The Lost City of Alien Beasts

Chapter 289 Group Stage (1)

The first game: Group A vs. Group 9.

Group A players: X, Chen Ying.

Group 9 players: Ronnie, Jianghu.

Others rested on beach chairs and watched the action.

Chen Ying kicked off her sandals, took out a rubber band, and tied her long hair into a neat ponytail.

She bent down and picked up a bottle of mineral water, unscrewed the cap and took a sip, then quickly closed it.Then she jumped on the spot a few times, stretched her limbs, and performed warm-up exercises.

"Ms. Chen." Suzaku had a bad feeling: "Looking at your posture, you look very professional."

Chen Ying smiled helplessly: "To be honest, I was in the volleyball club in college."

"Isn't it?" Wu Dahai lay on his side on the beach chair, supporting his head with one hand.

While blatantly admiring Chen Ying's healthy and plump body curves while stretching her arms, he said, "Can you put some water in it? I made two mistakes or something."

"No, you will be spotted by X at a glance." Chen Ying said seriously: "And once I enter the game state, I will forget everything else."

"However, beach volleyball is still very different from indoor volleyball. The number of people is small, and there is a big difference between flat land and beach. We also have to consider environmental factors such as sea breeze and direct sunlight..."

Chen Ying looked at X who was already waiting on the court and sighed: "I hope these will affect my performance."

Gao Yang slandered: Sister Chen, looking at your professional analysis, it completely exudes the sense of humility of a top student before the exam. There is a high probability that you have performed beyond the ordinary!

Ronny and Jianghu looked at Chen Ying's posture, and their hearts were already cold.

"Have you ever played volleyball?" Jianghu looked at Ronnie, who was very honest: "I have never played, and I don't usually watch games, let alone beach volleyball."

Ronnie thought for a while, "Playing games counts, right?"

Jianghu's eyes were subtle, and he said half-jokingly: "Isn't the game you are talking about inappropriate for children..."

"It's a serious volleyball game!" Ronnie argued excitedly.

"Forget it, it doesn't matter." Jianghu smiled bitterly, turned to look at Suzaku, with a tragic look on his face: "Elder Suzaku, let's take a step first."

"Little fox, show some ambition!" Suzaku said, "Even if you become cannon fodder, just hold on a little longer and provide us with more information about the enemy."

"Yes!" Jianghu cheered up and responded.

Soon, Ronnie and Jianghu came to the court. They stood side by side, one on the left and one on the right. Their movements were very uncoordinated.

On the other hand, in Group A, although Chen Ying and X had zero communication, their positions were in tandem with each other.

Chen Ying stood under the net, her feet slightly spread, half-bent, and her lower body muscles tense, ready to catch the flying volleyball at any time.

X stood behind Chen Ying, his relaxed stance exuding a sense of confidence, as if he had the entire outfield under his control.

"Uh."

Suzaku gently held his forehead: "I can't bear to watch it anymore."

Ronnie took the volleyball and tried to remember the way players served the ball in the TV games.

He took a deep breath, threw the volleyball up, and waved his right arm to send the racket flying.

Perhaps he was too nervous, and the fine sand under his right heel sank slightly, causing his center of gravity to become unstable and his arms to be a little crooked.

The volleyball flew weakly for a distance and was stopped by the net.

——Group A scored one point.

"Ugh."

Suzaku sighed and glanced at Green Tea: "Get ready, it's our turn."

Ronnie was in Group 5. As the captain, Gao Yang also had a shameful face.

He smiled helplessly and looked at Qing Ling.

Qing Ling understood Gao Yang's eyes, stood up from the beach chair, and started doing warm-up exercises.

Wu Dahai was not in the mood to watch the game, so he immediately turned sideways and began to admire Qing Ling's ever-changing alluring curves.

Bai Tu couldn't stand it anymore, so he grabbed a towel to wipe his sweat and covered Wu Dahai's head to block his obscene sight.

"Hey, White Rabbit, what are you doing?" Wu Dahai was very excited. He pulled away the towel, but he had already missed the best scene.

On the other side of the court, it's X's turn to serve. X made a powerful serve with ease and grace.

Jianghu took two steps back, put his arms together, and carefully caught the ball.

Ronnie hurried forward, caught the ball with both arms, and let it fall towards the net. It was obvious that this was his limit.

Jianghu seized the opportunity, took a step forward, jumped up with all his strength, and made a fierce smash towards the opposite side.

At the same time, on the other side of the net, a slender figure jumped up quickly, it was Chen Ying.

She had already predicted Jianghu's intention to spike the ball, and stretched out her arms to block it in front.

"Clap clap."

The volleyball smashed by Jianghu quickly hit Chen Ying's arm, bounced back and hit the beach.

Ronnie was completely dumbfounded and had no time to save the ball.

——Group A 2 points.

Jianghu looked back at Suzaku. She and Green Tea were slowly walking towards the court.

Jianghu only felt that his face was dull, and his chest was suffocating.

This time, Ronnie served again and made a successful floater by mistake.

X quickly adjusted his position, aimed at the incoming ball, lowered his center of gravity, caught it steadily, and let the volleyball fly towards the golden spiking position under the net.

Chen Ying did not miss this opportunity. She jumped high and was about to launch a smash towards the opponent.

Jianghu had already anticipated it, jumped up and stretched out his arms to block the ball.

It must be said that Jianghu learned very quickly. A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. He thought he was going to win.

But in an instant, his smile froze.

Chen Ying had already predicted his prediction, and instead of spiking the ball with her right hand, she quickly withdrew it.

X's figure appeared behind Chen Ying at some point - he moved so fast!

"Snapped!"

X made a smash and the volleyball flew in the other direction.

Jianghu could only raise his arms stupidly, watching the volleyball go the wrong way with him.

This time, Ronnie didn't see the opponent's cooperation at all and had no way to defend. Because he was too far away, he could only let the volleyball fall on his court.

——Group A scored 3 points and won completely.

"Win!" After X landed, he showed a handsome smile to Chen Ying and reached out to give Chen Ying a high-five.

"YES!" Chen Ying was already carried away by the joy of victory. She almost couldn't help but give X a high-five and stretched out halfway before urgently retracting it.

She quickly turned cold and turned around to leave the court.

When walking back to the beach chair, Can Can was full of admiration: "Sister Chen, you were so handsome just now!"

"Why are you handsome?" Wu Dahai complained: "Sister Chen, if you play like this, how can we win?"

Chen Ying was also a little troubled: "I can't help it. I lose control of my body when I play ball. It's a completely instinctive reaction."

2 minute later.

Gao Yang and Qing Ling from Group K, and Suzaku and Green Tea from Group 10 came to the arena.

Green Tea handed the volleyball to Suzaku: "I am in front of you and you are behind."

This means that Suzaku is responsible for serving, as well as receiving and saving balls on the outside of the court.

Green Tea is responsible for the inner circle, mainly blocking and spiking the ball.

"Are you sure?" Suzaku didn't quite understand.

Generally speaking, men are taller and have longer limbs, which are more suitable for the outer ring, while women have flexible bodies and are suitable for the inner ring, just like the cooperation between X and Chen Ying.

"Elder Suzaku, you heard me right." Green Tea smiled confidently.

(End of this chapter)