Strong Offense And Defense Chapter 20

Translator: Re

Editor: Mims

“I hope that for your training, you'll persevere no matter how hard it becomes.” 

 

“I… I'll try to…” 

Nie Chuan always felt that the training plan developed by Reece would be inhumane. He could imagine one end a rope tied to his body with the other end tied to a truck. He has to pull the truck forward, Reece's whip persistently beating him from time to time. 

 

Reece looked to his side, the corners of his lips raising, carrying his usual cold and sharp aura. “You'll try?” 

“I definitely will! Haha, I'll definitely stick to it till the end!” 

 

Reece directly ignores Nie Chuan and said, "The strength and speed of your dribble aside, you must first exercise your lower body. Frog leaping can increase the strength of your thighs and also be beneficial for the muscles of your calves.” 

Nie Chuan remembered back in middle school when he forgot to hand in his homework. He had been punished by his teacher to frog leap on the playground. It felt like… h.e.l.l ah! 

 

Nie Chuan suddenly combines the image of Reece with that of the mean teacher. 

But what Nie Chuan didn't expect was that Reece was not a bystander, but was accompanying him in doing them. 

 

Reece drove and took him to the warehouse where they had practiced dribbling before. 

Nie Chuan thought that this would be a one-sided abuse, but he didn't expect that Reece would stand in front of him and teach him the correct frog leap movement. 

 

“Your legs should be open and the same width as your shoulders. To fully squat down, your heels must be completely off the ground and move forward with the greatest strength and speed when exerting force. Remember, you have to use the right force every time you leap. You don't need to hurry, just do it right. This way you will not waste your energy. Understood?” 

There were no fluctuations in Reece's voice, but there is an inexplicable sense of authority. 

 

“Understood……” 

Nie Chuan put his hands behind his back then squatted. Unexpectedly, Reece also squatted down beside him.

 

“Adjust your breathing. We will jump around the basketball court first for half a lap.” 

The moment Reece and Nie Chuan made their first jump, all of Nie Chuan's unvoiced complaints seem to suddenly disappear. 

 

Reece's jump gave off a feeling of strength. On the side, Nie Chuan can sense the tension of his muscles. 

He doesn't jump very hard, but every jump was much farther than Nie Chuan's. 

 

Basically, Reece had to stop every two jumps and wait for Nie Chuan to catch up with him on his (NC) third jump.

Nie Chuan always felt that frog leaping is really very ugly, but Reece's frog leap was actually very beautiful. 

 

Sure enough, there's no fairness between men! 

Even frog leaping reflected the gap between the two. He is a clown while Reece is a n.o.bleman. 

 

When Nie Chuan leaped a quarter of the way, his legs were so sore that he almost lost balance and couldn't keep going. Reece was obviously doing it with ease, he could absolutely finish jumping around the basketball court with no problem. 

When Nie Chuan fell back to sit on the ground and rubbed his legs, he was worried that Reece would scold him. He didn't expect that Reece would come back and just stand beside him, waiting for his muscles to relax. 

 

Nie Chuan originally thought that someone like Reece who is the pride of heaven would be very impatient. When he looks forward, he would not hesitate to shake off anyone who could not keep up with him. 

But Nie Chuan was wrong, Reece seems to be very good at waiting. 

 

Even when his legs had relaxed, he deliberately pretended that they were still very sore and frowned, but Reece only put his hands in the pockets of his sweatpants and looked at him coolly.

“My time can be occupied, but it must not be wasted.” 

 

Hearing this sentence, Nie Chuan could only stand up with a bitter face and continue to do frog leaping exercises with Reece. 

After Nie Chuan followed Reese around the basketball court, Reece just kicked his feet to relax them while Nie Chuan directly sat down on the ground. 

 

When Nie Chuan finally felt the strength in his legs come back, Reece took him to do it quickly and continuously for nearly another half hour.

Reece's jump is very flexible, the release of power gave people a feeling of refreshment. 

 

Nie Chuan imitated how Reece had taken off while following the rhythm of his claps.

Reece's height allows him to easily slam dunk, but Nie Chuan has to struggle to reach the rim. 

 

According to Reece'srules, Nie Chuan is given 10 seconds per jump and each jump must be completed as quickly and efficiently as possible during this time. 

In the first ten minutes, Nie Chuan did it very seriously. But towards the end, Nie Chuan found that Reece's pace became faster and faster. He couldn't keep up at all and simply slowed down to consume time. 

 

He jumped mechanically, not knowing when Reece had stopped clapping. 

Nie Chuan gasped for breath and turned around. Reece was looking at him coldly with his hands in his pockets and he instantly felt a chill down his spine. 

 

“Wha… what's wrong?”

"While you're here practicing, if you don't give it your all, then wouldn't it be meaningless?” 

 

“… Alright, I know.” Nie Chuan is really tired, and these kinds of exercises are very boring. Even putting up some music or watching a movie and TV show would be good, it would at least divert his attention. Except at the moment, he doesn't even have the strength to feel scared of Reece. "But I'm really tired. Maybe in your opinion, I did terribly… but this level is already the best height I can achieve with my full strength…” 

“Alright, after relaxing the muscles, we are going to start on the next round of exercises.” 

 

What… there's a next round? 

Nie Chuan looked at Reese in surprise. In fact, he isn't even willing to stand up and walk right now.

 

If it wasn't for the promise to meet Coach Gordon, he would be lazily sleeping at home, eating Xiao Long Bao and a chocolate bar, and playing games today! His greatest desire is to live a drunken dream! [T/N: phrase used here was "醉生梦死"]

Right now this is simply self-abuse! 

 

Nie Chuan really wants to tell Reece that just because he can do something doesn't mean others can do it too! Just because you love it doesn't mean I have to love it too! 

“What's wrong? Do you regret agreeing to practice?” Reece's gaze fell on Nie Chuan's body. 

 

Nie Chuan wants to answer no, but he couldn't speak because he was holding his breath. 

Reece stooped down and looked straight into Nie Chuan's eyes. 

 

“Have you ever given your all in doing anything?” Reece turned, the shadow on his face as cutting as a blade. “Or, if you need to work hard for it, do you just tell yourself that you don't need it? You feel tired so you say that you've worked hard?” 

In fact, Reece's words were not severe, more like a teacher who is educating a lazy student. 

 

Nie Chuan glared at Reece. He really hated him taking him for granted, hated him for imposing his will on others. 

“You seem to hate me.” 

 

Reece leaned over, his eyes calm. He didn't  seem to take Nie Chuan's hatred to heart. 

“Hit me? Bite me? Or roll?” [T/N: "roll" is a ruder way of saying leave]

 

Reece was very close to Nie Chuan, so close that Nie Chuan can clearly count his eyelashes.

This cold and handsome face once again deeply stimulated Nie Chuan. In his mind flashed Celine's expectations when facing Reece. There was also Reece's resounding slam dunk, not to mention the abuse at this moment under the name of “training."

 

Even if he wanted to train, Nie Chuan can refer to the tutorials himself! He can sign up for a school that specializes in basketball! He can even let Carlo train him! 

But why is it you, Reece Redington? 

 

Do you think you have the authority? 

On what basis do you think you can become the master of his life? 

 

This isn't even the life that he, Nie Chuan, wants! 

Anger rushed to the top of his head from all over his body, and something that even Nie Chuan himself didn't expect, happened. 

 

He was originally sitting on the ground exhausted. He doesn't know where he got the strength to angrily jump up with lightning speed and bite Reece's right forearm! 

Laozi can't beat you! Laozi isn't willing to just leave like this! Laozi wants to kill you! 

 

The tip of Nie Chuan's teeth sunk into Reece's skin. This is Nie Chuan's most powerful bite in this life!

Reece's shoulders/stiffened slightly, but he stood motionlessly in place. 

 

Nie Chuan finally tasted blood. 

His impulse was extinguished in an instant as he realized that… he was finished! 

 

He loosened his mouth and stupidly took a step back. 

How will Reece deal with him? Beat him to death? 

 

Nie Chuan thought of how Reece had easily subdued the football team captain in the school's Asian restaurant. When he thought of himself… every one of his bones will be crushed by Reece ba! 

Nie Chuan's left leg took a step to the side, ready at any moment to escape from Reece if the situation is wrong! 

 

But Reece didn't seem to feel pain at all. He only lowered his head to look at the two rows of teeth marks on his forearm indifferently. 

The more silent he is, the more uneasy Nie Chuan felt.

 

It was just like the calm before the storm. 

Nie Chuan swallowed. In his throat was the taste of Reece's blood which seemed to burn his body. 

 

Reece finally moved. He rubbed his arm. Every time he rubbed, Nie Chuan would follow with a jerk of his shoulders for fear that Reece will throw a punch in his face. 

But Reece just walked towards the edge of the court, took out a bottle of mineral water, unscrewed the bottle cap, and poured the water on his wound. Then he opened the prepared medicine box and wrapped his forearm with bandage after disinfecting with hydrogen peroxide. 

 

Throughout the process, Nie Chuan stood rooted in the same place and watched. 

Without turning around, Reece said with a tranquil tone, “Nie Chuan, not everyone has the talent you have, don't waste it.” 

 

Nie Chuan was stunned. Isn't Reece angry? 

More importantly, from small to large, this is the first time someone said that he was talented in some way. 

 

“You can feel like giving up tens of thousands of times. Of course, it doesn't matter if you only think about it, as long as you don't actually give up.” 

Nie Chuan's eyes suddenly soured.

 

“If you want to stop here, you can leave now.” 

Nie Chuan stared at the other's back and suddenly couldn't take a step. 

 

“But if you choose to stay, then don't back down.” 

Nie Chuan subconsciously licked his own teeth. He really wanted to ask what Reece's muscles are made of. He now has a terrible toothache. 

 

"Is there any other way to increase my explosiveness?" 

The moment Nie Chuan asked this question, he felt that he must have Stockholm's Syndrome!

 

Re: translating even though it's a pain sometimes yet still feeling satisfied every time I finish a chapter… maybe I might also have Stockholm's Syndrome x'D

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