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"Has another monster gotten excited?"
"...."
The two sides met without greeting each other, each observing the other.
Nagi Seishiro's gaze met Ye Liangqiu's, and the next second, Reo, who was standing beside him, heard a voice that made him incredibly disbelieving.
"Reo, I might not be able to beat him."
Whether it was intuition or a premonition, Nagi Seishiro uttered these words.
Words that left Reo feeling puzzled and confused.
Even before the kick-off, Nagi Seishiro already felt he had lost; he wasn't saying he would lose the match, but that he would lose to that person.
Reo's gaze also turned to Ye Liangqiu, and in his pupils, he seemed to see countless monsters rampaging and crawling towards them; the entire field appeared to be enveloped in a layer of black mist. This feeling was as if facing an invincible enemy, making him subconsciously swallow a mouthful of saliva.
But the excitement in his eyes grew even stronger.
"Nagi, I know what you saw."
"But... we won't lose."
On Z Team's side, they were also discussing last night's tactics.
Until the whistle blew and everyone took their positions on the field, every nerve was taut. This wasn't a life-or-death duel, nor a match where losing meant elimination. Their goal was to enjoy the game, master their weapons, and continuously improve themselves.
For now, they considered the opposing team as sparring partners, tools for practicing their weapons.
Yoichi Isagi kept instilling this idea into his mind, but then he suddenly froze. If that was the case, why did he even accept this match?
Did I come just to lose?
No... I should abandon that thought. What I want is to win, to keep winning, to keep learning and improving myself, and to crush the futures of these players.
Thinking this, his gaze shifted to Ye Liangqiu at the very front, "I believe you must be thinking the same way, right..."
The next second, the whistle blew.
V Team kicked off.
Reo charged with the ball, his pupils seemingly constantly observing the movements around him, completely disregarding everyone else. Suddenly, he made a pass.
The ball flew in a straight line to Kenshiro, who was already waiting on the right side for the ball to arrive.
Kenshiro's weapons were "Speed Star" and "Left Foot Shot," which the Z Team members had already known about last night, so they were prepared.
Raichi and Chigiri directly moved forward to block the path ahead.
Kenshiro sneered disdainfully and passed the ball out again.
Reo, who had already entered the midfield, received the ball once more, and facing him was the already attacking Ye Liangqiu.
Ye Liangqiu seemed to exude killing intent, but his mind was on things other than the ball, "My condition today seems exceptionally good."
"Is it the pleasure brought by a strong opponent?... Or is it the excitement of wanting to crush you all that has restored my body to its peak state?"
"But it doesn't matter anymore."
"What matters is that I've already seen through your pass."
The next moment, Ye Liangqiu's left pupil was like a small clock, with its hands truly counting down in sixty milliseconds, and his world transformed into a slow-motion world.
Reo's passing motion was clearly visible in his eyes.
He could even directly see the direction the ball was flying.
In an instant, the second after the ball was passed, Ye Liangqiu lifted his leg and swept it across, directly kicking down the ball that had just flown into the air.
Reo's pupils suddenly constricted. How was this possible?
How could he see through the trajectory of my kick in just a few seconds?
Most importantly, this guy actually intercepted the ball while it was still in mid-air the moment I passed it. Is this... something a human can do?
However, before he could react,
He only heard the sound of wind by his ear; Ye Liangqiu had already dribbled past him.
At this moment, Yoichi Isagi, running without the ball, had somehow already arrived within the opponent's penalty area. The aura emanating from him seemed to say, pass the ball to him immediately, right now.
As long as it's passed to him, he can shoot and score!
But the one who got the ball was Ye Liangqiu, and a slow smile spread across his lips, "The feeling of crushing you all should be more enjoyable than the previous teams...."
His figure streaked across the field like a black lightning bolt.
Reo had also reacted and shouted, "Block him, block him!!"
Within the penalty area, facing the pincer attack from V Team's two players ahead.
Ye Liangqiu did not pass the ball; in his eyes, filled with ferocity, he continuously searched for a possible scoring route.
If every person possesses an equation,
Then for himself right now, speed, vision, and shooting, combined, to score unconditionally, he needs to be like a monster, trampling and crushing everyone.
This is my way of scoring.
A way of scoring that doesn't require teammates!
Suddenly, within the pincer movement, Ye Liangqiu's figure suddenly lifted the ball with his right foot, sending it into mid-air, and his left foot was already raised. The thoughts in his head made him somewhat confused.
"No... not enough time... No... there's still time, now, right now, immediately, at once!"
"Use the newly acquired weapon!!"
With a "boom" sound.
A powerful left-footed shot, the ball flew straight through the two players who had surrounded him, heading towards the goal.
Even the goalkeeper didn't react in time; the ball grazed his head and flew into the goal behind him.
The score became 0:1.
Everyone fell silent.
Ye Liangqiu lifted his head, exhaled a long-held breath of suppressed air, and a slow smile curved at the corner of his mouth.
"As expected, crushing this group of people is the beginning of true pleasure!"
Yoichi Isagi, standing not far away, was dumbfounded.
He was still anticipating Ye Liangqiu's actions. He knew that in such a situation, most people would pass the ball, and he would be the one to receive it. However, no one expected Ye Liangqiu to shoot and score directly in this situation.
This guy... had no intention of passing the ball at all.
"Left foot... That guy used his left foot just now." Kunigami stood still, also somewhat stunned. He clearly saw Ye Liangqiu's movement, a very skilled left-footed shot with no awkwardness at all. This meant that he, like Kunigami, could also use a left-footed shot.
But before this, their entire team was unaware that this guy had this weapon.
It was only now that he revealed it.
Reo, not far away, did not show the dejection of a loser; instead, he covered his face and laughed. He slowly raised his head and looked at Nagi Seishiro beside him, "Nagi, this match has gotten interesting...."
"There's a monster just like you on the other side!"
"Is that so?" Nagi Seishiro's eyes were calm, and his tone was surprisingly firm, "Then let's destroy him together!"