American winner takes all

Chapter 377 Higher mountains, longer rivers (5)

Super Bowl XXXIV, third quarter.

Kurt Warner, who was standing in full gear on the field, was looking at the running Angels players. At this moment, the Angels defensive team did not make any aggressive defensive moves, but passively adopted man-to-man defense. It seemed that they were waiting for Kurt. Warner took the initiative to pass the ball out.

It was very different from the first half.

Kurt Warner raised one arm and gestured to pass to the wide receiver.

The Angels defensive players saw this and immediately separated the two and leaned back.

Kurt Warner looked to the slot receiver on the other side.

Likewise, the Angels defense began to make targeted defensive changes.

Kurt Warner hesitated for a moment, and the best opportunity to pass the ball passed just like that. The defensive end responsible for rushing the pass had successfully reached the pocket.

Kurt Warner had to rush the ball and the ball ended up flying out of bounds.

"The Angels' defensive team, which was absolutely passive in the first half, also performed well at the beginning of the second half. They successfully blocked the Rams' first round of offense." The on-site commentator said.

"Looks like the Angels found a way to deal with it," said Stephen Young, who was also in the dugout.

If you switch the live broadcast back to the commentary box, you can see the inexplicable smile on Stephen Young's face.

In the first half, he specifically sent a message to the Angels. As a former member of the 49ers in the National League West, he certainly had some feelings for his old club, and of course he did not want the Rams, who were in the same division, to win the championship.

I knew you would react, young man...

At this time, Stephen Yang raised his head and looked toward the sidelines, just in time to notice Ethan's back.

There's only so much I can do, the rest is all up to you... He then muttered silently in his mind.

·
"It worked!" Andy said excitedly from the edge of the field.

"I didn't expect the Rams' tactics to be so easy to crack." Rhodes, who was standing on the other side, rubbed the back of his head. He was still a little confused.

"It's just that we fell into a misunderstanding." Ethan explained.

The Rams' tactical system has a series of on-the-spot tactical options, commonly known as option tactics.

In other words, everyone on the offense, including Kurt Warner himself, had no idea where the ball was going to go until the snap.

In their view, the Angels' actions undoubtedly took the initiative to expose flaws. All Kurt Warner needed to do was pass the ball to a position that the defensive team was unable to cover.

But now it's completely different. The Angels don't take the initiative at all, but just like the Rams, this makes Kurt Warner's rhythm begin to be disrupted.

Of course, Kurt Warner cannot always be helpless against this kind of defense. In fact, there are many teams in the league that choose to use this tactic to defend the Rams, and in the end the Rams also won.

But this is already the best plan, and the Angels' defensive team was beaten to a pulp in the first half. Everyone was like a headless chicken. There were not many confrontations. In other words, they still retained most of their physical strength.

As long as they can hold off the Rams as long as they can... the offense will do the rest. Ethan stood off the court with his fists clenched.

The facts were not as expected by Ethan. Compared with the overwhelming defeat in the first half, this time the defensive team successfully delayed the opponent.

It took the Rams nearly six minutes to gain 29 yards from the Angels end zone.

Before the Rams' first scoring drive, Eason gathered all the offensive players in front of him.

"Gentlemen, now is the time to really enjoy the game."

Ethan held out his hand.

Running back Ellinge put his hand on it first, followed by offensive tackle Brian Waters, tight end Desmond Clark, wide receiver Donald Driver...

Ethan turned his head and called the kicker Cunningham over just like before.

Although he said, "Oh, you always do this," he came over and put his hand on top.

"It's a pleasure working with you guys." Ethan looked around at everyone.

"Me too." Everyone responded in unison.

After shouting the slogan "Calling All Angels", everyone put on their helmets without saying a word, and an indifferent fighting spirit arose spontaneously, just like the cavalry about to charge in the European Middle Ages.

Ethan, who turned to look at the field, originally thought that the Rams would score a touchdown quickly, so he called everyone over in advance, but he didn't expect there would be an unexpected surprise.

Kurt Warner's pass was very sharp, piercing through the Angels' defense with extremely fast ball speed and flying straight to the wide receiver in the corner of the zone.

The Rams wide receiver, who has made great achievements this season, made a mistake this time. He failed to catch the football and watched the ball fly out of bounds.

And this is already the Rams' fourth drive.

Obviously, the Rams were a little anxious. With their lead, they should have chosen to take a free kick after the third offensive attack was unfavorable. However, Kurt Warner was eager to open the score again, and instead even lost three points that were easily available.

Eason captured Kurt Warner slamming his helmet to the ground in annoyance after a play.

He twitched his nostrils, as if he smelled a hint of a comeback.

"Now it's the Angels' offense that's walking into the field. Judging from the cheering action on the sidelines just now, they obviously haven't given up on this game."

The audience at the scene also had the result that they dared not say out loud, so the cheers were particularly loud when Ethan came on the stage again.

The cheerleaders on the sidelines were jumping and jumping at the top of their lungs. Their eyes were bright, and most of the team members were looking directly at Ethan.

They knew that the key to catching up with the score lay in Ethan's performance in the next two quarters.

And this time, not only the Angels cheerleading team, but also the DCC on the other side of the field.

To be honest, as a former member of the Cowboys, most of the DCC are very familiar with Ethan.

Ethan has a problem with the Cowboys, but that has nothing to do with DCC.

In fact, when these DCC team members first learned about Ethan's experience, they complained more about him.

Kurt Warner, who came to the sidelines, glanced at DCC, who was cheering for Ethan not far away, and his expression suddenly turned cold.

"I feel like I'm on the road," Kurt Warner complained to the head coach.

"Know that you're up against Ethan, the most talked-about player in the league." Rams head coach Dick Vermeil shrugged, reminding Kurt Warner of the significant fame gap between him and Ethan.

Speaking of which, Kurt Warner has a firm facial profile, regular features, and is not ugly. But compared with Ethan's face, which shows that he can still enjoy life in Hollywood even if he doesn't play ball, it's still a bit worse.

"But don't worry, after today, you will be on par with him, no, more eye-catching than him." Dick Vermeer continued.

Kurt Warner didn't know if he heard it or not, and turned to look at the Angels who were about to start their attack.

The Angels' pocket looked immediately broken as the center handed the ball to Eason.

But that's just what it looks like, and Kurt Warner is well aware that this is the Angels' go-to trick this season - the Jets screen.

Not only is Kurt Warner very aware of it, but the Rams' coaching staff also knows the Angels' tactic by heart.

Before running back Ellinge could reach his intended position, a middle linebacker was standing there waiting for him. The next moment, Ethan suddenly started to move, dodged continuously in the face of the rushing defensive end, and successfully crossed the service line.

Facing the Rams, Eason certainly changed his tactics, and his excellent athletic ability can often play a role at critical moments.

The Rams' response defense also arrived in an instant, but was forcefully knocked out of the way by Ethan.

"Here comes Ethan O'Connor's classic breakthrough with the ball. Don't forget that at the last moment of last year's Super Bowl, Ethan relied on his strong body to tear apart the opponent's defense again and again!"

The blood-curdling action once again detonated the scene. The audience cheered again.

"Go Ethan gogogogo!"

Kurt Warner heard the fierce shouts of DCC behind him.

It sounded harsher than ever before.

Looking further, most of the fans at the scene were wearing the Angels' support jerseys. Their wonderful performance in a season has allowed the Angels to quickly win over a large number of fans. This is the best proof right in front of them.

When did the Super Bowl become your home stadium? ! Kurt Warner stared at Ethan not far away, his eyes almost popping out of his head.

The Angels, who had just completed their attack, did not stop and immediately reorganized their formation.

Standard continuous quick attack!

A scene from the American League finals reappeared.

Running back, tight end, wide receiver, every position is fully mobilized by Ethan. Except for Ethan, on average, everyone may not catch the ball many times, but even so, every offense, all Everyone still runs as hard as they can.

This made the Angels seem to become a whole, with white wings soaring in the sky dome.

Even the Rams couldn't stop them, they were just too fast...

"Touchdown! Can you believe it? A few minutes ago, everyone knew that this game had completely lost its suspense, but a miracle happened quietly. It was that man who had repeatedly staged key reversals! And this time, that man once again gave We had a surprise.”

"This game is worth watching. I'm afraid the Rams didn't expect the Angels' counterattack to be so violent and unstoppable."

"I would say a lot of that was down to Eason's 80-yard rush early in the second half, which gave the Angels so much time in the third quarter and disrupted the Rams defense."

"We may witness the greatest Super Bowl comeback in history. This will be another miraculous performance!" Stephen Young was already extremely excited at this moment.

"Wait! Intercept!" the commentator exclaimed.

The commentator's desk was still discussing the Angels' wonderful offense in the previous round, and the changes that occurred on the field once again caused the commentators to exclaim.

Kurt Warner's first pass was directly intercepted by cornerback Roland Bailey who jumped high.

He seemed to jump higher than before, overtaking the wide receiver by a full body.

"Roland Bailey jumped into the sky!"

"He completed the interception and started the return attack!"

"10 yards, 5 yards... before he stops in the end zone, he's got three guys on him, and now the Angels are within striking distance of the Rams end zone again, can Ethan take advantage of this opportunity?"

Ethan responded with action, and the Angels once again used the one-yard arch tactic they had used.

Ethan held the football firmly in his arms, used his legs hard, and jumped high, almost flying sideways into the formation.

But the moment the football in his arms crossed the line, Ethan's helmet collided head-on with the helmet of a Rams defender.

The crisp sound was clearly transmitted by the microphone at the bottom line, and at the scene, the audience sitting closest to the scene could also hear the heavy sound.

"Ethan and the other party both fell down..."

"Ethan was helped up. He doesn't look like he's in good condition."

"This is too bad..."

Several commentators showed concern, and then all looked at Stephen Young.

Coincidentally, this is another area where Stephen Young has a say. In his short career, he suffered seven serious head injuries alone.

"If you ask me, this feeling is absolutely uncomfortable. You will feel as if you have been thrown into a huge washing machine and rotated for several hours. You will suffer from dizziness, vomiting, tinnitus, stars in your eyes, and even...amnesia. My friend Troy even forgot about a few games," Stephen said of what it was like to be concussed.

He glanced at the big screen a few times and immediately shook his head.

"Don't panic, it's not a big deal. Ethan's injury is not serious. At least he can stand up! Instead of fainting directly." Stephen Yang said this with a smile, but found that the joke was not funny at all.

"Ethan's style of play is inherently prone to injuries, isn't it?" He added unconfidently.

This sentence aroused everyone's concerns even more, so that the commentary box fell into silence.

·
In the venue, the referee of this game came to Ethan in person, took out a small flashlight and shined it into Ethan's eyes.

Then he raised his hand and snapped his fingers on Ethan's left and right ears several times.

"Young man, if you feel unwell, you don't have to insist on playing." The referee shook his head and said.

According to NFL rules, if a player feels unwell, he must be forced to leave the field immediately for treatment. This rule is to avoid secondary injuries to the player.

"I'm fine." Ethan strode off the field without looking back.

On the other side, the Rams watched the whole process, and when they saw Ethan walking off the field, the crowd burst into cheers.

"That's great, Ethan is absolutely starry-eyed now! We are going to win." A member of the Rams team shouted excitedly.

No one can recover in a short time, not even Ethan.

"The next thing we need to do is give him a few more blows on the back of his head!" Then someone suggested quietly.

Kurt Warner, who was standing at the front, couldn't help but feel his throat rumbling when he heard his teammates' comments.

He felt that victory achieved in this way was somewhat contrary to the spirit of sportsmanship.

However, he was not so kind as to stop his teammates from doing so.

However, the head coach Dick Vermeer next to him cleared his throat, looked coldly at the player who just spoke, and warned him righteously:

"Don't forget, he is a player like us, someone who fights for honor."

Then the conversation changed: "Even if you want to attack, you have to hide it. If you are caught, just wait to be fired. No one can protect you."

·
Ethan returned to his seat on the sidelines, and three coaches and team doctors immediately came over to him. In addition to a simple inspection, they also expressed concern for Ethan.

"Ethan, I know you want to complete the reversal, but don't risk your future career." Andy said with a solemn expression.

"It's nothing serious." Ethan shook his head. Apart from his head becoming heavier and ringing in his ears, Ethan didn't feel any other discomfort.

These are common symptoms that occur after a head impact, and one that Ethan is familiar with.

But when Ethan took the towel and wiped his face, he discovered that there were blood stains on the towel. When he touched it with his hand, it turned out to be a nosebleed.

This made the team doctor immediately alert and said that it was probably a skull base fracture.

However, after some examination, it was determined that it was just an ordinary rupture of the nasal mucosa, caused by the impact just now.

"My heart is going to beat out of my chest." Holmgren looked frightened.

On the field, the Rams got the ball again before halftime passed, and the game time in the third quarter ran out.

When the interval was halfway through, Ethan's tinnitus had completely disappeared, and the coaches were completely relieved.

"I'm not the only one who's injured. Look at Brian Waters, his face is almost white. And Ellinge, is your ankle okay?" Ethan joked.

In fact, many members of the offensive team have had minor physical problems so far, as have the defensive team, not to mention the opponents. You Wei, who just collided with Ethan, left the field to receive treatment.

Ethan's words somewhat eased the atmosphere at the scene, and Ethan then started talking about business.

"I know everyone is at their limit, but the Super Bowl is about reaching the limit! Gentlemen, we are making a new piece of history. This is an unprecedented comeback, right before our eyes, at our fingertips."

Ethan pumped his fist.

Relying on their outstanding performance in the third quarter, the Angels chased three touchdowns in a row.

The gap between the Rams and the Rams is now only one possession.

Just turn it over! "No matter what, the next ten minutes will be your most important ten minutes! It's time to give it a try!" Ethan gave the final encouragement.

·
The fourth quarter began with the Rams continuing their drive at the line of scrimmage where the third quarter ended.

This time Kurt Warner didn't make any more mistakes. Instead, the Angels' defensive team made a mistake. After the desperate press defense in the third quarter, many of the main players of the Angels' defensive team had reached the limit of their physical fitness.

At this time, the advantage of the Rams' more experienced players is reflected, and they clearly have an advantage in physical fitness.

If it weren't for the huge deficit in the first half, the Angels could have tried to conserve their energy in the third quarter like their opponents.

In the final analysis, the Angels' defensive team does not have a second "Ethan O'Connor", and the gap in strength is really difficult to make up.

It was the offensive team's turn to play. With his teammates unable to provide much help, Ethan once again staged the scene from this year's American League finals. He broke through layers of defense with one man's strength, especially with the continuous changes in the scoring attack. The scene of scoring towards the breakthrough is the most exciting.

"He is worthy of being a 'Superman'! Obviously, the collision in the third quarter did not affect Ethan at all. In the heat of the game, he once again clenched the score without much help from his teammates."

"There is still only one ball difference between the two sides."

"If the Rams make any more mistakes, the score will most likely be tied and sent into overtime!"

"No, if it goes into overtime, the Angels will definitely lose." Stephen Young shook his head and expressed a different opinion again.

"Many of the Angels' players have reached the limit of their physical fitness. If Ethan wants to win the game, he must finish his opponent within the regular time!"

"I'm afraid...it's hard to do, isn't it?" The commentator looked bitter.

He really couldn't figure out what the Angels would have to do to end the game in regulation.

"For Ethan, this is not a problem. All he needs to do is charge!"

Miracles will eventually happen, come on Ethan. Stephen Yang cheered for Ethan in his heart.

As the game time passed by one minute and one second, the Rams, who had been clinging to the score, including Kurt Warner, seemed a little panicked.

When this offense was still more than thirty yards away from the end zone, the Rams called a free kick early.

"They're scared." Ethan suddenly said.

"The Angels' opportunity has come!" Stephen Young in the commentary box also said at the same time.

"As long as the Rams fail this free kick, the Angels can recover the score!" Stephen Young added.

As an official commentator, he obviously cannot take any position, but at the most critical moment of such a fierce game, Stephen Young can't care so much.

When the football was kicked high, Stephen Young's hand subconsciously raised.

The next second it landed heavily on the table.

"The Rams completed a free kick, and the score gap widened to ten points again!" the commentator said.

"Hey..." Stephen Yang was a little discouraged.

I also feel that I thought of the Rams too simply. In fact, for a team that can go to the Super Bowl, the kicker is certainly not that weak, and the distance is not too far. What can't be kicked is better than kicking. It is much more difficult to advance.

As the free kick was successfully hit, everyone in the Rams felt stable.

Even if Ethan can complete the touchdown next, the remaining time is not enough to complete the second transfer of ball ownership. Even if they set up a victory formation, the Rams can win.

Unless Ethan can score a touchdown in under a minute.

Logically speaking, this is a task that cannot be completed within one minute. Especially when all the teammates are already exhausted.

But watching Ethan return to the field... a sense of fear arose in Kurt Warner's heart.

He doesn't really want to score a touchdown in less than a minute, does he?
After so many years of hard work, isn’t it enough?
Kurt Warner secretly regretted that he shouldn't have made a mistake late in the third quarter and gave the Angels a touchdown in vain.

Before kickoff, Kurt Warner closed his eyes, afraid to look.

But a few seconds later, the audience was heard screaming.

That was not an exclamation of joy, but... an incomparable shock.

Kurt Warner immediately opened his eyes, only to see the players from both sides huddled around and arguing. In just a few moments, it turned into pushing and shoving. The coach immediately rushed over and stopped the situation before it turned into a large-scale conflict. The players on both sides pulled apart.

Where is Ethan?
Kurt Warner searches for that figure.

When the two sides pulled away, he saw the figure lying on the ground, and he immediately looked up at the big screen.

In the slow-motion replay, it can be clearly seen that Ethan used a fake move to bypass a Rams defender when rushing the ball, and behind the defender, another Rams player was low. , almost curling up, charging forward, and at the moment of contact, the man's elbow hit Ethan's helmet firmly.

Under normal circumstances, defenders should open their bodies to expand the defensive area, rather than curling up and concentrating all their strength on their elbows.

At that time, Kurt Warner could not have imagined that much. He only knew that Ethan would not be able to stand up this time no matter what!
No one can stop me from winning the championship! ! ! !

A gratified smile appeared on Kurt Warner's lips, and his legs subconsciously lost support, causing him to kneel directly on the ground, with hot tears falling from the corners of his eyes.

After so many years of hard work, I finally reached the top of the rugby hall that I thought about day and night!

The next second, Kurt Warner felt suffocated.

Ethan stood up again and signaled to the referee that he was fine.

After getting repeated confirmation from the referee, Ethan was able to stay on the court.

How on earth did he do this?

Impossible, absolutely impossible!
Stop forcing yourself! Fall down!
·
The surrounding sounds have become blurry, and there is a blinding white light in the field of vision...

His chest rose and fell, Ethan let out a heavy breath, and even his voice changed when he gave the passing command.

After receiving the pass from the center, Ethan used his legs hard, started to accelerate, and then jumped high.

This jump gathered the last of Ethan's strength. This jump seemed to cross the human wall, cross the entire stadium, cross thousands of mountains and rivers, and reach the formation area.

"Boom..."

The football rolled out of bounds.

Ethan's body lost support and fell heavily to the ground.

·
"I saw a white mist, covering my field of vision. Then the mist dissipated, and the white light enveloped me, which was particularly warm. On the steps paved with white marble, I saw God walking slowly. You guys Guess what? God is actually a woman, and she has no clothes on, and the headlights are so big, they look like two papayas hanging on her body.”

Ethan sneered, describing the vision he saw the moment before losing consciousness. As he spoke, he drew curves on the spot.

His words caused several doctors in white coats in front of him to sneer. However, one of the female doctors blushed, apparently feeling that Ethan's words were deliberately teasing.

"Laila, you look like God." Ethan said.

Leila should have looked angry at this point, but her expression looked like she felt sorry for Ethan.

"Why are you here? And when can I leave from here?" Ethan took a bite of half an apple and chewed it with relish. It was already the day after the Super Bowl.

"Well... you need to stay in the hospital for now, and we need further observation." Another doctor led by the leader said.

"Is my head okay?" Ethan put down the apple.

The doctor didn't make a sound.

"That looks bad." Ethan easily threw the apple into the trash can opposite.

Although the doctors looked solemn, Ethan felt that his athletic talent had not been affected in any way.

"Although the results are puzzling, a series of tests show that you are indeed suffering from CTE (Chronic traumatic encephalopathy)." In the end, it was Laila who chose to tell Ethan the answer.

CTE, everyone who plays football knows about it.

This is an occupational disease and an inevitable fate.

Ethan's former teammate Troy suffered from it and became like an Alzheimer's patient.

Of course, that is the most severe stage four. The initial symptoms also include confusion, disorientation, dizziness and headaches, which will then evolve to include memory loss, social instability, impulsive behavior and poor judgment, and eventually become progressive dementia and movement disorders. , low IQ, language impairment, sensory processing disorder, tremor, vertigo, deafness, depression and suicidal tendencies.

and other unexplored special symptoms.

The most important thing is that the current scientific conditions cannot effectively treat it, and only medications can be used to relieve symptoms.

There are two prerequisites for suffering from this disease.

Repeated head trauma, onset in 8-10 years.

Ethan actually does not have these two conditions.

If you really want to calculate it, the number of hits to his head in the past two seasons is actually less than the average number of NFL quarterbacks, and there is not enough time for the disease to develop.

Ethan asked repeatedly, but the doctors' answers remained firm.

"But I don't feel unbalanced, nor have I had a headache, at least not yet." Ethan didn't know what symptoms he had.

"We have prepared multiple scales for you, and will also conduct a number of basic physical tests on you later." Laila handed a stack of paper to Ethan.

Over the next two hours, Ethan ran various tests.

The test results were reassuring and Ethan did not have any behavioral disorders.

"This may be because the disease is still in its early stages. In short, you need to stay in the hospital for observation for a while. Even if there are no problems in the future, you still need to be tested regularly. You know where I work." Laila looked at Ethan. .

"Of course, even if I don't have this disease, I will go to you." Ethan raised his eyebrows.

This is not the first time that he has made provocative remarks. When Ethan was doing the test just now, he talked to Laila a lot.

"In short, you need to rest for a while. Your family and friends are downstairs. I'll ask them to come up." The doctor nodded, and then a group of doctors left.

Impulsive behavior doesn’t mean impulsiveness in any way, right? Ethan thought.

Are there really no other symptoms?

Ethan chose to close his eyes.

And when he opened his eyes... he found that he was in the Sky Dome Stadium again.

The cheers of the fans were so enthusiastic. Ethan looked up and saw that even the order of the flags of the 32 teams hanging on the ceiling was exactly as in his memory.

Looking around again, the players, including the opponents, and the referee were all looking at him.

Seems to be waiting for his own serve.

Only then did Ethan realize that he had returned to the last attack before falling to the ground.

Ethan shouted twice and found that no one around him responded to him, but when he shouted the tee command, the center in front of him immediately started to move.

In the illusory reality, Ethan started running the ball again, but soon he discovered that the route he chose was wrong, which eventually led to his team losing the ball.
Ball possession.

In other words, even if you are not injured, the game is still lost.

Ethan came to a conclusion.

In fact, based on paper strength, the Angels are indeed far behind the Rams.

How to improve the defensive team in a short period of time? Ethan fell into thinking.

The next second, he felt his whole body rising into the air, and his perspective switched back to a bird's-eye view.

The members of the two teams turned into chess pieces, and then began to move on their own.

It's an offensive and defensive drill, and the Rams' moves are clearly the same offensive routines used in the Super Bowl.

Can't you speed it up? Ethan felt that this was too slow.

The illusion seemed to have received the order, and the attack and defense drills began to speed up and were quickly carried out dozens of times.

The number of times the Angels successfully defended was in the single digits.

Then Ethan began to try to move a certain player's position during offensive and defensive drills.

This time, the number of successful defenses suddenly increased!
shit! Ethan opened his eyes in shock.

This is not a disease, I’m afraid it’s not a super power!

Super brain? Brain mutation?
When Ethan was in high school, he used to practice players' movements in his mind to facilitate learning. However, he later realized the limitations and improved his basic skills, so he gradually stopped using it.

The current immersive illusion is an enhanced and upgraded version of the original.

Could it be that the impact on the head activated some kind of switch?
Are you enlightened?

Ethan did not expect that the benefits of CTE far outweighed the harms.

Then he continued to try the simulation, and Kurt Warner appeared in the room wearing a jersey, and then began to throw the ball continuously.

Ethan discovered that he could not only pause it, but also rotate it at any angle, zoom in, and slow it down.

The only catch is that the illusion can only be used for football-related review. Otherwise, the playability will be greatly increased...

Moreover, if you use it continuously, you will feel an obvious dizziness, which does not last long. It's more than enough for emergency use, but I'm afraid it won't work as a coach.

But even so, if you have this ability before the Super Bowl, it will not be difficult to beat this current Rams team.

Ethan had just finished the test here when the door to the ward was suddenly pushed open and the girls filed in.

Catherine was the first to suffer this. Her eyes were red, and she seemed to have cried just now.

"Ethan, you bastard!" She gritted her teeth.

Just when Ethan thought she was going to swing her fist, Catherine jumped directly into Ethan's arms.

"Don't make fun of your life. I don't want you to suddenly forget me one day. It's time to end it. It's time for you to retire." Catherine said in Ethan's ear.

Obviously she didn't want her condition to get worse. Ethan looked at the other women at this time. They didn't say a word, and they probably had reached a consensus.

In their view, playing ball even though they have CTE is tantamount to devaluing their longevity.

Moreover, the team that Ethan participated in founding is on the right track, and it is time to retire.

Ethan remained silent, thinking about how to convince them...

　After reading this, you may have two controversial points. Please allow me to explain.

　　1: About the result of losing. I thought about this result before writing about this game. I thought about it again halfway through writing and finally decided to write it this way. The main purpose is to pave the way for the next two seasons.

　　2: The protagonist’s cheat from the sky.

　　The protagonist suffering from CTE was something I had thought about before writing this game, but I didn’t know exactly what the “disease” was. At the beginning, I wanted to write about the reason why the protagonist became ill. The protagonist's combat power has reached this point. Apart from limited opponents, the only thing I can write about is "self-conflict". But as I write it, I feel a little more deliberate. So I did the opposite and increased my combat power. I think it would be more enjoyable to write this way, because there will be some scenes with a sense of contrast. For example, before losing, the protagonist's eyes will close and open, and the game will turn around in an instant, and then everyone will react like 123456. Moreover, once you have mastered brain training, the protagonist does not need to be locked in the team to train all the time, which makes it easier to write. And he can also get slapped in the face after the game starts.
　　All in all, I don’t have any baggage now. I just think it’s more interesting and do whatever makes it interesting.

　　As for the "self-conflict" I mentioned before, it will be involved in the ending. What I can guarantee is that this conflict in the ending is really not deliberate. It is something I have thought about for a long time, and after repeated consideration, I feel that there is nothing wrong with it.

　　Of course, in addition to the ending, there will also be many conflicts that the protagonist needs to resolve, including personal conflicts and extra-personal conflicts. (There are at least two seasons left before the finale)
　　
　
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