48 Hours a Day - Chapter 87

Chapter 87: 87

Going first had its good and bad sides . If he performed well, he could exert tremendous pressure on his opponent, putting him under a lot of stress . At the same time, that would also mean his trump card would be revealed . The guy speaking fluent Japanese hesitated for a while before choosing to go after his opponent, suspecting that his nemesis was playing tricks on him .

After they made their choices, everyone from the opposing team had their eyes on a plump guy standing amongst them . When compared to others of the same age, he looked like an ordinary, unassuming guy that no one would notice . The outdated Bosideng down jacket that he wore would surely pass unperceived . Earlier, when his friends were playing the shooting game, he just stood there silently without saying a word .

“Why did you guys bring me trouble again?” he asked, then smiled when he realized that everyone was looking at him .

“We are all just hanging out since its Christmas Eve . I will buy everyone supper when this is over,” Wang Bin proclaimed while handing the laser gun to the plump guy .

“This will be the last time I’ll be doing something like this . Teacher Guo advised us to stay out of trouble while we are here . ”

The moment he picked up the gun, his temperament switched entirely, as if transforming into another person . One could instantly tell that he was no amateur from the way he held the laser gun . Immediately, the guy fluent in Japanese could feel that something was not right . Still, he was left with a tiny bit of hope that he could beat the plump guy .

The moment the game started, the plump guy’s performance completely annihilated whatever little hope he had . He might have looked ordinary, but his shooting skills were definitely something out of this world . At the early stages of the game, his superb skills weren’t apparent as the game was still easy . When the balloons started appearing faster and faster on the screen, he could still land his shots on the balloons that carried the most points .

His scores were rising steadily . Left in shock, the guy who spoke fluent Japanese realized that his opponent had surpassed his best score, and he still had half a minute left to complete the game .  Right until the end, the balloons appearing on the screen became so fast that it almost faded into a blur . It was at that moment that the plump guy started to miss .

It was no longer relevant, however, as his score was high enough for the top prize . Upon seeing the win, the attendant of the arcade carried the giant teddy bear and approached him .

“I don’t need this giant teddy bear,” said the plump guy while putting down the laser gun .

“What now? Do you still want to compete with us?” asked Wang Bin while tapping on the shoulder of the guy who spoke fluent Japanese .

At that very moment, he realized that he had walked into a trap . The plump guy was no ordinary man . There was a reason why he was in the same school as Wang Bin . His forte was clearly not physical sports . From the way he performed just now, everyone realized that he must be a professional Esports competitor .

“You should honor the bet you made since you’ve lost the game . ”

Wang Bin then took out his cellphone from his pocket and turned on the camera, switching it to record . The guy speaking fluent Japanese was deeply embarrassed in front of everyone . He knew that Wang Bin had intended all the while to make him look like a fool in public . What he did not expect was his opponent recording anything on video . His reputation would be eternally tainted if the clip were uploaded to the internet .

The worst thing here was that his impulsive decision had also dragged Hayase Asuka and Zhang Heng in with him . Despite all that, however, he did not hear Wang Bin saying anything about the loser having to do whatever he was asked to do .

He was so distracted that he did not realize the two persons beside him were gone . The plump guy harrumphed and saw that a crowd had started to gather around the arcade machine . He pinned the Eastern Tree Leaf drink he was holding under his armpit and picked up the laser gun .

“Can I borrow two tokens from you?”

Suddenly, Zhang Heng voiced out, asking Wang Bin for the coins .

“Not about to give up, huh? Fine . ”

Wang Bin then took two tokens from his pocket and tossed it to Zhang Heng, who inserted one of them into the machine and placed the other under the screen .

“This token is for you to challenge my score later,” Zhang Heng told the plump guy .

Immediately, the crowd fell into a hushed silence . Even the guy fluent in Japanese thought that Zhang Heng had gone insane . Everyone saw that the plump guy dominated the shooting game . According to the arcade’s employee, the giant teddy bear had been sitting there for two months, with nobody managing to claim it as their own . This was the first time that someone had won it fair and square .

The plump guy was surprised that Zhang Heng wanted to challenge him . The crowd had started booing, but Zhang Heng chose to ignore them, starting the game instead . Somehow, he held the gun in a rather amateurish way . There was nothing particularly skillful about that .

Then, the tables started turning .

The moment he started firing a few shots, the plump guy quickly suspected that Zhang Heng might actually be better than him .

Outsiders were just there to watch them compete, but a real pro like the plump guy could instantly tell that Zhang Heng was a truly skilled marksman . In the game’s early stages, most players gained points at a predictable rate . Although the balloons had gradually appeared faster and faster on the screen, the plump guy observed that Zhang Heng still maintained his calm, and his performance had remained steady .

Zhang Heng played the game differently from the plump guy . Zhang Heng’s score increased bits by bits . After all the in-game battle-hardened training he got, his observational skills had grown better than most . Unlike the others, he did not impulsively focus only on the highest-scoring balloons while missing out on the rest .

After observing for a while, the plump guy noticed that Zhang Heng would arrange the balloons on the screen based on their value in the shortest time possible . He would not necessarily always shoot the ones with the highest value . Instead, he made sure to take out the rest of the valuable balloons before they left the screen as well . That meant Zhang Heng had to continually change his shooting sequence .

The plump guy had no idea how Zhang Heng managed such an incredible, striking great fear in him . Two minutes soon passed .

When Zhang Heng finally put down the laser gun, he realized that half of the crowd from the arcade center was watching him . Finally, his points on the screen stopped increasing . His final score was 2,765, 636 points higher than the plump guy’s . Hayase Asuka was filled with excitement when she compared the scores .

This time, the group that bullied them was left speechless . Wang Bin quickly turned around and looked at the plump guy hoping that he would start another challenge . The plump guy, however, could only gaze at the coin on the machine with a bitter smile .

“I don’t think I can surpass his final score . ”

Wang Bin and the rest of them became deeply embarrassed . Never in their minds did they imagine that he would lose to Zhang Heng . They were at a loss, not knowing what they should do now .