514: Chapter 509: Awesome Billiards Skills!
514: Chapter 509: Awesome Billiards Skills!
“Ye Tian, maybe we shouldn’t compete.
I know you’re great at fighting, but playing pool is a different story,”
Bai Lan’s words fell on deaf ears as Ye Tian slowly approached the gang leader.
“How shall we compete?”
“How?
Just one game to decide the winner!
With someone like you, do I really need to waste three games of my time?”
The gang leader scoffed, and Ye Tian nodded.
“Alright!
Just one game then!”
“Kid, you’ll regret it.
I didn’t even use half of my strength in the game against that girl!”
The gang leader’s words took Bai Lan by surprise.
That guy was already so formidable, and yet he hadn’t used even half of his strength; how strong could he truly be?
Could it be that he really was the champion of Jiangcheng’s pool competitions?
“Half your strength?
Ha, a so-called champion reduced to hustling in the streets, that’s just sad!”
Ye Tian said nonchalantly, which immediately made the gang leader’s face turn red!
“Bastard!
This time, I’ll show you how formidable I am!”
With those words, the gang leader swung his cue stick violently, and the cue ball smashed into the other balls like cannon fire, scattering the colored balls all around the pool table.
However, the chances of sinking a ball on the first strike were slim, so after scattering the balls, the gang leader stepped aside.
It was Ye Tian’s turn to shoot.
Bai Lan couldn’t help but worry.
She had seen Ye Tian’s pool skills earlier; he had knocked the cue ball off the table in one shot.
If he made the same mistake in this game against the gang leader, he would lose on the spot…
“…”
Bai Lan watched Ye Tian, who felt her gaze and gave her a slight smile before swinging his cue.
The force was just right, and the angle was perfect.
The cue ball seemed to have eyes as it struck the number 1 ball, which traced a beautiful path on the table before neatly dropping into the pocket.
“It went in?”
To everyone’s surprise, it wasn’t the gang members who were astonished, but Bai Lan.
Her face flushed with anger.
Ye Tian, that guy, he could play pool after all, but in front of her, he had pretended he knew nothing.
This guy, he was clearly trying to take advantage of her…
“Just one ball, what’s there to boast about?
You can’t possibly sink the 2 ball!”
The gang members said disdainfully.
Hitting the 1 ball wasn’t difficult, so there was nothing to be proud of, but the 2 ball was much more challenging than the 1 ball, as it was blocked by balls 7 and 8 in front.
But Ye Tian paid no attention to their words and swung his cue again; this time, he jabbed the side of the cue ball.
“Bang!”
A clear sound.
“Ye Tian, didn’t you aim?”
Bai Lan exclaimed, as the cue ball was heading in a completely different direction, not at all towards the 2 ball.
“Heh heh… I knew this kid was just messing around!”
The gang leader laughed mockingly.
However, incredibly, the cue ball traced a huge arc on the table and hit the 2 ball squarely, which, as if guided by a navigator, moved towards the center pocket.
“Whoosh!”
The 2 ball went into the pocket.
Bai Lan and the gang members were all dumbfounded.
“A curve ball?”
Ye Tian actually managed to play a curve ball on the pool table, and the arc of the cue ball was so great that even in world-class competitions, Bai Lan had never seen such a curve.
“This, this…”
The gang leader and his followers were stunned.
Was this really a game of pool and not soccer?
“It must be luck!
That guy couldn’t have sunk the 2 ball with skill!”
The gang members immediately jumped to conclusions.
A curve ball that accurately knocked the 2 ball into the pocket could only be explained by luck.
“Right, right, he can’t possibly sink the 3 ball!”
The gang members concluded resolutely, looking at the position of the 3 ball.
It was located at the upper left corner of the table, but the cue ball was at the lower right, not only far but also blocked by other balls, making it impossible to hit.
However, Ye Tian appeared very composed; he nonchalantly swung his cue, and the stick fiercely hit the bottom of the cue ball.
The cue ball drew a textbook parabola on the table, soaring over all the other balls and heading straight for the 3 ball.
“Smack!”
The No.
3 ball, struck by the cue ball, obediently fell into the pocket, while the cue ball came to a neat stop at the upper left corner of the pool table.
“My god…”
Bai Lan’s eyes were wide open, unable to believe what she was seeing.
Though she often played pool and watched world-class pool matches as well as trick shot performances, the trajectory of the cue ball Ye Tian played was incredibly long, yet it hit the target precisely.
This was no longer just trick shots, this was outright superhuman!
“Is this even possible?”
The gang leader was also panicked.
Although he was the champion of many local pool competitions, he could only excel by setting up snooker traps, but Ye Tian’s technique completely disregarded the other balls on the table, always hitting his targets.
In Ye Tian’s eyes, there were no other balls except for the cue ball and the target ball…
“Boss, this guy is freaky…
I think we…”
A thug approached the gang leader, expressing his concerns, while the gang leader looked utterly astonished, unable to utter a word.
“Lan, for the next No.
4 ball, which pocket do you favor?”
After pocketing the No.
3 ball, Ye Tian looked at Bai Lan with a smile.
Bai Lan sighed as she looked at each ball on the table; the No.
4 ball was right beside the middle pocket.
Where else could it go if not there?
“If you’re able, shoot the No.
4 ball into the top right pocket!”
The gang leader said coldly, the position of the No.
4 ball being near the left middle pocket and the cue ball near the left top pocket.
To use the cue ball to push the No.
4 ball into the top right pocket seemed absolutely impossible.
But Ye Tian just smiled, saying, “Why not?”
With that, Ye Tian adjusted his position and then struck the cue ball hard.
The cue ball fiercely hit the No.
4 ball, which, hit with such force, smashed towards the left middle pocket, but because of the excessive power, it did not fall into the pocket but bounced off the edge of it and jumped up.
This jump, astoundingly, headed right toward the top right pocket!
The No.
4 ball seemed to grow wings as it flew through the air, and with a “swish” sound, incredibly, it landed squarely into the top right pocket…
“My god!”
Bai Lan exclaimed, how was this possible?
Could there actually be someone in the world with such amazing pool skills?
“Damn…
he actually got the ball in…”
The gang leader’s mouth hung open, his jaw nearly hitting the floor.
This wasn’t merely playing pool; he seriously suspected that these balls were fitted with control chips.
“Who exactly is this guy?”
The other thugs were also unable to remain calm, as it seemed to them that Ye Tian could hit the pool balls at will, sending each one into the targeted pocket following the exact trajectory he desired.
He…
was simply not human…
“Only four balls left, this is really no challenge at all!”
Ye Tian smiled again, then waved his cue stick, hitting the No.
5 ball precisely, and it obediently fell into the pocket.
From the No.
2 ball to the No.
4 ball, all were difficult shots, so when Ye Tian pocketed the No.
5 ball, which was easier, everyone had become numb…
Ye Tian showed no mercy, directly pocketing both the No.
6 and No.
7 balls as well.
Only the No.
8 black ball was left on the table, located near the middle pocket, and with the cue ball close to it, it would be very easy for Ye Tian to pocket the No.
8 ball and win the match.
But Ye Tian stopped and asked the gang leader, “That champion of yours, if I pocket the black ball now, you’ll lose.
Will you accept that?”
The gang leader immediately snorted, discontentedly saying, “Of course I won’t accept it.
You had good luck this round; when I broke, I set you up for a clear table run!”
“Heh!
Is that so?” Ye Tian chuckled, “I knew you wouldn’t be convinced.
How about this, let’s have another game, and this time, I’ll break.
What do you say?”
With those words, Ye Tian seemed somewhat sarcastic.
The gang leader angrily said, “Then you break!
This game is void!”
Bai Lan quickly said, “How can you do this?
Clearly, we’ve won this game, yet you say it doesn’t count!
Who plays pool like you do?”
However, Ye Tian just waved his hand, saying, “Lan, don’t worry, it’s fine!”
With that, he reset the pool table, this game, Ye Tian was just one black ball away from winning…
Starting over, the gang leader pointed to Ye Tian and said, “You break!
I don’t believe you can clear the table in one shot!”
Ye Tian didn’t reply, but silently approached the pool table.
“Bang!”
The cue stick struck the face of the cue ball, which shot out like a cannonball, smashing into the pool balls in front.
This strike, seemingly casual from Ye Tian, but the balls spread in a highly rhythmic manner, as if they all had eyes.
More importantly, the No.
1 ball, right after Ye Tian’s break, conveniently fell into the pocket.
“Is this even possible?”
The gang leader was so astonished that he was lost for words.
A ball pocketed with the break, and precisely the most suited No.
1 ball, was this luck, or…
“The position of the No.
2 ball is just right, nice!”
Ye Tian said, as he swung his cue stick, the cue ball precisely striking the No.
2 ball.
For Ye Tian, this shot was devoid of any difficulty, and the No.
2 ball smoothly entered the pocket.