Chapter 90: The Miraculous Tactic
Pang Jiahui’s performance was no better than He Juan’s. He no longer had the strength to stand; he simply crouched at the edge of the court, staring blankly at the scoreboard, his eyes filled with shock and disbelief.
“How could this happen? Can someone tell me how things turned out like this? In the first two rounds, Class 3, Grade 1 was completely suppressed by us. We could torment them however we liked! Why did they suddenly become so fierce in the third round? Could it be that they hid their true strength in the first two games on purpose, luring me into raising the stakes?”
Pang Jiahui muttered to himself, feeling as though he had been tricked, fallen into a trap.
In fact, Pang Jiahui was not alone in thinking that Class 3, Grade 1 had concealed their strength in the previous matches. Many people in the gymnasium shared this view.
Though they couldn’t understand why Class 3, Grade 1 would hide their abilities earlier, how else could one explain the sudden eruption in the third round, with an astonishing score of 25:0 against Class 6, Grade 3, unless they had been holding back?
Only Lin Siyu, Tan Xiaoxiao, and the other members of the girls’ volleyball team from Class 3, Grade 1 knew the truth—they had not hidden their strength. Their dramatic victory in the third round, shutting out their opponents, was entirely thanks to Li Sicheng!
After the initial exclamations, Tan Xiaoxiao cast a plaintive glance at Li Sicheng. “Li, you really fooled us!”
“When did I ever fool you?” Li Sicheng was taken aback by her words.
Tan Xiaoxiao replied, “You said you didn’t know volleyball or tactics, so we genuinely believed you, and we were worried the whole time…”
Li Sicheng spread his hands, looking innocent. “I didn’t deceive you. I really don’t know.”
Tan Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes at him, annoyed. “Alright, enough pretending. Is it fun? You claim not to understand volleyball or tactics, yet a few positional changes led us to shut out our opponents and win the match. I see now—your tactical arrangement can only be described as ‘miraculous’! Even professional volleyball coaches couldn’t pull this off, could they?”
Her words were echoed by Lin Siyu, Zhang Xiaoling, and other team members. The girls began to shower Li Sicheng with praise, and those like Zhang Xiaoling, who had always had a bit of a crush on him, gazed at him with eyes full of adoration, nearly ready to swoon.
Nearby, Zeng Yi watched with envious admiration. “Amazing! Sicheng’s moves are truly brilliant—he’s instantly won the favor of all the girls on the volleyball team. He really is a master at winning hearts! Hmm… I must remember this.”
He immediately pulled out his phone and quickly typed into his notes: “Pick-up artist tip number thirty-six: Helping in a crisis wins more favor than just joining in celebrations!”
Zeng Yi’s little action went unnoticed, as Gao Zixi and the girls’ volleyball team had all their attention focused on Li Sicheng.
“Enough with the flattery, let's get down to business,” Lin Siyu waved off the praise and asked, “How should we play the next round? You arrange it; we’ll follow your lead!”
Li Sicheng smiled. “There’s nothing much to arrange. Just stand as you did last round, and victory will come.”
“Alright!” Lin Siyu, Tan Xiaoxiao, and the rest of the girls’ volleyball team responded loudly.
Unlike their previous doubts, after witnessing the power of Li Sicheng’s unusual formation, their skepticism was gone, replaced by deep trust.
They trusted Li Sicheng! They believed that, under his guidance, victory was certain—and not just any victory, but a sweeping triumph!
Li Sicheng did not betray their trust.
In the following fourth round, Class 3, Grade 1 maintained a perfect scoring rate. No matter what kind of ball came their way, whether strong or weak, they scored. In contrast, Class 6, Grade 3 continued in their strange state, making mistake after mistake. Even when they managed a strong play, it was blocked by the girls of Class 3, Grade 1 in all sorts of astonishing ways.
Soon, the fourth round ended.
The scoreboard showed the same score as the third round: 25:0!
Once again, Class 3, Grade 1 shut out their opponents, claiming complete victory!
The gymnasium fell silent once more.
After a long pause, a teacher from Yongcheng Sports University, who coached volleyball, woke from his shock and exclaimed, “My goodness… Two consecutive rounds of 25:0! This is unbelievable! It’s a miracle!”
Scoring 25:0 in a single round is already extremely difficult. Doing it twice in a row is nearly impossible! Even professional teams playing amateurs rarely achieve this.
Yet here was a high school team accomplishing the impossible. And their opponents surpassed them in physique, experience, and skill!
A middle-aged man nearby shook his head and said gravely, “A miracle? No, this isn’t a miracle—this is the result of brilliant tactical arrangements!”
This middle-aged man was a teacher from another sports institute in Yongcheng. He had once served as a coach in a professional volleyball team, and his vision and experience far exceeded those of his colleague.
“Brilliant tactical arrangements?” The Yongcheng Sports University teacher was momentarily stunned, then suddenly realized: the spectacular performance of Class 3, Grade 1 had begun with the change in formation and tactics.
At first, everyone had mocked the tactical setup, thinking it was chaos and a sign they’d given up on the match. But looking back now, their earlier comments seemed so childish and laughable!
This was not a chaotic tactic, but a miraculous one!
Though they couldn’t understand the strategy, if it brought victory, it was a good tactic!
Moreover, this tactic not only brought victory, but decisive triumph!
Several students from other classes, who had come to ‘spy,’ took out their phones and filmed the formation of Class 3, Grade 1 on the court.
Excitedly, they shouted, “Record this! Memorize Class 3, Grade 1’s tactical formation! We’ll use it in our next match. Even if we can’t unleash its full power, if we can just use forty or fifty percent, it’ll be enough to win and make the top eight!”
Unfortunately, they didn’t know that this formation was uniquely suited for Class 3, Grade 1 in this particular match. Change the time or the players, and it would lose effectiveness.
And this was soon proven.
In the next match, Class 5, Grade 2 tried to replicate the formation used by Class 3, Grade 1. Despite their apparent advantage, they failed to perform and were soundly defeated three to zero.
After that match, no one attempted to copy Class 3, Grade 1’s tactic again.
Li Sicheng’s mid-match formation shift became a legend at Nanshan High School. Every year, as volleyball season began, people would talk about it…
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