Chapter 517

The national-best extreme speed that surpassed Aomine caused his body to be tilted when he stopped suddenly.

You have to know, he was Tiandao Kageyama, the strongest high school student in the country.

Even his heaven-defying physical fitness couldn't perfectly control it, so one could imagine how astonishing the speed he just erupted with was.

"Passing through the screens of four people in one breath!"

"The opponent is the powerhouse Shutoku!"

"Monster!"

This was the inner voice of most people.

The barrage in the real world had long been flooded with words like "cool," "awesome," and "holy crap."

Everyone was shocked.

"Surpassed Aomine... the fastest in the country!"

The entire Touou team was dumbfounded.

In the current high school basketball scene, the Generation of Miracles each represented the strongest in a specific field.

Aomine was the fastest, Murasakibara had the strongest power, Midorima was the most accurate shooter, Kise had the strongest learning ability, Akashi had the best court vision, and Kagami jumped the highest—even if he wasn't a member of the Generation of Miracles, he had reached that level.

And Tiandao was the most comprehensive, gathering the strengths of many.

Now, this pattern had been broken.

Tiandao had displayed the number one extreme speed that surpassed Aomine.

"Broken through the physical limit, erupting with speed exceeding the Zone in a normal state!" Aomine also widened his eyes.

He had already witnessed Tiandao's concentration, using the Six Eyes to strengthen his body control and erupt with speed not inferior to his own.

Right now, he had surpassed that level, crashing into the atmosphere like a meteorite, crossing the four-man screen in one breath.

Midorima was equally shocked, but his hand movements didn't stop.

This was an opportunity created by the combined strength of the entire team; he had to make the shot.

"Don't come and hinder me, Tiandao!"

He let out a rare roar, throwing the ball out with his left hand without reservation.

Tiandao stretched out his hand with all his might, but still missed by a millimeter, letting the ball fly out.

The characteristic of Midorima's shot was its height.

The release point was high, and the shot went even higher, like a mortar; the basketball would draw an inverted "U" shape, reach the peak, and then bomb into the net.

Other players also had high release points to avoid being blocked, but at best, it was only an inverted "C" shape, which was not even close.

"Still can't control it very well." Tiandao landed and clenched his fist.

Currently, his Thunder Breathing, First Form had only been developed to the four-chain level, and he could only perfectly control the three-chain version.

Three-chain and four-chain were not just a simple matter of one extra change of direction.

This meant he had to make one more movement in almost the same amount of time; the difficulty was imaginable.

"But I will complete it."

Tiandao clenched his fist tightly, confident to the point of arrogance.

For him, actual combat was the best way to train.

"Swish!"

Tiandao landed, and the ball only then fell into the net; one could imagine how high Midorima's shot was.

Usually, when the four-eyed guy threw a three-pointer, he would land after the release, and the ball still hadn't fallen into the net even after he turned around.

Turning around without looking at the result after shooting was a major characteristic of Midorima.

The general's once-in-a-lifetime early celebration was something Midorima did in almost every game.

The three-pointer went in, and Shutoku's tactic was successful, yet Kinya Nakatani couldn't smile at all.

Tiandao's Thunder Breathing, First Form hadn't been completed yet, but he would complete it sooner or later.

Often, people were more confident in Tiandao than Tiandao was in himself.

Change of possession.

Tiandao received the ball at the top of the three-point arc, and Shutoku finally couldn't help but use a double-team defense on him.

It was the first-year duo combination of Midorima and Kazunari Takao.

"Two people?"

"Not enough."

Kirisaki Daiichi's players immediately cut toward the inside.

Tiandao didn't let them down; he insightfully saw the future of everyone on the court one by one.

Finally.

"Release!"

He spat out a word, and the next second, the basketball passed through Midorima and Kazunari Takao, flying into Haizaki's hands.

Haizaki couldn't beat the Generation of Miracles, but against others, there was absolutely no problem.

"Thump!"

It was Hayama's signature thunderous dribble; the extremely fast dribbling speed allowed him to pass his defender in one step and kill into the basket for a dunk.

Shutoku continued to attack.

It was still the extreme tactic of infinite pick-and-rolls.

Shutoku used the entire team's strength just to create a space for Midorima to shoot.

Curry's three-point release speed should be the fastest in history, requiring only 0.3 seconds to complete.

Midorima's three-point release speed was not as good as Curry's; his shooting style was a textbook-level high-arc shot.

But this time would not exceed 1 second either; after all, he was shooting from the three-point line, not half-court or full-court, so he didn't need "long-term" power storage.

However, to block out a shooting space for Midorima, to block out a time of less than a second, they had to sacrifice the other four people.

Six Eyes!

These eyes forced them to take extreme measures.

Infinite pick-and-rolls; when Shutoku's four players were helping Midorima complete the screen, they made rolling actions to pull away Kirisaki Daiichi's other players so they couldn't surround Midorima, while also intentionally continuing to hinder Tiandao...

The range wasn't large, but this already constituted the category of moving screens.

Tiandao, however, turned a blind eye.

He stepped on thunder, and golden lightning rose like flames from near his feet.

"Thunder Breathing, First Form, Four-Chain!"

Tiandao whispered, and after taking a step, his body rushed out like a comet.

The step on the left shook off one person, and immediately after, he passed Shinsuke Kimura, who had a moving action in the screen, to the right.

Then he did the same, shaking off four people in a row; the swift action made it hard for the naked eye to distinguish his position.

If not for the existence of the Six Eyes, Tiandao might not have been able to shake people off so accurately.

"Screech!"

Tiandao stepped heavily on the floor, and his sneakers made a violent friction sound.

His speed was even faster; he was perfecting his Thunder Breathing, First Form bit by bit in actual combat.

Tiandao stood more steadily this time, his pair of Six Eyes bright as stars, captivating the soul.

Midorima gritted his teeth, unwilling to be outdone, and also increased his release speed.

"Swish!"

The three-pointer went in again; Tiandao's block was once again off by a hair.

Shutoku continued to score, and they were all three-pointers.

"But Tiandao's Thunder Breathing, First Form four-chain will be completed sooner or later. This time won't be too far away; when that time comes, what should Shutoku do?" Riko Aida felt heavy-hearted.

Shutoku, who was tied with them, was forced to this point by Kirisaki Daiichi; what about when they faced Kirisaki Daiichi?

Did they really have a chance of winning?

Tiandao was just perfecting his ability now; who could guarantee he didn't have other ways to deal with Shutoku's extreme tactics?

Perhaps he was just using the battle to train, making himself stronger while ensuring a lead.

What if the score was very close?

Riko Aida couldn't imagine the result; her Eye of Data was too cheap compared to the Six Eyes.

The scores of both sides began to rise, and the speed was very fast.

In the first five minutes of the second quarter, both sides actually shot at 100% accuracy.