Zombie Bodyguard
Chapter 26: The Basketball Captain’s Provocation

Chapter 26: Chapter 26: The Basketball Captain’s Provocation

"Guo Heng, stop yelling here. What do you want with Lin Tian? He’s gone out." At this moment, it was definitely Class Leader He who bravely stood up.

This Guo Heng, captain of the school basketball team, stood nearly two meters tall, emanating an oppressive aura just by standing there. Not to mention, behind him followed five or six basketball players, each one tall and burly, making the class leader look so small in front of them.

Generally, this group didn’t care much for studying, but they were indeed good at basketball, and the school depended on them for many competitions. Even when members of the basketball team bullied other students, the school would merely go through the motions, giving them a verbal warning, and at times, turning a blind eye.

Over time, they became increasingly brazen, to the point where some teachers were afraid of them. Some were second-generation rich, with influential families; if the school leaders did not intervene, which teacher would dare to?

When Class Leader He said this, he was still somewhat apprehensive. Class 1, Grade 3 was full of nerds and bookworms focused on academics. Most weren’t into sports and were skinny, and if it came down to a fight, all the male students together might not be enough against them.

"Oh wow, someone’s trying to play the hero. What’s your name again? Oh, I remember now, Class Leader He, right? Careful how you talk to me with that tone, or I might just beat you up," he said, before giving a vicious kick to a desk nearby.

With a loud "bang," Class Leader He trembled all over. Just then Lin Tian was about to push the door open, but he found it was locked from inside, and the curtains were drawn. He had no idea what was happening inside. Who was so audacious to be looking for him? Could it be Sun Decai?

His eyes flashed, his gaze penetrating through to see two tall figures guarding the door, keeping students away. Lin Tian had not seen these two before; they were definitely there to make trouble.

Think blocking the door will solve the problem? Hmph. Lin Tian gave a cold snort and pushed the door open with one hand. He wasn’t fast and didn’t seem to exert much force, but the classroom door emitted a "boom" as it opened. This was followed by the shocked cries of two students behind the door, who were then struck by the opening door and sent flying out.

Both were clueless about what had happened, as the supposedly locked door flew open. With two "thuds," the two unfortunate souls fell to the ground, tumbling over in a manner akin to dogs digging through trash, struggling to get back up.

The loud disturbance drew everyone’s attention, and all eyes turned towards the door. They saw a tall figure at the doorway, which in the sunlight, seemed almost like the Heavenly God had descended.

"Hmph, putting on airs and playing tricks, what a show-off!" Zhang Lingyu sneered softly from the back of the crowd as she glanced at Lin Tian at the door.

"It’s none of your business." Xiao Manxuan standing beside her retorted with dissatisfaction.

Although both voices were soft, they reached Lin Tian’s ears, leaving him feeling somewhat embarrassed.

"Who are you? Daring to hurt our brothers, you must be tired of living!" Guo Heng had not seen how his companions had been taken down, thinking Lin Tian had launched a sneak attack.

Although Lin Tian was quite tall and looked not to be trifled with, every one of the guys he brought along was over one meter eighty tall. So Guo Heng appeared quite confident.

"You’re looking for me, yet you don’t know who I am, so tell me, is there something wrong with your brain?" Lin Tian sneered, casually remarking, "I think your head is filled half with water and half with flour."

"Pfft," Xiao Manxuan finally caught on to what Lin Tian meant, and couldn’t help but laugh, thinking that this bad boy really was terrible, cursing others with such roundabout insults.

"Brother Guo, what does he mean by that?" A teammate leaned close to Guo Heng and whispered.

"How would I know, he’s definitely cursing at someone," Guo Heng, strong in limb yet simple in thought, really wasn’t too bright.

Lin Tian, hearing the foolish conversation between the two, couldn’t help but get anxious about their intelligence. People really needed to study more; otherwise, with such slow wits, they could get sold out and still be none the wiser. Lin Tian was convinced that since he had just started school, the only person he’d clashed with was Sun Decai.

Now, Sun Decai wasn’t causing trouble, but these guys from the basketball team were picking a fight. Lin Tian figured it out right away—it must’ve been Guo Heng being bewitched by Sun Decai.

This way, even if a scene was caused, Sun Decai could cleanly disassociate himself, as if uninvolved. It was only Guo Heng, the one with not such a sharp mind, who was being used by Sun Decai as a pawn without realizing it.

"Sigh, I’m really at my wits’ end with you guys. If your heads were filled with water and flour, they’d turn into paste at the smallest provocation. Your heads are really just blobs of paste," Lin Tian said, shaking his head in disbelief.

"Damn it, you dare to insult our Brother Guo? Sick of living, are you? Watch me beat you up," a classmate nearly as tall as Guo Heng cursed and without a second thought, charged at Lin Tian.

Watching the tall guy coming at him, Lin Tian remained unmoved. He really wasn’t interested; it felt like he was fighting with a child. But his classmates didn’t see it that way, thinking he was stunned into inaction.

"Lin Tian, watch out," Class Leader He kindly warned. He had a good impression of Lin Tian, who had bravely fought against the foreign-idolizing English teacher and could recite texts from memory—acts He greatly admired.

Some girls in the class even covered their eyes, not bearing to watch such a handsome guy get beaten to a pulp.

These thoughts of the onlookers only lasted a few seconds. As the tall guy got close, Lin Tian suddenly sidestepped, then quietly stuck out his leg and tripped him.

"Ahh..." The tall guy screamed loudly, falling forward after being tripped, face-planting the ground, and writhing in pain on the floor.

What happened? Guo Heng was dumbfounded. It had looked like the attack was hitting Lin Tian, but somehow his own teammate was the one who got sent flying. The classmates were also baffled—they thought Lin Tian was about to meet his demise, yet there he stood unharmed, while it was the tall guy who had fallen.

"Such quick reflexes," Zhang Lingyu muttered to herself with an intrigued expression, watching from behind the crowd.

Xiao Manxuan stood on a stool, watching with delight as Lin Tian "taught the bad guy a lesson." It was clear she was a mischievous one, always learning moves from her elder sister without any skill to back them up, or she would have wanted to join in on the action herself.

"What are you guys standing around for? Help him up," Guo Heng shouted to his teammates. The two who had been knocked over by the door earlier hurried over to help the tall guy up.

"Heh, Guo Heng, you’re somewhat self-aware, I see. I even thought you’d order them to jump me," Lin Tian had really expected Guo Heng would call for a group beating in his anger.

"Lin Tian, don’t get ahead of yourself. Today we’re just passing along a message from Brother De. He has asked us to challenge your basketball team from Class One, Senior Year. If you dare, meet us at the basketball court after school to settle this. Brother De also said he’s putting up one hundred thousand yuan as a stake, winner takes all," Guo Heng said with a scornful glance at Lin Tian, considering fighting ability useless compared to money.

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