Cultivating through increasing my stats in America-Chapter 93 - 92 Hammer Checkpoint (Fourth Update)
Chapter 93: Chapter 92: Hammer Checkpoint (Fourth Update)
Chapter 93: Chapter 92: Hammer Checkpoint (Fourth Update)
Accompanied by the cool entrance effects, Dwayne Johnson slowly stepped out from behind the door, greeted the live audience, and then began the segment introducing the competitors.
“First to enter is our Li—Ang! He hails from Hillsboro City in Florida and is currently a high school student in attendance, standing 179cm tall and weighing 69kg.
Moreover, he is also the youth champion and overall champion of this year’s Florida State Bicycle Grand Prix!”
As Johnson announced, Li Ang, dressed in a sports outfit according to what the show’s director had instructed, waved to the camera while walking out from the passageway.
The black-framed glasses he hadn’t worn for a long time were put on again today, which was also a request from the show’s team, to emphasize his student persona, aiming for a greater contrast.
The screams of the audience were piercing, partly because some extras were paid to make a scene, and partly because Li Ang, standing under the spotlight, really dazzled.
Although his body wasn’t particularly muscular, his proportions were very harmonious; his skin pores were even more delicate than those of the made-up stars, his facial features weren’t of the handsome type but were very standard, which actually matched the American aesthetic better.
“Wait, what did he just say? Li Ang is the cycling champion of the entire state of Florida?”
Yan Tianqi repeated what Johnson had said with some disbelief.
It wasn’t only him—the coaches present were somewhat stunned. It seemed that martial arts wasn’t even Li’s main focus, and yet he had already become the state cycling champion.
But what was most critical was that Li had managed to beat them, self-proclaimed professional martial arts coaches, with martial arts skills that weren’t even his main pursuit, which was rather ironic.
Yan Tianqi suddenly felt a pang in his face.
At this moment, Hua Tianming, hearing the commotion, came up behind everyone.
Unlike the other coaches who were just there to watch the excitement, Hua Tianming was more concerned about Li Ang’s current situation.
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Since his last contact with Zhao Zhengxi, he had realized that his understanding of Li Ang was still too superficial.
And some advice based on insufficient understanding was naturally meaningless.
He had been annoyed at Li Ang’s failure to follow his advice; now, he realized the problem was all with himself.
“And now, Li Ang’s opponent is William—Klaus!”
“Coming from Texas, he is a truck driver by profession, standing 182cm tall and weighing 89kg—let’s cheer for him!”
Clearly, because William’s image was not as striking, even the extras tasked with cheering sounded a notch lower.
But that did not mean the audience doubted his abilities.
The screen showed videos of William’s daily work, and since he had previously worked as a mover and a logger, both of these jobs required substantial physical strength.
While William might appear somewhat overweight, those with experience knew that such a physique could give a better athletic performance than those with lower body fat ratios.
From the video, it could be seen that even with goods weighing hundreds of kilograms, William could still pick them up easily and carry them on his shoulder without any strain.
To participate in the competition, he had even specifically trained in the gym for half a month to increase his strength, and by the time of the competition, his bench press had reached 100kg, and his squat, even more impressively, 180kg.
William’s achievements from just half a month of training were enough to make those who had been in the gym for a year or two feel ashamed.
Standing together, the contrast in their physiques was stark; they were worlds apart.
If this were a knowledge quiz show, the scholarly Li Ang would certainly win hands down, but unfortunately, this was a sports variety show.
The female fans supporting Li Ang in front of the TV all hoped that the upcoming events wouldn’t rely purely on brute strength, and if they must, they hoped it would involve the legs.
Sheila and Catina in the audience were also sweating bullets for Li Ang.
Although they had witnessed Li Ang’s athletic performance before, they had no clear idea about his level of strength.
More importantly, while it may be hard to gauge someone’s skill level from appearances, strength was different; it’s usually apparent from one’s build, and a difference in weight class of 20kg is not easily bridged.
The competition officially began, and the first round was drawn:
Each contestant faced three giant stone spheres, chained and of unknown weight, but surely each weighing several hundred kilograms.
The contestants had to use hammers to break the stones, reducing their weight as much as possible, and then pull the chains on the other side to lift the stones to the top in order to complete the task. With three stones in total, the first to finish all won the round.
This competition left the viewers in front of their TVs dumbfounded.
They had thought the organizers would consider the difference in weight between the two contestants and arrange a more balanced challenge, yet the organizers opted for a truly random selection.
The challenge of using a sledgehammer to break stones aside, which relied heavily on strength with some technique involved,
the subsequent task of pulling the stones to the top with chains was entirely related to weight.
With William being 20kg heavier than Li Ang, he could break off 20kg less stone and use his own body weight to hoist the stone spheres up.
Therefore, as soon as this competition challenge was revealed, it was pretty much game over.
Sheila sighed and held her forehead, already thinking about how she was going to console Li Ang that evening. She’d also need to swap out his tasks for easier ones.
In the martial arts studio, Yan Tianqi, who had been silent after being humbled, finally breathed a sigh of relief, regaining his initial composure.
“I often say that one must choose the right direction and find the right platform. Look at Li Ang, isn’t he choosing a platform that’s not suitable for himself? If he focused on Riding, maybe he could achieve some success, but his aspirations are too scattered. He comes up here only to be eliminated. Does he win the prize money, or does he get popularity? So, I say, our gym is a good…”
Yan Tianqi felt quite proud of his speech. To be a good gym owner, he had specifically purchased several books from China like “How to Be a Good Boss,” “Mastering Human Nature,” and “The Qualities Every Outstanding Manager Needs,” and studied them through the night.
Seeing that everyone in front of him was silent, obviously pondering the wisdom in his words, Yan Tianqi was quite pleased with himself.
But our protagonist, Li Ang, wasn’t the least bit flustered by the competition challenge.
He had already reviewed all the potential challenges before coming, the difference being that he was fully confident in some, and ninety percent confident in others.
As the electric bell rang, both Li Ang and William picked up their hammers and charged forward.
