Naito Tetsuya (2)

They had assumed that someone with Naito Tetsuya's build could not possibly be very fast, but the rhythm of his dribble advance before their eyes was so quick it bordered on bizarre. The spectators in the stands erupted, cries of surprise rising one after another.

At the edge of the paint, Ikegami Ryoji gritted his teeth and slid sideways, throwing his arms wide as he gave everything he had to block the beast's path.

However, Naito Tetsuya did not even glance at Ikegami. He lowered his head and charged straight ahead like a fully loaded freight train at full speed.

The two inevitably collided.

Shishang Liang'er felt an irresistible force slam into him head-on. His chest tightened, and it felt as though he had been struck by a heavy truck. His feet left the floor, and he helplessly flew backward before crashing down and sliding some distance across the court.

The referee stared closely at the play but did not blow the whistle. The movement had been clean, a pure display of strength with no unnecessary hand movements. It was not a foul.

Naito Tetsuya remained unmoved, as though the collision had never happened.

The moment he stepped into the paint, his right foot stomped down hard, and the floor seemed to tremble. His massive body exploded upward with astonishing leaping power. He rose into the air, lifted the basketball high above his head with both hands, and viciously smashed it toward Ryonan's basket with the force of an army.

At that critical moment, a figure suddenly appeared. Yu Zhu shifted over like a mountain, firmly planting himself directly in front of him. Both arms raised and back straight, he stood like a thick city wall, forcibly blocking Naito Tetsuya's path to the dunk.

Yet, at the instant Yu Zhu's