The Prince of Tennis: The Quincy of Rikkai University

Chapter 226: Fierce Battle, Mental Assassination (Happy National Day)
"You two are too rude to our senior!"

When seeing Niou Masaharu retaliate with a difficult zero serve to win 3 points, Maori couldn't help but complain.

After all, they were once teammates, so why did these two people attack so harshly?

Facing Maori's words, Sanada replied seriously: "Because we want to see how much stronger Maori, who has become No. 10, is than he was a year ago."

This is also the reason why Sanada took the initiative to appear on the field. Because they were once teammates, everyone in Rikkai University is well aware of Maori's former strength.

And after a year, if the true strength of the gross profit that has transformed into NO10 can be measured, it will be a good unit of measurement for them, the junior high school students, to refer to the strength of the top ten of the first army.

After a brief exchange between the two sides, Kunimitsu Tezuka, standing at the baseline, continued to serve.

咚

It was still the same batting action as before. You could tell without even thinking that the opponent was going to use the Zero serve to win the game.

"I can't let you succeed like this."

Mao Li, who was in charge of receiving the ball, suddenly half-knelt, twisted the racket and cut towards the tennis ball that was about to fall to the ground with his backhand.

Just like scooping up a goldfish, he scooped up the seemingly unsolvable zero serve with the frame of the racket, and then swung the racket to hit it back.

The angle of the tennis ball is very tricky, falling diagonally towards the sideline of the front court.

However, not long after it crossed the net, it seemed as if it was pulled by a force, deviated from its original track, and flew towards "Tezuka" in the backcourt.

"It's Tezuka's domain. The illusion of that guy Niou has reached this level!" The junior high school students of the second army were all amazed, and they were full of expectations for this game.

Seeing that his carefully crafted shot did not work, Maori reacted quickly and prepared to exchange positions with Ochi.

"Too lax!"

Before the tennis ball could be attracted to "Tezuka", Sanada's figure leaned out from the side and swung the racket violently.

The return ball went back to the opposite half like a gust of wind and landed in the defensive gap between Maori and Ochi who were still running.

"Game, the second team scored, the score is 1 to 1."

At the end of the second game, the tacit cooperation between Sanada and "Tezuka" without any communication determined the outcome of this game.

"Well done! Sanada and Niou."

In the second army, many junior high school students couldn't help but cheer for the two of them.

After losing the first game, they quickly equalized the score and stabilized the situation. The performance of these two players was really wonderful.

Especially the junior high school students in the Youth Studies Department were extremely excited.

Although their Minister Tezuka left them some time ago for his own career path, they all felt lost.

But at this moment, when they saw Tezuka, who was transformed by Nioh, being so active on the court, especially forming a dream combination with Sanada, they felt relieved a lot.

Although Tezuka is gone, he continues to move forward with them in another way. This is their mentality at the moment.

"The third game will begin now. Please serve as soon as possible."

After a while, the third game began, and Mao Li served in this game.

"As expected of you, you are really difficult to deal with."

Maori held the tennis ball in his hand but was slow to release it.

He looked carefully at the two teammates opposite him who had once fought side by side with him, and he already knew that winning this game was not as easy as he thought.

None of the players who graduated from Rikkai University are easy to deal with.

Quickly putting aside all the messy thoughts and concentrating his mind, Maori raised his hand to throw the tennis ball and swung the racket down quickly.

bang, bang, bang...

As the rapid sound of hitting the ball rang out, the game continued.

Players from both teams ran back and forth in their respective halves, using their own tactics to look for the opponent's weaknesses and opportunities to score.

The evenly matched game made most of the spectators immersed in this exciting tug-of-war.

15 is better than 0
15 is better than 15
30 is better than 15
30 is better than 30
……

The scores of both sides rose alternately as the number of rounds of confrontation increased.

"If we continue to fight like this, it will not be good for me." Niou, who transformed into Tezuka, was analyzing the situation on the field in his mind.

Although Sanada was not at a disadvantage in the basic competition with his opponent, Nioh, who knew his own situation best, knew very well that if he continued to play like this, with his physical reserves, it might be difficult for him to last until the end of the third set under such high-intensity attacks.

In order to save unnecessary physical energy, he needs to change his strategy.

As the thought came to him, the face of "Tezuka" began to blur, and a moment later, a noble junior high school student with purple hair appeared on the court.

"That's——Atobe!"

"That guy Niou has changed again. What are his plans?"

The sudden transformation caused a commotion in the Second Army team. Several people from the Ice Emperor faction looked at the stadium with complicated expressions.

Tezuka wasn't the only one who left the training camp; their captain also left.

At the same time, without being affected by the exclamations around him, "Atobe" slowly raised his left hand and placed it on his face. The purple pupils revealed between his fingers flashed a gleam of brilliance.

clack clack...

Countless cold icicles fell from the air and pierced the bodies of Ochi and Mori.

The ice world suddenly starts moving.

Aiming at one of the icicles, Atobe made a decisive move and hit the returning tennis ball.

The blue and white icicle was hit by the return ball and shattered directly.

After the tennis ball bounced out of bounds, Ochi Gekko only then realized where the tennis ball had landed.

"Game, the second team is leading, the score is 2 to 1."

The referee quickly announced the result, and the second team took the lead.

Ochi Gekko looked through her bangs and glanced expressionlessly at the tennis ball that had come to a stop outside of bounds.

In the situation just now, his only feeling was that the tennis ball seemed to have hit a blind spot that he had inadvertently exposed.

Ochi turned his head and locked his gaze on "Atobe" opposite him, before moving away after a moment and returning to his original position.

"It seems that although they are both members of the same army, their strength is much weaker than Yuuki Tanejima's."

In the second team, a junior high school student expressed his personal opinion after watching three games.

His opinion was also recognized by many people. After witnessing the first NO2 battle and broadening their horizons, this game felt dull to the junior high school students.

Is it exciting? It is indeed exciting, but it always feels a little off.

If the first game gave them the feeling that it was an insurmountable peak, then the second game so far has given them the feeling that they can also win if they try harder.

One side is just out of reach, while the other side is a distance that can be felt by the naked eye.

Just when the junior high school students in the second team had some doubts in their hearts, the fourth game began.

After transforming into Atobe, Niou Masaharu reduced the number of rounds required to complete each ball, thus increasing the efficiency of the second team's scoring.

However, this does not mean that they can easily widen the gap.

boom……

"Game, Army One wins, score 2-2."

boom……

"Game, the second team won, the score is 3 to 2." Bang...

"Game, Army One wins, score 3-3."

……

Just as they were leading by one inning, they were tied the next. The two sides played until the end of the tenth inning and the score was always tied.

By now, both Niou and Sanada had sweat covering their faces and bodies.

On the other hand, although Ochi and Maori failed to overtake the score, they did not even sweat except for their breathing becoming a little heavier.

"The Zero serve can no longer be played, and the Ice World is about to fail."

Niou Masaharu's mind raced, as his arm began to ache from playing two rounds of zero serve.

As the ice world gradually fights, fewer and fewer icicles are left on the field.

The defensive cooperation between the two opponents put him under great offensive pressure, and ordinary ball returns were not effective in scoring points.

Soon, the first set was dragged into a tie-break.

"It seems that this game will last for a long time. Let's go back to the office first." Kurobe Yukio, who was standing on the rooftop, said calmly while looking down.

The other two coaches standing next to him nodded in agreement, and the three of them immediately turned and left.

"Now we start the first ball of the tie-break. The first team is serving."

After a short break, the referee signaled for the game to continue.

"Sanada, it's up to you." Niou said with a serious expression.

After the previous game, he had already informed the opponent of his situation, and Sanada immediately told him that he would take on all the attacks in this tie-break.

On the opposite side, Ochi Gekko stood at the baseline, threw up the tennis ball and hit it quickly.

call out.

The afterimage passed by Sanada's feet, leaving behind a sound of breaking through the air.

Sanada's expression froze, and his eyes showed surprise.

If he was not mistaken, the opponent's serve seemed to be faster than in the previous few games.

"Boss, that guy Ochi has used more than 60% of his strength." In the first army camp, Tono Atsuki spoke up immediately after seeing this ball.

"This is really unexpected. It seems that the two junior high school students on the opposite side put a lot of pressure on him, forcing Ochi to take it seriously." Duke Watanabe smiled kindly.

"It seems that we really can't underestimate these junior high school students. In addition to a certain guy here, there is actually a master." Onijujiro glanced at Byodoin Phoenix who was sitting there without saying a word, and his words had something to say.

Byodoin Phoenix looked straight at the court, with a charming smile on his face, but did not say anything.

On the court, Sanada and Niou switched positions and came to the baseline, and he was the one to serve the next ball.

It took him just a few steps to figure everything out; the opponent's strength was even higher than he expected.

However, this does not scare Sanada, but only makes his fighting spirit stronger.

嗖

His arms were like a phantom, and he attacked as fast as the wind.

The tennis ball flew away like a strong wind, but the speed of the ball obviously did not cause any pressure to Mao Li who was responsible for catching the ball, and he caught it easily.

"Tsk——" Seeing his serve being intercepted by Mori, Sanada felt a little annoyed.

In this game, it was precisely because of the presence of Mori that Sanada's previous scoring efficiency was far inferior to Niou Masaharu.

Mori's attack pattern against Sanada is too familiar.

On the contrary, Nioh, who transformed into someone else, used many strange tricks and easily scored points against Maori.

Black gas and lightning flashed, and as soon as the tennis ball hit back by Mori passed the net, Sanada no longer held back and attacked without hesitation. His moves were as fast as thunder, which he had never made before in this set.

Thunder exploded under Maori's feet in a blink of an eye, leaving a dark mark.

"The second team scored, the score was 1-1"

As the referee announced the score, Maori, who was about to swing his racket, came to his senses after being stunned for a moment. He looked at Sanada with surprise.

"So this is the true appearance of that move back then, it's really powerful."

He sighed slightly. This kind of thunder in front of him was not the first time Maori had seen it.

He was also present at the school ranking match between Yuuki and Sanada a year ago.

However, compared with the lightning at that time, the move performed by Sanada at this moment was much more complete than before.

"Senior Mori, you are not the only one who is making progress." Sanada replied with a straight face, and then without further communication, he immediately turned around and returned to the front court.

Next, it was Niou's turn to serve.

Because he has already communicated with Sanada, Niou Masaharu will not choose to use the zero serve in the tie-break unless there are special circumstances.

However, he cleverly used Atobe's illusion and prepared to launch a sneak attack with Tannhauser's serve.

Snapped

Under the incredulous eyes of "Atobe", his first serve hit the net.

He served again, not believing it, and the ball went into the net again.

"Double faults, the first team scores, 1 to 2!"

When the referee announced the result, the high school students in the first team's camp who saw this scene all showed an attitude of "as expected".

Ochi Gekko, who had become serious, had already completed the [mental assassination] of Niou Masaharu without knowing when.

"This feeling...I seem to have felt something similar before."

After the double fault, Niou Masaharu noticed that his mental concentration had quietly changed.

It was a familiar yet unfamiliar feeling. After he thought carefully, the figure of Yuuki Maya flashed through his mind.

Yes, when I watched the battle between Yuki and Yukimura, the mental oppression brought by the opponent's indiscriminate and seamless attack was similar to the feeling I have now.

When is it
Niou Masaharu quickly reviewed the scenes of the previous rounds in his mind, trying to find the time when his opponent attacked him.

After a moment, his pupils shrank and he found something abnormal.

Just after the eleventh game ended, when the two sides changed sides, he inadvertently looked at Ochi Gekko.

The latter's cold eyes made it hard for him to forget.

Ren Wang suddenly understood that it was probably at that time that he had inadvertently fallen into the opponent's mental target.

"Pfft, this is really troublesome."

After figuring it all out, Ren Wang's expression became solemn.

Yukimura Seiichi's ability to destroy the five senses has already given him the answer to how tricky psychic abilities are.

However, the current situation left him no time to think of countermeasures, and he could only slowly seek breakthroughs in the game.

3 is better than 4
4 is better than 4
5 is better than 4
5 is better than 5
……

17 is better than 16
17 is better than 17
17 is better than 18
In the tiebreak, Sanada continuously used the combination of the unpredictable as the shadow and the lightning-fast under the black aura. However, every time when he was just one breath away from winning, Niou Masaharu still had difficulty in serving smoothly.

The situation in this tiebreak entered a long stalemate stage.

(End of this chapter)