Blue Lock: I, Ryōsuke Kira, Start With Thunder Breathing

"Niko…" Yoichi looked at his opponent with intense focus, using his Metavision to find the most suitable breakthrough path in the complex field.

However… Ikki possessed the same ability!

All the offensive routes that Yoichi could see were equally clear in Ikki's eyes. Compared to Yoichi, Ikki's defensive ability was even more impressive!

With just his positioning, he had basically blocked all of the offensive routes.

Not only that, Yoichi also noticed that the distance between Ubers' defenders was very deceptive. If he passed forward, it seemed like there was decent space, but the defenders would likely intercept.

The entire team was setting this trap.

"Impressive execution..." Yoichi couldn't help but exclaim. He could feel that Ubers was quite different from previous teams. They were more united.

And just as he hesitated for a moment, he caught sight of another person suddenly charging from his side!

Oliver Aiku!

"Long time no see, little thief!"

With a smile on his face, Oliver charged directly at Yoichi like a cheetah that had found its prey!

While Ikki maintained man-to-man defense, Oliver seized the opportunity from the side to attempt an interception.

"It won't be that easy!" Yoichi shouted, his body reacting immediately!

Before Oliver could reach him, he had already passed the ball to Ashito at his side.

Ashito received the ball, considering how to organize the attack. His Eagle Eye also made him aware of Ubers's defensive intensity.

Like layers of iron walls, there was no space for attack. He had never seen such high-intensity defense before. The strength and execution of Ubers was terrifyingly powerful...

He needed to find a way to pass the ball to Ryōsuke!

Ashito made this judgment, believing that given the current situation, only someone with Ryōsuke's exceptional skill could break the deadlock. Just like last time, giving him a pass that nobody else could intercept...

While thinking, he stepped forward, facing Ryōsuke's direction, preparing to pass the ball through.

But at that moment, a thin ghostly shadow suddenly appeared at his side, which he hadn't even noticed at first.

Don Lorenzo!

"Been waiting for you for a long time. As expected, you're passing to your ace. I saw through it, okay?" Lorenzo grinned with bared teeth, revealing rows of shining gold teeth that gleamed brightly.

He had once lived like a walking corpse in a garbage dump, but was discovered by Marc Snuffy, and these gold teeth were a gift from him.

It could be said that Marc was the most dedicated instructor to come to Blue Lock. In return, Lorenzo would help him witness the birth of Ubers's new king.

"Twenty million? Not much, huh~ okay?"

He possessed outstanding defensive skills, with an extremely keen judgment of attackers' passing lines and running routes. In terms of defensive ability, he was far superior to Oliver!

The strongest wall of the New Generation World XI, Don Lorenzo!

"This guy, what's going on?" Ashito was surprised to see him, feeling a very obvious sense of incongruity from him.

Whether it was his physique or movements, Lorenzo gave people a very obvious sense of dissonance. As if he were a monster wearing human skin — a "Zombie".

However, Ashito was no longer the kind of person who would be at a loss when facing unexpected situations.

Although he was very nervous before entering the field, at this moment he had temporarily forgotten this emotion called nervousness, and instead focused his entire being on the match.

Casting aside everything in his mind except football! No matter who the opponent was, he had to win!

Ashito's reaction was very quick, immediately kicking the ball back and turning to shield it!

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"Ashito actually made such a move? Amazing!" Watching this excellent football movement on the TV, Nozomi couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

More than a month ago, Ashito was still a rough guy who hardly knew any football techniques, but now he could quickly make accurate movements. This rate of evolution far exceeded his imagination.

"Indeed, Ashito has become a qualified player." Tatsuya calmly watched the broadcast, though his gaze became somewhat serious, "But, it's still not enough."

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On the field, Ashito believed he had successfully shielded the ball, while looking for how to proceed.

But at that moment, Lorenzo's sharp voice with its strange intonation sounded by his right ear.

"Listen, twenty million, stop this pointless resistance, okay?"

"What?" Ashito turned his head to look at the other in horror, as Lorenzo had already moved close to his side in the moment he turned.

But the ball had been shifted to his left foot, and if he used his back as a shield... Before he could finish his thought, he felt himself instantly losing control of the football.

In the brief moment of conversation, Lorenzo had already completed the interception.

"W-what happened?" Ashito was incredulous, not even understanding why he had lost the ball.

Lorenzo's voice had clearly come from his right, and he had immediately shifted the ball to his left foot, but he was still intercepted...

Why? Ashito simply couldn't understand.

On the sidelines, Yō Hiori clearly saw the whole process, his eyes widening slightly, finding it hard to believe what had just happened.

In that moment, Lorenzo's body twisted in a bizarre posture, with his upper body on Ashito's right side, while his lower body twisted to the left side, completing the interception.

This kind of physical flexibility was like that of a snake!

And through that movement, Yō could also clearly sense why everyone felt a sense of incongruity from Lorenzo.

It was his unique control over his body. His upper and lower body seemed like two independent entities, moving with strange frequencies and arcs.

A normal person's body is a whole, with the lower body moving while the upper body maintains balance and adjusts the center of gravity, but Lorenzo was very strange — it was impossible to tell where his center of gravity was.

In a sense, his control over his own body had reached the peak of perfection.

This guy was simply a monster!

"Devour them in one bite, Ubers." After completing the interception, Lorenzo's face once again revealed a greedy smile, "Let's counterattack, okay?"

Almost instantly, he sprinted forward at top speed!

"So fast!" Yoichi exclaimed in surprise.

Lorenzo's lower body was extremely thin, looking as if it had no strength at all, yet he could explode with this level of speed.

Moreover, he realized something very strange.

That guy was a defender, so why was he directly dribbling forward?!

At the same time, Yoichi suddenly noticed that Ubers's formation had changed!

Ikki, who was originally in the midfield position, had moved backward to replace Lorenzo as center-back, while that man had become a midfielder, beginning to push forward with the ball!

Rensuke immediately pressed forward, trying to block the advance — but Lorenzo's wolf-like gaze fell upon him.

"Another 20 million~ Goodbye!"

His upper body moved toward the right, making Rensuke think he was trying to break through on that side. But his lower body sprinted toward the left, and in the moment of acceleration, his upper body suddenly adjusted back to its original position.

"What's going on with this guy?" Rensuke said through gritted teeth.

Lorenzo's body control was too unnatural; defenders simply couldn't guess his center of gravity!

And this was his special technique: The Zombie Dribbling.

However, just after Lorenzo got past Rensuke, a lightning-like figure directly intercepted him from the side.

"Sorry, but in this modern society, the dead should honestly return to their graves." Ryōsuke appeared in front of him.

"Oh my, the 310 million is here, Kira~" The upward curve of Lorenzo's lips became more pronounced, the greedy look in his eyes intensified, and he even let out a giggle, "I originally came to devour Michael, but I didn't expect that before me, you had already devoured him to become the ace — but that's fine too, when I surpass you, my market value can also exceed 300 million!"

"Using market value to measure others' strength? What a strange statement, you abnormal type."

"Money is truth, okay? But what does 'abnormal type' mean? I've never heard that name before."

"Nothing, I just said it offhand."

"Is that so? But it does sound very fitting for me. After the match, I'll consider making it my new nickname." Lorenzo smiled as he once again deployed his eerie Zombie Dribbling, preparing to use this move to get past his opponent.

Facing this bizarre movement, Ryōsuke smiled and said, "Is that so? But no matter how you move, I can read your every intention. Your strange dribbling won't work against me!"

As he spoke, he suddenly activated his Transparent World!

The core of Lorenzo's dribbling and defense was using his bizarre body, which was essentially excellent center of gravity control! But under the Transparent World, Ryōsuke could see through his movements!

Time seemed to slow down, and all of the Zombie's upcoming moves appeared like a film in his eyes.

Although because of the opponent's long limbs, even seeing through the movements didn't give Ryōsuke a suitable opportunity to steal the ball, he could still successfully defend against him!

"Hmm?" Lorenzo's eyes widened as he discovered that his movements hadn't been able to disturb the opponent, who still maintained the best defensive position, "As expected of the 310 million!"

This was his first time encountering such a situation, but he didn't hold onto the ball too much, instead passing it sideways.

"I originally wanted to use myself as bait further, but it seems the plan must be terminated." Lorenzo said slowly.

In the moment of his breakthrough just now, the other members of Ubers had already rushed up, coordinating with him.

This was Ubers's organizational ability!

The receiver was none other than Shūto Sendōu!

He had come to the Ubers team along with Oliver and others. Although he had scored in the previous U-20 Match, he increasingly realized his own shortcomings.

He was no longer an ace; he had witnessed existences far above himself like Sae and Ryōsuke. After coming to Blue Lock, he also needed to continuously improve himself.

Only by becoming stronger could he possibly marry a Hollywood actress!

"You don't think you can just get past like that! Don't even think about it!" Ranze immediately moved to defend in front of him.

But Shūto had no intention of continuing to break through, instead passing the ball again, "This is my job, to be a transit station in the attack!"

At the substitute bench by the sideline, Marc, as the coach and Master Striker, watched everyone on the field with a smile.

The transition between attack and defense was smooth as flowing water — this was the team he had built!

He arranged tactics according to each person's technical characteristics. He compared the club to a company and playing football to work; everyone should be in the position most suitable for them.

It could be said that even if Marc no longer appeared as a player, he could still be an excellent coach. Other forward instructors basically only arranged daily practice tasks and didn't teach much about tactics, mostly relying on the players to coordinate themselves. Only Marc meticulously created complete tactics for all players.

Without a doubt, he was the most dedicated and responsible coach!

"Go, Ubers, reclaim our throne!" Marc said with a smile.

Meanwhile, on the field, Shūto's pass had landed at the feet of his target!

The receiver was Shōei Barō!

Gin Gagamaru immediately lunged forward, trying to block Shōei's attacking position, but he also knew very clearly that if this guy wanted to forcefully launch an attack, it wouldn't be easy to stop him.

In terms of offensive ability alone, Shōei was definitely one of the top existences in Blue Lock.

And at this moment, he began to move, raising his foot.

A shot?

No, not a shot!

Without holding onto the ball for even a moment, Shōei chose to pass!

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