Chapter 307 Qualifier finals XXIV
Upon following the eye of the player who was frantically shouting right now, they found Nijichi's face soaked in blood.
Constantly from his nasal orifice, blood was dripping out while his face was smeared with blood which inturn was making his face look quite horrifying.
The earlier collision had definitely affected him in some way or other. It's just that he was just too high on adrenaline that he didn't even notice his own injuries.
Soon upon seeing Nijichi's blood soaked face, other players started becoming frantic as well as most of them started shouting in panic, "Medic... Quick we need medic..."
At this moment the referee was busy taking care of Kim Il-sung for his earlier action of deliberately trying to foul Hiro.
Even though the referee had signalled for an advantage previously that didn't mean that he was planning to turn a blind eye to such malevolent intention.
It's just that considering the importance of the game, he simply couldn't put a halt to the game at that moment.
But right now, the situation was different. The dire situation had already come to an end. Thus he needed to uphold justice.
The referee then took out a yellow card from his pocket and booked Kim Il-sung for his earlier action.
Although Kim Il-sung looked a bit disappointed upon getting booked but he didn't try to retaliate. It was like as if he had already accepted his fate.
Afterall he had no right to retaliate. Earlier while trying to foul Hiro, he knew that he was inevitably going to get booked and was prepared to accept any outcome. Thus with a frown, he acknowledged the decision of the referee without any sort of retaliation.
However just as referee pointed his card towards Kim Il-sung, he heard the frantic cry of the players of Japan. At first the scream startled him as it made him abruptly turn towards the source of the noise.
However no sooner, he regained his composure as he rushed towards the site of the commotion.
The commotion which was taking place in their groupd didn't go unnoticed. Immediately it drew the attention of almost every person present in the stadium.
"What's going on?" Several fans started panicking as they started to inquire about the situation taking place on the field with a worried look on their faces.
Just some moment ago, they were celebrating like there was no tomorrow. But now all of a sudden, while the celebratory mood was still lingering around the stadium, a problem arose on the field.
The sudden change in the scenario was just too quick for them to process.
Immediately the coaching staff of the Japanese side upon witnessing the commotion taking place on the field, urged the medics to hurry up towards the field as they all snapped out of their celebratory mood.
With their heart pounding faster and faster with every second, they started to grow extremely anxious.
When everything was going right, when they were so close to victory, now they were going to lose one of their best player. What could go more worst than this?
Just when they were wailing about the situation getting dire in the pitch, all of a sudden Hiro felt a stinging sensation of pain in his legs.
It was like as if he was getting pierced with large number of needles. With every step of his, the pain only kept on intensifying.
Just like most of his teammates, he was also rushing towards the site of the commotion. But this excruciating pain which he felt out of nowhere immediately jammed his movement as it became extremely difficult for him to walk.
However he wasn't surprised by this turn of events. He knew that he had pushed himself beyond his limits a moment ago. And this pain which he was feeling right now was the aftermath of his previous reckless actions.
Although he wasn't surprised but he also didn't want the situation to go south so suddenly. There were still some minutes remaining in the clock. And an injury at this moment which could very well take him out of the game was quite detrimental for his team.
Still Hiro tried to act normal despite suffering excruciating pain with every single muscle movement. He gritted his teeth as he clenched his fist, trying his best to endure the pain.
He didn't want to exit the pitch. He wasn't willing to exit the pitch. Thus he desperately tried to cling on to the last bit of hope.
[Warning!!]
[The host has pushed himself beyond his limits. It's suggested host to not make any further movements otherwise the host might suffer serious injury]
The warning from the system kept on ringing in his ears, yet he ignored the warnings and kept on trying to push himself.
He simply couldn't afford to go down at this moment when the situation of the team was already getting dire.
[Warning!! Warning!!]
The system kept on sending him warnings one after other without any stop. Yet he continued to ignore all those warnings.
As he tried to push himself, perspiration started accumulating in his body which inturn after sometime caused his whole body to get drenched with sweat. Even his complexion started becoming pale and bluish as if he was getting suffocated.
Even so because of the large commotion taking place upfield and his act of trying to look normal, nobody managed to caught a glimpse of Hiro's suffering.
Finally he could no longer push himself any further as he succumbed to the intolerable pain. The moment he couldn't push himself any further, his legs turned weak as he lost all his strength.
Those weak leg of his couldn't support the weight of his body any longer which inturn caused him to abruptly fall down.
Thud!!
Despite falling down, he desperately tried to cling on to his consciousness. His eyelids felt heavy causing him to close his eyes on multiple occasions.
The bulging sensation of pain kept on lingering in his legs, causing him to gnash his teeth out of agony. Even so not even a slightest bit of scream left his mouth.
Because of his unwillingness to succumb to the pain, he didn't even call out for help. He thought that somehow he could subdue the pain.
But however the situation only kept on worsening as the pain only kept on intensifying with every passing seconds. He was hoping that a moment of rest could cure him to some extent.
At this moment, he wished for nothing but a miracle to happen. However miracle don't happen so easily, do they?
The miracle he wished for never happened. And he could no longer put up with this facade of trying to look normal either.
And as he continued to remain seated on the ground, coaching staffs and the fans upon seeing his state immediately noticed something wrong with him.
'No.... Not Hiro' manager Haruki upon witnessing Hiro's state cried out internally with a complicated look on his face.
His eyes became extremely frantic while his complexion started turning pale. The worst possible situation he could hope for, was happening right infront of his eyes.
He simply couldn't accept such an outcome. Not only was he going to lose Nijichi, he was also going to lose Hiro now.
Losing such an important player at this moment could very well spell their doom. But even so, if Hiro couldn't perform, he couldn't force him as well.
"Ohh... What's this? Has Hiro also suffered an injury?" The commentator upon witnessing the state of Hiro on field, inquired.
While one batch of medical personnels was tending to Nijichi, immediately another batch of medical personnels rushed towards the site of Hiro.
'Is... Is it because of me?' Kim Il-sung thought as a sense of guilt started gnawing on him, upon seeing the state of Hiro.
Although he had wished to bring Hiro down, he hadn't wished to hurt him seriously. But now that he noticed Hiro's pathetic state, he couldn't help but feel guilty.
His already darkened face darkened even more as he listlessly stared at the sight of Hiro.
At this moment, a silhouette of a person appeared beneath his feet. The moving silhouette kept on growing. It was as if somebody was getting close to him.
However since his eyes were fixated at the sight of Hiro, he failed to notice the silhouette growing under his feet.
All of a sudden, as he felt a sensation of touch, his body trembled as a cold sweat ran down his spine. At the same time his pupils shrunk and he abruptly turned backwards. He was startled to his wits.
The moment he turned around with a frantic look on his eyes, he found Park Seung-gyu with a subtle smile on his face.
'What does he want from me? Why did he sneak upon me?' thoughts run amuck as he tried to recompose his composure and figure out the intentions of Park Seung-gyu for approaching him out of nowhere.
However the next sentence which he spoke left him completely baffled and disturbed, "Good job"
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