Martial Arts Worlds - Chapter 258

Chapter 258: Final Possession
“Tch!”

Dietmar clicked his tongue and ran straight towards Kiernan and Roy. It was clear that if he didn’t do anything, Roy would lose his possession.

“?!”

Kiernan turned around and saw a fist heading his way. He quickly slapped the punch away.

“Go, Roy!”

Dietmar screamed and then wrapped his arms around Kiernan’s waist to stop him from moving.

“Thank you!”

Roy ran past Kiernan and started to make his way to the goal!

“Iron Fist.”

Kiernan placed his fist against Dietmar’s chest. Smack. The impact of the punch speared through Dietmar’s chest, knocking him a step back with a loud groan.

It felt like he literally got speared through the chest.

Kiernan ran past him and chased after Roy, who was running away like a frightened rabbit. It was going to be hard to catch up!

“Shit!”

Dietmar wiped the drool off his lips and chased after Kiernan, but his chest felt tight like a vice was squeezing it.

‘The strength of that one-inch punch was no joke…’

Roy’s gaze was locked on the goal. He cracked a small smile. Excitement was running through his veins.

‘I’ll be the hero of this game. The goal is mine!’

Ariadne, and rest tried to move over to the goal, but they were blocked by Thorsten, and Miroslav.

There was nothing they could do!

“Huff…”

Willa stood alone in the goal, a few sweat drops falling off her face. She planted her feet on the ground and followed the ball closely with her eyes.

Roy rolled the ball down to the ground and then whipped his leg back. He was going for a soccer kick!

‘This is not my first time playing Punch Ball. I got this!’

He grinned through his white teeth and then smashed his feet at the ball.

The ball whizzed through the air, spinning so quickly that its stripes were a blur of color. It was heading straight to the upper corner of the goal!

Everyone just watched as the ball spun, unable to do anything to stop it.

“Ah!”

Willa leaped off the ground and inched closer to the ball. The fingertips barely grazed the ball, slightly changed the trajectory, and it smashed straight at the goal post.

Thump!

The ball got tossed high into the air, but it was coming straight back down.

“What in the world?!”

Roy’s expression fell apart.

He thought that no one in hell would’ve been able to block it!

No one had time to cheer as everyone turned their attention back on the ball, which was slowly coming back down to the ground.

“Get the ball!”

Ariadne screamed.

“Take the ball!”

Dietmar and Thorsten shouted simultaneously and jumped towards the ball. Everyone jumped for it. It was mayhem!

Squeeze!

Two hands grabbed the ball at the same time!

They were Dietmar and Ariadne!

“Argh!”

Dietmar squeezed his fingers against the ball’s texture and then ripped it from Ariadne’s hands.

“Oh no!”

Ariadne’s eyes shook.

Thump!

Dietmar landed back on the ground, a ball in his hands. He had an empty line over to the goal!

“The victory is ours!”

With a loud scream, he hurled the ball to the far corner of the goal. Willa looked in despair as there was nothing she could do in time.

She also jumped for the ball, which made her stand further away from the goal than she would’ve liked to.

SMASH!

At that moment, the ball smashed against his hand. It came to an instant stop, and its spin slowly decreased.

“?!”

Dietmar’s eyes shook.

“…”

Kiernan looked at the ball in his hands, squeezed it hard, and felt the sting of the impact.

He was the only one who didn’t jump for the ball, allowing him to position him near the goal in case the opponents received the ball.

“Damn!”

Thorsten cried out.

Ariadne’s eyes widened with hope, and she found a way to victory. She quickly rushed past the crowd of people and started running straight to the opponent’s field.

No one else had yet to make a move!

Kiernan reeled back his throwing arm and hurled the ball through the air.

“No!”

Dietmar tried to reach out towards the ball, but he couldn’t reach anywhere close to it.

The ball went on a high arc through the air, then started dropping and landed perfectly in Ariadne’s arms. She was all alone!

“Go after her!”

Dietmar started running, but then he was tripped and fell flat on the ground. He looked over and saw that Kiernan tripped him over.

“Shit!”

He flipped himself back on his feet and tried to punch Kiernan in the face, but he was met with his unbreakable defense!

Smack! Smack! Smack!

Every punch was effortlessly redirected away!

“Argh!”

Dietmar’s expression fell apart.

Everyone else tried to chase after Ariadne, but she was so far that they wouldn’t be able to catch her in time.

“I must save this!”

Lionel stood in the goal, cold sweat drops falling off his face. Everything depended on him. He was the last line of defense.

However, he hadn’t played a good game so far. He had failed to save even one shot!

‘I can’t fail. Kiernan gave me the keys to the victory, and I cannot disappoint him. If I fail, I can’t lift my head up anymore!’

Ariadne thought as she stepped forward and moved her arm to a throwing stance. She was about ten meters away from the goal, but she didn’t mind.

Lionel spread his arms wide and lowered his knees. He was ready to lunge for the ball!

With a twitch, Ariadne moved her arm towards the right corner of the goal. The ball hadn’t left her hand yet.

‘Right!’

Lionel moved to the right corner, but then Ariadne stopped moving her arm and changed the trajectory before throwing it towards the left instead!

She used a very effective feint, and Lionel was left scrambling on the other side of the goal.

‘Shit, a feint?!’

Lionel’s eyes shook, but he couldn’t do anything except watch the ball as it sailed past him into the net.

“No!”

He screamed.

The ball reached the back of the net.

Whistle~

“Goaaaaaaaaaal!”

“Yes!”

Ariadne excitedly jumped, and the crowd cheered loudly. It was a much more competitive match than they had expected, and it left them starving for more.

“Cursed…”

Dietmar collapsed on the ground and looked at the sunny sky. He was getting a cramp in his leg, which was to be expected.

They all were running up and down the field without any breaks, and it was an extremely scorching hot summer day.

He wasn’t the only one who was feeling the effects of the intense heat, yet they were all feeling satisfied.

Despite losing, they had quite bit of fun playing against the greatest talents that New Rakuya had to offer.