheng ignored her. He was determined to enjoy this match his way.

He remembered his mission.

“I was supposed to walk and chat with the ordinary girl,” he thought.

“If I can’t even accomplish such a simple mission, I will not be able to latch onto this team in the future.

“Where’s the ordinary girl?”

Li Zheng only realized now that the ordinary girl had to go guard Liu Xin because Lin Yujing had stolen her mission.

Li Zheng quickly jogged over.

Lin Yujing only had Li Zheng in her eyes. She also shifted over.

The two of them ran after each other. They looked like complete amateurs.

The situation became very strange.

Liu Xin, the ordinary girl, Li Zheng, and Lin Yujing chased after each other. They created a four-man chase.

However, they did not chase after each other for long before Liu Xin quickly found an opening. He easily squeezed past the ordinary girl and created a breakthrough.

“You dare ram into our Mengxi?” Qiao Bixia pounced toward Liu Xin like a tiger and charged out of the free-throw lane.

Just as Jiang Qinghua had instructed, Liu Xin seized the opportunity and passed the ball toward the unguarded Jiang Qinghua.

Jiang Qinghua caught the ball and made a lay-up with one arm.

His posture was smoother and suaver than before.

He scored effortlessly.

The two juniors squealed like lunatics.

“So handsome!”

“Do your best, Handsome Jiang!”

However, the spectators around the court were furious.

“Jiang Qinghua sure is dirty.”

“The Tank is useless.”

“The problem is not the Tank. What were those four doing? Were they playing snake?”

Indeed, Qiao Bixia was not at fault.

It was purely because Lin Yujing had guarded a person who did not need to be guarded and left Liu Xin open.

In this strategy of forsaking one player, the absolute worst player Li Zheng was the true hero of that victory.

Even though Li Zheng was not pleased with Lin Yujing, he still thought about the mission his coach had given him.

“Hey, are you alright?” Li Zheng gave the ordinary girl a friendly greeting.

“I am alright… I just got a little scraped up.” The girl shook her head shyly. She brushed off the filth on her sleeves and turned to Lin Yujing, “Jingjing, I can’t deal with that guy.”

“Hm…” Lin Yujing looked at her teammate, then glared at Li Zheng.

She struggled a little between the options.

The rules of the school dictated that the team that lost the point could throw the ball in. It was the girl’s team’s turn to throw-in.

The ordinary girl did not think too much before passing the ball toward Lin Yujing.

Liu Xin followed his mission and pressed forward.

Indeed, just as expected, Lin Yujing avoided Liu Xin manically. She dribbled a great distance on the outside and forcefully came in front of Li Zheng.

However, Li Zheng was focused on chasing after the ordinary girl.

Lin Yujing dribbled the ball and chased after Li Zheng, determined. It was as if she wanted Li Zheng to guard her.

Liu Xin would not let her have her way. He put all his effort into chasing Lin Yujing.

A new four-man chase began.

Just as everyone was struggling to understand the situation, a drastic change occurred on the court.

Qiao Bixia had stepped into the outer court and was silently blocking the area near the three-point line.

Liu Xin had been in pursuit of Lin Yujing when he suddenly slammed into a large mountain.

A fierce tiger had been released from its cage.

Qiao Bixia was there to use a pick-and-roll strategy!

She successfully obstructed Liu Xin’s defending path and created a space for Lin Yujing to attack.

Jiang Qinghua, who was still watching the show in the restricted area in a daze, roared in a fluster, “Lin Yujing is open! Li Zheng, intercept!”

Li Zheng did not think too much. He turned his body and rushed toward Lin Yujing.

Lin Yujing squinted. She lowered her frame and started rapidly dribbling the ball between her legs.

Li Zheng was dazzled.

“Oh, Jiang Qinghua, how do you expect me to guard her?” he thought.

Lin Yujing suddenly feinted one way and attempted to break past Li Zheng. Li Zheng’s body rocked, and he nearly fell onto the ground.

However, this time, Lin Yujing did not slip past her opponent as usual. Instead, she charged toward Li Zheng.

Li Zheng’s center of gravity was already shaky. He fell backward after being hit by Lin Yujing’s shoulder.

Lin Yujing froze when she saw Li Zheng fall. Her dribbles became slower.

Liu Xin appeared at the opportune moment and intercepted the ball.

The ball rolled toward Jiang Qinghua’s feet.

He once again scored effortlessly.

“He’s too handsome!”

“MVP! MVP!”

The fangirls cheered. The spectators were dumbfounded.