Ryonan's Sudden Timeout (I)

More than just intense pain, there was also a bizarre, scalp-tingling numbness, as if every nerve in his body had been activated at once.

Aaaaargh!

He instinctively covered his butt with both hands, his face twisting as he staggered and lost his balance, crashing face-first onto the floor.

For a moment, the entire arena fell silent, and the game came to a brief halt.

The Ryonan players stared at one another in shock, completely unable to understand what had happened.

On Shohoku's side, everyone was stunned at first, then black lines appeared across all their faces as three drops of cold sweat slid down their temples.

The moment they saw Sakuragi Hanamichi's smug expression as he stood arrogantly by the edge of Ryonan's bench, they all understood. This idiot had definitely done something outrageous again!

After a long while, Taoka Moichi finally caught his breath, his face deathly pale and his body still trembling slightly.

He struggled to his feet, pointed a shaking finger at Sakuragi Hanamichi, and roared, "What the hell did you do?!"

"Referee!"

"Referee!"

The whistle sounded, and the game was paused.

The referee hurried over. After asking what had happened, he immediately ruled that Shohoku had committed a technical foul.

The instant the referee finished speaking, Takenori Akagi stormed over in fury and brought a heavy fist down on Sakuragi Hanamichi's head.

"You bastard! Do you even know what you're doing?!"

As he cursed, Takenori Akagi grabbed Sakuragi Hanamichi by the collar and dragged him back to Shohoku's bench like he was hauling a sack.

The entire gymnasium seemed to ignite as deafening laughter erupted everywhere.

The Shohoku players all lowered their heads, wishing they could burrow into the ground.

"That damn bastard!"

Tiangang Maoyi finally climbed up from the floor. His body was still trembling