Chapter 18
The speed of the game was very fast.
"Hurry up! Hurry up! Faster!" Coach Platinum on the field yelled at the top of his lungs, his voice exploding in the air like thunder.
Everyone tried their best, gritted their teeth, and sprinted forward with heavy steps.
They dared not relax at all, because they knew that only by going all out could they complete this arduous training task.
"Oh my god, I'm so tired!" Qingfeng finally crossed the finish line, and then collapsed on the court like a puddle of mud.
He gasped heavily, as if he wanted to spit out all the air in his lungs. At this moment, he was exhausted and didn't even bother to move a finger.
The other players were not much better, all of them were pale and sweating.
Some of them were lying on the ground, some were leaning against the wall, and some were sitting directly on the ground.
Everyone's face was full of fatigue and pain, and it looked like they had just experienced a life-and-death battle.
"Very good! Everyone performed very well today, and has improved a lot compared to when they just started three months ago. So, let's end today's training here." Shirogane Kozo said to everyone, "In addition, the opponent for tomorrow's game has been determined, it is Fukuyama Middle School. In this team, there is a player who needs your special attention!"
Before he finished speaking, Qingfeng, who was originally a little tired, seemed to have been injected with stimulants, and instantly became energetic, and couldn't wait to ask: "Who is it? Who is it?" He jumped up from the ground.
"That is the player known as the 'Thunder Beast', named Kotaro Hayama." Coach Shirogane's tone also rose, and it was obvious that he attached great importance to this opponent.
"It is understood that Kotaro Hayama is a second-year student at Fukuyama Junior High School, playing as a small forward. He has extremely developed motor nerves and is famous for his unique dribbling skills - "Thunder Dribble". During dribbling, he can gather the strength of his whole body at his fingertips, and can create earth-shaking sounds and lightning-fast speeds with only three fingers. Such strength should not be underestimated!"
"Well, very good! Such a strong opponent, I must compete with him!" Qingfeng's slightly raised mouth corners revealed an imperceptible smile, and his eyes, which were originally as calm as water, seemed to be burning with raging flames, full of endless fighting spirit.
However, at this moment, Midorima on the side poured a basin of cold water on him at an inopportune time: "Don't dream about it, Hayama Kotaro plays as a small forward, which is completely different from your power forward position."
Hearing this, the smile on Qingfeng's face disappeared instantly, but soon returned to normal, and said to Bai Ze: "Aze, Aze, how about we change positions tomorrow? This way I can fight him directly!" His words were full of earnestness.
Seeing this, Bai Ze thought for a while and replied: "Okay, okay, I will go to play against him first, and then you will be replaced later."
In fact, Bai Ze also knew in his heart that as one of the five uncrowned generals, Hayama Kotaro's true strength should not be underestimated, so he also wanted to meet this strong enemy.
"Yeah, Aze, thank you." Qingfeng's mood instantly became excited. There was no way, he just liked to play against strong players.
"Okay, as long as you have confidence, work hard tomorrow. Our goal is not just this! Go home and have a good rest now, gather your energy and win this game." Shirokane Kozo clapped his hands, signaling everyone to go home and rest.
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"Look! The players of Fukuyama Junior High School are on the stage!" There were exclamations from the audience.
"This game is really exciting! After all, it is a showdown between these two teams!" Someone said excitedly.
"Wow, look! The ace player of the Fukuyama team, Kotaro Hayama, has appeared!" There was another commotion in the crowd.
The players of Fukuyama Junior High School walked onto the court with their heads held high and their chests puffed out, and Kotaro Hayama, who was walking in front, was even more eye-catching.
The corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing his iconic little tiger teeth, and his smile was bright and confident.
At this moment, there was movement at the entrance on the other side: "Look, look, it's the team of Teiko Junior High School!" People turned their eyes over there.
"Their aura is simply too strong! These freshmen performed very well in the first two games and won the victory completely relying on their absolute strength!" exclaimed an audience member.
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"Ahhh! It's Bai Ze! He's so handsome and charming!"
As soon as Bai Ze's female fans saw his exquisite and handsome face, they immediately screamed and cheered.
Bai Ze's face was filled with a bright smile. He smiled and waved to the people in the audience, while scanning the players of Fushan Junior High School with sharp eyes like a hawk.
And Qingfeng showed his eyes full of fighting spirit without reservation, like a burning flame, tightly locking on Hayama Kotaro in the opposing team.
His body trembled slightly, as if he couldn't wait to throw himself into the upcoming fierce battle.
Whenever he thought of the exciting duel that was about to happen, Qingfeng couldn't help but grin and laugh, his heart was filled with uncontrollable excitement.
Midorima held a delicate green teacup in his hand, which was obviously his lucky item today.
His expression was extremely calm and composed, and compared with the nervousness and crampedness when he first participated in the competition, he was completely different. At this moment, Midorima was like a general who was confident and ready for battle.
Akashi still maintained his usual gentle face, with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, but his eyes were particularly focused and firm. Akashi seemed to attach great importance to the upcoming challenge and was fully prepared to deal with it.
Compared with other teammates, Murasakibara was still lazy, holding a bag of potato chips in his hand and constantly sending them to his mouth, seemingly indifferent to everything around him.
"Please give me more advice!" With this shout, everyone completed the warm-up exercises, and a fierce game kicked off.
The atmosphere on the scene was extremely tense, and the audience held their breath and watched every move on the field intently, for fear of missing any exciting moments.
Everyone's heart was in their throat, looking forward to this exciting duel.
The referee walked to the midfield line with a basketball in his hand. Everyone was on guard, their eyes fixed on the basketball that was about to decide the outcome.
Then, the referee threw the basketball upwards. The orange ball was like a flash of lightning that cut through the sky and quickly rose to a high place.
At this moment, Murasakibara showed his amazing talent - extraordinary jumping ability and excellent motor nerves. He jumped into the air, easily pushed the basketball away, and passed it to Akashi accurately.
On the other side, the center of the Fukuyama team saw that he failed to grab the ball, but he was not discouraged at all.
Because the coach had introduced Murasakibara's strong strength in detail before the game, he immediately turned back to defend and actively participated in defense.
After Akashi caught the basketball, he dribbled the ball like a gust of wind and rushed to the front court, scanning the crowd around him sharply.
Aomine rushed to Akashi with excitement on his face and eagerly stretched out his hand to ask for the basketball.
Akashi readily agreed and passed the basketball in his hand without hesitation.
After getting the ball, Aomine stood steadily on the left wing of the three-point line, and his body moved suddenly, starting as fast as an arrow from a string. Facing the tight defense of the power forward of the Fukuyama team, he used a beautiful cross step and easily crossed the opponent's front foot defense line.
Aomine's speed was as fast as lightning, and he broke through the opponent's defense line in the blink of an eye.
The power forward of the Fukuyama team was shocked and had no time to react. He could only desperately chase after him.
At this moment, the center of the Fukuyama team saw that Aomine had already broken into the inside line, and immediately came to his senses and quickly took a small step forward, but did not completely leave Murasakihara who was guarding the basket, but just raised his arms to try to stop Aomine from scoring.
However, Aomine's mouth corners slightly raised, revealing a confident smile. He jumped into the air, grabbed the basketball with one hand, and slammed it towards the basket. The basketball rubbed against the backboard and made a "bang" sound, and it went into the net smoothly.
Today, Qingfeng's non-fixed shooting technique has become more and more sophisticated, and this simple action is easy for him.
A glimmer of light flashed in Yeshan Kotaro's eyes: "This freshman is really not simple!" He stared at the changes in the situation on the court and thought to himself.
At this moment, Fukuyama, the point guard, rushed to the front court with the ball like a gust of wind, as if a whirlwind swept in.
Yeshan Kotaro stretched out his hand to him without hesitation to ask for the ball. Fukuyama understood, without any hesitation, and believed in his own trump card very much, and decisively passed the basketball to Yeshan.
After getting the ball, Yeshan Kotaro's confidence doubled. He looked straight ahead with sharp eyes and confronted Bai Ze, who was slightly taller than him. The corners of his mouth rose slightly, revealing a barely noticeable smile - this is the tacit understanding and challenge between the strong.
At this moment, the audience held their breath, looking forward to the start of this exciting duel. And in this thrilling moment, the two
The protagonists are ready for the first head-on confrontation in their lives...