Elian received the ball with a sharp touch on his left foot. Almost immediately, a Valladolid midfielder charged in, determined not to let him get away. The Valladolid player's slide was desperate—he lunged forward, arms outstretched—but Elian's feet had other ideas. The ball, as if glued to his boot, stayed in perfect control as he exploded down the pitch like a cheetah.
His control and speed was impressive, but the defender wasn't letting him off easy.
In that moment, Elian's mind flashed back to his days when the Awakening System had been his secret weapon.
This was the perfect moment when he used Ball Magnet, He remembered the time when he'd tap into his "ball magnet" ability, a precise, almost instinctive command over the ball. Even though he no longer had that digital edge, he could still recall the lessons and the feeling of that extra burst.
