Akashi Asuka landed and looked at Ushijima Wakali opposite.
Eyes facing each other.
There seemed to be an invisible aura spreading between the two of them.
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"Oh~~ Ushijima can actually catch the ball?"
"Idiot, Ushijima Wakali is a national-level 'ace', how could he not know how to catch the ball? It was just Shiratorizawa's tactics that he didn't catch the ball before."
"It's amazing! Qingcheng can actually push Shiratorizawa to this point."
The title of 'Absolute King' is not called for nothing. Even though many viewers already knew that Shiratorizawa was at a disadvantage, more than 60% of the audience still believed that the final winner was Shiratorizawa.
This is the confidence Shiratorizawa's past records gave them.
The score is 1:1.
Qingcheng regained the right to serve.
The closer to the end of the game, the more focused Oikawa Toru was. He took the ball to the bottom line of the first position, Oikawa Toru gently threw the volleyball, and sure enough, a super high-speed serve hit the outside corner.
Bang!
Because the ball was so fast, the Shiratorizawa players even had the illusion that they couldn't move their feet.
"Damn it, move it, move it!"
Yamagata Hayato roared in his heart. He was obviously a free man, but he had not caught a few decent balls in the entire game today. For a free man, this was almost an insult! Bastard!
Move me...
Snap!
The super high-speed serve slammed into Yamagata Hayato's head. Because he could not determine the final landing point, Yamagata Hayato simply flew his entire body out to catch the serve.
With a crisp sound, the volleyball flew back into the sky again, which also caused a burst of exclamation from the audience.
"Wow~~~~~"
"Shiratorizawa actually uses his body to catch the ball? And he still uses his head. It almost hurts!"
"It seems that Shiratorizawa is going to fight too!"
Boom!
A fierce and powerful spike broke through Qingcheng's block, and Shiratorizawa won the point.
Being broken on his first serve was the first time Oikawa Toru experienced in today's match.
"Really, can't these bastards just quietly compete for second place?" Oikawa Toru's face looked a little unhappy, obviously because Shiratorizawa's fighting spirit far exceeded his expectations.
1:2.
Shiratorizawa serves.
After the volleyball flew over the blocker, it was picked up by Watanaji, and then Oikawa Toru and Akashi Asuka quickly played a fast break from the right wing.
However, just when Oikawa Tooru thought he had thrown away all the obstacles, he saw Tendou Kaku suddenly appear from nowhere, with a five-color worker beside him.
The two of them took off at the same time, probably because they were too physically exhausted and could not control their posture in the air, and finally collided hard.
Goshiki Gong and Tendo Jue had expressions of pain on their faces at the same time, but even so, they still forcibly opened a double block, blocking Akashi Asuka.
Bang!
The next second.
A smash with huge force hit Wu Se Gong's arm. In just a moment, Wu Se Gong's hands were directly broken open, and then the volleyball passed through the blocker and landed on the ground to score.
2:2.
"I'm sorry!" As soon as he landed, he heard Wu Se Gong's loud apology.
"Don't worry about it, keep working hard for the next goal!" Another main attacker, Shion Ohira, patted him on the shoulder, trying to comfort the junior, but because he was breathing too quickly, he couldn't even speak.
It's not easy to say.
The final situation of the decisive game far exceeded everyone's expectations. Many people guessed that this game would be a battle between dragons and tigers, but no one thought that this game would be so tragic.
Not to mention anything else, just the physical condition of the players from both teams made many spectators feel exhausted just watching.
The heavy breathing of the players seemed to be heard even by the spectators in the front row.
Asuka Akashi and Toru Oikawa, the only two people with slightly better physical strength, after fighting for several consecutive rounds, their bodies were quickly soaked with sweat.
no way.
Because Shiratorizawa chased the score too closely.
The offensive power displayed by the combination of Oikawa Toru and Akashi Asuka was enough to completely tear apart Shiratorizawa's defense.
But what Oikawa Tooru didn't expect was that Ushijima Wakali, whose physical strength was already running dry, could still break through Aojo's block by himself and help Shiratorizawa catch up with the score.
"Huhu~~ This guy Ushiwaka is so powerful that it's unreasonable!"
Looking at Ushijima Wakatoshi, who clearly felt like he would fall down at any moment, but his momentum remained undiminished, even Iwaizumi felt that this guy was a bit too powerful.
The chasing score continued until 4:4.
The situation of the whole game finally turned out to be a little unexpected.
When the score reached 4:4, after a rotation of positions, it was Akashi Asuka's turn to serve. Faced with this anxious situation, Akashi Asuka decisively fired a heavy shot.
After several drifts, the ball finally landed in the direction of Shiratorizawa and Goshiki Gong.
After four consecutive games.
Shiratorizawa's players are now gradually adapting to Akashi Asuka's current serving intensity, so the chance of receiving the serve successfully has gradually increased a little.
However, this does not include five-color workers.
After all, the foundation for a successful return of serve comes from a player's most basic catching skills. Although the five-color skills are good, they are only in the first year of high school after all.
Wu Se Gong himself obviously knew this, so when faced with the flying volleyball, he knew that he could not catch it in a normal way, but if the ball was let go and Qingcheng could score, Wu Se Gong himself would not be willing to do so.
So after a moment of thinking.
final.
Goshiki Gong chose to take the risk just like Yamagata Hayato.
He... caught Akashi Asuka's serve with his face.
There was an explosion on the court, Goshiki Gong's head suddenly tilted back, and the volleyball flew high into the sky again. Ushijima Wakali lived up to his expectations and used Goshiki Gong to catch the ball, helping Shiratorizawa take the lead again.
4:5.
However, after scoring this point, before the Shiratorizawa players could celebrate, they suddenly heard the referee blowing the whistle in a hurry.
Everyone was stunned for a moment.
When they looked back again, they saw a face covered in blood.
This scene immediately frightened many people, but after they looked carefully, they found that the man with a bloody face was none other than Wu Se Gong.
Bleeding continued from under his nostrils, and Wu Se Gong seemed to have wiped it a little at first, causing half of his face to be covered with traces of blood.
The game is temporarily suspended.
In fact, it is not uncommon to get nosebleeds during volleyball matches, because the capillaries in the nasal cavity are not very tough to begin with. In addition, people’s constitutions cannot be generalized. Some people’s noses bleed easily after being impacted.
So after it was first confirmed that Goshiki was just bleeding from his nose, neither the people from Shiratorizawa nor Aoki were too concerned about it.
But after the doctor carefully examined it, everyone was instantly confused.
"The preliminary judgment is that the bridge of the nose is cracked. The specific situation may not be determined until X-rays are released, so he will not be able to participate in the next competition." The doctor said.
This inspection result obviously exceeded everyone's expectations.
Everyone subconsciously looked at Akashi Asuka in the Qingcheng rest area. He just received a serve, but it was able to crack the bridge of his nose. How powerful is this guy's serve?
Wu Se Gong obviously didn't want to leave the game, but it was no longer his decision at this time.
In the end, Goshiki was carried off the court on a stretcher, and his replacement was Shiratorizawa's key server Eita Semi, who had played twice in the second and fourth games.
The game resumes soon.
After everyone in Qingcheng returned to the stadium, they were a little startled when they saw that the five-color worker had not returned to the stadium.
But they didn't think much about it and quickly returned their attention to the game.
Whether it's an accident or a coincidence.
Overall.
Shiratorizawa's substitutions really brought some unexpected trouble to Qingcheng.
It's not because of how powerful Seimi Eita's serve is. Although his serve is strong, he does not have the scoring ability at the super high school level. Basically, except for two points in the second game due to his serve, in the following games,
Seimi Eita's serve basically had no effect anymore.
But the problem is that Semi Eita's original position was not a 'key server', but a setter.
So when Seimi Eita came on the court, Shiratorizawa unexpectedly formed a double setter lineup.
This is not only the first time for the Shiratorizawa team, but also the first time for Qingcheng to face such a Shiratorizawa.
So for a while, Qingcheng was really uncomfortable with it.
The temporary outburst of Shiratorizawa's double setter lineup caught Aoki off guard, and at the same time gave Ushijima Wakuri precious breathing time.
Therefore, even if Washouji Tōji did not like a setter with a strong personal style like Seimi Eita, he did not make any substitutions.
Both sides chase each other.
The score quickly reached 12:13.
Shiratorizawa maintains the lead.
Qingcheng called a timeout, which was also Qingcheng...not to be precise, it should be the last timeout for both teams.
Timeouts were called far more frequently in the fifth game than in the first four games, and both teams basically called timeouts for only one person in this game, which was to gain valuable rest time for the players.
The game has come to this point.
The physical advantage Qingcheng originally planned for the fourth game has been completely exhausted.
Because at this moment, both Oikawa Toru and Akashi Asuka's physical energy has been exhausted, and even due to excessive physical exertion, it is now extremely difficult for Oikawa Toru to even operate his brain and think.
"Hey~ Is there any other way? As long as we can open up the score, no, even if we tie the score first..."
Oikawa Toru's brain was running wildly, hoping to find a way to break the situation. However, no matter how he thought, he found that the result was meaningless.
Because the game has reached this point, even if he can still come up with a solution, other members of the team may not be able to execute it perfectly.
But even so.
Oikawa Toru still didn't give up, or in other words, he was unwilling to fail.
Because he had done everything to the extreme in this game, whether it was tactical arrangements or other aspects, Qingcheng suppressed Shiratorizawa almost throughout the game.
And what about Shiratorizawa?
They did nothing. With just one person, Ushijima Wakatoshi, they overturned all the advantages created by Qingcheng.
Such a result cannot be accepted by anyone, let alone Oikawa Toru.
"Oikawa-senpai, if you don't know who to pass the ball to next, then give me all the balls!"
Just when Oikawa Tooru was thinking about countermeasures and was about to fall into despair, suddenly, a voice came from his ears. Oikawa Tooru's body trembled, he turned his head and looked to his side, and found that it was Akashi Asuka.
At this time, Akashi Asuka's eyes were very calm, his pupils were dark and deep, and he looked like a pool of stagnant water.
Seeing Akashi Asuka like this, Oikawa Toru was stunned for a moment, then smiled softly and said, "No problem, Akashi-chan."
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Beep!
The referee blows the whistle and the game starts again.
Qingcheng team: setter Oikawa Toru, main attacker Akashi Asuka, main attacker Kunimi Hide, assistant attacker Kindaichi, assistant attacker Matsukawa Kazushi, free man Watanaji.
Shiratorizawa: Setter Shirabu Kenjiro, setter Eita Seimi, main attacker Shion Ohira, secondary attacker Tendou Gaku, strong support for Ushijima Wakatoshi, free agent Yamagata Hayato.
The timeouts and substitutions of both teams have been used up. Except for the free agents who are still eligible to make substitutions at will, the positions of the others will basically not change.
That is to say.
This is the final lineup of both sides.
On the side of Shiratorizawa, Ushijima Wakatoshi's face showed an abnormal paleness, which was a symptom caused by excessive physical exertion. However, in this state, Ushijima Wakatoshi's momentum not only did not weaken at all, but became like
It's like a flame, burning more and more vigorously.
On the Qingcheng side, everyone's fighting spirit was equally high. Only Akashi Asuka was the complete opposite. Not only did the aura on his body not grow stronger, but it became completely silent, like an abyss that seemed to swallow everything up.
Qingcheng serves.
This goal is crucial for Qingcheng, because once Shiratorizawa scores this point, Qingcheng will fall behind by two points, which will push Qingcheng to the edge of the cliff in an instant.
Bang.
The volleyball flew over the block and landed on the court where Shiratorizawa was. Shiratorizawa caught the ball and passed it to Ushijima Wakali without hesitation.
Ushijima Wakali took off in front of the volleyball. Even in this final stage, his tall body still maintained an extremely perfect smashing posture. Kindaichi, who was closest to Ushijima Wakali, took off decisively, but he found that he could not reach the Ushijima ball.
Shima Wakali's spike height.
It looked like Ushijima Wakatoshi was about to swing his arm to slam the ball away.
In an instant.
A figure appeared like a ghost and instantly came to the front of Ushijima Wakatoshi.
Bang!
Snap!
Accompanied by two muffled sounds that sounded almost simultaneously, the volleyball suddenly appeared on the floor of Shiratorizawa's side. The volleyball bounced high from the floor, which was in sharp contrast to the shocked faces of all Shiratorizawa members.