There was sudden silence inside and outside the arena. The once-boisterous Longteng Stadium was deathly quiet, as if a blazing fire had been doused with a bucket of ice water. Tens of thousands of spectators stood like ice sculptures in a cold wind, their expressions frozen in time. In the preparation area, the main coach and substitute members of the Longteng High School team were at a loss, their faces blank with bewilderment.0

The vice-principal, who had once blocked the Red Flag School team from their precious three-hour warm-up time, opened his mouth several times but couldn't make a sound.0

Similarly, the Red Flag High School team members were in disbelief. They had been ready to endure a humiliating defeat before the punch. Despair had been burning their unwilling hearts like a wildfire....1