Swoosh!
Tendou transformed into a streak of white light and charged into Team W's half.
This time, Team W's defense came at him even more fiercely and violently. They no longer gave Tendou a one-on-one, or even a one-on-two, opportunity. They came at him right away with a three-man pincer defense!
"Don't let him get past!"
Faced with this goal-scoring monster from Team Z, the players of Team W didn't dare to be the least bit careless. Including the goal from the beginning of the match, Team Z had scored a total of 9 goals so far. All 9 of these goals were related to this guy in the number 7 jersey. 5 goals and 4 assists—that was Tendou's stat line so far.
The players of Team W had reason to believe that as long as they could contain this monster, it would be equivalent to containing the majority of Team Z's offense.
Seeing this, Tendou's Six Eyes rotated sharply, emitting an azure light, like the sky, possessing a soul-stirring magical power.
At this moment, time seemed to stand still.
Tendou maintained his sprinting posture, and in front of him were three players from Team W rushing up recklessly. During this time, Tendou stole a glimpse of the future from their postures.
The next second.
"Cleave!"
He uttered a single word from his mouth, and the terrifying step frequency exploded once again.
Ego Jinpachi and Anri Teieri stared intently at the bottom left corner of the screen. The number displayed on it excited them!
"4.0 Hertz! He can complete 4 touches per second at his fastest!"
"It's not an accident, nor is it a coincidence! Tendou just has this ability!"
The talent was too astonishing! Once could be a coincidence, twice could be luck, but three times in a row—that was a confirmed fact.
Tap tap tap tap tap
The ball danced at Tendou's feet like an elf, the frequency so fast that it dazzled the eyes. Isagi concentrated with all his might, only to realize that he hadn't been seeing things just now. In his line of sight, Tendou's figure had indeed split into three in an instant. Faced with the three defenders' feet all sticking out to intercept at the same time, he could always evade them one step ahead.
The monstrously fast step frequency created an incredible time-lag illusion. Every defensive action the defenders made was actually defending against Tendou's past movements.
Before long, Tendou had broken out from the three-man encirclement.
But.
This time, Team W's defense against him wasn't just three players, but four!
"All four midfielders went to defend against Tendou?"
The members of Team Z were dumbfounded. Such a reckless defense was beyond their expectations. This was the deterrent effect of Tendou.
Isagi clenched his fists in frustration. Let alone a four-man pincer defense, even two people could lock him in place, unable to move.
"Hmph!"
Faced with the opponent's studs-up slide tackle, Tendou let out a cold snort. The image he had stolen from the future had already foreseen this scene. His technical attributes were still too low to unleash the full limit of "Cleave." He estimated that to fully exert the maximum lethality of "Cleave," his dribbling attribute would need to be over 90.
So, he was already prepared to pass. Although the existence of his "Steel Body" made him immune to all injuries, being hit by studs like that would still be painful!
"Big Data Statistics..."
His brain instantly began to calculate. The data of all 22 people on the field, including the goalkeepers, was fused together at this moment. Combined with the game situation, the tactical choices of both sides, and the individual characteristics of the players, an equation for the highest probability of scoring was finally calculated.
"The right wing?"
A trace of surprise flashed in Tendou's eyes. The best position his Six Eyes could see was Bachira on the left wing, followed by Kira Ryosuke on the right. But the answer given by Big Data Statistics was the "young lady," Chigiri Hyoma.
With a swoosh, in the instant Isagi couldn't react, Chigiri, who was acting as the team's defender, had already started a straight-line sprint. Like a bolt of red lightning, without any reservation.
"To repeat the same boring life day after day? To only be able to see you guys on TV, and even have to cheer for you? To have to look at you with envious eyes?"
"Something like that... I absolutely refuse!"
Chigiri sprinted recklessly. The doctor's warning, the consequences of re-injury—all were thrown to the back of his mind at this moment. He let out a loud roar, "Pass the ball to me, Tendou!!!"
However.
Before he could finish his sentence, he saw the ball lift off from Tendou's feet. People couldn't even see clearly when he had kicked it.
Swish!
The ball tore through the air, heading for the right touchline, about 40 meters from the goal.
That was a distance he couldn't have reached with the speed he had shown before. Even with his peak speed from a year ago, he probably couldn't have reached that spot. But, for some reason, Chigiri felt that the current him could definitely catch up!
"Watch me closely, Tendou!"
He stomped his foot heavily on the turf, and his body shot out like an arrow.
Just as the ball was about to fly out of bounds, Chigiri threw himself out, saving the ball at the absolute limit.
When a person's emotions are running high, they can often break their own limits and do many incredible things.
Control the ball, get up.
And then it was continuous acceleration, acceleration, and more acceleration! The emotions that had been dormant for a whole year erupted like a volcano. At this moment, Chigiri only wanted to run freely and recklessly, to gallop on this green field and unleash his talent.
35 meters!
30 meters!
20 meters!
In an instant, he had brought the ball to a position 20 meters from the goal. There was no chance to cut inside; a Team W defender had already come to cover. Chigiri could only continue to sprint along the right wing, and soon he was near the byline.
Now, his only options were to cross or to beat the defender in front of him and cut inside.
He looked up again. There was no choice left for him. In his line of sight, Tendou's figure was rapidly rushing into his pupils, into his brain, forcing him to make a choice!
Tendou had run into the best possible position and was making a high-speed forward run. And the defense he had to face was only two people; four of Team W's defenders had basically been drawn over to him.
"That damn guy, he completely used me!"
Chigiri already sensed that the time for him to score his debut goal in Blue Lock had not yet arrived. But even so.
"If I can't get a goal, at least I'll get an assist!"
"Put it in, Tendou!!!"
He crossed the ball without hesitation, the target being Tendou, who was making a run into Team W's penalty area.
This ball... was not a good pass. The angle was there, but the height and power were lacking. Perhaps it was due to the influence of being out of action for a long time.
The goalkeeper had already started to move. If he was a step slower, this golden opportunity would be missed.
But this was no trouble for Tendou.
Tendou was seen crashing into Team W's penalty area at high speed. Facing the rapidly dropping ball, he met it with a furious shot.
BAM!
Tendou's body was at a 45-degree angle. His right foot swung back, and then swept forward violently. In that instant, the ball, like a missile, like a roaring beast, flew past the goalkeeper's fingertips and crashed heavily into the back of the net.
"GOAL!!"
The ball is in!
Tendou scored the second goal of the match with a volley, completing his brace.
Everyone was stunned. This counter-attack by Team Z was too fierce. The two speedsters had teamed up to direct this counter-attack!
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