The Birth of A Volleyball Legend-Chapter 453: A Tough Rally! A Defensive Masterclass by Yuki & Sena!

"YOSSHAAAA!" This time, it was Arisawa Junya who let out a crazy roar, celebrating the insane save from Sena who made up for his mistake earlier. "THAT IS WHAT I AM LOOKING FOR, SENA-KUN!"

Hell, even Suzuki rose from his spot and clenched his fist, joining the other bench players to cheer for the boy. "Damn, Sena! You rock!"

"Get up quickly! It is not over!"

Indeed, the play was not over yet. The receive that Sena made was so high that it crossed the net once again. Hirano who was the closest to the ball jumped immediately, knocking down the ball to make sure that it would fall to Kikugawa High's area. However, to everyone's surprise, even though Ao who was on the front wasn't quite ready to receive that, Sena's body moved instinctively even to the point that he clashed with the middle blocker.

Brugh!

"Ouch!" Sena groaned as he felt a pain in his back due to the awkward landing. However, he felt it clearly that his hand punched the ball back in the air, so before the others could approach him, he shouted, "Still alive!"

That was enough to break the breathless situation there as everyone suddenly let out a deep, relieved sigh.

"Damn! He is crazy!"

"And you say that he is just a freshman?! Fuck, this generation is full of crazy players like him!"

"Hey, it is not over! Ayane, pick it up!"

"I got this!"

Ayane knew that he couldn't mess this up since Sena fought so hard to fix this mess. It would be a huge loss if they failed to cut off Yuki's momentum in this turn. However, Kaito who was the best attacker on the team was entangled as Sena fell straight into his running route. That meant the setter had to think of another way to deal with the situation.

"Tachibana-senpai, give it to me again!" He finally yelled at Tachibana on the opposite wing, sending a quick pass to the third-year opposite hitter.

Of course, Tachibana caught Ayane's intention already. Unlike Kaito and Suzuki, he wasn't confident with his attacking ability. So, he knew that Ayane would never send the ball to him when the team needed to score a point. That meant the setter wanted him to do something, and seeing the chaotic situation on their own court, he knew that the setter asked him to reset the play so that the others could recover first before sending another wave of a counterattack.

BAM!

"Oh! Nice rebound, Tachibana!"

"Ayane, come again!"

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This time, with his teammates in a more proper position, Ayane was ready to launch a better offense. He just needed to tilt his head slightly to the back before noticing that Kaito was ready in his position, and the setter didn't hesitate even for a second to launch the ball to his kouhai.

"Oh, yeah! Nice pass, Ayane-senpai!" Kaito grinned widely. He also saw Riku and Hirano move together to stop his attempt. However, the boy was confident that he could outlast those two in the aerial battle. True enough, just like before, he managed to stay in the air longer, slamming the ball when the two blockers started to lose their momentum.

BAM!

"Urgh!" Hirano cursed, feeling a tingling pain as the ball slammed his hand. The stoic middle blocker was hopeless when he noticed that the ball flew too far and was even about to reach the stand. However, he widened his eyes in shock when he saw a player with a green forest jersey suddenly blitzed toward the ball without hesitation as if this was the final play of this game. "Yuki!"

Yeah, the boy who tried to pick up the ball was Yuki. He kept his eyes up to the ball and down to see the advertising boards in front of him, and when he was close to the advertising board, the boy jumped over it as if he was a track-and-field athlete.

"Yuki! Come on, you are so close!"

"Go and get the ball!"

"Kyah! I am scared!"

All the people on the stand that Yuki ran onto started screaming, encouraging the boy to get it. Yuki himself felt his lungs and hamstring burned. However, he gritted his teeth, speeding up one more time before jumped, diving forward to get the ball.

BRUGH!

This time, the sound of the collision was far worse compared to when Sena clashed with Ao a moment ago. For a moment, everyone stopped their doing, waiting for the boy to confirm his condition. They all held their breath unconsciously as if it was a life-or-death matter.

A moment later, though, Yuki suddenly got up from his spot and rushed back to the court as if he hadn't just fallen on the floor. "What are you doing there?! The play is on! Koji, get the fucking ball!"

Koji was taken aback by the sudden call from Yuki. However, he then realized that the ball was flying above him and threatened to fall onto the opposite side of the court. Knowing that he couldn't let Yuki's effort be a waste just like that.

"Come on, Koji! Go and get it!"

In the end, Koji managed to get the second ball, but his touch was horrible. He sent a quite easy ball toward Kikugawa High's front line that could lead to a direct counterattack from that spot. True enough, even though Ao was not the best attacker on the team, he still wanted to try his luck, spiking the ball directly to the spot where Yuki just left.

BAM!

"Shit!" Yuki cursed, diving once again to save the ball. Fortunately, he managed to reach it, and what followed next was a burst of cheers coming from all over the building.

"Shit! That is how you defend your area!"

"Come on, Kobayashi! Get up! Another attack is coming!"

"Can he last that long, though?"

"Kaito, this is your chance!"

For a moment, all the people inside the building stood up, waiting eagerly for how the play would end. They held their breath unconsciously, following where the ball flew intently. After Yuki's second save, it went straight to the net, hitting it first before falling straight to Hirano's direction. The middle blocker managed to pick it up, sending the ball to Koji who didn't have any choice but to send another ordinary ball to give Kikugawa a chance to counterattack.

This time, Kikugawa High players were far more than ready. Ayane didn't even ask verbally, just knowing that the ball would come in his direction. He glanced sideways and met Kaito's eyes, and even with just that eye contact, they both knew what each other wanted to do.

'A quick attack close to the net!'

And in the next second, the ball moved like a bullet, piercing Tsunemori's defense one more time.

BAM!