Chapter One: The Last Shot Before the Window Closed

At first, the crowd did not understand. Then Cape City's players began moving as they had in training. Four, five, six. Two Southport forwards rushed right. Luo suddenly dropped into the center and received the seventh pass. For the first time, he looked up before the ball reached him. He saw the empty left side. Eight. Nine. Ten. Under pressure, the left back prepared to clear. Zhao bellowed from twenty meters away, “Give it to me!” The eleventh pass cut across the field. A Southport forward slid toward Zhao. Instead of clearing, Zhao calmly fed the midfielder. Twelve. The stadium produced a roar louder than a goal. Dark-gold words ignited before Shen. [Condition complete. Legendary Echo unlocked. Effective duration: eight minutes.]