Prohibit Flight

"Fuck, who knew that slut had such a powerful boyfriend?" Odom cursed bitterly.

Heh! It looked like you were no stranger to making people wear the cuckold's hat!

Just then, Odom suddenly grew serious. "Chen, thanks for today. Otherwise, I really might have..."

Odom didn't finish. He knew he wouldn't have come out of it well if he'd fallen into those guys' hands. He was truly grateful that Li Chen had put their past differences aside and stepped in to help him when he was in danger.

Li Chen waved a hand. "You're my teammate. I'm not going to stand by and let something happen to one of my teammates. Besides, you're the guy I'm going to crush. How could I let those punks kill you? What about my pride?"

Odom was moved by the first half, but when he heard the second half, he shouted, "Fuck, are you a demon?"

Overcome with anger, Odom's eyes rolled back, and he passed out with a "gack."

Meanwhile, inside the Rolls-Royce Silver Angel in the middle of the convoy, a man sitting in the back watched an Oriental man supporting another man whose face was covered in blood. He calmly said, "Stop the car. Ask them if they need help."

The stern-looking man in a black suit in the passenger seat replied, "Of course, Mr. Michael Jackson." He then picked up the walkie-talkie and relayed the order.

A short while later, a young man in a black suit hurried over to Li Chen and Odom. "Sir, do you need any help?"

Li Chen was dumbfounded by the sight. He wondered which major Hollywood celebrity this was. What a grand entrance.

Coming back to himself, Li Chen smiled and shook his head. "Sir, thank you for your kindness. We're truly grateful to you. Without you, we have no idea what might have happened to us."

The security staff then asked him what had happened.

Li Chen didn't hide anything. He explained how he'd happened to run into his teammate.

A short while later, the convoy slowly moved on. Li Chen watched as it gradually disappeared into the distance. So that was Michael Jackson's convoy, he thought.

Li Chen's lips curled up. I, Li Chen, don't like owing people. Since I owe you this time, I'll repay you someday, Mr. Michael Jackson.

What Li Chen didn't know was that Michael Jackson continued watching him from inside the Rolls-Royce Silver Angel.

After watching the convoy leave, Odom came around at some point.

He felt weak all over, and his head was spinning. He had clearly lost too much blood.

"Buddy, shouldn't you take me to the hospital?"

"You're lucky. Bullets can't kill you. You won't die from a little injury like this."

"Fuck, you really are an annoying demon."

After going through life and death together, the rift between them disappeared without either of them realizing it.

After taking Odom to the hospital, Li Chen called the police. He knew Odom would keep getting into trouble if the matter wasn't dealt with properly, so calling the police was essential.

In the hospital room.

After getting a blood transfusion, Odom looked much livelier. With a bandage wrapped around his head, he leaned back against the hospital bed and enthusiastically chatted with Li Chen about his romantic escapades while they waited for the police.

In truth, though Odom had looked frightening with his face covered in blood, his injuries weren't serious.

Just then, two officers entered one after the other.

Li Chen and Odom, who had been chatting, both looked toward the door.

Seeing that they were police officers, Li Chen stood up. "Hello, officers," he said politely.

After a moment's hesitation, the officer who looked to be in his thirties suddenly exclaimed excitedly, "Oh, my God! I can't believe I'm seeing Chen!"

As he spoke, the officer took two quick steps and hurried over to Li Chen, delighted. "Chen, my son is a fan of yours. Could you give him an autograph?"

The officer asked eagerly, barely containing his excitement.

Li Chen was momentarily stunned. He hadn't expected to have fans already.

With his thoughts in a jumble, Li Chen smiled and nodded. "Sure, of course. It's my pleasure."

Hearing that, the officer was briefly taken aback. He realized that this Oriental star was quite different from what he'd expected.

Meanwhile, seeing someone ask Li Chen for an autograph, Odom thought to himself, I'm an NBA player too!

A short while later, Li Chen explained what had happened to the two officers.

Odom added some details of his own.

After giving their statements, Li Chen saw the two officers out. He returned to the hospital room, gave Odom a few words of advice, and then left.

After watching Li Chen leave, Odom murmured to himself, Chen, you really are a good guy. I'm honored to know you.

The next day, Li Chen requested leave for Odom. Of course, he didn't mention that Odom had been beaten up for fooling around with someone else's girlfriend. He made up a story, saying Odom had diarrhea.

Alvin Gentry was surprised that Li Chen had requested leave for Odom.

The other teammates were surprised too, but they were happy to see it.

They knew Odom was a decent guy; he just had a big mouth. They were glad to see the team getting along now.

Monday, February 3.

The Clippers were beginning another four-game road trip.

Today, they were playing an away game against the Toronto Raptors.

The Raptors were currently ninth in the Eastern Conference.

Although their record was poor, Vince Carter was in his prime, and his style of play drew plenty of fans. So even with the team struggling, fans were still willing to buy tickets.

The Air Canada Centre in Toronto was packed tonight, with attendance close to full capacity.

Just then, the players began to enter the arena. The Clippers came out first, and their names were announced.

A short while later, when the Toronto Raptors took the floor, the arena erupted in cheers.

Hearing the crowd, Elton Brand curled his lip. "I hate road games."

Li Chen shook his head helplessly at Elton Brand's complaint. Brand said the same thing every time they played on the road. Li Chen didn't even know what to say to him anymore.

The starting lineups for both teams were announced as well.

For the Clippers, Wang Zhizhi took the center spot, while the other starters remained unchanged.

The Toronto Raptors' starting lineup was:

Alvin Williams (Point Guard)

Carter (Shooting Guard)

Jerome (Power Forward)

Antonio Davis (Power Forward)

Morris (Small Forward)

The Raptors were using a lineup with three forwards and two guards today.

As the two teams prepared for the jump ball, Li Chen glanced at the S-rank Skill he'd received at random today.

When he saw the skill, Li Chen was stunned. Today's random S-rank Skill was called [Prohibit Flight]. He couldn't help glancing at Carter.

After all, Carter's nickname was UFO.

And the S-rank Skill he'd randomly received was called [Prohibit Flight]. What a pointed skill! But why did he feel so eager to give it a try and go all out?

[Prohibit Flight: 50% chance to block an opposing player's dunk or layup in the paint. After a successful block, the opposing player is intimidated by the host's presence and falls into a 10-second slump.]

[Slump: The opposing player's shooting percentage drops by 30%.]

Damn, this skill was tailor-made for grounding the Flying Man, and it even gave the opponent a debuff. This was incredible!

Li Chen looked at Vince Carter and thought, Sorry, Carter. Today, the Air Canada Centre is a "no-fly zone."