Akagiri's Terrifying Passes: Miuradai's Crushing Defeat (Part 1)

With that scrawny body, his bones weren't even as tough as one of my fingers!

He could already picture what would happen next: this kid would fly away like a kite with its string cut, landing flat on his back in a spectacular mess.

In the blink of an eye, he crashed forward like a heavy bulldozer, driving his pointed shoulder hard at Chi Tong's chest, ready to put on another crushing breakthrough.

However, just as he was about to slam into Akagiri's chest, a sharp crack struck Naito Tetsuya's heart like a heavy hammer.

Just as he put his whole body into it and his shoulder was about to collide with Chi Tong, Chi Tong twisted aside with an almost eerie step. The movement was slight, yet as precise as if he had calculated it thousands of times, lightly evading that violent impact.

What sent Naito Tetsuya's soul flying was that, at the instant his charge missed and his body pitched forward, Chi Tong's left hand shot out like lightning. His five fingers closed, and he cleanly stole the ball!

What?

Naito Tetsuya whipped around, his pupils contracting as disbelief filled his face.

The basketball pounded against the floor, steady and urgent.

Like an arrow loosed from its bow, Chi Tong dribbled one-handed and charged straight into Miuradai's half.

Naito Tetsuya roared and immediately turned to chase him down.

He could run the hundred meters in nearly eleven seconds, with astonishing explosive power. After just a few long strides, the wind howled past his ears.

As the distance rapidly closed, he pressed in from Chi Tong's side and rear, sticking tightly to him in an attempt to force him to stop.

Yet Chi Tong seemed to have eyes in the back of his head. Without even looking back, he