Chapter 123: The Competition Begins

Hearing their names called, Zhou Yang and Wang Zhiyu walked toward the designated competition area.

The two of them stood side by side behind the same red line, picking up a ball from the baskets next to them and cradling them in their arms, ready to throw.

As the whistle blew, they immediately launched their balls toward the basketball hoops in front of them.

Neither of their first shots went in.

However, neither of them felt discouraged.

They quickly bent down to grab another ball from their respective baskets and hurriedly threw them toward the hoops.

With a thud, the ball Zhou Yang threw hit the rim of the basket.

It was only a tiny bit away from falling in.

The spectators watching this scene couldn’t help but let out soft sighs before speaking up to cheer him on.

“Zhou Yang, keep going! Go, Zhou Yang, go!”

As for the ball Wang Zhiyu threw, it was aimed too high and flew directly over the top of the hoop.

Everyone in the stands began cheering for Wang Zhiyu as well.

“Wang Zhiyu, keep going! Wang Zhiyu, charge! You’re the best!”

Soon, the two of them picked up their third balls and began throwing.

With a swish, the ball Wang Zhiyu threw went in.

Zhou Yang’s ball spun around the rim for a long time before sliding off to the side.

“Wow, Wang Zhiyu, Wang Zhiyu, you’re the best! Wang Zhiyu, Wang Zhiyu, you’re amazing!”

“Zhou Yang, keep going! You were so close to scoring, keep it up, keep it up!”

By the time the two-minute timer ended, Wang Zhiyu had made a total of three baskets, while Zhou Yang had made two.

Next up for the second round were Song Zhao and Xu Wei.

Having gained experience from shouting slogans to encourage the participants in the first round, the crowd couldn’t help but start cheering before this round even began.

“Song Zhao, Song Zhao, number one in the world! Good at everything, hits every shot! Go Song Zhao, fight for first!”

“Xu Wei, Xu Wei, we wish you success! Sweep the field, forge ahead! Go Xu Wei, charge for first!”

The whistle blew with a sharp tweet, and the two of them held their basketballs, took aim, and threw.

Song Zhao truly lived up to Lu Qingqiang’s praise of being someone with natural athletic talent.

The very first ball he threw went straight in.

Seeing this, everyone immediately began to cheer and scream.

Although Xu Wei’s ball didn’t go in, it still hit the rim.

The two of them began throwing their second and third balls.

When the timer ended, Song Zhao had made a total of six baskets, and Xu Wei had made three.

Next was the group consisting of Brother Chao and Liu Miaomiao.

These two were evenly matched, both possessing high levels of skill.

Within two minutes, the two of them actually managed to sink seven baskets each.

In the final group, Su Zhixing and Li Xiang both made two baskets.

Because Brother Chao and Liu Miaomiao had scored the same number of baskets at seven each, they entered a tie-breaker round.

The tie-breaker round lasted for three minutes.

After the three minutes were up, Liu Miaomiao had made 11 baskets, while Brother Chao had made 12.

She had won by a narrow margin.

“Now, I announce that the champion of the Hundred Shots, Hundred Hits individual shooting competition is… Brother Chao!”

“Let us use warm applause to celebrate Brother Chao winning the championship!”

As soon as these words were spoken, a burst of enthusiastic applause rang out, followed by screams and shouts.

The sound was continuous and incredibly joyful.

“Brother Chao, Brother Chao, you’re the strongest! Brother Chao, Brother Chao, the invincible warrior! Brother Chao is number one, Brother Chao is the best!”

Brother Chao also felt genuinely happy in her heart.

She repeatedly bowed and waved to everyone to show her gratitude.

After the first round of Hundred Shots, Hundred Hits concluded, the second round of competition began without a moment’s pause.

The second round was You Throw, I Catch.

This round required participants to work together in pairs.

All seventeen people present had signed up to participate.

After the drawing of lots was finished, Su Tao drew the empty lot.

The partner matched with Su Tao, who had drawn the empty lot, was… Yuan Yuan.