Chapter 170: The moment when the player loses his SAN due to his inhumanity...
At the command, the final melee is about to break out.
The entire U17 base was filled with a heavy, gloomy and solemn atmosphere. It wasn't just the middle school and high school players directly facing this pressure,
There are also coaches who have been with us and have been supporting the athletes’ training.
So far, the entire U17 coaching staff has finally gathered.
Saito Shi and Kurobe Yukio, who were in charge of the base winners' group, Mifune Nyudo, who was in charge of the back mountain losers' group, and Takushi Ryuji, who finally ended his watch over the old U17 flame and turned to the new U17.
"It's finally begun! The final melee. The results of the head coach's training will be revealed today."
Saito Shi still smiled, narrowing his eyes. "What a wealth of talent there is this year, both high school and junior high students~"
The U17 coaching staff had been moved to the second floor of the monitoring room. Holding onto the railing, Mifune Nyudo half-sideways, holding a wine gourd in one hand, glanced at the crowd of people gathered on the center court.
"This year's rules have also been significantly changed. To cultivate young players, the International Tennis Federation has made an exception for the U-17 World Cup, allowing junior high school teams from various countries to participate."
Takushi Ryuji rubbed his chin. "It sounds like... no wonder Head Coach Yagi keeps insisting on the junior high team. So he's known about this for a long time?"
“…”
Kurobe Yukifu said nothing, and Saito Shiya beside him said even less. Only Mifune Nyudo glanced at him out of the corner of his eye.
No, judging by their head coach's personality, it doesn't seem like he's targeting these junior high school students specifically for the International Tennis Association's U-17 program.
If I had to say, it seems more like the International Tennis Association sensed something and changed the rules this year.
With only their limited experience in the team's expeditions over the years,
This change is normal. After all...this group of junior high school players in the U17 class, no matter how you look at it, are no longer just international junior high school students, but even high school students... and even professionals.
It should be said that even professional work is dangerous.
After all, few professions train with bombs every day.
If you can’t pick it up, you’ll die.
This kind of deadly training policy can only be sustained by the U17 team with head coach Yagi.
The experience of being on the brink of death and rebirth is not something that everyone can experience.
The coaches were sighing, the U17 players were trembling with fear,
Whether it is the U17 second round winners group who can stay in the base successfully, or the second round elimination group who returns from the ashes and rises like a phoenix,
Even before this day comes, there are so many ambitions and grand imaginations in our hearts.
But when he faced the only black-haired figure standing opposite everyone, and heard him declare, "Let's begin, the final melee,"
The first thing that hit me was the incomparable huge pressure.
"Is this the level of being the top of the entire U17 team?"
"As expected of Head Coach Yagi...his aura alone makes everyone unable to move!"
"Damn it—that's amazing! I want to reach that level too!!"
"——Come and fight me! Yagi-Yagi!!"
"Now is the time for revenge, little one,"
"Let's have a serious fight, Yagi!"
"The battle between us is not over yet—"
With a thud, several figures came out from the spot, in unison, each one holding, clamping, or carrying a racket, pointing directly at the only target, and jointly declaring a battle.
Suddenly, things got interesting.
The four U17 coaches who were eager to watch the fun all looked over at once.
"I didn't expect that the first person to start would be our head coach."
"Youth is so good~ Youth is so good~" Saito Shi sighed while turning over the battle list.
"Hmm... Let me see. The head coach is still ranked first. Where are our challengers..."
When he saw the list clearly, Saito Shiya raised his eyebrows.
"The top 10 from both the high school and middle school groups are here!"
Contrary to normal practice, the former U17 overseas expedition team, Byodoin Phoenix, did not stand up to challenge Yagi Kei.
This undoubtedly surprised Mifune Nyudo Takushi Ryuji and the others who wanted to eat melons.
Byodoin, who always rushed forward, actually took a step back. This was really unlike him.
"What happened during that time underground?"
Only Byodoin itself knows that Yagi Kei has now become an opponent that cannot be fought against.
In the past, if you didn't want to be ['Deprived & Devoured'] by the skill of Echizen Ryuga, you had to avoid fighting him.
If Kei Yagi doesn't want to lose his tennis ball now, he must not stand opposite him.
Byodoin looked at the U17 members who were advancing one after another, challenging the black-haired figure in the center.
Only indulging in fighting with the strong, ignoring the heavy consequences of failure due to temporary excitement,
Are these guys really ready?
The heavy gaze of the Phoenix of Byodoin did not stop the U17 people from rushing to compete with Yagi Kei.
The more rational ones, sensing something was wrong, would temporarily hold their ground and observe the situation.
Seeing that everyone's arrows were pointing at the only one, Yagi Kei,
But this is not a No.1 challenge.
To control the situation, the coaching staff went out again, picked up the loud speaker, and the piercing sound of the electric current rippled through the eardrums, "zizizilalalalala" pierced everyone's heart.
Finally regained some composure.
Saito Shi: "Hey, hey~ I know everyone wants to challenge our head coach Yagi, but unfortunately - now is the qualifying competition, not the first place challenge, so everyone calm down~"
The forced physical calmness caused some dissatisfaction, and Saito Shi laughed and said, "Oh, what a terrifying look."
"--But, even with such a murderous look in my eyes, I won't let you go so easily."
He drawled out, "After all—even if you agree to a challenge, you still have to ask the challenger's opinion, right?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone turned to look at the 'challenged' Yagi Kei.
That's right, now, only those chosen by Yagi Kei can truly stand on the court opposite him and become his opponent.
The initiative has never been in their hands - but in the hands of Kei Yagi!
When he realized this, his gaze towards the black-haired boy became more focused and intense.
Meanwhile, the enthusiastic players, completely unable to grasp the NPCs, fell into a long silence as the pop-up window in front of them kept ringing [Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding! ]
[Special NPC Echizen Ryuga is challenging you! ]
[NPC Kintaro Toyama is challenging you! ]
[NPC Echizen Ryoma is challenging you! ]
[NPC Tokugawa Kazuya is challenging you! ]
[NPC·……]
Even with the players' silence, the number of pop-up windows has increased instead of decreased, more and more...
In the end, there were so many that it was overwhelming, and the entire field of vision was filled with challenges!
Not only that, these NPCs even have their own competition declarations.
Echizen Ryomasa: "Unfinished the race? Hehe, I've been preparing for this day for a long time. Don't worry about the others, just accept my challenge!"
Echizen Ryoma: "—Mamadadane! They're still far away!"
Tokugawa Kazuya: "Ever since that day, I have been waiting, waiting for this day. Please fight me again."
“…”
The player slowly typed out a question mark.
Oh, if I don’t tell you, you might even think I’ve walked into some reverse harem GALGAME.
Those who knew that it was an invitation to a battle, those who didn’t – thought it was a battle arena.
Now, no matter which NPC you choose, it seems to be an experience pack for the player.
After all, the exclusive passive skill ['Devouring & Depriving'] plucked from the special NPC Echizen Ryuga is too powerful.
Even the cheaters among the cheaters had to shout that it was unfair.
Yagi Kei did not immediately respond.
The challengers waiting to be selected felt a little uneasy and uncertain.
The U17 coaching staff saw that it was always these talented players who actively selected their opponents. How could they possibly be reduced to waiting to be selected?
But when I think about the fact that the person who selected these guys was Yagi Kei——
That's right, that's how it should be, facing the unprecedented and unparalleled Head Coach Yagi,
No matter who it is, they will be reduced to the point where he decides whether to put down the chessboard!
Faintly, Yagi Duwei, smiling Saito Zhi picked up the speaker and wanted to give a friendly reminder.
The figure at the front casually pulled out a black jacket that belonged to the Avengers in the second elimination round.
Arms raised and stretched out, clothes fluttering in the wind, making loud sounds,
Echizen Ryoma, who did all these things, lowered his eyes and looked into the empty, silent, dark and boundless eyes.
The usual smile had already climbed up the corners of his lips. Without retreating at all, Echizen Ryuga rushed past everyone else and stood at the front and spoke directly.
"I've heard about the rules of this U17 base,"
"'When those guys in black coats return, the challenge they offer cannot be refused' - that's what you said, right?"
Echizen Ryuga blinked.
The U17 team did have this rule in the past, but the coaching staff didn't expect him to bring it up at this time.
However, Yagi's camp should now belong to the same Black Jacket Revenge Group as Echizen Ryuga, and not to the base training group that can initiate a challenge.
According to common sense, this rule is completely immune to Yagi Kei, and Echizen Ryuga cannot use this rule to force or restrict him at all.
"oh,"
All was silent, an unexpected voice came,
It was a quick and crisp sound, so quick that some people were unable to react in time, but the moment they realized it, they all held their breath.
"Then fight."
Everyone caught the words of Yagi Kei's mouth accurately, their expressions changed for a moment, their gazes turned around, and finally turned to the 'lucky guy' Echizen Ryuga who was chosen at this moment.
He did not speak out to stop it directly like he did when he first heard Echizen Ryuga challenge Yagi Kei to a fight. Now the complicated emotions in Byodoin fell more on the challenger, Echizen Ryuga.
The outcome of the battle between ['Deprivation & Devouring'] and ['Deprivation & Devouring'] was clearly visible to all in the previous battle.
Echizen Ryuga was nearly stripped of everything he knew about tennis, but even then, he still refused to accept his fate...
After receiving a positive response from the challenger, Echizen Ryuga had already made preparations.
He quickly ran towards the court with the racket in his pocket, even staring at Yagi Kei while running, his eyes glued to him, as if he was afraid that he would regret it.
The other challengers who were not selected looked at the figure running into the stadium in silence.
"You, my blood relative, look... like you really deserve a beating. You're ahead of the curve..."
Toyama Kintaro grabbed the racket and swung it twice, but he could only complain.
Pulling his hat over half his face, Echizen Ryoma said in a rather cold tone, "I don't know this guy, not even close."
The player casually clicked on the first challenge pop-up window and saw that it was the special NPC, Echizen Ryuga, and raised his eyebrows slightly.
However, during this period of training in the mines, the player has almost maxed out the five-dimensional values of the special NPC Echizen Ryuga, and his skills are even more perfect than before the mines.
But the only thing missing is that 99.9% success rate.
The missing 0.01%
Where is it...?
When the thinking player steps onto the court, the special NPC on the opposite side will enter combat mode almost instantly.
The blood bar that spread out all over the place almost poked the player's eyes directly.
Silently looking at the special NPC opposite, Ryuya Echizen, whose health bar is comparable to a vernier caliper, even players have to curse him as the emperor of luck.
I got gold every time I drew a card. This time, I even used ['Deprive & Devour'] to draw a Skeleton Ghost Dragon with an incredibly long health bar.
Although it is not the same as the attack type of the Skeleton Ghost Dragon that the player initially wanted the special NPC to draw, this is still a significant improvement.
In any game, the player community will definitely accuse it of being an overmodel and ask the planners to cut down on the version of Pinxixi.
If you add super powerful attack skills, it's simply a super model Trisolaran...
etc,
Players, discovered the blind spot.
——The missing 0.01% finally appeared!
Looking at the two players about to start the battle, all the U17 members gathered on the side of the field to watch the game attentively.
Challenging Kei Yagi is one thing, but analyzing his battles and understanding his current level of strength is also a crucial step.
And, it's the mysterious hooded man number four again, although he has no hood now,
But after such a long time, apart from the clue that he and Ryoma Echizen from the junior high school group seemed to be cut from the same mold, no one still knew anything about him.
But it was this person who was repeatedly treated differently by the head coach...
The Yagi Kei Poison Association, which was hidden deep inside, secretly stared at the back of Echizen Ryuga who was standing on the court. Their gazes were as sharp as knives, piercing his back.
Even Echizen Ryuga, who was immersed in the upcoming battle, seemed to sense the cold edge.
But he didn't pay any attention to those things. At this moment, all his attention was completely focused on the black-haired figure who was standing in front of him again after half a month, separated by a net.
I've been thinking about it day and night, yearning for it, looking forward to it for days, and waiting for it with such obsession - another chance to challenge myself!
There won't be a next time. Echizen Ryuga knows this better than anyone else.
So from now on, I must exert all my strength and try my best——
Once again becoming a referee who witnessed many famous scenes, Irie Kanata adjusted his glasses and sat down on the referee's chair with a smile.
"Now, Yagi-san over here, and... Echizen Ryuga-kun over here, the challenge match is about to begin. Please choose your side and decide on the serving game."
"just,"
"opposite."
"-Okay, the result is... Echizen Ryuga-kun serves first!"
Irie Kanata blew the whistle and announced,
Take a deep breath, hold the racket in hand, and never relax from the beginning, fully absorb the lessons and experience,
In the battle, Yagi Kei must use all his strength from the first moment.
Hiding things from him, or underestimating or ignoring him will only push you further down the path of defeat!
Don't want to lose, can't lose, can't lose like this,
I must break the fear of that time——
Echizen Ryuga clenched his fist, his expression stern, his eyes fixed on the figure opposite him.
He moves naturally, taking the ball out of his pocket, raising his shoulders, swinging his racket, bending his knees, and jumping—
"Squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak—!"
The strange, inflected sound of the ball rubbing against the tennis racket immediately caught everyone's attention.
“This voice…”
“No, something’s wrong—!”
When he looked up and opened his eyes, he saw the yellow ball was already hurtling towards the net like a flash of lightning, carrying a vague and erratic mass and a cold and pearly white aura.
I have never seen this kind of serve, especially the strangeness of the ball.
Some of the members of the second round winners group looked vaguely familiar, but I couldn't say it directly because I was not sure.
The second elimination group member who had just been in close contact with the non-human creatures underground said it directly.
"That's a—ghost!"
"……ghost?"
As pointed out in the words, this ball is called "ghost" and its form is very similar to that of a ghost!
The body itself is vague and ethereal - it seems that it has no substance at all!
Irie Kanata could see it very clearly from the referee's chair. The ball vaguely touched the edge of the net but didn't even cause the slightest tremor. It just went through the net with a feint!
"——Is it 'Gokukushi'?"
Shiraishi Kuranosuke stroked his chin and turned to ask Chitose Chisato,
Chitose Chisato folded his arms and stared at the court for a long moment, "No, it's not 'Kamikaku'."
"Compared to 'Availment', the entity of this ball seems even more difficult to pinpoint. It seems to exist... and yet, it seems to not exist at all."
Qiansui Qianli's words left everyone confused, but this was exactly the most appropriate interpretation of the "ghost" of this ball.
['Deprivation & Devouring'] He possessed the power of the inhuman creatures in the underground mines and combined it with his tennis ball.
Creating a completely new way of attack—this is Echizen Ryuga's talent!
The 'ghost' ball went straight through the net, like a cloud of mist that could only be vaguely seen but not touched, and headed straight for Yagi Kei on the other side of the net.
"How should I return this ball..."
Toyama Kintaro murmured,
A new attack method that has never been seen before...
For players - there are not so many fancy things.
Even ghosts can be hit, let alone this so-called 'ghost ball'!
Grip the racket, take a step forward, swing your arm—normal attack!!
"——It appears! Coach Yagi's all-powerful counterattack——!!!"
The overwhelming enthusiastic response almost scared the people who were concentrating on watching the game.
But the noise didn't subside at all, and even intensified with Yagi Kei's counterattack.
“——Gate A!!”
“——Guimen!!”
The shouts of support that came one after another completely filled the entire stadium.
All of a sudden, it was just a challenge match, but it completely became Yagi Kei's home court.
However, Echizen Ryuga was in high spirits, and the momentum did not affect his mentality. Even when his latest attack skill, the 'Ghost Ball', was broken in just one encounter, he did not lose heart at all.
The power of the return ball was not broken at all, and it even returned in the form of a complete 'ghost ball'.
Echizen Ryuya clenched his racket with both hands, and when he hit the ball, he was already prepared for the return.
I've even thought about how to fight back in advance.
The best strategy to deal with the ghost ball is in his hands——!
He suddenly jumped forward one step, although it was just one step, but he suddenly rose from the ground. He was still horizontal in front of his eyes in the last second, and disappeared from the spot in the next second with a "whoosh"!
Its jumping ability surprised everyone present.
After all, he could jump three feet high, almost to the sky, and his elasticity was far beyond that of a normal human.
Wait, chewy, is that even a human adjective?!
But now——it’s exactly the same!
Not only the way of jumping from the spot to accumulate power, but also the way of stretching the body in mid-air and the extraordinary air-staying power,
They don't look like humans anymore!!
The human who was not human, Echizen Ryuga, swung his racket at the moment he was suspended in mid-air - the racket touched, rubbed, and hit back the ball.
What everyone noticed was not the way he fought back, but the way he manipulated every part of his body.
At first glance, it seemed like he was mobilizing all his muscles, but Atobe Keigo, who possessed superb observation skills, was so sharp that he could see people like an X-ray. At a glance—
This guy is clearly not controlling the muscles, but the bones inside.
Achieving complete control over body functions by controlling bones, a method never seen before—
Atobe Keigo narrowed his eyes.
A ball of pearly white mist hovering in the air suddenly dissipated and gathered again on the racket. This time, a completely opposite color suddenly appeared!
Deep black, black as far as the eye can see, black with no end in sight,
Like fog or the night, it is completely intangible, but the moment the racket hits the ball, it bursts out with a heart-pounding breath.
As for the source of this aura, everyone involuntarily turned their heads to look at the figure at the other end of the court—
The black-haired figure sensed the sight looking towards him.
By getting his attention, Echizen Ryuga's goal has been achieved.
Let’s try this trick——
His unique skill that has been hidden until now!
A ball was suddenly hit, and everyone's expression changed.
There is no other reason, this ball is too much like Yagi Kei's style, you can even say that it is a copy of his special move,
The condensed black mist, the terrifying aura compressed to the extreme that almost makes people tremble with fear,
If they hadn't seen that it was Echizen Ryuga who hit the ball, the crowd watching on the sidelines would have even suspected that it was Yagi Kei who hit the ball.
Suddenly, words got stuck in their throats. Everyone was looking at, waiting, and anticipating Yagi Kei's reaction.
And the center of sight, the object of expectation,
He just turned his eyeballs slightly, and the black eyeballs without any mechanism rolled.
Inhuman, terrifying, and horrifying,
Echizen Ryoma faced it head on, but the smile on his lips only grew deeper.
——Let him see how he will deal with this move!
“…”
In the silence and dead stillness, the player slowly sighed.
The attack direction of the special NPC and the lighted-up skills of the player are actually...
This won't do. Even if it's ['Deprivation & Devouring'], you should choose a more complete and complete form.
If it is only half, it will not be able to achieve the 100% that players want.
My almost indifferent rationality was fully stretched, and an inexplicable chill swept over my body.
It's not just cold, it's more of a psychological freeze.
Spreading from the heart to the whole body, the coldness and emptiness spread like a virus.
Along with the existence of these profound perceptions, what is even more vivid is "black".
Different yet similar to Echizen Ryuga's black mist,
Perhaps it would be more accurate to say that Echizen Ryuga is the same as it,
The light and airy mist gradually becomes turbid, astringent, and deep, transforming into a thick gel.
From all directions, covering the sky and pouring into the ground,
It spread from the ground and poured back into the sky, turning everything within sight into a darkness that no light could penetrate.
Nothing but black,
Nothing but blackness,
And in this silent blackness, in this empty place where even the sense of existence is about to be erased,
A pair of huge black eyes that spanned the entire sky, almost unable to bear the sight, far beyond the range of vision,
Spinning rapidly, up and down, left and right, the mechanismless black eyeballs were empty, reflecting the darkness and everything in the darkness.
The player casts his gaze and looks at the special NPC Echizen Ryuga, who is lacking the last bit of attack power.
To cut and paste -
But we have to start from the complete form.
Always using those scraps and corners, unorthodox methods, when will we be able to fill in the 0.01% that players want?
Pity, condescending, and subhuman.
Under the gaze of those huge black eyes,
Fear finally broke out——
[Ding!]
[Congratulations! Shura Shinto: 'Abyss' has now been successfully opened!]
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