267: All of you, come at me together!

Looking at the robot swaying from being hit by a basketball in the center of the court, the players on site froze.

He subconsciously operated the joystick a few more times, unwilling to give up, but the robot, which had been directly knocked out of power, naturally stopped responding after losing its momentum.

The referee, seeing this, quickly jogged over to check the specific condition of the damaged robot.

Based on his entire day of refereeing experience yesterday, robot basketball was completely different from live-action basketball.

Live-action basketball often encountered many problems during a game.

For example, common violations like traveling, unsportsmanlike fouls, and shot-clock violations.

But robot competitions were completely different. Because the robots were pre-programmed with basketball rules, they would strictly follow the designated procedures for ball control or shooting during the game.

Therefore, there were no situations of violations or fouls.

However, this scene truly exceeded the referee's expectations.

No, it was a perfectly good shot, so how did it break the opponent's robot?

If it weren't for the opponent's equally astonished expression, and the fact that they were the champions of this event yesterday, the referee would have even suspected that this guy was trying to fake an injury for compensation.

“Hahahahaha, I can’t stop laughing! How did the opponent’s robot go offline as soon as the game started?”

“This is not good enough. The robot broke before even getting through the first round; the quality is truly worrying. How did they win the championship yesterday?”

“Foul! Referee, I report that the robot opposite is faking an injury! This is too ridiculous; the robot breaks with a touch. How can it even play a game?”

“Exactly, exactly, hurry up and don’t waste time, continue the game. With one less person, Streamer brother can still play one against four, anyway, the opponents are just going to be crushed.”

In the live broadcast room, some viewers were sighing, some were mocking, and most were urging the referee to quickly resume the game.

Seeing this, the referee waved his hand, signaling the player controlling the robot to come forward and inspect it.

“How is it? Can it still continue the game? If it cannot be repaired within thirty seconds, then the rest of the game will have to continue as a one-on-four.”

The USA uncle with a full beard rushed to his robot, checked it thoroughly, and finally shook his head with regret and disappointment.

“Referee, I apologize, it seems there’s a problem with the internal wiring of the robot’s battery. It can’t be fixed in a short time. I’ll carry the robot off so it doesn’t affect the subsequent games.”

After speaking, the uncle cast a resentful glance at the robot celebrating and dancing in place after scoring in the distance, then picked up his humanoid robot, weighing over three hundred catties, and gruntingly carried it off the stage.

Thus, a basketball game that was initially a mere five-on-one instantly became a four-on-one!

With the whistle, the game continued.

However, in the subsequent games, similar situations of player reduction did not occur again.

Of course, this was also the result of the referee temporarily modifying the rules of the game, asking both sides' Fruit Robots to try to avoid collisions and conflicts, which brought a brief calm.

However, even with the temporary rule changes and restrictions on the Fruit Robots' behavior, it still couldn't change the scene of gou zhua zi dominating the entire court.

The flexible and quick-reacting gou zhua zi was like a real person mistakenly entering a robot competition.

The dribbling and crossover moves seen in human players were perfectly displayed by gou zhua zi.

A 360-degree windmill dunk, infinite crossovers, a Sam Cassell move, a half-court three-pointer... In just ten minutes of the game, the total score reached an astonishing 27 to 0!

When the halftime whistle blew, the remaining four USA players, seeing such a score difference, were completely distraught and their spirits shattered!

You know, they were the champions of this event yesterday!

And today's game was not a fair 5v5, but a 5v1.

Under such circumstances, they were still being slaughtered like little chicks by others. Not to mention how upset they were, even the viewers watching the live broadcast shook their heads and gasped.

“Hiss, it’s really too tragic! I thought Streamer brother was awesome, but I didn’t expect him to be this awesome!”

“In the game just now, did I also see the legendary ‘Orchid Butterfly Cloud-Drifting Steps’?! By the way, is this really a technique a human can perform?”

“A real person certainly can’t do it, because according to physical common sense, a person cannot make the basketball’s bouncing speed reach the corresponding level, but for a robot, it’s really hard to say.”

“I originally thought today would be an exciting and evenly matched game, but I didn’t expect it to be such a crushing (one-sided crush). Boring, boring, Fruit Company’s robots are nothing special, not even comparable to one of our Streamers.”

“Shh! The brother upstairs should be careful with his words. Be careful not to be heard by those fanatical domestic ‘Fruit Fans,’ or they’ll directly attack you!”

At the end of the first half, Su Yu only initiated two attacks with gou zhua zi; all the remaining points were completed by gou zhua zi based on its intelligent program.

The USA contestants were unaware of this. If they knew that it wasn't Su Yu who defeated them, but the robot itself, these people would probably never want to work in any robot-related profession again.

The difference was like comparing a firefly to the bright moon.

“Hello, do the contestants have any questions?”

During halftime, the referee received a signal from the USA contestants and approached them with sympathy.

“Referee, may I ask if we can apply to not play the second half of the game?”

“Not play? Are you sure?”

The referee showed a surprised expression upon hearing this, then felt relieved internally.

Indeed, being completely shut out in the first half would probably be a huge blow to anyone. Not to mention that they were the Fruit Company, hailed by foreign media as pioneers in sports robots!

If they couldn't even score a single point, what was the point of continuing?

Continuing to play would just be pure torment, wouldn't it?

The USA players, their faces ashen, nodded, “We are very sure, we’re not playing!”

“You can just declare the other side victorious for this game.”

Although unwilling to accept this cruel fact, for the sake of the company's reputation, the few of them ultimately chose to give up the rest of the game.

And after repeatedly confirming the message, the referee finally announced the results of the game.

“Due to the significant disparity in strength between the two sides, the USA Fruit Robots team forfeits the second half of this game.”

“I declare the winner of this competition to be Su Yu, Mr. Su!”

“Let us all congratulate Mr. Su on his successful validation!”

As his voice fell, the barrage of comments suddenly accelerated.

Countless gifts and cheers filled all the major live broadcast rooms!