When 'God' Decides To Start Over
Chapter 54: An Irredeemable Disadvantage

Chapter 54: Chapter 54: An Irredeemable Disadvantage

Li Xiu pondered over the trial rules just now; apart from being able to harm the opposing players, it was basically similar to regular football rules.

However, the Mad Ball Trial had no halftime break and required a full ninety minutes of continuous play.

Li Xiu noticed two particularly unique rules: the first one was that all players except the goalkeeper were not allowed to touch the football with their hands.

If, during this trial, a player touched the ball with their hands five times, they would be deemed to have failed the trial and would be directly eliminated. When a handball occurred, the offending player would be immobilized for one second, but the match would continue and not stop because of the foul.

Another rule was that if one side scored a goal, all members of both teams would be directly teleported back to their own half, and the match would restart.

While Li Xiu was thinking, the match had already begun, and nobody paid attention to the football as the players from the Guyue team directly charged toward the players from the Taro team.

On the Taro side, chaos ensued; Kun Sha, Pa Shan, and Shale prepared to confront, while the other players desperately ran backward, only wanting to save their lives.

Human fear overcame reason, and they didn’t even consider that even if they survived until the end of the match, according to the trial rules, the losing team would have all members wiped out, so they would still die.

Pa Shan locked onto a target and did not care about the goal, charging first to intercept Dong Qiu, who was originally rushing toward Kun Sha.

Kun Sha and Shale then quickly rushed toward the other players.

Dong Qiu was intercepted by Pa Shan but had no intention of shaking him off to find Kun Sha, merely sneering and saying, "No matter what you plan, it’s useless. Today, you must all die."

Pa Shan sensed things were amiss but had no time to think further. With steady steps, he approached Dong Qiu; both were masters of martial arts, and as soon as they clashed, Pa Shan could tell that the opponent’s martial arts were on par with his own, and his physical advantage was stronger.

As Kun Sha charged toward the Guyue team, he was blocked by a player. Gathering energy into his fist, he struck fiercely at that player.

That player, knowing full well of Kun Sha’s reputation, surprisingly showed no intention of dodging, instead meeting the blow head-on.

Bam!

The two fists collided, and both Kun Sha and that player took a step back, resulting in a situation of equal strength.

"Who are you?" Kun Sha immediately sensed something wasn’t right. He had never seen or heard of this player, yet the strength of that fist was on par with his own.

"Guyue Corps, Deputy Corps Commander Jian Jia." When the player reported his name, Kun Sha realized that today’s outcome would probably not end well.

Even though he hadn’t heard of Jian Jia before, the Guyue Corps was Guyue City’s ace force, composed entirely of Trial Takers. To become a Deputy Corps Commander in the Guyue Corps, one must be a terrifying individual.

Jian Jia wasted no words and charged again like a ferocious tiger.

In the battle with Jian Jia, Kun Sha found no advantage, and the opponent was highly skilled in combat techniques, forcing Kun Sha to retreat continuously.

Kun Sha knew he couldn’t engage in a prolonged battle; otherwise, it would be pointless. A Skill Brand appeared on his finger, and his entire aura surged dramatically, even making his body seem to swell a size.

Fortunately, after entering the Trial Ground, clothes of unknown origin appeared, white skin-tight suits with excellent elasticity.

If it were ordinary clothing, it would have been torn apart by Kun Sha by now.

This was Kun Sha’s S-rank skill, "Blood Boiling," with a two hundred percent increase, several times stronger than Li Xiu’s E-rank Blood Boiling, and it had no time limit.

Though both were S-rank skills, Kun Sha’s Blood Boiling was easier for prolonged use compared to Li Xiu’s Super Exciting, but it lacked special effects.

After using the S-rank Blood Boiling, Kun Sha’s speed and strength surged, like a combination of bear and wolf, tearing through the air, and his hands, with ferocious power, clawing toward Jian Jia.

Bam!

Fingers intertwined, Jian Jia surprisingly did not take a step back, remaining deadlocked with Kun Sha.

Several Skill Brands appeared on his fingers, and although his body did not exhibit any anomaly like Kun Sha’s, it was evident that his strength and speed had significantly increased, making it impossible for Kun Sha, even with an S-rank skill, to gain a clear advantage.

"Kun Sha, S-rank skills are strong but not invincible. I have four A-rank skills combined, achieving the same effect as you. This is the difference between a Professional and an amateur. Even if your skills are stronger than mine, you still can’t defeat me." Jian Jia said while grappling with Kun Sha.

Kun Sha now regretted not being able to use Demon Armor. If he could use it, killing Jian Jia would be as easy as reaching into a bag and pulling something out.

Pa Shan’s situation was grim, completely at a disadvantage, suppressed painfully, only able to dodge passively, as the pain from the clash of muscle and bone transmitted through the nerves to his brain, causing Pa Shan to grit his teeth.

He wasn’t the worst though; the worst was Shale.

Shale initially intended to rush in and take down an enemy, but he noticed four or five people charging toward him from the opposite side.

The other side had no intention of chasing those who were fleeing. The remaining nine people split into two teams, one team of four headed towards Li Xiu, and the other five surrounded Shale.

What was even more infuriating was that those five people had defected from his side, and they trained with Shale daily, knowing his capabilities very well.

Shale turned to run but was too late, already surrounded by the five.

"Shale, accept your fate. You’re a murderer, already having killed countless people, dying suits you." A player surrounding Shale taunted.

"Accept your mother!" Shale suddenly started, turning and swinging a punch at the nearest player.

The player snorted coldly, raising an arm to block Shale’s fist, fully understanding Shale’s abilities and knowing his own physical capabilities were no less than Shale’s, so there was no fear.

Argh!

The next second, the player’s arm was brutally severed, eliciting a piercing scream.

During midway, Shale’s fist turned into a hand blade, slicing at the player’s arm, directly severing it.

On Shale’s fingers, a black Skill Brand flickered.

"If you want my life, you’ll have to trade your own, don’t think you can bully me. You guys playing dirty are far off," Shale charged like a demon toward the player with the severed arm, intending to cleave open his head.

His A-rank "Iron-Cutting" skill had a limited duration, so he needed to expand his gains as much as possible.

But before he could reach the player with the severed arm, several players around him attacked from different directions, surrounding Shale.

Shale could only focus on survival first, moving sideways while swinging his arms to fend off two players on one side.

However, this quickly put Shale into a tough battle, as two fists cannot contend against four hands.

Though the players attacking him did not have advanced skills, at most having one or two E-rank or D-rank skills, the sheer number was overwhelming.

Before long, Shale was held from behind by a player, with two players on either side restraining his arms.

A player in front had hooked fingers, aiming for his eyes.

"Kun Sha, save me..." Shale struggled desperately, but couldn’t break free from the restraint of three people, as the fingers closed in on his vision, about to touch his iris, unleashing a roar mixed with despair and resentment.