Chapter 139 Battle Horn

"Bang!"

Cobert punched the locker in the dressing room so hard that the iron door dented immediately. However, this still failed to vent the anger boiling in his chest. He almost exploded, and finally he couldn't control himself and started cursing.

"Gee. Grass. Grass. Grass. Ahhhh! Grass! Grass! Grass! Grass!"

Over and over again, again and again.

Culbert clenched his fists and roared to the sky. His muscles were completely tense. His tall body was like a roaring Tyrannosaurus Rex. His tense muscles released endless energy, sweeping through the entire locker room like a raging wave, so that all the players could not help but retreat.

"Grass!"

The rough blue veins seemed to be about to burst in the next second, and the bloodthirsty eyes exuded a cannibalistic aura. Colbert smashed the wardrobe again, and seemed to have finally regained some rationality. Then, with all his muscles still tense, he strode towards the direction of the court.

"Bang!"

Yay, yay, the closet door was shaking pitifully, just like the last dead leaf on a branch in late autumn, clinging tightly to the branch and refusing to fall off.

The Eagles locker room was silent.

Herkko-Pollanen, the Eagles' second singles player, looked at Kerbert's back with lingering fear, turned his head to look at his other teammates, and the question marks in his eyes almost overflowed.

"What's wrong with him?"

"The bracket is out, and the Bruins put the freshman at No. 1 singles."

"Ah..." Polanin uttered a low exclamation, "No wonder."

Kerbert's target has always been Thompson and Gillon. As he said, he hopes to challenge players ranked higher than himself and prove his ability by defeating them.

Although it is a bit arrogant, the fact is that Kerbert does have such ability.

In the previous life, the Bruins eventually defeated the Eagles to advance to the semi-finals, but Kerbert defeated Thompson and Polanin defeated Giron, and the Eagles won the first two singles.

"But this is also good. We should be able to ensure victory in the first singles match."

Although he was shocked, Polanin still had a clear understanding of Kerbert's abilities. As teammates, they all knew Kerbert's impact.

After thinking about it, Polanin remembered something very important.

"Wait, where is Thompson ranked?"

Polanin had a bad feeling, and then he could see his teammates all looking towards him, and the air froze in an instant.

Click.

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May 18th is a sunny and cloudless day, suitable for outings, dates, and competitions.

Gao Wen is checking his equipment, shoelaces, and jersey in the locker room, making final preparations for the game. Before the game, these orderly inspections can calm his mind and help him concentrate.

After confirming that everything was correct, Gao Wen picked up his equipment bag, pushed open the door of the locker room, and prepared to go on stage.

Unexpectedly, as soon as I pushed open the door, I saw a super big guy standing opposite me - in fact, it is not so easy to ignore him. His sturdy and strong body is conspicuous wherever he is, and in the relatively narrow space, he looks like a giant coming to Lilliput.

"Clay?"

Gao Wen's greeting came out reflexively, and the person in front of him was Klay Thompson.

"What's wrong? Is there anything else you want to convey to me, Coach?"

This was Gao Wen's first reaction.

Thompson shook his head to deny it, but opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but swallowed it back, his expression somewhat conflicted and struggling.

Faintly, Gawain seemed to have thought of something.

Without waiting for Gawain to speak, Thompson made up his mind, "Gawain, defeat them." His bright eyes flashed with sparks of high morale.

In the second half of the season, Thompson's form has been up and down, and the positions of the top three singles players in the Bruins have been adjusted, but Thompson and Gillon both have a strong desire to play, especially Thompson.

Like Kobert, he is already a senior this year. In just two weeks, his life will come to a crossroads, but no matter whether he goes left or right, his college life will come to an end, and he will say goodbye to his youth and enter the torrent of society. No one knows what will happen in the future.

Although he is reluctant to leave, Thompson also hopes to give his all and give it his all in his last U.S. Championship.

Last night, Thompson actually took the initiative to find Coach Martin and volunteered to play, saying that he hoped to be the first singles player and face off against Kobert on the court.

However, today's matchup list came out, with Thompson as the second singles player and Gao Wen as the first singles player.

It would be a lie to say that I am not disappointed or regretful. I even feel a little sad and aggrieved.

Throughout the season, Thompson has always been the Bruins' unshakable first singles player, and he also hopes to lead the team to the championship in one go.

However, what about now? However, the first singles player to appear on the court was Gawain. Thompson believed in Gawain's fighting spirit. As long as he stood on the court, Gawain would fight to the last moment without reservation.

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He believed that Gawain would defeat Cubert, but he still wanted to speak out, hoping to fight alongside Gawain.

Gawain could sense the confusion in Thompson's words, and could feel the heavy weight on his shoulders. "I know I'm not fighting alone. Don't worry, I will defeat them."

Thompson's eyes flickered slightly, as if there were tears in them, but he soon revealed a broad smile to cover up his fleeting embarrassment, waved his fist at Gawain, shouted, "Fight to the end!", then turned and left.

Gao Wen also shouted at Thompson's back, "Fight to the end!"

The heart beats rapidly, so powerfully and so hotly.

Being the first singles player is an honor and a responsibility, and he cannot let down the expectations of his coach and teammates.

The quarterfinals between UCLA and Ohio State University officially kicked off this morning.

In the doubles match that took place first, the first two games were relatively close, and the final scores were somewhat disparate. The Eagles and the Bruins won one game each, so it came to the decisive third game. The two sides fought until the last minute. The Eagles performed better at the critical moment, quickly widened the score gap in the tiebreak, won with a small score of "7:3", and pocketed the doubles points.

"1:0", the Eagles took the lead in the total score.

Immediately following was the first singles contest between the two sides, with "Gowon VS Kilbert". This was also a risky deployment by Coach Martin. After all, Kilbert's strength is unquestionable; but this season Gowon has appeared on the court many times under pressure and has never disappointed the Bruins fans.

The outcome of this game is hard to predict.

For the Eagles, this is a game to further expand their lead; for the Bruins, this is a game to equalize the score and regain momentum. Both teams will do their best to win.

What's more, the off-field news has been abuzz these two days, and the grudges between the two teams have added a lot of highlights to the game.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the two players came on stage.

"Ohio State University, Pete Kerbert!"

"UCLA, Wen-Gao!"

The whole audience burst into thunderous applause and roared with applause.

Fourth update.

(End of this chapter)