Chapter 881: Chapter 881

Lin Chen, full of confidence, said: "Just focus on the game; swatting flies is what I do best."

Hearing Lin Chen was willing to help, Li Moyu's face lit up with ecstasy: "How could I have forgotten about you."

Seeing the smile on Li Moyu's face, Lin Chen finally felt at ease.

"Coach, I'm fully revived. I guarantee to complete the mission." Saying this, Li Moyu was about to return to the court.

"Hold on." Lin Chen stopped Li Moyu and handed her a pill.

"You didn't sleep well last night. This pill will calm your nerves; take it quickly." Lin Chen said.

Li Moyu nodded and swallowed the pill: "Coach Lin, I will definitely perform well and win this game."

After resolving internal matters, Lin Chen called back the players who were warming up to start strategizing.

This surprised the players, as Lin Chen usually acted as a hands-off shopkeeper, rarely involving himself directly in tactics.

"At the start, use the Eight Trigrams Locking Formation for full defense, and remember not to let the score gap widen," Lin Chen instructed.

"Coach, why should we use a defensive formation?" Jiang Qian asked, puzzled.

Lin Chen smiled and said, "The opponents will definitely test our strength at the start, so their main player No. 5 will not be on the court. We just need to follow their rhythm."

The game was about to begin, and thunderous cheers erupted from the stands.

However, this time some people came for the Zhonghai Women's Basketball Team, but another part of the crowd were fans of Xia University's No. 5 Li Fangfei.

Li Fangfei was a main player for Xia University, but her playing time was not much. She would only take the court when the team faced particularly tough opponents.

However, each time she played, she would give the team a strong boost, leading to a qualitative leap in strength.

And most importantly, apart from her extraordinary skills, Li Fangfei was also famously beautiful.

Her beauty certainly matched up to the girls of the Zhonghai Women's Basketball Team, therefore she had a large fanbase.

Upon entering the court, Lin Chen sent in five main players because the opponent was strong, leaving no room for sloppiness.

Lin Chen, looking seriously at the players, said: "Ladies, how tough has recent training been?"

The girls glanced at each other. The formations Lin Chen taught them during training drained all their strength each time; they had put in so much for this day.

"Tough," they replied in unison.

Lin Chen nodded and continued: "Good, your training has been very tough, and I've seen all of your hard work. It's your efforts that have helped you overcome seemingly unbeatable opponents, and because of your sacrifices, I believe victory in this game will belong to us."

"Victory, victory!" The girls, inspired by Lin Chen's words, yelled out passionately.

Watching the Zhonghai Women's Basketball Team's overwhelming momentum, Li Fangfei couldn't help but glance over, a scornful smile on her face.

At that moment, her gaze suddenly met Lin Chen's, and with a faint smile, she made a disdainful gesture with her hand.

However, to her surprise, Lin Chen responded with a blown kiss.

"What a hooligan!" Li Fangfei exclaimed angrily.

Lin Chen inwardly marveled at the girl who was glaring at him from a distance with righteous indignation.

She was very beautiful, carrying an air of elegance and aloofness.

Though the girls of the Zhonghai Women's Basketball Team were pretty, they lacked a certain quality compared to her—a quality only acquired through years of cultivation.

Although the two were merely exchanging glances from a distance, Lin Chen could still discern a lot from her gaze.

This girl is no ordinary martial artist; the inner strength she cultivates is definitely superior quality.

"Little Handsome, which sect is she a disciple of?" Lin Chen asked.

"She comes from Mount Emei," Little Handsome replied with a smile.

"No wonder, she truly is a student from a renowned mountain," Lin Chen couldn't help but chuckle.

It seems this basketball game really is gathering masters, and here we are just in the second match of the elimination round, already encountering a master from Mount Emei.

While feeling impressed, Lin Chen simultaneously felt a surge of pressure building inside him.

Fortunately for him, the summer women's basketball team only had one Li Fangfei; otherwise, with the abilities of his few team members, facing another master of her caliber would leave them no chance at all.

Even with just one Li Fangfei, it still wasn't going to be easy to secure the win.

The game was about to start. The five players representing the Zhonghai women's basketball team were: Jiang Qian, An Xiaodi, Wang Zixuan, Li Moyu, and Gao Qi—arguably the strongest lineup of Zhonghai women's basketball team.

However, just as Lin Chen anticipated, Xiamen University did not send their strongest player, Li Fangfei.

Li Fangfei was leisurely sitting on a chair, eyes slightly closed.

To others, it might seem like she was resting with closed eyes, but Lin Chen saw at a glance that she was cultivating her inner strength technique.

"She's indeed diligent, not missing out on even this short amount of time," Lin Chen commented with a light smile.

The match finally began, and from the get-go, the game was fiercely competitive.

In this game, the Zhonghai women's basketball team started off on the defensive. Under their tight defense, Xiamen University, known for their strong offense, did not get any advantage, and the scores of both teams gradually climbed up.

The score remained close; unable to hold back any longer, Xiamen University finally unleashed their true capabilities.

"Master, the opponents have used Mount Emei's Plum Blossom Formation," Little Handsome informed.

Indeed, Lin Chen's eyes narrowed slightly, not needing to ask to know that this formation must have been taught to the players by Li Fangfei. Although it was just a primary formation, its power was quite impressive.

The Zhonghai women's basketball team felt the pressure intensify under the fierce offense of the opposition, trailing by 4 points at 11 to 7 by the end of the first quarter.

The audience was in an uproar; it was well-known how formidable Xiamen University's offense was, and to only score 11 points in a quarter was unprecedented.

Actually, for this game, almost everyone thought there was no suspense.

Although the Zhonghai women's basketball team had performed very strongly in the previous matches, after all, their opponent this time was Xiamen University's women's basketball team, who had been the reigning champions three times in a row.

However, to everyone's surprise, right from the beginning, both sides were evenly matched, with Xiamen University's offense being repeatedly frustrated.

During the break, Jiang Qian voiced her concern, "Coach Lin, it looks like they are also using a formation. Should we change our formation as well?"

Lin Chen shook his head, "Just bite down hard on them, that's all you need to do. I believe in you."

The second quarter began, with a more intense atmosphere on the court.

As expected, the Xiamen University women's basketball team launched wave after wave of fierce attacks against Zhonghai.

Meanwhile, the Zhonghai women's basketball team, employing the Eight Trigrams Lock Formation, launched counterattacks through the individual skills of Wang Zixuan and An Xiaodi while putting up a tenacious defense.

Neither side gave ground, fighting for every ball, and at this point, the game reached a white-hot intensity.