Chapter 155: Thunder Beast

With a whistle, the match officially began.

Aida Riko stared at the court intently, as if she wanted to see through everyone.

Then she suddenly opened her eyes wide.

"What's wrong, Riko?" Aida Kagetora noticed his daughter's abnormality and asked with concern.

"That person..." She pointed to Tian Lizi's direction, as if she had seen a tyrannosaurus.

"Is he very strong?"

"Hmm, he is strong beyond specifications."

Aida Riko had an ability.

Eye of Data.

This was a skill she had practiced since she was a child following her father in the gym and coming into contact with a large number of athletes, including professional athletes.

She only needed to look at a player once to roughly obtain the player's specific physical values.

From Tian Lizi, Aida Riko saw values far exceeding those of his peers.

He was a creature in two dimensions from his childhood sweetheart Hyuga Junpei.

Even if she couldn't see clearly across the audience and the jersey, she could feel his strength.

This Teikou demon star was no joke!

With a whistle, the match began.

Teikou, who had the power of the first attack, could clearly feel the opponent's toughness on the defensive end as soon as they approached.

This kind of toughness was completely different from previous matches.

Yamagata Junior High in Gunma Prefecture was really here to risk their lives against Teikou.

But that's right, having reached this step, they could only treat every match as the last one to play.

What's more, Teikou was the biggest favorite to win the National Tournament today.

Every team that encountered Teikou treated it as a final.

Tian Lizi looked at Hayama Kotaro in front of him. Just like in his impression, he was full of aggression, had a small tiger tooth, and always had a confident smile on his face.

He became famous earlier than Tian Lizi, and like Nijimura Shuzo, he was the best small forward in people's eyes last year.

And this year, Tian Lizi was the best small forward in people's eyes.

So, this match was still a key battle to decide who was the strongest small forward in the country.

He was pestering Tian Lizi at all times; now, how to defend against this Teikou ace was the key to defeating Teikou in the eyes of other teams.

Yamagata Junior High also set up many defensive strategies for Tian Lizi.

He pressed close, whether he had the ball or not, that was the first step.

"You are Tian Lizi..."

Hayama Kotaro still wanted to chat with Tian Lizi, but Tian Lizi suddenly ran to the three-point line, didn't talk about basketball ethics, and came up to set a screen for Nijimura Shuzo.

Hayama Kotaro cursed secretly, but didn't switch defense rashly; if he did so, Tian Lizi could order other teammates.

It wasn't that he looked down on his teammates. It was just that at their level, ordinary players were hard to stop.

Sure enough, after Nijimura Shuzo broke through, he passed the ball back to Tian Lizi.

Hayama Kotaro held one hand high and one hand to interfere with the basketball, his defense was watertight.

But even under the pressure of Hayama Kotaro, Tian Lizi pulled up and threw it, without any dragging.

"This..." Aida Riko opened her mouth, thinking this shooting choice was too poor.

Her childhood sweetheart would never shoot a three-pointer like that.

This couldn't even be called a shooting opportunity; the defender was standing in front, and there was only a sliver of shooting space.

"Swish!"

The basketball went into the net, 3:0, Tian Lizi took the lead for Teikou, and also made Aida Riko shout that it was unreasonable.

In her cognition, this was a typical lucky shot, but Tian Lizi's confident expression made her not so firm.

Hayama Kotaro was also stunned; he thought his defense was already in place, but Tian Lizi's shot still hit.

He was crazy, but Tian Lizi was crazier than him.

Hayama Kotaro's fighting spirit was completely ignited.

"I'm not good at talking to strangers; if you have anything, just tell me with basketball."

After Tian Lizi finished speaking, he returned to defense like an old lady taking a walk.

Pretending to be cool like the wind.

Hayama Kotaro laughed instead of getting angry.

His task today was to take down that first-year student who had recently become famous.

Not just on the defensive end, but on the offensive end as well.

He was full of confidence in this; he indicated that he had already finished the road Tian Lizi was walking last year.

Focusing on the transition, Hayama Kotaro didn't hesitate to ask for the ball from his teammates.

He stretched out three fingers without changing his expression.

"To deal with you, three fingers are enough for me."

The next second, Hayama Kotaro dribbled the ball violently, and the basketball hit the floor like lightning, making a dull sound.

This kind of battle scared many people.

This was actually the noise made by dribbling?

Aida Riko was stunned; watching Hyuga Junpei play basketball every day made her look like a country bumpkin who was making a fuss.

Aida Kagetora knew; he would occasionally have dinner and drinks with his former teammates, so he knew some of the details of this batch of junior high students.

It was not so easy for his daughter to form a basketball club to fight in the country.