The Birth of A Volleyball Legend

Chapter 374 Lucas Silva's Show! (I)

"Holy shit! What the hell is that?!" Ogawa jumped, shocked at how the last play went by. He wasn't the only one here as almost all the members of the Tsunemori team had their jaws dropped in awe and astonishment. They still couldn't comprehend how fast things changed on the court. One moment they all were sure it was Kyoei Gakuen who would get the point, and in the next second, Matsumoto sent the ball back to their opponent's side as if it was nothing. "Play it back, Riku! Play it back!"

Fortunately, the streaming platform allowed its users to replay the streaming as much as they wanted, so Riku didn't have trouble doing that. He rewound the video 20 seconds earlier with most of the people behind him also leaning forward to get a better look at the screen. If before, all the eyes were focused on the aerial duel between Haruo and Akihiro, now they had their eyes on Lucas who after the play could be seen lying on the floor.

As they replayed the last play and saw what just happened, the astonishment grew even more at how ridiculous it was.

There, they watched after doing the serve, Lucas went back to the formation while also tracking all of his teammates' movements silently, ready to give support to the others. When the first attack from Matsumoto failed, he drew back to the backline immediately, knowing full well that this rotation made the team weak in the back. But once he saw the possible joust situation between Haruo and Akihiro, the Brazilian boy didn't even hesitate to rush forward as if he knew his kouhai would lose the battle.

True to Lucas's prediction, the ball fell into Konan's area, and with a dive, he managed to send the ball straight to Matsumoto's spot which in the end, the captain executed the counterattack perfectly.

Everything went so smoothly that it looked like it was planned before. Just in one play, Lucas showed amazing game-reading ability, awareness, and quick judgment that led his team to overturn the impossible situation in their favor, a true masterclass from the Brazilian boy.

"Holy shit..." This time, it was Riku who cursed, yet there was no heat in his tone. The blonde boy just sighed helplessly, feeling pity toward all the Kyoei Gakuen players who were still confused about what just happened. "To think that he is just one or two years older than us... What a terrifying guy." The other Tsunemori members also nodded solemnly.

In a moment like this, Yuki suddenly remembered what Maria said about Lucas and any Brazilian player in particular.

"Any players born in Brazil are usually natural-gifted players. They are fast, can jump high, can spike hard, have insane reaction speed, and the best – or worst part depending on whether the Brazilian players are your teammates or your opponents – is their instinct. It is as if they are born to do the sport. To put it simply, they are the biggest cheat code in this sport."

If before, Yuki couldn't see that in their game against Konan High because the team couldn't force Lucas into a desperate situation like this, now he could see clearly what Maria meant by a cheat code. Judging by reaction speed alone, Lucas was on a different level, should've played at a higher level. Thinking of this, Yuki turned his attention to another person who had already been playing at a higher level and suddenly looked forward to how the game would go after this.

'Now, what would you do, Haruo?'

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"Sawada, send it to the left!"

The ball moved quite fast here, from being received by Shimada to Sawada sending it to the left where Kenta Maeda, Konan's opposite hitter was ready to attack. However, as if not wanting to lose against Akihiro, Haruo also reacted at a speed no ordinary players would be able to pull off, leaping forward to stop the incoming attack from

BAM!

"One touch!"

"Shit! Again?!"

"He is a pest, I tell you!"

Unlike all the Konan players who looked calm, it was clear by the scowl coming from the stand that their supporters started to get tired of Haruo's constant interference. Unfortunately, that was not something they could control here since they couldn't do anything about it other than putting more pressure on the blonde boy with the constant boos they shouted from their place.

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"Yamada! Give it to me!"

This time, it was Nitta who asked for the ball. After getting shut down several times by Konan's blockers during the first set, he could feel his hand tingling, wanting to unleash his first unstoppable spike. Unfortunately, as he swung his arms and was ready to hit the ball, the Brazilian boy on the other side of the court was determined to become Kyoei's nightmare as he also leaped into the air at the same time, covering the sky with his huge hands and not letting Nitta pierce his defense so easily.

As a result...

BAM!