Heizi's Basketball: I'm not the boss?

Chapter 160 Mortals
Xiang Yang's words seemed to have an invisible magic power. Everyone in Yangquan, who had been filled with anger just now and was secretly annoyed in their hearts, now became quiet.

Even Ziyuan's expression returned to normal, quietly looking at Xiangyang.

Talent: Chicken Soup for the Soul has been activated.

Talent: Leader's Speech activated.

A voice flashed through Xiang Yang's mind. The system's tone was still cold and stiff, but at this moment, it seemed like a shot in the arm, hitting Xiang Yang.

[It’s working... It seems that I still have the talent for mouth dodge? 】

Xiang Yang's heart was active, but the expression on his face remained calm and calm.

His exciting speech just now only calmed the impetuous hearts of the Yangquan generals. It was not enough to threaten Luoshan.

"Listen boys."

Xiang Yang snapped his fingers, took out a tactical board from somewhere, and then waved to everyone in Yangquan.

Ice Room was the first to react. He immediately walked up to Xiang Yang, looked at the tactical board, and was surprised to find that Xiang Yang was not just pretending, there was really something on the tactical board!

Seeing that Ice Room's expression didn't look like a fake, the other players in Yangquan looked at each other and surrounded them. Even Ziyuan moved quietly, taking advantage of his height to peek at the tactical board As well as eavesdropping on Xiang Yang.

"Luoshan is a team that has grown from position one to position five. They have three five-year generals and a generation of miracles. On paper, they seem to be a perfect team, whether it's offensive or defensive. Defensively, Luoshan’s current defense can basically be called unsolvable, they have no weaknesses.”

Xiang Yang first affirmed Luoshan's strength. He raised his head and glanced around. After finding that everyone was listening to him carefully at the moment, he nodded with satisfaction.

"Then coach... No, Xiangyang-san, how should we defeat Luoshan?"

Himuro couldn't help but ask. After nearly two rounds of fighting, he understood that what Xiang Yang said now was not alarmist. Luoshan was really that strong!
But it's useless to just know that the opponent is strong. More importantly, you still have to defeat them.

Himuro did a good job as a supporter. Xiangyang pondered for a while and continued: "Yes, just looking at it with your eyes, it seems that the strength of this Luoshan team is not what a high school team should have, but you have already and They have fought for several rounds, and they should have discovered Luoshan's most fatal weakness!"

[The most fatal weakness? 】

Everyone in Yangquan tilted their heads, waiting for Xiang Yang to follow.

"Oh, you guys are so slow, you can't even see something so obvious."

Xiang Yang shook his head, with a look of regret on his face: "Their point guard is too short, this is an opportunity!"

"Their point guard...is too short?"

Bingshi was dumbfounded, Ziyuan was dumbfounded, everyone in Yangquan was dumbfounded, even Masako looked at Xiangyang speechlessly at this moment, thinking he was joking.

The most conspicuous and fatal weakness of the entire Luoshan team is Akaashi? ?

At this time, Akashi Seijuro, who was in the other half of the court with his hands folded across his chest and a cold expression on his face, suddenly felt his nose itching, as if he was about to sneeze.

However, as the sole heir to the Akashi family chaebol, Akashi would never allow himself to do something as inelegant as "sneeze" in public.

Forcibly suppressing the impulse, Akashi touched his nose as if nothing had happened, feeling a little confused: Did I catch a cold?
Thinking like this, Akashi glanced at the Yangquan bench suspiciously, opened the "Eye of the Emperor" again, and observed the status of everyone in Yangquan. After confirming that nothing weird happened, he looked away again.

"Think about it, that red-haired little Douding, although he is a miracle and the captain of Luoshan, and has a terrifying ability to break through and pass the ball, but regardless of the halo you put on him, that guy is just a 170. A small point guard who doesn’t have one?”

Xiang Yang's tone was very reasonable, and even the words he spoke were not false at all.

In an instant, everyone in Yangquan actually believed it...

What a ghost!
You said it yourself, can you put aside so many dazzling and intimidating auras?
Facing the questioning eyes of everyone in Yangquan, Xiang Yang cleared his throat and began the formal tactical deployment.

"Next, Himuro holds the ball, and the others open up the space. Let me play with Akaashi! Murasakihara stands inside and is more active in grabbing offensive rebounds. So far, you haven't exerted much force. In the second quarter, grab rebounds to retain your strength. , and we will perform better in the second half.”

Xiangyang's tactics are simple and clear. If I could sum it up in a short sentence, it would probably be: open up, ice room plays singles with the ball!
In normal games, when there are many problems with the tactical operation, players with strong singles ability in the team step up to break the scoring drought. It seems that there is no problem with this arrangement, but...

"I...may not be able to fight Akashi..."

Himuro said hesitantly, what he said was conservative. In order not to refute Xiangyang's face, he deliberately did not choose some words that were too absolute, and only said "not necessarily", but everyone could hear that there was something wrong in Himuro's words. confidence.

Unexpectedly, Xiang Yang waved his hand and said nonchalantly: "Don't worry, I said, aside from the halo, he is just a little man, as long as you don't get intercepted by him, beating him is just a very easy thing! "

ice room:…

"Besides..."

After Xiang Yang spoke for a while, he suddenly put his arm around Himuro's shoulders, leaned into his ear, and whispered: "Right now, Yang Quan needs someone to stand up and restore the confidence of the team. Murasakibara's physical strength cannot be used blindly. You are the best... It’s also the only candidate.”

"Himuro, your teammates need you now."

After reviewing every word in Xiangyang's words in his mind, Himuro trembled and looked up.

In the eyes of his teammates looking at him at the moment
There is worry and fear that Xiang Yang will force him to do something he cannot do.

Some people doubted that he could beat Akashi.

There is also encouragement, no matter whether he wins or loses, I hope he can play seriously.

But more than anything, it’s anticipation!
I hope he can defeat Akashi, I hope he can stand up now, I hope he can lead Yangquan and win today's game!
For a player, what else can cheer him up more than "the team needs him"?

"I understand, I'm here to defeat Akashi!"

……

……

Pause ends
The incident on the Yangquan bench did not interfere with the progress of the game.

The referee only paid a little attention and found that there was no fighting incident, so he blew the whistle to continue the game.

As Himuro played, he rubbed his right wrist and looked up at the scoreboard.

36:38, Luoshan takes the lead.

call--

Himuro took a deep breath. For some reason, after some encouragement from Xiangyang, he now felt that his brain was sober as never before. Even though he hadn't touched the basketball yet, he had already entered the "brain-free" state that he would have during normal training.

【My condition is very good...】

Ice Room secretly said, and at the same time, the confidence in his heart became stronger.

"ice room!"

Just as Xiangyang ordered, Changzhe simply encouraged his teammates and then handed the basketball to Himuro. At the same time, he rushed to the bottom corner without stopping, leaving all the high positions to Himuro.

Not only Changzhe, except for Murasakibara who was still standing inside, the rest of the Yangquan players were scattered to the bottom corners. An empty area appeared on one side of the field.

"Yangquan is going to challenge Akashi alone???"

In the auditorium, many spectators understood Yang Quan's intentions and did not need to know much about football.

After all, Himuro and Akashi were standing in a high position facing each other, and the others were more than five meters away from them. This posture would be strange if they didn't want to challenge each other.

Akaashi's usually expressionless face now had a smile on his face. He looked at Himuro in front of him with interest, his lips moving slightly.

"Interesting, come on."

In an understatement, as if talking to a challenger, Akashi opened his arms and golden pupils were looming in his eyes.

Himuro was not in a hurry to attack. He was dribbling the ball while looking for the feeling of "emptying his brain."

In his mind, he was still recalling what Xiang Yang had said to him.

[Empty your mind...put your attention on basketball...Whether you are dribbling or shooting, your thoughts must remain consistent...]

After confirming his condition, Himuro slowly dribbled the ball and found his offensive rhythm.

A few crotch dribbles. At first, Himuro's movements were very slow, but gradually, the movements of his hands gradually accelerated. Under this situation, his breathing rhythm did not change at all.

【Keep breathing...Keep emptying...】

Himuro moved, and Hardaway changed direction and broke through on the right.

Akashi's eyes flashed, and the "Eye of the Emperor" was activated, anticipating Himuro's next move. He moved sideways, and his right hand was like a sickle, grabbing the basketball in Himuro's hand.

【My heart feels calm...and then I pull the trigger...can I enter the "zone", right? 】

At the critical moment, Himuro watched Akashi's hand getting closer and closer, but his mind was as clear as ever.

There was a clicking sound, like the shutter button of a camera being pressed, or the sound of... the trigger of a pistol being pulled...

Sudden!A feeling of uneasiness suddenly arose in Akashi's heart, and the source of this feeling came from Tatsuya Himuro who was about to be intercepted by him!
The next second, the scene in front of Akashi changed. The basketball that was so close just now turned into Himuro's calf!

Akashi looked stunned. He looked up and saw Himuro in the air. He was holding the ball with his left hand and shooting with his right hand. A blue lightning flashed in his eyes!

"Na...ni?"

Akashi opened his mouth slightly, forgetting that his right hand was still reaching forward and directly touched Himuro's calf.

The referee's whistle sounded immediately
At the same time, Himuro's shot hit the net.

zone·Kagero shoots the basket! (Super jump shot)

Yangquan 2+1 goal is valid!

The score was tied again, 38:38, and Himuro also got a chance to add a penalty!

Off the field, Xiang Yang patted Masako's shoulder next to him. In the latter's shocked eyes, Xiang Yang touched his chin and said thoughtfully: "Tell me, do I want to start a class? How do I open a "zone" for teaching? Hmm. …How much is appropriate for one person to charge?”

Just as Xiang Yang was entangled, others on the field were not so calm.

Akashi's jaw opened in shock. He looked at Himuro in front of him to make sure that the lightning in his eyes was not due to his own eyesight.

"Why...the prediction of the Eye of the Emperor about you was also wrong?"

The proud "Eye of the Emperor" not only made mistakes with Xiangyang, but also made mistakes with Himuro again.

Akashi, who was hit hard in his heart, had a distorted expression at this moment.

Fortunately, thanks to Xiang Yang's experience, the brief "moment of confusion" after Akashi was suppressed by Xiang Yang last year did not happen again.

After watching Himuro stand on the free throw line and steadily hit the extra free throw, Akashi closed his eyes.

"Hirakawa, I'll serve."

Luoshan, who was planning to run out of bounds to serve, agreed decisively after hearing Akashi's call, trotted towards Yangquan half court, and waited for Akashi to serve and attack.

Xiang Yang glanced at Yi Hirakawa who was passing by him, and thought to himself: This person... is the power forward from the Freshman Cup, who likes to organize. By the way, this guy has not performed well so far?

Xiang Yang thought for a while and stopped caring. Instead, he returned his gaze to Akashi.

If the opponent is just an ordinary team, then the game will be over when Himuro successfully pulls the trigger and enters the "zone".

However... the opposite side is Rakuzan, led by Akashi Seijuurō. Himuro alone will make them feel a little troublesome at best, and he is far from being able to defeat them.

"From now on, there will be no more surprises in my eyes."

Akashi muttered, standing outside the boundary, throwing the ball to Reo with one hand.At the same time, he also entered the arena.

An invisible aura surrounded Akashi. The moment Lingyang caught the ball, a pink lightning flashed in the eyes of the five people in Luoshan at the same time!

zone·Team mode!

Without hesitation, Lingyang immediately handed the ball back to Akashi, who took the ball unhurriedly and walked slowly towards the Yangquan half.

On the other side, blue lightning flashed across Himuro's eyes. He put his hands on his knees and looked at Akashi with a look of determination in his eyes.

Even before the game, Xiang Yang explained most of Rakuzan's moves to them, including of course Akashi's unique skill - the team "zone"!
[It’s exactly what Xiangyang said...it feels very oppressive. 】

Himuro gritted his teeth. Halfway through the game, he felt the growing aura from Akashi.

[But even so, I have to stop you! 】

With a violent slap on the floor, Himuro's fighting spirit at this moment also reached its peak.

The excitement of successfully entering the "zone", coupled with the sense of responsibility that "his teammates need him", now Himuro doesn't think he is weaker than anyone else!
Finally, Akashi dribbled the ball past half-court and came to Himuro. Feeling the fighting spirit coming from the opponent, Akashi slightly nodded his head with a strange expression: "You don't think you can guard me, do you?"

"How do you know if you don't try?"

Unaffected by Akashi's words, Himuro's eyes were fixed on Akashi's crotch.

For breakthrough experts, whether it is a basketball, body, or even eyes, they can make extremely deceptive fake moves. Only the crotch, due to the body structure of the human body, is difficult to deceive defenders.

These are also the defensive tips that Xiangyang taught Himuro before the game.But there was one thing he didn't tell Himuro. For most breakthrough masters, this trick was effective.

Except for "miracles".

Without any more nonsense, Akashi shook his head after receiving Himuro's affirmative reply.Then he stepped out lightly with his right foot and placed the basketball on the right side.

boom!
The basketball hit the floor, making the same sound as before, but for some reason, the sound this time was different from what Himuro had heard before.

Bang bang bang!
Akaashi kept dribbling the ball with his hips. He looked indifferent and just stood there, dribbling the ball like a stir-fry.

If Akaashi hadn't done it and it had been replaced by someone else, many football-savvy players would probably have thought that this person didn't understand football when they saw this action.

As we all know, no matter how elaborate the movements are, dribbling on the spot will not have any effect at all. Moreover, he is just repeating his crotch.

However, as Himuro was in the defensive position, the pressure on him suddenly increased!
The sound of Akashi's dribbling surrounded his ears, and a drop of cold sweat could not help but form on Himuro's face. Even though he didn't move, his body's center of gravity kept falling.

"This is just to say hello to you. For mortals who offend God's majesty, the punishment is so light, so you can enjoy it secretly."

As soon as Akashi finished speaking, his right hand suddenly changed the trajectory of the dribble, and with an unpretentious crossover, Himuro seemed to be frozen in place. His eyes still did not leave Akashi's crotch, but his body did not respond.

As Akaashi batted the ball again, Himuro seemed to have been released from the restraining technique, leaning back and falling to the ground.

Akashi glanced down at Himuro sitting on the ground, raised his head without jumping, flicked his wrist, and succeeded in a mid-range shot.

Luoshan's two points are valid
The whole place was silent. After a second's pause, overwhelming cheers and the name "Akaashi" resounded over the arena in an instant!

As a person involved, Akashi just picked his ears and felt that the audience was a little noisy.

For God, this level of performance is just a matter of course and not worthy of celebration by outsiders.

Of course, Akashi's indifference did not stop the enthusiastic hearts of the audience. The cheers continued one after another, and it took a long time to calm down.

In sharp contrast, Himuro, who was sitting on the ground, lowered his head and looked at the floor, as if he was stunned.

Seeing the appearance of his outside ace, Masako was so anxious that he subconsciously wanted to call a timeout to calm the players' mentality, but was stopped by Xiangyang.

"If it's just like this and he can't handle the pressure, then the game won't start."

Xiangyang held Masako's shoulders and looked at Himuro sitting on the ground, with a smile on his lips.

"Also, Ms. Masako. You don't have much confidence in your own players, do you?"

Masako turned her head in surprise, and was about to ask Xiang Yang, but out of the corner of her eye, she caught sight of Himuro slowly getting up and wiping the sweat from his face.

And in his eyes, the blue lightning was still there, not dissipating at all!

Xiang Yang spread his hands and raised his eyebrows at Masako.

"Look, let me tell you?"

(End of this chapter)