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False start, true sprint.

After consecutive passing plays hit a wall, facing a long third down, Reed unexpectedly chose a running play, trying to bring some novelty—

Honestly, Reed's strategy was to capitalize on the New England Patriots' focus on defending against the long pass, leaving a gap in the short pass area, hoping that Li Wei could gain yardage on the ground. Even if they couldn't achieve a first down, they could secure a better position for a field goal attempt, ensuring at least three points for the Chiefs.

As expected!

Before even getting the ball, Li Wei noticed that the defenders in the short pass area had clearly spread out, with the linebackers, cornerbacks, and safeties all shifting their weight back in their first reaction.

A gap.

Li Wei took the football from Smith and without adjusting his steps, immediately charged forward, breaking through to the left. This was because Kelsey and Hill were both on the right side, drawing nearly half of the New England Patriots' defensive strength there, leaving the left short pass area relatively empty.

The moment he started, Li Wei noticed a flash of blue breaking free, like a tiger bursting out of its cage, ferociously blocking his way—

Defensive End Flyers.

Clearly, Belichick hadn't overlooked the possibility of Reed's surprise attack. Even though the linebackers didn't advance, the defensive line was highly focused. Meanwhile, the Chiefs' offensive line was cautious of committing penalties and did not maintain formation, allowing Flyers to break through.

In a split second, Li Wei had made his decision.

He needed to race against time, advancing as much as possible before the second line of defense closed in. This way, even if he was tackled, he could still fight for a better field goal position. Any hesitation could lead to more obstructions ahead; he couldn't afford to get entangled.

So, Li Wei didn't opt for a head-on collision. Instead, he shifted his steps to the left, just half a step to the side, and then used a ground push to release his power and speed, attempting to sprint past Flyers.

Push, one step.

In that brief moment, Flyers' eyes flashed fiercely, his frustration and humiliation fueling a sudden increase in speed. His large and cumbersome body accelerated unbelievably, a half step faster, recklessly launching his entire body forward.

A desperate gamble!

That half step gave Flyers the advantage.

A dive.

From misalignment to a perfect fit, Flyers had already accurately wrapped his arms around Li Wei's waist—
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"Got you!"

Flyers was elated, his arms closing in, utilizing the pull of gravity to sink his heavy body down, dragging Li Wei down with him to put an end to this advance.

Forget about getting into field goal range, Flyers was even determined to make Li Wei lose yards, to show him that Gillette Stadium was no place for a rookie to take what he wanted.

However!

A collision, a jolt, Flyers' arms that hadn't fully closed in were hit repeatedly. In the midst of the world spinning around him, they were flung open.

Flyers: What, what's going on?

Push off, exert strength, break free.

When Li Wei was hit and wrapped by Flyers, he unswervingly continued to push forward, maintaining his center of gravity amidst the clash of forces, stubbornly breaking through the encirclement.

Uh. Ah. Ahhh!

Power, gradually released, amidst the turmoil and jostling, Li Wei had already successfully thrown off Flyers' tackle, winning space to advance once more.

Behind him, a blast of air.

But that didn't disrupt Li Wei's stride—

One step. Two steps.

Before he could take a third, hastily adjusting his center of gravity, Li Wei had already seen the encirclement of Left Dragon and Right Tiger closing in on him.

On the left was cornerback Butler, and on the right was lineman Harrison.

Although Flyers hadn't successfully tackled, his reckless strike still bought time for his teammates, and the second-tier defense which had opened up space was rapidly back in position. It was then their advantage became apparent.

Li Wei chose to break through on his left side. Though the New England Patriots' defense seemed somewhat weak, at the same time, he also lost the blocking cover of his teammates. Butler hadn't been tied up by the Chieftain's wide receiver Conley this time, and after he shook off Conley easily, they were outnumbered.

"New England Patriots two vs. Kansas City Chiefs one."

The air suddenly tensed up.

But Li Wei didn't have time to hesitate, as any bit of doubt or wavering might allow Butler and Harrison to further close the encirclement, trapping Li Wei in an even worse predicament.

So, in such a situation, what would Peterson do? What about Lynch?

The experience accumulated night and day through the virtual training system now stood out; although it was virtual experience, and ultimately different from real combat, virtual experience was still experience, and it at least allowed Li Wei to stay calm.

He stepped forward, breaking toward the right.

This was Harrison's direction.

Last time, Li Wei had broken through Butler's side, so was he choosing Harrison this time?

Harrison: Come on, come on, little lamb.

Then, in a flash, Li Wei changed direction, stepping forward to the left once more.

Harrison grew anxious, watching his prey that was seemingly within reach escape. He didn't want to miss out on the perfect opportunity to thoroughly crush and grind the rookie, pacing his steps eagerly, adding urgency on top of his conditioned reflex.

Butler hadn't been paying close attention; his gaze was completely on his prey: Heh heh, Little Red Riding Hood, don't be afraid, I'll be gentle this time.

In the blink of an eye, Li Wei astonishingly changed direction for a third time.

Although it was called a change of direction, it was more of a feint this time. Three changes in direction within a mere second were indeed forced, but Li Wei still managed to slam his leftward-moving foot to a stop, unbelievably halting in place.

Everything happened too fast, and for Harrison, Butler, and the entire stadium audience, it was impossible to discern so many fine movements; they just saw a series of afterimages:

Faint. Faint. Faint.

Professional athletes have well-developed reflexes. Both Harrison and Butler instinctively reacted, following Li Wei's feints closely while their center of gravity began to sway violently.

Like a pendulum.

However, the physical distance continued to close, and just as the three players were about to converge, Harrison could no longer restrain himself and took the leap—

Diving tackle.

No matter what tricks Li Wei played, Harrison was determined to seize the rhythm, striking first to gain an advantage.

Then, Harrison had already launched into the air.

Right at that moment, in the milliseconds that passed fleetingly, Li Wei started for the fourth time, his body taking a large step to the right.

Neither Harrison nor Butler could keep up, as Li Wei had been constantly feinting and changing direction; their continuous swaying reflexively followed suit, but because of Li Wei's temporary halt, they were caught off balance. At that moment, both their centers of gravity were following inertia into a fifth sway to Li Wei's left, but Li Wei was already in his fourth move, breaking in the opposite direction to the right.

The positions, just like that, shifted out of alignment.

Heh!

Gillette Stadium didn't know what happened or see the clear details, but they could see Li Wei miraculously escaping the encirclement of the two players, cutting inside, and actually finding an opening to keep moving forward.

How is that possible!

So steady, so calm, is this really a rookie?