Maxed Out Shooting from the Start: Messi Begs Me to Join Argentina
Chapter 10

What? Robben Cut-In? Is This Going Superhuman?

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The moment Su Bai opened the treasure chest, a burst of white light immediately flashed across the system.

Alright!

The system really knew how to make this look badass.

In an instant, a golden card appeared in the center of the light.

"Ding dong!"

"Congratulations, Host, you have obtained the superstar skill: Robben Cut-In!"

Robben Cut-In?

Su Bai was ecstatic.

There was a saying in world football:

Everyone knew Robben was going to cut inside, but no one could stop him!

He did not even dare imagine what kind of effect Robben Cut-In would have when combined with maxed-out strength and body balance.

Cut inside, then unleash a thunderous shot!!!

It would be like Robben turning into Batistuta the moment he cut inside.

Who the hell could stop that?

After roughly three days of intermittent training, his training points had finally filled up as well.

Looking at his attributes!

Attack 71 Ball Control 72 Passing 74 Shooting 74 Heading 69 Set Pieces 68 Curve 66 Speed 85 Strength 100 Jump 71 Body Balance 100 Stamina 85 Defense 58 Tackling 65 Overall Rating 76 Age 16 Skill: Robben Cut-In!

Without hesitation, Su Bai added the one attribute point he had worked so hard to earn to shooting.

74—75!

The only slight disappointment was that training points could only raise his shooting to 80.

There would be new changes once it went beyond 80.

He would take it slow.

After all, he was only sixteen. He might not have much else, but he had plenty of time.

After sorting everything out, Su Bai exited the system.

Because of yesterday's match, the U18 team had the day off today.

Su Bai had originally planned to continue training, but unexpectedly received a call from his bargain-bin dad.

Ever since transmigrating into this world, he had spent the entire month cooped up at the club without going home.

This time, seeing his son make the newspaper headlines, his bargain-bin dad had become unbelievably excited.

Early in the morning, he had driven to the entrance of the club to pick up his precious son, saying they had to go home and celebrate properly.

Left with no choice, Su Bai walked out of the club.

At the entrance of Boca Juniors Club, a brand-new Hongqi was parked there.

From his memories, although his bargain-bin dad held Argentine nationality, his heart was thoroughly Chinese.

Ever since he was little, the old man had taught him that no matter where he was, he must always remember that he was Chinese. Every year, his dad also spent a great deal of money building Hope Primary Schools and the like back in China.

In short, the old man was an utterly patriotic Chinese Argentine!

The moment Su Bai walked out, a pot-bellied middle-aged man climbed out of the car, holding the hand of an adorable little girl.

"Xiaobai! Big Brother!"

The father and daughter immediately waved excitedly when they saw Su Bai.

The little girl ran straight over and threw herself into Su Bai's arms.

In this world, Su Bai's mother had died very early. For some time afterward, because Su Bai was still young, Father Su had not remarried. Only after Su Bai had grown up did he find another Chinese woman.

However, the original owner of this body had been a thoroughly rebellious kid. All he did all day was play football and get into fights; he did not study, and he was especially uninterested in his stepmother.

Still, compared to his indifference toward his stepmother, this adorable little girl, only six years old, had been close to Su Bai ever since she was born.

And along with the merging of their memories, that sense of closeness had naturally remained with him now.

"Has Tuantuan been behaving lately?"

"Big brother, Tuantuan's been really good! I don't even need Auntie to feed me anymore when I eat! Big brother, I miss you so much! Why don't you come home to see Tuantuan?"

Holding Tuantuan, Su Bai climbed into his old man's car as well.

"Xiaobai, it was such a shame I couldn't make it to the match yesterday. Why didn't you tell me you'd made the squad? It was your mother—"

"Mm, your aunt saw the news on TV and told me!"

Father Su said with a smile as he watched Su Bai amuse his younger daughter.

"I didn't know I'd get to play either!"

"Haha, my son really is a genius. Boca's treating you quite well. Next month, I'll double my investment in them!"

In Father Su's mind, his son had only gotten to play because of his investment. To ensure Su Bai could keep getting appearances, he was already planning to increase his investment and send a few gifts to the club manager and the like.

Don't think people in Argentina were all upright and incorruptible. Crows were black the world over.

It was just that while people here loved money, they also valued a player's own ability!

"You should stop investing. Don't waste your money!"

The moment he heard Su Bai's words, Father Su was at a loss.

If that was the case...

"But—"

"I've made it now. They should be paying us, even if money's involved! Why should we pay them?"

Su Bai's words immediately made Father Su burst into laughter.

"Haha, exactly! My son is Boca's super rookie now. If anyone's paying, it should be them!"

After eating at home, Su Bai had the driver take him back.

He had no time to laze around at home now.

Training!

He had to devote all his time to training. At the very least, he needed to raise his shooting to 80.

Boca U18's training ground stood empty.

Su Bai was the only one there, practicing his shooting over and over beneath the blazing sun.

Until late at night!

Only then did Su Bai drag his exhausted body back to the dormitory.

Yet even in the middle of the night, his teammates still hadn't returned.

The day after a match was usually a night of celebration for these young men overflowing with hormones.

The old Su Bai would have gone out with his teammates whenever they egged him on, but now?

Su Bai didn't want to get himself into trouble by messing around.

Besides, he seemed to be interested only in girls from China now!

Of course, if it were Western supermodels or celebrities, he wouldn't mind making a proper sacrifice for the glory of his country!

Five in the morning!

Su Bai's alarm went off.

Dragging his still-weary body along, Su Bai forced himself out of bed despite his drowsiness.

After splashing his face with cold water, Su Bai immediately woke up.

Taking a deep breath, he slung his bag over his shoulder and returned to the training ground to begin another round of tedious training.

It took twenty hours just to add one point.

Su Bai truly didn't have enough time.

At seven thirty, after training for two hours, Su Bai returned to the dormitory.

Fortunately, this body had a strong foundation to begin with.

His stamina of 85 allowed him to sustain such high-intensity training.

While he was showering, his roommate, Gary Medel, finally came back.

The moment Gary Medel entered, his legs weak, he collapsed straight onto his bed.

It wasn't until training was about to begin that the guy got up, didn't even wash his face, and headed to the training ground with Su Bai.

At that moment!

Ignacio stood by the training ground with a cold expression.

That's right!

Ignacio was furious.

Every time the team finished a match, these damn brats would go out hunting like dogs in heat.

"Twenty laps! Get moving!"

"Ahhh!!!"

The moment they heard the head coach's order, the players began complaining as if their fathers had died.

Their legs were still trembling; where were they supposed to find the strength to run twenty laps?

But no matter how exhausted they were, everyone still turned around and started running.

They had no choice. Ignacio was a lunatic. Anyone who dared defy him had only one outcome.

Pack up and get lost!

However!

Just as everyone turned around with sighs and groans, someone suddenly entered the U18 training ground.

He called Ignacio over.

While jogging, the others saw that Ignacio seemed extremely agitated, gesturing nonstop with both hands as though he were arguing about something.

But clearly, Ignacio's final shake of the head said it all.

"Su!!!"

Ignacio shouted toward the group on the track.

Su Bai stepped out from the jogging line.

His teammates all turned to look at him.

Then Su Bai followed the man who had just arrived and left the U18 training ground!

"That kid went to the first team?"

"Damn it, he's ridiculously lucky. When will we get a chance to go to the first team?"

"Hey! The first team lost yesterday. They probably noticed Su Bai's long-range shooting ability!"

"Who would've thought the first one among us to leave this place would be that mascot nobody thought much of!"

The discussion in the crowd continued.

But this was football!

Survival of the fittest—strength was all that mattered.

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