Chapter 193: Players vs. Swiss Team - Alexander...

Is it really possible that there are people in this world who have no weaknesses?

The only U-17 national team that is associated with a "weakness" is the legendary US team captain Ralph Reinhardt.

Its skill introduction is available on the official website, namely - 'Weakness Correction'!

But that doesn't mean you are immune to weaknesses. Instead, when you discover a weakness pointed out by your opponent, you can correct it.

Keep correcting it until there are no more 'weaknesses'.

That is, he still has "weaknesses" of varying sizes waiting to be discovered.

However, the U-17 Japanese national team junior high school player, Kei Yagi, who was standing before Alexander Amadeus,

There is simply... no 'weakness' at all!

Beyond cognition and completely incomprehensible,

Alexander Amadeus stared intently at the figure across the net, as if trying to solve a difficult puzzle.

He has been trapped by 'Yagi Kei',

From the moment he displayed strength that did not conform to any cognition, Alexander Amadeus had intuitively anticipated a tragic ending.

"...General,"

From the initial misunderstanding of the opponent's choice to the current situation, and the worry about Amadeus,

It only took one inning and one goal, but the Swiss team members changed their mindset so quickly that if they had been told this before the game, they would never have believed it.

In contrast, the U-17 team has almost gotten used to such occasions and scenes.

No one can remain unconvinced after witnessing the true power of Jibaimao.

If so - then you definitely haven't seen enough!

Alexander Amadeus was hit back by the [Darkness] ball, whose value had increased several times, and was hit hard against the wall at the edge of the court. He was in the center of the spider web cracks.

Fortunately, most of the impact of the tennis ball was directed by the racket behind Amadeus, not at him.

With several "creaks," Alexander Amadeus pulled himself down from the wall.

Where he left, there was a human outline with slender arms and legs.

The Swiss team watched helplessly.

"...Human body outlines?"

It doesn't look like an accident, it looks like it was done on purpose...

The player really did it on purpose.

After a battle with the UR NPC Zeus Iliopoulos, I learned that the damage inflicted on the dungeon boss cannot exceed the boss's maximum tolerance.

Otherwise, the battle health bar will still be there, but the real health bar will be on the verge of being emptied.

The system is about to issue a high-risk warning, and the screen is filled with dense scarlet warnings and a countdown for humanitarian rescue that is constantly urging players.

So - now, players have discovered an effective way to only damage the battle health bar of the BOSS without over-attacking and clearing the real health bar!

The first attempt was successful. The player recorded the values, held the racket, looked up, and waited for the next attack of UR BOSS again.

“Beep!”

“——15:0!”

Seeing the Swiss commander, Alexander Amadeus, standing up from the ruins, he did not seem to have been fatally injured.

Tanejima Shuji took a deep breath, and in his heart he briefly commented, "As expected of a professional player, he's really an indestructible cockroach, so tough," and then quickly blew the whistle.

"—Amadeus serves!"

It was still Alexander Amadeus's serve.

Once again, take the starting position.

Amadeus's expression was calm and composed, but his inner thoughts were not as good as his outward appearance.

What a mess.

An opponent without any 'weakness' is simply completely restrained by [Darkness],

How to deal with it...it's really tricky.

Alexander Amadeus did not give up. After the racket touched the ball, a thick black mist spread out again.

“…It’s [Dark] again!”

"Wasn't that goal already solved by Head Coach Yagi?!"

"Could it be that the Lord General wants to..."

Henry Nobel III murmured, but the tail end of his words disappeared into the air.

The purpose of Alexander Amadeus using [Darkness] again was to artificially create a weakness!

Since one goal is not enough, then two, three, four, or even countless goals -!

He was trying to exhaust Yagi Kei's energy by hitting the same ball.

And every time he hits the [Dark] ball, he makes subtle changes, little by little, like dripping water wearing away a stone.

As long as you persist, changes will occur -

"Empty, empty, empty, empty!"

“Crack, crack, crack—bang!”

"Ka-ka ...

“30:0!”

“…40:0!”

“——2:0!”

Taneshima Shuji was so numb from blowing the whistle that he watched Alexander Amadeus repeatedly use [Darkness] to attack the ball.

He continued to use [Darkness] to fight back,

Then I kept getting beaten back because of [Darkness]... and kept losing points.

I gave away a game.

The Swiss team members looked somewhat silent.

Not to mention them, even the U-17 Japanese team members were a little confused.

Eh, eh... Does this mean, giving up?

But giving up just at this point is a bit too...

It was Yagi Kei's turn to serve again.

The player took out a tennis ball from his pocket and swung the racket to serve when he suddenly found a negative debuff appeared under his status bar.

['Human Weakness' is affecting...]

Then focus and click on the details.

['Artificial Weakness': Alexander Amadeus's skill [Dark] applies the effect of multiple superposition states.

Mental strength is greatly weakened, misjudging the situation increases, and mistakes are very likely to occur! 】

After the special NPC, it has been a long time since any NPC dared to give the player a negative DEBUFF.

At first glance, it seems a bit novel.

In this case—

Player - starts with a flat Ace on serve!

Since UR BOSS sets a trap for players,

So let’s see what UR BOSS can do!

It was Yagi Kei's turn to serve again.

The Swiss and Japanese players on the sidelines were all wondering what kind of serve Yagi Kei would come up with in this game.

Is it the crystal clear polyhedron from before, or the 'disappearing serve' that has no trace at all?

Or is it the blow of the black hole that is oppressing both inside and outside the field - or is it the kaleidoscope that is motionless and has no clue how it works?

Speculations and inferences continue to spread,

The real basis is one thing, that is, Yagi Kei's starting style - four types of serves, each with its own unique serving method,

So just by looking at the starting gesture of the serve, you can tell which one he will use in this set——

...How come it's just an ordinary serve?!

Everyone was shocked, totally unexpected.

It was beyond everyone's expectations, but it was exactly within Alexander Amadeus's expectations.

——Finally appeared,

error!

Alexander Amadeus would not let go of the opportunity to strike.

Tensed and nervous, the veins on his hand clenching the racket were visible. Amadeus made an inference about the landing point and arrived in advance, already preparing to swing the racket.

Seize this ball, bite this ball, and take this point——

"BOOM, BOOM, BOOM, BOOM, BOOM!"

The racket hit the flying ball, making an almost terrifying friction sound. From the grasp of timing and the preparation for hitting the target,

Alexander Amadeus was absorbed,

But——this ordinary attack was not as ordinary as imagined.

Whether it's power, friction, or rotation, it's completely comparable to the previous special serve!

An ordinary attack actually has such power——!

Alexander Amadeus repeatedly used [Darkness] to try to create a gap and defeat Yagi Kei, but the successful attack after using it continuously was completely different from what he expected.

Amadeus clenched his hands and fought back with all his strength.

This ordinary serve was easier to catch than Yagi Kei's previous serve.

But Alexander Amadeus could sense that the return strike was not much easier.

The loud friction sound continued. Amadeus twisted his waist and wrist, volleyed the ball, and swung the racket down fiercely.

The struggling ball was suddenly shaken by the reaction force and flew straight towards the black-haired figure on the other side of the net.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the black-haired figure reacted lightly to Amadeus's counterattack.

No rush or panic,

It seems that everything is under his control.

He took a step forward, and with his body, he swung his arm and hit the oncoming ball directly!

The racket and ball touch, the impact of one frame, in the blink of an eye,

He hit the yellow ball back without changing his expression and sent it flying!

Amadeus's struggle was in stark contrast to his decisive counterattack.

The ball came straight at him again, and Amadeus took a step forward and swung his racket—

That's right, the force of the counterattack is rising again!

The force, the friction, the rotation, all doubled,

But this is still within Amadeus's acceptable range, and he can still fight back!

The racket was pulled, and Amadeus could feel his wrist and forearm gradually becoming paralyzed due to the overloaded impact.

——However, the battle had just begun, leaving him no chance to hesitate.

Called back again,

Amadeus was greeted by a return shot that doubled his strength!

Four times, six times, eight times... it kept climbing and soaring, reaching an almost terrifying value!

Amadeus's fight back was becoming more and more difficult.

And looking back at the black-haired boy on the other side of the net,

No changes,

Every shot is the same as the previous one, the angle, amplitude and power of the swing.

The body movements are controlled with absolute precision, and it looks like a robot...

No, this guy might actually be a robot...

The U-17 people thought silently,

The Swiss team members next to them were completely speechless.

The situation on the field changed beyond their expectations.

Alexander Amadeus failed to score a single point against the Japanese team.

Both Henry Nobel III and Peter Lambiel gradually began to doubt their trust in Alexander Amadeus's ability.

As always, only the U-17 team's unwavering faith in Jibaicat remains unshakable.

——Professional players are human beings too!

But that damn cat—from the very beginning, it has transcended the scope of humans!

Everyone looked at Alexander Amadeus with a unified gaze, except for their incomprehension of his reckless decision to challenge the cat-breaking chicken.

A little more compassion.

It’s okay, it’s okay. I’m used to fighting with chickens and cats. I’m used to losing a few times.

Alexander Amadeus couldn't understand and still stubbornly resisted.

Swing back,

What greeted him was a goal that was far beyond his acceptable range!

“Crack, crack, crack, crack—boom, boom, boom!!”

The racket intercepts and touches the ball,

In Tanejima Shuji's eyes, the yellow ball was surrounded by a sense of power and oppression.

The almost materialized cyclone was sharp and explosive, and the moment it touched the net during the return,

Just a slight scratch, the top edge of the net was almost burned, sparks flew everywhere,

With the blessing of flames and cyclones, the ball hit the net directly, and most of the steam rushed directly towards Alexander Amadeus.

In the dark narrow pupils was reflected a ball of flaming meteor coming straight towards him.

Gripping the racket tightly, Amadeus closed his eyes deeply.

——“Swish!”

When he opened his eyes again, Amadeus looked at himself and his opponent with a calm, objective, and absolute expression.

He raised his racket, and started to return the high ball.

"That's... the commander's—"

Henry Nobel III opened his eyes wide,

At the same time, the system pop-up window appeared again in front of the player.

[Ding!]

[UR-Alexander Amadeus uses the skill - [Whale]!]

oh?

Before the players' eyes, endless darkness spreads—

As it spread, ripples spread out, and underfoot was a dark, unknown texture.

Overwhelming coverage, pressure reduction,

Everyone in the U-17 group outside the stadium saw it clearly;

From the layer of dark liquid that spread out through layers of ripples, a huge humpback whale suddenly rose from the ground and rushed out!

Soaring into the sky—whistling, sweeping with a majestic momentum, rushing through the universe, breaking through the sky—

Then, it suddenly fell down, roaring and opening its huge mouth of the abyss to attack Yagi Kei who was standing there quietly!

"Hey—he's not moving at all!"

Albert Federer pointed his finger, and the eyes of all the members of the Swiss team shifted from Alexander Amadeus to Yagi Kei.

——As Federer said, the dark shadow stood there, motionless, completely defenseless, and fully met the "Whale" ball hit by Amadeus!

"——Aren't you worried about him?!"

Randy Pugu asked the U-17 team a crucial question:

Looking at each other, only doubts remained.

Eh, I'm worried... Yagi-kun/Head Coach Yagi/Sir Yagi,

He, they?

It was written on their faces without any disguise. The Swiss team members were completely unable to understand.

——This is not a joke,

If one of Alexander Amadeus's "Whale" balls was not dealt with head-on, he would definitely suffer unparalleled damage.

Under the complex interweaving of emotions, finally, bathed in everyone's gaze,

The black-haired figure made a move.

Turn one step away, raise the racket,

[Ding!]

【Congratulations! The collection has been successful and can now be used! 】

[——'Shura Shinto' · 'Abyss' is opening! ]

It was huge and majestic, with a devastating momentum, rushing straight to the top of the head and face, and the moment it splashed over, it brought about a huge wind pressure, directly affecting the surrounding environment.

But the environment is secondary, and it was Yagi Kei who faced this attack head-on.

As he took action, the racket lifted,

A strange feeling suddenly came over me.

The radiation was completely outside the field, and even the U-17 team members in the safe zone and the Swiss team members were all affected.

Boundless, endless... [black].

Wait, that's...

"Similar to the Lord's [Darkness]... but completely different,"

Henry Nobel III murmured,

"This feeling of oppression is even more terrifying... What on earth is this?!"

No one answered him.

Because at this moment everyone's attention was caught by the move displayed by the black-haired figure.

Whether it was the U-17 crowd who had watched it countless times or Alexander Amadeus who had anticipated it,

When facing this move head-on, his sight was still captured and he couldn't divert his attention at all.

Black, boundless black, pitch-black black,

Slowly overflowing from Yagi Kei's feet, it was sticky and heavy. Compared to Amadeus's [Darkness], the black mist that gathered like liquid droplets had a more solid texture.

The perception given to others is becoming more and more terrifying!

The giant black whale that fell from the sky was twisting and twitching as it roared and charged down.

Especially the solid black turbidity descending from the sky and the sticky black colloid rising from the ground.

As soon as they came into contact, a whole dark and deep world was formed.

And in this world, the landing of the giant black whale, like the mist that constituted it, gradually dissipated, layer by layer -

The whale's outer skin was attached to the black sticky gel and immediately corroded with a "sizzling" sound.

Gradually revealing the bones underneath, and even deeper inside—

Completely corroded, completely devoured, and completely suppressed.

As soon as the racket touched the sphere in the center of the whale,

Yagi Kei attacked directly towards the center without blinking.

“Kaalaalaalaala!!”

The racket strings were almost rubbing against each other, but the expression of the person who performed all these actions remained unchanged.

The terrifying black mist whale that appeared before his eyes did not surprise him at all.

Someone else was surprised.

Alexander Amadeus.

The [Whale] he played was broken by Yagi Kei with one shot.

However, the 'Shura Shinto Abyss' opened by Yagi Kei on the spot was not something that could be easily dealt with.

The entire field of vision and the entire world around me were completely plunged into darkness.

Without light, I cannot perceive any existence other than myself.

Faint, everything becomes insignificant,

Alexander Amadeus stood there, clutching his only racket,

Only this racket can give him some support.

But it's not enough.

The darkness deepens, spreads, and spreads in all directions.

Trapped in it, Amadeus gradually had the illusion that he was about to be swallowed by this endless darkness.

Is it an illusion?

Isn't it an illusion?

Suddenly, a vague sight came,

In this world where nothing can be perceived, any existence becomes meaningless.

However, this sight is simply hard to ignore.

Amadeus held back, endured it, and looked up in the direction he perceived.

When I look up, I look left, right, up, down,

Almost everywhere,

In the pitch-black space, it was extremely strange.

It was as if dozens, hundreds of people were staring at him from the same angle, with the same eyes...

Alexander Amadeus' heart suddenly turned cold.

The moment I realized what it was, I took a big step back.

But as he took this step, there was a "clang" sound, and the sticky and soft touch was transmitted from under his feet, clear and distinct.

'……What's this? '

Alexander Amadeus' heart trembled.

He slowly lowered his head.

Looking in the direction I sensed, I saw an extremely thick and heavy black turbid body under my feet.

My feet got stuck in it, and were wrapped tightly, making it difficult to break free.

Alexander Amadeus moved his foot, but could not pull it out.

The texture... is very similar to non-Newtonian liquid,

The harder you push, the deeper you sink.

But the difference is that even without exerting force, it will still sink.

Alexander Amadeus clearly felt that the power he was fighting against was gradually turning into [nothing].

Not only that, every part of the body seemed to be bound and extremely heavy.

No matter how I try to move my limbs, they are difficult to mobilize. My hands and feet feel weak, as if I am walking on cotton.

Accompanying this is a strong sense of weightlessness.

The U-17 players and the Swiss team members on the sidelines watched Amadeus sink deeper and deeper into the trap.

Even as he continued to sink, the thick black gelatinous fluid that fell from the sky slowly covered the part of his body that was not swallowed by the ground.

——Every bit, every inch,

Penetrating every pore and leaving nothing untouched.

Quiet, still, silent,

A space without sound, a space without light,

The visual field image seems to be transmitted directly into the brain,

Everyone just watched and witnessed,

Until I raised my eyes suddenly——

Above the black sky, a pair of dark, empty and void eyes opened.

Beside that eye, large and small, densely packed, and endlessly appearing, are all dark eyes.

All watching, all witnessing, all focusing,

Watching, watching, watching...

A creepy feeling crept into my heart, goose bumps appeared all over my body, and I couldn't help wanting to retreat.

But I couldn't control my body at all, fear took over everything,

Alexander Amadeus, who was slowly being devoured, still fought stubbornly.

The racket clenched in my hand tries to stimulate [Darkness] and [Whale],

But every time he finally used all his strength to accumulate a little bit,

The thick, black colloid surged upwards.

Swallow it in one gulp.

Not a single thing left.

Alexander Amadeus lost all his abilities and means, even the tennis racket he held tightly in his hand slowly sank into the dark abyss with him.

Struggling, before his face was completely covered by [Black],

Amadeus took one last look out,

He saw his exposed arms, thighs, and part of his torso,

On it, the part covered and entangled by [black],

Eyes are eyes.

Countless eyes grew,

Densely packed, up and down, left and right,

All the same, black eyes,

"What, what is that—"

Henry couldn't stop his teeth from chattering, his body was shaking, and even the end of his words were curled.

“…”

“…”

No one on the Swiss team could give him an answer.

Even Alexander Amadeus's [Darkness] is no match for it.

As soon as they met, they were beaten to pieces and devoured cleanly.

This level of strength,

It was no longer a world they could comprehend.

“…It’s the abyss.”

In the dead silence, the voice of the Phoenix of Byodoin Temple slowly spoke,

He looked at Alexander Amadeus, who had been devoured completely, without even an eye left.

His expression was a little complicated, but he soon returned to a calm state.

"It devours everything,"

"—The abyss that will bury all challengers who stand before him."

He said so.