Chapter 126: Shuzo Nijimura Enters the Zone Again
Dicky Anthony looked at Shuzo Nijimura, who had his eyes closed, utterly confused.
Seeing him apparently spaced out, Dicky Anthony reached out, preparing to steal the ball.
In an instant!
A streak of black lightning flashed across Dicky Anthony’s vision, and Shuzo Nijimura vanished right in front of him.
Dicky Anthony froze in place, shock surging through him.
‘Where did he go?!’
On the sidelines, Zack suddenly jumped to his feet, a grin spreading across his face.
‘You little punk… you finally made it in.’
Nash Gold was briefly stunned before immediately activating the Belial Eye.
Only after seeing Shuzo Nijimura’s physical data rapidly climbing—and sensing that familiar sense of disharmony—did Nash Gold smile faintly.
‘The Zone?’
Miyamoto Tokima paused mid-motion, visibly surprised.
He had already prepared himself for the possibility that Shuzo Nijimura might never enter the Zone again—yet now he was back in it???
That’s right. Shuzo Nijimura had entered the Zone once more.
With his father present, and after being completely shut down by Dicky Anthony, Shuzo Nijimura’s resolve to score in front of his father was even stronger than it had been the first time.
And so, for the second time…
Shuzo Nijimura entered the Zone!
On the court.
Power erupted from Shuzo Nijimura’s body. In the blink of an eye, he blew past Dicky Anthony—the opponent who had denied him again and again.
Charging into the paint, Shuzo Nijimura leapt high and, before Kit Barry’s stunned eyes, slammed the ball straight through the hoop.
Kit Barry was shaken to his core.
‘This kid… has he been hiding his strength all along?!’
After the dunk, spectators who had watched the first game erupted in excitement.
“He’s here! That kid who pretended to be weak is back!”
“Haha! I told you he was acting the whole time! You didn’t believe me—now look who got proven wrong!”
On the court.
Hearing the crowd’s chatter, Dicky Anthony stared at Shuzo Nijimura in disbelief.
‘You were… acting the entire time?’
The shock quickly turned into extreme fury—a sense of being toyed with exploded inside Dicky Anthony.
‘So you’ve been playing with me this whole time?!’
Humiliation twisted his expression as Dicky Anthony decided to strike back.
Just as Titus Monroe brought the ball past half court, Dicky Anthony signaled for it.
Titus Monroe passed it over.
Ball in hand, Dicky Anthony fixed Shuzo Nijimura with a vicious glare.
Shuzo Nijimura felt confused, unable to understand why Dicky Anthony had suddenly become so enraged.
Dicky Anthony jumped straight up again, completely ignoring Shuzo Nijimura’s defense as he unleashed [Venomous Fang].
Seeing this, Shuzo Nijimura sprang upward as well, his right hand raised high.
Dicky Anthony stared in disbelief as Shuzo Nijimura closed in on him.
‘How is that possible?!’
Amid Dicky Anthony’s shock, Shuzo Nijimura’s fingertips brushed the ball.
The basketball slammed hard into the rim and bounced high.
After rattling on the rim twice, it finally dropped through the hoop.
Shuzo Nijimura shook his head helplessly at the sight and muttered,
“Too bad… just a little short.”
Dicky Anthony’s pupils trembled as he spoke, his voice unsteady.
“You…”
Shuzo Nijimura turned his head, puzzled.
“What is it?”
Dicky Anthony immediately clamped his mouth shut and turned around to get back on defense.
Ever since he became convinced that Shuzo Nijimura had been toying with him, he had completely lost any desire to talk to him.
Shuzo Nijimura watched Dicky Anthony’s retreating back, finding the whole thing baffling.
Possession changed.
Nash Gold passed the ball to Shuzo Nijimura, intending to let him further adapt to the Zone.
Shuzo Nijimura caught the ball under Dicky Anthony’s tight pressure.
He didn’t panic. Dropping the ball low, he smoothly linked into a spin move and cleanly broke through Dicky Anthony’s defense.
Shuzo Nijimura drove into the paint and scored with a layup.
Possession changed again. This time, Dicky Anthony didn’t shoot on the spot.
Instead, he drove from the right, pulled the ball back with his right hand, and unleashed [Venomous Fang].
Shuzo Nijimura went all out trying to stop him, but could only watch as the ball left Dicky Anthony’s hands.
This time, though, the shot clanged off the rim.
Kit Barry boxed out Jason Silver, claiming prime rebounding position.
Reading the ball’s trajectory, Kit Barry leapt high, ready to secure the rebound.
Just as he thought the ball was his, a pair of large hands reached out from behind and snatched it out of the air.
“Where do you think you’re looking, kid?!”
Jason Silver rose from behind Kit Barry and grabbed the rebound cleanly.
The moment he secured it, he whipped the ball forward, sending it straight to Nash Gold on the fast break.
Dicky Anthony stood frozen in place, unable to believe what had just happened.
‘I actually… missed… What kind of joke is this… What kind of joke is this?!’
“No way—Dicky’s [Venomous Fang] actually missed!”
Titus Monroe exclaimed in disbelief.
Judith Gall sprinted back, smacking Titus Monroe on the head as he ran.
“You idiot, get back on defense!”
Titus Monroe snapped out of it and rushed back toward their own half.
The two of them sprinted at full speed, actually closing the distance on Nash Gold.
Nash Gold deliberately slowed down.
He wasn’t waiting for the Venomous Snakes’ players.
He was waiting for Shuzo Nijimura.
Because right now, Shuzo Nijimura was the center of everything on the court.
Sure enough, Shuzo Nijimura suddenly burst forward, slicing through three defenders in an instant and racing into the frontcourt.
A smile curled at the corner of Nash Gold’s mouth as he passed the ball to Shuzo Nijimura, letting him take the attack.
Suddenly, a figure shot forward, causing Nash Gold’s smile to stiffen slightly.
It was Dicky Anthony—locked tightly onto Shuzo Nijimura’s trail.
His expression was feral, eyes fixed on Shuzo Nijimura’s back.
‘You’ve got to be kidding me! You dare toy with me?! A venomous snake is not something you can play with!’
Dicky Anthony roared internally as his speed surged—and he actually caught up to Shuzo Nijimura.
In that instant…
A familiar aura swept across the entire court—one the Black Emperor Dragon Team knew all too well.
Nick stared at Dicky Anthony and murmured softly,
“The Venomous Snakes… the venomous serpent… [Venomous Fang]… I should’ve realized it sooner. So that’s why he calls himself a venomous snake.”
Shuzo Nijimura came to a sudden stop.
His eyes, flickering with black lightning, locked onto Dicky Anthony as he murmured,
“So it’s… Animal Instinct…”
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