RoleplayNovel Chapter 15: Losing means ruptured Achilles tendon!
Chapter 15: Losing means ruptured Achilles tendon!
As night fell, the temperature in Madrid dropped, and a dry, cold wind seeped into the room through the cracks in the windows.
Li Jing pushed open the apartment door and casually tossed the backpack on the sofa.
He walked to the water dispenser, filled a large glass with room temperature water, and gulped it down to soothe his parched throat.
He then went to the bedroom, stepped on the edge of the bed, and pulled a 28-inch black suitcase from the top of the wardrobe.
With a "rip," the zipper was pulled open.
Li Jing opened the wardrobe and threw a few changes of training clothes, shin guards, and a toiletries bag into the box.
Simeone's daytime schedule was still fresh in his mind; the whole team would be flying to the Middle East early tomorrow morning to play that suddenly announced Madrid derby friendly.
It must be said that the Madrid derby was arranged quite cleverly.
This means the competition is incredibly popular and attracts a lot of attention.
But even if you actually lose the game, there won't be much public discussion.
After all, it was Real Madrid who lost.
Also normal.
However, Li Jing knew that Simone, that madman, didn't think like those higher-ups.
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He wants to win!
That's Real Madrid for you!
……
After packing his luggage, Li Jing walked to the bedside table, picked up his phone, and set an alarm for 2 a.m.
He has to get up early tomorrow to assemble at the base, but he's wide awake right now.
He leaned against the headboard, his mind racing.
They're about to face Real Madrid.
This is going to be a tough battle.
The current Real Madrid team is led by Mourinho, and their counter-attacking style is superb. The players in the midfield and forward line are all tireless superhumans.
He's like a student preparing for an exam, racking his brains.
But Li Jing wasn't just thinking about how to win the game or how to perform in front of Simeone.
What he missed most was the "Freedom Breakthrough Project" in the system.
You need to manipulate the mentality of Messi's supporters or teammates to accumulate "misdeeds points" that can be converted into training points.
He messed with Pizzi and Salvio in the Atlético Madrid dressing room, but this was just the beginning.
How can we turn the tide against Real Madrid and put Messi in the spotlight?
Li Jing instantly regained his composure.
Real Madrid's squad includes Angel Di Maria and Gonzalo Higuain!
These two players are key members of the Argentine national team.
Higuain is the national team's main center forward, and Di Maria is Messi's most compatible partner on the right wing, earning him the nickname "Angel".
Both of these people are staunch supporters of Messi.
"Sigh, if we're talking about attacking these two guys, I guess no one understands their sore spots better than me, right?"
Li Jing sighed silently.
As a former Messi fan, it's understandable that his favorite team is the Argentine national team.
Li Jing was extremely familiar with Higuain and Di Maria.
The saying goes, "The deeper the love, the more ruthless the hurt." That's the point.
Almost all middle-aged men who break down and argue do so with their parents or wives. Li Jing quickly assessed the current situation of the two men and made a plan.
At the same time, I have some expectations.
Since they are core members of the Argentine contingent, as long as we thoroughly humiliate them on the field and break their mentality, we can definitely generate a massive amount of special training hours!
"Oh right, special training hours."
Thinking of this, Li Jing remembered that he still had nearly 30,000 hours of special training left to use.
Now we have the time.
Li Jing couldn't wait to close his eyes, adjust his breathing, concentrate, and immerse himself in the simulator in his mind.
A virtual panel appeared before my eyes.
After several days of "hard work" on the training field, he glanced at the balance in the upper right corner: 32347 hours.
More than 30,000 hours.
This is a number that puts us in a very awkward position.
Li Jing stroked his chin, analyzing the pros and cons.
"If you put all 30,000 hours into a single sub-skill, such as 'stealing' or 'confrontation,' you can force your professional level to reach a 'legendary' level."
"This is equivalent to sharpening a sword to its extreme."
"But if we want to play it safe, we can also upgrade all the defensive weaknesses that are currently at the 'professional+' level to the 'world-class' level, turning ourselves into a well-rounded player with a higher margin for error."
After weighing the options, Li Jing decided to address his weaknesses first, since the intensity of the upcoming matches would be increasing, and he couldn't afford to have any obvious vulnerabilities that could be exploited.
His mind moved to the "Defense - Steal" category, ready to confirm the upgrade.
Just then!
The entire system interface suddenly started flashing wildly!
"What's going on?" Li Jing was stunned for a moment.
The original pale blue light curtain instantly faded, replaced by an extremely dazzling blood red!
The entire space of consciousness was enveloped in this red light.
Immediately afterwards, the system's emotionless, mechanical voice boomed in Li Jing's mind, carrying a strong warning:
[Warning! Host has activated the 'Freedom Breakthrough Project'. Forced prerequisite law triggered—Fated Showdown!]
[A fatal constraint: In any future official match against Barcelona, a loss is absolutely not permitted (including but not limited to being defeated by a last-minute goal or falling behind by a large margin).]
[Failure Penalty: Upon losing a match, the host will suffer a devastating injury equivalent to a complete Achilles tendon rupture! Their career will be suspended for at least twelve to eighteen months!]
"Grass!……"
Li Jing cursed out loud right there on the bed.
What the heck?
Did losing to Barcelona directly lead to a ruptured Achilles tendon?
Is this even allowed to live?!
Li Jing immediately checked the schedule; it was January 9th.
In the 25th round of La Liga, Atletico Madrid will play against Barcelona at home.
Fuck it!
What is the current status of Barcelona?
That was a phenomenal team with Xavi, Iniesta, and Busquets anchoring the midfield and Lionel Messi at his peak!
They played the ultimate possession-based football, the core of a six-time champion team!
They are absolutely unstoppable in La Liga and the Champions League, dominating the vast majority of teams!
Let's take a look at Atletico Madrid?
They're in ninth place at the halfway point of the season, and even avoiding relegation is a huge struggle!
Are you suggesting a mid-table team go up against an undefeated team like the "Galacticos"? And if they lose, they'll rupture their Achilles tendon?
What's the difference between this and a death sentence?
"Once I've dried up my shoes, you'll definitely be the next one I'll try to kill!" Li Jing said.
The system interface did not disappear because of Li Jing's angry outburst; the blood-red light continued to flash.
Two seconds later, a mini-program with a fancy gold border slowly popped up at the bottom of the screen.
[Specialized training mini-program activated: Lionel Messi defensive counter-simulation module.]
[Exchange Rules: Due to the target player being recognized by the football world as a 'historic football king template,' regular training hours cannot be directly activated. They must be exchanged for 'Messi-exclusive counter-training hours' at a 100:1 ratio.]
Looking at these words, Li Jing felt as if a mouthful of blood was stuck in his chest.
One hundred to one?
The 32,347 hours he painstakingly worked on his mindset and risked his life for can only be exchanged for a pitiful 323 hours at this ratio!
The system's unscrupulous business acumen is utterly outrageous. It just led you to a dead end, and immediately handed you an extremely expensive knife.
But did he have a choice?
First, he suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon and became disabled; later, he lost everything.
Li Jing gritted his teeth and cursed the system's ancestors for eighteen generations in his mind.
"Exchange!" Li Jing shouted the order. "Exchange all of them!"
[Redeem successful. 32300 regular training hours deducted.]
[Currently available Messi-specific training hours: 323.]
[Simulation training initiated.]
Li Jing felt the scene before him instantly distort and recombine.
He found himself standing on an extremely flat patch of grass. All around him were huge stands, red and blue seats filling his field of vision, and deafening simulated cheers rising in waves.
Camp Nou Stadium.
Li Jing immediately made a judgment in his mind.
And less than five meters directly in front of him stood a person.
The man was wearing a red and blue number 10 jersey, had long, flowing hair, and was standing on a soccer ball.
That was Messi in 2015.
The system notification sounded again:
[Scene loading—A memorable moment from the Champions League semi-final.]
[Current experience: Messi's "criminal dribble".]
[Please replace the background character Jerome Boateng and attempt to complete the defense.]
Li Jing took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.
He had watched the iconic scene of Boateng's fall countless times on screen.
Boateng was completely thrown off balance by Messi's series of changes of direction, and he fell backward in a very embarrassing manner.
But things are different now.
He is not Boateng.
He possesses world-class combat intensity simulated by the system, as well as world-class reaction speed!
……