Chapter 1056: 1055 Grandeur of a Superstar
Taking a deep breath, Jackson regained his courage and pride, striding forward defiantly.
No Mahomes, no Reed, they can wait; he needs to face the devil first.
Step by step, Jackson approached the crowd surrounding Li Wei.
Unfortunately, no one noticed him; layers of people completely ignored his presence, making Jackson feel a bit embarrassed.
Cough, cough!
Jackson coughed twice, trying to assert his presence, but quickly realized that the noise was overwhelming, as if no one would notice him even if he coughed up blood.
Awkward.
Jackson was forced to reach out and push through the crowd, pulling people aside. The players looked back impatiently, secretly snickering when they saw Jackson's dark face, and made way for him.
Finally, Jackson stood in front of Li Wei, barely maintaining his composure.
Straight and proud, Jackson extended his right hand.
Li Wei looked at the stubborn Jackson, like a seven-year-old holding back tears with a red face, trying to be strong after losing all his marbles, yet completely unaware he's exposed.
Li Wei's eyes showed a trace of a smile—
Bullying little kids, how bad.
So, Li Wei extended his right hand and shook Jackson's right hand.
Jackson took a deep breath, "I will defeat you."
After all that, he only managed to squeeze out this sentence?
Li Wei laughed directly, "Alright, good luck!"
Jackson: ...
What did Li Wei just say?
A surge of anger exploded in his chest, Jackson almost couldn't control himself; but Li Wei already ignored him, turned around, and left.
Jackson stood there stunned, racking his brain, yet still a blank slate, finally raising his voice twice at Li Wei's back.
"I will defeat you, Li Wei, did you hear that? I'm serious, I will defeat you, ah?"
Beside him, Andrews couldn't bear to watch, this scene was too tragic.
Andrews tugged on Jackson, "Lamar, maybe we should just leave for now."
Jackson looked stubbornly at Andrews, "I will defeat him, I will!"
Andrews patted Jackson's back, comforting the quarterback all the way, turning in the direction of Mahomes, silently lamenting:
It's all Li Wei's fault, such a good kid ruined like this.
Half hell, half heaven—
Kansas City Chiefs players celebrated wildly and without restraint.
Actually, the Kansas City Chiefs had been holding their breath too, not because of the Baltimore Ravens.
In their view, as reigning champions for two years now, they are the enemy of the entire league, everyone wishes to defeat them, everyone dreams of beating them, the Baltimore Ravens are just one among many, nothing special.
But rather because of Kansas City Chiefs themselves.
From the offseason to the preseason to regular season, Kansas City Chiefs have been adjusting and honing, but the team never got on track.
Whether it's the Defensive group or Offensive group, they need to find their form, otherwise, as the season progresses, games will become increasingly difficult.
Finally!
In today's game, Kansas City Chiefs finally found their status.
The Defensive group's interceptions and sacks, the Offensive group's new tactical firepower, fully rising, especially under the elevation of Baltimore Ravens' status, they could still concentrate and further enhance their own status.
This is a game worth celebrating, the whole offseason's efforts finally saw some effect.
By contrast, it was actually the Special Duty Group that couldn't keep pace with the team.
But, it doesn't matter.
Regret means room for improvement, this is not yet the strongest form of Kansas City Chiefs, they can continue to improve and grow.
Mahomes was the first to rush to Li Wei, shouting excitedly.
"We did it, we did it! Hahaha!"
The first appearance of "Motion tactic" brought a perfect debut.
The addition of Read Option Offense was Reed's tailor-made strategy for Mahomes and Li Wei, enriching the team's offensive tactics.
Last season, the Kansas Chiefs Offense already showed the posture of sweeping through the league; this season, the Kansas Chiefs Offense is still continuously upgrading, further exploring the potential of Mahomes and Li Wei as a duo—
Just when the league thought the Kansas Chiefs Offense was terrifying enough, they actually evolved further ahead, surprising or not? Unexpected or not?
The charm of competitive sports lies in confronting the opponent and also challenging one's own limits, Kansas City Chiefs indeed lead the league.
Kelsey also rushed over, grinning, exclaiming excitedly.
"Professor, amazing, worthy of being a professor, gave the young ones a good lesson."
Li Wei found it both funny and exasperating, those reporters were messing around, and Kelsey joined in; they called Li Wei 'Professor', but that's not what it means, okay?
Unexpectedly, Hardman beside him was also unable to suppress his excitement, jumping up and down, waving his arms high.
"Professor! Professor! Professor!"
So bustling, it couldn't be stopped.
Not just Kansas City Chiefs players, but the post-game press conference journalists joined in the uproar too.
"Professor, congratulations on the victory."
The moment they spoke, it was teasing.
"There's no doubt that this is the focus battle of the week, everyone expected an exciting clash, it's a severe test for both Kansas City Chiefs and Baltimore Ravens."
"But clearly, no one predicted the process, nor the surprising result—we could foresee the Kansas City Chiefs defeating the Baltimore Ravens, but did not foresee you winning so easily."
"This entire offseason, you've been subject to countless controversies and doubts, continuing till now, did you ever think you could perform so excellently and defeat Baltimore Ravens with such a clear margin?"
Not direct questioning, yet still old wine in new bottles, the same as before.
Li Wei looked at the utterly serious journalist and the conference room full of eager anticipation, solemnly picked up the roster on the desk, cleared his throat.
"Now, confirm attendance; my class does not allow absences."
With a professor's tone.
The scene in the conference room paused, suddenly realized, then collectively laughed.
Then, Li Wei calmly pulled back the topic.
"No, never."
Journalists: ??? Wait, is Li Wei preparing to be unusually humble?
"I never considered the opponent or the result, my focus has always been on myself and on the team."
"I know our strength, against any opponent, the only thing we need to focus on is ourselves, and we can win the final victory."
"Do you need me to continue proving myself?"
Confidence, absolute confidence!
Without waiting for journalists to continue asking questions, Li Wei had already taken the lead in posing the question, that calm demeanor truly showed the League's First Man posture.
However, no one could refute.
The press conference room was silent, journalists collectively swallowed, only then realizing their dry mouths and racing hearts, a kind of unspeakable excitement boiling in their veins.
Only until this moment did they truly have a sense, the league had undergone a transformation.