Chapter 112: Players vs. the Limit of Refining...
"You're still far from it."
Yagi Kei's voice was faint, his tone was faint, and even his facial expression was almost indifferent.
When this message reached the ears of Echizen Ryoma, who was separated from them by a net, it undoubtedly had a somewhat indescribable meaning.
The three first-year students of Seigaku who were watching the game from the sidelines just now were so excited that they couldn't finish expressing their joy. "He cracked it! Ryoma really cracked the butterfly ball—"
The referee's whistle, "30:0!", was like a loud slap in the face.
I didn't come back to my senses for a long time,
Can this... really be considered as a breakthrough?
It was hit back, but what followed was a stronger and more powerful ball. There was almost no power to resist, and the point was taken away.
The three first-year students of Seigaku were dumbfounded, and the Seigaku members on the sidelines were not much better.
The anticipation for Echizen Ryoma, the implicit fear for Yagi Kei on the other side of the net, and the difficulty in grasping the out-of-control situation at the moment, all converged into extremely complex emotions, intertwined together, making it difficult to react.
On the Rikkai University side, the atmosphere was completely different.
Filled with relaxation and ease,
"Haha, I was actually a little worried about Keina just now..."
"Really? Give us at least some clues and signs. It's not okay to keep people so scared!"
There was even a certain kelp-headed fan who shouted out loudly: "Kyu—you can do it! I knew you were the best!!"
The cheers and encouragements spread to the field.
Yagi Kei had no reaction to this, but Echizen Ryoma, who was facing him across the net, heard it clearly.
He pursed his lips.
The words "You're still far from it" from the usually silent Yagi Kei were like a critical hit, hitting him hard in the heart.
His eyelids twitched as the words fell, and although he didn't show it immediately, he was still affected.
I thought I could hit the ball back and score by catching the tail of the butterfly ball, but in fact, I was greeted with an even more terrifying ball.
The strength of Yagi Kei standing opposite him was far more than what he showed in the battle between Shitenhoji and Rikkai University.
We can’t just stop here, we can’t just stop here, we have to get closer...
Ryoma Echizen gripped his racket, pulled his hat, raised his eyes again and looked deeply at Yagi Kei, then turned around and returned to his half of the court holding the racket.
The player kindly reminded the dungeon boss of his key trigger words, and waited for a while, only for the dungeon boss to turn around and walk away without saying a word.
Player: “…”
Good mouth.
A magnanimous player will not argue with the dungeon boss over such a small matter. After all, the player has a bigger goal.
Players have to be the man who kills all the bosses!
Even if you shave, shave beautifully!
[Click·Skill 'Your Butterfly Flash, Crash into the Wall, 365 Degrees, Thomas, No Turns, Barehanded, 100% Catch the Blade, Scheming Frog, Touch Your Belly' is in use...]
【Successful use! 】
Once again, the moment the spinning ball made contact with the racket, a slight buzzing sound was heard, and along with a ghostly and silent trajectory that seemed to tear through space, it appeared before everyone's eyes again, having already crashed into the racket with a heavy blow.
Echizen Ryoma once again predicted the path of the "butterfly ball" and caught the butterfly's trail, preparing for the second stage of the change.
The success of returning the butterfly ball just now did not make him feel relieved or relieved. After all, even if he returned the irregular direction of the second stage of the shot, and the third stage of the shot from Yagi Kei after it went over the net—
That’s the real point to conquer!
"! Echizen!!"
"Ryoma—"
"Prince Ryoma!!"
Seeing Echizen Ryoma once again challenge the unfathomable big devil's trick of Rikkai University, thinking about the result of the ball just now,
Everyone in the Qingxue camp couldn't help but break into a cold sweat for him.
Ryuzaki Sakuno clenched her hands tightly against her forehead and prayed, "I must succeed... Ryoma..."
Echizen Ryoma stared closely at the yellow ball struggling to escape from the racket's net. When he saw the angle and direction of its upcoming bounce, he immediately changed the direction of the racket.
——This time, down!
He changed his swing to an upward shot, using both arms, taking a big step across to leverage the ground, and twisting his waist violently to deliver a high smash to the butterfly caught in the strings of the racket.
The 'hit it back again' that was on his lips, but he dared not say it out loud because of the fear from the previous goal. Everyone was paying close attention to this ball, wishing all eyes were fixed on it.
It was another skill CG animation. The player silently stepped forward, silently attacked, and silently fought back.
Having made the judgment that he would be beaten back, Echizen Ryoma did not relax at all. He rushed out at the moment when Yagi Kei swung his racket. He predicted the ball's trajectory and decisively rushed to the landing point with both hands.
He saw it, so this shot can definitely—
“Empty, empty, empty, empty—!”
The heavy return ball doubled its force in one round trip. Echizen Ryoma couldn't control his expression, he bit his back teeth deeply, and tried his best to resist the ball with both arms.
The same scene as in the Shitenhoji vs. Rikkai University match appeared.
Everyone in Seigaku watched helplessly as Echizen Ryoma was pushed back by the overwhelming force of the ball, leaving two marks on the soles of his shoes.
Kawamura Takashi, who is best at strength at Seigaku, slowly spoke, "...What kind of power is this..."
At this time, Inui Sadaharu, who had not forgotten to collect data, pushed his glasses and kept updating the records in his notebook with a pen.
"Judging from the distance he pushed Echizen and Toyama, Yagi's power level has increased again during this period, and his strength has evolved."
"No," he quickly rejected his previous statement, and the moment he raised his eyes, he affirmed, "He is constantly evolving."
In response to his words, Echizen Ryoma returned the ball with great agony and torture.
Is it really possible for a middle school student to play a ball of this level?
His stiffness and struggle were seen by everyone in Qingxue.
Kikumaru Eiji couldn't control his heart: "Come on... little one."
Echizen Nanako was so nervous that she almost couldn't breathe, "Ryoma..."
But he couldn't stand the person next to him who kept making sarcastic remarks, "Really, Longma, this kid still can't figure it out at this time, he should just throw out whatever he has."
"If I don't think clearly before I fight him, I'll be completely overwhelmed, and by then it will be too late~"
"uncle!"
Echizen Nanako couldn't stand it any longer, "Uncle, please explain it more clearly. What should Ryoma do to have a chance of survival in the battle with Yagi-san?"
Echizen Nanjiro pulled up his sunglasses and looked at the figure in the arena who was in a stalemate, half letting go, but completely unable to successfully fight back. He crossed his legs and said nonchalantly,
"That depends on when Ryoma is willing to admit it and come to his senses~~"
He seemed to be talking nonsense, and Echizen Nanako didn't understand.
But Echizen Nanjiro was not joking. He folded his arms and stared at the two people in the field, shaking his head.
"Teenagers~Teenagers——"
Echizen Ryoma was still struggling, most of his vision was occupied by the violent ball, and the remaining sight was given to the black figure on the other side of the net.
The other person was looking at him, calmly, even expressionlessly, as always.
In those dark, empty and hollow eyes, there was no him, no opponent standing before him.
……hateful,
“Madamadadane——!”
[Ding!]
['The Prince of Tennis' Title Launch! ]
[——Echizen Ryoma, successfully reached the pinnacle of tempering! ]
As Echizen Ryoma uttered this sound,
What suddenly and unexpectedly rose from the ground was a powerful background music!
The player's heart skipped a beat, and he looked around blankly at the jingling pop-up window, and finally his sight was fixed.
The dungeon BOSS will be killed in front of the players!
UR Echizen Ryoma——Entered the second stage mode!!
The flashing white light and stardust, and the exciting BGM are like an indispensable part of every upgrade in "Number ● Baby", running through the entire transformation animation.
In just the blink of an eye, Echizen Ryoma's hair fluttered, the corners of his clothes moved without wind, and even the hat on his head had a few more special effects.
The way he held the racket suddenly changed from being tense and stressed to being more natural and relaxed, as if his whole body was refreshed!
"——Isn't this possible? What's the point of hiding all the time, young man?" Echizen Nanjiro said leisurely, shaking his legs.
"—It's the state of selflessness... Wait, this is the pinnacle of tempering!"
Chitose Chitose, who was watching the game from the sidelines, spoke out.
His expression changed slightly, except for the fact that Xiao Jin and Yagi were fighting each other in perfect harmony.
Unexpectedly, I can still see people who have successfully opened another door.
A first-year student at Seigaku, Echizen Ryoma...
In this competition, three freshmen entered the realm of selflessness.
Chitose Chisato had already witnessed a certain possibility in advance, pursed his lips, and turned his gaze back to the scene.
Entering the 'Extreme of Thousands of Hammers', Echizen Ryoma gathered all his strength into his arms.
His strength was successfully doubled at this moment,
It is enough to return all of Yagi Kei's balls, all of his spins, all of his trajectories, all of his destructive power, everything, doubled!
And he succeeded!
The racket net and the ball with full impact force rubbed against each other, making a terrifying "sizzling" sound that was enough to make people's hearts flutter.
Just when I was about to wonder if the racket would be stretched to its limit and break, it finally reached a certain point—"Bang!"
“BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!!”
Ryoma Echizen, despite all the pressure, hit back the ball!
“——Ryoma!!”
"——Echizen!!"
Qingxue is almost boiling!
The three first-year students who were cheering on the sidelines hugged each other in tears, deeply moved.
"We're so touched, Echizen! You really touched us so much!!"
Having reached the limit of his temper, Echizen Ryoma raised his eyes and lifted the racket he held tightly in his hand with great ease and naturalness.
His condition is perfect at the moment!
The double boost brought by entering the state of no self made the ball just hit out like a violent meteor, bombarding the black-haired figure on the other side of the net.
Yagi Kei didn't move, which made the emotionally disturbed people at Rikkai worried.
The ball, hit back with double the force, was almost a cannonball of pure power. This level... was definitely too much damage to the wrist.
With arms folded, he watched Yukimura Seiichi waiting in silence. Marui Bunta could no longer contain his excitement.
"Yukimura, Kei can really..."
Jack Kuwahara and the overly concerned Kirihara Akaya are also anxiously waiting for Yukimura's answer.
Yukimura looked at the younger junior who was facing the almost cannonball attack head-on with his short figure. After a while, he finally spoke slowly.
"Everyone, have you forgotten...how Kei normally happily bombards us with bombs?"
“…”
“…”
The worries, concerns, and uneasiness that have just arisen,
Just because of Yukimura Seiichi's light words with a hint of death, everything disappeared without a trace.
I remember now.
I remember everything.
A mere tennis ball that was like a cannonball was nothing compared to that. This kid Yagi Kei… really was using real guns and ammunition to scare them with bombs at a specific time every day! ?
All the tenderness was wasted. Everyone in Rikkai looked at the younger generation who was standing there, clutching the racket, as if in a daze.
The emotions in my heart are no longer worries or tensions.
Only the purest silence and powerlessness remain.
I've been watching my juniors act like normal people for a long time, and for a moment I almost forgot that the chicken and the cat... are the biggest killer.
A chicken breaking a cat may not be reliable when there is danger, but it is definitely not reliable when there is no danger.
Everyone inside and outside the stadium was watching this ball. Echizen Ryoma, who had reached the limit of his temper, responded with a double-strength pure power confrontation.
Even the unpredictable Rikkai University kid should definitely admit defeat at this moment—
“Empty, empty, empty, empty!!”
No, he really fought back like that!?!
Players don't understand the fancy special effects, animations, and transformation CGs that the dungeon bosses use.
The player simply used a simple attack that he had used thousands of times to counter the attack that was sent back to his own field.
No matter what rotation, angle, ejection, force, or trajectory—
None of them can match the player's basic attack method!
Enter the normal A and gain eternal life!
Gate A!
Without blinking, or even changing his expression, Yagi Kei took a slow step forward, racket in hand, extended his arms, twisted his body, and swung his racket.
The yellow ball hit the racket strings with unparalleled gravity, and the "sizzling" sound that appeared again was tooth-aching. The excessively strong and heavy friction sound stung the eardrums of everyone on the sidelines.
Even the net of the racket in Yagi Kei's hand showed signs of bulging from the intense struggle against the ball.
But he remained unmoved, his eyes rolled slightly, and he glanced at the direction of the racket lightly and slowly.
A frame, a frame that is so dazzling and almost breathtaking,
The yellow tennis ball was wrapped in a tornado-like force, with fire, lightning, whistling noises caused by friction in the air, and a terrifying pressure that almost made people's heart and liver break, all following this ball and rushing straight towards the net!
“Hit, hit back!?!”
"Even in this state—you can still fight back?!"
There were voices of disbelief coming from the audience outside and the members inside.
It was like a set of digital bombs that kept circulating between the two of them. Yagi Kei successfully escaped, so... the next one to suffer was Echizen Ryoma!
Although Echizen Ryoma's aura and expression were relaxed when he entered the "Extreme Hammering", he was shocked when he saw Yagi Kei's return shot.
It couldn't be any easier.
If you don't deal with this kind of power properly...it will definitely be disastrous.
Echizen Ryoma thought about how to respond in a few seconds.
Similarly, players are also thinking about how to deal with it next.
It’s not for any other reason, it’s just that the durability of the racket is only 1 left.
Old farmers are used to being simple and will not throw away things that are not used up.
How to use this weapon with 1 durability left to block the attack of the dungeon BOSS?
The player stared silently at the UR opposite him and slowly fell into deep thought.
For some reason, he suddenly felt a chill on his body. Echizen Ryoma wanted to turn around to look, but the meteor...the bomb that was right in front of him was the most important thing and needed to be dealt with urgently.
Can 'the ultimate of tempering' cope with it?
He didn't have much time to think, so Echizen Ryoma had to take a step forward to respond, holding the racket tightly with both hands and swinging hard towards the ball.
Regardless of whether he could handle it or not, he absolutely could not bear to watch the ball pass by!
“Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, sizzle—empty, empty, empty, empty!!”
The sound was almost as harsh and shrill as a lumberjack's. Everyone couldn't help but cover their ears with painful expressions.
Echizen Ryoma, who was facing the ball at the closest distance, suppressed the urge to retreat, and forced his hands to press down the racket.
The combination of fireball + bomb could explode in your hand at any time if you are not careful. The people in Qingxue didn't even dare to breathe. Every little detail was magnified infinitely.
The stardust of "The Ultimate of Thousands of Hammers" wrapped around Echizen Ryoma, constantly gathering all his strength in his hands.
The two sides are fighting, one side is gaining while the other side is losing.
The Qingxue people who were watching closely did not dare to blink at all, for fear of missing any key parts.
The stalemate reached a certain point, and suddenly a clear "ka la" sound was heard.
A bad premonition came to his mind, and Echizen Ryoma lowered his head with great difficulty.
The racket was tightly grasped in both hands, and the string suddenly broke at the point where it was hit by the fireball bomb!
In just a blink of an eye, the disconnection grew bigger and bigger—
"Echizen!!"
"Let go—Ryoma!!"
The reminders from the Seigaku people kept drifting past his ears, and Echizen Ryoma, who was clutching his racket tightly, raised his eyes.
Across the net, the black-haired figure raised his face slightly.
His hands suddenly loosened, and the fireball bomb ball with unparalleled momentum rushed out at the moment he let go of his grip.
A heavy, dull thud hit the court.
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound, and a huge dent suddenly appeared before their eyes at the spot where the racket and the ball landed.
“…”
“…”
Although I had anticipated Kei Yagi's lethality, it was still difficult to describe every time I faced him head-on.
No, this kind of power... can a first-year junior high school student really produce it?
“Beep!”
What interrupted everyone's contemplation was the sharp whistle blown by the referee.
“——40:0!”
This ball seemed to last a century.
Not only that, it also left a hole in the venue that the organizers of the national competition had carefully selected, prepared and protected.
Looking at the pit, everyone present inexplicably felt that this seemed... just a starting point.
Taking a deep breath, Echizen Ryoma picked up the remains of the racket from the hole, looked at it silently for a while, and went down to change the racket.
Another opponent who played against Yagi Kei suffered a devastating blow to his racket.
Although it was not stated explicitly, the audience looked at the black-haired figure who had also met his end, and their sight couldn't help but be filled with a bit more awe for the 'racket killer'.
Holding a racket with a durability of 1, the player thought for a long time whether to continue carrying it or change to a new racket with a durability of 100.
He stared at the racket, motionless.
The other people of Rikkai University who were confused thought that the cat was a bitch and did not dare to approach and talk to him.
Except for Kirihara Akaya, who was obsessed with Kei, he approached without any defense and was very enthusiastic: "Kei, you——"
As soon as the light bulb above the player's head lit up, he immediately handed the racket he was holding, which had only 1 durability left, to the kelp-headed NPC.
Durability 1 may not be usable, but it can be given as a gift!
With the pop-up notification of [Kirihara Akaya’s Favorability +50], the player finally took out his new racket with satisfaction and returned to the court.
"Kyu, Kei actually...actually gave me his usual racket QAQ!!"
Kirihara Akaya was shocked and held the racket to protect his food.
"For Kei's trust and expectations——I will definitely treasure it!!"
The people of Rikkai who witnessed this scene: "..."
However, where do "expectations" and "trust" come from...
Also, it looks like it's a racket that's about to break, so I threw it to you, right?!
Kirihara Akaya was immersed in his own world and would not be persuaded by anything. Although the people of Rikkai were happy to see the friendly and good relationship between the juniors,
But this has gradually developed into a world of toxic fans... Is it really okay?
Rikkai University fell into deep thought.
The atmosphere at Qingxue was unusually heavy.
Kei Yagi and Ryoma Echizen return to the court.
After a long game, I still couldn't score a single point.
It's the last ball again.
Echizen Ryoma pressed the net of his new racket with his fingers, adjusted it a few times, and raised his head.
My eyes moved and I noticed that Yagi Kei on the other side of the net had also changed his racket.
……oh?
It seems that such a return would also put the same strain on his racket.
Although there are temporary differences in the strength of the two sides, under objective conditions, they are the same.
——Then there is nothing to be afraid of,
Pulling the brim of his hat, raising his eyebrows, and looking sharply,
——Echizen Ryoma, once again enters the "Extreme Hammering" mode!
The player took out a tennis ball from his pocket, thought for a moment, and without spinning, threw it upwards, bent his knees, jumped, and swung his arms high.
[Click·Skill 'Thomas's 365-degree spin, 100% chance of catching a blade with bare hands, the scheming frog touches your belly again, and the invincible Big Bang attack' is being used...]
【Successful use! 】
The yellow ball, with a completely different rotation and trajectory from the "butterfly ball" that he had just used by inertia, rushed straight towards Echizen Ryoma who was separated by a net with full power!
During the whole process, the power accumulated more and more, and became stronger and stronger. It was actually an even more powerful artillery than the "butterfly ball" that was pulled back and forth just now!
The heavy artillery was wrapped in a tornado, full of wind, fire, thunder and lightning. The creaking of air friction was endless, and one could even faintly sense the painful wails of the sphere under the heavy pressure in the air.
And the next second, the heavy pressure was transferred to Ryoma Echizen, who stood in the way with his racket in both hands!
The light of "The Ultimate of Thousands of Hammers" shone brightly, and he squeezed out every bit of the power that this mode could squeeze out and concentrated it in his hands.
The arms that blocked the ball shone brightly, and Echizen Ryoma gritted his teeth.
In the video, Qingxue also did special training for this ball, but in the simulated game, no one could reach the power of this ball at this moment.
Such terrifying and astonishing numbers... No one can match them!
Echizen Ryoma was struggling again, trying to intercept but was constantly being forced back by a stronger force.
"...If this continues, it will definitely be bad." Oishi Shuichiro suppressed his words.
Inui Sadaharu adjusted his glasses and said, "Yeah, yes."
Momoshiro Takeshi and Kikumaru Eiji were busy saying, "Is there really no other solution?"
"Little guy, it really looks like he's having a lot of trouble doing this!!"
No matter who it is, even if it is not Ryoma Echizen, it will definitely be more difficult to face Kei Yagi at this moment.
But Echizen Ryoma is already the best choice.
"...There is another way."
Tezuka Kunimitsu, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke.
Everyone in Qingxue immediately looked over at the sound, "Minister Tezuka!"
"Tezuka... what do you mean..."
“…”
Tezuka Kunimitsu looked calmly at the scene, his tone as cold as the bottom of his heart, "Yes, it's flawless to the extreme."
“——!”
Kunimitsu Tezuka: "And Echizen, he had the conviction to do this."
Ding!
[UR Echizen Ryoma has been detected entering the third stage - 'Perfect Perfection']
【Players please be prepared! 】
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