Chapter 140

Naturally, he didn't defend anything.. 0

Swish~!

Tsuchiya Daiga successfully completed the task of receiving the ball and scoring, and he let out a sigh of relief.

"Quanzhen Hall responds with an overall offensive!"

"The momentum hasn't diminished."

"Yukimiya Kazuma suddenly started playing assists."

"However, the passes are so difficult."

Tsuchiya Daiga and Yukimiya Kazuma high-fived. "Yukimiya, great pass."

"It's you guys who caught it well."

Imayoshi Shoichi looked at Yukimiya Kazuma's figure as he turned back to defend, and whispered "amazing" in his heart.

Even if he was defended by Qingfeng to the point where he couldn't be the main attacker, as long as he was still on the court, Quanzhen Hall's offense could proceed in an orderly manner, and the level of their overall offense could even trade blows with Qingfeng in this state.

Soon...

With Qingfeng entering the Zone, even though Yukimiya Kazuma could lead his teammates to score with the help of "Passing-Control Master" assists, the strict conditions for receiving the ball meant that not everyone could trigger the "Linkage" on every ball.

On the other hand, Qingfeng scored as easily as taking something out of a bag; the original 15-point gap was reduced to 8 points in the short few minutes at the end of the second quarter.

Finally 63:55, Quanzhen Hall ended the half with an 8-point lead.

The silent Qingfeng looked at the scoreboard in the distance with a solemn expression.

After leaving the court, Qingfeng picked up his jacket and didn't follow his teammates back to the locker room, but walked to the other side, toward the corridor leading outside the gymnasium.

Seeing this, Wakamatsu Kosuke hurriedly asked: "Qingfeng? Where are you going?"

"So noisy."

"When the second half starts, I'll be back."

Hearing this, veins popped on Wakamatsu Kosuke's forehead. "Ahhh!?"

Imayoshi Shoichi glanced at Qingfeng and suddenly said: "...Wakamatsu, let him go."

Wakamatsu Kosuke frowned. Although he was very unhappy with Qingfeng's usual behavior, he couldn't help but worry in his heart. "Seriously, this guy, will he be okay...?"

"He played like a monster, but still trailed by 8 points in the end. Does he seem a bit depressed by Yukimiya Kazuma?"

Imayoshi Shoichi looked at him with a strange gaze. "This is normal, right? The person on the other side is also on a level similar to his..."

"And the current Qingfeng, perhaps... it might be the exact opposite..."

Wakamatsu Kosuke: "Huh?"

Momoi, who was following behind, nodded, her expression somewhat complex. "Perhaps."

Imayoshi Shoichi continued: "Finally found an opponent who can make him use all his strength... I think he's incredibly happy~."

Yukimiya Kazuma: "..."

The first appearance of the Zone in the original plot.

"Yukimiya?"

"Did you hear that?"

Qingfeng opened the Zone in the Winter Cup Seirin vs. Tonghuang match in the final 5 minutes of the fourth quarter, and then his stamina was exhausted in the final stage, making it difficult to sustain the Zone.

5 minutes...

"Don't disturb him..."

"Let's do our own thing. Long Tian, have you adapted to Yukimiya's passing speed?"

"Not..."

"No problem!"

As of now, although the game had only been played for half, the stamina consumption he had targeted against Qingfeng in the first two quarters was definitely not weaker than the three and a half quarters of the original Seirin vs. Tonghuang match.

Qingfeng had already been in the Zone for 4 minutes...

There was still some rest time at halftime.

Calculating based on this, in the most extreme situation... let's assume Qingfeng can stay in it for 5 minutes.

Yukimiya Kazuma was immersed in his own world, just subconsciously following his teammates off the court; his super-high concentration meant he hadn't heard his teammates' words at all.

A moment later.

"Eh? Where's Yukimiya?"

"Oh, he said he wanted to go out for some air, and then he left..."

"..."

"I see..."

"He Xiuyang, you go take a look. It would be bad if we can't find him for the second half."

Outside the gymnasium.

The wind was blowing hard, and Yukimiya Kazuma was leaning against the railing, his snow-colored hair blown back.

"You've just finished sweating, don't catch a cold."

Taketou Masaki suddenly appeared beside Yukimiya Kazuma and spoke.

Yukimiya Kazuma was startled. "Masaki... what's the matter? Learning to be elusive from Kuroko?"

On the other side.

Hanakage Ryo also spoke up: "It's you who were thinking too hard by yourself, right? With your field of vision, you didn't even notice me?"

Taketou Masaki nodded. It was really rare to see Yukimiya in this state; he hadn't even seen him like this when they played Teiko. He couldn't help but ask: "What are you thinking about? Because of Qingfeng's suddenly skyrocketing strength?"

Yukimiya Kazuma rested his chin on his hand on the railing. "Regarding Qingfeng's true strength, I already knew about it..."

Thinking for a moment...

"I wasn't thinking about anything special."

"Just thinking that even a guy like Qingfeng can enter the Zone, then..."

"What about me?"

"Seriously..."

"A guy like that, who once felt bored with basketball and didn't even attend training, could easily push open the door to the Zone, and I..."

Having trained like this with a cheat, I haven't even seen what the door looks like.

"I really am..."

"Pretty mediocre, right?"

Facing Yukimiya's serious but strange-sounding words, which sounded like a humblebrag, Taketou Masaki didn't know how to respond for a moment.

He just couldn't help but show a trace of worry in his eyes.

Hanakage Ryo suddenly asked: "That thing is called the Zone?"

"Yeah..."

"It's probably a state where you can burst out all your potential in a short time."

"Can't you win?"

Hearing this, Yukimiya Kazuma looked at Hanakage Ryo quite strangely. "Of course I can win."

Hanakage Ryo: "..."

Hanakage Ryo turned to look at Taketou Masaki, who was still worried just a moment ago.

The two exchanged glances quickly.

Taketou Masaki quickly understood what the other's eyes were conveying:

See?

I knew it would be like this, this guy Yukimiya Kazuma!

"Both sides are on the court!"

"Finally here, the second half!"

Qingfeng walked into the gymnasium and came to the Tonghuang bench to take off his jacket.

The people on Tonghuang's side were all surprised when they saw him.

Although they couldn't say exactly where the change was, after the rest time just now, it was clear that the smile on Qingfeng's face seemed to have become...