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Upon noticing Kaidou Kaoru's unusual behavior, the members of the Seigaku tennis club seemed to realize something, and their expressions changed slightly.
The next moment, Kaoru Kaidou, who had not taken immediate action, suddenly ran quickly toward the landing point and stopped just as the ball bounced off the ground.
Immediately, Kaidou Kaoru held his racket in one hand and swung it horizontally with a wide forehand motion to meet the incoming ball.
With Chen Anxia's excellent dynamic vision, it was clear that the tennis ball underwent a huge deformation and was subjected to terrifying spin under this large swing.
Upon seeing this, Chen Anxia's expression changed slightly, a hint of surprise appearing in her eyes, and she murmured, "This is..."
Bang!
With a crisp sound of impact, the ball flew swiftly towards Chen Anxia's court.
Many of the freshmen outside couldn't help but show disappointment upon seeing this.
This is not to say that Kaoru Kaido's return shot was unremarkable, but rather that with the excellent bullet serve preceding it, this return shot seemed less impressive and did not meet their expectations.
But before their disappointment could show for long, surprise and shock appeared on their faces.
Because after Kaidou Kaoru's return shot crossed the net, it deviated from its original trajectory, tracing a beautiful arc in the air like a winding snake.
However, this was not the main reason for the surprise and shock of the new students.
These surprised and shocked freshmen had all watched the match between Chen Anxia and Tezuka Kunimitsu yesterday.
Therefore, upon seeing this situation, they couldn't help but recall a type of return shot that Chen Anxia had used.
Among them, someone couldn't help but mutter to themselves, "Is that... a Speed drive?"
Not only them, but also Ryoma Echizen, Satoshi Horio, Katsuro Kato, and Katsuo Mizuno showed surprise and shock on their faces.
Chen Anxia also used the Speed shot in yesterday's match against Echizen Ryoma.
Therefore, after seeing Kaido Kaoru's return shot, they couldn't help but think of Chen Anxia's Speed smash.
Thinking about it now, there seem to be many similarities between the two.
The most obvious point is that neither Chen Anxia nor Haitang Xun acted immediately when facing the opponent's return shot, as if they were waiting for the right opportunity and accumulating strength.
Chen Anxia also noticed this.
In Chen Anxia's mind, the data model of Kaido Kaoru's return shot had been constructed, and the completion rate had reached an astonishing 80%.
The reason for this is that the data model of Kaoru Kaido's return shot has a similarity of about 65% with the data model of Speed's smash shot.
It was precisely because of the 80% completion rate that Chen Anxia had already foreseen the trajectory of Kaido Kaoru's return shot.
Like Kaido Kaoru, Chen Anxia did not take action immediately upon encountering the trajectory, but waited and accumulated strength.
To others, this scene seemed like a reenactment of a previous event.
Even Kaidou Kaoru couldn't help but pause for a moment when she saw the somewhat familiar scene before her.
On the sidelines, within the Aoyama Gakuin regular player area.
Upon seeing this, Fuji Syusuke and Kikumaru Eiji seemed to realize something, and their expressions slightly hardened.
Seeing this, Momoshiro Takeshi couldn't help but exclaim, "It's coming... his 'Snake Ball'!"
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Chapter 246 The terrifying 'snake ball', the racket slipping from my hand! (Second update from yesterday!)
That's right, the technique that Kaidou Kaoru used before was his signature move, the Snake Ball.
The shot Chen Anxia was using at this moment was the Speed Shot, which is somewhat similar to the Snake Shot.
"Whoo~"
As the optimal time for supercomputing arrived, Chen Anxia slowly exhaled a breath of stale air.
The next moment, under everyone's gaze, Chen Anxia moved, rushing towards the end of the ball's trajectory, which had already deviated from its intended path, at an extremely terrifying speed.
Those who had previously witnessed Chen Anxia's Speed smash understood what was happening upon seeing this scene and couldn't help but become excited.
Those who had never seen Chen Anxia unleash his Speed smash were all shocked by the speed at which he was now exploding.
On the sidelines, in the area where the regular players of Aoyama Gakuin are located.
When Qian Zhenzhi saw the speed Chen Anxia was unleashing, even his usually meticulous face couldn't help but show a look of emotion, and even the hand that was recording data in his hand paused slightly.
Having dealt with data year-round and recorded data on other regular players to varying degrees, Inui Sadaharu was quite certain that only Kikumaru Eiji could surpass Chen Anxia's current burst of speed.
Sadaharu Inui was well aware of how terrifying this speed would be in a tennis match.
After all, a tennis court is only so big...
Before Inui Sadaharu could think further, he saw Chen Anxia maintain her full-speed sprint and swing her racket swiftly at the already bouncing tennis ball.
Bang!
A heavy impact, unlike the crisp sound of the past, rang out.
Then, a golden beam of light suddenly shot towards Kaidou Kaoru's area.
At this moment, Kaoru Kaidou was still unaware of what was happening and was preparing to return the ball with a snake shot.
The next moment, just as Kaidou Kaoru thought the time had come and started running quickly towards the 'landing point', a scene that shocked him unfolded.
In his eyes, the golden beam of light suddenly deviated, as if drifting in the air, drawing a beautiful arc in the void.
The scene was so familiar that Kaidou Kaoru couldn't help but stop in his tracks. A look of shock appeared on his cold, serpentine face as he murmured, "This is... a snake ball!?"
boom!
After the heavy thud of a tennis ball hitting the ground, referee Shuichiro Oishi, suppressing his shock, announced, "0-15."
Shuichiro Oishi's announcement was like a stone thrown into a calm lake, causing an immediate stir among the crowd, with exclamations and murmurs rising and falling.
"What was that ball just now? It actually turned in the air!"
"Why do I feel like their returns look similar?"
"Hey, are you kidding me? This first-year student actually knows Kaidou's Snake Ball?"
"Did he learn it after watching it only once? That's incredible!"
"He wasn't using Kaido's snake shot; it was his own technique, something like the Speed Shot."
"He used this skill back when he played against the minister."
"Incredible. I remember Kaidou's snake shot was only possible because he had an extraordinary physique. How did that first-year student manage to do it?"
"Chen Anxia is really strong; he can even hit a return shot like that!"
"We're both first-year students, and it's one thing to be outclassed by him academically, but now he's going to crush us in tennis too?"
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The area for the regular members of the Qingxue Academy team.
Kawamura Takashi, who had been silent until now, couldn't help but ask with a shocked expression, "How is he able to hit the Snake Shot? Is his body like Kaidou's?"
Upon hearing this, Inui Sadaharu, who was recording data, replied directly, "The essence of the snake shot is a forehand sidespin shot."
"However, unlike a regular forehand sidespin, Kaido applies a stronger sidespin to the snake ball, so the curve of the spin in the air is greater than that of a regular forehand sidespin."
"The reason why Kaido is able to do this is because his arms and legs are longer than normal."
"However, the snake shot is not unique to Kaido. There are many professional players in the professional arena who are good at this kind of super strong forehand sidespin."
"And their method of hitting such a powerful forehand sidespin is different from Kaido's..."
As he spoke, Qian Zhenzhi paused, as if organizing his thoughts, before continuing, "Chen Anxia is the same."
"The reason why Chen Anxia is able to hit a forehand sidespin ball similar to a snake ball is because of Chen Anxia's speed."
"That terrifying speed that bursts forth in an instant, and the kinetic energy generated at the moment of impact, allows Chen Anxia to apply super spin to the ball, thus enabling him to hit Haitang's snake shot."
After hearing Inui Sadaharu's explanation, the Seigaku regulars around him all showed expressions of sudden realization.
Among them, Momoshiro Takeshi couldn't help but say, "What he used was not Kaidou's Snake Ball, but his own 'Snake Ball' which is far more terrifying than Kaidou's Snake Ball."
Upon hearing this, Inui Sadaharu was stunned, as were the other Seigaku regulars. They looked at Momoshiro Takeshi with puzzled expressions, clearly not understanding what Momoshiro Takeshi meant.
Momoshiro Takeshi didn't bother to explain, simply saying, "You'll see when you keep watching."
Off the court, Ryoma Echizen watched Chen Anxia's Speed drive, then looked at his own right hand, his thoughts drifting back to yesterday.
For some unknown reason, Ryoma Echizen's right hand trembled slightly involuntarily.
Ryoma Echizen's expression turned somber as he murmured, "I wonder if my left hand can return his Speed smash..."
The match continues on the field.
Kaoru Kaidou's expression was extremely serious, and his aura became even more terrifying.
Without the slightest hesitation, Kaidou Kaoru used his signature Snake Shot against Chen Anxia's ordinary return shot.
In response, Chen Anxia also unleashed his Speed smash.
Having learned from his previous experience, Kaoru Kaidou now understood the secrets of the Speed Shot and stopped rushing towards the false 'landing point' as he had done the previous time. Instead, he observed carefully.
As the ball veered off course and drifted and turned in the air, Kaidou Kaoru's pupils contracted slightly, like the vertical pupils of a snake, reflecting the ball's arc.
Without hesitation, Kaidou Kaoru quickly ran towards the true 'landing point'.
However, Kaoru Kaido was a bit too slow, and he only arrived just as the tennis ball bounced off the ground.
Upon arrival, Kaidou Kaoru already had his racket in a snake-like stance with one hand, and he met the incoming ball with a wide, horizontal forehand swing, accurately hitting the tennis ball.
Bang!
With an unusually heavy sound, Kaidou Kaoru's expression suddenly changed, and he looked at the tennis ball spinning violently on the racket, making a creaking sound, with some disbelief.
The next moment, before anyone could react, they saw the racket in Kaidou Kaoru's hand, along with the tennis ball, being thrown towards the ground not far away.
Upon seeing this, Inui Sadaharu's face showed a mixture of shock and understanding, and he muttered to himself, "This is the true terror of Chen Anxia's 'Snake Ball'..."
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Chapter 247 The Only Hope: Who Has Fallen into the Trap? (First Update, Please Subscribe!)
On the sidelines, in the area for the regular players of Seigaku, apart from Takeshi Momoshiro, everyone else showed varying degrees of shock on their faces.