Basketball System: Rebound of the Underdog

Chapter 431 An Unfamiliar Territory

Ashley was up late at night while looking at her chart. From sixteen teams, there were eight teams left. By the next two days, the semi-finals would finally push through.

She bit her lip in nervousness as she looked at the upper bracket of the list. Since most teams had dropped out, the rankings didn't move so drastically. However, as always, one person was an issue for Ashley.

"This kid," she muttered.

It was only the round of eight, and he had already broken through the top ten and was now in sixth place.

Sixth!

Before she knew it, she re

Yuze smirked. "Why? Are you confident you can beat them without my expertise?"

Kai shook his head. "No, we need you," he honestly said. "However, if you're still in pain, I would suggest you don't push yourself."

"Will that guarantee our victory?" Yuze asked.

Kai pursed his lips and didn't answer.

Yuze sighed. "Don't worry about me," he said. "I'm fine. I've been doing this for three years. You've only done this for one. Besides, it has been four days since our game with the Giants.

The soreness had significantly gone down.

"Touche," Kai muttered.

"Come on," Lina said, halting their conversation. "It's time for us to go to our bench."

The Shizi Dogs nodded, appearing even more serious than before.

They arrived at the court, and screams erupted. They were surprised to see that the seats were nearly filled to the brim! This was the greatest number of audience they had since the start of the Nationals.

That made the players feel even more nervous, though.

Lina, too, felt her heart racing as she glanced at the bench of the Huolan Guardians. They seemed very much relaxed. It was ridiculous since it was also a first for their particular roster to advance to the Nationals.

However, they were a lot more composed than the Shizi Dogs.

"This is going to be a tough game," Lina said, capturing the others' attention.

They listened to her as she continued to speak.

"The Huolan Guardians hasn't advanced to the Nationals in four years. However, that doesn't mean we should feel relaxed."

"In fact, we should feel even warier."

Yuze nodded in agreement, his brows furrowing. "Always be on your toes," he instructed. "Don't get cocky, but don't be too nervous."

"This team is a team that we're most unfamiliar with."