The three chosen ones opposite them tensed up, quickly scattering and allowing their surrounding beastmasters to approach them for protection.
The Phoenix's abilities were quite useful for playing death football, with flames enhancing the ball's speed and power, and capable of a secondary explosion to further strengthen it.
If Bai Ye were to kick the ball directly at their faces, they would most likely have another person carried off on a stretcher.
But, the moment the opponents scattered...
Bai Ye suddenly kicked the ball, not directly at their front, but sending a high ball towards the sky.
Jin Sha shouted from behind, "Aerodactyl, Cross Chop!"
Aerodactyl flew swiftly through the air, then used its wings to slash the ball downwards. Immediately after, Jin Sha waved her hand again.
"Pikachu!" Jin Sha waved, "Quick Attack!"
Pikachu ran forward rapidly, crackling with electricity, its body transforming into a bolt of lightning as it charged forward, intercepting the falling football.
"Not good!"
The three chosen ones were greatly alarmed, having been tricked by Bai Ye's feint.
Lucario, having its master carried off, naturally followed suit. Currently, the one guarding the goal was Venusaur.
One chosen one shouted loudly, "Venusaur, use Vine Whip!"
Venusaur was a giant toad with a blooming Rafflesia on its back, possessing a considerable size. It could block half the goal just by squatting, and the other half...
The moment Pikachu reached the ball, two vines suddenly extended from the sides of Venusaur's flower, sweeping sideways and quickly crossing to block the incoming football.
But...
The air seemed to ripple.
"Be careful!" one chosen one immediately warned, "They have Gengar, it can turn invisible!"
As expected, the moment the football was deflected, Gengar suddenly appeared and directly smashed a Shadow Ball at the football, sending the deflected ball back.
Shadow Ball effect: The football would be imbued with shadow, making it erratic.
However, with the warning, Venusaur was already prepared. Its crossed vines coiled up again, forming a large net that blocked the goal.
The Shadow Ball's effect couldn't increase the shot's power, only make the ball erratic. By directly forming a net with its vines, Venusaur blocked the remaining half of the goal, rendering the ball's erratic nature useless.
The next moment, the football, as expected, fell into the net woven by Venusaur's vines, spinning against the vine net but ultimately failing to break through.
The three chosen ones also breathed a sigh of relief, but just then...
"Did you all forget about me?"
Bai Ye's voice suddenly echoed at this moment.
The three were instantly startled and looked at where Bai Ye had been standing, finding it already empty.
They had forgotten that he could teleport!
When they looked back at the goal, Bai Ye had already arrived in front of it, leaping up and fiercely kicking the football.
Flames ignited!
Venusaur let out a pained cry. As a Grass-type beast, the fire ability was extremely unfavorable to it.
The next moment, Venusaur's vines were burned through, and Bai Ye kicked the football into the goal.
"Goal..."
The large screen quickly displayed the word "GOAL."
2-1, Bai Ye and Jin Sha took the lead again.
And...
Only five minutes remained!
As Bai Ye returned to his own half and the football reappeared at the center circle, the three chosen ones exchanged glances, understanding each other's intentions.
They could only go all out!
With five minutes left, it was difficult to overturn the score. But if they scored one goal, a 2-2 draw would at least earn them ten minutes of overtime, giving them hope.
However, as the whistle blew...
"Arbok, Giant Size!"
Jin Sha decisively had Arbok grow to giant size and coil in front of the goal. Its massive body completely blocked the goal, leaving no gap.
And that wasn't all...
"Goodra, Protect!"
"Haxorus, Mystical Power!"
Goodra and Haxorus also immediately stood in front of Arbok.
Goodra's strength lay in its defense, and Jin Sha's Haxorus was also trained for a defensive counter-attack style of combat.
Thus, Arbok blocked the goal.
Goodra and Haxorus were responsible for defense.
Was that it?
Of course not!
Bai Ye directly took out his sword sheath and smashed it onto the ground. Immediately, seven flying swords emerged from the sheath simultaneously, transforming into sword lights and continuously sweeping left and right along the penalty area line, forming an interception net.
Still not satisfied, Bai Ye took out a few more Taoist talismans and tossed them into the air.
As the talismans ignited in the air...
Rock Throw!
The ground outside the penalty area continuously cracked, and large rocks flew up one by one, forming a line. Soon, a沟壑 appeared outside the penalty area, along with an earth wall that completely concealed the area behind it.
The three chosen ones instantly felt their entire bodies go numb.
How were they supposed to play?
This was a clear stance of defending to the end, giving them no chance at all.
The most troublesome was the lingering effect of being taken out by Bai Ye.
They hadn't considered such dense defense, and they had even formulated strategies to break through it.
But...
With one person taken out by Bai Ye, their beastmasters were incomplete, and their strategies were stillborn.
The three gritted their teeth, feeling their scalps tingle at Bai Ye and Jin Sha's defense, but they could only brace themselves and launch a fierce attack.
However, after finally breaking through the first layer of stone walls, the sword lights continuously swept and deflected the football. Even if they got lucky occasionally and the football managed to pass through the flying swords, there were still the three beastmasters: Goodra, Haxorus, and the other one blocking them.
Then...
The last minute!
The football finally broke through the defense of Goodra and Haxorus. The eyes of the three chosen ones lit up. Facing the final Arbok, as long as they used Hyper Beam to repel it, they could smash Arbok and the football into the goal together.
But at this moment...
The elusive Gengar reappeared. However, this time, Gengar appeared in front of their own goal.
"Shadow Ball!"
Gengar, before the opposing Snorlax could use Hyper Beam, raised its hands high and unleashed a Shadow Ball towards the football.
With a rumble!
After the Shadow Ball hit the football, the football entered the shadow state, enveloped in a circle of black smoke, and then split into countless black shadows flying forward.
The next instant...
The three chosen ones were horrified. In their haste to equalize, they had pushed forward with their beastmasters into Bai Ye and Jin Sha's half, leaving their own half completely empty.
Immediately after...
They saw the cheater Bai Ye use Teleport to appear in their own penalty area and unleash a powerful shot at Venusaur.
Venusaur's vines could not stop the burning football. It could only watch as its vines were incinerated, and then the football crashed into the goal, the net rippling with white waves.
"Goal..."
3-0!
The game was decided!
...