Chapter 339: Yukimiya, You Guy, Truly the Best Opponent!

From the end of the third quarter until the final moments of the fourth.

As Yukimiya Kazuma had expected, after Seirin gave others more shooting opportunities, Aomine, whose stamina had reached the minimum threshold to enter Zone, entered Zone once again.

However...

By now, the score had already reached an insurmountable 126:99.

A gap of twenty-seven points.

And only two minutes remained on the game clock.

A greenish flash of lightning flickered again in Aomine's eyes; as his body moved, ripples of green electric arcs spread across the court once more, but contrary to Yukimiya Kazuma's expectation...

A chill passed through his pupils...

Suddenly, snow-white lightning also overflowed from the depths of his eyes!

The moment Aomine stepped into Zone and felt the pressure surging from his opponent, he, as if by a reflexive reaction, simultaneously stepped into the realm of Zone as well.

However...

This state of physical limit...

What a weak Zone; how long can it last, a few dozen seconds?

The final two minutes.

The great battle of "730" Zone resumed once more.

Both Touou and Izunomiya were completely stunned.

Crack~!

Crack~!

Snap~!

Aomine broke past Yukimiya!

Just then, Yukimiya Kazuma suddenly turned around and went straight for a steal!

The ball was slapped out of bounds; a flash of lightning darted through Aomine's eyes as he turned back, his whole body leaping with excitement, "Yukimiya, you guy..."

Truly the best opponent!

Meanwhile, Yukimiya, lost in the euphoria of entering Zone again, did not hear what Aomine was saying at all.

On the court.

Two rapid, interweaving electric arcs, one green and one white matching their hair colors, intertwined in the air!

Several more seconds passed!

Aomine's speed suddenly increased; he stepped into the restricted area and swung his arm!

Clang~!

At the same time as the sound of Aomine hanging on the rim, the sound of Yukimiya Kazuma swatting the ball away also rang out!

Unfortunately, the ball landed in the hands of Sato Yoshinori.

Whoosh~!

Whoosh~!

The wind raised by the jersey flapped in Sato Yoshinori's ears; then his hand went empty as the ball vanished. He turned to look and saw the ball had reached Aomine's hands, where he was fighting fiercely with Yukimiya Kazuma.

Yoshino Sakurai, who had the best view from outside the three-point line, couldn't help but swallow hard.

What kind of devilish drawing is this...

On the court, apart from these two, no one else could help in the slightest!

The struggle continued!

This offensive possession had already dragged on for nearly twenty seconds.

Formless shot!

Snap~!

Yukimiya Kazuma blocked the ball again, shooting it out of bounds at high speed; it even knocked over the advertising fence on the sidelines. The referee, whose eyes were spinning from the chaos, had barely been able to keep up a moment ago; now he widened his eyes, sweating profusely, terrified of missing any instant and making a missed call.

In this game's Zone, although Aomine Daiki and Yukimiya Kazuma entered it consecutively, they almost always did so at different times.

Only now, when both sides had barely any stamina left and were barely entering Zone, was there a fair battle between Zones of equal level; everyone present, after witnessing this final Zone showdown, raised the intensity of that word to a new height.

Truly, the spectacle of two Zones competing on the same court was too terrifying!

The spectators could never have imagined that after such a thrilling match, in the final two minutes, these two would still be so full of energy and create such a huge commotion!

"Truly an earth-shattering duel..."

"It feels like only Aomine and Yukimiya can be seen on the court."

"No one else can possibly intervene."

"Four seconds remain in this possession; can Aomine score?"

"I don't know..."

In the spectator stands.

Midorima Shintaro: "..."

Due to entering Zone, both of their concentration and reaction speeds completely surpassed their original maximum levels.

Truly...

Not giving an inch.

Seeing this, even Huang Se, a member of the Generation of Miracles, felt somewhat puzzled, "Once they enter Zone, it becomes a one-sided 1v1 on both sides..."

"I can understand Little Qingfeng, but why doesn't Little Yukimiya pass either?"

"If they passed the ball to the other four people..."

"They should be able to score...?"

Midorima clearly knew quite a bit about the Zone. "Even so, the result probably wouldn't change at all. The Zone isn't merely a domain where you unleash 100% of your power. Once you enter the Zone..."

"It's a shame, but all the surrounding sounds and scenery—unnecessary scenes—will be completely shut out."

"On the other hand, not only the opponent right before your eyes, but even the movements and positions of the other players on their side—your ability to process important intel will all rise."

"Huh?"

Midorima nodded. "In other words, 'a far broader field of vision.' This point manifests especially clearly in Yukimiya Kazuma, because his innate visual ability is already outrageous..."

"That's why, on the basis of his 'ultra-wide-range defense,' relying on his vision and the heightened important-intel processing ability boosted by the Zone, he can almost cut off all of his opponent's passes."

"And in the realm of speed, Aomine is the fastest in high school, and his defensive range likewise surpasses what most people imagine."

"Right now, in front of those two, attempting half-hearted offense is actually more dangerous."

"So once those two enter the Zone."

"The offense and defense on the court will belong entirely to those two.. 0 "

Midorima spoke the intel he knew, but his eyes never left Aomine—especially the expression on the other's face.

That guy Aomine...

At this point, he hadn't noticed the score at all.

He right now...

Must be overjoyed.

Kise Ryota also noticed this.

Or rather, he, who had always looked up to Aomine as his object of admiration, noticed it even earlier than Midorima did.

In a scene like this.

No... that's not right...