Chapter 134 Enhancing Basketball Skills for a Hundred Years
Alfonso seethed inwardly, 'What's so great about dunking? What's so great about scoring a basket? Do you think I can't do it? I just haven't shown my true skills yet. And you women who go with the flow are all trash! You treated me like a male idol before, and now you’re switching sides just because this guy scores one basket?'
Of course, Alfonso wasn't convinced.
He hadn't unleashed his full potential yet, so why should he back down?
"Alright, I admit I underestimated you, but a 1V1 isn't a formal game. Do you dare to play 5V5?" Alfonso taunted, trying to regain control.
He had already realized that Charles possessed incredibly agile reflexes and amazing jumping ability.
'In a 1V1, I might not be able to crush Charles. If we keep playing one-on-one, Charles will just get more and more chances to show off. With a few more opportunities to dunk, today might turn into Charles's personal showcase. I can’t allow anyone to steal the spotlight at my expense! Although Charles has already shown off a bit, I need to suppress this momentum.' Alfonso thought.
"You're worried you can't win in a 1V1, so you want to try 5V5? Fine, I don't care!" Charles shrugged and said.
'With 74 enhancement points in hand, I can handle not just 5V5, but even 1V5.' Charles thought.
"Victor, you team up with Charles. I don't want people saying I'm bullying him!" Alfonso pointed to the 75-inch tall guy on the school team, speaking with a sense of grace.
'Since it's 5V5, both sides should be balanced. You can't pick all the strong players and leave him with just the average ones, right?' the audience thought.
That wouldn't be fair.
Alfonso's approach won the approval of the audience.
After all, Victor King was one of the top players on the school team.
The hall erupted in discussion.
"Alfonso is quite gracious, giving Victor to Charles. This 5V5 should be evenly matched!"
"If Victor hadn't stepped aside back then, Alfonso might not even be the team captain."
"Alfonso is actually very clever. If he gave Charles only weak players, even if he won, it wouldn't be fair and people would look down on him. By giving Victor, even if he loses, it's not shameful. But will Victor really cooperate with Charles?" The scrawny guy with glasses analyzed rationally.
The game started quickly.
Victor and the other three teammates didn't seem to be holding back.
The game was intense.
But Charles soon realized that none of his four teammates would pass him the ball. They even went so far as to deliberately block him from getting the ball.
'This isn't a 5-on-5 game, nor a 1-on-5. This is practically a 1-on-9!' Charles thought.
Basketball was a team sport.
No matter how strong Charles's physical abilities and reaction speed were, he couldn't do much against nine people targeting him.
The key point was that Charles wasn't very good at basketball.
He wasn't skilled at dribbling and his shooting was inaccurate. He didn't know how to cooperate with teammates, and he often committed fouls while trying to steal the ball, feeling like he was constantly tied up.
In less than ten minutes, Charles's team was down by 12 points.
During those ten minutes, Charles seemed to be sleepwalking, not showing the same ferocity and strength as in the 1V1.
"Sure enough, Charles only has strong jumping ability. In a formal game, he seems like a burden."
"Alfonso is still stronger. His three-point shots are accurate, and he can dunk too. The key is that he has great teamwork and solid fundamentals. Charles was impressive at first, but he lacks stamina and isn't well-rounded!"
"Basketball isn't a one-man sport. Charles was a bit arrogant before!"
To be honest, Charles didn't care about winning or losing today's game because his four teammates were just helping Alfonso show off, without well cooperating with Charles.
Charles was essentially playing 1-on-9.
'Since you are being so shameless, I don't need to be polite either!' Charles thought to himself.
"System, I want to enhance my basketball skills!"
"Ding! Since the host currently does not possess this skill, enhancing basketball skills requires an additional 5 enhancement points! Does the host wish to continue?"
The system's response made Charles pause and hesitate.
'Last time, enhancing piano skills required an additional 10 enhancement points. This time, it only requires 5? Could it be that last time, because I had no knowledge of piano skills, it required more points, but for basketball, since I had played for a while, even though I am a novice, enhancing to a proficient level only requires 5 points?' Charles thought.
Another point of consideration was that piano skills required mastering techniques and musical knowledge, which were more complex.
Basketball skills didn't require as high a level of proficiency; three to five years was enough. More importantly, it depended on one's physical condition.
But Charles didn't know this, he simply wanted to be as awesome as possible.
"System, continue enhancing. I want to enhance 100 years of basketball proficiency!"
"Ding! Enhancement successful, 25 enhancement points deducted, 49 enhancement points remaining!"
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for mastering Mythical-level basketball skills!"
"Ding! Basketball skills fall under sports, and mastering Mythical-level basketball skills grants Strength +5, Constitution +5, Agility +5!"
Charles was stunned. 'Enhancing basketball skills could also improve basic attributes? This is a huge win!'
But now that he thought about it, guys who liked playing basketball tended to have better physical fitness.
In the next second, a familiar warm current flowed through his body.
Charles's previously restricted movements on the basketball court suddenly felt completely liberated, as if he had gained a mysterious new sense.
Charles suddenly realized that being a true basketball master required more than just skill. It demanded precise anticipation, control of the tempo, and an intelligent approach to the game.
'Who says basketball requires teamwork? That's because you're not strong enough. If you're strong enough, you can dominate the court alone!' Charles thought gleefully.
"Alfonso, catch the ball!" Leo glanced at Charles disdainfully, preparing to pass the ball to Alfonso as before.
Just as the ball was released, Charles appeared out of nowhere, intercepting the ball with lightning speed, seemingly predicting Leo's pass.
With the ball in his hands, Charles charged forward, effortlessly breaking through the defense of six players. He executed a tomahawk dunk, slamming the ball into the hoop.
"Leo, keep an eye on Charles. He only knows how to dunk. If we don't give him a chance, he won't get the ball. He's just a rookie!" Alfonso said.
"Got it, Alfonso!" Leo nodded.
But was dunking really all Charles could do?
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