A Truly Terrifying Opponent (1)

Hanagata Toru nodded, his eyes gleaming. "I will!"

Shoyo had finally cut the gap to within ten points. Though the difference still remained, this was the first tangible progress Shoyo had made in several minutes.

At this moment, everyone on Shoyo had completely shaken off their earlier frustration. Like people in the darkness finally seeing the dawn, every one of them was filled with hope and fighting spirit. They had not lost yet. There was still time. As long as they kept this up, it was still uncertain who would win and who would lose.

What predetermined defeat? That was just something the other side had casually said. He was only a first-year brat, all talk and no substance. Their passing might be impressive, but their own captain was no worse.

With that in mind, their wariness of Ryonan and Chi Tong diminished by more than half.

Chi Tong remained as calm as ever, utterly unmoved by Shoyo narrowing the score.

Seeing Shoyo regain their confidence, the Ryonan players felt somewhat conflicted as well.

As expected of Shoyo, who had occupied Kanagawa's second-place spot for years. They truly were not easy to deal with.

Just then, Chi Tong's voice suddenly rang out, calm and flat. "Pass!"

As soon as he spoke, he raised his hand to call for the ball. Yu Zhu, who had been preparing to pass, immediately snapped back to attention. With a flick of his wrist, he sent the ball to Chi Tong.

The instant the basketball reached his hands, Chi Tong did not pause. He directly said to his teammates, "The plan hasn't changed. Keep attacking!"

At those words, the Ryonan players immediately spread out in perfect coordination and launched another offensive against Shoyo.

There was no real difference from before. Fujima Kenji and the Shoyo