"Bang."
Just as Hank's spike was about to smash into Inarizaki's back court, Shinsuke Kita, who had been in the back row the entire time, suddenly moved.
His whole body lunged forward, one hand reaching out to receive the ball.
He had reacted to it in time.
Unfortunately, Hank's spike had already evolved far beyond what it used to be. Its speed alone was something very few people could react to, let alone dig up.
Normally speaking, almost no one could receive Hank's spike.
Once a spike built by Oikawa and Hank was launched, almost no one could dig up that kind of ball.
This was not boasting.
It was simply the current reality.
The gap in strength was too great.
Unless it was a national-level libero, ordinary players simply had no way to receive it.
"Almost. As expected, it's harder to receive than I imagined."
After Kita climbed up from the floor, his expression did not change at all. Instead, he calmly stated that conclusion.
At that instant just now, he had originally thought he could receive Hank's spike.
But he had overestimated himself.
In the end, he still had not been able to reach it.
Right now, the only issue they needed to consider was how to stop the opponent's spike.
Otherwise, Inarizaki would remain on the back foot the entire time.
That feeling of constantly being suppressed by someone else was truly uncomfortable.
If they wanted to completely change this situation, they still needed to study the opponent's hitting course more carefully.
"Even Kita-san couldn't receive it!? Hank really is hard to deal with."
"This is rough."
When Atsumu saw that even Kita, who was in the back row, could not dig up Hank's spike, his expression immediately darkened.
This result had indeed exceeded his expectations.
If they wanted to completely change the current situation, they might need a turning point.
Inarizaki could not give the other side any more chances to counterattack.
Otherwise, an unexpected result might appear.
Atsumu's current thought was very simple.
They could not allow Aoba Johsai to keep scoring.
If they let the other side continue to score, the final result might become very difficult. They might even lose the situation they had finally managed to obtain.
After sensing the change in the flow of the match, Atsumu no longer intended to keep testing Aoba Johsai.
The first thing both teams needed to deal with next was the opponent's attacker.
Now that Kita had joined the back row, Inarizaki had more chances to handle the ball.
They no longer needed to spend much attention worrying about the back court.
In other words, they had to put all of their attention on attacking Hank on the other side of the court.
As long as they could completely lock down Hank, the rest of the match would become very easy.
With that thought, Atsumu began to move.
He was going to show Inarizaki's true strength.
He would no longer test Aoba Johsai the way he had at the beginning.
(End of Chapter)
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