"Goal!"
The ball is in!
The screens around the field displayed the four letters.
1:2!
Team Z clawed one back.
No one saw clearly how Tendou managed to score. By the time people noticed him taking the shot, the ball had already crashed into the back of the net in the next second.
'Freaking awesome!' 'Damn, when Fanshi told us to pay attention to Tendou before, I didn't believe it. Now I do! Those special effects are maxed out!' 'The budget warrior! I love it!' 'I thought it would be the protagonist, Isagi Yoichi, who would step up!'
The audience saw Tendou transform into a black and white light, like a horse girl from Uma Musume in the final sprint on the racetrack. With a swish, he tore through the enemy's defense in an instant, breaking through the center. The visual impact was immense because Tendou initiated a solo breakthrough right from the middle of the field.
The purest beauty of speed.
The ultimate speed gave people the exhilarating feeling of flying. The viewers' adrenaline surged just from watching him run and sprint.
After scoring the goal, Tendou walked directly into the goal and retrieved the soccer ball. He quickly brought the ball back to the center circle and handed it to the players of Team X, urging them to kick off as soon as possible.
This gesture drew the dissatisfaction of the entire Team X.
"So what if you got one back? We're still in the lead."
The players of Team X gritted their teeth, but in each other's eyes, they saw gravity. Tendou's athletic ability was visible to the naked eye. Many of them were wondering why they had never heard of such a player before.
"Kaká... is it?"
Behind the scenes, Ego Jinpachi, for a moment, seemed to see that Brazilian superstar. In 2007, Kaká had used this unparalleled central breakthrough to lead AC Milan to defeat Bayern Munich and Manchester United one after another, and then completed his revenge against Liverpool in the final Champions League final.
That year, all the football powerhouses in the world knew that as long as you could contain Kaká, you had effectively nullified 70% of AC Milan's strength. The problem was, no one could contain him. They could only watch as the Brazilian superstar galloped across the green pitch, breaking through the opponent's goal time and time again.
Ego Jinpachi had originally thought Tendou would be the type of player like the Norwegian demon child. Using a strong body to crash through the enemy's defensive line and score with explosive power. But this attack from Tendou allowed Ego to see more possibilities.
A central breakthrough is more difficult than a breakthrough on the wing; this is a globally recognized fact. But the returns are also often greater than those from the wing. Just imagine, when Tendou uses this terrifying speed and power to charge through the center. As long as he is paired with two fast wingers advancing at the same time, the team can create three threats simultaneously. At that point, Tendou would become the most troublesome existence for the enemy.
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Team X kicked off for the second time.
Barou Shouei demanded the ball from his teammate and charged headfirst into Team Z's territory. His Majesty, the King, would not allow anyone on the field to be more awesome than himself.
"Come on, you soccer trash!"
He proactively sought out Tendou, wanting to utterly crush his opponent.
But His Majesty the King had definitely picked the wrong opponent today. Faced with the challenge, Tendou had no reason to back down. He advanced instead of retreating, meeting him head-on.
The two strong men, 187cm and 193cm, soon collided, like two great mountains crashing into each other.
The moment they made contact, Barou made his move. A quick change of direction with a cut of the ball—this was his specialty. Barou indeed had the capital to be arrogant. At his age, with his height and physique, to be able to flexibly perform such a move could be called exceptionally talented.
"Too naive, little puppy!"
Tendou's eyes snapped open, his Six Eyes glowing with a dazzling light, looking as if the starry sky was rotating within them, magnificent and resplendent. At this moment, all the actions Barou was about to take were exposed in his eyes. His brain completed its calculations at an unimaginable speed and instantly issued a command to his body.
"Dismantle!"
Tendou let out a sharp cry, and with a single poke of his foot, Barou was behind him, but the ball was left in place.
The next moment, Tendou's terrifying athletic ability was on full display.
Swoosh!
Tendou once again transformed into a streak of light, flying forward. To emphasize his speed, the animation team even added the sound of a sonic boom at the moment he started. The audience only heard a dull BOOM, and Tendou's body had already propelled itself ten meters forward. The exaggerated display ignited the audience's passion, and they began to cheer wildly.
"Damn it, stop him!"
The players of Team X were already on guard against him. They didn't want Tendou to score again in the same way. Barou also turned and sprinted back. He was clearly a forward, yet at this moment, he was actively defending.
A very strange feeling. The moment he made contact with Tendou, it was as if his actions had been seen through. Since birth, this was the first time Barou had ever had such a feeling.
"Taller than me, faster than me, and even stronger than me?"
"A guy like that doesn't exist in this world!"
"Stop, you soccer trash!"
Barou roared as he chased wildly, only to find that even without the ball, sprinting at full speed, he couldn't catch up to Tendou's figure.
Swoosh!
Facing the interception in the midfield, Tendou quickly cut the ball and then, at a speed invisible to the ordinary eye, tapped the ball forward. By the time he accelerated to catch up to the ball again, the defender had been left behind. His dribbling was far from as elegant and nimble as Ronaldinho's, yet it gave people a similar feeling.
Pure talent!
If Ronaldinho's talent was his insane feel for the ball and his boundless creativity, then Tendou's talent was his monster-like athletic ability. This was the effect of having maxed-out physical stats.
"Damn it!"
After passing two people, Tendou was faced with even more defenders. As mentioned before, a central breakthrough is much more crowded with people and legs than one on the wing. In the blink of an eye, Team X players swarmed him from all directions.
Faced with this situation, Tendou suddenly slowed down. He placed his right foot on the front of the ball, elegantly twisting his body, the ball moving with him. As if dancing, he pulled the ball to his left foot and smoothly completed a turn. All of this happened at the same time. By the time both his feet landed, Tendou had already circled to the other side of the defender. Then, his left foot tapped the ball forward again, his body accelerating with it, once again shaking off the defender.
This was clearly the Marseille Turn that Itoshi Sae had shown him a week ago.
However.
While Tendou was dealing with the small fry, Barou had also caught up.
"I've got you, you soccer trash!" he roared like a lion, crimson lightning flickering around his body.
At this moment, Tendou was not only facing Barou's pursuit but also the defenders of Team X. Just when people thought Tendou was about to be stopped, his Six Eyes began to rotate again.
At this moment, the entire field was under his control.
In the future he saw, Bachira Meguru was sprinting at full speed along the left wing.
"A monster?" A smile tugged at the corner of Tendou's mouth. "Not yet."
At this time, Team X's half was full of people. The guys from Team Z had completely lost their sense of awareness and had all pushed up, leaving only a single goalkeeper dazed in the penalty area.
The next second.
The ball shot out from the chaotic crowd, precisely finding Bachira on the left wing.
"How did he find Bachira?!" Anri Teieri's eyes widened. Even watching from multiple angles in the control room, she couldn't see clearly how Tendou had made the pass.
Ego Jinpachi quickly adjusted the angle and played it back in slow motion. Then they saw that just before being surrounded, Tendou caught up to the ball and kicked it with the outside of his foot. The ball drew an arc in the air and landed precisely at Bachira's feet.
"As I thought..."
"So it's here!"
Bachira couldn't hide the smile on his face, like a child who had gotten a new toy. He trapped the ball and, without stopping, charged into Team X's penalty area. The moment the goalkeeper came out to challenge, he forcefully pushed the ball.
"BOOM!"
BAM!
The ball transformed into a white streak of light and crashed into Team X's goal for the third time.
2:2!
With one goal and one assist, Tendou helped Team Z quickly tie the score!
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