"4-2! Service exchange!"
Following the referee's decision, the right to serve returned to the group of Deng Chunlei and Li Shuangqing again, but this time, the two no longer had the impulse of anger they had before.
Muxuxing's calm and unhurried attitude was like a bucket of cold water pouring down their hearts, so that even though it was his turn to win the game, Deng Chunlei didn't feel relaxed at all. He unconsciously rubbed the tennis racket in his hand, his palm was sticky and wet, and big drops of sweat rolled down his forehead, but he had no time to take care of these insignificant details.
Except for the Grand Slam men's singles matches which are decided by best of five sets or long sets, the rules usually adopted in tennis matches are best of three sets. Simply put, the side that wins six games first and is two games ahead of the opponent is the winner.
Thinking of this, he looked unwillingly at the scoreboard not far away.
4-2.
In other words, as long as Muxuxing and Xiege win two more games, the referee will declare the other side the winner.
This thought made him subconsciously hold the racket in his hand closer, as if only in this way could he gain some courage from the most familiar tennis racket.
By now, even if he was blind, he should be able to see that Muxuxing's tennis level is definitely not just an ordinary professional level.
Whether it was volleying, receiving serves, lobs or high-pressure balls, Mu Xuxing performed to perfection. As for the first two games they lost, it was not because Mu Xuxing hindered Xiege as they thought, but because both of them had reached the pinnacle in receiving serves, and their perfect judgment of ball speed, landing point and rotation caused them to collide with each other repeatedly.
When they were playing doubles, perhaps it was not obvious. But when they gave up doubles and started fighting on their own, the edge was like a sharp sword, no longer hidden.
Deng Chunlei felt bitter in his heart. He turned to look at his partner. Coincidentally, Li Shuangqing was also looking at him at this time. The two looked at each other. Although they were still in a slightly depressed mood, their eyes became firm again.
There is no turning back for them.
If they had chosen to cooperate and avoid the fierce competition when Muxuxing and Sheger were playing singles-style doubles at the beginning, perhaps this would not have happened. After all, this is just a commercial game, and even fans would not be picky about the result of such a game. Such a familiar scene from "The Prince of Tennis" will surely resonate with the audience and fans.
But it's too late now.
From the moment they ignored Shege and turned to attack Muxuxing as a breakthrough point, there was no way back.
Even if Deng Chunlei didn't go online, he could guess what the fans in the audience and watching the live broadcast were feeling at this moment: As professional players, it was okay for him and Li Shuangqing to deliberately target Mu Suxing, an outsider, but they ended up losing more than they gained and were beaten by the opponent. Is there anything more embarrassing than this
Things have come to this, since no matter what they do, the result will not change, so they might as well just go for it and do their best to win this game!
The coach whispered, "Deng Chunlei and Li Shuangqing are planning to burn their boats."
He said it lightly, with a hint of joy in his tone, which made the Lux manager beside him feel confused. Burn the boats, what do you mean by burn the boats? It's just a business competition, what's the point
The more he thought about it, the more troubled the Lux manager was. He said coldly, "Coach Li, don't forget what is written in our contract this time."
Coach Li: …
As soon as he heard the tone, he knew that the other party had misunderstood, and hurriedly explained: "Mr. Hall, you misunderstood. What I meant by burning the boats and cauldrons was only in the tactical sense, and there is no other meaning."
If there is no other meaning, then why are you so happy? The Lux manager had a look of disbelief on his face.
Coach Li had no intention of offending a big brand like Lux. He knew that if he didn't explain clearly, it would be difficult to get over this. He immediately said, "Don't you think that even up to now, Mr. Mu has not actually demonstrated his true strength?"
The Lux manager said nothing. He knew nothing about tennis. How could he tell how good Muxuxing was
The coach took his silence as a tacit agreement and immediately spoke nonstop: "To be honest, I've coached so many professional tennis players, but this is the first time I've seen someone with such outstanding talent as Mr. Mu." At this point, he paused for a moment, as if he was still recalling the previous scene: "Did you see his previous performance? Tennis is like a piece of cake in his hands. It would be a waste for a genius like Mr. Mu not to play professionally!"
"Come on," the coach said bluntly, "the doubles team of these two has been going smoothly for too long. It's time to feel the beating from society."
While the two were chatting, some knowledgeable audience members in the audience also noticed something was wrong:
"Are Deng Chunlei and Li Shuangqing preparing for a war of attrition?"
"War of attrition? What do you mean?"
"Watch Xingxing's running on the court," Lin Chuchu said, "Do you feel like you are being led by Deng Chunlei and Li Shuangqing to run all over the court? This is a war of attrition. They plan to consume Xingxing's physical strength by pulling back and forth. They are two people, but Xingxing is only one person. As one gains while the other loses, Xingxing's physical strength will definitely be greatly consumed. By then, they will not worry about not being able to find opportunities to score."
The audience was silent for a while, and then they felt something was wrong: "But, isn't Xingxing's teammate Sheger? The big devil shouldn't stand idly by..." Before he finished speaking, he looked at Sheger who was still walking on the court, and suddenly he was speechless.
Lin Chuchu said affirmatively: "Xie Ge will not help Xingxing."
"Why? Aren't they teammates?"
"Yes, but no," Lin Chuchu said, "Have you forgotten that starting from the third game, the tennis court was divided into two by Xingxing and Xiege?"
At this point, Lin Chuchu herself was a little amused: "You may not understand Xie Ge's personality. He is very stubborn in some aspects. For example, if Xingxing was targeted, another partner might come to help, but Xie Ge would not do that. Because the fighting style of each going their own way was proposed by Xingxing, so in his opinion, if he crossed the center line without Muxuxing's active request, it would be a lack of trust and respect for Xingxing."
"So, unless Xingxing asks, Shego will never cross that line."
In other words, if Deng Chunlei and Li Shuangqing were determined to play only in the half where Mu Suxing was, Xie Ge would not help.
In a one-on-one fight, perhaps neither of them could be a match for Muxuxing. So, what about one-on-two
Even if Mu Suxing is really extremely powerful and can defeat two professional players on his own, don't forget that no matter how powerful he is, he is just one person.
Even if his strength allowed it, his stamina wouldn't.
This explanation caused the audience to fall into an unspeakable silence. After a while, one of the audience members expressed the thoughts of everyone present at the moment: "I never thought that one day, the big devil would become a stupid teammate in our team."
Lin Chuchu also looked helpless: "This is not a conspiracy, but an open conspiracy. I guess the stars on the field should have seen it, but it's really not easy for one person to deal with the consumption tactics of two people..."
No matter how strong a person is, he is still a person. The current match is a doubles match. When the two opponents deliberately want to consume his physical strength, even Mu Xuxing would probably find it difficult to cope with it, right
Technology can be improved, but human physical strength has its limits after all.
Deng Chunlei and Li Shuangqing did not intend to conceal their intentions.
Just like what Lin Chuchu said, this was an open conspiracy. What they were betting on was that even if Mu Suxing discovered this, he would be powerless to save the situation and could only helplessly lose the game in a one-on-two situation. This might make the two of them bear a bad reputation, but being scolded anyway, "successfully bullying outsiders" always sounds better than "bullying outsiders and getting beaten up", right
Realizing the two people's intentions, Mu Suxing raised his eyebrows.
If it were an ordinary person, there might be nothing they could do about this simple, crude but effective strategy, but if it were him...
When Li Shuangqing hit the tennis ball at the farthest place from him again, Mu Suxing turned around quickly and chased back, but he no longer did as he did before and simply hit the ball back based on instinct.
However, in a flash, Mu Suxing quickly and accurately calculated the angle and strength of the tennis ball. He turned around and swung the racket, and his right hand holding the tennis racket retracted into the circle after a large swing, and then hit it backhand!
Deng Chunlei's pupils suddenly shrank.
No! That's-
He ran forward reflexively, but it was too late. The tennis ball fell rapidly after barely passing the net, and Deng Chunlei had no time to remedy it. The tennis ball had already landed steadily on the ground, and even rolled slowly forward two steps.
The whole place was dead silent.
Deng Chunlei swallowed and felt a chill in his heart and back.
Anyone who has watched "The Prince of Tennis" must be aware of the technique that Makusuko is using right now - it is exactly the tennis skills of Tezuka Kunimitsu, the captain of the Aogaku Tennis Club where the protagonist of "The Prince of Tennis" Ryoma Echizen is, the Zero Slice and Tezuka Domain!
What is Tezuka's Domain
As the name suggests, this tennis trick looks like it has generated a special field around the user. All the balls hit by the opponent will spontaneously move towards this field. As the master of the field, Kunimitsu Tezuka only needs to swing his racket to easily hit the ball back.
During this process, he can even stay in the middle of the court without any running.
It may sound a little beyond reality, but Deng Chunlei knows that this tennis trick is theoretically possible.
Although the name of the move sounds a bit mysterious, in fact, the reason why the tennis ball spontaneously approaches the field is not because of any special ability, but because the user accurately calculates the angle and strength of the tennis ball's rotation at the moment the ball is hit, and by controlling his own rotation and strength, he indirectly controls the rotation and strength of the opponent's tennis ball.
The attraction of Tezuka's field to tennis balls is the result of the angle of rotation and the centripetal force of the tennis ball itself.
For the receiver, as long as he can accurately calculate and grasp the rotation angle and force of the opponent's tennis ball, it is equivalent to indirectly controlling the landing point of the tennis ball within a certain range. In other words, when using Tezuka's field, Makusuki not only does not need to run all over the court to hit the ball, he can even stand still easily.
But how is this possible
Accurately calculating the rotation angle and force of the tennis ball - it sounds simple, but the problem is that this is a complex and ever-changing game!
Tennis balls are very fast. To accurately calculate the angle and force of a ball in a short period of nearly one second while observing it and using only your brain is no exaggeration to say that it is as difficult as hell.
In comparison, Deng Chunlei was more accepting of the zero-style slice used by Mu Suxing in his return.
Although the Zero-style slice is also quite difficult, as a return shot, it is about the same difficulty as the Giant Bear Return and the Banquet God. After witnessing Mu Suxing's skillful use of the latter two, Deng Chunlei felt that there was nothing wrong with accepting a Zero-style slice now.
But Tezuka's territory...
Deng Chunlei shook his head, feeling as if he was still in a dream. Now when he looked at Muxuxing again, he really didn't feel any anger at all, only a fear that he couldn't even express.
Is this guy a monster to be able to reach this level without any professional tennis training
In fact, not to mention the opponents Deng Chunlei and Li Shuangqing, even the fans in the audience were stunned by the scene before them.
"Fuck! Did you see that? When Xingxing returned the ball just now, didn't he move at all?"
"Of course, domain domain, do you think Tezuka's domain is a joke?"
"I thought I was here to see a commercial show, but I never expected it to be a heavenly show..."
"Stop talking. I'm now wondering if I'm dreaming. I'm not watching a commercial match, but a live match of Prince of Tennis. Otherwise, how can I explain why I saw Tezuka's domain and Zero-style chipping in the three-dimensional world?"
"But if this is the case, then Xingxing is sure to win, right?"
…
Just when the fans thought that everything they saw was shocking enough, another accident happened on the court - when Deng Chunlei and Li Shuangqing's team got the tennis ball again, this doubles combination that had targeted Mu Suxing for most of the game, this time, for the first time ever, hit the tennis ball towards Sheger!
The fans looked at each other in bewilderment.
After a brief hesitation, the audience soon erupted in cheers from fans!
Why did Deng Chunlei and Li Shuangqing target Muxuxing
Because in their opinion, among the two people fighting separately, Mu Suxing is undoubtedly the best breakthrough point.
So at this moment, why would Deng Chunlei and Li Shuangqing resolutely give up on Mu Suxing, who they had been targeting for most of the game, and instead face the big devil that no professional tennis player would want to face
Or, more precisely—
How much psychological pressure did Muxuxing bring to them that they would rather face the notorious devil than have any encounter with Muxuxing again
The answer is unknown.
If the two of them were still holding their breath before, then after Mu Suxing used the Tezuka Field, both Deng Chunlei and Li Shuangqing really gave up completely.
If the strength difference between the two sides is not big, they may still be angry because of Muxuxing's "single-handed insult", but when the opponent's strength is so strong that even if he fights against the two of them alone, he will not be at a disadvantage at all, this anger will naturally disappear.
They were really beaten by Muxuxing and lost their temper.
The energy in the two men's hearts disappeared, and in the last game left, their condition was naturally not as good as before.
The defeat was like a landslide.
Sheger, who had rested for most of the game, did not leave them any chance. In the end, the first doubles match ended with a score of "6-2".
At the last handshake, Mu Suxing thought the two would just turn around and leave, but Deng Chunlei and Li Shuangqing took the initiative to come forward, one after the other. Deng Chunlei looked at him with a complicated expression and said, "We are not as skilled as them."
Mu Suxing did not hold any grudge against the two because of the competition.
Things that happened on the tennis court must naturally be resolved on the tennis court. He had already vented all his dissatisfaction with the two in the previous game, so there was no need to continue to be angry outside the court.
After all, he is an animation director, not a real professional player. From the very beginning, the two sides are not from the same world or class.
"Not really," Mu Suxing said frankly, "It's mainly because I'm too strong."
Li Shuangqing was stunned at first, then he couldn't help but smile bitterly.
If it was before the game, he might have thought that Mu Suxing's words were arrogant, but after this lopsided game, he knew that Mu Suxing was just telling the truth.
…
After the game, Mu Suxing took a shower in the bathroom in the locker room, changed into clean and refreshing clothes, and then came out to watch the rest of the game as a spectator.
However, perhaps because Muxuxing's first doubles match looked too exciting, the rest of the matches looked boring and the audience on the field seemed a little absent-minded, which made the Lux person in charge who was observing the situation feel happy and helpless.
He no longer felt that it was not worth spending a huge amount of money to invite Mu Suxing to appear, and he even wanted to go back and ask for more money for Mu Suxing.
If you think about it carefully, this deal is not only worth it, it is a huge profit! These days, there are not many partners as reliable as Mr. Mu.
Mu Suxing didn't know that the person in charge of Lux was already considering giving Huaying more money. After the two doubles and three singles matches were over, Mu Suxing was ready to get up and leave. However, the provincial team coach looked reluctant to leave and couldn't stop thinking about it:
"Are you really not going to consider representing the provincial team in the competition? It's okay to come occasionally. With a talent like yours, it would be a waste not to play tennis!"
Mu Xuxing smiled but refused firmly.
To him, there is no essential difference between this competition and the previous team-building activities at Huaying headquarters. To him, these are just a way of doing things after work.
It’s okay to play occasionally, but forget about participating in any real competitions. This is not fair to other professional players.
The next day.
As the video of this commercial match spread on the Internet, Makusukoshi, who was the focus, and "The Prince of Tennis", which had been gradually declining, became popular again. Needless to say, the subscription of "The Prince of Tennis" was already close to the bottleneck, but this wonderful tennis match invisibly attracted more people to join the game.
As for Muxuxing himself.
When more people began to dig deeper into Mu Xuxing's skill tree, Mu Xuxing, who was the focus of everyone's attention, once again locked himself in the room.
As the series of work on "Prince of Tennis" came to an end, a new schedule appeared in front of him at the right time.
It was an invitation letter for open trial lectures from three universities in Xingning Province.
Taking advantage of the opportunity of a public trial lecture to test his teaching ability was part of Muxuxing's plan. So, after the tennis match, Muxuxing, who had not encountered any major difficulties for several years, had to face a new problem, which was -
Prepare lessons.