This point was crucial because it successfully brought Karasuno's morale back from the edge of the cliff.
However, the overall situation did not reverse because Karasuno had no way to prevent Ushijima Wakali from scoring.
Tobio Kageyama failed to score directly in the second serve, but Shiratorizawa counterattacked, and the point difference returned to 2 points again.
16:18.
However, because Karasuno's morale was restored, the two sides once again entered into an offensive and defensive battle.
17:18.
17:19.
18:19.
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Shiratorizawa and Karasuno went back and forth like this until 22:23.
At this time, the score difference was 1 point, but Shiratorizawa had the offensive power.
This point is a crucial point for Karasuno. Once this point is lost, Shiratorizawa will directly enter the game point, and by then Karasuno will be completely on the edge of a cliff.
on the contrary.
If Karasuno can equalize the score at this point, then the next situation will be much easier for them.
However, it was obviously extremely difficult for Karasuno to win this point, because at this time, Ushijima Wakali was still in the frontcourt.
The pressure turned into sweat, almost soaking the Karasuno players' clothes.
And in such an urgent situation, Tsukishima Hotaru's eyes remained calm: "Who will the next ball be passed to by Shiratorizawa's second pass? Will it be for Ushijima Wakatoshi to attack, or will it be Ushijima Wakatoshi?
As a bait... No, it won't be a bait. As the absolute core of the team, even if we know we will target the defense for the next ball, Shiratorizawa's passing will not change."
Phew~
This is the thought.
Tsukishima Hotaru's body moved quickly, and in an instant he was directly in front of Ushijima Wakatoshi. Sure enough, in the next second, the volleyball accurately flew directly above Ushijima Wakatoshi.
"Caught."
Tsukishima Hotaru's eyes flashed, and then he jumped to block the net. He spread his hands upwards as much as possible without pressing down, and instead formed a tray shape.
Touch block.
Boom!!!
When one's own strength and height are lacking, the use of touch blocking can effectively weaken the force of the spike, thereby gaining first-line opportunities for the rear defenders.
This is also the defensive technique used by Tsukishima Hotaru in the original work when facing Ushijima Wakali's smash.
But this time.
The moment the volleyball came into contact with Tsukishima Hotaru's palm, before Tsukishima Hotaru could even make a 'touch', the volleyball penetrated the defense like an iron ball and fell all the way towards Karasuno's backcourt.
"Hey~ Sure enough, I can't stop this monster with my own strength? It's really embarrassing! We were talking about stopping a few balls beforehand? Looking at it now, I can't even stop one!"
"But...fortunately, volleyball is not a one-person sport, so you guys must be there!"
Snap!
A crisp sound resounded in the stadium, and the next second, the heavy artillery smash that had just penetrated the block flew back into the sky again.
A trace of surprise flashed in Ushijima Ruoli's eyes.
It wasn't until Tsukishima Hotaru fell from the sky that the Shiratorizawa players discovered that there were actually three Karasuno defensive players standing on the court behind Tsukishima Hotaru.
"What's going on? Are these Karasuno guys crazy! They actually concentrated all the defensive power in the backcourt at one point. Are they not afraid of Ushiwaka suddenly hitting a diagonal ball?" Hanamaki Takata saw that Karasuno was doing nothing.
Defensive formation, he couldn't help but speak.
"No, Karasuno was convinced that Ushiwaka would break through from the front, so he did this deliberately."
Oikawa Toru said with a serious look: "In the past few attacks, Ushiwaka easily penetrated Karasuno's tall blocker, which has already laid a foreshadowing in his heart."
"As for the goal just now, Karasuno's tall man seemed to be defending Ushiwaka with all his strength, but in fact his defensive posture had not changed at all from before. For Ushijima, such a defensive posture was already the same as scoring.
The equal sign is drawn.”
"So Ushiwaka will definitely attack from the front."
"Hey~~There are quite a lot of smart people in Karasuno's team!"
Tsukishima Hotaru took advantage of his "unable to stop Ushijima Wakali" and finally successfully blocked Ushijima's smash at the last moment of the game.
Then Karasuno quickly launched a counterattack, and the four of them acted at the same time, launching a simultaneous multi-directional attack.
Bang!
With a smash, Karasuno successfully equalized the score.
23:23.
This goal instantly triggered cheers from the audience, and the sound swept through the entire venue like a tide.
There is no doubt about it.
Compared to the match between Qingcheng and Date Industrial, this matchup was obviously much more exciting.
Both sides return to the same starting point again.
It's just that this time, both sides are no longer standing on flat ground, but are all standing on the edge of a cliff. Maybe if you don't pay attention, you will lose everything.
"It's really unexpected!" Iwaizumi sighed a little.
"Yeah! I really didn't expect that this game could go to this point." Matsukawa Yijing agreed.
They have been training together with Shiratorizawa during the summer, so it can be said that no one knows better than them how strong Shiratorizawa is now.
Unexpectedly, Karasuno, who was defeated by them last year, could fight like this with Shiratorizawa this year, which obviously surprised the people in Qingcheng.
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Bang!
25:24.
While everyone in Qingcheng was discussing in the stands, the showdown on the court was approaching its final conclusion.
Karasuno maintained a one-point lead, but it was Shiratorizawa's turn to take charge of the attack, and Ushijima Wakali was still in the frontcourt at this time.
"bring it on!"
Karasuno's backcourt player sent a volleyball. After the volleyball passed the blocker, it was picked up by Shiratorizawa's libero, and then passed to Ushijima Wakali by the setter as expected.
The tall figure soared into the sky like a white bird, and for a moment, everyone in Karasuno looked tense.
And at this critical moment, the scene in Hinata Xiangyang's sight suddenly slowed down, just like the scenes he had seen in the air, as if time had stopped at this moment.
Boom!!!
With a bang.
Ushijima Wakali's heavy artillery crashed down without any hindrance. It passed through Karasuno's frontcourt defense almost instantly, and then went straight to the backcourt and fell.
Nishitani Yu and Sawamura Daichi saw the trajectory of the ball, but their bodies could not keep up...
"Damn it!"
The two of them roared unwillingly in their hearts.
Just as the volleyball was about to hit the ground, suddenly, a figure appeared in front of the volleyball and caught the ball with a snap.
Time seemed to freeze at this moment.
Everyone looked at the sudden appearance of Hinata Xiangyang, their eyes filled with disbelief.
"Pass the ball to me!"
But before everyone could hesitate for long, they heard Hinata Xiangyang stand up suddenly with his body that was almost knocked down, and at the same time run quickly towards the front court.
Kageyama Tobio reacted instantly, and the two figures intertwined for an instant, and then a [New Monster Fast Break] was passed out, accurately reaching the hitting point of Hinata Shoyo.
