As the ripples spread outward, Shogo Haizaki's eyes began to change as well.
Miyamoto Tokima immediately laughed.
"You're trying to [Pillage] me right in front of the real thing? What were you thinking?"
"Tokima-san, I'm not [Pillaging] you. I'm [Copying] you." Shogo Haizaki shook his head and corrected him. "The reason I'm [Copying] you is because there's no one else I can [Copy] who's capable of beating you."
"Right now, the only person who can defeat you is [you] yourself!"
Miyamoto Tokima paused for a moment, then smiled.
"In that case, let's see how well you can [Copy] me!"
With that, Miyamoto Tokima launched his attack.
Shogo Haizaki immediately used Miyamoto Tokima's defensive skill.
[Iron Wall]!
Two towering walls rose up on either side, moving along with Miyamoto Tokima and sealing off his path.
Miyamoto Tokima wasn't troubled in the slightest. He simply paused for an instant and changed the rhythm of his drive.
That slight change opened a gap between Shogo Haizaki's two walls.
Miyamoto Tokima seized the opening and slipped through in an instant.
At the same moment, the two towering walls came crashing down!
Shogo Haizaki's [Iron Wall] had been broken!
After getting past Shogo Haizaki, Miyamoto Tokima immediately charged into the paint.
Crack!
Atsushi Murasakibara entered the Zone and appeared in front of Miyamoto Tokima almost as if he had teleported.
Miyamoto Tokima smiled faintly.
Whoosh!!!
Layer after layer of ripples surged out from beneath Miyamoto Tokima's feet like a rising tide!
In that instant, everyone felt as though every part of them had been completely seen through.
It was nothing like the [Eye of Truth] Ryota Kise and Shogo Haizaki had used!
If a comparison had to be made, Ryota Kise and Shogo Haizaki's [Eye of Truth] merely saw through their clothes.
Miyamoto Tokima's [Eye of Truth], on the other hand, saw straight through their thoughts, their bone marrow, and even their internal organs!
This was the real [Eye of Truth]!
After using the [Eye of Truth] to read the entire situation, Miyamoto Tokima immediately sent a bounce pass into the paint to Jason Silver.
Jason Silver caught the ball and roared, "Haaah!!!"
Then he soared into the air for a dunk!
Thud, thud, thud!
Rapid footsteps rang out, and a figure wreathed in blue lightning came racing over!
"Roar!"
At the same time, a pitch-black panther suddenly lunged onto Jason Silver!
Smack!
Daiki Aomine's hand slammed down onto the basketball in Jason Silver's grasp.
"You bastard..." Veins bulged on Daiki Aomine's forehead as he shouted, "I'm not letting you have this one so easily!"
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A terrifying presence erupted from Jason Silver's body and swept across the entire court.
Daiki Aomine, standing closest to him, felt his heart tighten.
'What... is this?!'
BOOM!!!
The next instant, an overwhelming force slammed into Daiki Aomine's hand!
He couldn't resist it at all.
All he could do was stare in shock as Jason Silver powered the ball straight through the hoop!
"Hahaha!" Jason Silver landed and laughed wildly. "Kid, you seriously underestimated me!"
Crack!!!
The next instant, Daiki Aomine saw violent lightning erupt in Jason Silver's eyes!
At the same time, a colossal creature appeared behind him!
A Tyrannosaurus rex!
Thud, thud...
The Tyrannosaurus rex's enormous body stomped across the court, making everyone's heart tremble.
Drool hung from the edges of its jaws, and its eyes were filled with ravenous hunger, as though it hadn't eaten in ages!
Crack!
Violent lightning flashed through the beast's eyes, making it look even more ferocious.
It shook its massive head, then raised it and opened its jaws wide.
"ROAR!!!!!"
The deafening roar swept across the entire arena in a wave of sound.
Only then did Daiki Aomine truly feel the terrifying pressure radiating from Jason Silver!
It was completely different from the pressure Jason Silver had given off when he had previously activated his Animal Instinct!
Off the court, Ryota Kise felt Jason Silver's terrifying presence and was immediately filled with frustration.
Because he realized something.
If Jason Silver had activated both the Zone and his Animal Instinct while Kise had been using the Zone and [Perfect Copy], Jason Silver absolutely could have stopped him!
But he hadn't.
Instead, he had allowed Kise to shine until the very last moment.
Had he been taking pity on him?!
Ryota Kise clenched his fists tightly and gritted his teeth in frustration.
...
On the court, possession changed.
The Dragon Slayer Team had the ball.
The Black Dragon Team had now switched to a full-court press, picking up the Dragon Slayer Team from the moment they inbounded the ball.
Seeing this, Seijuro Akashi glanced toward Shintaro Midorima.
Shintaro Midorima nodded.
Seijuro Akashi immediately understood.
After receiving the inbound pass, Seijuro Akashi sprinted toward the frontcourt.
Nash Gold immediately chased after him.
Just as Nick and Zack were about to follow, Nash Gold suddenly shouted,
"Guard the shooter!!!"
Nick and Zack jolted and immediately turned around.
Shintaro Midorima was already in the air.
The next instant, Nash Gold tried to rush forward and cut off Seijuro Akashi, but he was too late.
White light flashed from Seijuro Akashi's hand.
In the next moment, the basketball was already in Shintaro Midorima's hands.
"Do everything within your power! Leave the rest to fate!"
Shintaro Midorima spoke solemnly before releasing the ball.
The basketball traced a beautiful arc through the air, passing by Nash Gold's pterosaur Animal Instinct before dropping into the hoop!
Swish!!!
The three-pointer was good!
Zack stared in shock.
"Fuck! A full-court alley-oop three-pointer?! What kind of monsters are these guys?!"
"You see it now, don't you?" Nick lifted his jersey to wipe away his sweat. "They're strong. The strongest team we've faced so far."
Zack nodded.
"Yeah, I see it now. No wonder Tokima-san has stayed in Japan all this time. Looks like they're one of the reasons."
"Stay sharp," Nick said. "No matter how strong they are, victory will still belong to us!"
On the other side, Seijuro Akashi ran over to Shintaro Midorima and asked,
"Midorima, what can you do right now?"
Shintaro Midorima calmly pushed up his glasses and delivered the most astonishing answer in the most matter-of-fact tone imaginable.
"Full-court alley-oops require a charge-up. Half-court ones don't..."
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