Thud!
The ball was cleared by Tendou and sent to the touchline.
The field fell silent again. This clearance was no less impressive than Tendou's previous goals. Shidou Ryusei's action was completely unexpected. His strange shot... even Itoshi Rin, with his outstanding spatial awareness, had not anticipated it.
But Tendou had seen it.
"What a troublesome pair of eyes..." Chigiri and Otoya were helpless. Only by truly standing on the opposite side could one appreciate the terror of the Six Eyes.
They were about to tell their teammates to be careful but saw that Shidou, after his goal was saved, was not angry at all. Instead, he ran up to Tendou.
"Amazing!"
"Give me your phone number after the match?"
Everyone, including the real-world audience, was dumbfounded as they watched Shidou suddenly go and pester Tendou, his lower back completely flashed.
Shidou was just that kind of player. You could understand it as power-worshipping! He despised the weak and worshiped the strong. As long as you were strong enough, you were his good friend. Later, after he teamed up with Itoshi Sae, he was even more gay, proclaiming that he wanted to be roommates with Sae.
"I'll consider it when you beat me."
Tendou nonchalantly glanced at this tentacle-freak whose playing style was so similar to Aomine's.
"Then it's a deal!"
Shidou's fighting spirit was high. He just loved to play with skilled players, because every cell division in his body was for the sake of scoring.
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Team B took the throw-in but couldn't find an opportunity. All five members of Team A had tracked back, and the penalty area had become extremely crowded. To break through such a parked bus, the best way was a set piece; other than that, it was a long shot. And Team B had few heavy-hitters. Team A also didn't give them any set-piece opportunities.
As Otoya's shot was blocked, possession went to Team A.
Tendou received the pass and immediately accelerated towards the opponent's half, drawing the defensive cover. Then, with a swoosh, he met them with another power dribble. The terrifying impact made Team B's defensive line seem like a small boat on a vast ocean.
After passing Imamura Yudai, Tendou charged towards the enemy's penalty area with long strides. Otoya and Chigiri knew how formidable he was and, sure enough, came to pincer him from the left and right.
But Team A didn't just have Tendou. They had committed too much energy to him, making it difficult for the others to defend.
Tap!
Tendou looked in Isagi's direction but passed the ball to Itoshi Rin on the other side. This was a standard no-look pass.
Chigiri thought to himself that this was bad. For them, defending against Tendou was a matter of life and death. When Tendou advanced with the ball, even at a high-speed sprint, his eyes never looked down at his feet or the ball. So the opponents couldn't read his intentions from his eyes. If you tried to read his next move through his eyes, you would be used in return.
"Where do you think you're going, No. 2!"
Shidou was the first to stick close to Rin. He was suddenly a bit displeased with this Rin. He felt that he was more suitable to be Tendou's partner. He didn't know how that four-eyed guy had ranked them; he was actually one place lower than this lower-eyelash.
Of course, Rin would not be afraid. But just as he was preparing to teach Shidou a lesson on how to be a proper human being, Tendou's figure quickly broke into his line of sight. That ghostly off-the-ball movement was the perfect route that Rin had constructed in his mind.
Gritting his teeth, Rin unwillingly and quickly passed the ball back to Tendou.
Swoosh!
A white light once again shone on the field. Tendou, without waiting for the ball to land, kicked it out and then used his unparalleled explosive power to shake off the defenders. A one-touch pass and go.
Otoya and Chigiri were both left behind him. This feeling was too familiar. Back when they had faced Loki, they had been just as helpless. At this moment, Team B's defensive line was already in a precarious state, and it was about to collapse.
"Be careful!" a Team B player shouted anxiously.
Zantetsu didn't need their reminder. This No. 1 in front of him seemed to have a light on him when he ran. Under his watch, Tendou was like a shooting star, rapidly charging towards him.
In terms of technique, in terms of speed, he admitted that he was far from being Tendou's opponent. His advantage was physical confrontation. He was a typical stationary center forward and looked a size bigger than Tendou.
However, Tendou's way of dealing with him was both simple and efficient. He just crashed into him directly.
BAM!
The two of them, like two tanks, collided. And then Zantetsu, who looked a size bigger than Tendou, under the surprised gazes of everyone, was sent flying backward.
"How is that possible?!" he thought in disbelief. Tendou, who looked thinner than him, actually had such terrifying power in his body.
Chigiri and Otoya were not surprised at all. After all, when they had played against Loki and his team, Tendou's physical strength was not at a disadvantage at all, and he even had the upper hand. Tendou's physical strength was on the same monstrous level as his speed. At least compared to the forwards in Blue Lock, Tendou's existence was in another dimension.
Beaten by speed.
Beaten by strength.
Not too many skills, only talent visible to the naked eye.
Chigiri hadn't given up yet. He gritted his teeth, squeezed out all his stamina, and at the last moment, sent out a slide tackle.
It was useless!
BAM!
A shot release speed of over 17 m/s allowed Tendou to complete the shot before Chigiri's flying tackle could even get close. The ball flew out a step ahead of him, transformed into a streak of white light, and slammed into the opponent's goal with great force.
SWISH!
2:0!
"Doesn't even need... teammates..."
"If it goes on like this, how are we supposed to show our own worth?"
Nanase Nijirou, at the back, had watched the whole thing and couldn't help but feel a sense of regret. A thousand-mile run from the backfield, with only one pass to Rin in between. Other than that, Tendou had scored without using any other teammate. In fact, before that, he had even completed a world-class clearance, blocking Shidou's certain goal.
Defense, offense... one person had completed all the tasks. Nanase felt like he was just here to make up the numbers.
Isagi said nothing. Tendou's actions were too swift. He had kept up with everything just now, but in the end, he still couldn't keep up with Tendou's rhythm. Because he couldn't understand the world in Tendou's eyes, he couldn't calculate his trajectory.
Just like the crisis not long ago, both he and Rin had seen the threat of Chigiri and had seen through the opponent's true intention. But the unexpected Shidou... Tendou had noticed him, but they had not.
This was the gap. If other players saw the first layer, then he and Rin could see the second. Tendou, however, saw the third layer, or even further.
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