Chapter 495 – Intentional Spikes
It turns out there wasn’t only one great volleyball player in cla.s.s 3-3, there was a total of three.
I was careless I didn’t pay it any special attention.
At middle school and high school level, a students’ physical development is measured in hours. The third years might only be one year older than us, but they possess a considerable advantage in both strength and speed.
Xiong YaoYue, who set her sights on first in the school, lined up with the other volleyball members on her team.
Cla.s.s 3-3 was also the cla.s.s that had the prettiest girl in school (school beauty). Although we were both the third cla.s.s in our respective grades, they had no intention of showing us mercy.
The school beauty was a subst.i.tute player, but I’ve never seen her play. She would wear the volleyball uniform and warm up with the team, but then sit on the sidelines from start to end.
Some people say it was because she was awful at volleyball. The only reason she joined the team was for the chance to show her body to all the boys in the school and compete against Shu Sha.
I’ve already said before that many people think the down-to-earth Shu Sha was more fitting for the school beauty t.i.tle rather than the current one.
The semester was almost over and the third years are about to graduate. So no matter what, the t.i.tle of school beauty would have to be pa.s.sed on.
That’s why the school beauty always wanted to compete against Shu Sha, but Shu Sha only cared about her cla.s.s’ honor and there was no chance for conflict.
That’s why this friendly match became the only opportunity for the school beauty to get a win over Shu Sha.
Eunuch Cao, who has eyes and ears all over the school (including in the student council), told me the school beauty bribed the three top players with small favors. She was hoping they would brutally ‘take care’ of Shu Sha and humiliate her in front of the school.
I really don’t understand where Shu Sha offended the school beauty, but jealousy between women is frightening.
Before the game started, I told the cla.s.s leader to be careful not to get hurt. The cla.s.s leader glanced at me and replied coldly:
“You should be careful not to catch a cold.”
She still can’t forget about how I hugged her, it wasn’t even on purpose!
As a subst.i.tute player, the school beauty still stood on the sidelines with a condescending look.
Why are you acting so haughty? Even if you keep changing your posture or rustling your hair, you still get around the same attention as Shu Sha. And your posture is way too unnatural.
I didn’t have any more time to think before the opponent had already served an astonishingly powerful ball. It was both fast and traveling at a tricky angle. Xiong YaoYue ignored the risk of sc.r.a.ping her knees, and half knelt down on the floor to barely save the ball and hit it towards the cla.s.s leader.
“s.h.i.t, my hand almost broke!”
Xiong YaoYue, who inadvertently swore, complained while shaking her hands.
The cla.s.s leader made a few pa.s.ses, then set up the ball at a suitable position for Xiong YaoYue. Xiong YaoYue lived up to expectations as she leaped up high and sent a deadly smash.
The opponents were too experienced. Three greats players did a triple block and reflected the ball back.
Unfortunately, the ball reflected back and struck the cla.s.s leader straight on the nose, I even felt her pain. Luckily, some of her teams members supported her from behind or she would have fell straight down.
“Great job.” The three students clapped their hands as if they struck the cla.s.s leader’s nose on purpose.
It was good the cla.s.s leader didn’t get a nosebleed. She stressed that she was fine and encouraged everyone to not give up and try their best.
It was 2:2 for the first four sets, and although the points were closely matched due to Xiong YaoYue’s numerous heavy spikes, the cla.s.s leader couldn’t hold on anymore at the last set.
The school beauty incited the students to take turns and smash the ball on the cla.s.s leader, including on her face. The cla.s.s leader’s uniform was covered with dust and even her beautiful hair was disheveled.
“Hey, why do you guys keep hitting our cla.s.s leader?” Xiong YaoYue yelled at them through the net, “If you have the guts, hit the ball at me and I’ll hit it straight back at you!”
Since they didn’t violate any rules, the cla.s.s leader didn’t want to argue, she even told Xiong YaoYue to not fight with them.
Right when the cla.s.s leader was exhausted, there was a commotion on the opponents side: the school beauty who has never played before is going to play.
She gracefully removed her school uniform that was draped over her shoulders and stepped in front of the net like a volleyball player. Her actions triggered a waved of cheers from her supporters.
Did she only want to personally humiliate the cla.s.s leader once her side had the overwhelming advantage?
As expected, the opponents team members always gave the school beauty easy pa.s.ses and they let her be the setter. She used unprofessional but light movements as she pa.s.sed the ball up front and it was up to one of the three athletically gifted students to send the fatal spike towards the cla.s.s leader.
The cla.s.s leader was still a skilled player. While the opponent’s powerful attacks bruised her wrists, she still clenched her teeth and did her best to hit the ball up and pa.s.s it to her team members.
“Xiong YaoYue, did you not eat!” Loud Mouth yelled, “Hurry up and turn Super Saiyan and wipe out the other team or they are going to make the cla.s.s leader cry!”
Xiong YaoYue responded without looking back, “Call me Winnie.”
The cla.s.s leader gave Loud Mouth a look of resent, “Nonsense, I’m not crying.”
But with a faint smile, the school beauty continuously pa.s.sed the ball to the athletically gifted student with her strange movements.
The three students bombarded the cla.s.s leader until she couldn’t stand it anymore. The cla.s.s leader knelt down to get one of the b.a.l.l.s and couldn’t stand back up anymore.
Before the referee could call a timeout, Xiong YaoYue went crazy and was trying to grab the three opposing players through the net.
“Do you guys want to play or fight? I’ll keep you company if you want to fight, come one, let’s fight!”
If it wasn’t for the rest of the team desperately holding Xiong YaoYue back, she would have already started a fight with the other side, and even so, she bared her teeth threateningly like she wanted to take a bite out of them.
As the mastermind, the school beauty hid behind the three students at a safe distance while looking at the cla.s.s leader and Xiong YaoYue with a smile.
To be honest, her expression really made me want to hit her. Even Niu ShiLi, who was occasionally chatting with me, couldn’t keep calm. But men don’t hit women, so the two of us couldn’t intervene.
A few girls from cla.s.s 2-3 ran on to the court to check on the cla.s.s leader. The injuries weren’t extremely serious, but both her arms were badly bruised. It was painful for her to even move her arms, so it would definitely hurt if she tried to receive anymore b.a.l.l.s.
“Let’s change players.” Xiong YaoYue said, “Cla.s.s leader, you go get some rest. Let us take care of these b.a.s.t.a.r.ds.”
The cla.s.s leader clenched her teeth and wanted to keep going, but Xiong YaoYue sent Loud Mouth a glance and Loud Mouth dragged the cla.s.s leader off the court by force. But the cla.s.s leader stubbornly only accepted basic treatment as she still wanted to watch from the sidelines to see who wins.
The player who replaced the cla.s.s leader was very serious about performing her duties, but unexpectedly, the opponent knocked her to the ground with one fierce spike, and she cried out in pain.
The cla.s.s leader who was sitting on a chair with ice on her arms stood up in a hurry and requested to play again.
“Cla.s.s leader, you remain seated.” Loud Mouth rolled up her sleeves, “I might be bad at volleyball, but I’m great at whipping people. Let me play and I’ll wipe the floor with them.”
Xiong YaoYue paused for a bit, then frowned and said: “Loud Mouth, I… I’m afraid you can’t play…”
“Why? I thought you didn’t need to register players for the friendly match?” To show her determination, Loud Mouth flung a half filled bag of crackers to the ground.
Xiong YaoYue signed, “If you play, you might actually fare better than the other subst.i.tutes, but the school rules are all members must wear the volleyball uniform.”
“You’re too fat, so you won’t fit into any of our uniforms.”
“…..”
The speechless Loud Mouth picked up the bag of crackers from the ground and continued to eat them with irritation.
I was filled with hate as I looked at the cla.s.s leader’s bruised arms and the school beauty’s giddy sneer. I then realized Xiao Qin was standing not far behind Loud Mouth.
I had an idea and brought Xiao Qin behind a crowd and quietly asked:
“Do you know how to play volleyball?”
“Not really~?” Xiao Qin replied happily.
“I’m serious. You don’t have to be great, as long as you can receive their spikes.”
I emotionally grabbed Xiao Qin’s shoulders as I saw the time out was about to end.
Xiao Qin had a slight smile and looked at me slyly, “What benefits would I get if I played?”
“If you win, I’ll go a date with you on the weekend, and you can decide the location.”
“Really?” Xiao Qin’s eyes lit up, “Hmm, although I’ve always been frail and sickly, I’ll reluctantly give it a try for Ye Lin cla.s.smate.”
I told the cla.s.s leader to let Xiao Qin play, but she thought there was something wrong with my head.
“Xiao Qin fainted before at the flag raising ceremony, how could she play in such an intense match? And you already saw, they…”
The cla.s.s leader felt a sudden jolt of pain on her arm and couldn’t speak anymore.
I said quietly, “Cla.s.s leader, don’t underestimate Xiao Qin, haven’t you personally experienced her strength? I can guarantee that out of all the girls in cla.s.s 2-3, no one is better suited to play than Xiao Qin.”
The cla.s.s leader was silent for a while, probably remembering the time she was held down by Xiao Qin on the sofa and forced to show her b.r.e.a.s.t.s.
“Xiao Qin, can you really do it?” The cla.s.s leader looked at Xiao Qin with worry.
“Yup!” Xiao Qin was clearly excited because I promised her to go on a date, “Cla.s.s leader, they made your arms all swollen. I’ll help you get revenge.”