Chapter 48 Time is running out
Hu Lai lay sprawled on the turf, his chest rising and falling violently.
Not far away, Li Ziqiang's voice rang out: "Okay, have you had enough of watching the show? Let me train you all!"
Mao Xiao's apologetic face appeared in his field of vision: "Sorry, Hu Lai..."
He felt a hand tap on his body, maybe on his shoulder or maybe on his arm.
Then he saw Meng Xi poke his head out to look at him, then ran away without saying anything.
The sound of footsteps grew closer and further away, and finally disappeared.
A whistle sounded in the distance.
There were also some sounds, coming from the stands and from the sidelines, mixed together, making it difficult to hear them clearly, and turning into a "buzzing" in Hu Lai's ears.
The whole world seemed to be buzzing in his ears.
After being knocked to the ground again and again, he was still a little dizzy, with tinnitus and not very responsive.
He didn't know how long he had been lying on the ground, but he hadn't finished his basic training today, so he struggled to get up from the ground.
Training has already begun on the other half of the pitch.
He staggered towards his own training ground - a wall of the stadium.
Li Zhiqun laughed happily when he saw Hu Lai's embarrassed appearance.
When you showed off your power in front of me, did you ever think that you would be so miserable after joining the school team?
Li Zhiqun smiled happily, completely unaware that Song Jiajia in the distance was staring at him with murderous eyes.
Li Qingqing didn't care what Li Zhiqun was doing, all her eyes fell on Hu Lai.
As she watched, the boy carried the football to his training place, put the football down, and then kicked the football against the opposite wall.
But due to the lack of force, his kick was flawed, and the football flew crookedly to the other side without being able to bounce back.
Hu Lai had no choice but to run over, pick up the football, and then dribble the ball with his feet staggered, and then brought the football back.
During this process, he did not forget to do basic training in dribbling.
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As soon as Hu Lai got home, his mother Xie Lan was shocked: "What's going on on your face?"
The left half of Hu Lai's face was slightly swollen, but this was not the most obvious. What was more conspicuous was a red scratch on the left half of his face.
That's what made his mother exclaim.
"I fell while riding a bicycle." Hu Lai explained.
"Luckily your dad is at work..." Xie Lan complained.
"Tsk, Mom, I really fell while riding a bicycle! If you don't believe it, look at it!" After saying that, Hu Lai lifted up his clothes and showed his mother the same scratches on his ribs. "There are still some on the palm." Hu Lai opened his palm again, revealing the red scratch marks inside.
Seeing these scars on his son's body, Xie Lan frowned heartbrokenly: "I'll get you medicine."
"No need, Mom, it's all scabbed." Hu Lai showed it to his mother.
"Then you also need to apply medicine. If there is a scab, pick it off and then apply medicine to prevent bacteria from being trapped inside." Xie Lan said seriously.
Hu Lai was startled: "Mom, are you serious?!"
In the end, Xie Lan still gave Hu Lai medicine, but of course, he didn't open the scabbed wound.
At the dinner table, looking at his son who was devouring his food, Xie Lan smiled.
During this period, my son's appetite has increased, which may be related to his playing football. The more he exercises, the more naturally he eats.
This is good. Xie Lan has actually been worried that Hu Lai is too short and will have difficulty finding a wife in the future.
In fact, Hu Lai's father is not short, with a height of 1.8 meters, but Xie Lan herself is short, only 1.5 meters tall. She has always been worried that she will drag down her child and cause him to not grow taller.
If playing football can make children grow taller, that is also a good thing...
"Eat more, and then add more when you're done." Xie Lan said, looking at his child lovingly.
"Yeah." Hu Lai nodded and continued to eat rice in his mouth.
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"Qingqing, Qingqing?"
"Ah?" Li Qingqing came back to her senses and looked at her father who was staring at him.
"What's wrong with you? You didn't answer when I asked you just now." Li Ziqiang asked.
"Ah, it's nothing, I'm thinking about a question."
"Is it difficult?"
"Well... it's difficult, very difficult." Li Qingqing frowned and thought for a second, then nodded. Not only was it difficult, it was simply incomprehensible. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't figure out how Hu Lai, who had only practiced for a month, could break the close defense of the two main central defenders.
"If you can't think of it, stop thinking about it. Don't force yourself too much." Li Ziqiang advised.
"Yeah." The daughter lowered her head and took a mouthful of rice.
Li Ziqiang couldn't help but feel a little tight in his chest when he saw his daughter's absent-minded look.
He could only imagine how he would deal with this bastard in the next year if Hu Lai failed to pass the special training...
Only in this way can he feel a little comfort.
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After taking a shower, Hu Lai, who had already gone to bed, knelt down on the bed, closed his eyes and entered the system, then looked at the marquee in front of him.
In today's special training, except for the first time he touched the ball and shot it toward the goal, he couldn't even touch the ball at other times. He just fell down, got up, fell again, and got up again.
He felt like a punching bag being beaten repeatedly.
If this continues, there is no hope of completing the special training.
In fact, if this didn't happen and he was just allowed to practice the basics for a year, although Hu Lai would inevitably want to play, he would not have any great resistance to such an arrangement. After this month, In training, he already knew that he really needed to lay a solid foundation.
But now the two tasks were in his conscious system, and those rewards were like a half-hidden goddess, seducing him and making him feel hot inside.
And that time-limited task, the countdown never stopped, and it had jumped to 24:17:41:08. It was like a reminder, reminding him that time is like running water, running to the sea and never coming back.
Thinking of this, Hu Lai looked at the four lottery tickets he had in hand. He took out the 3,000 points he had received for completing the task and exchanged 2,000 points for the four lottery tickets.
Give it a try and turn your bicycle into a motorcycle.
Wouldn't it be great if some magic weapon comes out and makes a comeback?
He decisively used the first lottery ticket.
"You have obtained [Stamina Potion] × 1."
"Damn!"
Hu Lai grabbed the quilt, turned over and lay down on the bed, no longer thinking about relying on a plug-in to make a comeback.
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On the second day of training, the special training was moved to the last step, so that it would not delay everyone's normal training. Yesterday, because of Hu Lai's special training, others had to watch the show for a long time after warming up. When I started training, my body was cold and the training effect was not very good.
While the team is conducting normal training, Hu Lai is also conducting his own basic training.
The last part of training is special training.
This special training was no different from yesterday, Hu Lai was knocked to the ground again and again.
At first, Mao Xiao reached out and pulled Hu Lai up immediately every time to express his apology to his friend.
But he stopped doing this later, because even if he stretched out his hand, it would be difficult for Hu Lai to be pulled up. It was better to leave more time for Hu Lai to recover and rest.
Head coach Li Ziqiang was still standing outside the penalty area, watching all this coldly.
If Mao Xiao or Yan Yan slacked off even a little bit, his loud voice would sound like a whip, lashing the two people without daring to stop.
So when another day of training ended, Hu Lai could only lie on the rough artificial turf, breathing heavily and looking at the sky.
Disorganized footsteps sounded and disappeared in his ears, from near to far, and from far to near.
All kinds of voices and discussions fell into his ears, and eventually they all became "buzzing".
There was only one last training session left for him three times a week, and he didn't have much time left.
Hu Lai, who was lying on the ground panting, reluctantly entered the system again. Although he only drew [Stamina Potion] last night, he still wanted to try again and work harder.
After all, he still has three lottery tickets on hand. If you buy this thing, you can't return it or exchange it for points, so it's useless to keep it in your hand.
Just use it.
With this idea in mind, Hu Lai spent a lottery ticket.
A brilliant light flashed, and a card floated quietly in his system space.
[World Wave Experience Card]: After use, the user's shot may become a World Wave within ten seconds.
Hu Lai was stunned.
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"Hey, Hu Lai, don't lie down, be careful of catching a cold..." Mao Xiao squatted next to Hu Lai, calling.
But Hu Lai didn't give him any response. He just stared at the sky blankly. If his chest wasn't still rising and falling, and breathing could be heard from his mouth and nose, people would have thought he was dead. .
Meng Xi, who was squatting next to Hu Lai with Mao Xiao, stretched out her hand and shook it in front of his eyes. Hu Lai's eyes did not refocus because of this. They were still facing the infinite sky and showed no reaction to Meng Xi's movements. .
Mao Xiao reached out and pushed Hu Lai: "The training is over, Hu Lai, the coaches have left, really..."
Hu Lai still didn't respond.
"Isn't it because you hit your head?" Meng Xi said from the side. "It is possible to get a concussion if you are knocked to the ground again and again..."
Before he finished speaking, Hu Lai, who was lying on the ground like a corpse, suddenly sat up from the turf, startling both Mao Xiao and Meng Xi.
Hu Lai, who sat up, ignored the two people around him and stood up and walked straight out of the stadium.
"It's over, I'm really stunned." Looking at Hu Lai's stumbling back, Meng Xi sighed.
"I didn't mean it, the coach asked me to do it..." Mao Xiao murmured fearfully, as if he was begging Hu Lai to let him go if he turned into a ghost. (End of chapter)