Zhu Xingda nodded slightly, agreeing with Long Zeduo, then changed the subject. His gaze returned to the documents in his hand, and he pointed to one page. "Chi Tong, we need to take Lin Yu and Sendoh Akira seriously. Those two are Ryonan's core players. Neither is expendable."
"Besides them, we need to pay extra attention to this number fourteen. Number fourteen!"
At his words, the Aiwa Gakuin players looked surprised, their eyes all turning to Xiangtian Yanyi's name on the documents.
As far as they were concerned, Chi Tong and Sendoh were the only Ryonan players worth watching. Why had Zhu Xingda singled out a number fourteen?
"What's so special about this number fourteen?"
"Is she even stronger than Sendoh?"
Nakajima Shijin was the first to speak, asking in confusion.
He flipped to Xiangtian Yanyi's profile and looked at her pitifully weak stats. Numbers like these would not even count as average at the national tournament.
Zhu Xingda shook his head slightly, his tone complicated.
"This number fourteen isn't strong individually. In fact, you could call her very weak. In one-on-one play, she probably can't even match our substitutes."
"But she's troublesome. Not because of her strength, but because of a special technique."
"I can't explain exactly how it works right now. Just pay attention to her movement routes and the timing of her passes when we play. Don't let her disrupt your rhythm."
He still remembered Xiangtian Yanyi's performance during the game. She had looked unremarkable, yet she always appeared in the right place at crucial moments, breaking up Great Wall's offense with steals that seemed like coincidences.
The way she suddenly appeared and disappeared had left him deeply uneasy.
Although he could not say exactly what was wrong, his instincts told him that this number fourteen could