The cheers in the arena completely blew the roof off. Countless spectators waved their arms. Some ripped off their jerseys and tossed them into the air, some embraced each other and wept, and others shouted at the top of their lungs, "Long live humanity!"
Xu Jingyu's roar nearly broke into a falsetto:
"We won! We won! Wang Yi just hit a buzzer-beater against a robot! This is a victory that will go down in history!"
Jordan threw an arm around Barkley and Shaquille O'Neal. The three Legendary Superstars raised their arms and cheered like children, their eyes red.
Wang Yi released the rim and landed, then turned toward the robot and gently patted it on the shoulder.
Just then, the blue light in the robot's eyes flickered, as if it were responding.
The Yushu Technology staff hurried onto the court. Some rushed to check the robot's condition, while others went straight to Wang Yi and handed him a bottle of water, choking up so badly they couldn't speak.
Wang Yi took the water and tipped back more than half the bottle.
Sweat ran down his cheeks and dripped onto the floor, forming a tiny puddle.
He looked up at the stands. Nicole, Anjiali, Baiyin, and Keke were waving to him through the crowd.
Just then, the arena's giant screen suddenly lit up, and the robot's database interface flashed across it.
It settled on a new line of code—
Opponent: Wang Yi.
Conclusion: Unable to defeat.
The arena erupted in thunderous cheers once more.
Los Angeles.
King Arthur slumped on the sofa. The glass slipped from his hand and fell onto the carpet, wetting its crimson fibers.
He finally understood: what he had been chasing was never just a basketball player, but a legend.
A legend belonging to humanity, standing against