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

Genwu gritted his teeth. He knew perfectly well what would happen if Vulcan spiked the ball in. He raised his arms and leaped with all his might.

However, the five generals still fall short of a "miracle".

Vulcan's eyes sharpened, and once again, taking advantage of his height, he unleashed a meteor dunk! The ball slammed into the basket!

Reiko, sitting on the sidelines, stood up excitedly. This ball was more than just two points.

"This means that Vulcan's trigger has been fired again."

Akashi on the court pursed his lips; he had been careless on that play.

On the Seirin side, Reiko made a very quick adjustment, immediately substituting Kuroko off the field to wait for the cooldown of the vision guidance, while replacing her with Mitobe, who has stronger defensive capabilities, to strengthen the defense. From now on, Seirin's offense will all revolve around Kagami, who has re-entered the zone.

I will absolutely not let this opportunity that Kuroko fought so hard for slip away!

A flash of red lightning streaked across Kagami's eyes, making them even more profound. As Akashi gradually approached, he immediately retreated, actually backing up behind the free-throw line.

Akashi looked puzzled. Wasn't this position practically begging him to shoot a three-pointer? However, as soon as this thought crossed his mind, Akashi's pupils contracted sharply, and his movement to catch the ball froze.

How is that possible? How could he possibly defend from that position?

A bead of cold sweat trickled down Akashi's face. Just now, through the observation of the Emperor's Eye, he had seen Kagami slap him. But how could that be? At a distance of three steps, even Aomine in Zone mode would have a hard time interfering.

"That guy's Zone level has gone deeper..."

Qingfeng looked at the God of Fire and murmured, a hint of resentment on his face.

"A deeper level?"

This time it was Xiangyang's turn to ask a question. His zone wasn't about being deep or shallow; once he pulled up his pants, it automatically became 100% his attention. So he was curious about other people's zones—were they different from his?

"Yes, this is just a scene I imagined. Entering a zone is like falling into water. As the zones deepen, you get closer to the bottom. At the deepest point, you'll see a door with a gatekeeper you've never met before standing in front of it. I don't know what's behind the door, but without a doubt, it's a realm beyond the zones!"

Listening to Qingfeng's explanation, which was exactly the same as the original work, Xiangyang scratched his head. Sure enough, his zone was different from others. Not to mention the door, his zone was simply focused on basketball. It was indeed an unconventional way of opening a zone. Could it be that he couldn't enter a realm beyond the zone?

On the court, with the 24-second shot clock about to expire, Akashi ultimately trusted the judgment of the Emperor's Eye and did not shoot rashly. Instead, he passed the ball to Reo. Unfortunately, time was running out, and Reo did not have time to make any adjustments. He hastily took the shot and missed.

"Feel sorry."

Akashi offered to take the blame, then looked at Kagami, who was dribbling the ball forward, with a serious expression.

The current Vulcan is on a completely different level from the previous one.

Chapter 102 A "Gift" for Xiangyang

At the top of the arc, Kagami dribbled the ball, making no particularly threatening moves, yet an invisible sense of oppression gripped Akashi's heart.

Akashi's pupils shifted slightly, and a bead of cold sweat trickled down his face. He couldn't see through Kagami's movements at all.

The members of Shiro Rin, with perfect coordination, created space for Kagami, leaving an empty area at the top of the arc. Ace vs. Ace, Part 3!

With 20 seconds left in the first quarter, the score was 26-25, with Seirin in the lead.

Vulcan glanced at the scoreboard but didn't rush to attack. He wanted to run out of time and score that buzzer-beater!

In the final ten seconds, Vulcan still made no move, but Luoshan couldn't hold back any longer.

Dai Qianxun, who had been keeping a low profile and seemingly disappearing, suddenly appeared to Kagami's side! Akashi's eyes sharpened, and he stepped forward to seize the opportunity, his pupils darting around as he tried to predict Kagami's next move.

Faced with a double press from the front and side, this is probably the only reaction you'd have!

As Dai Chihiro made the first move to intercept, Akashi acted simultaneously, extending his right hand towards Kagami's other side.

"I saw it!" Akashi smiled slightly. Kagami had indeed acted according to his prediction. However, his smile froze instantly.

The prediction from the Eye of the Heavenly Emperor was correct, and the double defense between Dai Qianxun and Akashi was also very effective. It's a pity that Kagami is too fast now!

With a powerful shot and a quick pull-back, Kagami immediately lowered his body, slipped past the two defenders, and completed the breakthrough before Akashi could reach out to steal the ball. His speed exceeded Akashi's expectations!

With Shiro Rin having created space, Kagami, who had passed two opponents, was unstoppable. He stood up and slammed the ball down for a score, and the scoreboard timer reset to zero.

At 28:25, Vulcan successfully attacked the basket and scored in the final moments of the first quarter!

This shot drew another round of applause from the audience, and Xiang Yang nodded in approval, saying, "Great shot!"

This simple and brutal scoring method can really send the spectators' adrenaline soaring. At this moment, Xiangyang even had an urge to go on the court and vent his frustration right now.

Watching others play ball really makes my hands itch to join in.

Aomine clenched his fists, eager to fight Kagami again! He seemed to have become even stronger than he had been back then!

No, rather than saying it's gotten stronger, it's more accurate to say it's in a very good state.

Xiang Yang glanced at the Cheng Lin bench. At this moment, Kagami's eyes were closed, and he was not participating in his teammates' conversation.

"He's saving the game, that guy..."

Qingfeng voiced Xiangyang's thoughts, and his gaze toward Vulcan was filled with fervor.

For Qingfeng, he is never afraid of strong opponents; what he fears most is having no opponents, as that would cast a shadow over his love for basketball.

Kaijo, Rakuzan, and even now, Shiro Rin... Damn, how come these guys are all so strong? Just thinking about it makes me so excited I can't sleep.

A look of fervor appeared on Qingfeng's face as he rubbed his hands together repeatedly. He was really excited to see so many opponents at once!

Xiang Yang glanced at Qing Feng without making a sound, then quietly moved to keep a certain distance from him. The expression on his face was somewhat frightening.

Besides halftime

Apart from the break, the rest time between the two quarters was not long, and soon the referee blew the whistle to indicate that the second quarter was about to begin.

As the whistle blew, Vulcan opened his eyes, the lightning in them showing no sign of fading.

Still in top form!

As Reiko watched Kagami's retreating figure, she felt a sense of relief.

"Kuroko, are you going to play?"

Reiko turned to Kuroko and asked for her opinion. Kagami, who had entered the zone, could actually exert great strength even without Kuroko.

"Let me sit a little longer."

Kuroko's expression remained unchanged as he spoke in a clear voice, "I always felt that Akashi-kun wasn't as simple as he seemed."

Reiko was taken aback. Now that Vulcan is so strong, does Rakuzan still have a way to counter him?

On the field, Kuroko's words were quickly proven true.

Vulcan once again broke through the combined defense of Luoshan's team, and with Genwu's defense, completed a dunk.

32:27, Shirorin takes the lead, the gap has widened to five points.

Rakuzan's offense stalled once again, and Kagami, now in zone mode, had a very wide defensive range! Rakuzan tried to pass the ball around several times but failed to find an opportunity, and was eventually intercepted by Izuki.

Akashi glanced at the situation on the field and sighed, "I originally wanted to leave it to Kaijo, but it's not going to work out like this."

Look carefully, this is prepared for you.

Akashi looked up at the sunlit spot, smiled knowingly, and then closed his eyes.

Kagami, who had just received a pass from Itsuki and was about to attack the paint, suddenly stopped in his tracks as he looked at Akashi in front of him.

What's going on? Why do I feel like... I'm going to be cut off by him?

A look of surprise crossed Vulcan's face; his primal instincts told him that this ball was unplayable.

Akashi slowly opened his eyes, a flash of pink lightning appearing in his red pupils.

Aomine suddenly stood up in the audience, looking at Akashi on the field, and said in disbelief, "Akashi's...zone?"

Xiang Yang, standing to the side, also had a grave expression and slowly said, "It's not that simple..."

Is such a thing even possible?

Hinata could barely speak, and the shock on the faces of the others in Shiro Rin was impossible to hide.

Pink sparks flashed in the eyes of everyone in Luoshan.

Everyone's in zone mode!

With the 24-second shot clock about to expire, Kagami knew there was no time to be shocked. He gritted his teeth, faced Akashi's defense, and launched an attack.

However, Kagami's previously invincible breakthroughs seemed too slow in Akashi's eyes at this moment.

Without much defensive action, with a simple swing of his right hand, the basketball came straight to Akashi's hands. Kagami, who had been robbed, didn't even have time to react. He was still rushing towards the basket and was about to jump when he realized that the basketball was gone!

Akashi didn't rush to launch a counterattack. He turned his head and glanced at Kagami, a contemptuous smile on his face, before starting to advance the ball.

Kagami's face contorted with bulging veins as he immediately adjusted his stance and chased after Akashi. The two pursued each other one after the other on the field, and the rest of the Shiro Rin team couldn't keep up with their movements at all.

Akashi, who had charged all the way to the inside of the Castle Rin, glanced at Kagami behind him, raised his hand and threw the ball out. On his right, Nebu jumped up and slammed it home with an alley-oop dunk!

"It's not over yet!"

Kagami, who arrived later, bypassed Akashi and jumped directly with his outstanding explosive power, attempting to block Root.

"It's no use, Vulcan. That position no longer belongs to you."

Akashi didn't even look, turned around and went back to the court. Above the basket, Takeru looked at Kagami in front of him, a sinister smile on his face, pink lightning flashed in his eyes, and he slammed the ball into the basket against Kagami's palm!

beep—

Los Angeles' two points are valid!

(These two chapters are bonus chapters; there will also be one chapter at noon and one in the evening as usual!)

Chapter 103 The Turnaround Point

Shiro Rin requests a suspension!

Vulcan looked grim and sat down on the bench without saying a word.

After being dunked on by Akashi and Nebu, his zone disappeared again.

On the other hand, the five members of Luoshan showed no signs of losing their momentum. Genwu, in particular, had been bullied by Vulcan for so long, and finally got a dunk over him. He was extremely excited, and his legs were shaking uncontrollably after he sat down, as if he wanted to call a timeout and end the game immediately.

"Kuroko, is that okay?"

Reiko covered her head and thought for a long time but still couldn't think of a way to break the deadlock. It was already enough for Shiro Rin to have a headache if Akashi entered the zone alone, but five of them entered at the same time! Isn't this the prelude to the Winter Cup finale?

Faced with his coach's request, Kuroko nodded slightly and replied, "I will do my best."

In this situation, Kagami, who was just kicked out of Zone, has exhausted his morale, and the only chance for a comeback can be opened by Kuroko.