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Chapter 17: Opening Sparks



Akagi Takenori and Masashi Kawata pushed off the ground almost simultaneously, jumping high like two lions ready to pounce. They stretched out their powerful palms towards the basketball in the air.

Under the intense gaze of the audience, the palms of the two men touched the basketball almost at the same time. However, under the influence of their power, the basketball bounced out from between their palms at high speed, but the flight trajectory was slightly biased towards Sannoh's side.

In an instant, players from both teams started to act at the same time, like a lit powder keg.

Hisashi Mitsui, with sharp eyes and quick feet, rushed out quickly, trying to catch the basketball that was about to fall. But Satoshi Ichinokura reacted faster and managed to touch the basketball first.

With this touch, the trajectory of the basketball changed instantly and flew to the side. Satoshi Ichinokura pushed Hisashi Mitsui aside and chased after the basketball without hesitation.

However, at this moment, a blurry figure flashed before Satoshi Ichinokura's eyes like a red phantom. The next second, the basketball disappeared out of thin air.

Satoshi Ichinokura's eyes widened in surprise, his heart skipping a beat. He hurriedly looked in the direction where the figure disappeared.

He saw a figure wearing a Shohoku No. 9 jersey dribbling the basketball, rushing towards Sannoh's basket as fast as lightning, like a stream of red light, extremely eye-catching.

"What a fast speed," Satoshi Ichinokura was shocked. He had always thought his speed was among the best among his peers, but at that moment, he didn't even have the chance to react.

The other members of Sannoh were also stunned by this sudden scene. They knew from watching the game video that Shohoku No. 9 was incredibly fast, but seeing it with their own eyes, the impact was much stronger than what was shown in the video.

"Go..." Ayako's emotions rose instantly when she saw Jack Carter holding the ball. She shouted at the top of her lungs to cheer him on.

Kanon Shimizu was staring at the back of Jack Carter.

At this time, Jack Carter had already rushed into Sannoh's interior like a cannonball. He pushed hard with his feet, jumped high in two steps, held the basketball in both hands, and dunked it towards the basket with unstoppable momentum.

However, just as the basketball was about to be dunked into the basket, a huge hand like a pair of pliers suddenly stretched out from the side like a ghost, and with a sharp sound of wind, slammed the basketball away.

Huh?

Jack Carter was shocked, his pupils shrinking instantly, as he quickly turned his head to look at the person who came.

The opponent was wearing the No. 9 Sannoh jersey, and it was Eiji Sawakita, who was known as "Japan's No. 1 high school student."

After Sawakita hit the basketball, it fell right into the hands of Kazunari Fukatsu, who had rushed over.

Kazunari Fukatsu was quick-eyed and quick-handed. After getting the ball, he immediately quickened his pace and rushed forward with the ball, crossing the half-court in the blink of an eye.

Seeing this, Ryota Miyagi immediately rushed forward and tried to stop him. But Kazunari Fukatsu made a seemingly routine change of direction and a realistic fake move, easily breaking through his defense.

"This guy, did he decide to break through while changing direction?" Ryota Miyagi was shocked. He had never expected that the opponent's movements would be so smooth and seamless. He couldn't even keep up with the rhythm of the opponent's change of direction and breakthrough, and was easily fooled.

Ryota Miyagi tried his best to chase after him, but Kazunari Fukatsu was too fast and he could not catch up at all and was soon left behind.

"This guy," Ryota Miyagi widened his eyes, his heart filled with shock. He had seen Jack Carter dribbling the ball and leaving his opponent behind before. Now that he had witnessed Kazunari Fukatsu display the strength of "the best point guard in high school," he couldn't help but exclaim inwardly: "He is indeed worthy of being the 'best point guard in high school.'"

Kazunari Fukatsu dribbled the ball all the way and broke into Shohoku's interior with great momentum.

Facing Akagi Takenori, who was ready in front of him, he did not rashly choose to layup himself. Instead, he kept his eyes on all directions and accurately threw the ball to the right rear side, passing it to Satoshi Ichinokura, who had already run out of the open space.

After receiving the ball, Satoshi Ichinokura did not hesitate and jumped directly from outside the three-point line to shoot. Hisashi Mitsui was extremely anxious when he saw this, but there was nothing he could do.

Whoosh…

The basketball left his hand and drew a beautiful arc in the air. However, before the basketball could fly far, a huge hand like a palm-leaf fan slapped over with lightning speed.

Snap...

A crisp sound instantly spread throughout the venue. Everyone looked closely and found that Jack Carter had appeared in front of Satoshi Ichinokura like a ghost. The domineering block just now was made by him.

"When did this guy show up?" Satoshi Ichinokura stared at Jack Carter in front of him in astonishment. He was sure that at the moment the basketball was shot, there was absolutely no one in front of him. Could it be that Jack Carter arrived instantly after the basketball was shot?

The more Satoshi Ichinokura thought about it, the more horrified he became. How fast must the speed be to accomplish such an amazing feat?

At this moment, the person who was most deeply touched was none other than Eiji Sawakita. He took in the entire process of this series of exciting attacks and defenses. In addition to being shocked, he was also filled with uncontrollable excitement.

Jack Carter's speed was far beyond his imagination. The two landed almost at the same time, but the moment he started, Jack Carter was like greased lightning and instantly left him far behind.

After that, no matter how hard he tried to catch up, he not only failed to close the distance with Jack Carter, but also tended to get further and further away. He could only watch Jack Carter successfully block Satoshi Ichinokura.

As soon as the game started, the two sides went back and forth, quickly completing an offense and a defense. This series of actions happened as fast as lightning, so fast that the spectators outside the venue had no time to react.

When everyone came to their senses, the entire venue was instantly ignited, erupting into deafening shouts and screams, one wave after another, as if to blow the roof off.

"Wow! The attack and defense just now were so fast that I couldn't see it clearly at all."

"It's so intense from the beginning, Shohoku isn't bad!"

"Did you see that? Shohoku's No. 9 is really fast!"

"I wonder what will happen next? I'm really looking forward to it."

The audience was talking one after another, but the members of other teams who came to watch the game all had solemn faces and their expressions kept changing. Their eyes were all focused on Jack Carter.

They saw the scene just now clearly. Jack Carter opened up a large gap with Eiji Sawakita the moment they started, and Eiji Sawakita chased from behind but failed to catch up. This undoubtedly shows that Eiji Sawakita has fallen behind in terms of speed.

On the court, as the ball went out of bounds, Sannoh got the chance to serve. Satoshi Ichinokura's eyes were like an eagle, quickly scanning the positions of everyone on the court, and finally, his sights were fixed on Masashi Kawata in the Shohoku interior.

In an instant, a bold idea flashed through his mind. His eyes flashed, and without hesitation, he threw the basketball high towards Shohoku's basket.

This sudden action stunned everyone present. Everyone at Shohoku looked at each other in bewilderment, completely blinded by Satoshi Ichinokura's move.

Who should this ball be passed to?

Wrong. Looking at the strange trajectory of the basketball, Akagi Takenori under the basket was shocked, as if he suddenly realized something, and subconsciously turned his head to look at Masashi Kawata beside him.

However, in the next second, Masashi Kawata moved. He flashed like an angry bull and rushed towards Akagi Takenori. Akagi Takenori was caught off guard and was hit so hard that he staggered and took two steps back.

At this time, this key area under the basket was firmly controlled by Masashi Kawata. Masashi Kawata looked up and saw the basketball flying towards him. He jumped high and caught the basketball steadily with both hands. Then he turned quickly in the air, ready to make a powerful slam dunk.

Alley-oop dunk?

Seeing this scene, everyone in Shohoku felt their hearts tighten and they took a deep breath.

Akagi Takenori gritted his teeth and tried his best to keep his balance. Although he had lost the advantage, his eyes were determined and he jumped up resolutely to try to block it.

Unfortunately, he was still a beat too slow. Judging from the distance, it would be difficult for him to block this ball.

At this critical moment, a dark shadow suddenly appeared behind Masashi Kawata like a ghost. This person is none other than Jack Carter. He raised his hand high and slapped the basketball with a thunderous force.

Masashi Kawata only felt a lightness in his hand, and the basketball was hit hard by the backboard and then bounced high into the air. Masashi Kawata's pupils contracted instantly, his eyes full of disbelief.

How is that possible?

The other members of Sannoh also stared at the scene with their eyes wide open, their minds going blank.

When exactly did this guy show up?

Eiji Sawakita looked at Jack Carter, who successfully blocked Masashi Kawata, exhaled slowly, and whispered to himself: "He is really amazing."

Ryota Miyagi was quick-witted and quick-handed. He picked up the flying basketball, quickly stabilized the rhythm, and rushed towards Sannoh's half of the court.

Time passed quietly as the two sides exchanged rounds of fierce offense and defense. In the blink of an eye, 2 minutes had passed in the game.

Surprisingly, during these 2 minutes, neither Shohoku nor Sannoh scored a single point. The two sides fought back and forth, with both offense and defense being tight, and neither side was willing to give the other a chance. The game situation was extremely tense and the intensity was beyond imagination.

This wonderful and passionate scene completely ignited the enthusiasm of the audience. The screams and cheers were deafening, one wave higher than the other.

Sports reporters went crazy. The cameras in their hands kept clicking since the start of the game, without stopping for a moment, for fear of missing any exciting moment.

Yayoi Aida was excited, staring at the field, and murmured excitedly: "It's so exciting. I didn't expect the two teams to collide with such intense sparks right from the start."

However, for the coaches of both teams, the current situation made them frown. The game was going back and forth, and it was difficult to tell who was actually controlling the pace of the game.

After thinking for a long time, Goro Domoto stood up and walked to the referee's seat.

Beep...

A sharp whistle pierced the sky, causing the intense stalemate on the field to come to a sudden halt.

Sannoh requested a timeout.

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