It seemed as if he believed the ball would definitely be passed to him.
Of course, there was also an option to cooperate with him. Itoshi Sae saw the crowd rushing towards him, and with a quQAick pass, he passed the ball back to Flash Hall Autumn. The two executed a one-two, though the coordination had a slight flaw.
However, this dribbling method was extremely effective.
Flash Hall Autumn even thought he had received Itoshi Sae's support. Just as he was about to rush towards the penalty area, he found Itoshi Sae running in another direction.
"Damn it!" Flash Hall Autumn gritted his teeth, utterly furious.
This guy was also a scumbag who used people as tools!
At this moment, with only fifteen minutes left until the end of the match, almost all the players on the field had reached the point of physical exhaustion.
If the U20 wanted to turn the tide, they couldn't lose this ball.
Once Blue Lock intercepted it, the outcome of this match would be completely without suspense.
Itoshi Sae seemed to have realized this point, so he couldn't choose a player full of unknown information; it could only be Shidou Ryusei, whom he personally invited onto the field.
At this moment, it seemed someone had already noticed all of this.
Even the four defenders like Aiku no longer entered the midfield to defend. This ball was their only hope. In order to restrict everyone in Blue Lock, they, as defenders, also stepped directly into Blue Lock's attacking third to intercept the enemy.
It was also at this moment that a furious Itoshi Rin suddenly burst out, his eyes glinting with a perverse and peculiar light.
Itoshi Sae's expression flashed with a hint of surprise, not expecting his younger brother to catch up so quickly.
Their gazes met.
"Hey, have you still not cured your drooling and tongue-sticking-out habit?" Itoshi Sae asked with a somewhat cold tone.
"None of your business!" Itoshi Rin gritted his teeth, his expression twisted. The next moment, he stretched out his leg to directly tackle.
However, Itoshi Sae's movements were exceptionally nimble. He directly carried the ball and leaped, then landed on his toes, dodging the interception.
But Itoshi Rin seemed to know this wouldn't work, so he had a backup plan. He instantly turned his body balance, and with a stretch of his hand, he pressed down on Itoshi Sae's abdomen.
The two were as if carved from the same bone, even their movements were so similar.
Itoshi Sae still had enough energy to tease under these circumstances, "That last ball was your final chance to shoot. If you hadn't hesitated and shot directly, this match wouldn't have entered this state."
"Your current situation, you must have reached your limit, right?"
"Stay at home obediently and die in self-satisfaction. Why do you insist on entering some Blue Lock to suffer? Do you think you have the ability to step onto this stage?"
The destructive aura around Itoshi Rin grew denser, and saliva involuntarily dripped from the corner of his mouth. "None of your business, you arrogant old brother."
"What are you?"
With every word he spoke, he exhaled white steam like a beast.
Like a roaring beast.
Itoshi Sae's eyes were cold. "Rin, face reality. You can't become the world's number one. Just live as my shadow."
Evidently, Itoshi Sae's cold tone made Itoshi Rin even more enraged. In an instant, countless monsters wantonly twisted and entangled around his body, as if a domain had been unleashed.
He would no longer restrain himself because of Itoshi Sae's words.
All he wanted now was to destroy the person in front of him, to destroy everything that stood in his way.
Itoshi Rin had completely figured it out. Whether it was a rival or a genius, he wasn't just someone in their lives. He was tired of being Itoshi Sae's younger brother; he was himself.
He believed in this desire for destruction.
He was the [Destroyer], the [Destroyer] who existed to annihilate players.
At this moment, Itoshi Rin completely entered the second stage of his rampage. His eyes had turned completely black, and the veins on his cheeks made him appear like a demon crawling out of the abyss. Endless fury corroded his reason, and his killing intent erupted like magma.
"Rin, this form of yours is truly ugly," Itoshi Sae said, though he clearly became serious.
Their movements were also extremely rough; even the referee watching almost raised a yellow card several times.
Their weapons were like positive and negative.
Itoshi Sae's weapon was to make the enemy fall into a state of perfect destruction through precise calculations.
Itoshi Rin's weapon, on the other hand, was to expose the opponent's strongest side and then achieve an ugly destruction by crushing it.
Two identical weapons, yet due to the two individuals, they underwent drastic changes.
That once warm and sweet Tokimitsu had completely vanished with this match. The current Itoshi Rin was merely a slave to his destructive desires, and a demon born to destroy everyone.
The force in Itoshi Rin's right hand grew fiercer, yet it couldn't stop Itoshi Sae's advance by half a step. Then, he suddenly took a large stride forward with his right leg, attempting to kick the ball away.
However, Itoshi Sae seemed to have anticipated it. He pulled the ball with his left leg, shifting his body's center of gravity to the left. At the same time, as his right foot quickly moved back, Itoshi Sae's left instep directly hooked the ball, causing it to bounce off the ground into the air.
At this moment, Itoshi Sae's football movements were executed with perfect precision, almost without any errors.
Then, his returning right foot slowly lifted, kicking the already airborne ball a few more times, and his body gradually leaned forward.
With a "bang" sound.
He actually performed a scorpion kick under these circumstances.
Seeing that he was about to be outsmarted, Itoshi Rin quickly rushed forward, directly blocking Itoshi Sae's path with his back once again.
Their reactions could no longer be called reactions, but rather reflexes. Their subconscious movements made their actions both spectacular and dazzling.
But all of this was still not Itoshi Sae's limit. His expression remained calm, like a cold machine. Countless numbers surrounding him were calculating his younger brother, who had fallen into an ugly state.
At the same time, his gaze suddenly shifted to Shidou Ryusei, who had already sprinted to the front of the goal.
Itoshi Sae knew that all the playing around required the match to continue.
Thinking of this, his body movements suddenly paused.
Itoshi Rin's steps halted, and he quickly turned...
But no one expected that under such a blocked angle, Itoshi Sae seized the instant Itoshi Rin turned back—just that split second—and the ball was passed by him. And even from such a distance to the goal, Itoshi Sae actually passed this ball out. Who was it meant for?
Shidou Ryusei, who was rushing towards the penalty area, seemed to sense this ball.
He looked up at the starry sky.
A strange sensation erupted from within him, a feeling that brought his body into an unimaginable state of pleasure.
The stars seemed to light up for him.