Genius Showdown! Hanks Is Stunned!

As River Plate's talented player, Romero had long known that this was his farewell match for River Plate.

Representatives from his new club were watching him from the VIP box at the stadium.

So, even though the head coach had repeatedly warned him before the match that the Chinese-descended kid marking him was frighteningly strong, at this moment, Romero still had no intention of backing down.

So what if he was physically strong?

Football wasn't rugby.

He had plenty of ways to deal with this big dumb brute.

Feeling Su Bai pressing in from his side, Romero made a slick sudden stop!

With that stop!

Romero indeed saw the Chinese-descended kid lunge past him.

"He was a little too reckless in closing him down!"

"This Romero is quite skilled!"

In the livestream, Huang Jianxiang was somewhat disappointed to see Su Bai miss.

After watching highlights of Su Bai's previous match, he had held great expectations for this suddenly rising Chinese-descended prospect. But just from that move alone, it was obvious that the kid's defensive fundamentals were terrible.

One had to know that in modern football, total football was the bare minimum!

No matter what position you played, you had to participate in the team's defense.

Of course, unless you were someone like Messi.

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[Haha, see? I told you this guy paid his way onto the pitch. He got played like a monkey!]

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[Football isn't about physical strength. Last match, he only got lucky with a few shots through brute force! Chinese players are no match for South Americans on the football field!]

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[Haha, what an embarrassment. He got played like a monkey—such a dumb oaf. He's humiliating himself in front of the whole world!]

On the pitch at that moment!

Romero wore a smile as he looked at Su Bai, whom he had just toyed with.

At Monumental Stadium, River Plate's fans erupted into cheers as they watched their star player mock his opponent like that.

Amid those cheers, Romero, who excelled at flashy tricks, began a new round of his performance.

He twisted his body on the spot.

At the same time, his left and right feet continuously circled the ball as he performed a dazzling series of stepovers!

That display of skill sent the cheers at Monumental Stadium into an even greater frenzy!

Meanwhile, seeing Romero start showing off, River Plate's players surged forward one after another!

Looking at the stupefied Su Bai before him, Romero's lips curled upward slightly. Seizing the right moment, he sharply knocked the ball toward the wing!

But what he had not expected was!

The instant he burst into motion!!!

The Chinese-descended kid, whose face had been calm all along, moved as well.

He turned sideways and directly blocked Romero's path.

At the same time, he thrust out his right foot and, while holding his position, hooked the ball cleanly away from Romero's feet.

Clean and decisive!

There was not a single unnecessary movement!

Romero then slammed into Su Bai's back under the force of his momentum.

At that moment!

Romero finally understood what his head coach had meant by that warning.

It was like crashing into a concrete wall. He felt as if his whole body were falling apart.

Even more terrifying, the Chinese-descended kid suddenly turned around.

As he twisted his body, he directly carried River Plate's talented Romero, who was still sprawled against him, along with him.

Unwilling to accept it, Romero instinctively grabbed hold of Su Bai's jersey.

Even if he had been dispossessed, he couldn't let this guy launch a counterattack!

But the instant he grabbed that big lug by the shirt, the guy took off.

That speed!

As Su Bai burst forward, a tremendous force traveled through his hand, dragging Romero—who had been about to fall backward—straight down onto the turf ahead!

In an instant!!!

Monumental Stadium fell silent!

The cheers that had risen for Romero came to an abrupt stop!

And Boca Juniors' No. 45 in black was already tearing away like the wind!

Inside Monumental Stadium's VIP box!

Hanks, who had been holding a wineglass while enjoying the sweet attentions of the River Plate manager's secretary, shot to his feet at the sight.

His eyes were locked tightly on Boca Juniors' No. 45, who had just made the interception!

Su Bai charged wildly toward River Plate's half with the ball.

A counterattack!

River Plate had just been on the attack!

And after seeing Romero try to bulldoze his way through with the ball himself, River Plate's entire defensive line had pushed forward with him.

In the eyes of the River Plate players, their ace, Romero, getting past his man was effortless.

So!

After winning the ball back, Su Bai found nothing but open space in front of him!

River Plate's defensive midfielder, Rodriguez, was still rushing from the center toward the flank!

The only one left in front of him was River Plate's fullback, Uribarri.

Without the slightest hesitation.

Su Bai sprinted hard down the wing.

With 85 Speed, Su Bai was practically unbeatable in the Argentine Primera División.

Rodriguez chased back with everything he had, but unfortunately, speed really wasn't the strong suit of someone built as powerfully as him.

Under the dumbfounded gazes of more than fifty thousand River Plate fans, Su Bai tore all the way to the edge of River Plate's penalty area!

River Plate fullback Uribarri, who had been retreating all this time, finally had nowhere left to back up.

He and center-back Pezzella charged at Su Bai from the left and right.

Facing a two-man trap!

While sprinting at full speed, Su Bai knocked the ball sideways with his left foot and changed direction!

Robben Cut-In activated!

Empowered by the system skill!

Su Bai didn't slow down in the slightest.

In the midst of his full-speed run, he suddenly cut inside with ghostly agility!

Pezzella and Uribarri, who had been waiting for Su Bai to slow down, froze.

They couldn't understand how anyone could cut inside directly at that kind of speed.

Could this guy's ankles even take it?

And Boca Juniors' No. 45 slipped past River Plate's final encirclement in an utterly outrageous fashion.

"Beautiful!!!"

"Su Bai!!!"

"A high-speed charge after winning the ball back!"

"This kid is really fast!"

"Especially that cut-in!"

"World-class!"

"That cut-in was absolutely world-class!"

Watching Su Bai, whom he had just looked down on, put on such a wild display, even Huang Jianxiang was instantly fired up!

"His teammate is coming up on the left!"

"But River Plate's defenders are closing in too!"

"He can shoot now!"

On the pitch at that moment!

Su Bai was completely unmarked in front of goal.

Without the slightest hesitation!

Su Bai swung his left leg straight up!

With his left foot tensed, Su Bai smashed it fiercely into the ball!

"Bang!!!"

An earth-shattering explosion rang out!

The football shot skyward like lightning!

In front of River Plate's penalty area!

The thirty-four-year-old veteran goalkeeper Barovero had long been prepared!

Over the past week, River Plate's goalkeeping coach had simulated Boca Juniors' newly emerged number 45's shooting countless times with him.

Straight into the corners!

No curl on the shot!

This guy apparently only knew how to blast the ball.

So after Su Bai cut inside, Barovero moved a step early toward the left side of the goal!

Sure enough!

The moment Su Bai shot, Barovero smiled!

This guy really only knew how to unleash power shots.

He'd already moved early—did he think he was Baptista?

"Siu!"

A sharp sound suddenly rang out!

A strange noise suddenly reached Barovero's ears!

What was that?

The sound of air being torn apart?

How was that possible?

Then a streak of white flashed before Barovero's eyes!

River Plate's guardian Barovero remained frozen there, arms raised in the posture of a save!

He already knew!

What that streak of white had been!

Slowly turning his head!

Barovero stared in shock at the football still hanging in the net!

What kind of terrifying power was that!!!!

PS: New author, new book—begging for monthly votes and recommendation votes! I'm on my knees!