No follow-up.
No need for correction either.
Kuroko's first attempt was dismantled by Yuuto.
The creature standing at the top of the food chain let out a deafening roar.
The highest level of Wildness allowed Yuuto to complete a step-back at the last moment and swing his arm to bat the basketball away from Kuroko's hands.
His face remained calm, but he couldn't hide the fierce light in his pupils, like uncontrollable violence.
"Although I don't have a way, if it's Little Yuuto, that's not necessarily true." Kise spoke the unfinished words.
"Wildness... huh?"
"Yeah, and the highest level of Wildness seen so far. There might not be anyone more advanced than him in the future."
Kise sighed.
Wildness was already an extremely rare talent, let alone Yuuto's Wildness, which was like an ancient beast from tens of thousands of years ago.
"Last year, Ah-Yu only let Kuroko-kun face Dai-chan head-on once. He knows the weakness of the Vanishing Drive very well." Momoi recalled last year.
After Kuroko used this move to pass Aomine, Yuuto immediately went to communicate with Kuroko.
After that, Kuroko never faced Aomine head-on again.
"Wildness can maximize a player's instincts. This instinct is strong enough to briefly replace the player's brain thinking. Simply put, sometimes they don't act after thinking with their brains, but let their bodies make choices on their own."
Kagetora Aida was watching the live broadcast in the gym.
The camera happened to focus on his daughter.
He saw the shock and disbelief on his daughter's face.
As a head coach, his girl still lacked a lot.
"True monsters are all unreasonable guys, Riko," he said toward the screen to his daughter.
Riko Aida was destined not to hear it.
She was still in shock, including Kagami and the others.
No correction needed.
He knew the weakness of the Vanishing Drive long ago.
Yuuto squeezed past Kuroko to collect the ball, then quickly sent the ball to the front court with a quarterback pass.
Ryuhei Kasuga took the lead, rushing to the front, using strange steps to interfere with Izuki Shun's judgment.
After shaking off the defender with a Euro-step, he scored with another signature low layup.
And Yuuto.
After completing the pass, he stared at Kuroko.
"I thought you wouldn't forget my advice."
"I didn't forget, I just didn't want to do nothing, just like what you did once!"
"I see."
Yuuto turned around and returned to stand near the free-throw line.
"But I never pin my hopes on things I'm not sure about."
Yes.
Absolutely no certainty.
Kuroko's move was completely a gamble, gambling that he wouldn't reach Aomine's level (or that Yuuto wouldn't react like Aomine).
So he was bound to lose.
Yuuto had such confidence.
And Kagami.
His expression became even more shocked, still savoring the impact brought by that defense just now.
"What was... that?"
An indescribable aura, seeming to swallow people whole.
For a moment, Kagami felt his life was threatened, almost feeling death descending.
But at the same time.
Something inside his body seemed about to break free.
The game continued.
It was Seirin's possession again.
Kuroko hadn't given up; his cooperation with Kagami continued.
But this time.
He dared not seek out Yuuto actively anymore.
After a switch following a pick-and-roll, he came near the corner and actively sought out Tomoki Tsugawa.
He wanted to stay as far away from Yuuto as possible.
He succeeded. With a dribble as if disappearing, he completed the drive when Tsugawa couldn't detect it.
"This way, Kuroko can indeed pass people, and Seirin's offense can be more proactive, but..."
"Their goal of breaking Seiho's iron wall from the root cannot be achieved either."
Momoi looked at the notebook in her hand, picked up the pen, and recorded a few more strokes.
Without dealing with Yuuto, Seiho's iron wall couldn't be broken, and naturally, they couldn't be defeated.
Such a harsh condition was enough to render 99% of the participating teams in the nation powerless.
Swish!
The ball still went in. Kuroko passed Tsugawa and hit a jump shot for 2 points facing Iwamura's help defense.
Seiho's captain didn't know what happened at all.
He only saw the basketball magically pass through his arm and fly into the net.
"Phantom Shot."
"What Phantom Shot?"
"The key lies in his release point. It's so low that if you jump lightly, your line of sight will briefly lose the basketball. He completes the shot at that time."
"Then how should it be defended?"
"Just don't jump. Kuroko's athletic ability is limited."
Yuuto explained the principle of the Phantom Shot.
This shot had no effect facing Akashi and Yuuto.
Kuroko wouldn't even get a chance to shoot; the ball would be stripped by them.
But Iwamura and the others didn't have that kind of eyesight.
Then just be honest and don't jump; raising arms high is enough, so vision won't be lost.
And the most important point.
Restricted by basic skills, Kuroko's shooting percentage could reach 60-70% at most.
Although such a percentage was still very high.
But prolonged use would accelerate the consumption of his Misdirection.
"How do you know so clearly?"
"I taught him his shot."
Yuuto jogged back to the front court, leaving behind a messy-minded Iwamura.
Seiho's possession.
After Wildness was activated, the pressure Kagami felt from Yuuto multiplied.
He felt like a lone boat facing the impact of a violent storm.
"So strong. This guy is much stronger than Kise!"
Kagami had long lost the feeling from a few days ago that "he looks quite ordinary."
Thinking like that, he was simply the biggest idiot in the world.
He began to fail to keep up with Yuuto's rhythm.
Facing Yuuto's stormy attacks, his defense only lasted 2 seconds before being declared broken.
Whoosh~
Yuuto turned into a streak of black light sweeping past Kagami's side, pressing into the paint and dunking the ball into the hoop over Mitobe.
Thud~
Yuuto landed on both feet and turned back to defense immediately, without any sloppiness.
Coming back.
Kuroko continued his drives.
He obviously didn't understand yet that keeping him on the court was far more important than the few points he scored.
Iwamura remembered Yuuto's warning firmly. Facing Kuroko's jump shot, his feet seemed rooted to the floor; he didn't jump.
The words "I taught him his shot" were too convincing; Iwamura could only believe them.
Then.
He saw it clearly.
Kuroko's athletic ability was poor to begin with. With a height of only 1.68 meters, he couldn't jump high standing still.
Even with a run-up, he wouldn't get much higher.
Normal people can reach a vertical jump of 40~50cm after a run-up, but Kuroko's athletic ability was inferior even to normal people, probably around 30cm.
His maximum touch height was probably around 230cm.
At such a height, wanting to defend indeed required jumping, but his release point was pitifully low. Iwamura could give him huge interference even without jumping.
With a clang, Kuroko missed his second attempt.
Seirin's hope was rapidly shattering.
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