"What are you doing? Trying to die!"
Not far from Bai Ye, another Chosen One immediately shouted and walked towards him.
Bai Ye spread his hands. As the other person approached, he gave a thumbs-up and made a throat-slitting gesture, as if to say, "Come at me if you dare."
The man was instantly enraged and stormed towards Bai Ye. However, at this moment, another Chosen One rushed over and hugged his companion.
"Calm down, calm down. If you lay a hand on him, you'll get a card and be ejected!"
Upon hearing this, the enraged Chosen One calmed down and forcibly stopped himself.
"Tsk!"
Bai Ye pouted. His plan had failed; he had actually wanted the other person to charge at him and beat him up.
Meanwhile…
Two white robots, labeled with a red cross, carried a stretcher into the arena. After lifting the injured person onto it, they carried them off the field.
Simultaneously, with the ejection of that Chosen One, his three beast companions also vanished.
Beast companions could only fill a spot for an active participant, not replace a Chosen One. Once their master was carried away, the beast companions naturally had to leave as well.
The remaining three huddled together to strategize and selected new beast companions.
Bai Ye, taking advantage of the pause, went to the sidelines to take an out-of-bounds throw.
Although the person had been knocked out by Bai Ye, the football had indeed bounced off them and gone out of bounds.
And he could use his hands…
Bai Ye couldn't help but grin!
*Crack, crack!*
Bai Ye cracked his knuckles, making them pop, then began his run-up, grabbed the football, and threw it forward.
"Not good!" a Chosen One shouted, "He's going for a direct shot!"
With his feet, Bai Ye was indeed inaccurate; standing inside the penalty box, he could still sky a shot.
But with his hands, it was different!
With a *boom*!
Bai Ye's hands ignited, and the flames produced a deafening explosion as the football shot forward.
Then…
The other side suddenly felt something was wrong. The football, which appeared to be heading for the goal, was veering off to the right.
A Chosen One's eyes widened in alarm.
Bai Ye's target wasn't the goal, but him!
"Farfetch'd!"
A Chosen One quickly summoned his beast companion. Farfetch'd swiftly ran towards the football, leaped, and swung its leek forward, but…
*Rumble*!
The sound of an explosion echoed again!
The flames wrapped around the football detonated, sending Farfetch'd flying. Immediately after, the football flew out of bounds, striking the side wall and shattering a section of it.
Bai Ye shrugged and said, "You'll have to get a new beast companion."
Farfetch'd lay on the ground, knocked out.
"What exactly do you want?"
A Chosen One hissed at Bai Ye.
"Nothing much," Bai Ye said as he walked towards the other person. As he brushed past, he used his shoulder to push the person aside. "Just teaching you how to play real death football."
After speaking, Bai Ye strode away. After about five or six meters, seeing that the other person hadn't pursued, he couldn't help but shake his head.
Was this guy a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle? So patient!
If they lost another Chosen One, the remaining two might not even be able to field a full team.
Jin Sha directed her Scyther to take the throw-in. Since the ball had touched Farfetch'd before going out, possession was still with Bai Ye and Jin Sha.
Scyther threw the ball back in. A Chosen One once again took out the mirror and shone it at the football.
The next instant, the returning football instantly multiplied into over a dozen, making it impossible to tell which was the real one.
Jin Sha urged, "Don't let them get the ball."
"Don't worry, it's fine if they get the ball," Bai Ye said as he ran past Jin Sha. "Their beast companions have changed so much; they can't rely on their practiced routines anymore."
As Bai Ye predicted, the opponents used the football illusion to regain possession, but instead of attacking immediately, they passed it sideways to control it first.
The next moment, the football was passed to Snorlax's feet, and the massive body immediately charged forward.
It wasn't fast, but its momentum was terrifying. With Snorlax's weight, it was like a bulldozer charging forward.
Jin Sha immediately shouted, "Machamp, go for the ball!"
Machamp pounded its chest and roared, charging forward to intercept the ball, but…
*Bang*!
Snorlax's shoulder lowered, and it directly slammed Machamp aside.
Machamp became enraged and quickly charged forward again, jostling with Snorlax.
Machamp was a beast companion with a humanoid body and four arms, its muscles as chiseled as granite. Just like its name suggested, it possessed terrifying strength. Re-engaging Snorlax, Machamp was no longer gentle and collided directly with Snorlax.
*Bang, bang, bang*…
Their bodies repeatedly slammed against each other, producing dull thuds like fist meeting flesh.
Their movements resembled wrestling, a pure collision of power that was thrilling to watch. As long as they didn't use their hands, these collisions were considered fair charges and wouldn't be penalized.
Then…
*Bang*!
After another collision, both Machamp and Snorlax fell to one side, crashing heavily onto the ground. Their strength was evenly matched, neither able to gain the upper hand.
The ball, having lost control, rolled to the other side.
"Pikachu, Quick Attack!"
"Arcanine, Extreme Speed!"
Jin Sha's Pikachu turned into a flash of lightning, charging forward. The opponent's Arcanine also sprinted rapidly, leaving afterimages trailing behind it.
Then…
*Bang*!
Both sides simultaneously struck the football.
Golden lightning crackled around the football, with sparks flying outwards. Then…
With a *rumble*, a collision of lightning and fire, an explosion roared.
In the midst of the lightning and fire, both Pikachu and Arcanine were blasted away.
Because of Bai Ye, what was once a relatively peaceful match had suddenly become fiercely competitive. Every tackle was now a fight to the death.
Watching the football roll to the side, one of the opponents quickly moved to control it. Bai Ye gave a look, and Goodra charged forward.
Seeing Goodra, who was two sizes larger than him, charging towards him, the Chosen One immediately cowered. He wasn't just a trainer with beast companions; he was a beast master from the beast companion world himself, and his physical attributes were quite ordinary, with no ability to confront beast companions directly.
Thus, Goodra easily controlled the ball and then swept its tail, sending the ball back towards Bai Ye.
"Here it comes!" Bai Ye said, watching the ball descend from the air, a grin on his face. "Cover your faces, don't get hit."
As he spoke, Bai Ye raised his foot, preparing to shoot.