Chapter 352: Even His Own Teammates' Faces Were Filled With Fear!

*Smack*—!

*Smack*—!

The sound of dribbling on the court pulled everyone's attention back to the game.

Then…

*Whoosh*.

Yukimiya Kazuma had actually passed the ball on his own.

The Izumigakuen players on the court, and the students below who had watched the Izumigakuen vs Touhou match, all widened their eyes at once!

Not because they were surprised that Yukimiya passed, but because he passed while in that 'Zone' state — everyone knew that during Yukimiya's showdown with Aomine, once he entered the Zone, he didn't pass a single ball!

Kakita Yishi: "…"

As expected…

It was some kind of state different from Zone.

Otherwise, Yukimiya at this moment would absolutely never pass.

An improved version based on Zone?

He Xiuyang, who received the pass, froze for a moment too, but upon seeing Yukimiya Kazuma's movement, he instantly tensed up all over again.

Off-ball matchup…

No!

Almost no contact at all!

He simply blew past every defender with pure speed, slicing at high velocity into Ikeda Commercial's paint!

Right after that…

He leaped!

Yukimiya's movement was so fast it was as if he were gliding across ice!

The moment Yukimiya Kazuma jumped, the ball in He Xiuyang's hands — which had been itching to go — was sent over at just the right time. After so many qualifying matches polishing his point-guard skills, He Xiuyang's pass was textbook.

Under everyone's horrified gaze, Yukimiya's body shot upward!

At the same instant.

He Xiuyang's pass arrived above the rim!

Yukimiya, who was testing his top speed in an off-ball state, glanced at the pass and couldn't help but nod.

Not bad.

Back to the basket, he slammed it in with both arms!

*Clang! *

He was so fast that everyone only saw a blur of snow sweep past the rim!

The air around them seemed to freeze solid, and only Ikeda Commercial's center, He Duanhong, gaped and muttered, "What the… hell?"

The first-year Izumigakuen club members serving as the game's support staff were all stunned by the explosive sequence of plays that began once Yukimiya Kazuma went on offense.

Wakae Koji — the first-year who had previously thrown up during practice — couldn't help rubbing his eyes. When that monster passed right in front of him, the instant that tall, overwhelmingly oppressive figure drew near!

Wakae Koji felt as if he saw a field of ice and snow howling past him. Completely frozen by the other's presence, it took him a long while to come back to his senses, and he couldn't help but swallow hard.

The students in the second-floor stands were also blown away by that off-ball cut and alley-oop, but the rest of Izumigakuen's players weren't all that surprised by Yukimiya Kazuma's dunk — after all, 'Experience Before One' didn't grant any special bonus to dunks.

But before that dunk…

The speed, comparable to Zone, left everyone slack-jawed.

Kakita Yishi stared at Yukimiya Kazuma's back on the court and suddenly murmured:

"Incomparable talent…"

Kakita Yishi felt he had seen through everything. In his view, Yukimiya must have, after entering Zone last time, either discovered he couldn't push open that door on his own.

Or felt that Zone drained too much stamina…

So he relied on his 'talent' and forcibly developed a Zone-like state he could enter at will!

Kakita Yishi leaned toward the latter…

Because watching now, he found that Yukimiya's composure in wielding this ability was extremely natural.

And from that pass just now, one could clearly see a difference from Zone — that near-total spiritual immersion where one hears nothing outside.

Everyone knew: the deeper the spiritual immersion, the closer actions come to instinct, and the greater the drain on mind and body. Yukimiya's ability clearly improved on this point by a lot.

"Talent, huh."

As Kakita Yishi's wild imagination ran further and further away.

Yukimiya Kazuma on the court was also increasingly feeling stronger than ever before.

When in Zone…

He was too focused on the game and failed to experience this feeling in time.

But now…

One opponent after another was devoured by his speed, frozen in place by his ball-handling — whether it was driving past them or dunking on them, he froze them all one by one!

Watching the opponents in front of him give everything they had yet struggle to resist, his adrenaline boiled and surged. Especially after seeing the terrified looks in Ikeda Commercial's eyes, he felt an urge to freeze them even more thoroughly!

In just a few minutes.

Everyone on Ikeda Commercial had gone numb.

In that numbness, Ikeda Commercial launched their final interior attack of the first half.

Yukimiya Kazuma, relying on 'Experience Before One', once again darted over to play defense!

The next second!

*Smack*—!

Zhonghu Shensi saw the opponent's hand pressing on the ball, as if freezing it solid in midair, while at the same time feeling his own movements gradually encased in ice spreading upward, stuck fast!