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Dominate the Super Bowl-Chapter 261 260 Clear the Way with Strength
"The game is over."
"The final score, '31-10', Kansas City Chiefs defeat the Los Angeles Chargers on the road, maintaining their undefeated season."
"Li Wei, once again at the center of a media storm, delivers a perfect response with seventeen carries, 185 rushing yards, and two touchdowns."
"With a commanding presence, he rebukes the media's skepticism and demonstrates with his actions that the preseason attacks were unfounded; he not only adapts to the intensity of professional games but also delivers high-level performances in three consecutive games, without a doubt the most outstanding rookie this year."
"In fact, it's not just rookies."
"Currently, Li Wei strongly leads the entire League in both rushing yards and touchdowns, heading a list of stars as a rookie."
"After this game, there isn't much suspense for the September selections; following being named the American League's Best Offensive Player of the Week as a rookie and sweeping the past three weeks' best rookie charts, Li Wei becoming the League's Best Rookie in September is a widely expected outcome."
"To be precise, we should set our sights even higher and reflect on both past and present."
"Three games, 509 rushing yards, seven rushing touchdowns—these stats might be unachievable for countless running backs in a sixteen-game season; but Li Wei has done it in just three games, surpassing Adrian Peterson to refresh a series of records and become the rookie with the most impressive first three games in NFL history."
"Since the millennium, Peterson's rookie data over the first three games was widely regarded as unsurpassable—271 rushing yards, 160 receiving yards, a total of 431 yards, believed to be indicative of a dominant force, and indeed, Peterson possessed the credentials to compete for the greatest of all time."
"However."
"Li Wei has now set an unassailable benchmark, not only for rookie running backs but also including wide receivers, tight ends, and even a small group of quarterbacks, who likely cannot demonstrate such a performance in their first three rookie games, redefining the term 'dominance'."
"This isn't just a record for the Kansas City Chiefs but also a historical record for the entire League; perhaps we need to be mindful when we use the term 'dominance' in the future."
"Rookie."
"Even now, the League still refers to Li Wei as a 'rookie.' This nickname was meant to be an insult, but now it has become the footnote to a miracle."
"Every time people call Li Wei 'rookie,' it further reinforces the unimaginable nature of his performance so far."
"We are all witnesses."
"When the media repeatedly questioned Li Wei's abilities, when public opinion doubted his prospects time and again, under the overwhelming pressure, this is Li Wei's response."
"I can't tell if Li Wei has been missing practice or indulging in debauchery, but at least for now, even without training, it hasn't had an impact."
"So, whose turn is it to be the laughingstock?"
Bart: Stop hitting, his cheek is already swollen like a pig's head.
Truth be told, they hadn't expected the Los Angeles Chargers to undergo a metamorphosis overnight and come up with top-tier performance, but at least quarterback Rivers shouldn't have underperformed to such an extent; yet, to their surprise, the Kansas City Chiefs completely demolished the Los Angeles Chargers in the first quarter.
The game wasn't even halfway through when fans started leaving the stands, one by one; the Chargers' first season after moving to Los Angeles is exceptionally tough.
Bart truly sees no joy in this.
However, at the end of the game, the Kansas City Chiefs players seemed somewhat disheartened and didn't celebrate wildly, heading straight to the hospital—
Safety Eric Berry with a ruptured Achilles.
During a non-contact defense in the first quarter, Berry fell to the ground clutching his ankle as he landed, fiercely gripping Li Wei's heart.
Though everyone knows that competing in sports is often accompanied by injuries, and the check-up results from Lilith the week before had already sent signals, the actual occurrence of the moment was still unbearable to look at.
When Berry left the field, the tough guy who had suffered two serious injuries but was never knocked down had his eyes rimmed red, looked up at the sky, and did all he could to control himself, yet tears still fell.
Berry knew that his body could no longer endure more injuries, and perhaps this injury was the premature signal that his professional career was entering its final countdown; and until now, Berry, after many years of struggle in the League, still hadn't had the chance to showcase himself on the Super Bowl stage.
Regret. Loneliness. Sadness.
No one knew what lay ahead for Berry, including Li Wei, who had come back through time.
It was precisely because of this that the Kansas City Chiefs were fired up with fighting spirit and completely destroyed the Los Angeles Chargers in the first quarter of the game.
After the game ended, the Kansas City Chiefs had no time to celebrate the victory; they rushed to the hospital to visit Berry first, and then, they received a brutal message:
Out for the season.
It was Berry who was injured, but when his teammates appeared, it turned out to be Berry who comforted these young players, joking around like a big brother.
"This is bad, our secondary defense is going to get thrashed. Can you guys handle it or what?"
"Or, can you guys hold on for a bit, and I'll do my best to come back and help out during the playoffs?"
In the hospital room, the atmosphere was a bit heavy, with Berry trying to lighten the mood, constantly joking.
Until Reed came in to shoo everyone away, clearing all the players out.
Li Wei also left, and it was only afterward that he realized he had completely forgotten that after the game ended, a fan of the Kansas City Chiefs living in Los Angeles had lost a signed support scarf, hoping Li Wei could deliver it to Berry, looking forward to him recovering soon and continuing to represent the Chiefs.
After mentioning it to Reed, Li Wei returned.
As he pushed open the hospital room door, Li Wei saw Berry staring blankly out the window.
No expression, no sadness, no anger, no disappointment, just calmness. But that kind of calmness revealed a kind of solitary bitterness.
Li Wei paused, too—
Berry's injury was to his Achilles tendon—the Achilles' heel.
Even an outsider knew that the difficulty of rehabilitation and recovery was almost an impossible task.
Li Wei tried to offer Berry a few words of comfort, but found that no words were enough to express his inner emotions. Those heartwarming platitudes seemed like a joke in the face of real pain and the long unpredictability; even having lived twice, Li Wei did not have the answers to all questions. Enjoy more content from novelbuddy.com
Instead, it was Berry who first noticed Li Wei. He quickly gathered his emotions and once again revealed a smile, "Hey, rookie."
Li Wei took a deep breath and passed over the support scarf.
Li Wei stood by the foot of the bed, wanting to leave but unable to move.
Berry understood and could tell at a glance, "Don't worry, I'm fine. It's not the first time I've been through something like this, I'm used to it."
But Li Wei knew it wasn't that simple, yet what should he say?
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"How long did the doctor say the recovery will take?" Li Wei asked.
Berry was taken aback, saying reflexively, "At least five months."
Li Wei seemed a bit frustrated, "Ah, that's regrettable. If you try hard, maybe you could catch up with the Super Bowl."