Chapter 1244 Rest and Reconciliation in Silent Night (21)
At the same time (?), Egypt, the dark arena beneath the Grand Casino in Cairo.
The game is still going on, and [Sandstorm Sphinx] are trailing [Guinea Giants] with a score of 27:35.
There is a gap of eight points from tying the game, but there are only fifteen minutes left before the end of the game. In other words, the Sphinx team must complete the attack---defense---and then attack within these fifteen minutes.
There are three rounds, and each round must be completed within an average of five minutes. The tight time limit is simply desperate!
To make matters worse, since the Sphinx's current ball was recovered from the opponent's hand, the kick-off must be restarted from the same place where the ball was recovered. Their position was forced to retreat thirty yards from the enemy's position.
The bottom line is a full ninety yards away! It is obviously very unrealistic for Albert to sprint with the ball and cover the ninety yards in one breath. (The entire length of an American football field is one hundred and twenty yards.)
"There is no way." During the combat meeting, the tiger man Shiloma slapped Albert's helmet hard: "From now on, we will use a mix of long passes and sprints."
"Long pass?" Albert asked puzzledly.
"That's the catcher's job and has nothing to do with you." The cat-man Mutt on the side adjusted his slightly crooked helmet and said in a cold tone.
"Oh." The tiger responded perfunctorily and glanced at the cat at the same time.
Mutt had just used all his strength to swoop in to catch the ball, saving the team from the brink of defeat. However, doing so in the young (young?) year of the cat man brought adverse side effects------he caused
There were scratches all over his body. The injuries on his elbows and knees were particularly serious, and there was a faint blood red oozing between the hairs.
Wait. Why is his elbow injured? This important part of the cat shouldn’t be protected by armor?!
It turns out that this desperate guy, Mutt, took off the protective gear on his elbows and knees before the start of the second half, in order to make himself run faster and move more easily! There does not seem to be an absolute rule in American football that players must wear full protective gear.
It's okay to go on the field without wearing any armor. But in this fierce heavy equipment and almost crazy fighting, going on the field without wearing good armor is asking for death. There is really no problem with Mutt doing this.
Meow?
"In addition to kicking the ball away and sprinting with the ball, American football can also use passing." Seeing the confusion on the tiger youth's face, Captain Shiloma explained to Albert: "No matter how far the ball is passed,
It doesn't matter, as long as the receiver catches the ball in time, it will be considered a successful advance."
"That's it," Albert nodded and said, "With this convenient way of playing, why didn't Meow use it earlier?"
"Are you an idiot?" Mutt suddenly said: "Our opponent is the Giants. Even the kick just now was blocked by the Giants. How can you easily succeed with a long pass?"
"Uh, but ------" Tiger was suddenly confused by this strange logic: "Then you still said you want to pass the ball long?"
"So, we need to mix long passes and sprints." Hiloma smiled sinisterly: "Listen up, little tiger! After the kickoff later, the center Gusta will throw the ball to four points
Defender--that is, me. Then you rush to my side and prepare to catch the ball as usual."
Albert nodded.
"Then, I may hand the ball to you, or I may pass the ball out. But whether you get the ball or not, you have to pretend to hold the ball and rush forward with all your strength!"
"Treat me as bait? Got it."
"Long passes take a lot of time, because I have to wait for Mutt to complete his move." Hiloma glanced at the catman: "So, damn cat, you run as fast as you can as soon as the ball kicks off, and you won't be noticed by the giants."
It doesn’t matter, just run!”
"Oh!" the cat man yelled vigorously.
"Then------" Hiloma also took a deep breath and shouted loudly: "Gather up your energy and kill all your opponents!!"
"Kill them all!!---------------" The whole team was boiling.
Kick-off! Shiloma took the ball from the center and immediately swung half of his body back to pass the ball to Albert. The tiger rushed towards the captain without even thinking, ready.
Preparing to catch the ball! At the same time, the cat man Mutt, who was lined up on one side of the team, also ran wildly and sneaked into the depths of the Giants' position!
"Long pass?" the Giants quarterback frowned.
No. It can't be a long pass. The dwarfs of the Sphynx team suffered a lot in the first half due to many failed long passes. They can't have the courage to pass the long pass again! In this way, it is still
Want to sprint with the ball?
"Stop that tiger!"
As soon as Albert broke through the Giants' wall, he was immediately closely guarded by two defenders! The defenders flew towards him menacingly!
Tiger had a bad smile on his face and suddenly opened his arms before being blocked. He didn't even have the ball in his hands!
"What?!" The Giants quarterback realized that something was wrong. In a blink of an eye, Hiloma had already raised his arms and made a long pass!
"Go chase that cat! Get ready for the human wall!"
Whoosh! Hiloma waved her arm and threw the ball!
Pounds! Mutt, who ran twenty yards away, was stopped by the Giants defender in time and fell down! The Giants' offensive and defensive line jumped higher, intending to intercept the ball thrown by Hiloma in mid-air!!
However, there is no ball in mid-air! Hiloma’s throwing action just now was just a feint!
"Hey hey hey hey! ------" The tiger man Shiloma laughed evilly and rushed out by himself!
"What?!------No---------!!" The Giants' offensive and defensive line Mou Ran took off to intercept the ball, which caused instability in the center. The Sphynx's offensive and defensive line caught
They exerted force at the same time at the right time, pushing down the giants like crumbling tiles with one push! The giants' defense line completely collapsed and lost more than half of their troops. Before they got up again, there was no way to stop Sphinx.
The Knicks' offense!
"The Sphinx advances fifteen yards to ensure the first attack!" the referee shouted when Shiloma was actually intercepted.
"They actually used Mutter and me as bait at the same time, and ran with the ball themselves..." Albert, who ran some distance away, saw Hiloma's trick and couldn't help but admired from the bottom of his heart: "How cunning."
Guy!"
He walked over again to check on the status of the cat man Mutt. Mutt was completely knocked over by the giants and seemed to be in pain.
"Are you okay, meow?"
"Hmph, mind your own business!" The catman got up as if nothing had happened and wiped the blood on his elbow: "You have time to care about me, so why not stand up as soon as possible to avoid wasting precious game time!"
Albert pouted and wanted to curse, but he still held back. The game is important now.
"I want to say that the situation is very good now, but in fact it is not." During the strategic meeting, Hiloma suddenly said: "The Giants guys have been forced into panic, and they will probably start to use dirty methods next."
?"
"Dirty means?!" Albert shouted: "What dirty means?"
Logically speaking, in such a formal game, it is impossible to cheat under the nose of the referee, right?
"You will understand soon." The captain sneered sinisterly.
Kick-off! After receiving the ball, Shiloma once again covered it with his whole body. This time, he made a deft and subtle short pass and handed the ball to Albert without anyone noticing. After Tiger received the ball
Sprint immediately and hold the ball tightly with both hands so that your opponent cannot easily see it.
"Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa----------!" Cat Man Mutt also yelled and rushed out, with the intention of catching the long pass.
It was also a three-pronged continuous attack. Hiloma waved his hands suddenly while pretending to pass a long ball, and at the same time, he also made a sprint to the outside while holding the ball.
"It's a long pass! Don't be fooled!!" The Giants saw Albert rushing forward with the ball without much momentum, and then saw Hiloma's extremely fast pass. The Tigers started running very fast after passing the ball.
Feeling uneasy, he concluded that it was a long pass to the cat-man Mutt.
Three defenders rushed over to chase the receiver. Due to the height difference, Mutter was quickly caught up! However, the moment Mao'er was about to be caught up, he jumped up hard and pretended that he had to catch the long ball at all costs.
As if passing it on!
"Destroy him!" The giants pounced at the same time, knocking down six huge and thick arms one by one, vowing to knock Mutt away together with the ball he caught!!
"Woo! -----------" The cat man was sent flying dozens of yards and landed heavily on the ground! However, there was no ball on him!
"Oh no! It's the white tiger!" the enemy's quarterback ordered again. Only then did the giants realize and began to chase Albert!
But Albert had already run far away, easily passing through the defenses of several defenders, and the last opponent was left in front of him!
Can go through! Albert sprinted confidently, planning to pass this hulking giant!
Pound!! There was some invisible force that stopped Albert's charge! He was pressed hard by this invisible force and immediately fell to the ground!
"The Sphinx advances twenty-five yards to ensure the first attack!" the referee blew the whistle and announced.
"What the hell...?!" When Albert got up, he still felt that the thing was very incredible. His opponent hadn't even touched him, so what on earth did he rely on to knock the tiger down? Could it be?
Did a strong gust of wind knock him down? Unbelievable!!
"Sure enough, it's here." Hiloma tugged at Albert and muttered.
"What happened to that thing just now? Magic? Is this okay?"
"No... that's definitely not magic." Hiloma flicked her magic bracelet with her fingers: "This is something prepared by the Dark American Football Association. Every player on the field must wear it. Theory
It’s impossible to fake it.”
"But!"
Gusta, the tiger man at the center, also joined in and said: "I'm afraid the opponent used some method other than magic, such as installing some mechanism in the hand armor."
"Isn't this cheating?" Albert was indignant.
"Hmph." Hiloma grinned: "No matter how despicable it is, as long as the method is not exposed, it is not cheating. What you are playing is dark American football, do you understand?"
"But!" Albert was so angry that his face turned red: "No! I have to protest to the referee!"
"Forget it, it's useless. The referee can't immediately detect the problem from those giants." The Tiger captain snorted: "Get back to your positions and let's kick off! ------ No matter how the opponent cheats,
, we all have to win this game with dignity and honor the name of Father Sphinx! Let’s go ahead and kill them all!!”
"Oh oh oh oh! ------Kill them all!!" the team members shouted in unison.