Get on Your Knees (Part One)

Chi Tong looked at him calmly without saying a word. He slowly lowered his stance and began dribbling the basketball.

The ball thudded against the floor. The next moment, Chi Tong shifted his feet and angled his body slightly, feinting a drive to the left.

Shiyu Jingping instinctively moved left with him, his eyes growing even more wary. He failed to realize he had fallen into Chi Tong's trap.

The instant his weight shifted, Chi Tong darted past him on the right as easily as a gust of wind.

Not good! Only after he had been beaten did Shiyu Jingping snap out of his fearful thoughts about what had happened to Itakura Daijiro. He whipped his head around, saw Chi Tong already racing away, and hurried after him.

Damn it!

Chi Tong had broken through Shiyu Jingping's defense in the space of a moment's distraction.

Without slowing down, Chi Tong charged straight into Toyotama High's half of the court.

The other Toyotama High players rushed toward him, trying to close in from every side.

Just as Chi Tong reached the basket and everyone thought he would go for another layup, he stopped abruptly and turned slightly. With a flick of his right wrist, he sent the ball flying across the court like a perfectly aimed shell.

Yueye Hongming was cutting into position there. He stood unguarded beyond the three-point line and caught Chi Tong's pass cleanly.

"What? No!"

"Oh, hell!"

The Wind Domain players' eyes widened.

The pass was fast and precise, sailing clear of every defender rushing back.

No one had expected Chi Tong to pass to a teammate when he had a chance to score himself.

Yueye Hongming caught the ball and didn't hesitate. He planted his feet, raised it above his head with his right hand, and