The Prince of Tennis: The Quincy of Rikkai University

Chapter 222 Frontal Suppression
Seeing the familiar light light up, Shuji Tanejima's expression froze, knowing that the other party was going to get serious.

Sure enough, just as he had guessed, a dazzling golden light suddenly burst out from the racket that Jie Cheng Maye raised.

boom

A dull sound burst out, followed by a sharp sound like the air being torn apart.

A huge column of pitch-black light shot straight towards Shuji Tanejima, with its intention made clear, which was to force the opponent to receive the ball head-on.

"Tsk, the power is even more exaggerated than before."

Looking at the tennis ball flying towards him with terrifying momentum, Shuji Tanejima's gaze became even more serious.

From this goal, he saw that Yuuki Maya's strength had improved compared to last year, which also meant that the opponent was more difficult to deal with.

He silently placed his left hand on the handle of the racket, and when the tennis ball was only a body length away from him, he faced it fearlessly.

Boom!
It hit the racket like a missile, and the brutal and powerful force caused Shuji Tanejima's arms to sink instantly.

His body trembled slightly involuntarily, which was obviously the result of the violent shock brought by the ball.

However, in a flash, a ripple appeared in the center of the racket, directly reducing most of the strong rotation force and impact carried by the tennis ball.

Destroyed

Shuji Tanejima did not hesitate and immediately used his signature skills to neutralize most of the power of the light ball shot by Maya Yuuki.

Then, he pushed with his arm, and the tennis ball on the racket immediately turned back and flew quickly back to Yuki's half of the court.

"As expected of a senior, even with the increased power, I still can't do anything to you."

Seeing that her carefully planned shot was blocked by Yimiewu, Yuuki Maya did not feel much emotion.

If this turtle shell was so easy to break, it wouldn’t have been so difficult for me to win last time.

However, he also keenly noticed that the expression of Shuji Tanejima, who received the ball, was not as relaxed as before.

He quickly came to the front court, took advantage of the time difference to intercept the return ball, and without giving Shuji Tanejima any extra time to react, he shot it at an oblique angle.

The tennis ball pressed the net, landed in front of the opponent's net at a high speed, and finally flew out of the sideline.

"Yuuki scores, 40-30."

The referee announced the score at the right time. In this ball, Shuji Tanejima was forced to expose a small flaw after receiving the ball, which was immediately captured by him.

Seeing that he had lost points, Shuji Tanejima shook his head helplessly and couldn't help but sigh slightly.

Maya Yuuki's continuous and indiscriminate bombardment kept his nerves tense, and if he was not careful he would be caught in a blind spot immediately.

He has already raised his concentration to the limit under normal circumstances, but this situation is still difficult to avoid.

In the final analysis, Yuki's offensive rhythm was too fast, and he would lose if he defended for too long.

In the First Army camp, Byodoin Phoenix watched all this silently.

He had already seen through the essence of the matter. The current situation seemed to be evenly matched, but in his opinion, Shuji Tanejima was already at a disadvantage.

"Coach Mifune, your vision is never wrong."

Byodoin Phoenix nodded secretly. The strength displayed by Maya Yuuki made him have higher expectations for this year's World Championship.

On the court, Maya Yuuki returned to the baseline and prepared to serve again.

He did not show any emotion about the ball just now. After receiving the signal from the referee, he immediately threw the tennis ball.

boom

The golden light shone again. Since the first ball had been hit, it was natural to hit the second glowing ball.

He has the capital to use this move as a basic attack.

The sound of hitting the ball rang out again, and the fierce attack continued.

砰

砰

Bang, Maya Yuuki and Shuji Tanejima ran back and forth in their respective half of the court, returning the opponent's return balls in various ways.

In a blink of an eye, after more than ten rounds, Maya Yuuki seized a defensive gap in the opponent, and used a backhand slice action to lure Taneshima into going to the net. She actually hit a through ball that bypassed the opponent's body and landed directly on the baseline.

"Game, Yuuki is leading, the score is 2-1."

After turning around and watching the tennis ball bounce out of the baseline of his own half of the court, Shuji Tanejima's expression was more frozen than ever.

A bad premonition quietly arose in his heart, but he had not yet figured out what went wrong.

However, subsequent events soon confirmed his intuition.

0 to 15,

0 to 30,

15 to 30,

15 is better than 40
……

Since the fourth game, the situation of the game began to slowly turn towards Maya Yuuki.

What best highlights this point is the change in the score on the field.

3 is better than 1
3 is better than 2
4 is better than 2
5 is better than 2
5 is better than 3
……

It is true that Maya Yuuki's light shot did not break through Shuji Tanejima's Yimie Wu, but Shuji Tanejima spent every game in passive counterattacks.

This situation continued until the end of the first set, and Shuji Tanejima's situation did not improve.

blah blah blah...

The sharp and fast high-speed flat shot penetrated the weak point of Shuji Tanejima's defense. After the tennis ball landed, it bounced lightly against the wall outside the court and stopped rolling.

"The first set is over, Yuuki wins, the score is 6-4."

The winner was decided and the referee announced the result of the first set in a timely manner.

With sweat on his face, Shuji Tanejima took a deep look at Maya Yuuki opposite him, then turned and walked out of the tennis court, and came to his seat outside the court to rest for a while.

Maya Yuuki was no exception. After coming to her own rest seat on the other side, she unscrewed the water cup to replenish her water.

While the two men were resting on the field, in the First Army's camp, Byodoin Phoenix looked at Tanejima Shuji with some dissatisfaction.

"That guy Tanejima must have stayed in the training camp for too long. He was actually suppressed by a junior high school student who was younger than him."

"I relied too much on my talent and I am no match for that middle school student in terms of skills and tactics. It's so embarrassing!"

Byodoin Phoenix saw the reason for Shuji Tanejima's defeat early on, and spoke frankly without showing any mercy to the other party.

He saw it very clearly. The reason why Yuuki Maya was able to win the first game was that she was one step ahead of Tanejima Shuji in basic skills.

The light ball used by the opponent seemed to be very powerful, but it was just a bait. Its purpose was to divert some of Tanejima Shuji's attention and make the opponent nervous.

But what really determines the outcome is the details of skills and tactics.

Shuji Tanejima was cautious for some reason he didn't know, so he would always involuntarily reveal a flaw, but Maya Yuuki was able to take advantage of these flaws and score points every time.

After hearing Byodoin's criticism, none of the other players in the First Army dared to follow suit.

As for why, it was because in the eyes of the other armies, they put themselves in Shuji Tanejima's shoes and did not think they could do better than him.

Only the No. 1 Pingdeng Yuan Fenghuang could say such words. No one else could say them, including the always arrogant Tono Atsukyo.

Hisaburo Mori silently watched Maya Yuuki drinking water off the court, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Even when he was at Rikkai University, he had vaguely guessed that Yuuki Maya's strength was far beyond that of others, but now after seeing it with his own eyes, he realized that his judgment at the time was too conservative.

The opponent's strength was far more outrageous than he had imagined.

He even had a thought in his mind that the current Yuuki Maya might have the ability to challenge the Byodoin Phoenix.

(End of this chapter)