The journey from volleyball

Chapter 270 The Cruelty of the Finals
How can the national competition finals be compared with the regular season?
Before the start of the game, everyone in Qingcheng knew that today's final was bound to be a bloody battle, but the truth is, as a school is a new team, the history of Qingcheng's volleyball club, let alone the final, There has never even been a record of participating in a national competition.

So even Nobuka Irihata doesn't know what weight the word "bloody battle" really represents.

Before the game, Qingcheng said that this would be a desperate game, but this statement is actually a bit exaggerated.

Because the game belongs to the game, it is too exaggerated to play one's life.

But apart from risking one's life, everything else can become a bargaining chip in the national competition finals. This... is the true meaning of the word 'bloody battle'.

It was because of his carelessness that Qingcheng suffered a big loss in the second round.

After falling behind by two points, Irihata Nobuka sent Akashi Asuka to the court in time. After Akashi Asuka came on the field, Akashi Asuka lived up to expectations and showed his power, scoring a full five points in a row.

But even so, the difference between the two sides still has not narrowed.

Because in the second game, Outai directly put on a "fighting" posture, and will go all out to fight for every point.

What tactics?
What formation?
What physical distribution?
All of these seemed to be left behind by them, and they even ignored their own safety.

When the score between the two sides reached 16:18, Akashi Asuka knocked down Xinghai Guanglai with a heavy artillery shot, but Xinghai Guanglai just caught the ball just before he fell to the ground.

However, because of the angle, the volleyball floated above the auditorium on the first floor.

Generally speaking.

Such a ball will basically be regarded as a dead ball by default.

Because if you want to catch this kind of ball, the distance is second. The main reason is that the audience seats are located and the terrain is not flat enough. If you rush over rashly, it is easy to hurt not only the players, but also the audience.

But this time, Suwa Aiji, the captain and setter of Odai High School, didn't care about it. In order to save the ball, he threw himself directly on the audience.

Three or four spectators were knocked down on the spot, and after he got up, blood flowed from his forehead.

But even so, Suwa Aiji still didn't relax, got up and ran towards the field. It wasn't until he saw Odai successfully scored the point that he finally discovered the injury on his forehead.

The referee temporarily called a timeout.

But this pause lasted less than a minute, and Suwa Aiji returned to the field with a bandage on his forehead.

In such a short period of time, it is difficult to complete even a preliminary examination, so there is a high probability that Suwa Aiji did not do an examination at all, but simply treated the wound, and immediately returned to the arena.

This is not terrible.

What's really scary is that even the 68-year-old coach of Odai High School also acquiesced in Suwa Aiji's approach. This is what really shocked everyone in Qingcheng.

because of this.

It completely made Qingcheng understand how tragic the final of the national competition is.

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"It seems that starting from next year, we will have another troublesome opponent in the national competition."

High school players such as Inariyama, Inarizaki, Owlaya, and Suzaka are all watching the game from the stands at the moment. When they saw Suwa Aiki go into battle with injuries, they were not surprised at all.

Because for the students of these top schools, it is a matter of course to do so in the finals.

It would be better to say that if Suwa Aiji really went to check up and recuperate just now, it would surprise them!
In contrast.

They are more interested in Qingcheng at this time.

Qingcheng, which owns Akashi Asuka, actually already has the 'cornerstone' to build a top powerhouse in the country, but just having a 'cornerstone' is far from enough.

Again.

High school is not a profession, even if you are as good as Akashi Asuka, you will have to graduate in two years.

To establish a strong school that can be passed down from generation to generation, many things are needed. The material foundation is one aspect, but the spiritual foundation is more important.

Style, philosophy, spirit, experience...

These are the ingredients to build a top school in the country.

But before that.

All players from the top schools in the country must understand the most basic and basic threshold.

That's just how brutal the national competition is.

In fact, for many teams, this threshold should have been understood almost when they participated in the national competition for the first time.

I don't know if it's luck or bad luck.

Qingcheng's experience is completely different from that of most teams, because it was the first time in history that Qingcheng participated in a national competition and won the top eight, and it was the second time that Qingcheng made it all the way to the finals.

along the way.

All the players in Qingcheng have felt the hardships and difficulties of the national competition, but their experience is really not that deep when it comes to how cruel it is.

But after this battle, Qingcheng will probably be able to complete the final transformation.

As a local powerhouse.

Qingcheng's volleyball club already has a complete inheritance of concept, spirit, style of play...etc.

And Akashi Asuka is only in the first grade this year, and there are still two years left in high school, which is enough for him to create an excellent hatchery for the juniors of the Qingcheng Volleyball Club.

So in the future, it is basically a certainty that Qingcheng will become a top powerhouse in the country.

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After awakening, Qingcheng also truly realized the cruelty of the finals.

So in the next game, even if the game still failed to catch up with Outai, Qingcheng would still fight to the death.

In the final second game, the scores of the two sides continued until 29:31 before the winner was finally decided.

Outai regained a round.

The two sides tied with a big score of one to one.

Go back to the rest area.

The players of both teams were panting violently, with their undulating chests and sweat dripping from their jaws, even the audience outside the court could feel their exhaustion.

But in comparison, the physical fitness of everyone in Qingcheng is still slightly better.

Because in the second game, Outai fought to the death throughout the whole process, but Qingcheng slowly woke up after almost two-thirds of the schedule, and started to fight against Outai.

"It seems that in the next third round, Outai will be a little dangerous!"

"In terms of physical strength, Outai does have some disadvantages, but no one can be sure who will win the final victory until the last moment."

In the finals, physical strength, tactics, skills...these are all important factors that affect the outcome, but they are not the decisive factors.

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(End of this chapter)