Chrysalis

Chapter 1165

I’d intended to score on every offence, but the damn ball is too soft. When I flex my legs and get ready to dash, my mandibles tense up and I crush the stupid thing in an instant! Isn’t this supposed to be solid rock? Is there cheating involved? Has someone given me a hollow ball?!

Whatever. It’s not like they beat me when I’m playing defence. My mind-constructs have picked out the ten ants on the field from the Vestibule, and I can read their streams of Will in real time.

Gweheheh.

A fake ball? Don’t make me laugh! Make a million of the things, it won’t matter!

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“Well, the Eldest did promise us a game unlike any we’ve had before,” Leonidant remarked dryly.

“Even I didn’t expect they would throw away two straight turns of offence,” Solant mused. “I’d predicted the Eldest would attempt to crush us, trying to score every time they had the chance, and shutting us out, for the most dominant victory possible. In some ways, this is even more intimidating. If the Eldest throws every offence they have, except the last, and shuts us out to win 1-0 at the last moment, it’ll be an entirely different statement.”

“We won’t let that happen, though.”

“Of course not. One play and we’ve already confirmed a few things. First, the Eldest is taking us lightly, and that gives us a chance. Second, they really can detect our thoughts and intentions. The decoy ball was completely ignored.”

“So that means…”

need to be

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their second turn on offence. Very short rounds in this match so far. I do hope we get to see some extended

quickly as they did the first time, then I expect we may be in for an extremely short round. If any team was going to devise a counter measure, then it's this

been a team to change up their approach as much as this one, it’d almost be stranger if

to the front in centre, mages tight in behind with soldiers anchoring the formation and scouts out wide. This is almost a traditional look from the Endless, not something we’re used to seeing. Perhaps they intend to play wide, as

a little higher up the pitch

but at least we can see them this time! Mages

ROAAAAAARRRRR!

Eldest has smashed through as if they weren’t even there. The stone flies and the crowd is shielded from the debris! What a hit.

for the count as the Eldest barrels through. Solant looks like an aphid in front of

She’s free! She’s running free down the left side of the

Eldest turns, one clack of the mandibles… have they given up, are they unable to catch up? Leonidant is streaking to

RUMBLE!

front of the touch line. Even from that position in the middle of the pitch, it’s no problem at all! The Endless mages can’t contest

line, but… it’s no use! The Eldest

CRUNCH!

over! The Eldest has dashed in and seized the ball, crushing

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