Shutting Out Toyotama (3)

He showed no sign of panic. His dunking posture suddenly changed, and with a swift inward twist of his wrist, he lightly tossed the basketball behind him with the force of his fingertips.

Yu Zhu froze for a moment and instinctively turned his head. His eyes widened instantly as a figure ghosted into the paint and steadily caught the basketball Shioda Mitsuoka had tossed.

The newcomer was none other than Anben Shili!

What a pass!

Kishimoto Minori's face was filled with excitement. I've got this one!

He let out a loud roar, planted his feet on the floor, and sprang up like a coiled spring. Raising the ball high in one hand, he viciously slammed it toward Ryonan's basket.

Yu Zhu's heart sank. He was still in the air and had no way to adjust his posture to stop the dunk. He could only watch helplessly as the basketball in Kishimoto Minori's hand drew closer and closer to the hoop. The members of Wind Domain all revealed delighted expressions. They were finally about to break free of Ling Feng's curse!

Just as everyone thought the dunk was certain and Wind Domain was finally about to break the shutout, a figure suddenly burst in from the side as if appearing out of nowhere. A hand carrying a fierce gust of wind slapped straight onto the basketball just before it could be dunked into the basket.

A dull yet crisp sound exploded through the gymnasium, like a basin of cold water instantly extinguishing the excitement Wind Domain had just kindled.

Before the delight on Wind Domain's faces could fully bloom, it froze in place. Their smiles stiffened at the corners of their mouths, and their eyes were filled with stunned disbelief.

Even Kishimoto Minori, who was already in the air, paused for