Free Web NovelChapter 497: Chapter 101: Worldie! Domain Skill: Controller! The Glass Man’s Sorrow! The Rookies’ First Champions League
This left Götze, the goal-scorer, feeling rather aggrieved.
"But I was the one who scored!"
"Haha, the fans know what they’re seeing. At least half the credit for that goal belongs to Wang!"
Reus, of course, was backing up his boss.
Wang Shuo knew the two were just joking, so he didn’t take it to heart.
But he discovered that after using [Controller], the heightened focus pushed his reflexes, touch on the ball, and precision to their absolute limits. As a result, his stamina consumption also increased significantly.
It was only the 50th minute, yet he was already starting to pant heavily.
’It seems that while Domain Skills are powerful, they don’t come without a cost!’
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After the goal that Wang Shuo had created, McLaren immediately made a substitution.
The Japanese midfielder Nagatome Makoto came on for Cicero.
McLaren clearly felt that Wang Shuo had managed that pass because Cicero failed to track back in time. That failure was what allowed Wang Shuo to break through the joint defense of three other players.
If Cicero had gotten back into position in time, the four of them might have been able to trap Wang Shuo.
Wang Shuo, on the other hand, used VfL Wolfsburg’s defense to test his Domain Skill.
He soon made another discovery.
In the 58th minute, after receiving the ball at the edge of the box, he turned quickly. Facing Kjaer’s defense, Wang Shuo used a series of feints to open up a shooting angle before suddenly blasting a shot.
However, Barzagli successfully blocked the shot with his body.
Another time, Wang Shuo attempted a diagonal pass to find Kuba, but it was successfully intercepted by Marcel Schäfer, who had tracked back in time.
’In other words, once the ball leaves my control, even within the absolute control Domain, it can still be blocked, intercepted, or tackled.’
Wang Shuo made another attempt, this time intentionally.
He wanted to try dribbling straight through the opposition. ’Since I can’t be dispossessed, can’t I just carry the ball all the way to the goal?’
But it didn’t work.
After he dribbled past Nagatome Makoto and Josue, Barzagli immediately got tight and used his body to block Wang Shuo.
In that brief moment, the ball left Wang Shuo’s control, and Kjaer cleared it away instantly.
And with that, Wang Shuo had basically figured out the limits of [Controller]’s ability.
So, in the 67th minute, Wang Shuo skillfully dribbled past Nagatome Makoto, then shimmied past Kjaer before sending a through ball with his left foot into the left side of the penalty area.
Reus made a high-speed run forward, getting to the ball ahead of right-back Fabian Johnson and slotting it into the far corner with his right foot.
2-0!
Wang Shuo could clearly feel it—the Domain Skill [Controller] was just too powerful!
Whenever this Domain Skill was activated and the ball came to his feet, he felt a deep, almost familial connection to it. He even felt he could control the ball with any part of his body.
The ball and his body were like the opposite poles of a magnet, drawn to each other, inseparable.
’This feeling is incredible!’
Riding this wonderful feeling and a wave of excitement, in the 76th minute, Wang Shuo received a cross from a forward-rushing Schmelzer on the left side, just outside the penalty area.
Squeezed between two defenders, Wang Shuo executed a light touch to control the ball and turn. He guided it perfectly along a preset path, spinning to chase after it, with every step landing as if perfectly choreographed.
As he planted his left foot, the ball was in the perfect position for him to strike with his right.
He swung his right foot, channeling all his strength into the kick, and made perfect contact with the ball.
The ball then carved a beautiful arc through the air, nestling perfectly into the top-right corner of the VfL Wolfsburg goal.
It went in just kissing the corner where the crossbar and the right post meet.
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!"
"WHAT A WORLDIE!!"
"Right into the top corner! Absolutely unstoppable!"
"Wang Shuo, in the 76th minute, has just unleashed a spectacular world-class goal!"
"My God! In just over twenty minutes in the second half, Wang Shuo has created three goals in one fell swoop!"
"This is simply unbelievable!"
"The VfL Wolfsburg defenders have tried everything to stop him, but Wang Shuo has broken through their lines time and time again, creating three goals for Dortmund."
"3-0!"
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When Dortmund’s 3-0 home victory over Wolfsburg concluded, all of Germany was left trembling.
In this round of matches, Mainz came from behind to beat Kaiserslautern 2-1.
Tuchel’s team was truly something else, pulling off comebacks for two consecutive rounds.
In the previous round, they had been down by three goals but scored four in a row to stage a miraculous comeback!
Hoffenheim, in this round, defeated Schalke 04 2-0 at home.
All three teams now had nine points.
Dortmund led the league table on goal difference.
Meanwhile, Wang Shuo increased his personal goal tally for the season to eight, putting him at the top of the scorer’s chart.
The other two participants in the "King of Football" bet, however, weren’t doing nearly as well.
In the first round of La Liga, Messi scored one goal in Barça’s away match against Santander Athletic.
But Ronaldo, in Real Madrid’s away match against Real Mallorca, missed two one-on-ones.
Incidentally, in that same match, the entire Real Madrid team lost their composure and ended up missing a total of five one-on-ones.
Who would believe it?
However, by the weekend, in the second round of La Liga, Ronaldo scored the only goal in the home game against Osasuna, helping Real Madrid secure a 1-0 victory.
