[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-from-arsenal-to-the-ball-god":3,"chapter-from-arsenal-to-the-ball-god-from-arsenal-to-the-ball-god-chapter-374":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","From Arsenal to the Ball God",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},925602,1216,"Chapter 374 - 109: The English League Cup Arrives! A Solo Goal! Ba God: Why Always Me?!","from-arsenal-to-the-ball-god-chapter-374",374,"\u003Cp>A wave of exclamations echoed through the Emirates Stadium, as everyone enjoyed Ma’el’s increasingly graceful and effortless style of play. Anyway, they had a lead, so playing around on the sidelines was no big deal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ba God, embarrassed after being nutmegged, got a bit anxious. Hearing these sounds, his face immediately turned red all the way to his ears, and he sped up his steps, turning to charge towards Ma’el.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the ground was slippery from the snow, and his whole body was slightly unbalanced, making such a turn difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thud!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ba God’s heel slipped, and he ended up lying flat on the ground, staring at the sky in deep thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haha.....!\" The crowd erupted in laughter, and only then did he sit up as if waking from a dream, facing Ma’el’s direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he turned his head, he saw Mancini’s meaningful expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mancini: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Balotelli clenched his fists, gathered his spirits, and began chasing Ma’el again. Just as he did, Ma’el was also dribbling the ball back towards him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was about to lower his center of gravity when Ma’el burst past him, dribbling the ball behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No fancy moves!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just going for brute force!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another round of maneuvering around the player!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Balotelli was instantly indignant. People often say he’s world-class below the neck, so how dare someone try to bully him like this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned to chase after Ma’el, only to see Ma’el’s silhouette first appear in the rear of his peripheral vision, then come to his right front side, and finally pull away a few meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that point, Ma’el turned to glance at him, almost as if to provoke him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmph!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Balotelli’s temper flared, and he chased towards Ma’el, who was dribbling towards the end line. Just as he caught up, he executed a sliding tackle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Swish!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having anticipated this, Ma’el kept the ball to the outside of his body and gracefully leapt up, leaving Balotelli tackling nothing but water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Clap clap clap.....!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wave of applause erupted from the crowd, as if they were transported from a football stadium to a Spanish bullring to watch a bullfight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma’el then reached the goal line, stepping on the ball with his right foot and leaning his body back while observing Balotelli and the other defenders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first to charge forward was still Balotelli, who had been taunted several times and dreamed of revenge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with Mancini’s instructions earlier, apart from the initial sliding tackle, his actions were relatively clean. This time, he charged forward and slammed into Ma’el’s back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pound!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma’el kept his center of gravity low and remained unmoving, blocking Ba God and the ball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Great Emperor ball protection!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh.....!\" A cheer erupted, and the nearby fans stood up to applaud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Balotelli, both anxious and angry, tried moving forward from the left, quickly blocked by Ma’el shifting his center of gravity; from the right, Ma’el employed the same tactic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Scratch!\" Fortunately, Sabaleta arrived from the side, kicking the ball out of bounds from another direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Corner kick!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Clap clap clap...!\" An even more enthusiastic applause and cheers erupted, as the fans expressed their admiration for Ma’el.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma’el maintained a calm expression, but was secretly holding back laughter. He raised one hand, mimicking the gesture of Emperor Henry, to greet them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him, Balotelli was already sweating profusely, awkwardly standing in place, using his shirt to wipe off sweat, trying to cover his face from embarrassment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haha.....!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a burst of laughter sounded, seemingly directed at him. He lowered his shirt to see people looking at his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh no!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face turned even redder..... He had prepared for a celebration, but why was it revealed now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling confused, Balotelli looked towards Mancini on the sidelines, hoping for some consolation—only to find Mancini rolling his eyes nearly to the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clenching his teeth, he felt a rising urge to cry. At this moment, he really wanted to ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why Always Me?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why is it always him?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>PS: Two updates totaling 19,000 words are already exhausting, three updates may need some adjustment time, it’s not looking great currently, feeling a bit weak lately.\u003C\u002Fp>",688,"2026-06-03T06:44:03.644Z","2026-06-03T06:44:07.339Z",1,"novelbin.me","7d37f86196406ea8238cb4dc1fcbd450e5222ea1232cbfe9cf8ac3795b34058d","from-arsenal-to-the-ball-god-chapter-375","from-arsenal-to-the-ball-god-chapter-373",391,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ffrom-arsenal-to-the-ball-god-cover.jpg"]