"?"
For a moment, he thought he had heard wrongly. Hinata Junpei held up his slightly drooping eyes and was about to say something else.
Then his attention was attracted by the exclamations coming from the other side of the stadium.
"WTF, Kagami-san! Are you okay?!"
Chapter 52: Weird Weight
Time goes back to one minute ago.
After trying to switch hands between the legs and dribble behind the back near the midline, he slowly regained his feel for the ball. Looking at Kagami Dawo stretching his body there, Gong Yangzhen said softly, "One ball... just one ball. Kagami-san, how do you decide the ball possession when you're one-on-one?"
"Just call me Kagami, no need for honorifics, the ball is yours."
The Vulcan spoke quickly and without any nonsense, and he took his position directly inside the three-point line.
With his center of gravity lowered and his arms stretched out, he stared at Gong Yang Zhen's figure like a large hunting cat, as if guessing from which direction and in what way he would attack.
Judging from his physique, he must have a very elegant and cool playing style. He cannot be fooled and must concentrate on defense!
A change of direction? A fake drive and a real shot? A long-range shot? Or a direct three-pointer?
Damn it, none of them!
[Heart of Steel - Passive - Huge Devour has been fully charged. 】
Sure enough, this is a battle that even Heart Steel recognizes. This will be a fucking climax battle! How can I avoid it? !
bypass?
I'm just going to dig it hard!
The Rams started their back-to-the-basket attack one step inside the three-point line!
"...?"
Feeling a body suddenly crashing into his arms, Kagami Daigo was slightly stunned.
Then everyone was puzzled.
Post-up? Right now? Against me, who's bigger than you?
Gong Yang Zhen, are you kidding?
Of course, no matter how puzzled he was, he certainly couldn't just let him head the ball to the basket. Almost as a subconscious reaction, Kagami Dawo pressed his chest up, firmly holding the back of Gong Yangzhen who was approaching.
It forms a relatively comfortable position.
At the same time, he concentrated on strengthening his legs' grip on the ground, intending to prevent the ram from moving forward.
however.
[Heart of Steel - Passive - Huge Devour takes effect, your maximum health increases by 30. ]
"?!"
A huge force like an overwhelming tidal wave surged out from his back, which seemed thinner than his own!
When I came to my senses, I had already slid several meters on the ground, sitting there like a fool.
And what about Gong Yang Zhen?
Without the barrier blocking his way, he dribbled the ball around Vulcan Tai Wo and came to the basket as if he was strolling in the garden. It seemed that he only stood on tiptoe to jump half a meter in the air and stuffed the basketball into the basket.
It was not until the basketball fell to the ground that Kagami Daigo was awakened by the dull sound of the ball falling to the ground. He looked at the backlit figure walking towards him and reaching out his hand.
"Are you alright, Kagami?"
"..."
No.
What the fuck are you?
at the same time.
"…It seems like something unexpected happened over there."
Following the exclamations of the members who seemed to have discovered that Kagami Daiga was injured, Hinata Junpei saw Gong Yangzhen who was pulling Kagami Daiga up from the ground. He was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and laughed.
"I was shocked. I thought someone was injured... Was Kagami knocked down by the ram? It seems that the ram is quite good at playing basketball."
However, Aida Reiko, who had been secretly observing the ram's shaking direction, had already seen everything. Seeing this scene, she seemed to have confirmed something, exhaled lightly, and said casually: "Sure enough... it's not a fall."
"Ok?"
"Hinata-kun, you didn't seem to hear what I said before? Let me say it again. Gongyang-kun, his weight is not more than 70 kilograms, nor more than 80 kilograms... Can you believe that this body weighs 148 kilograms?"
"...?!"
His first reaction was suspicion, but when he saw Aida Reiko's solemn expression, Hinata Junpei showed an incredible expression: "One, one hundred and forty-eight..."
As we all know, height and weight are positively correlated. Generally speaking, the standard weight of a person who is over meters tall is generally the value of height minus 110, in kilograms.
People with strong physical abilities and large muscles usually weigh more than this value, but not too much. For example, Kagami Daigo is meters tall and weighs 82 kilograms, which gives him the impact of a chariot on the court.
Gong Yangzhen is meters tall but weighs 148 kilograms?
It is more than twice the standard weight!
"It sounds like a fairy tale, right? But I have heard my father say that - although I have never seen it in person, there is indeed a type of people in the world whose muscle fiber and bone density are different from those of ordinary people. This means that their muscles can burst out with extraordinary strength far exceeding that of others with a slight contraction. Their shock and impact resistance abilities are beyond the reach of ordinary people. They are commonly known as 'superhuman physiques'."
"You mean..."
"Yes, Gong Yangjun, he should have this kind of 'superhuman physique'!"
Speaking of this, Aida Reiko's mouth became dry, and her eyes seemed to be shining as she looked at Gong Yangzhen: "If this is true... then the biggest gain of our new recruitment this time may be this unknown Gong Yangjun!"
At this point, she suddenly seemed to remember something. She quickly flipped through a pile of printed papers on the side of the sketchpad and said anxiously, "Yes, yes, logically speaking, we have found a big leak! I remember seeing a new member who was a regular player of the 'Teiko' basketball team. If he is a freshman this year... he must be the 'Generation of Miracles'. But why didn't I see him in person? There is no reason for me to forget such a strong player! Let me see, his name is..."
"Kuroko Tetsuya."
"Yes, yes, yes, Kuroko Tetsuya, is Kuroko Tetsuya here too—"
She happened to come across the application form for joining the club, and Reiko Aida immediately wanted to call out the name, but after she called out, she suddenly felt something was wrong.
Hmm, this doesn't seem to be Hinata-kun's voice?
Turning her head, she saw that Hinata Junpei, who was frightened by the sudden appearance of the person next to him, had already collapsed to the side with a livid face. Behind her was a thin figure, who was looking at her expressionlessly.
"Coach, I'm Kuroko Tetsuya. You seemed not to have seen me just now."
"..."
I'm super!
The pig brain buffered for two seconds, and Reiko Aida jumped up in fright.
………………
I didn't know what happened with the seniors, but Gong Yang Zhen pulled the Vulcan God up from the ground, and at the same time observed his posture and movements.
Well, after all, no one was injured.
After all, the entire shoulder, back and waist are used as the contact surface, and the huge force is released by "pushing" rather than "colliding". At most, it can only destroy the opponent's center of gravity and make him lose balance, and then slide out along with this force.
Of course, it was also because Kagami Daigo himself had a relatively strong and sturdy body, otherwise an ordinary person would feel some pain if they fell on the wooden floor. But he got up as if nothing had happened.
Now that his previous guess had been confirmed, Gong Yang Zhen was overjoyed.
Okay, okay, we can fold while playing ball, right?
There are still 92 levels left to complete the mission, and this is the "Mission: Steel Your Heart" completed in the basketball department.
By then, he will go to Kengan to fight his debut battle with a maximum health value of nearly 5,000, which will give Kengan a little blood cow shock!
Chapter 53: Steel Your Heart
[Heart of Steel - Passive - Huge Devour. Current target is cooling down. Remaining cooling time: 24 seconds.]
[Health value: 2610 (current health value) / 2661 (maximum health value)]
Now that it has been determined that basketball matches are also considered games, we have to maximize efficiency.
Gong Yangzhen plans to go directly back to the half where most of the new members are and play a half-court 5v5 game. This one will be in steel, and then that one will be in steel. After a cycle of steel, the first one is probably cooled down.
What do you say perpetual motion machine? Perpetual motion machine.
Of course, this is just an ideal state. After all, he is not the God of Fire, and may not be so durable.
Moreover, Gong Yangzhen can only hit Steel four more times today. When the "Mission: Steel Your Heart" is completed, his health points will directly increase.
The damage of a giant swallowing almost doubled, and the attack power reached nearly 170 due to the passive effect of "Vigorous Medical Practice". By then, you have to adapt to and control the skyrocketing physical fitness again, and you cannot continue to stack seamlessly.
Otherwise, if you are not careful, you might randomly group a classmate together, and that would be really funny.
Anyway, let’s go over and see if there are any students who want to play a practice game.
Thinking of this, Gong Yang Zhen planned to say goodbye to the God of Fire.
Unexpectedly, the opponent backhanded the ball back into his arms.
"……Um?"
"The ball goes in, it's still yours, keep going."
The God of Fire had already put away his dazed expression, and his eyes were full of solemnity and paranoia.
Although the opponent's playing style was completely different from what he had initially expected, there was one thing that was right on target -
This is indeed a strong opponent!
Since returning from America, I have never met a rival who can match me. I thought that the so-called Japanese basketball was just like that, but I didn't expect that there is a master! He is hiding next to me!
Rams, your basketball is so scary?
Damn it, don't even think about running away! Do you think one shot is enough? I, the God of Fire, will definitely knock you down!
"..."
Perhaps he could see the seriousness in his eyes, Gong Yang Zhen was silent for a moment, but eventually he stopped in his tracks as he was about to leave.
He doesn't care!
Anyway, this time I just plan to stack the remaining 92 layers before the club activity time ends, so that I can blend in with most of the new members over there and be a little faster.
Fighting 1v1 with Kagami just means waiting for seconds after each stack.
If you want to fight, then fight!
"Then come on."
"But - I don't play softly, so you have to be prepared, Kagami."
"Hmph, that's just what I expected, Ram."
So then, everyone present, including Aida Reiko, who was sad because of the poor physical fitness of Kuroko Tetsuya who suddenly appeared, Hinata Junpei, who was quite concerned about Gong Yang Zhen because of Aida Reiko's words, the old members who were chatting on the side, and the new members who had already felt that something was happening in the half, suddenly saw a bloody show.
What they saw included but not limited to:
The Rams took one step inside the free throw line and easily jumped to attack the basket. The Vulcan was caught off guard and was directly dunked on.
Vulcan Dawo held onto Gong Yangzhen's shoulders, trying to use his arm span advantage to knock the ball away, but he was keenly noticed and was suddenly accelerated by Gong Yangzhen, who left him behind and scored a layup.
The Rams pretended to shoot from close range in the three-second zone, dribbled past the Kagami Taiwo's interception and made a one-handed dunk.
As time went on, Gong Yang Zhen's score became higher and higher, and more and more beads of sweat appeared on Vulcan Dawo's face.
But his eyes remained unyielding, still staring at Gong Yangzhen who was dribbling the ball fiercely like a hunting tiger, as if he was ready to blow the horn of counterattack at any time.
"..."
What a paranoid guy. But his fighting spirit is really admirable. If he keeps going like this, why worry about not being able to realize his ambitions in the field of basketball?
Damn, his future was bright!
But it's time to end it.
At this moment, Gong Yang Zhen, who was dribbling the ball slowly without even sweating, looked at the Vulcan Dawo in front of him who was still emitting a fiery fighting spirit, and heard the voice of the Fighting Spirit Arena in his mind again.
[Heart of Steel - Passive - Huge Devour has been fully charged. 】
[Health value: 2658 (current health value) / 2752 (maximum health value)]
[Task: Temper your heart. Completion progress 399/400.]
The delicate number was only one step away from completing the task, but Gong Yang Zhen needed to unleash the power of "Giant Devouring" once again.
