Haikyuu!!: The Disaster of Gamers

The whistle of the break still echoed in the stadium. The atmosphere in front of Karasuno's bench was far from relaxed.

The joy of winning a game was overshadowed by the intense physical exertion. Sawamura Daichi unscrewed his water bottle, sweat dripping from his chin onto a towel. Nishitani Yu leaned against the bench, her chest heaving faster than usual.

"We won the first set, but at a great cost." Ukai Shishin held the tactical board, pointing the pen tip at the back row defensive area. "By stripping Hyuga of his first pass authority and forcing the ball to Daichi and Nishiya, our defensive area definitely shrank. Nekoma's last few balls all landed at the junction of your two players."

Lu Ren leaned against the side, his gaze sweeping across the red half of the field opposite.

Grin was sitting in a chair drinking water, while Kuroo was talking to him.

"The computing power of that mainframe is terrifying," Lu Ren said in a low voice. "In the first game, he sacrificed a game point to ensure data integrity. He has already analyzed our defensive weaknesses piece by piece. In the second game, he will put the ball into a corner that Daichi and Nishiya can't reach, forcing Hinata to receive it."

Hinata Shoyo gripped the towel, gritting his teeth: "Should I accept it or not?"

"We still have to receive the ball." Lu Ren picked up the tactical board and drew three lines. "The defense can't collapse. But if you receive the ball, the fast break won't work. This is the 'antivirus program' of the grinder. It's designed to disable our core offensive weapon."

Kageyama Tobio stared at the tactics board and said, "If Hyuga is pinned down, I'll pass it on to someone else."

"Not enough." Lu Ren shook his head. "With Yinju's defensive tenacity, relying solely on Tanaka and Higashimine's strong attacks will eventually wear them down. They have more stamina than us. If we fight a war of attrition, we will definitely lose."

Lu Ren turned to look at the substitutes' bench.

"Sugawara-senpai, get ready to warm up. We're going to use a multi-core strategy."

On the other side of the net.

Coach Neko looked at his players with a smile. "You played well in the first game. Did you get what you wanted?"

He nodded and put down the kettle.

"Kanasano's defensive system is a forced patchwork designed to protect number 10's offense," Makoto said softly. "As long as the ball is hit into the gap between the defensive zones of number 1 and number 4, number 10 has to cover. Once he covers, Karasuno's fast break rhythm will be disrupted."

Kuroo Tetsuro grinned: "In other words, starting from the second round, we're going to keep that little crow pinned to the floor."

"Hmm. Use them up." He stood up. "Grind them slowly."

The whistle blows, and the second round begins.

Otoko serves.

The grinder stands at the baseline, tosses the ball, and swings his arm.

The ball was extremely slow, and after crossing the net, it followed a strange downward arc, heading straight for the right corner of Karasuno's half of the court.

That position was right in the defensive blind spot of Daichi Sawamura and Yu Nishitani.

Sawamura retreated quickly, but the distance was too great.

"I'll do it!"

Hinata Shoyo instinctively lunged forward, diving to cushion the ball.

The ball flew high towards the setter's position.

"Great pass!" Sawamura shouted.

But Hinata lay sprawled on the floor, trying to get up and join the fast break. Too late.

Nekoma's blocking had already anticipated all of this. Kuroo Tetsuro and Hai Shin-ho completely ignored the middle and shifted their defensive focus directly to the left wing.

Kageyama Tobio touches the ball with his fingertips.

He glanced across the entire field out of the corner of his eye. Hinata was still getting up, the middle lane was paralyzed. Higashimine Asahi was running up on the left wing, but he was met with two tight walls of players.

With a flick of his wrist, Kageyama pushed the ball horizontally to the right wing instead of the left wing.

Ryunosuke Tanaka jumped to meet the ball and delivered a short diagonal smash.

boom.

Yoruichi waited steadily at the landing point, then with a quick touch of his arms, the ball flew perfectly towards the grinding point.

"Counterattack."

He lightly pushed the ball towards the net. Fukunaga Shohei jumped, but without exerting force, he flicked his wrist and gently tapped the ball.

The volleyball sailed over Hotaru Tsukishima's block and landed lightly in the open space in Karasuno's half of the court.

1:0. Yinju took the initiative from the start.

In the stands.

With his arms crossed, Oikawa Tetsu commented, "It's begun. Nekoma's counterattack."

Iwaizumi looked at the field and said, "Hyuga is being restricted again. As long as Hyuga can't take off, Karasuno's offensive threat is halved."

"It's not just halved." Oikawa Toru pointed to the back row of Karasuno. "Look at their stamina."

The intense offensive battles in the first round, coupled with the extra running required to deprive Hyuga of his defensive privileges, left Sawamura and Nishiya with significant physical exhaustion. In contrast, Kanonko maintained their own rhythm, using defense to deflect the force of the attack, demonstrating a clear advantage in stamina reserves.

The game continues.

Onkoma executed his tactics with extreme determination.

Serves, scrambles, counter-attacks—all the balls were precisely aimed at the weak points in Karasuno's defense.

Hinata Shoyo was forced to dive to save the ball time and time again.

He received the pass, but lost the space to jump.

"Sorry!" Hinata gritted her teeth and got up from the floor.

Kageyama Tobio didn't say anything, but ran to the ball with a cold face.

The barrier of the sound horse once again spread to both sides, recklessly blocking Tanaka and Higashimine.

Kageyama looked at the opposing defensive formation.

You can't force the pass.

The moment his fingers touched the ball, he forcibly changed the trajectory of the pass.

A highly precise adjustment attack flew towards the back row.

Dong Fengxu jumped from the back row, facing three defenders blocking the net, and forcefully spiked the ball.

The ball hit Kuroo's arm and bounced back to Karasuno's half of the field.

Yuu Nishitani dived to make a save, barely managing to prop up the ball.

"Again!"

Kageyama passed the ball again. This time it was to Tanaka.

Tanaka was caught in a double block in mid-air and had no choice but to hit the ball out of bounds.

The ball flew out of bounds.

2-1. Karasuno narrowly pulled one back.

But this scoring method is too tiring.

Each attack required two or three rounds of back-and-forth maneuvering. Otoko's defense was like a giant sponge, absorbing the power of Karasuno's heavy punches little by little.

The score went back and forth.

4: 4.

6: 7.

8: 10.

Soundhorse gradually established its leading advantage.

Hinata Shoyo was panting heavily, sweat blurring his vision. He caught another tricky drop shot, sliding two meters across the floor.

"Damn it..." Hinata slammed his fist on the floor.

He wanted to fly. He wanted to spike the ball.

But the calculations of the grinding machine kept him firmly rooted to the ground.

Kageyama Tobio stood in front of the net, looking at his opponent, Makoto.

Mojin's breathing was steady, and his gaze was like a scanner, constantly analyzing Karasuno's positioning.

"I've been seen through." Kageyama knew it in his heart.

Whenever Hyuga receives the ball, Otoko's block will decisively abandon the middle lane.

This deadlock must be broken.

Kageyama turned his head and looked at Lu Ren, who was standing on the right wing.

Lu Ren didn't look at him, but stared at Yinju's back row defensive positioning.

"Kageyama," Lu Ren suddenly spoke, "give me the ball."

Kageyama nodded.

Next ball, Nekoma attacks.

Yamamoto Kou attacked from the left wing, breaking through the block with a powerful spike.

Nishitani Yuka positioned herself firmly and lifted herself up steadily.

"Counterattack!"

Kageyama Tobio quickly moved under the ball.

Hinata Shoyo had just received a scrambled ball from the previous play and was still adjusting his balance in the backcourt.

The net of the sound horse naturally moved to both sides.

Just then, Lu Ren made a move.

Instead of calling for the ball on the right wing, he suddenly cut into the middle from the right.

They were incredibly fast, their footsteps as light as a cat's.

Kuroo Tetsuro's heart skipped a beat.

Number 13!

With a flick of his wrist, Kageyama delivered the ball precisely to the center.

Lu Ren jumps to meet the ball.

Black Tail struggled to move sideways, barely managing to stretch out its hands.

Lu Ren looked at Heiwei's arm from mid-air and did not choose to exert force to force a slam.

He flicked his wrist and gently brushed the side of the ball.

A short diagonal shot, the ball grazed Black Tail's fingertips and landed in the no-man's-land in Nekoma's half of the field.

9: 10.

Lu Ren landed and shook his wrist.

"Grind it." Lu Ren looked at Otoko's setter through the net. "Your antivirus program only targets the Hinata Trojan. But our system has more than one virus."

Moyan looked at the volleyball on the ground without saying a word.

Coach Ukai stood up on the Karasuno bench.

"Change players."

The sign lights up.

Sugawara Koji stood on the sidelines, replacing Tsukishima Hotaru in the front row.

Oikawa Tetsu in the stands was stunned for a moment.

"Should we switch setters now? A double setter strategy?"

Iwaizumi frowned: "But if Tsukishima leaves the court, Karasuno's net height will drop. That's too risky."

On the field.

Sugawara Koji ran to his position and high-fived his teammates.

"Everyone, let's disrupt the rhythm!" Sugawara said with a smile.

Lu Ren walked to Sugawara's side and whispered a few words. Sugawara nodded, his expression changing.

The game has restarted.

Karasuno serves.

Lu Ren stood at the baseline, holding a volleyball.

He throws the ball, takes a running start, and jumps.

Heavy artillery fires in rapid succession.

The ball, spinning intensely, hurtled straight towards Nekoma's backfield.

Yoruichiro made an accurate judgment and caught the ball steadily.

"nice shot!"

As he ran to the ball, he glanced at Karasuno's defense out of the corner of his eye.

With Tsukishima absent, Karasuno's net defense had a gap.

He flicked his wrist lightly and passed the ball to Inuoka Kakeru in the middle.

Inuoka leaps high into the air, preparing for a quick attack.

But just as he swung his arm, a figure appeared in front of him.

Lu Ren.

After serving, he rushed back to the front row at lightning speed and formed a double block with Daichi Sawamura.

boom.

Inugami's spike was blocked by Riku's hands and bounced back to Nekoma's half of the court.

Hisense made a diving save and barely managed to get the ball up.

"Random ball! Push it over!" Kuroo shouted.

The ball flew high over the net and landed in Karasuno's back row.

Nishitani Yuu easily accepted the call.

"Chance!"

In that instant, the formation on the Karasuno field underwent a strange change.

Kageyama Tobio, Sugawara Koji, and Riku Jin all moved toward the ball at the same time.

Kuroo Tetsuro's eyes widened.

Three setters?

Who will organize the attack?

The volleyball falls.

Kageyama Tobio gave up his position in mid-air.

Sugawara Koji takes over and touches the ball with his fingers.

"left!"

Otoko's net quickly moved to the left flank, preparing to block Tanaka.

But Sugawara's wrist abruptly changed direction the instant it touched the ball.

Passed down from behind.

The ball flew towards the right wing.

There, Lu Ren had already leaped high into the air.

Empty network.

Without any hesitation, Lu Ren slammed the ball onto Yinju's court with a powerful spike.

10:10. Draw.

The stadium was silent for a second, then erupted in deafening cheers.

Qingze Yazhi waved her light stick enthusiastically from the stands: "Beautiful! Multi-core operation!"

Lu Jianguo, holding a camera, grinned from ear to ear: "This kid has turned the scene into a complete mess."

On the field.

Grinding looked at Karasuno's formation.

With three players possessing organizational skills on the court, they can switch between the roles of setter and attacker at any time.

This is no longer a simple two-setter tactic.

This is a disordered, constantly reorganizing fluid system.

"Chimera system..." Grinding murmured the name.

Lu Ren walked back to his seat and glanced at the grinding stone.

"Your computing power is indeed very strong," Lu Ren said in a voice that could only be heard by those in the front row, "but if there are too many input variables, your CPU will also be overloaded."

Mo Dan raised his head, and his eyes finally showed a slight change.

Multi-core operation leads to data overflow.

Karasuno is dismantling Nekoma's most rigorous logic in the most chaotic way.

The second round of the game has only just begun.