In Episode 12, Shendai Liufei had also begun to understand basketball because of Chi Tong.
The first time she saw Chi Tong dominate the court, deploying formations like a general, she had been deeply drawn to him.
Watching Chi Tong's brilliant passes time and again, along with his unbelievable steals, gave her the feeling that everything in the world was under Chi Tong's control.
When Shendai Liufei saw this scene, she was actually a little entranced. Chi Tong like this was simply too captivating. Combined with his distinctive crimson hair and heterochromatic eyes, a blush unconsciously appeared on her pretty face.
From then on, she would often come to the Basketball Gym to watch Chi Tong play.
Shendai Liufei pushed open the gymnasium doors and was immediately drawn to Chi Tong and Sendoh, who were facing off on the court.
She was somewhat surprised, but that was quickly replaced by curiosity. Naturally, she knew Sendoh. He was the undisputed ace of the current basketball team.
Of course, that was without counting Chi Tong. Although no one said it aloud, everyone knew that with Chi Tong's strength, calling him the basketball team's second ace would not be an exaggeration.
Shendai Liufei did not interrupt the duel between the two men on the court. Instead, she found herself a spot and quietly watched inside the gymnasium.
At this moment, Chi Tong and Sendoh's duel had not yet ended. Judging by their condition, they had probably been battling for quite some time.
Sweat was clearly sliding down their foreheads, and their training jerseys bore signs of being soaked through. One could imagine how intense their battle had been.
"I never expected you to be this strong!"
Sendoh panted heavily as he looked at Chi Tong and praised him.
Normally, he could only sense that Chi Tong was extraordinary. Even during practice games, he could only feel the pressure brought by Chi Tong's passing. But only by facing Chi Tong directly did he truly realize that Chi Tong was not merely good at passing.
After their exchange over the past few rounds, Chi Tong gave him an unfathomable feeling. He had the illusion of being seen through, and many times, his opponent had acted a step ahead of him.
Then there was Chi Tong's stealing ability. If he had not raised his vigilance to the maximum and kept his eyes locked on Chi Tong at all times, he had no idea how many times Chi Tong would have stolen the ball from him.
This ability to pressure him with steals at almost every moment was truly terrifying.
Chi Tong dribbled the basketball and said between heavy breaths, "You're very strong too."
He had not expected Sendoh's strength to already be this formidable in middle school. Other than not using the Eye of Heaven, he had practically used all his strength.
Although he could currently only wield around 20% to 30% of Akashi Seijuro's abilities, not just anyone could contend with him to this extent.
It was clear that Sendoh's talent and strength were absolutely not to be underestimated.
If Sendoh were evaluated according to Kuroko's Basketball, then even if his talent did not match the Uncrowned Kings, he could still be considered the strongest beneath them.
Chi Tong steadied himself, then let out a long breath. "I haven't fully mastered this final move yet, but I want to test its effects."
Sento was somewhat puzzled.
But before he could think any further, Chi Tong had already moved.
As the frequency of his dribbling quickened, Chi Tong's pupils began to flicker between bright and dim. Faint halos continuously flashed within his heterochromatic eyes. This was the Eye of Heaven, one of the talents Chi Tong had inherited from Akashi Seijuro.
At the same time, Chi Tong's aura underwent an enormous change. He instantly went from approachable to cold and indifferent, as though even the surrounding air had dropped several degrees.
Sensing this anomaly, Sendoh's expression changed as well.
He was startled by the change in Chi Tong before him. He simply could not believe what was happening. A person's temperament could actually change so drastically.
After all, temperament was something that required long-term exposure to certain things to cultivate. Even if it changed, it would only undergo some adjustments on that foundation.
But Chi Tong's current display completely shattered that understanding. It was as though he had transformed from one person into another.
Shendai Liufei outside the court noticed this as well, and the expression on her pretty face shifted repeatedly.
Although she did not know what had happened, she still suppressed her curiosity.
She planned to ask Chi Tong privately after the two had finished their duel.
On the court, Chi Tong bent his knees slightly, lowered his center of gravity, and locked his eagle-like gaze on Sendoh ahead of him.
He held the ball at his side, lightly dribbling it with his right hand, his rhythm steady yet impossible to ignore.
Suddenly, his eyes sharpened. His right foot violently stepped toward the front left, the tip touching the floor as his body rapidly leaned forward, like a crimson bolt of lightning launching in an instant. Sento instinctively moved in that direction.
However, Chi Tong stopped short in an instant. With a flick of his wrist, the ball passed beneath his legs into his left hand. At the same time, his left foot sprang off the ground like a coiled spring, and he broke through to the right like a phantom.
His footwork was exceptionally light and swift, his flexible ankles driving his calves as if drawing an arc across the court. Before Sendoh could react, Chi Tong had already shaken him off and charged into the paint like a cheetah.
Seeing this, Sento instinctively forced his center of gravity sideways. The instant he twisted his body, he felt the ground vanish beneath his feet, and the balance of his entire lower body fell into chaos.
Sento lost his footing and nearly toppled to the floor, but he quickly regained control of his body and avoided actually falling.
However, he had also lost the best opportunity to defend Chi Tong.
Chi Tong reached the basket without using any flashy shooting moves, just a simple three-step layup. The basketball went steadily into the hoop from Chi Tong's hand.
The ball swished through the net. Chi Tong slowly turned around, looked at the stunned Sendoh, and smiled. "5:5. It's tied!"
Snapping out of his daze, Sendoh revealed a helpless bitter smile. "Heh, looks like beating you won't be so easy. Let's call it here for today."
After saying that, his whole body relaxed.
Chi Tong had no objection. He glanced at the sky outside the window. "Mm, it is indeed getting late."
"Can you tell me what you just did to me?"
Sendoh asked curiously.
Chi Tong did not hide it and replied directly, "It was nothing much. I just disrupted the balance under your feet. Is that right?"
Sento looked thoughtful.
Disrupting someone's center of gravity sounded easy, but doing such a thing was not something that could be accomplished just by talking about it. Even for him, disrupting an opponent's balance was no easy task.
Thinking of the way Chi Tong had disrupted his balance just now, he had looked utterly calm, as though it had required no effort at all.
Sento looked at Chi Tong with a complicated expression and muttered, "You really are a monster."
Chi Tong merely smiled faintly and said nothing.
He was not much yet. Once he developed Akashi Seijuro's talent abilities to 100%, that would be when he became a true monster.
Very quickly, he noticed a familiar figure outside the court.
"Shendai." Chi Tong greeted Shendai Liufei.
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