Gazing at the scoreboard above the field, Winston held his chest and took deep breaths to calm himself. The white silhouette approached Winston and high five him, Winston looked at the white silhouette and wondered how it knew where he was going to pass the ball. As he jogged behind the white silhouette, he shook his head and remembered that he had four goals left in order to pass the test. Now, he had to find a way to save his strength, and it seemed to him that the field had extended a bit since his initial plain challenge.
The burly silhouette passed the ball to the one next to him as it popped up, and it stared at Winston for several minutes. He passed the ball to one of the two silhouettes standing behind him. The white shape moved quickly to intercept the two black silhouettes passing a ball. When the black silhouette saw the white silhouette approaching rapidly, they passed the ball back and forth quickly, boxing in the white silhouette. At that moment, a long rectangular tiki-taka ensued—it made a fool of the white silhouette. Winston watched from outside the rectangle tiki-taka formation; what Winston didn't realize was that the black, burly silhouette was monitoring him from the previous challenge and when they started. The burly silhouette noticed that Winston lacked being a tactician when he was playing the first plain challenge, Winston tends to play with luck—and the burly silhouette uses that against him, although he took the black silhouette by surprise when he didn't score.
Recognizing the chance, Winston ran towards the black, burly silhouette, who had his back to Winston. The black silhouette glanced over his shoulder and smirked.
Instead of trapping the ball, the black, burly silhouette let the ball pass between his legs and turned, letting the ball also run between Winston's legs now. Winston was also trapped inside the rectangle tiki-taka, both Winston and the white silhouette chased the ball for a couple of hours until he collapsed on his knees, heavy breathing. When he glanced over the white silhouette, Winston noticed the white silhouette was still at it, marking the black silhouette. Buzzing sound like a string of a sine wave rang out the more the white silhouette got close to him again he heard the ball brushing on the grass this time the entire process lasted for about a minute, Winston stood up when he listened without covering his ears. As the ball moved, his surroundings became clearer, and he could discern the motions of the black silhouettes, hearing when they shifted position or prepared to catch the ball. Before the sine wave disappeared, Winston opened his eyes with a grin.
He hastened towards the black burly beside him as the ball came closer. Winston exhaled deeply, closed the distance, and caught the ball. All the black silhouettes taken back froze for a moment until they snapped out of it. And two silhouettes darted toward Winston, who calmed himself and with ease elastico the coming black silhouette and flicked the other one ran along the left of the field. The white silhouette ran in the center, periodically glancing over at Winston. Looking at both of them, these black silhouettes heavily mark Winston. Dribbling along the left side, Winston's shoulder dropped and body feint, the black silhouette and crossed the ball over to the white silhouette. Although Winston over hit the ball, the white silhouette with ease ran toward the ball and shielded it with his hands stretched wide. Inside the penalty box, the white silhouette delivered a heel kick to Winston, who then blasted the ball into the upper corner of the net.
Thwack!
[Plain challenge: 02 : 01]
Holding his head up, he celebrated with the white silhouette before they both jogged back to their side of the field. Still exhausted, Winston, oh my god, what was that? For a moment, my hearing was so sharp that I could tell when they were passing or receiving the ball. The ball resurfaced; this time, the black figures didn't play with Winston, and the white silhouette saw their seriousness. For hours, they exchanged scoring goals, and Winston's eyes still possessed these fluctuating, peculiar abilities. They became sharp, seeing weak points in the black silhouettes. And his ears, still hearing the sine wave although all these things were happening, didn't happen all at once. These abilities were interchanging for brief seconds. One ability that shocked him the most was when his brain kept coming up with ideas that worked in his favor, and the ability didn't stay long too. Feeling that he was at his limit, he scanned the scoreboard, hoping to see maybe a halftime break. He knelt as his vision began to blur. Before him was a peculiar sight: a small rectangle bearing his name, and underneath it, the word health bar was written. And that health bar had four health until now—it has three.
No way, my health has increased again. I don't feel tired—for a minute I thought I was a gonna. Thanks to the core system for looking out for me.
[Plain challenge: 04 : 04]
This one is the hardest challenge, I never played this much in any game. Even Dumi and Boris training got nothing on this challenge, what were those abilities they made me feel like I was a super human. I can hear, see, everything and my brain. How did I come up with those tricks?
Thanks to the white silhouette, without it I would have been in danger, even if the core system gave me back my health I still wouldn't be able to score these four goals. When I get back to reality I need to write everything I learned here today. For now I need to best the burly silhouette, he seems to be the captain of the other silhouette. Judging by how he is playing, if my guess is correct, the core has been studying my moves or my training.
Whatever I need to score one more goal. So the match will be over.
Winston initiated the next play. When the ball returned, he swiftly moved the ball along the right field. He then executed a high pass to the white silhouette positioned far to the left. The silhouette expertly controlled the ball with its chest and then gently placed it down. With the two black silhouettes marking him, the white silhouette found it challenging to get enough room to wiggle. Instead, they forced the white silhouette deep within his own territory. Winston, on his far right, received the pass and encountered the same difficulty. The black, burly silhouette made it even harder for Winston, it kept on testing Winston with strength. Luckily for him, he was able to fight back since the core helped him with health recovery. Winston dribbled deeper into his own zone, seeking an escape, but the two black silhouettes applied unbearable pressure. Winston glanced over his left side; the white silhouette's body feinted and darted, leaving the two black silhouettes behind. Still shielding the ball, Winston reduced his body weight. The black, burly silhouette used its brute strength and pushed Winston forward with the ball, and he tapped the ball a few meters. He twisted, kicked and curved the ball toward the white silhouette who was still running toward the opposite side of the field. As the ball landed on its feet, the white silhouette trigger ran with the ball until the sound of the ball hitting the net rang out.
Thwack!
[Plain challenge: 05 : 04]
[Congratulation]
[The Core Plane challenge: Completed]
[Winston vs The Core]
[05/05 Goals]
[User reward: 60 points]
[The awakening: Innate Terra]
[The awakening: Spatial Zenith]
[The awakening: Absolute]
[Innate Terra: 10%]
[Spatial Zenith: 10%]
[Absolute: 10%]
[Now exiting The Core Plane]