199 Are You Satisfied Now? (1/2)

”Now who’s the shameless one?!”

Charles stood out. He was shameless enough to put on a righteous expression and accuse the other side. ”Where is your game spirit? Where is your shame?”

”It’s a good strategy if it helps us win!” James yelled back from behind the human wall. It was clear he did not care about his integrity anymore. He could not help it—he had been forced to do so. Especially since the authorities had sent the message, he had to do it, no matter how shameless it was.

What would he do if he could not graduate? Would he be held back a year in a prestigious school like the Royal Academy of Music? No, he would be looked down upon no matter where he went if this was included in his record!

If he would be looked down upon no matter what he did, he would choose the one that did not affect his future. The other side had done it first after all, so it was not as stressful if he continued.

Seeing that the other side had gone full out, Ye Qingxuan was a bit dazed. He glanced at Bench Guy. ”Any solutions?”

”…You think I’m that weird blue cat from children’s bedtime stories?” Bench Guy glanced at him in annoyance. ”The most famous technique from Modifications is divided coherence. Even someone from the musician level won’t be able to get rid of that steel shield made by the dozen of them. Do you want me to go over, ignite the aether within me and die with them?” The moment he uttered those words, he regretted it because both Ye Qingxuan and Charles’s eyes brightened.

”That’s…a good idea!”

”Bench Guy, we won’t stop you since you’re willing to sacrifice yourself. We’ll miss you!”

Bench Guy roared, ”Is it not enough that I slave for you all? You want my life too? Where’s your humanity?”

”Society doesn’t even care about shame anymore. Why do we still need humanity? Is it edible?” Charles shrugged and eyed the ”ring” coming for the goal. He could not help but sigh. ”So all we can do is get out of the way?”

Bench Guy nodded. ”If you don’t want to get trampled by the wall.”

”I can’t believe someone as invincible as me is going to fail before this human tank!” Charles sighed and gritted his teeth as he stamped his feet. ”D*mmit, referee! We think this game…”

”Wait!” Ye Qingxuan uttered, cutting him off. He squatted in the forbidden zone in front of the goal and stared at the steel wall advancing toward him. His eyes changed but hesitated. ”Let me think, there’s still a solution. There must be a solution…”

He used his peripheral vision to stare at the ten-year-old rule booklet in the referee’s hand and racked his brain, ignoring the fact that the steel wall was going to trample him. It was not the time to surrender yet. There was still a way.

If they lost now, there would be no room to struggle later. If they surrendered in every game, his points would be sapped dry from these continuous games. He might even go into the negatives.

If the opponent was more ruthless and requested for the wager of double the amount of points, the history department, already close to the edge, would be pushed to the brink of death.

That d*mn school board, d*mn graduation trials, d*mn game rules from ten years ago…Wait…ten years ago? Ye Qingxuan stared at the steel wall formation that would soon be on him and his eyes lit up.

”Hey, James,” he called.

”Begging for mercy now?!” James controlled the ball and advanced without hesitation. His voice was hoarse yet full of hatred. ”Too late! It was already too late the moment you humiliated me and the School of Modifications!”

”That’s why I’m so annoyed at people who only look at others and not themselves.” Ye Qingxuan shook his head and sighed. ”I just wanted to ask that you’ve read the game rules, right?”

”So what?!” James roared. His eyes grew cold. ”Hurry up and run over this Eastern b*stard!”

Seeing that the Modifications players were about to roll into the forbidden zone and crush toward him, Ye Qingxuan could not help but laugh. ”Old Phil, you’re turn!”

As soon as he spoke, he picked up the confused Old Phil and tossed it. The heavy golden dog bit him in the last moment, causing him to roll on the ground in pain. But Old Phil actually flew through the air in a short arc. He went past the Modifications steel wall and went within their ring.

The next moment, James felt the sunlight above him dim. The falling Old Phil flipped with agility and landed before him. Before he could raise his foot, Old Phil fell with its back to the ground and whined. It began rolling on the ground, like a total mucker.

Fraud! This was fraud!

Seeing that Ye Qingxuan had made such a shameless and despicable action, James roared, ”Ye! Qing! Xuan! You think this can stop us?!”

But Ye Qingxuan remained calm. He glanced at the steel wall that was almost to his face and raised a hand slowly. ”Referee! Someone fouled!”

A sharp whistle sounded abruptly and everything on the field froze. All was forced to a stop, including James’s shocked expression.

”I…what did I do?” He gaped at the referee, his expression changing. ”No, the ring strategy became illegal two years ago! It’s not a foul! Referee, did you see wrong?!”

The referee’s expression was helpless and he shook his head slowly. He watched since the beginning as James fell into the trap. Even if he was biased, he did not know how to help James now.

”Are you entirely clueless as to what you did wrong?” Ye Qingxuan looked down at the white line under James’s feet and sighed. ”If I were you, I wouldn’t choose to hit the goalie within the forbidden zone.”