Chapter 8: Gate Guardian System Activation

  Coincidence? Accident?

  Everyone is stunned.

  It's not uncommon to score a free kick, but it's extremely rare for an 18-year-old kid to score such a perfect free kick. What's even more astonishing is that the kid is actually a goalkeeper and has never practiced free kicks before...

  "What a beautiful goal!" Cosso exclaimed involuntarily, "Such a wonderful goal is rarely seen even in the top youth league in Italy!"

  "Really... really..." The two giants responded subconsciously, they had never heard that Chu Jiang had such a killer move before.

  "Could it be a mistake?" Such thoughts involuntarily flashed through their minds.

  There are many people who share the same idea with them.

  On the way back to the locker room, Huang Dadi and Chu Jiang walked together with their shoulders leaning on each other.

  "You little scamp must be blind!" Da Huang said with certainty, "A blind cat running into a dead mouse!"

  "Envious? This is a skill, you know what I mean? You're just jealous!"

  "Who's envying you? Do I not know if you have this ability or not? From young to old, how many pairs of underwear you've worn, I all know!"

  A black line emerged from the top of the Chu River...

  "You're clearly jealous. If you've got what it takes, then try fooling me?"

  "Hmm... if you're so capable, try scoring another one. If you score another one, I'll admit defeat!" Da Huang was somewhat at a loss for words. He knew in his heart that even if he kicked the ball 100 times, it wouldn't go in with that kind of arbitrary shot. Unless... unless they removed the human wall and then sent the goalkeeper away...

  "Come on, whoever is afraid of whom!" Chu Jiang was full of confidence.

  Recalling the feeling of kicking that arbitrary ball just now, Chu Jiang is now very certain that he must have been modified by that game. If it were in the past, with Chu Jiang's footwork, kicking out that kind of ball would not be much simpler than winning a prize of 5 million. Recalling his attributes in the game, Chu Jiang's heart couldn't help but feel a wave of heat.

  "Any free kick is worth 20 points! Like the one just now, no matter how many come, I dare to score as many!" Chu Jiang thought proudly, and a sly smile appeared on his face, making Da Huang want to hit him.

  It wasn't long before the referee awarded another free kick outside the penalty area. This time, the position of the free kick was slightly worse than the previous one, a bit farther away, about 28 meters from the goal; the location was also biased, on the left side of the large penalty area.

  Chu Jiang once again stood in front of the ball with an air of "when a hero is needed, he will appear".

  This time, no one wanted to fight with him for the free throw again. Everyone wanted to see if the shot Chu Jiang made earlier was a fluke or not...

  The whistle blows! The football flies up! The football crosses over the wall of people! The football dodges the goalkeeper... Oh, it's in again...

  Everyone stared at Chu Jiang as if they were looking at a monster.

  Is there still justice in the world? This guy is taking free kicks at will, how can it be as easy as taking a penalty kick? Even if Beckham were to take the penalty kick, he couldn't make two shots in a row, could he...

  "Damn it, you little brat has been hiding too deeply!" Da Huang slammed a punch on Chu Jiang's shoulder.

  "Ah ha, ordinary, ordinary, third in the world! How about it, are you convinced this time?" Chu Jiang smiled triumphantly.

  "Great, great!" Da Huang was truly impressed.

  "You've cultivated an extraordinary talent!" Kors exclaimed.

  In modern football, goalkeepers who can take free kicks are becoming increasingly rare. Among such goalkeepers, the most famous one is undoubtedly Paraguayan goalkeeper José Luis Chilavert. Chilavert is a symbol of Paraguayan football and has won numerous honors including "South America's Best Goalkeeper" and "World Cup Best Goalkeeper". Free kicks and penalty kicks are his specialties. In his career as a goalkeeper, Chilavert scored an astonishing 62 goals for his team!

  However, Chilavert has been retired for many years. Among the active players, only Brazilian player Séni inherited Chilavert's mantle. However, Séni's influence and Chilavert are far apart, his club is limited to a South American club, and he has never represented the national team as a main force in the World Cup.

  Will Chu Jiang become the next Giravat and a representative figure of the next attacking goalkeeper?

  Korso couldn't help but feel a little curious.

  After being scored by Chu Jianglian twice, the blue team's morale was greatly dampened. Whoever it is, after being scored by a goalkeeper in the same way twice, can't help but feel emotionally frustrated. Being scored by a goalkeeper is very damaging to morale!

  In contrast, the yellow team was in high spirits and became more confident as the game went on, scoring two more goals in the following matches, ultimately defeating the blue team with a score of 5:1.

  In this game, Chu Jiang became the biggest star! He not only successfully organized the yellow team's defense line, repeatedly dismantling the blue team's offense and resolving many crises in front of the goal; but also personally formulated a counterattack strategy, dominating a thrilling comeback victory.

  What's more commendable is that the yellow team tied the score with a goal, which was assisted by Chu Jiang; overtook one goal, which was scored by Chu Jiang; and locked in the winning goal, which was also scored by Chu Jiang on a penalty! In addition to this, he also used long passes many times to successfully launch an attack, adding a lot of danger to the blue team's goal.

  Chu Jiang's outstanding performance left a deep impression on all the spectators. He was obviously much better than the other players on the field!

  However, Chu Jiang was still somewhat dissatisfied with himself.

  After he scored two goals, the blue team no longer dared to foul in front of the penalty area. Even if they gave up defending and directly let the attacking player into the penalty area, they did not dare to use fouls to kill the attack outside the penalty area. So, until the end of the game, Chu Jiang never got a third chance for a direct free kick.

  "My hat trick is just one point short!"

  As the whistle blew to start the game, a certain dissatisfied goalkeeper was still grumbling nonstop... However, his complaints were soon dispersed by an enormous shock.

  As soon as the game was over, a blue light spot suddenly appeared from Chu Jiang's brow. Quickly, the light spot rapidly dispersed rays of light in all directions, weaving a pale blue light screen that enveloped Chu Jiang entirely. In front of him, system messages refreshed continuously, and a gentle, pleasant female electronic synthesized voice sounded softly by his ear.

  "Ding Dong! First match task completed, Gatekeeper System officially activated!"

  "Ding! Completed low-level warm-up match, Chu Jiang obtained experience value: 5! Outstanding performance, reward doubled, Chu Jiang finally obtained experience value: 10"

  "Ding Dong! The Door God System has been activated for the first time. Chu Jiang receives a task reward, experience points: 300!"

  "Ding dong! The Door God System has been initialized for the first time. Chu Jiang has obtained a chance to draw a mysterious skill! Do you want to use it immediately?"

  ……

  A golden box with a rotating lid appears in the middle of the screen, with the words "Mysterious Skill Treasure Box" hovering above it. A light blue selection box then floats into view.

  "You've obtained a mysterious golden box. Do you want to open it now? Yes, open it immediately. No, talk about it later."

  ……

  "Chu River? Chu River?"

  Dahuang's voice suddenly sounded in Chujiang's ear like thunder, and then Chujiang's shoulder hurt.

  Chu Jiang came back to his senses, shook his head and turned sideways to look over.

  "Rhubarb? Something's up?"

  Dà Huáng's body was already about half inside the blue light screen, but he seemed to have noticed nothing.

  "Zhu Tou Jiang, why are you always spacing out today? Teacher Zhan has been standing over there waiting for you for half a day!"

  Following Da Huang's finger, Chu Jiang only then noticed that Zhan Baolu was standing at the entrance of the stadium, smiling at him. Chu Jiang hurriedly raised his arm, indicating that he would be right over.

  "We'll talk about it later." Chu Jiang said softly.

  The golden treasure box disappeared, and the blue light screen folded again, instantly turning back into a light point, piercing into Chu Jiang's brow.

  "What did you just say?" Da Huang looked at Chu Jiang curiously.

  "Uh, Dahuang, did you see anything strange just now?"

  "What strange thing? What thing? Except for a stunned pig, I didn't see anything!"

  "Dazed pig? Come on, you little brat, don't run away!"

  Two young people ran towards the entrance of the stadium, chasing each other...

  "It turned out that except for me, no one else could see that mysterious light screen..."

  Chu Jiang thought silently.