Black Basketball: A false start

Chapter 169 The gap in levels

"Hey, congratulations." Looking at Aomine Daiki's condition, Zuo Xiangtai said to Sakuragi Hanamichi in front of him with a smile, "You released a real monster..."

"The real monster?" Sakuragi Hanamichi frowned, "You were stunned by Gilgamesh, right? We are leading now."

"It's just temporary." Sho Taichi's smile did not diminish at all, "Aomine will never lose! He is the strongest genius!"

"It's inexplicable..." Sakuragi Hanamichi raised his eyebrows slightly, "If you're hoping to play psychological tactics with us, forget it."

"It's not a psychological tactic..." Zuo Xiangtai said with a smile, "That's a method that only second-rate teams would use..."

"呲呲～"

Just as Sakuragi Hanamichi sneered and was about to retort, a flash of blue lightning flashed across his vision.

"what!"

Mitsui Shou, who was off the court, stood up in shock, staring in amazement at the figure of Aomine Daiki that turned into green light on the court, and took a deep breath.

If Aomine Daiki's speed in the previous competition was still understandable, now Aomine Daiki's speed is like the speedster in the comics, which is beyond everyone's understanding.

"Let's try this! Kaneki!" Aomine Daiki on the field laughed loudly, his figure swept up in the wind, and his jersey rustled, "Use the power behind the door that you once brought me!"

Aomine Daiki and Kaneki Ken turned into two streams of light, one gold and one blue, and flashed before everyone's eyes. When everyone could see the two figures clearly again, Kaneki Ken and Aomine Daiki jumped into the air together.

"You, dark-skinned guy, really make me happy!" Kaneki Ken's eyes were filled with excitement, and he used his long arms to fan the basketball in Aomine Daiki's hand.

"You are indeed the opponent I'm most looking forward to, Kaneki!" Aomine Daiki seemed to have expected this. His slender figure in the air suddenly shrank, and after narrowly avoiding the block, he kicked the ball out from behind Kaneki Ken.

“Bang! Shua!”

The basketball spun violently, hit the backboard and bounced into the basket.

"Beautiful! Aomine-san broke through to the restricted area like lightning, and made a layup despite Kaneki-san's block!" Tashiro Heihachi looked at Aomine Daiki under the basket in shock, "Aomine-san's breakthrough just now was faster than in the previous game! It seems that Aomine-san is gradually getting into the state!"

"This black-skinned monkey...is really fast..." Sakuragi Hanamichi muttered with an unhappy look on his face as he looked at Aomine Daiki.

"Are you surprised, red-haired monkey? This is a true genius!" Shotaichi Zuo's eyes were full of confidence and pride, "This is the zone, a door that is only open to true geniuses! In this state, Qingfeng-san is definitely the strongest!"

As Aomine Daiki completed his attack against Kaneki Ken head-on, Shotaichi Sa felt that the suffocating atmosphere above the court was gradually dissipating.

The reason why Shotaichi Sa rejected Izawa Shuji's proposal to follow Kaneki Ken and insisted on coming to Toou High School was because he had seen the state of Aomine Daiki when he entered the zone - that was a desperate state.

Shotaichi Sa felt that Aomine Daiki was invincible in that state, even if standing opposite him were Akashi Seijuro, Murasakibara Atsushi, or even...Kaneki Ken!

"What are you barking about?" Just as Shotaichi Sae was showing off to Sakuragi Hanamichi how powerful Aomine Daiki was, Izawa Shuji looked at Shotaichi Sae coldly and said slowly, "Why are you so proud of being a traitor? Zone or something, as long as Captain Kaneki wants, we can do it anytime!"

"What?" Shotaichi's smile froze on his face, "Kaneki Ken is also okay?"

"This idiot...does he really think that the title of the first awakener is fake?" Akashi Seijuro looked at Shotaichi Sa with a hint of mockery in his eyes, "Of course Kaneki can enter the zone...even his level is deeper than Aomine..."

"Eh?" Mibuchi Reo looked at Akashi Seijuro in confusion and asked, "What do you mean by Kaneki's zone is deeper, Xiao Zheng?"

"That's right, Akashi. Is there an even stronger state after the zone?" Hayama Kotaro felt that he was about to sweat. "Just the current state of those two monsters... I'm afraid they can no longer be viewed according to common sense..."

"To put it simply, after entering the zone, you will first feel yourself gradually sinking in the lake..." Akashi Seijuro explained to everyone, recalling the state he was in when he first entered the zone. "As you gradually sink to the bottom, you will find a big door in front of you. When you walk to the door, you will find a gatekeeper whose face you cannot see standing in front of it."

"And then what?" Yeshan Kotaro asked curiously, "What's behind the gatekeeper and the door?"

"I don't know. Although the figure is familiar, I don't know who my gatekeeper is." Akashi Seijuro said calmly, "But I am sure that Kaneki must have pushed open the door."

"..." Everyone at Rakusan High School fell silent. They all frowned and looked solemnly at Kaneki Ken and Aomine Daiki who were fighting in the field.

"By the way, Kotaro, do you remember the scene when you played against Teiko in your second year?" Akashi Seijuro continued to add, "At that time, Kaneki Ken entered the second level zone." "...I know, Akashi." Kotaro Hayama's expression became even more depressed.

……

"Stop being so slow, Kaneki! I don't want to wait for you!" Aomine Daiki smiled and looked at Kaneki Ken who was advancing with the ball, "Come over here, let me see the weight of the First Awakener!"

"I'm afraid I'll disappoint you, Aomine."

"Boom!"

As Kaneki Ken spoke, a thunderclap exploded over the court. When everyone came to their senses and looked at Kaneki Ken again, two golden lightning bolts were about to burst out of his eyes like thunder dragons.

"This is how it feels like when my opponent faces you entering the zone..." Aomine Daiki felt the hairs on his body standing up, and his expression became more excited. "How can this disappoint me... Rather, this is just right!"

"It seems you still don't understand..."

Kaneki Ken spoke at a slow pace, but his figure as he dribbled the ball was like a thunder dragon running rapidly with a dragon ball in its mouth. In an instant he reached the middle distance in the right corner and jumped for the ball.

"This is what you just taught me... No matter how fast you break through, you have to stop the moment you attack!!"

Aomine Daiki rarely used his brain and allowed Kaneki Ken to easily break through his first line of defense, and blocked him again the moment Kaneki Ken jumped.

"If I had simply made this shot, I would have won, but the one I used was your basketball." Kaneki Ken in the air looked at Aomine Daiki's eyes, which were shining with light, and chuckled, and continued, "So, let's end our one-man show here for now..."

"What..." Aomine Daiki seemed to have sensed something, and looked at the basketball in Kaneki Ken's hand with shock in his eyes.

Kaneki Ken's hand trembled slightly, and the basketball drew a crescent-shaped arc along the baseline and flew accurately into the hands of Izawa Shuji who was completely left open in the left corner.

"He actually chose to pass the ball?" Takao Kazunari looked at Kaneki Ken who chose to pass the ball, looked at Midorima Shintaro with some confusion and asked, "Makoto, didn't you say that players who enter the zone can only be dealt with by players who also enter the zone... So in a confrontation like this, isn't passing the ball the best choice?"

"That's what common sense says." Midorima Shintaro held his chin with both hands, his eyes filled with an indescribable solemnity, "But... Kaneki made up for this part by using the difference in zone levels..."

"Good pass, Captain Kaneki." Izawa Shuji's eyes revealed the confidence of a fanatic believer, "Let this goal show those traitors who is the strongest Generation of Miracles!"

"Don't even think about scoring a goal!" Dai Moroboshi gritted his teeth, rushed in front of Shuji Izawa and jumped up.

"Don't struggle, Tonghuang Star." Kaneki Ken's eyes were filled with a hint of teasing, "From now on, there is no place for you in the middle and long distances."

"Shh!"

"boom!"

"Beep!"

At the same time as the basketball entered the net, Daisuke Moroboshi, who couldn't stop in the air, crashed heavily into Shuji Izawa, and the referee decisively blew the whistle for the penalty.

"No. 4 of the black team, defensive foul! No. 6 of the white team, 3-pointer counts! One free throw!"

"Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful!" Tashiro Heihachi used three "wonderful" words in a row to express his shock. "Kaneki-san made a fantastic assist with a long pass! Izawa Shuji also made a beautiful 3+1!"

“Is this true…” Himuro Tatsuya looked at Izawa Shuji who got up from the ground, with a hint of fear in his eyes, “To be able to do such a thing… This guy… How much of a monster is he?!”

"Time!"

As Himuro Tatsuya finished speaking, not only Izawa Shuji, but also other Shonan High School players' eyes flashed with golden lightning.

"See, Aomine? This is the difference between you and me... between different levels!" Kaneki Ken's smile was unusually warm, but the words he said made people feel chilled to the bone.

(End of this chapter)