Translator: Atlas Studios
Editor: Atlas Studios
Although the Chinese youth in front of him was behaving weirdly, Kobe did not reject him when the youth said he wanted to challenge him to a one-on-one.
Of course Kobe would not reject. If he did, he would not be Kobe.
Kobe felt that there was a need for him to show that frog at the bottom of a well Su Feng what the real world was like.
After that, an absolute thrashing happened at this basketball court near Philadelphia’s Market Street…
21 – 0.
Let us not go over the absolute thrashing in detail.
All you need to know is that Su Feng got his a*s handed to him.
Su Feng’s throws were slapped away by Kobe time and time again, and the only two throws that were not slapped away were way off target…
After the one-on-one, even Kobe did not know what to say.
“That’s it?”
At the start, Kobe thought the youth was a pro and thus played really seriously. But as he played, Kobe discovered that the youth was only at the level of a casual basketball player.
However, the thing that shocked Kobe the most was the youth’s sheer mental strength.
At first, Kobe wanted to say something along the lines of “not bad” to Su Feng. However, just as Kobe thought that the youth understood the difference in skill between the two of them and prepared to leave, Su Feng suddenly looked at Kobe excitedly and exclaimed, “I don’t accept my defeat! I wasn’t prepared just now. Play me one-on-one again!”
After hearing that, Kobe had a confused expression.
Meanwhile, Su Feng was overjoyed.
During his one-on-one against Kobe, Su Feng found a new rule again. His blocked shots would not add to the brick shot count.
However, do you know how many Brick Shot Points the two completed shots Su Feng had made in his one-on-one against Kobe added?
You might not believe it, but the two missed shots had actually added a whopping 2,000 Brick Shot Points for Su Feng!
This confirmed Su Feng’s theory.
That was because an icy voice sounded in Su Feng’s head the moment his one-on-one against Kobe began. “Master’s training intensity has been increased to NBA level!”
NBA level!
Well…
When he first got the system, Su Feng made a simple plan for himself. But what Su Feng did not expect was that his previous plans could be overturned now.
Because right now, a human cheat appeared right in front of him.
If Kobe did not exist, he would have to rely on cheats for years!
Su Feng, who was very familiar with Kobe’s personality, knew that Kobe would definitely not be against continuing to have one-on-ones with him.
That was because…
“Heh, you think you won against me just now? Did you know that I was going easy on you just now? I think you won’t dare to have another one-on-one against me.”
Kobe’s greatest weakness was his personality. He was very similar to a Hearthstone streamer named Abbot, who Su Feng would come to know in the future. They were both very petty…
Also, do not forget, Kobe was still a high school student.
Frankly, which boy at that age would be able to tolerate getting taunted like that?
Moreover… that boy was Kobe.
Even now, Su Feng still remembered how he had lost his first kiss just because a girl had asked him, “Are you a man or not? Do you dare to kiss me?” That was why boys had to learn how to protect themselves when they went out.
“Are you a man or not? Do you dare to have a one-on-one with me again!?” Su Feng continued taunting.
After hearing that, Kobe, who had already been angered by Su Feng, got even angrier. He exclaimed, “Why would I be scared of you?”
Kobe threw the basketball to Su Feng, signalling that he wished to continue having one-on-ones with him. To Kobe, he would only need a few minutes to beat Su Feng anyway, and this time, he had to beat the sh*t out of Su Feng to ensure he truly understood the difference in their skills.
Ermmmmm, let us just say that Kobe beat Su Feng really really quickly…
So, their second one-on-one began.
But before they started, Su Feng made a request to Kobe, “You’re not allowed to block my shots!”
Kobe threw another confused look towards Su Feng.
“Why? Are you so scared of my strong shooting that you can only use cowardly blocks to stop me?” Su Feng said self-righteously.
Kobe shook his head this time and shook his head as he passed the ball to Su Feng.
But Su Feng’s objective had been met. That was because Kobe really did not block his shots anymore from then onwards.
But… with the defensive capabilities of a one-on-one master like Kobe, even if he did not block Su Feng’s shots, it was still way too difficult for Su Feng to score.
However…
Su Feng actually wanted to miss his shots!
What he wanted was to focus all his attention on finding the most difficult way to shoot and then happily miss!
Only the heavens knew how happy Su Feng was whenever he missed.
The clangs that sounded when the ball hit the rim were music to Su Feng’s ears.
Of course, Su Feng was still very serious when defending.
After all, it was not every day that one would get a chance to have a one-on-one with Kobe, and Su Feng wanted to see just how far away he was from NBA level.
Emmmm…. he was actually pretty far away.
Professionals and casuals could not be mentioned in the same breath, and if one were to describe Kobe as Heaven, Su Feng would be Earth. That was the difference between their abilities.
However, during the second one-on-one, Kobe still got confused by Su Feng.
That was because although Su Feng could not defend against himself, Kobe could feel that he was defending with his life every time he did so.
Hence, Kobe, who originally decided not to give his all, still played very seriously against Su Feng.
And such seriousness actually made Su Feng excitedly exclaim, “You’re really my little angel!” to Kobe after missing a shot.
After hearing that, Kobe was so shocked that he took two steps back. And because of that, Su Feng had enough space to shoot.
This was a shot to remember.
That was because that was Su Feng’s first successful shot in the many times he played Kobe one-on-one.
With a graceful turn of his hips and a powerful leap, the basketball flew towards the hoop, drawing a beautiful arc before going right through it.
After the ball went through the hoop, Kobe realised that all of that might have been Su Feng’s mindgames.
And just as Kobe reflected on how he had not trained to deal with trash talk enough, he saw a tinge of disappointment in Su Feng’s eyes.
Kobe had a confused expression once again.
“Bro, you just f**king scored against the mighty Kobe Bryant!
“Aren’t you supposed to be excited?
“Why are you so disappointed?
“It’s almost as though I’m a garbage player.”
The second one-on-one ended 21-1 without suspense.
But just as Kobe prepared to start his personal training, he heard Su Feng taunting him yet again…
“Why? Are you scared? You’re too distracted, you know? I’m very disappointed in you. Nevermind, I’ll forgive you if you have a one-on-one with me again.
“Hmm? Are you a man or not? Do you dare to have another one-on-one with me!?
“Come on, come have a one-on-one with me again. I still don’t admit defeat! Come defeat me until I yield!
“Hmm? Are you a man or not? Do you dare to have another one-on-one with me!
“Come, let’s have another one-on-one, I was too careless just now!
“Hmm? Are you not a man? Do you dare to have another one-on-one with me!”
Kobe thought that Su Feng was really a demon.
“Who in the world would keep wanting to have one-on-ones with others like that?
“Could it be that this guy refuses to admit defeat and insists on having one-on-ones until he wins?
“How many d*mn centuries would that take?”
Although Kobe felt that his one-on-ones with Su Feng were not very intense and did not really tire him out, there was no way he could keep having one-on-ones with Su Feng indefinitely without feeling tired!
Moreover, Su Feng played as if his life depended on it, and Kobe played really seriously as well. So you might not believe it, but towards the end, Kobe really felt a little tired. In fact, he even thought about purposely losing a round just so he could stop having one-on-ones with Su Feng.
But just as he had that thought, Kobe immediately shook his head. That was because the Chinese lad in front of him had an extremely foul mouth. To Kobe, even if he had to play until he died, there was no way he was going to let that b*stard have a chance to humiliate him.
And thus, the one-on-ones continued and Su Feng kept missing his shots.
….
“Let’s call it a day, I gotta go home for dinner.” Luckily, after countless one-on-ones, Kobe checked the time and realised it was time for dinner.
Normally, Kobe often forgot about dinner time when he was trying his hardest. But for some reason, Kobe kept looking at the watch he had put aside today…
Su Feng looked a little disappointed. That was because such a human cheat was truly… extremely hard to come by!
It was his idol after all. To be honest, Su Feng enjoyed playing with Kobe, it definitely was not because he wanted…
“D*mn! This brick shot count!”
Su Feng was over the moon…
And for some reason, looking at Su Feng’s disappointed expression, Kobe actually started feeling a little guilty…
“D*mn, wasn’t this b*stard the one who wanted to have one-on-ones with me in the first place? Why must I feel guilty? He should be thankful that I, the trump card of Philadelphia’s Lower Merion High School and America’s number 1 high school basketball player, was willing to spend a whole afternoon playing basketball with him. Why would I have such thoughts?”
“Will you come tomorrow?” Su Feng blinked as he looked at Kobe sincerely.
“It still isn’t clear who the winner is yet,” Su Feng continued.
Kobe was speechless.
“Then it’s settled! I’ll wait for you here at 4 AM tomorrow!” After saying that, Su Feng gave Kobe no chance to reject him as he immediately scooted off.
Kobe was stunned.
“This guy… Why does he act as though he’s really close to me!?
“And the strange thing is, why didn’t I reject him immediately?
“Wait a minute, 4 AM?
“Who the f*ck would wake up at 4 AM to train and subject themselves to the cold? Is he nuts? Only a fool would wake up at 4 AM to train!”
Kobe was speechless.
He swore that he would definitely not go tomorrow.
“Have fun training on your own at 4 AM.”
But for some reason, scenes of Su Feng’s stubbornness and his defending, which was low-quality and risky, actually played in Kobe’s mind over and over again.
“He… seems to really like basketball too.”
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