Chapter 14: The Grand Slam of Five Gold Medals! Acquires Skill: (Black Tortoise Stabilization)!
After firing his first shot, Wang Xiaoming quickly turned his back, then immediately began to retract his rifle, preparing to relocate his position.
His series of movements appeared extremely practiced and natural.
All the spectators at the scene were stunned, frozen in disbelief.
Seeing Wang Xiaoming’s actions, his teammates behind him shouted out urgently to remind him.
“Brother Ming, brother Ming, it’s not over yet! You still have to finish the rest right here!”
“That’s right, Brother Ming, air rifles don’t require changing positions!”
“Hurry up, Brother Ming! There’s a time limit!”
Hearing his teammates’ calls from behind, Wang Xiaoming suddenly realized that his actions had been an unconscious habit.
He knew he had to break this habit from now on!
With that thought, Wang Xiaoming immediately re-aimed at the target,
and unleashed all his remaining bullets in an instant.
“Bang, bang, bang, bang!”
The scores quickly appeared one after another on the big screen at the venue.
The audience held their breath, waiting for the total score.
10.9 points, 10.9 points, still 10.9 points!
In that instant, a roar swept across the entire arena.
Once again, Wang Xiaoming had won another gold medal for China!
At that moment, Wang Xiaoming’s name spread throughout the whole nation!
But everyone knew that the legend Wang Xiaoming was writing was far from over.
Men’s Double Trap! Champion!
Men’s Multi-Target Trap! Still Champion!
Although the trap shooting events were relatively easier in terms of scoring compared to the previous precise scoring disciplines,
competitors from other countries were still thoroughly outclassed by Wang Xiaoming to the point of helplessness.
Facing the flying clay targets, Wang Xiaoming seemed not to need to aim at all.
He simply raised his rifle and fired!
In just the blink of an eye,
all the clay targets fell simultaneously with a sharp crack.
The Chinese spectators at the venue were rendered speechless,
their voices hoarse from shouting.
The audiences from other countries no longer sneered or mocked.
People are like this: when you’re only a little better than them, they envy and resent you.
But when you’re so outstanding that they can only look up to you,
what you receive is respect and admiration.
That was exactly the position Wang Xiaoming occupied now.
All previous doubts vanished completely.
What replaced them was nothing but profound reverence.
The live broadcast chat exploded like a blizzard of comments!
Discussions about Wang Xiaoming reached their peak at this moment!
“Crazy Xiao Ming, forever a god!”
“Oh my goodness, first time competing and he wins a full shooting grand slam! How is anyone else supposed to survive?”
“Don’t worry, brother upstairs, Brother Ming still has one more chance; the three-position event, isn’t he skipping that one?”
“Haha, I already forgot why Brother Ming didn’t participate back then.”
Meanwhile, live chats from other countries were filled with helplessness and despair.
“It’s over, it’s over, Wang is so strong, our players don’t stand a chance anymore!”
“Hurry and get the coaching staff to recruit Wang!”
“Someone please save our country!”
“Do you think we should hire an assassin to keep Wang Xiaoming from competing anymore?”
“You’re not kidding, that’s not a bad idea!”
At the same time...
Sixteen years ago, Fu Quanzhi, the only gold medalist for China, was playing a video game.
Suddenly, he heard his wife calling out loudly.
“Honey! Honey! Come quick and see!”
“What’s going on?” Fu Quanzhi was in the middle of a critical team battle and didn’t want to pay attention.
But his wife’s next words stunned him in place.
Even though the character he controlled on the screen had five virtual lines, he didn’t move a finger.
“Our Chinese shooting athlete just won the full shooting grand slam!”
“No way. Don’t joke around!” Fu Quanzhi knew that all the shooting events were completed within a single day.
Who could compete in all events in one day and win gold medals in every one?
“Really! Honey, come and see!” his wife insisted.
Still skeptical, Fu Quanzhi paused the game and went over to watch the live broadcast with his wife.
On the screen, a young man named Wang Xiaoming stood on the winners’ podium,
his chest adorned with several gleaming gold medals.
“One, two, three, four, five...” Fu Quanzhi counted.
He then stood there, dumbfounded.
“Five... five gold medals... How is this possible?”
Fu Quanzhi had previously watched Wang Xiaoming’s arrogant demeanor and thought he was bound to fail and be exposed by netizens.
He even felt a moment of pity for him.
He assumed this young man would, like himself years ago, be criticized into quitting the competition.
But Wang Xiaoming had used his own actions to completely rewrite that ending.
Winning five gold medals single-handedly!
Is this even humanly possible?
While Fu Quanzhi was standing there stunned, one phone call after another came in.
They were all from his former teammates.
Each one excitedly shared the news as if they had just won gold themselves.
Overwhelmed by the flood of congratulations and excitement right in his ear,
Fu Quanzhi’s eyes welled with tears.
The young man on TV had done what he once dreamed of but couldn’t achieve!
“Wang Xiaoming! You’re truly remarkable...”
...
Within China’s National Security Bureau,
where the atmosphere was usually solemn and quiet, excitement and cheers now resounded.
Even the visiting senior officials clenched their fists and waved them energetically in the air.
“Handsome! So handsome! Ding Hao, you really found a reliable guy!”
Ding Hao, the head of the bureau, chuckled, “Indeed, Commander, you don’t know how many resources I mobilized to find this person!”
Suddenly, the senior leader asked, “Have you considered recruiting such talent into the organization? With his shooting skills, he might just be the next godlike sniper!”
Hearing this, Ding Hao blinked and then shook his head.
“Forget it, Commander. This temple might not be able to accommodate such a great deity...”
To be honest, he had thought about it before.
But Wang Xiaoming was a free spirit, accustomed to roaming as he pleased.
Could he really adapt to the military’s rigid system?
So for someone like him, it was better to maintain an equal cooperative relationship.
Trying to tame him?
Ding Hao just smiled—this seemed impossible.
...
As for Wang Xiaoming, securing five gold medals meant five smaller goals achieved.
At the same time, the voice of the system echoed in his mind.
[Congratulations, host has obtained number of gold medals * 5!]
[Achievement unlocked: Emerging Talent!]
[Distributing rewards, selecting skills...]
[Congratulations, the host has acquired skill: Xuanwu Breath Control!]
[Xuanwu Breath Control Level 1: Greatly enhances the user’s underwater breath-holding ability. At max level, enables breathing underwater! Increased proficiency raises the skill level!]
Xuanwu Breath Control?
Does this mean I’m supposed to compete in swimming next?