"A little small, genius!"
Yuuto circled from one side of Akashi to the other.
That terrifying explosive power made his spin look instantaneous.
By the time Akashi recovered, Yuuto had already accelerated into the Teiko paint.
He took two large strides, gathered the ball, and leaped, holding the ball high to burn the heavens for a one-handed tomahawk dunk.
SMACK!
Aomine darted out from the flank, jumping straight up and slapping his palm heavily on the front of the basketball.
The two wrestled in mid-air.
But Aomine quickly felt a brutal force through his arm, threatening to destroy everything.
Yuuto exerted force with his arm, pressing down hard.
He was going to smash the ball into the hoop, taking Aomine's arm with it.
BANG!
The ball went in!
The rim let out a groan of agony.
"You bastard!" Aomine's gaze was sharp as a sword, looking straight at Yuuto.
The guy in front of him felt very different.
Although he could sense Yuuto's ferocious Wildness before, he had always kept it "suppressed," maintaining rationality.
Now it was different.
He had released all the violent factors hidden within his body.
If Aomine hadn't withdrawn his hand in time just now, he really would have been smashed onto the rim by Yuuto.
Hiss~
Yuuto released his grip on the rim and landed.
A burst of steam rose rapidly, as if draping Yuuto in a layer of white gauze.
He straightened his knees, his entire person hidden in the steam, a red light flashing through his eyes.
"Did you piss your pants in fear? Too bad your mommy isn't here. You'll have to wait until you get back to Tokyo to change. I hope you have spare underwear today."
Hearing this, Aomine's brows knotted together.
But for some reason, a sense of familiarity arose spontaneously.
Last year when he faced Yuuto, this guy was just like this... his mouth seemed smeared with honey, spewing all kinds of fragrance without a single dirty word.
He didn't respond; trash talk wasn't his forte.
"Akashi! Can you tell what changed about him?"
"Yes."
Akashi warned his teammates to be careful.
"I'm not sure exactly how he does it, but the speed of blood flow in Yuuto's body right now is several times higher than that of a normal person."
"Blood flow accelerated?" Kise didn't understand medical knowledge. He asked, "What will happen?"
"Normally, if a human's blood flow reached this level, it would cause many symptoms, such as dizziness and chest tightness."
"Then Little Yuuto..."
"His body is likely different from ordinary people. The accelerated blood flow hasn't caused him any physical burden."
"So?" asked Shintaro Midorima.
"Without negative effects, what's left are positive effects. Yuuto's current state is comparable to being on stimulants," Akashi explained the changes he saw in Yuuto.
Accelerated blood flow had a direct relationship with athletic performance improvement.
Transport of oxygen and nutrients.
When human blood flow accelerates, it can significantly improve the oxygen-carrying capacity of red blood cells.
Hemoglobin is responsible for transporting oxygen, and its content and red blood cell count will directly affect aerobic metabolic efficiency.
And players...
During exercise, especially during games, the amount of oxygen required increases.
Therefore.
Whenever players are in a game, the blood flow speed in their bodies is faster than usual.
But Yuuto.
The speed of blood flow in his body right now was several times higher than theirs, on top of that baseline.
Such a change provided immense energy for his muscles and other tissues.
"In other words, that steam on him isn't a visual trick?"
"Ah, it's normal sweat evaporation and heat dissipation during exercise to maintain body temperature stability, but..."
Midorima understood, "It means his blood flow is faster, metabolism is faster, and sweat evaporation and heat dissipation far exceed normal people."
"Correct. You can view the current Yuuto as a Superman. His physical functions have received a massive boost."
Akashi slowly exhaled.
There was no Zone, but a rarer phenomenon had appeared on Yuuto.
And currently.
The boost brought by this change was no less than the immense boost from the Zone.
Yuuto used this alternative method to open the body's potential treasury, activating all of that 20% physical function.
The side effect was that absolute brutality, unlike the absolute rationality endowed by the Zone.
There were flaws.
But Yuuto.
He didn't care about that right now; he only wanted to win.
...
Transition from offense to defense.
Akashi continued according to the tactical deployment, using Aomine as the offensive core.
Facing Haizaki's harassment, he calmly found space to send the ball out.
His pass was perfect.
Speed, force, angle—all impeccable. Shintaro Midorima could shoot immediately upon receiving the ball.
But.
Hiss~
Yuuto, who was originally standing near the free-throw line, moved the instant Akashi released the ball.
His explosive power was jaw-dropping.
The white steam was left behind where he stood as Yuuto burst out from the white mist.
With a snap, he swatted Akashi's pass away with one palm.
"How is that possible!?"
The Teiko bench cried out in surprise.
This was Akashi's pass, the ideal form of a playmaker and point guard.
His pass was intercepted so easily?
"Originally, it shouldn't have been intercepted, but in this state, he has achieved the ability to realize the steal." Akashi's expression changed slightly.
He had been too confident. In the latter half of the third quarter, Yuuto had failed to intercept his passes.
Now it seemed.
It wasn't that Yuuto couldn't see through his passing lanes; his correction ability had found the weakness.
It was just that after finding the weakness, he lacked the physical athletic ability to exploit it.
But now, he had it.
"Get back on defense!" Akashi shouted.
But by this time, Yuuto had already crossed half-court after the steal.
ZZZT~
An arc of blue lightning tore through the sky, chasing from behind toward the figure surrounded by steam.
The audience in the stands only saw the initial contact between the two, followed by Yuuto's movement churning up massive amounts of steam, severely interfering with visibility.
At this moment, they could only see a blue lightning bolt constantly sliding within the white mist.
"Perverts!" They watched with scalps tingling.
The visual impact these two middle school students brought them was truly astonishing.
Then.
The white-haired Yuuto broke through the steam, charging straight for the basket.
Aomine followed closely, chasing madly behind him.
Step!
Yuuto crossed the three-point line, jumped high from the free-throw line. Aomine, unwilling to fall behind, jumped as well.
"Careful, Aomine!" Akashi shouted a warning from behind.
observing from the rear, he saw Yuuto's intended move.
This Meteor Jam was aimed at the person.
"Get lost!"
Yuuto gathered all his strength in his right arm. After reaching the apex, he smashed down fiercely.
In that instant.
The basketball blasted forward as if containing the destructive power of a missile.
"Bastard!"
Aomine's instincts were amazing; he dodged immediately, but the basketball still grazed his cheek slightly.
"!"
The basketball plunged into the net like a meteor.
However, a look of pity appeared on Yuuto's face. "Tsk, missed."
It didn't miss; didn't the scoreboard number jump?
This attitude.
Moved everyone present.
In this state, Yuuto's aggression was inconceivably huge.
"He is simply the embodiment of destruction..."
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