Akashi and Midorima nodded. They were both absolutely rational people. If their physical consumption became too great, they wouldn't force themselves. Not only would they fail to help the team, they would actually drag everyone down.

Kagami, on the other hand, had barely shown much after coming on court and had no intention of resting. His stamina was indeed quite abundant.

Dragon Slayer Sword's offense. After Akashi brought the ball across half court, he handed it to Tendou. Although they were all from the Generation of Miracles, anyone with eyes could see that Tendou was this team's absolute core. He had unlimited shooting rights - this was what Aida Kagetora had informed the entire team before the game.

Allen, who was defending him, was sweating profusely. The guy in front of him was no comedian. He was someone who could take down even Nash - not a simple character.

The moment Allen saw Tendou receive the ball, he immediately stepped forward aggressively. Tendou's transition three-pointer had left a deep impression on him, suggesting extreme confidence in his shooting ability.

But just as he stepped forward, Tendou's body almost simultaneously pulled back.

"How is this possible?" Allen felt like he had been seen through completely. This feeling wasn't unfamiliar - he had the same sensation when going against Nash. Always falling one step behind Nash, with things never developing in the direction he expected.

And now, he clearly felt it again!

"No way, one was bad enough - could it be that these kids have two people with Nash-level talent?"

His brain was spinning rapidly, thinking through many possibilities in an instant. But none of it was enough to help him complete this defensive play.

As Tendou completed his pullback, his form immediately exploded into motion, flashing past his opponent's right side.

Allen only felt a strong wind blow past him, and Tendou disappeared from his field of vision. He had been beaten in a single step!

Tendou accelerated toward the paint. Soon, Nash's figure entered his field of vision. That was the future about to happen, and it occurred immediately.

"Don't think you're getting past, kid!" Nash quickly killed over, heavily planting his foot on the floor to brake, his body at about a 45-degree angle - showing just how explosive his power was.

"I'm going through, and no one can stop me." Tendou grinned and charged forward without retreating.

Everyone around immediately focused their attention on the two of them. Their brains frantically tried to simulate the actions both might take, but they quickly stopped their ridiculous simulations.

Neither Nash nor Tendou could be simulated by their brains - they were both geniuses beyond comprehension. Moreover, neither of these two had any intention of stopping to think, so how could they be simulated?

Kagami unconsciously swallowed. Many times, in one-on-one situations, he would stop to think about how to complete his attack. Especially when facing the Generation of Miracles, he was careful and cautious with every offensive play, thinking through all his movements in advance.

He wasn't alone in this - it was the most basic logic of one-on-one basketball duels, human nature.

"But these two have absolutely no intention of thinking."

"Because they can both see what others cannot see!"

Almost simultaneously, Tendou and Nash collided. The moment Kagami finished his thought, the battle between Tendou and Nash had already begun.

Nash's golden rings blazed in his pupils, locking onto every part of Tendou's body. Sweat rate, pores, subcutaneous tissue, heartbeat, muscle rhythm... everything, absolutely everything was captured.

Then.

"Right here!" He suddenly reached out his hand, so fast that by the time people realized what he was doing, his action was already complete.

"Hmph!" Tendou snorted coldly, his azure eyes suddenly flashing.

"Slash!" In an instant, Nash felt countless blade lights and sword shadows surging toward him.

When the screen went black, the audience was already skillfully spamming white bullet comments with "Slash."

"Swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh~" As countless chaotic, patternless blade lights shattered the black screen, Tendou's figure had already appeared behind Nash.

Without continuing forward. Emergency stop, gather, jump, shoot. The entire process was fluid and seamless.

At this moment, Jason Silver's tower-like figure also rushed over. He jumped with full force, stretching his massive hand between the ball and the rim.

Got it! Jason Silver's mouth curved into a smile, then turned to shock. Because the basketball had actually passed through his palm.

"What the hell?!"

"Country bumpkin making a fuss over nothing." Tendou landed, cleanly and smoothly walking past Nash.

"Swish!" The ball went through the net.

"This guy really is handsome from head to toe." Takao touched his nose, thinking how great it would be if he could be as cool as Tendou someday.

"Is this what it feels like to be Tendou's teammate?" Hyuga Junpei laughed while sweating, his voice trembling as he said, "He's so strong it's reassuring!"

Kise, Imayoshi, and Kuroko said nothing. They were already used to such things. Just like Tendou's favorite catchphrase - he was the strongest!

Nash's gaze swept over Tendou's retreating figure as he returned to defense. He had to admit he had underestimated his opponent.

"Such a character would actually appear in this basketball wasteland." You had to know that with the level Tendou was currently displaying, he already qualified to be rated as a five-star high school player by ESPN.

This was an opponent worthy of his serious attention. However, now wasn't the time to think about such things.

...

Evil Dragons' offense. This time Nash didn't pass the ball directly into the paint, but instead avoided Akashi's harassment and quietly got the ball to Nick, also avoiding Tendou's threat.

The latter naturally knew what Nash meant. He pump-faked, shook off Midorima, and sent the ball to Jason Silver's hands.

The tyrannosaur received the ball much more comfortably this time without any awkward body positioning.

"Bang!" "Such powerful post play!" The people on the sidelines felt their teeth ache.

It seemed like the collision between Jason Silver and Murasakibara wasn't a physical collision, but more like two massive iron men crashing together with full force.

Jason Silver wanted to power through Murasakibara in one go for a direct score, but met fierce resistance.

Murasakibara's legs were firmly planted on the floor, his center of gravity forward, his core suddenly exerting force, using all his strength to push Jason Silver toward the outside of the paint.

What he was learning wasn't from Okamura Kenichi and other Yosen teammates, but the methods Tendou had used when facing him initially. Because Tendou was stronger than all of them!

What Tendou used was the best! This was Murasakibara's logic.

"This is how Tendou did it!" He felt it, remembered it - those memories that had been sleeping in his body and brain were rapidly awakening.

Success! Jason Silver couldn't push him back and was limited to outside the paint area.

"This monkey!" Jason Silver couldn't believe it - someone could actually withstand his post-up, and a high school student at that?

He mentally calculated the time, knowing he couldn't wait any longer. He jumped directly and completed a turnaround in the air, leaning back as he shot.

A guy over 2 meters tall and weighing over 100kg had just executed a fadeaway jumper comparable to Kobe's.

Murasakibara gritted his teeth, unable to jump in time - all his strength had been used to resist Jason Silver's post-up.

"Silver!" Just when Murasakibara thought the ball was lost, Nash's shout came from behind.

Jason Silver was startled, his eyes instinctively looking downward. First he saw flowing silver-white short hair, then those azure eyes.

Tendou's figure was rapidly rising from the ground, from far to near. Before Jason Silver could react, his right arm struck solidly against the ball.

"Smack!"

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