Chapter 664: 663 Please step into the vat
At the 42-yard line, second down and seven yards to go.
In the crisp and cold air, Mahos’s voice announcing the snap cut through the sky, releasing a cascade of blue and gold that seed to pour down like a waterfall.
Above the eardrum, a roar erupted.
“Attack!”
Mahos grabbed the football and swiftly cross-stepped to the left—
A screen pass.
...
One could imdiately discern the strategy of the Kansas City Chiefs, because Mahos and the entire offensive line moved laterally to the left, but the focus now was on the Chiefs’ wide receivers, who dashed out dazzlingly.
Two people on the left, two on the right. Moreover, on the left, there was Li Wei tucked in the pocket, holding the pipa half-hidden.
Unpredictable.
Even though it was a screen pass, Mahos’s options remained fully open, and the Baltimore Ravens Defense had no choice but to keep up, shifting laterally to their right and sticking close.
Collision, entanglent, confrontation.
At this mont, one could once again see the experience of the Baltimore Ravens Defense—
Facing a suspected screen pass tactic, the defense was already at a disadvantage, losing the initiative; however, decisively, the defensive end Urban beautifully exploited the situation, watching the offensive line move to the left, followed by a small half step, then unexpectedly stopped.
A misplacent.
The pocket, wide open.
Urban made a secondary move without hesitation, stepping up from the side of the pocket.
Though he was slightly slow, it seed Urban could not catch up with Mahos’s pace; but with the pocket wide open, Mahos was now exposed.
Whether Urban could touch Mahos or not, the shadow was there.
At the sa ti, the Baltimore Ravens defensive line and linebackers initiated a dazzling position swap in the midst of the turbulent lateral movent of the Chiefs’ offensive line, trying to disrupt the order and tear open a gap through the middle.
Of course, this wasn’t easy and was incredibly difficult.
But the arms of the Ravens’ players, like those of an octopus, continued to flap over the offensive line towards Mahos, stirring up layers of airwaves.
Chaos, turbulence.
Pressure, coming head-on, the most important aspect being the disruption of vision and judgnt.
Mahos looked left and right, only seeing a wild dance of demons; it was hard to see clearly at first and tough to judge whether the receiving players were already in position. He needed to create more space to conduct a second read.
However, the right side was no longer viable; Urban was in relentless pursuit.
Mahos could only continue moving to his left, but the space on the left wing was gradually shrinking.
The intensity of the confrontation climbed step by step, the pressure poised to break through the blockade.
Mahos turned to his right, making a light toss pass backwards.
The defensive players across the offensive line hadn’t noticed Mahos’s passing action, and the football had already been relocated.
On the right, who?
Li Wei.
Li Wei silently moved laterally from behind Mahos, from left to right. After a pause to adjust, he easily wrapped up the football.
A screen pass?
No, a fake pass for a real run.
Moreover, it happened on a second-down continuous offensive giving the football to Li Wei after a ten-yard ground run was stopped.
The reason was simple: the pressure from the Baltimore Ravens Defense on Mahos was too great, and now Mahos was forced to make frequent short passes, which was not his usual style of play. Reed was trying to disrupt the rhythm and take control back for the Chiefs.
Thus, Li Wei ca on for a second consecutive offensive play.
Urban, the first to notice—
Just right.
Urban could see right in front of him the cross switch between Mahos and Li Wei. To others, these passes might seem secretive; but in Urban’s eyes, they had long been revealed with no secrets left to hide.
Urban could even start ahead of ti.
Brake. Turn around. Leap.
While Li Wei was still stopping to catch the ball, Urban’s second burst had already caught up—
Decisive and swift.
Urban charged at Li Wei, a wild storm of fury enveloping him.
A critical mont!
Yet, Li Wei’s footsteps remained where they were, his upper body leaning back in line with the football’s trajectory, performing a high-difficulty maneuver from “The Matrix” that dazzled the Arrowhead Stadium, astonishingly evading Urban’s grasp.
Snap.
The football steadily nestled into Li Wei’s embrace, securely controlled by his left hand.
But it wasn’t over yet.
Ha.
Amid the gasps of astonishnt from the crowd, Li Wei took rapid, short steps backward, propelling his body to continually retreat, slipping under Urban’s grasp by misaligning their paths of movent.
One vertically; the other horizontally.
The next second, Li Wei crouched down opportunistically, planted his right hand on the ground, and pushed off to leverage a shift in his center of gravity.
In a flash of lightning, relying on such a move to change his center of gravity, his body, like a cheetah, hurled itself forward.
Pushing off the ground, charging forward, his upper body leaning out almost parallel to the ground, teetering dangerously close to falling, but continuously driving forward by the force of his steps.
Whew, a breeze swept past Urban, blasting straight ahead.
He left without taking a cloud with him.
Urban: ???
What… What happened? Urban completely missed Li Wei’s maneuver, reminiscent of a Houdini-like escape in front of his very eyes.
However, Li Wei had no ti to pay attention to Urban.
The crisis was not averted.
Stumbling along, before Li Wei could even rebalance himself, he could see a fast-approaching shadow right in front of him.
One, two, three, four.
This was the capability of the Baltimore Ravens Defense; they could stockpile forces at the front, creating unbelievable pressure, like a formidable punch rushing at you.
During this ga, Li Wei had tried more than once, but so far, he hadn’t gained any advantage.
Now, another opportunity arose before him.
Step, step, step, step.
As Li Wei pushed off the ground and adjusted, he tried to capture the movents of the defensive players ahead in his sight; but in the split second, it was too difficult, and all he could catch were several shadows enveloping him from all sides.
“Stop, look, and pass through,” Bell’s strategy, was all too familiar to the Ravens, having spent years studying Bell during the twice-annual Steel Raven Battles.
So, if Li Wei paused, the Baltimore Ravens Defense would step up even more tily and firmly.
No ti for hesitation now.
Push off, charge forward.
He instantly unleashed the speed that had slightly slowed down, charging head-on.
On the left, linebacker Saggs was approaching.
Saggs, who had just been delayed by a short pass and entangled steps, was now firing up his second wind to defend against Li Wei, seeing Li Wei accelerating and preparing for a frontal breakthrough, aiming to outpace Saggs’s lateral interception with his speed advantage.
Accelerate.
Saggs clenched his teeth tightly; who would dare underestimate him?
Even though he was near forty, and everyone said he should retire, he still had energy, still capable of confronting young, spirited rookies head-on.
Speed, unleashed without reservation.
However, just then, Li Wei, who had been charging straight ahead, suddenly slamd on his brakes—
He stopped his steps!
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