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He looked up at Reo Mibuchi opposite him.
Facing Midorima Shintaro's gaze, Reo Mibuchi felt a chill run down his spine for no apparent reason.
He suddenly had the illusion of being stared at by a ferocious beast.
'What's going on? That guy seems a little different than before.'
Reo Mibuchi watched Midorima Shintaro's every move intently.
Hmm? Ryu and the others also noticed Midorima Shintaro's change.
Ryu and Daiki Aomine sensed it most clearly, because they both possessed something similar: Wildness.
Ryu narrowed his eyes slightly, pondering. 'It wasn't mentioned in the original work. Is this Midorima's wildness? Is this feeling like a snake? As expected, he possesses the same level of talent; there's no reason he can't unleash his wildness.'
"Akashi…"
Midorima Shintaro raised his hand towards Akashi, signaling for the ball.
Akashi didn't hesitate, passing the basketball directly to Midorima Shintaro.
Thump…
Midorima Shintaro dribbled the basketball after receiving it, slowly walking forward.
His face was expressionless.
His green eyes behind his glasses showed only calm. It was this very calm that put immense pressure on the opponent players.
'What's causing this unease?' Reo Mibuchi frowned, utterly perplexed.
Thump... thump... thump...
The sound of the basketball being slapped by Shintaro Midorima suddenly stopped.
Everyone instinctively looked towards where the sound had ceased.
Then, everyone wore expressions of astonishment.
'Hey! What's he doing? Has he gone mad?'
'Is he going to give up the game?'
'That's the center line!'
'Three fouls shouldn't be enough to make him this upset.'
'Teiko's coach, take him off the court!'
Midorima Shintaro stood at the center line.
He held the ball in both hands, his glasses gleaming with a cold light.
Behind the glasses, a pair of venomous green eyes locked onto opponent basket.
Under the astonished gazes of tens of thousands of people in the arena, Midorima Shintaro bent his knees and then raised the basketball.
Seeing this, Reo Mibuchi's eyes widened, staring at him in disbelief.
A center-line shot? Was he kidding? He had never seen anyone hit the basket from that distance.
Even when it happened, it was always a lucky shot.
'Could it be that his "Earth" shot has made him lose his composure?'
Everyone thought Midorima Shintaro had gone mad.
Only Ryu probably didn't think so.
He felt a surge of excitement and anticipation. 'Is it coming?'
Midorima Shintaro leaped high into the air, hurling the basketball high into the sky.
Under the watchful eyes of tens of thousands, the basketball soared towards the ceiling, almost reaching the very top of the arena.
Everyone watched in disbelief as the basketball reached its highest point and then plummeted towards the Rokkaku basket.
Swish…
Amidst the stunned, shocked, and bewildered gazes of the entire arena, the basketball swished through the net like a needle through a thread.
The net trembled only slightly, without causing a ripple.
A clean swish.
42-42.
Midorima Shintaro tied the game with a long-range three-pointer from mid-court.
A brief silence fell over the arena, so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
The silence was followed by deafening cheers and earth-shattering shouts.
Tens of thousands of shouts coalesced into an overwhelming wave of sound, crashing down on the players on the court.
"My God… he actually made it!"
"He… he must have just been lucky?"
"That was a beautiful shot! It's the most spectacular three-pointer I've ever seen."
"That was right at the center line! I've never seen a shot like that before; it's unbelievable."
Midorima Shintaro remained expressionless amidst the roar of the crowd.
It was as if the noise had no effect on him whatsoever.
Standing under his own basket, Reo Mibuchi stared blankly at the basketball falling from the rim.
At that moment, his mind was in turmoil.
How could this be?
How could he possibly make it from that distance?
Was he bluffing?
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