As long as they could receive the ball, this match was not over.
"Why can this guy still stand up!?"
Tendō spiked another ball. After it struck Hank's arms, he saw that Hank not only received it well, but could still run across the entire court. It was simply unbelievable.
Without seeing it with his own eyes, Tendō might never have believed that Hank had already endured such a long stretch of high-intensity play.
In truth, Hank had already gone beyond their understanding.
"Then we'll keep hitting until he can't stand anymore."
Ushijima also seemed unable to maintain the calm in his heart. Seeing that Hank could still stand and had not shown signs of being completely exhausted, he naturally felt somewhat anxious. He did not know why, but he kept feeling that as long as Hank did not leave the court, there would still be suspense in this match.
Although that thought was extremely childish to him, even laughable, ever since he first came into contact with volleyball and all throughout the time that had passed since then, he had always held firmly to the idea of being the strongest.
Yet today, that belief had been shaken by an underclassman who had suddenly appeared before him. Faced with such a change, it was only natural that he could not keep his heart completely calm.
When he once again slammed the ball fiercely toward Hank, Hank still managed to receive it with difficulty. But honestly, for a wing spiker who was not responsible for receiving within the team, the fact that Hank could now receive the ball this well already explained many things.
During this match, he had improved greatly.
He might even have completed a qualitative leap.
"As expected, it isn't only his spiking. His serving has improved a lot too, and even his receiving has improved considerably."
"It feels like even without a libero, he can make up for the pressure on the back row."
And all of this was thanks to the match against Shiratorizawa.
It was precisely because of this high-intensity match that he could keep improving. Now, because of the match between these two teams, his strength had increased so much. If he could play one more match after this, his overall ability would probably continue to rise.
But honestly, in order to secure the Spring High ticket early, he still did not want to keep gambling.
It would be better to give everything he had and win this match.
As more and more people who had originally looked down on Aoba Johsai saw Hank still struggling to hold on, their attitudes began to change as well. At first, they had thought Hank was only refusing to give up even though he was about to collapse.
But after such a long time had passed, not only had he shown no sign of exhaustion, he had instead become stronger and stronger under pressure.
"Could this guy actually win!?"
Someone in the stands raised that possibility. This was also the first time they had encountered a situation like this. Someone who had clearly looked as if he was about to fall could actually remain standing until now. It was simply unbelievable.
And on top of that, as the match continued, his strength was gradually improving.
They could not even imagine that something like this was happening right before their eyes.
Some of the people who had originally not believed in Hank now began silently watching his every move.
(End of Chapter)
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