Kuroko's Basketball: I'm not the boss?

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Pause ended

Both teams returned to the court one after another. By this time, the enthusiasm of the audience had waned considerably. After all, they had been cheering for their home team with all their might for more than two quarters, and they were exhausted.

Of course, compared to the players, their fatigue is negligible.

Xiang Yang walked back to the field with his hands on his hips, and when he saw that Yangquan's starting lineup was still the same and that they had not substituted Ziyuan, a hint of seriousness appeared in his eyes.

[She didn't fall for the trap? It seems Ms. Masako is quite capable.]

Although Xiangyang thought this way, he showed a different attitude on the surface. He walked up to Ziyuan and said with a grin, "Hey, Ziyuan, aren't you tired of playing shuttle runs with us? Dragging such a heavy body, you must be exhausted."

Everyone expected Murasakibara to fly into a rage, but to their surprise, under Xiangyang's sarcasm, he calmly looked at the basket, as if he hadn't heard Xiangyang's words.

Seeing that Murasakibara did not react, Xiangyang scratched his chin, feeling a little bored, and turned around to go to the outside of the boundary to serve.

At this moment, Murasakibara was recalling what Masako had just told him…

"Ziyuan, I can't possibly take you off the court. You are Yangquan's ace and our greatest strength on the road to victory."

"Don't be influenced by the sunshine; just be yourself."

"It's not that you can't keep up with Haichang's movements, you just haven't been serious enough yet, Murasakibara... you can run even faster!"

"I... can run even faster?"

Murasakibara murmured something, his eyes regaining their light. He let his hair down and tied it back into a samurai hairstyle.

As Murasakibara tightened the hair tie, he opened his mouth slightly and exhaled a breath of stale air.

The next second, an invisible aura suddenly unfolded around Murasakibara, causing even Xiangyang, who was about to step out of bounds to serve, to tremble.

He turned around abruptly and saw Murasakibara still standing there motionless, but two purple bolts of lightning flashed in his pupils.

"I can run even faster."

Murasakibara said something indifferently, walked up to Xiangyang, and looked down at him.

"Come on, round two."

Chapter 242 in Progress

"Come on, round two."

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beep—

The referee blew the whistle, and at the same time, Yangquan's attack began.

"Boom!"

With a shout, Himuro dribbled the ball across the halfway line and handed it directly to Murasakibara.

Judging from Murasakibara's current aura, everyone present knows who is the focus of attention right now.

Murasakibara gripped the basketball with one hand as if it were a rubber ball. A flash of purple lightning passed through his eyes as he unleashed his oppressive aura towards Ohara in front of him.

It has to be said that Murasakibara, when he gets into the zone, looks really scary. Even the usually calm Ohara is a little intimidated at this moment, but he still stands in the restricted area, with his arms outstretched to guard Kaijo's basket.

I'm going to crush you.

Murasakibara's voice came, accompanied by his extremely simple breakthrough move, which had no technique and was all about power.

Question: What is it like when a train is speeding towards you?

No one could answer this question better than Ohara right now. He looked at Murasakibara charging towards him, a bead of cold sweat sliding down his cheek. He stood on the ground and tried his best to lean forward, attempting to block Murasakibara's impact.

However, the next second, a powerful impact was transmitted from Murasakibara to Ohara. As expected, Ohara took three steps back and didn't recover until he reached the basketball hoop. When he turned his gaze back to the court, he saw that Murasakibara had already lowered his body and was ready to dunk on the Kaijo family's basket!

Just then, a slightly frivolous voice rang out from behind Murasakibara.

"Hey, you seem to be having a good time bullying my junior."

Xiangyang appeared behind Murasakibara without anyone noticing. White lightning flashed wildly in his eyes, and his hands were already reaching for the basketball in Murasakibara's hands.

Tsk!

A whistling sound rang out, and Murasakibara let out a muffled groan as his balance, poised to leap, was disrupted. It seemed that Murasakibara's attack had been successfully defended by Xiangyang.

Just as Xiangyang narrowed his eyes, observing Murasakibara's movements and preparing to grab the rebound, the latter's action made him unable to help but swear.

Ignoring Xiangyang's attempt to steal the ball, Murasakibara, despite losing his balance, forcefully jumped up and dunked the ball into the basket, grabbing the rim with both hands and using the force to regain his balance.

The stadium fell silent for a moment, then erupted in a deafening roar of cheers.

Nothing gets the audience's blood pumping more than a powerful dunk.

Murasakibara released his grip on the rim and let his hand fall to the ground. He turned around and looked at Xiangyang with a face full of anger, saying, "Your performance is over."

Xiangyang smiled faintly, opened his mouth as if to say something, but just as Ziyuan was listening intently to Xiangyang's words, he saw the latter suddenly take a step and disappear from Ziyuan's sight.

Murasakibara was taken aback, but the next second, Himuro's shout came from outside the boundary: "It's a fast break, get back to defense!"

Murasakibara's dunking performance was indeed breathtaking, but everyone at Kaijo knew very well why they were there today.

Just as Murasakibara hung

When the ball reached the basket, Yuki had already touched the out-of-bounds position and signaled to the Kaijo players to start moving. Just as everyone was ready, Yuki immediately inbounded the ball, launching another round of "bombardment" fast break for Kaijo.

As if the script of the previous two rounds were being repeated, the five members of Haichang charged together to Yangquan's half of the court. After Yangquan delayed the man-to-man marking, one of them slipped out again, and coincidentally, it was Xiang Yang again.

Xiangyang stood at the free-throw line, his gaze sweeping over everyone in front of him. After confirming that he had a safe shooting space, he raised his hand to catch the ball and was about to shoot.

Just then, a strange sense of panic surged into Xiangyang's heart, and the hairs on his forearms stood up instantly, as if to warn his master that danger was approaching nearby.

Talent: Danger warning activated.

Although he couldn't see the source of the danger, Xiangyang had complete confidence in his own judgment, especially in the "danger warning" technique that had saved him countless times. Xiangyang immediately stopped shooting and passed the ball to Yuki beside him. Just as the basketball left his hand, a gust of wind came from behind him.

Seeing the sudden shadow beneath his feet, Xiangyang grinned and let out a sneer: "Murasakibara, standing so close to me, you wouldn't happen to have a crush on me, would you?"

As Xiang Yang uttered those words, the shadow beneath his feet noticeably faded. Murasakibara's signature voice rang out from behind him. Based on Xiang Yang's rough judgment, Murasakibara should now be standing about three steps away from him.

"You're still as annoying as ever when you talk."

Murasakibara wiped the sweat from his face, his eyes fixed on Xiangyang, seemingly regretting his failed block.

Xiang Yang turned his head and looked at him with a smile. As they stared at each other, lightning flashed wildly in their pupils.

Meanwhile, on the other side, the one-on-one duel between Yuki and Himuro has also come to a conclusion.

With that swift first step, Yuki successfully broke through Himuro's defense and put the ball into the basket.

After this dazzling back-and-forth battle, the point difference between the two teams has returned to 13 points.

Haichang leads 69-56.

"You bastard, do you have a second form?"

Xiang Yang frowned and said, "Hair tied up and all-out attack? You guys from the Generation of Miracles, you really are all weirdos."

Murasakibara glared at Xiangyang with a strange look in his eyes, as if to say, "Don't you have any self-awareness?"

"If we're talking about being weird, no one can be weirder than you, right?"

Murasakibara looked Xiangyang up and down and said, "You look like a weakling, yet you've defeated Akatsuki so many times. At first, I thought it was because of Huangzi, but now it seems... you're not bad either."

Xiangyang scratched his cheek and laughed, "I'll take it as a compliment."

The two did not talk for too long, as the competition was still ongoing.

After Murasakibara unleashed the power within his body, the situation on the field changed.

This truck, weighing 250 pounds, caused considerable trouble for Haichang due to its speed.

At least the previously invincible "bombardment" has lost its initial momentum.

The scoring efficiency during their offensive rotations actually improved because Murasakibara's aggressive defensive style caused Kaijo to make more mistakes.

At the end of the third quarter, the gap between the two teams had been narrowed to seven points.

With a score of 77:70, Haichang entered the fourth quarter with a seven-point lead.

Haichang's situation seems pretty good, but it's important to know that in less than half a quarter, Yangquan narrowed the gap by a full six points.

If the fourth quarter continues the trend of the third quarter, then Haichangfang's seven-point lead is not so safe.

On the Kaijo bench, Takeuchi sat down next to Xiangyang and whispered in his ear, "Xiangyang, do you think we should change our tactics? The artillery bombardment strategy doesn't seem to be working as well. Should we bring Tanaka back?"

Based on Takeuchi's understanding of basketball, the "run-and-gun offense" tactic is too unorthodox. If he were to set the starting lineup for the fourth quarter, he would definitely put Tanaka back in the starting lineup, even though Tanaka is as powerless and weak as a chick in front of Murasakibara.

While drinking water, Xiangyang glanced at the scoreboard on the field. He wiped the water from the corner of his mouth, patted Wu Nei on the shoulder, and said, "Coach, don't be so pessimistic. Who said the bombardment tactic is ineffective? Look over there."

Xiang Yang pointed to Yangquan's substitute bench, where Murasakibara was sitting with a towel draped over his head, looking as if he were asleep.

Takeuchi looked in the direction he was pointing, his face showing complete confusion.

Xiangyang asked, "What did you see?"

Takeuchi honestly replied, "Masako looks beautiful today! Oh! What are you doing, Hikaru?"

Xiangyang, expressionless, gave Takeuchi a chop to the back of the head and said irritably, "I told you to look at Murasakibara!"

"Although that big guy has exceptional speed for a center, he can't play like a real guard."

Xiangyang rested his chin on his hand, recalling Murasakibara's performance in the third quarter.

On offense, he repeatedly pushed past the Haichang family's inside players to deliver spectacular dunks, while on defense, he spared no effort in positioning and help defense.

"Given his weight of over 200 pounds, achieving this level of performance is indeed commendable, but..."

Under the lamplight, Xiangyang's eyes flickered, and even his smile carried a hint of emptiness.

"How much longer can he run?"

Xiang Yang clapped his hands, drawing everyone's attention. He clicked his tongue and announced loudly, "For the fourth quarter, we'll use the same strategy as the third quarter, with the same starting lineup. Any questions?"

"No problem!"

The people of Kaijo said in unison, but although Ohara said the same thing, a strange look flashed in his eyes. He moved his right foot without making a sound, and a pain traveled through his body to his brain.

It was just now…