Prohibit Flight

"Fuck, who knew that slutty bitch had a powerful boyfriend," Odom grumbled, cursing.

Heh! Looks like you've done this kind of cuckolding thing quite a bit yourself!

At this moment, Odom suddenly became serious and said earnestly, "Chen, thank you today, otherwise I really might have..."

Odom didn't finish his sentence. He knew that if he had fallen into the hands of those people, he would have met a terrible end. He was truly grateful that Li Chen had put aside their past grievances and stepped in to help him at a critical moment.

Li Chen waved his hand and said, "You're my teammate, and I won't stand by and watch my teammate get into trouble. Besides, you're the guy I'm going to crush. How could I let those thugs kill you? Don't I care about my reputation?"

Odom was moved by the first half of the sentence, but upon hearing the second half, he roared, "Fuck, are you a devil?"

In his rage, Odom's eyes rolled back, and he fainted.

At this time, in the Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit in the middle of the motorcade, a man sitting in the back seat, watching an Eastern man supporting another man covered in blood, said calmly, "Stop the car. Ask them if they need help."

The man in the black suit in the passenger seat said sternly, "Yes, Mr. Michael Jackson." He then picked up the walkie-talkie and relayed the situation.

A moment later, a young man in a black suit jogged over to Li Chen and Odom and politely asked, "Sir, do you need assistance?"

Li Chen was also stunned by the scene, wondering which Hollywood big shot this was, as they were so grand.

Lost in thought, Li Chen smiled and shook his head, "Sir, thank you for your kindness, but we are truly grateful for your help this time. Without you, we really don't know what consequences we would have faced."

Then, the security personnel asked for a general account of what had happened.

Li Chen did not hide anything and explained how he had accidentally encountered his teammate.

A moment later, the motorcade slowly moved forward, and Li Chen watched as it gradually disappeared into the distance. He thought to himself, so this motorcade belonged to Michael Jackson.

Li Chen's lips curled. I, Li Chen, don't like owing favors. Since I owe you this time, I will repay you in the future, Mr. Michael Jackson.

At the same time, Li Chen didn't know that Michael Jackson in the Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit had been watching him the entire time.

After watching the motorcade leave, Odom, who had fainted earlier, slowly woke up at some point.

He felt weak all over and his head was groggy, clearly due to blood loss.

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

"You're lucky to be alive. Even bullets couldn't kill you. This minor injury won't kill you."

"Fuck, you really are an annoying devil."

Having faced life and death together, the rift between them had vanished without a trace.

After sending Odom to the hospital, Li Chen also called the police. He knew that if this matter wasn't handled properly, Odom would get into trouble again, so calling the police was essential.

In the hospital ward.

After receiving a blood transfusion, Odom's spirits improved significantly. He had a bandage around his head and was sitting up in bed, excitedly chatting with Li Chen about his romantic encounters while waiting for the police to arrive.

In fact, despite how gruesome Odom looked with all the blood on his face at the time, his injuries weren't severe.

Just then, two police officers pushed open the door and entered.

Li Chen and Odom, who had been chatting, both looked towards the ward entrance.

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

After a moment of stunned silence, the police officer, who looked to be in his early thirties, suddenly exclaimed excitedly, "Oh, my God! I'm seeing Chen."

With that, the officer took two quick steps and rushed in front of Li Chen, saying happily, "Chen, my son is your fan. Could you give him an autograph?"

The officer asked with excitement and anticipation.

Li Chen was slightly taken aback. He was surprised that he actually had fans.

Lost in thought, Li Chen smiled and nodded, "Yes, of course. It's my honor."

Hearing this, the officer was slightly stunned. He found this Eastern star to be quite unusual.

At the same time, seeing that Li Chen had a fan asking for an autograph, Odom muttered to himself, I'm an NBA player too!

A moment later, Li Chen explained the situation to the two police officers.

Odom added some details.

After giving their statements, Li Chen saw the two officers out and returned to the ward. After giving a few instructions, he left the hospital.

Watching Li Chen leave, Odom murmured to himself, Chen, you're a good person. I'm honored to know you.

The next day, Li Chen helped Odom get a leave of absence. Of course, Li Chen didn't mention that Odom had been beaten up for messing with someone else's girlfriend. He made up a story, saying Odom had diarrhea.

Alvin Gentry was a bit surprised to see Li Chen requesting leave for Odom.

The other teammates were also surprised, but they were happy about it.

They knew that Odom was a good guy, just with a bad mouth. They were glad to see the team getting along now.

Monday, February 3rd.

The Clippers were once again embarking on a four-game road trip.

Today was a game where the Clippers would be playing the Toronto Raptors on the road.

The Raptors were currently ranked ninth in the Eastern Conference.

Although their record wasn't great, Vince Carter was in his prime, and his playing style was very captivating. Therefore, even with a poor record, fans were willing to buy tickets.

The Air Canada Centre arena was almost completely full tonight, with a considerable attendance.

As the players began to enter, the Clippers players came onto the court first, followed by introductions.

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

Hearing the cheers, Elton Brand curled his lip. "I really hate playing away games."

Hearing Elton Brand's complaint, Li Chen shook his head helplessly. This guy said the same thing every away game; Li Chen didn't know what to say to him anymore.

At the same time, the starting lineups for both teams were announced.

First, for the Clippers, there were no changes except for Wang Zhizhi starting at Center.

The Toronto Raptors' starting lineup was:

Alvin Williams (Point Guard)

Carter (Shooting Guard)

Jerome (Power Forward)

Antonio Davis (Power Forward)

Morris (Small Forward)

Today, the Raptors were fielding a lineup with three forwards and two guards.

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

Upon seeing this S-rank Skill, Li Chen's face was filled with surprise. The S-rank Skill he had randomly received today was called [Prohibit Flight]. He couldn't help but look at Carter.

After all, Carter's nickname was UFO.

And his randomly received S-rank Skill was [Prohibit Flight]. The sense of targeted intent was so strong! But why did he feel an urge to give it his all and go for a big win?

[Prohibit Flight: 50% chance to block opponent's dunks and layups. After a successful block, the opponent player is intimidated by the host's aura and enters a 10-second state of demoralization.]

[Demoralization: Opposing player's shooting percentage decreases by 30%.]

Wow, this skill was tailor-made for taking down "flying" opponents, and it even added a debuff to the other side. That's impressive.

Li Chen looked at Vince Carter and thought, I'm sorry, Carter, but "flight is prohibited" at the Air Canada Centre tonight.