Chapter 370 - 240: Drink! Would I Harm You?
Because, in a way, it was just watered-down Gatorade.
Li Wei smiled but said nothing more.
The fifteen-minute break ended quickly, and the whistle blew to start the third quarter.
When Dexter Lawrence stepped back onto the turf of Hard Rock Stadium and got into his defensive stance, he suddenly felt that something was off.
He wasn’t sure if it was his imagination, but his thigh muscles, which should have felt filled with lead by this point, surprisingly seemed to have a little more power left to squeeze out.
His lungs, which had been heaving like a bellows, usually left him feeling like he couldn’t get enough oxygen to his brain by the third quarter. But now, it seemed things were actually a little bit better.
It was a faint improvement, but it was definitely there.
’Could it be because of that sports drink?’ a thought flashed through Lawrence’s mind. ’Did that kid Li Wei really slip me some stimulants to mess with me?’
But he wasn’t just a veteran of the NFL; he was also a veteran when it came to steroids and stimulants.
What he was feeling now wasn’t like the rush he got from stimulants.
But illusion or not, the Dolphins’ offense was already pressing forward.
"Hike!"
As the opposing center snapped the ball, Lawrence exploded off the line!
"BANG!"
The two Dolphins offensive guards trying to double-team him felt like they had run into a fully loaded bulldozer as Lawrence simply powered through their defensive line.
Lawrence’s massive frame tore through the pocket as if it were paper, and in a savage display of power, he slammed the opposing Quarterback to the ground!
"Sack! My goodness! Dexter Lawrence delivers a priceless sack right at the start of the third quarter!" Joe Buck exclaimed in the broadcast booth. "What a play!"
As the whistle blew to end the third quarter, the scoreboard updated.
20-17!
The Giants, thanks to Lawrence’s extraordinary performance, had actually won the quarter!
The time for holding back was over.
In the fourth quarter, it was as if Li Wei had awakened, completely turning the game into his own personal highlight reel.
The Miami Dolphins’ defense, as exhausted as Lawrence had been, was run ragged by Li Wei’s long passes, getting torn to shreds.
The die-hard Giants fans who had traveled all this way, initially simmering with frustration, now erupted into a frenzy in the stands. They screamed Li Wei’s name until they were hoarse, the wave of sound threatening to tear the roof off Hard Rock Stadium.
When the final whistle blew, the score on the big screen was frozen at a crushing 34-17.
[You generously shared a rare Magic Potion with your exhausted brother-in-arms and led the Knight Order to repel the elite of the Water Race amidst the raging tides. Faced with a battle of shifting undercurrents, you did not hesitate to part with your prized possession. This generous Spirit of yours is especially precious in this day and age; even the King would be moved by your Knightly Spirit.]
[You have embodied one of the Eight Knightly Virtues: Spirit.]
[Free attribute points +0.1]
Li Wei’s mood was excellent as he walked into the players’ tunnel, basking in the cheers of the entire stadium while looking at the system prompts that had popped up.
His free attribute points had accumulated to 0.4.
Now that Li Wei had confirmed the effect of the diluted drink, the next step was to find a reputable hospital for an endorsement, pass the FDA’s tests, and then he could smoothly go into production.
Once it hit the market, he could start raking in the cash by the sackful!
Li Wei had thought about contacting Director Harrison, an acquaintance of his at the Specialized Surgical Hospital, but seeing how late it was—and on a weekend, no less—he decided to wait until Monday.
His top priority right now was to go back and see just what kind of gift the person in charge of that online casino had sent him.
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(Author’s Note: The diluted Magic Potion only has the effect of a stronger Red Bull or Gatorade on normal people; it has no other uses. This novel will maintain its ’sole practitioner’ premise throughout. There will be no plotlines involving two worlds, spiritual energy revivals, or the emergence of other Extraordinary individuals.)