EOS 4 - 8 World 11.
The battlefield belonged to Kaizen and Kaiser.
But in the shadows of their dominance, something was changing.
Something was evolving.
And Mori Kazuya was at the center of it.
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For the past few minutes, Renji had adapted.
Now—it was Mori's turn.
He wasn't going to let Renji surpass him.
If Renji had become the third monster—
Then Mori would become the one who ruled them all.
He started moving differently.
His positioning became flawless.
His off-the-ball movement was razor-sharp, cutting through defenses before they even reacted.
He wasn't just waiting for chances—
He was forcing them into existence.
This wasn't the old Mori.
This was Mori 2.0.
The Mori who would take everything for himself.
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The moment EOS regained possession, Mori exploded into action.
Renji had barely registered his movement when Mori was already in the perfect position.
Thiago Santos rushed to intercept him—
But Mori didn't even hesitate.
He used Phantom Strike – A feint so subtle it felt like reality had glitched.
Santos hesitated for half a second—and that was enough.
Mori was gone.
And Renji saw it.
He saw the exact moment Mori became something else.
A predator even more terrifying than before.
But instead of stopping him—
Renji would use him.
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Kaizen had just stolen possession again.
But before he could react—
Mori cut in with perfect timing.
He didn't challenge Kaizen.
He predicted him.
Before Kaizen even made his move, Mori had already positioned himself to intercept.
And the moment he did—
Mori fired a long-range shot.
It was a bullet.
A monstrous strike that soared toward the top right corner of the goal.
Even Noah Weiss, the Titan Wall, immediately positioned himself to stop it.
It was a world-class shot.
But then—
Renji appeared.
At the last second—
Renji cut into the shot's trajectory.
He didn't steal the goal.
He transformed it.
With one deadly touch, he changed:
The ball's speed.
The ball's direction.
The entire outcome.
Noah Weiss, already locked in on Mori's shot, couldn't react in time.
By the time he realized—
The ball was already in the net.
GOAL.
EOS 5 - 8 World 11.
Mori's eyes widened.
Renji had just hijacked his entire play.
Mori turned, staring at Renji in disbelief.
"You…"
Renji smirked. "Thanks for the assist."
Mori gritted his teeth.
For the first time, someone had used his own perfection against him.
And he hated it.
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While Renji and Mori evolved, three others watched in silence.
Yuto Kisaragi.
Kazuki Shindo.
Reiji Sakamoto.
They had once stood among EOS's best.
But now, they felt it—the gap widening.
"If we don't evolve, we'll be left behind."
They refused to let that happen.
So they created something new.
A formation unlike anything seen before.
It wasn't a simple triangle.
It was a constantly shifting, adaptive system—
A shape that evolved in real-time.
Yuto controlled the tempo.
Shindo dictated movement.
Reiji manipulated space.
They weren't playing separately.
They were playing as one entity.
And when they attacked—
It was terrifying.
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EOS Strikes Again
Their first test came immediately.
Kaizen rushed forward, planning to destroy their formation.
But the three didn't resist—
They redirected.
Kaizen's momentum was used against him, forcing him into an awkward position.
Kaiser tried to adapt, but they had already switched directions.
In just five seconds, they had broken through.
And in the final moment—
Reiji took the shot.
GOAL.
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EOS 6 - 8 World 11.
For the first time, the two monsters, Kaizen and Kaiser, had been bypassed.
They turned to each other, both grinning.
The game was changing again.
And the battle was just getting started.
[To Be Continued…]