Compared to before, Yuuto only advanced by one second. But for the two in this state, a one-second gap could be huge.
Aomine felt it more clearly; the pressure Yuuto brought him was still growing.
He tried hard to make himself "sink," completely immersing in the domain of the Zone.
Zone doesn't directly unleash all potential upon entry; there is a short process.
Then.
The body's potential would be stimulated bit by bit during this phase of his sinking (total concentration).
"Why do I feel Little Aomine got faster again?"
"This is the Zone."
Akashi had experienced the power of this domain.
He said, "Entering the Zone is just the beginning. In the time after, Aomine's state will also improve rapidly until it reaches 100%!"
"What about Little Yuuto?"
That wasn't clear.
Even Akashi knew nothing about Demon Mode.
He only knew Yuuto stimulated his potential in this way. But Demon Mode compared to Zone seemed to lack some focus!
In fact.
Akashi felt it right.
Demon Mode actually has extremely high focus, but it's not concentrated on the match itself, but manifested in the desire to attack.
But this emotion was deemed useless by Yuuto and corrected.
Perhaps.
This is the reason why Demon Mode has been slow to evolve into Angel Mode (Selfless State?).
On the court.
A black and a white figure crossed at extreme speed, constantly exchanging blows on the court like fighting a fierce battle.
Suddenly.
Yuuto made an aggressive defensive move, leaning forward and reaching out to grab the basketball. But Aomine reacted too fast, forcefully twisting his center of gravity, exerting force in a way that tortured his ankles to turn his body to Yuuto's other side.
Then came the strongest explosive power in the country.
A cyan line was drawn in the air; that was the manifestation of Aomine's extreme speed.
Yuuto turned and chased again.
Similar things, the two didn't know how many times they had done in this period.
Fierce attack, pursuit.
Breakthrough, pursuit.
Yuuto could feel that Aomine's state was about to reach the critical point, about to sink to the bottom of the Zone lake, fully stimulating 100% of his potential.
"But that is only your limit, not mine."
He took a deep breath, Bible of the Star activating again.
This time.
He drew more attributes from other aspects of the five dimensions. Manifested in the body, it was further compression of leg muscles.
Thud!
He stepped forward, center of gravity leaning forward, like the preparatory action before a sprint. But this movement only lasted less than a second.
He completed the charging with a speed unimaginable to ordinary people.
Finally.
Whoosh!
His whole person smashed out quickly. Even the air seemed to be torn by him, swift beyond belief.
In this instant, he broke his own limit.
"Broke... the 100% limit?!"
Even Aomine showed astonishment on his cold face.
He didn't understand how Yuuto did it.
At this moment he had already leaped into mid-air, but Yuuto arrived later yet acted first, slapping the basketball directly with his palm.
Current him wasn't matching Aomine in speed, but surpassing Aomine.
Smack!
The ball was swatted out of bounds, hitting the wall not far from Tōō's bench.
"How did you do it?" Aomine wanted to know, so he asked directly.
But Yuuto wouldn't tell him.
This was a method of breaking limits he mastered in subsequent practice after losing consecutively to Rakuzan and Seirin.
The price was breaking his own perfect rhythm, accelerating the drain of stamina.
And.
Such ultra-high burst, like Kagami Taiga's super jumping, placed a certain burden on the body and couldn't be used endlessly.
His body was still very "young" and hadn't prepared well.
Using it recklessly would be like Kise in the simulation, prone to injury. But occasional use could achieve the effect of crying out in surprise (shocking everyone).
At least the Tōō people felt quite bad right now.
Aomine didn't.
After receiving the ball, he continued to attack, the offensive pouring down like torrential rain.
But at the moment he was about to complete the attack, Yuuto burst out with speed exceeding the limit again.
He seemed to cross time to kill his way to him, rejecting his shot with an iron-blooded block.
This time, the ball was picked up by Ryuhei Kasuga.
Yuuto's gaze had already noticed this teammate when landing from mid-air.
Ryuhei Kasuga also noticed it because the place where he picked up the ball was exactly where Yuuto looked.
"You really are a complete monster, Yuuto!"
Before he even went to look, Yuuto seemed to have seen the future.
"Since it's like this, there must be no problem if I do this, right?"
He whispered, then took a deep breath and threw the ball forcefully towards the other half of the court.
Thud thud~
Two people landed almost simultaneously, then turned into two lights tearing through the air and moving straight forward, chasing that orange basketball.
Their speed was truly too fast, crossing the center circle in the blink of an eye.
With a loud bang, the basketball smashed heavily near the free-throw line and bounced high.
Thud thud~ Two more footsteps; Aomine and Yuuto jumped together.
"Mine." Aomine shouted in his heart, raising his arm high to grab the basketball.
But there was an arm faster than his. Yuuto used his body to squeeze the opponent in mid-air to grab the advantageous position, grabbing the ball with five fingers first.
Then.
He followed the momentum and smashed the ball towards the basket.
Even, in the eyes of the fans, his center of gravity was unstable, his body at an angle of about 60 degrees to the floor, still squeezing Aomine.
But the ball went in.
Swish! The basketball hit the backboard, rebounded, and drilled into the net.
This wasn't the Meteor Jam; it was the ability brought by the Acrobatic Shot talent.
The scene exploded with a "Wow"; the whole arena boiled over.
This strike was too beautiful, too wonderful.
Like a violent spike in volleyball after receiving a serve.
"The winner between them is about to be decided." Akashi's expression was complicated.
They were now torn between hoping to defeat Yuuto personally and hoping their teammate could win.
"Hmph, what are you being sentimental about? It's better if he defeats Daiki and the others. That way, when we defeat Yuuto, it will reflect our value even more." The secondary personality Akashi snorted coldly.
Akashi was dumbfounded. He said, "We are one. You are me; whoever wins is you."
Secondary personality Akashi: "..."
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