Orc Undead Sports Warrior

Chapter 177 Suddenly Excited

The preliminary round consists of 5 groups. The top 4 teams in each group advance directly, and the top 4 remaining players also advance to the next round.

The morning's 60-meter hurdles preliminary round went smoothly, and Liu Xiang could easily advance to the semifinals with only 7% of his strength.

Another Chinese player, Shi Peng, also finished fourth in his group and advanced directly to the next round.

What was a bit funny in the preliminary rounds was that only 6 players from Group 1 and Group 4 participated in the competition, and both of them made it to the semifinals.

Such a scene is a rare sight, occurring only once every ten years, and has become a topic of conversation among the teams.

"Shi Peng finished fourth in his group in the preliminaries, so the semifinals will probably be a bit difficult. Compared to Liu Xiang, he relies more on his finishing technique."

Coach Sun's comments after watching the game were quite direct. If Shi Peng's predictions about his future prospects were heard by the opposing team, even if they had the fighting spirit, they would probably lose heart.

Lu Wei smiled. Many of these coaches who achieve results are people with strong personalities and solid abilities. They speak with more confidence.

When Liu Feiren and Shi Peng returned to the stands, everyone else was congratulating them, as if what Coach Sun had just said had been completely forgotten.

Soon, the semifinal group draw was announced. Liu Xiang and Olga were in the same group, while Shi Peng's opponents in the preliminaries were Allen Scott and Allen Johnson, the former dominant force in this event for Liu Xiang.

After the two sat down, Coach Sun came over and said, "Xiao Liu, get first place in the group this afternoon. Don't let Olga get first place in the group again. That way, we can get a good lane in the finals. Da Peng is in danger this afternoon, but we can't give up. We still have to fight. The top two teams in the group this afternoon can advance directly. If you can beat one of these two, you'll be in the finals!"

The 110-meter hurdles is one of the events that the Track and Field Management Center values ​​most. Currently, not only does Liu Xiang, the former sprinter, have the potential to reach the finals, but Shi Peng also has the ability to do so. In addition to these two, several other young athletes have also shown promising potential and may achieve excellent results in the future.

Regarding the claim that the project group has an advantage, Lu Wei could only chuckle to himself. It seemed that the gap between the others and Liu Feiren was not small at all. It would probably take a genius to emerge, otherwise it would be good enough if this project could dominate Asia in the future.

As predicted by Coach Sun, Shi Peng was eliminated in the semifinals of the afternoon's matches, losing to two of his main group opponents.

Liu Xiang put in a little more effort in the afternoon and ranked first in his group with a time of 7.57 seconds, setting a new season's best result in the 60-meter hurdles.

After the competition, Liu Feiren remained calm and composed, with his signature smile on his face.

Lu Wei noticed that Liu Feiren's gaze was sharper than before, and carried a hint of worry. After a winter training camp, Liu Feiren's training volume was almost comparable to that of Lu Wei, the transmigrated orc warrior.

It must have been a tough time for Liu Feiren, especially since he underwent a training regimen far exceeding that of previous years to improve his physical abilities, leaving him in a state of physical fatigue for a long period during the winter training season.

People are often like this; the more they are like this, the more likely they are to have the idea of ​​fighting against fate, even if there is a lot of risk of getting hurt.

At today's award ceremony, Lu Wei once again gave the Chinese delegation a great time. During the ceremony, all the team members stood solemnly under the raised national flag.

Lu Wei still didn't sing the national anthem, but as he watched the national flag being raised, he felt a greater sense of solemnity.

Competitive sports are also a battlefield. In most wars, only three or more nations are allowed to remain and stand on the podium to receive recognition. As long as one victorious nation can play its national anthem, then, in a sense, all the athletes participating in the competition are also soldiers.

After dinner, Lu Wei did not follow the track and field team into the stadium.

He was running laps along a rubber track outside the hotel. The hotel was located in a very open area, with flower beds lining both sides of the road and benches for people to rest.

Occasionally, you can see tourists and travelers passing by, their faces filled with curiosity about the new environment.

It's springtime in Valencia, and dusk is gradually falling. The streetlights along the roads aren't very bright at this time of year, emitting only a faint glow in the still somewhat bright evening, making the surrounding scenery seem shrouded in mist.

Recalling the jubilant state of the Chinese team at the awards ceremony that morning, Lu Wei felt a pang of nostalgia for the scenes from his past life.

He knew that when he first came into this world, he had preserved all his memories from his previous life. However, after a while, Lu Wei found that he could only clearly remember the first 19 years of his previous life, and the later memories became blurry.

This is why he was lukewarm towards Yina when they met again later.

As the days of this life passed, Lu Wei's remaining memories did not become blurred. On the contrary, some new memories were generated, but the time span was never too large.

At this age in his previous life, he had already become a qualified orc. Perhaps his combat skills were not outstanding, but he could usually defeat any orc he faced, and he was no match for ordinary warriors of other races.

At this age, I've become accustomed to seeing piles of corpses on the ground, many of them enemies, but also quite a few of my own.

I recalled several battles where I nearly got killed by powerful enemies. Sometimes the fights were evenly matched, and other times I faced opponents who launched gamble-like attacks. Having grown accustomed to bloodshed, although I hadn't reached the point of murder, the sight of my opponents' blood still excited me.

Thinking back to those exhilarating days, Lu Wei's longing for his past life gradually transformed into excitement during each battle.

Lu Wei, who had been jogging, gradually increased his speed, eventually sprinting without any restraint. Lu Wei was already tall and had a long reach, considered a large man even in European countries. In a country where the average male height is less than 1.8 meters, a 2-meter-tall Asian man running at an astonishing speed drew frequent stares and gasps from passersby.

Lu Wei only slowed down when he felt a burning sensation in his lungs.

This feeling is great, as if I've returned to the days when I won dignity with weapons. Although there was danger to my life every day, the memories are still quite nice.

After this sprint, the longing for his past life lessened considerably. Lu Wei returned to the arena; he still wanted to see how Liu Feiren fared in the final.

"Where did you go just now? You look so much more energetic, almost excited!"

Wang Qiao noticed Lu Wei's change in expression; the head coach had now reached a level where he could discern almost anything about Lu Wei's demeanor.

"Yes! Although the security here is good, it's still a foreign country after all, so it's best not to go out alone at night!"

Zhang Dawei, the translator who came to Spain with Lu Wei from the foreign affairs department, did not forget to remind Lu Wei of group discipline at this time.