The speed and power are still excellent, but the placement is not as tricky as the first ball. At the critical moment, Kurata Cat makes a timely save and barely pulls the volleyball from the ground into the sky.
But the ball returned directly to Beichuan No. 1 court.
"Good opportunity, I'll pick it up~"
The volleyball landed in the air above Kitagawa's first receiving position. He shouted, and then smoothly passed the ball to Kageyama Tobio's hands.
Akashi Asuka stood in front of the net, his eyes locked on Kageyama Tobio's hands.
"Who will the ball be passed to? Should it be passed to Kindaichi as usual, or should the back row participate in the attack..."
In the past, Akashi Asuka mostly liked to use "back block" when blocking, that is, after seeing the direction of the second pass, he would immediately lock the spiking position and block.
The advantage of this kind of blocking is that it is not easy to be confused by the second pass. The disadvantage is that the reaction to the blocking will be a little slower.
For the opponents I faced before, this kind of 'back block' worked very well, because although the reaction would be half a beat slower, Akashi Asuka could barely make up for it with his own physical fitness.
But now facing a setter like Tobio Kageyama, the effect of this 'back block' is very poor.
the reason is simple.
Because Kageyama Tobio's passing speed is too fast, and before passing the ball, you can't see the direction of his body or finger tilt at all.
In comparison, perhaps the fastest fast break of other teams, here at Beichuan No. 1, may only be a very ordinary attack.
Therefore, in order to stop Kitagawa No. 1's fast break, Akashi Asuka must make a certain degree of anticipation.
"Now the front row blockers are myself, Mikata Ryuhei, Oda Miki, Kazama Jujiro and Ohmae Masato, who have all been rotated to the backcourt, so this is almost the period when the team's blocking is at its weakest."
"If we want to attack, the opponent will most likely not choose my direction. This is too risky and unnecessary."
"Exactly the opposite."
"Not only will this ball not pick me, it should also avoid my position. So the biggest offensive possibility for this ball is still..."
call out!
Almost at the same time that Tobio Kageyama left the volleyball, Asuka Akashi took a step forward and rushed towards Miki Oda, the fourth seat on the far left in the front row.
When Kitagawa's No. 1 backcourt player Kageyama Tobio saw this, his pupils suddenly shrank.
Arriving at the fourth position, Akashi Asuka jumped up. At the same time, Kitagawa's first offensive player just caught the ball and swung his arm to dunk it.
boom!
Boom!
The feeling of volleyball comes from the palm of my hand.
Kitagawa's No. 1 and 4 offensive player's spike was blocked by Akashi Asuka with one hand, but the ball went out of bounds after it landed.
2:5.
Since the qualifiers, this is the first time that Fairyland has been at such a big disadvantage at the start.
The pressure is gradually coming...
The players of Xianguo began to breathe heavily, and the shadow of the disastrous defeat they faced against Beichuan No. 1 seemed to be coming again.
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"Wow! It was so dangerous, I almost got stopped."
Compared to the pressure from Xianguo, Beichuan's No. 4 offensive player also patted his chest with some fear.
to be honest.
When Akashi Asuka suddenly sprang out just now, he was indeed startled.
Although before the start of this game, Kitagawa No. 1 coach had specially analyzed Akashi Asuka's spiking and blocking for them, but without personal experience, it is really difficult to imagine how much pressure Akashi Asuka brought in just that moment.
How scary.
so close.
His shot will be blocked.
wrong.
To be precise, the ball has been blocked. It's just that I was lucky and didn't lose any points.
The referee blows the service whistle again.
Kageyama Tobio took the volleyball to the bottom line. Although they had just scored a point and the right to serve was still in their hands, Kageyama Tobio was not relaxed at all.
"That ball just now, that guy..."
The scene where he had just passed the ball to Akashi Asuka's prediction in advance kept reappearing in his mind. Although Kageyama Tobio had already banished that scene before serving, the moment the volleyball was thrown into the sky, Kageyama Tobio was suddenly shocked.
"Oops, too low."
boom!
Kageyama Tobio jumped up quickly and hit the back of the volleyball with one palm.
The volleyball flew past the blocker, but neither the strength nor the speed were comparable to before. The defensive players in the backcourt of Xianguo also noticed this and decisively stepped forward to catch the ball.
"Chance ball!"
Ryuhei Sange yelled and passed the ball to Akashi Asuka. With a bang, the volleyball drew a diagonal line and fell to the ground inside Kitagawa's first boundary.
3:5.
After three serves, Xianguo finally regained the right to serve.
And after this round, it happened to be Akashi Asuka's turn to serve.
"Good serve, Akashi."
"Give them some color and let those guys know that they are not the only ones who can serve."
"Reversal of the score."
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Everyone in the Immortal Kingdom spoke up one by one to encourage Akashi Asuka.
On the opposite side, when Asuka Akashi took the ball, all Kitagawa No. 1 players immediately became alert.
Just as Senkuni is wary of Kageyama Tobio's high-speed serve, Kitagawa's top players are also wary of Akashi Asuka's powerful serve.
Akashi Asuka took the ball and came outside the baseline.
"Huh~"
A breath of turbid air was exhaled along the lungs, and Akashi Asuka's heart calmed down.
On the opposite side of the block, when Tobio Kageyama saw Akashi Asuka's movements, for no apparent reason, an inexplicable chill suddenly shot up from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.
Kageyama Tobio was shocked and shouted decisively: "Everyone is ready, don't be distracted!"
Su~~
The volleyball flew high into the sky along Akashi Asuka's palm, and then began to run, take off, and swing his arms...
Every movement Akashi Asuka makes is very gentle, looking like a piece of soft feathers fluttering in the air.
Until...the moment Asuka Akashi's palm came into contact with the volleyball.
Bang.
There seemed to be a thunderclap above the Fairyland Arena.
The feeling of hitting the ball this time was something Akashi Asuka had never experienced before.
When serving in the past, what he felt most was the toughness of the volleyball's surface. But this time, Asuka Akashi felt a bit softer from the volleyball.
He knew in his heart that it was not that the volleyball had become soft, but that he was hitting the ball with too much force, causing the volleyball to be squeezed with great force.
boom!
The volleyball flew out with a roar.
Before this serve even came close, the roaring sound of the wind seemed to have already reached the ears of Beichuan's No. 1 player.
The next moment.
The roaring volleyball arrived in an instant. Without even blinking, the ball had already arrived at Beichuan No. 1 court. Then it landed, squeezed, half of the volleyball sunk, and then bounced high...
"Boom!"
It wasn't until the volleyball hit the wall behind that the sound seemed to catch up.