Tennis: Bind Longma at the beginning, double the return

Chapter 76: I want to hear the applause of the national champion

(The other semi-final match was originally scheduled to be between Maikosaka and Yamabuki, but I changed it to Saint Rudolph and Yamabuki. The previous chapter has been corrected. I forgot that Maikosaka is in Kansai, not Kanto, but it doesn't have much impact)

"The game begins, Qingxue serves first!"

The referee blew the whistle to start the doubles match.

Haitang and his teammate walked onto the field with a +0.8 BUFF, full of confidence.

boom-!

As soon as he finished speaking, Imai swung his hand and hit the ball, a standard bullet serve.

With the bonus of the first attack rune, the power is increased and the error rate is reduced. The ball passes through the center of the net and slams down to the ground.

"Ok?"

Takei Toshio frowned.

Without saying anything, he raised his leg, rushed to the ball, and swung his racket to intercept.

The moment the ball is hit, the force spreads.

The seemingly ordinary serve actually had such power, which was beyond his imagination.

The quality of the response plummeted.

Haitang in the frontcourt quickly intercepted the ball.

There was no conventional interception. Instead, he half-bent his body and swung the racket upward with a wide swing, giving the ball a strong spin.

Spinning snake ball!

With the help of the counterattack rune, the quality of the return attack is improved by 10%, which indirectly increases the success rate of the skill.

This was Lin Nan’s suggestion based on the Haitang family’s talents.

In the original work, what is Kaidou Kaoru's talent?

He has a very long wingspan, like Durant, and has a natural advantage in hitting curve balls.

The same is true for crabapple trees.

Lin Nan even suspected that Haitang's family was of mixed blood, so he simply followed the template of his younger brother to improve his ball skills.

The error rate is very high when you first start practicing.

However, there is the help of the Training Rune, plus the increased success rate of the Counterattack Rune.

Nowadays, Haitangshu rarely makes mistakes when hitting the spinning snake ball.

This skill is especially useful in doubles.

The boundary line in doubles is wider than that in singles, which provides good space for the spinning snake ball.

Swish-!

The tennis ball passed the center net and Asaki Kishimoto in the front court from the side, finally fell on the boundary line, and flew out of bounds at a large angle.

"Imanishi Spring Water and Begonia Tree scored, the score is 15:0!"

Ever since the Begonia tree mastered the spinning snake ball.

The doubles tactics of the two players basically revolve around this skill.

Imanishi took the initiative to suppress the opponent, and then induced the opponent to create gaps through movement, allowing Haitang to complete a spinning snake ball to score.

Although its overall combat power is not as good as the combination of Yamato and Kawasaki.

But tactical coordination and tacit understanding are enough to make up for the gap, and the actual combat ability is stronger.

boom-!

Jinxiquanshui and Haitangshu scored, the score is 1:0!

.....

Relying on the induced snake ball tactics, the two easily won the serve.

"This tactic is really tricky!"

Takei Toshifu and the other man looked unhappy.

From the information Matsudaira collected, they knew that the two men had mastered this form of induction tactics and had discussed how to counter it.

But there is still no good solution.

If you don't follow Imanishi Izumi, it would be equivalent to leaving the empty space on the other side.

But once it follows, it will give the Begonia tree the opportunity to create a spinning snake ball, which will be a dilemma.

The game was immediately hit by a scoring spree from Haitang and his duo.

boom-!

Jinxiquanshui and Haitangshu scored, the score is 2:1!

.....

boom-!

Toshio Takei and Asahiro Kishimoto scored, the score is 3:4!

.....

boom-!

Jinxiquanshui and Haitangshu scored, the score is 5:3!

.....

After half an hour of confrontation, Haitang and his team had gained a clear advantage and had reached the match point.

"Damn it, their tactics are all based around the spinning snake ball. I can defend against one, but not two."

Takei Toshio and the other man were gasping for breath.

Even if you are mentally prepared, you still feel powerless when you encounter this kind of one-trick pony tactic.

Halfway through the game, they cracked the induced snake ball tactic through their positioning, but unexpectedly, Haitang and the other two came up with a induced tactic in the opposite direction.

This put the two of them in a passive position throughout the game.

If it weren't for Takei Toshio's good serve, the situation would probably be much worse.

boom-!

finally.

Haitangshu made a very standard frontcourt interception, fooling Takei and Toshifu. The ball bounced along the center line and flew out of bounds.

They never expected that after scoring the entire game with spinning snake balls, they would end it with an ordinary volley.

"The game is over, Qingxue wins, the total score is 6:3!"

Call ~

Haitang and the other man breathed a sigh of relief and bumped their fists together.

After the minister came back, the pressure on them was less, and their performance was obviously much better than in the quarterfinals.

The tactics were executed with full force and the error rate was very low.

Bang bang bang~

applause.

The two were stunned for a moment, then looked up and saw the audience applauding their performance.

Although there were applause in the previous matches, there were obviously more spectators in the semi-finals.

"Begonia..."

"Ok?"

Hearing the sound, Haitangshu turned around and saw that bloodshot eyes were gradually appearing in his companion's eyes.

"You said, is it possible for us to... I mean, is it possible for us to become a doubles team that wins the national championship?"

“I want to hear the applause at that time.”

A tear rolled down Jinxi's cheek.

Haitang turned her gaze back to the audience and smiled: "I want to listen, too."

competition is over.

Both sides walked off the field.

"It's troublesome."

Yuezhi Yueguang looked solemn.

The total score is now tied at 1:1, which is very unfavorable for Hyotei.

Apart from him, the remaining two singles players are relatively weak.

At present, the only opponent whose strength can be confirmed is Kiritani, and he believes that he can fight against him, but what about the remaining two unfamiliar faces?

Not to mention the mysterious director of the tennis club, that European and American guy alone looks like someone who is not easy to mess with.

Bingdi is in a critical situation.

"Thank you for your hard work~"

Haitang and the other player walked off the field, and Yamato put on the towel.

"Well done."

Lin Nan took out the racket from the bag and walked slowly down the court. The breeze blew and the coat on his shoulders fluttered: "It's my turn to play~"

Noticing that someone from Qingxue stood up, everyone in Hyotei quickly shifted their gaze.

"That's the guy that Seigaku calls the head coach, right?"

The members of Hyotei felt a sinking feeling in their hearts.

Anyone who can be hailed as a minister must be very capable, especially the minister after the rise of Qingxue this year, whose strength is even higher.

Matsudaira Shin'o, who was in charge of collecting information, said, "I have collected very little information about the Minister of Seigaku. It can hardly be considered information."

"At present, we only know that the other party is Lin Nan, a freshman. After entering the school, he swept the Qingxue tennis club and became the captain. The great change in Qingxue's strength this year has a lot to do with him."

"Minister, this cannot be taken lightly."

The brief explanation cast an even darker shadow over the already heavy atmosphere.

Although there is no actual combat data, it can be seen from the brief information that Lin Nan is not a rookie.

Morale was low, and at the critical moment, Taro Sakaki said, "Trust your minister!"