"How do you want to duel?" Miaomiao seriously asked the boy opposite her. Her air of a calm and peerless master was palpable.
The boy clearly recalled the fear of being dominated last time. He stepped back repeatedly. After a long while, he stammered, "You... We... We'll compete in roller - skating!"
"Huh?" Miaomiao ran through all kinds of martial arts in her mind but never expected that the boy would want to compete with her in roller - skating.
Well, roller - skating it is. She just learned how to do it recently, so it wouldn't be bullying the weak.
"Okay, then let's compete in roller - skating. How should we compete?" Miaomiao nodded in agreement.
The boy heaved a sigh of relief. If they really had a full - fledged duel, he wouldn't have any confidence at all. He had learned roller - skating at the age of three and had been skating almost every day since then. This time, he was sure to avenge his previous defeat!
"Over there, there are poles. We'll skate around the poles and see who can finish two round - trips first... Well, best of three rounds!" The boy pointed at the obstacle area not far away. After hesitating for a while, he added this rule. He would be more confident with the best - of - three format.
Miaomiao tilted her head and looked at the obstacle area. After observing the way to play for a while, she nodded and said, "Okay."
Hearing the response, the boy happily raised his eyebrows. He puffed out his chest and skated towards the obstacle area like a showy peacock. Miaomiao followed closely behind.
The two little kids stood seriously at the starting point. A large number of onlookers had gathered around.
They had seen many competitions, but this was the first time they had seen such a young kids' competition.
Some people who loved to watch the fun and make a big deal out of it even volunteered to be the referee.
"On your marks, get set, go!"
With a whistle, Miaomiao started and quickly rushed towards the obstacles without the slightest intention of slowing down.
Normally, even the most skilled people on this kind of obstacle track would slow down to avoid mistakes like touching the obstacles and to be able to adjust in time if they were tripped.
At this speed, for this little girl, it was dangerous even on a straight, obstacle - free track, not to mention around the obstacle poles.
Seeing that Miaomiao couldn't control her speed, the boy immediately became extremely confident. His pride was evident. He was almost writing "I'm the champion" on his face.
In everyone's eyes, Miaomiao was bound to lose. No one paid attention to her movements anymore. The boy focused on his own feet. Just after skating half a lap, he heard cheers from around.
"Wow!! So amazing!"
"Awesome! Is this little girl from the national team?"
"Impossible! I just saw this little girl playing in the kids' area. Her brother just taught her how to skate. She's a genius!"
"Damn, so amazing?"
"I heard these two kids are having a best - of - three competition. I'll go get my phone and record this. Such a scene is a once - in - a - millennium event!"
"Right, right. I'll go get mine too. Referee, don't start the next round yet!"
The onlookers were chatting away. The boy was in a state of self - doubt after hearing their words. He stared blankly at Miaomiao, completely confused about how he had lost.
The passers - by who ran to get their phones quickly returned. The referee understood and immediately blew the whistle to start the next round.
Miaomiao rushed out like an arrow again. This time, the little boy didn't focus on his own feet anymore. He stared at Miaomiao's movements the whole time.
When Miaomiao rushed towards the obstacles, she was still accelerating. When she skated around the poles, her feet left after - images. Yet, she remained calm and handled everything with ease.
Her strength was completely overwhelming.
The boy knew he had absolutely no chance of winning. He was so angry that his face turned blue and he almost cried.
Actually, he had seen Miaomiao when she entered the area. He had watched for a long time how clumsily she was learning before he dared to come and provoke her.
He never expected the result to be like this.
"You cheated! You're not skating for the first time! You just pretended to be bad in front of me on purpose!" After the second round, the boy's mentality completely collapsed. He tearfully accused Miaomiao.
"Hey, if you lose, you lose. A real man shouldn't be a sore loser," the referee couldn't stand it anymore.
When the boy provoked Miaomiao, his voice wasn't low. The referee had witnessed the whole thing.
How could someone who provoked others and then lost claim that the other person was cheating?
"I don't care. One of my hands is fractured! It's not fair!" The boy was left speechless by the referee's words. After thinking for a long time, he found a reasonable excuse.
Miaomiao tilted her head and looked at the boy's arm. Oh, right. The boy was competing with an injury. She had won a bit unfairly in the first two rounds.
"Okay, then I'll skate with both hands behind my back. Can we start over?" Miaomiao thought for a while and then proposed.
Hearing this, the boy immediately held back his tears. Having Miaomiao skate with both hands behind her back was perfectly fine with him.
If he couldn't win this time, he might as well just die on the spot!
"Okay, you said it!"
The referee sighed helplessly. What a brat. Unable to play fairly or accept defeat. Wasn't there any adult to take care of him?
However, this was a duel between the two kids. Since Miaomiao herself had no objections, no matter how helpless the referee was, he couldn't say anything. He just continued to do his job as a referee.
The whistle blew for the third time.
Miaomiao kept her promise. She put both hands behind her back and rushed towards the obstacles.
The boy was constantly stealing glances at Miaomiao's movements. Without the help of her arms, Miaomiao's speed did slow down a bit, but she was still far beyond his reach.
There was no doubt that Miaomiao won this round as well.
The boy's mentality completely broke down. He gritted his teeth and refused to admit that he was outmatched. He shouted that he wanted to continue.
Miaomiao was like an indulgent adult to an unreasonable child. She shrugged helplessly and continued this boring competition with the boy.
To be honest, the opponent was too weak. There was no challenge at all. This duel was the most boring one she had ever had.
There was no other like it.
Miaomiao's indifferent attitude and the onlookers' whispering gradually devoured the boy's last bit of reason.
When the whistle sounded this time, the boy never intended to win the competition from the start.
Just as Miaomiao accelerated towards the obstacles, the boy took the opportunity to deviate from his own track and skated towards Miaomiao. He rushed at her like a small cannonball.
Miaomiao's cousins, who had been paying close attention to her, all changed their expressions. The onlookers, who were confused, also looked panicked.
What a terrible kid. If he couldn't win, he would resort to dirty tricks?
Miaomiao watched the boy rushing towards her. She had no time to dodge. This was her first time roller - skating. She didn't know many skills and was just imitating others.
No one had taught her how to deal with this situation. Seeing Miaomiao's stunned expression, the boy sneered sinisterly.
"Let's see how you can dodge this time!"