Chapter 1106 419: Life (Grand Finale) (Part 4)
Chapter 1106 419: Life (Grand Finale) (Part 4)
Li Xiu nodded, stood up, walked over, and took the jersey handed over by the injured boy, putting it on himself.
Soon enough, these youngsters discovered that although this young man seemed quite solid, his soccer skills were terrible. His ball control was unstable, his passing inaccurate, and his shooting absolutely dreadful. There was one instance where the captain tricked the goalkeeper and passed the ball to his feet, but even when he was facing an open goal nearby, he still managed to miss it.
The team members were all frustrated, and just as the captain was thinking about how to ask that big brother to step off the field without hurting his self-esteem, someone suddenly patted him on the shoulder.
The captain turned his head and immediately widened his eyes in disbelief and joy: "You… You are the number one swordsman in the world, Jing… Jing…"
The man put a finger to his lips in a gesture of silence towards the captain, then gently said, "May I take your place and play?"
"Of… Of course…" The captain immediately took off his jersey and handed it over to Jing Li with trembling hands, feeling as if he were dreaming.
The strongest swordsman in the world was actually here, playing soccer in his place.
This was Jing Li, the invincible swordsman, a figure who could defeat anyone without needing a second strike.
The captain found it strange that despite Jing Li being right there, the other team members hadn't gathered around, even though many of them idolized him.
"Could it be that they're so happy they've gone silly?" The captain turned to look at his guys, and he was stunned.
"Demonic Swordsman Lao Qian… Celestial God Summoner Ye Yuzhen… Frost Leaf Goddess Ye Xiyuan… Lord of Light Chu Jun… Witch Sha Chu… King of Assassins Shale… Space City Lord Guan Jinghao…" The captain stood there trembling, like a fool who had seen a sky full of deities, while one dazzling name after another flashed through his mind.
Anyone here could shake the world with a mere stomp, each one a figure who could manipulate the elements and climates over the years, each appearing like a deity to them. Let alone speaking face-to-face, even catching a glimpse of them from afar would be enough for them to brag about for an entire year in front of their friends.
But these terrifying entities were now appearing one by one on the soccer field, talking to the boys, leaving them thinking they were dreaming.
Soon enough, the boys were all substituted out, watching in disbelief as those figures took to the field.
These people, whether good or evil, and even some who were outright enemies, were playing together on a soccer field—a fact that, if told, no one would believe.
"Is this really soccer… These people… these people could kick Earth itself apart…" muttered one boy in a groan.
At that moment, the boys woke up from their dream-like state, shouting and calling out the names of those people in excitement.
"Let's go," Jing Li said, restarting the game, looking at Li Xiu beside him.
"Bring it on," Shale taunted from the opposing side.
The boys shouted so loudly that they were hoarse, but when the match really began, they realized this was no ordinary soccer game—it was simply practice.
Each one of these legendary figures, some admired by the masses, some feared like tigers that could silence crying children, or seen as kings in the eyes of the world, were all feeding balls to that young man who took the field first.
They watched as the young man approached the goal time and again with the ball, only to kick it astray every time, yet those god-like figures kept passing the ball back to his feet time and again.
Until finally, when the young man kicked the ball into the goal, everyone, regardless of being friend or foe, rushed forward to celebrate him, lifting him high and tossing him into the air.
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