Volleyball: The Time of Resonance

During the break, Yinchuan Mian also took the water bottle handed to her by Xiao Hei and sipped it.

The grinding head, which had evolved from a mushroom cat into a golden shaded cat, rested on Miya's shoulder.

Although her arm muscles were a little sore, Yinchuan Mianye was unusually focused.

Listening intently to Xiao Hei's quick summary of the previous game's gains and losses, Coach Maoyou briefly reminded her to pay attention to Hu Mei's possible changes in rhythm. Sheep's gaze inadvertently swept across the opposite side and found that Da Jiang You was staring at him. Their eyes met briefly, and Da Jiang You immediately looked away, turning his head to talk to his teammates, his expression much more serious than at the beginning of the game.

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The second game begins.

Hu Mei has clearly adjusted her strategy.

They reduced their reliance on single-handed attacks and began to utilize fastball screens, backcourt attacks, and a dazzling array of tactical combinations.

At the same time, their verbal offensive escalated, becoming more intense and targeted, with almost every attack and defense accompanied by shouts or comments, attempting to carve fissures in Soundhorse's solid defensive chain.

"Watch out for the drop shot!"

"Setter, look behind you!"

"Don't block too tightly, leave me a gap, Otoko!"

The sounds came from different directions, their intentions confusing.

The score was close from the start. With the buffer of the first game, they were able to barely return Yinchuan Mianye's serve. The score went back and forth, and neither side could pull ahead by more than two points.

At 14:12, Soundhorse was in the lead.

After a series of intense exchanges, the ball flew back towards the defensive area that Yinchuan Mianye was responsible for.

Hu Mei's setter orchestrated a beautiful quick attack from position three, but actually passed the ball to the onrushing receiver in the back row.

At the same time, several overlapping shouts came from Tomi's side:

"Lob ball!"

"Look at the straight line!"

"The back row is empty!"

The noise was loud and the intentions were unclear.

Yinchuan Mian also captured every movement of the opponent's back row attacker after his run-up.

In an instant, the boy made a decision. Instead of retreating to defend against a possible non-existent dunk, he leaned forward and decisively took two steps up, quietly pushing the defensive formation forward.

The attacker didn't notice Yinchuan Mianye in his field of vision, and at the last second, he changed his powerful spike into a lob.

However, a sheep with excellent eyesight was already waiting there.

He caught the ball easily with almost no effort and delivered a perfectly curved first pass.

"Beautiful! Mianye!"

"nice shot!"

"Damn it, he saw right through me!" Hiroo Yukiji stomped her foot in frustration.

"Next ball!" General Yu patted him on the shoulder, looking at Ginkawa Myayo through the net. This time he didn't say anything sarcastic, but the probing and solemn look in his eyes was so strong that it couldn't be ignored.

Spring high school... it'll start soon, won't it?

The Tokyo Spring High School Qualifying Tournament is scheduled for early November.

There's still over a month left...

The competition continued to intensify.

19:17, Soundkoma still leads by 2 points.

Daisho Yu served a powerful jump serve that went straight to Nemoma's backcourt.

Ye Jiu made a desperate dive to the side and saved the ball.

The cats, each standing in their respective positions, formed a dense, impenetrable net.

Every ball hits the ball and bounces back.

The ball came steadily over the head of the lone claw grinder, without any movement or warning – a second attack.

"Beep—!" The whistle blew, signaling a valid score.

20:17

"Damn it!" General Yu's face contorted in anger for a second. "Just you wait, you bunch of cats!"

On Tomi's side, there was a chorus of frustrated boos.

Especially the setter from Hu Mei, her face was contorted!

"Keep it up, it's not over yet!" Daisho Yu's voice drowned out his teammates' complaints. He stared at Kenma, then looked at Miya. "They are definitely better prepared than us."

These words were like a bucket of cold water, calming down some of the hot-headed members of the Hu Mei team.

However, Soundhorse's momentum had already begun.

On the next ball, Yamamoto Takeo delivered a sharp diagonal spike during a counterattack, which hit Tomi's arm and bounced out of bounds.

At 21:17, Soundknight extended the lead to three points for the first time.

Tomi requested a pause.

When the pause ended, Tomi was clearly aroused and started yelling something about how cats should act cute, before launching an attack.

They reduced fancy passing combinations and focused the ball more on their key attacker, Daigo Yu.

Daisho Yu's eyes turned fierce, and he put all his strength into every spike, trying to break through Nekoma's defense with absolute power.

22:20, Otoko takes the lead. Tomi fights back and wins one point, 22:21.

The crucial goal.

Tomi passed the ball to Yu, who was running from the back row, once again.

In this shot, he made no feints. From his running posture and the height of his jump to the determination in his arm swing, everything clearly declared that he was going to go head-to-head, hit straight, and solve the problem with power!

"Straight line!" Kuroo Tetsuro shouted as he blocked the shot, working hard alongside Yamamoto Takeo.

The ball, like a cannonball, tore through the air and headed straight for the right sideline of the field.

Yinchuan Mianye's blue eyes didn't leave the ball for even a moment; he ran ahead again.

This prediction was based less on observation and more on an intuition about the opponent's possible choices in a desperate situation.

What General You needs right now is a decisive score to boost morale, and the most direct way to do that is to force the issue.

Yinchuan Mianye moved quickly to the side, heading straight for the possible landing point, and positioned himself in front of the ball's trajectory.

He bent his knees, lowered his center of gravity, and brought his arms together and taut, forming a stable slope.

"Bang--!"

I received it!

The loud impact sent a chill down the spines of everyone nearby.

The volleyball changed its original fierce straight trajectory, bouncing high upwards. The arc of its return even carried a strange sense of stability, flying straight towards the net like a claw grinding against the ground.

"What a beautiful pass!" Yoru Eisuke's shout was filled with unbelievable joy.

It's well known that Miya's lack of strength is a recognized weakness. He played as an outside hitter in junior high school, and his ability to receive the ball in the back row wasn't particularly good.

It's a miracle that he can still skillfully receive the ball in the back row after only six months of transitioning to a middle blocker.

Lone Claw Grinding didn't even need to move; he stood firmly, watching the incoming ball, his hands already prepared.

Little Black—

They didn't exchange any words, just a glance.

He thought he was still using Yamamoto, the fierce tiger, as bait.

Kuroo Tetsuro rushed from position three to the front row, took a step, jumped, and fully opened his body in the air.

Even though the misled blocker reacted in time, her hand shape was not completely closed.

Tetsuro Kuroo leaps to a high point, swings his arm down, and spikes the ball straight into the gap between the blockers' hands!

The ball landed with a thud.

23: 21.

"pretty!!"

"Grind it!" Kuroo Tetsuro smiled and turned to look at his setter.

Kozume Kenma slightly turned his head, stared at the ground for two seconds, and said, "...Good shot, Kuro."

"So cool! Grinding!"

A sheep hugged the taciturn cat from behind.

This shot completely shattered Tomi's comeback attempt.

Although they struggled to score another point afterward, Otoko didn't give them another chance.

With Yoruichiro entering the game, they failed to score with a spike, and the score remained at 25-22.