Chapter 179: Chapter 178: The First Competition Together

Amidst a burst of cheers, the competition officially began, and each group of players made their appearance in turn, taking their places at their respective targets.

The rules of the competition were that within 45 seconds, both the male and female players on a team had to fire one shot each, with their scores added together. Whichever group had the highest score would earn a point. Ties earned no points, and the first group to reach ten points would win.

In the spectator stands.

Song Qiuqiu clutched Su Xiaotang’s arm with a face full of anxiety, “My goodness, even if Yue Bao scores perfect tens, we can’t win with the deity’s level of missing the target!”

Jiang Lang shook his head repeatedly, “Tch, with Potato’s level, relying purely on luck, even if Gu Huai scored 10.9 every time, he couldn’t carry him!”

The moment their words fell, they both turned to look at each other.

Then there was a silence.

After a moment, Song Qiuqiu said speechlessly, “A deity? 10.9? Listen here, fellow classmate of the second ring–are you dreaming?”

Although she greatly admired the deity, with his level of shooting, she couldn’t praise him even if she closed her eyes.

Jiang Lang rolled his eyes, “Potato scoring perfect tens? I think you’re the one who’s dreaming!”

Ling Feng, standing to the side, glanced at Song Qiuqiu and then at Jiang Lang, “Stop arguing. Let me say something fair–I think both of you are dreaming!”

“Stop fighting, it’s starting!” Su Xiaotang spoke out excitedly.

The moment the competition started, the venue fell silent immediately, with everyone’s attention focused on the stands.

Qi Zhen was seated three groups of players away from Qi Yue. She cast a distant glance in Qi Yue’s direction and tightened her grip slightly on the air pistol in her hand.

Qi Zhen’s partner, somewhat astonished, commented, “This is really strange, Sister. Are you actually nervous? This level of competition should be a breeze for you, shouldn’t it?”

“Do I look nervous to you?” Qi Zhen withdrew her gaze and flashed a confidently radiant smile towards the camera.

Qi Yue’s hand hadn’t touched a gun for five years. That hand, which had been swinging a hoe and planting potatoes for five years–how could it possibly beat her?

“That’s what I thought. With your skills, Sister, how could you possibly be nervous? I’ve seen the list of competitors, and none of the teams today are a match for us. The team from B University is quite strong though; the female shooter is a retired athlete from the National Team and the male shooter is on the provincial shooting team, almost as good as me. If it was just me competing against them, I wouldn’t be sure of winning. But in a mixed competition, it’s about overall strength. With you here, Sister, our team doesn’t have to worry at all…”

As her partner spoke, curiosity drove him to follow Qi Zhen’s gaze towards Qi Yue’s group, “Except for… A University… since they switched players last minute, we don’t know their level. However, I’ve asked around in the back, and these two–one from the School of Agriculture and the other from the Life Sciences College–psh, they’ve basically been pulled in at the last minute to fill the numbers. We don’t have to worry at all…”

…

At the same time, Qi Yue’s attention was entirely on the person next to him.

“Deity, are you sure you’re feeling okay?” Qi Yue looked at the red marks left from allergies on Gu Huai’s ear and collarbone, still a bit concerned.

Gu Huai nodded, “I’m fine, it’s just…”

Qi Yue quickly asked, “Just what?”

Gu Huai paused for a second before speaking, “Just a bit nervous.”

Qi Yue was somewhat surprised, “Really? Even a boss gets nervous during a competition?”

Gu Huai smiled, “The competition doesn’t make me nervous.”

Qi Yue blinked, “Huh? Then what are you nervous about?”

Gu Huai, “It’s nothing to do with the competition, just that, this is the first time I’m competing with you.”