Bab 22: The group of death
'Did I just get chosen in the group of death?'
Endrick felt complicated in his heart. In the category that he just found himself, he recognized 5 players including himself and this didn't bode well for him because he knew them because of their fame.
They could only be famous due to their performances.
'And I was placed in the same category as Enigma Afterall'. He sighed.
{Category 2:}
{Goalkeeper: Antonio06}
{On-field Players: Ice-in-mah-veins; Maria202; Paschal007…}
…
{Category 3:}
{Goalkeeper: Sturdy-in-the-middle}
{On-field Players: …}
…
{Category 6:}
{Goalkeeper: GravityMan}
{On-field Players: Antonio60; WarriorThug; Pedro…}
…
All the categories were revealed in quick succession.
The next moment, Legion stood up and faced Endrick as he extended his hand out for a handshake. Endrick smiled and reciprocated the handshake.
As they shook hands, Legion glared at him with such a crazy intensity like they were hundred-year-old archenemies.
Legion's intense gaze caused Endrick to scratch his head and chuckle.
"You mean to say may the best man win right?" He laughed.
Legion nodded seriously.
"So, we were separated Afterall" Maria202 lamented.
"Well, all of us being in the same category was unrealistic Afterall. What pains me most is that I'm alone in my category". She bit her lips. "I feel that all of them are formidable, I really want to qualify".
Endrick smiled at her and walked closer. "Just do your best".
"No matter what happens, giving your best will give you a sense of satisfaction that you rarely experience".
"Ok, footballers". The Bogeyman's loud voice reverberated.
"I've separated the Estadio do Arruna into 6 stadiums corresponding to each category. Meet up with your rivals in the dressing room of the stadium, you have 5 minutes of preparation till the game starts".
Bzzz!
Looking around him, Endrick could no longer see Maria and the others, he and Legion were the only ones left in the stadium.
"Let's go to the dressing room".
About a minute later, they arrived.
The dressing room was like the ruthless aftermath of a crime scene, the atmosphere felt tense like fireworks would light up the next moment.
Standing at the door to the dressing room, Legion and Endrick paused.
They were the last players in Category 1 to arrive.
At the door, they observed the room.
6 players were already seated at different corners of the room, having seen pictures of their teammates already, they easily recognized them.
'Robertson'.
The goalkeeper was the only one who looked normal among the 6 players.
With his short blonde hair and small eyes, he sat at the extreme corner of the dressing room like a good boy, silently resisting the pressure saturating the room as he also observed everyone around him.
On seeing both of them, one of the players stood up.
Seeing him, Endrick narrowed his eyes. 'Ultron'.
Ultron soon walked close to the 2 of them at the foot of the door, his red hair stuck out like a sore thumb alongside Endrick's as he exuded a hot vibe like he was just coming straight out of a volcano.
"Hehe…" A trademark cocky smile soon adorned his face.
"The last time, you ganged up on me and won, not again". His eyes turned fiery. "This time, I will obliterate the both of you".
"…" Legion's trademark nonchalant look remained on his face.
Ultron smirked before returning to his seat.
Endrick looked at the others.
As soon as he looked at him, one of the top defenders of the 1st phase trials, Turtle909 raised his head and returned the glance, he smirked.
"Welcome to where your journey through the trials end". He grinned.
"I'll show you all the supremacy of a defender". He boasted arrogantly.
Endrick didn't look at him to attract the attention of the next player, it was the fiery gaze of this player that attracted his attention.
"I will crush you!" His voice was deep and powerful.
"I will crush all of you!"
"I shall be the best player of the elite team trials!"
"…" Endrick shuddered.
Like Ultron, Apeman was not a normal human, he was part of those fanatics who sought efficiency above all else. Instead of engineering his body to become a cyborg though, this player instead engaged in biological engineering.
His body was modified to gain properties of an Ape.
Sitting on the bench, he gave off an aura of a slumbering beast waiting to wake up and unleash disaster. His muscles were huge and dense, his eyes looked like those of a predator beast, he was surely no normal player.
Endrick finally observed the last 2 players in his category.
'Drip-Lord…, Enigma…'
Unlike the others, Drip-Lord looked like he didn't belong here. With his long stylish green hair, long eyelashes, and handsome face, he looked like he belonged to the theater rather than a football pitch.
Apart from Robertson, Enigma surprisingly looked the most normal here. Silent at a corner of the dressing room, he crossed his legs and closed his eyes, his black hair enabled him to blend in even more with his surroundings.
Endrick felt a familiar vibe from him, that vibe like he couldn't care about anything else in the world apart from himself.
This vibe reminded him of Legion.
Legion suddenly tugged at Endrick.
"Stop standing like a fool…" He whispered. "Let's go sit down".
Endrick instinctively followed as Legion went to sit down. As soon as they sat down, with an uncharacteristically grave look on his face, Legion whispered.
"He's a killer".
Endrick shuddered on hearing that. "Who?" He whispered.
"Enigma". Legion's tone had a serious edge to it.
"He has a thick aura of death around him, he has killed a lot and soaked in the aura of death".
"…" Endrick was stunned at this analysis.
The pressure in the dressing room increased even further.
'Is this really the dressing room for a football game?'
'I feel like I'm at the coliseum getting ready to fight a gladiator battle!' Endrick lamented in his mind as he took deep breaths.
He still knew only little about his opponents in this category but the little that he saw gave him lots of food for thought, they were all unique.
The pressure from these opponents stimulated his ambition.
After fighting off the tension, Endrick grinned.
'These are the competition that I need to improve my Unity game'.
'They shall be the perfect springboard to herald my rise'.
At the last minute before being called out, a loud voice reverberated.
"Now, listen!"
"I am Drip Lord". He flicked his long and stylish green hair sideways.
"To those who don't know, drip means to overflow with".
"Hehe…" He chuckled. "I just made it a point to inform you, I'll be the one that'll blaze through this phase of the test in drip fashion".
"I shall overflow and overwhelm you guys with drip football".
"You shall all lose smiling".
"You shall lose after admiring the level of my drip".
"I await a great game guys".
At this same time, a voice was heard.
"The game will start in a minute, come out".
Once the Bogeyman's words came; they all left the dressing room outside.
In no time, they stood on the pitch that was already adjusted to only one part with one goalpost. They stood for a few seconds, then the game started.
FWEEE!
Standing at the goalpost, Robertson kicked the ball towards the group of players who were at this moment ready to score against him.
Instantly after the ball soared into the air, majority of the on-field players scrambled for it as they struggled to win the aerial duel.
Leaping high above all the others, Drip-Lord's athletic body allowed him to easily cushion the ball on his chest as he threw a brief glance at Endrick.
He grinned. "I learned this from you but I'm the King of drip".
"No one is allowed to drip better than me".
Mid-air, Drip-Lord did a flip as he unleashed an incredible bicycle kick.
"Special Skill: Rainbow Shot!"
BAM!
BAM!
Another sound reverberated immediately after the first.
{1 Block Completed Successfully!}
The ball didn't even get to the goalpost, still at the open field, Turtle909 blocked the shot with such precision that it bounced directly at his front.
He grinned. "Bow before the power of defenders".
Closer to goal, without hesitation, this player turned to score but that was when Ultron having reacted faster than everyone else came with a sliding tackle.
Turtle909 reacted and faked the shot, shifting the ball slightly to his left.
Ultron was obliterated with that one move.
Before he could shoot though, he felt a powerful force push against him, Apeman's strength was incredible. Unable to withstand the force, Turtle909 lost balance as he fell on the pitch but the ball also left Apeman's control.
Bouncing back to the midfield, the other players scrambled for the ball but this time, someone who remained nonchalant previously finally exploded.
Thud! Thud!
2 leaps were all it took for him to aggressively charge past the others.
He didn't even try to control the ball, he tried to take a direct shot from midfield but Endrick was close by.
'I can block the shot!' Endrick thought as he was about to jump in.
At the last moment though, he froze as sweat drenched his full body.
'You will die!' All his hair stood on end as this thought came.
Enigma was unrestricted, he launched his shot.
BOOM!
The sound was like a canon shot.
It was a shot directly at goal.
Robertson reacted as he tried to save the ball but it was already too late, the power behind the shot was incredible, it homed into the back of the net.
GOAL!!!
{Player Enigma has scored 1 goal!}
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