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…”

thoughts need

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the Endless to start their second turn on offence. Very short rounds in this match so far. I do hope we get to see some extended play, but

Great One can smash any play as quickly as they did the first time, then I expect we may be in for an extremely short

absolutely agree. As expected, they’ve adopted a completely different formation as they break out of the huddle. There’s never been a team to change up their approach as much as

Solant is positioned close to the front in centre, mages tight in behind with soldiers anchoring

appears they might. The Eldest is sitting a little higher up the pitch this time and… here

Eldest as they rush down the pitch, it’s insanely fast, but at least we can see them this time! Mages brace, defensive wall is going up. The Soldiers lower their heads and

ROAAAAAARRRRR!

and the

the count as the Eldest barrels through. Solant looks like an aphid in front of the gigantic ant as she clutches the ball… OR DOES

the ball? I can’t even… LEONIDANT! She’s free! She’s running free down the left

given up, are they unable to

RUMBLE!

front of the touch line. Even from

scale the wall, you aren’t allowed to completely obstruct the touch line, but… it’s no use! The

CRUNCH!

like that, it’s over! The Eldest has dashed in and seized the ball, crushing

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