"Ethan Yi is looking over here—could he have recognized you?"
Sharon Shen saw Ethan Yi glancing this way, her face froze for a moment. She tilted her head and glanced toward Evan Lin.
"You little punk, who would've thought Ethan Yi would actually remember you? That's some face, I guess. Later, you better behave and go ask for his autograph, got it?"
Luke Lu, sitting next to Evan Lin, snorted with a laugh.
Evan Lin's gaze stayed calm. At that moment, Ethan Yi's teammate sent a long pass, landing the soccer ball right at Ethan's feet!
Ethan Yi stopped the ball cleanly, then suddenly raised a middle finger toward the stands—aimed straight at Evan Lin's section!
"What is Ethan Yi doing?"
"Hahaha, a middle finger! He's flipping you off. Looks like you and him aren't exactly friends, Evan Lin, right? You must be pretty dumb to piss off someone like Ethan Yi!"
Luke Lu gloated, while Jason Liu tried to squeeze over to Evan Lin, asking if he wanted to leave for a bit.
But now, the whole stadium's attention was following Ethan Yi's middle finger. As everyone saw Evan Lin sitting there, some students from Capitalview First High instantly recognized him.
"Lynn, Ethan Yi is totally flipping off that Evan Lin, right?"
"Yeah, don't you know that Evan Lin? Does he have some grudge with Ethan Yi or something?"
A group of girls burst out in surprise.
Lynn Chen's expression shifted. On the field, Mason He and Liam Liu also stopped in their tracks, looking confused.
"I trained my skills and hammered my leg power just for this day—to personally smash a soccer ball into your face, Evan Lin! Today, I'll show you what real humiliation feels like!" Ethan Yi laughed loudly, suddenly taking three steps back, then charged forward and unleashed a flying kick with his right foot!
Bang!
The soccer ball shot out like a cannon shell toward the stands, aimed straight at Evan Lin's face!
"What the heck is he doing!"
"Holy crap!"
"That kick from Ethan Yi is just insane!"
Up in the stands, seeing Ethan Yi act like that, someone shouted out in excitement.
"He's trying to kick you to death, haha!" Luke Lu watched the ball getting closer, aimed right at Evan Lin, and couldn't help but laugh.
Jason Liu's face went pale. Sharon Shen and the others watched the drama, some even showing a bit of pity in their eyes for Evan Lin.
The soccer ball came in fast, slicing through the air with a faint whistling sound!
"Still not running? Are you scared stiff?" Luke Lu pretended to be calm, grinning as he looked at Evan Lin, who remained totally unfazed.
Evan Lin sat in his seat, suddenly becoming the focus of the entire school.
Lynn Chen couldn't help but stand up from her seat, while the icy beauty Ivy Liang turned her head slightly, looking a bit surprised.
"Borrow your face for a sec."
Evan Lin spoke calmly.
"What did you say?" Luke Lu froze for a moment when he heard that.
Before Luke Lu could figure out what Evan Lin meant, Evan slowly stood up from his seat, reached out with his left hand, and yanked Luke Lu up from his chair!
"What are you doing!"
Luke Lu screamed in fright, while Sharon Shen and the others hadn't reacted yet.
The soccer ball, slicing through the air, was already right in front of them!
Bang!
Evan Lin casually pulled Luke Lu in front—the soccer ball smashed directly into Luke's pretty-boy face, caving it in with a sickening crunch.
Ethan Yi's kick was pure power. Luke Lu's nose was broken by the ball, blood gushing as his whole face went numb from the pain!
"What a shame, you pulled a human shield." Ethan Yi clicked his tongue in mild regret, but the power of that kick was obvious to everyone!
"Ethan Yi's leg strength is just insane..." Mason He went white as a sheet.
"No wonder they call him a genius player!" Liam Liu was instantly shocked and chilled to the bone.
The sound of the soccer ball whistling past over their heads was downright terrifying!
Luke Lu, who'd just taken Ethan Yi's shot to the face, bawled his eyes out, totally losing his cool.
"What are you doing! Let go of me!"
"Damn, you must have a death wish, using me as your meat shield, Evan Lin!"
Sharon Shen and her friends glared angrily at Evan Lin.
After smashing into Luke Lu, the soccer ball soared into the air!
Everyone thought Evan Lin had dodged a bullet. The referee was about to blow the whistle and resume the match.
Evan Lin let go of Luke Lu, lifted his head, and watched the ball reach its peak in the air, pause for a moment, and then start to fall straight down!
As the soccer ball dropped from midair, Evan Lin stayed calm, suddenly stepped forward, and stomped his right foot onto Luke Lu's head, using it as leverage.
"What is Evan Lin doing?"
"What is he doing?"
"Damn, is he trying to get revenge for Ethan Yi's kick just now?"
Everyone had just seen Ethan Yi flip off Evan Lin's section, then blast that vicious shot.
If Evan Lin hadn't dragged Luke Lu in as a shield, that ball would've smashed right into his face!
Now, in everyone's eyes, as the soccer ball plummeted toward the stands, a young man suddenly stepped forward and leapt into the air!
"Huh?"
Ethan Yi frowned, watching from a distance, a faint sense of unease flickering through his mind.
After all his training, Ethan Yi had replayed that match in Brightsea City over and over in his head, correcting his mistakes and convincing himself he was at least as strong as Evan Lin!
He was confident that next time he faced Evan Lin, he'd kick the guy down—never repeating his past defeat!
And now, the leaping youth was silhouetted against the blazing sun.
Countless eyes followed the leaping youth in the stands, many squinting against the blazing sunlight.
Finally, the airborne youth and the falling soccer ball met in midair!
Evan Lin's expression stayed calm as ever. In midair, he lifted his leg, bent his right knee, shifted half a step back, and locked eyes across the field with a stunned Ethan Yi.
The next second.
As the soccer ball dropped to Evan Lin's feet, his slightly withdrawn step suddenly exploded forward like a wild beast, smashing into the ball!
The instant Evan Lin's foot made contact, time seemed to freeze.
The ball caved inward, letting out a dull, heavy sound.
A moment later, the ball sprang back into shape, rocketing out from the blazing sunlight like a force of nature!