Ch.292If You Can’t Beat Them, Join Them

In some ways, it’s just a typical entertainment format.

Two championship contenders surviving until the end to meet in the finals.

Seeing the conclusion of a match that wasn’t properly finished before.

A classic cliché often used in comics and novels.

But right now, no one could ignore the appeal of this cliché.

Gulp.

The NFL event official who had received Cade Walker’s contact remained motionless, eyes fixed on the screen.

‘What is this even about?’

If they just skipped ahead a bit, they could immediately see the results.

Despite being able to find out who won,

Afrinta deliberately chose not to.

A running back holding the leather ball.

A linebacker crouching low, watching that running back.

A direct confrontation.

If asked who had the advantage, a hundred out of a hundred would raise their hand for the linebacker.

A running back who must protect the ball while passing through.

A linebacker who wins just by taking the ball.

Naturally, the linebacker had the upper hand.

But environmental variables existed.

‘Mud… trenches and sand everywhere else.’

Not an ordinary grass field.

And neither wearing spikes.

Both restricted in speed.

So in this situation, who would be at a greater disadvantage?

‘Still the running back.’

The moment that thought crossed his mind.

Tweet!

The referee’s whistle blew, unable to let the standoff continue.

Thud!

As if he’d been waiting, Kim Donghu lunged forward first.

ㄴWait, just charging in?

ㄴCade follows right into the mud too, wow

ㄴWhat’s he going to do now?

ㄴAnother shoulder bump? Surely not

The two moving toward each other.

And then Cade’s already low posture gets even lower.

Bang!

He springs toward Kim Donghu with a speed that seemed to erase the fact they were in mud.

Like a lion ambushing its prey.

Cade, arms spread wide, immediately aimed for Kim Donghu’s lower body.

Judging that the upper body would have limited movement since it was holding the ball.

He was trying to grab the waist and thigh area to successfully tackle.

ㄴWow, look at Cade’s thighs!

ㄴLook at them bulging lol

ㄴSeriously like horse muscles

A dash with surprising speed.

An ordinary person would have been caught long ago.

At this moment, Kim Donghu’s back foot extended backward and then.

Whoosh!

He lifted his body up from the mud.

Trying to jump over his opponent’s lowered body.

But Cade seemed to have anticipated this too.

“Hup!”

He quickly pulled in his lower body and straightened up in an instant.

As if he’d predicted this move as well.

Since you can’t do anything while airborne.

Just as he was about to grab Kim Donghu’s suspended body.

Thunk!

Kim Donghu’s arm pressed down on Cade’s shoulder even faster.

Not just jumping over, but using Cade’s body as support like vaulting over a pommel horse.

But it wasn’t a simple vault.

Since simply vaulting over would risk getting caught,

Kim Donghu pulled one more crazy stunt.

ㄴ?

ㄴ?

ㄴ?

ㄴ?

ㄴ? LOLOLOLOL

ㄴSeriously what the hell

ㄴYou’re not an actor

ㄴYou’re not a boxer

ㄴIf Physical 300 brings in actual Tarzan, what are we supposed to do

ㄴWTF?

ㄴCrazy bastard

Using his arm on the shoulder as his center of gravity,

He lifted his entire body up onto it.

A one-armed handstand on someone else’s shoulder.

Like performing gymnastics,

Kim Donghu’s body traced a smooth semicircle supported by just one arm.

Thud.

Followed by a perfect landing.

Despite changing positions twice in mid-air,

There was no sign of confusion or strain in Kim Donghu’s eyes.

-“Still 30 seconds left.”

Having casually evaded Cade,

Kim Donghu said this.

-“No, I’ve lost this round.”

Cade, quickly regaining his balance, laughed in disbelief at Kim Donghu.

Round 1 complete.

And now that scene is shown again in replay.

In slow motion through high-speed cameras,

Revealing what maneuvers Kim Donghu and Cade performed in those few short seconds.

ㄴWow look at Kim Donghu’s eyes moving lol

ㄴLooking down then up while balancing and watching the ball…

ㄴCade changing his posture trying to get past him too, seriously

ㄴThe world stage really is different

ㄴWhen Cade tries to stand taller, he detaches his arm first and just lands

ㄴWhat happens when the strongest in the universe fight each other

ㄴWhy is one of them just an actor? lololol

-“How did I feel at that moment? Well, honestly, I only had one thought. Donghu Kim, I absolutely have to get you playing in the NFL.”

With Cade’s interview about his feelings at the time,

Round 1 was being wrapped up.

“…Isn’t this insane? This is beyond Asian level.”

The NFL event match official, Afrinta, was astounded.

The elasticity, agility, strength, and judgment just displayed.

All of it was at NFL top player level.

To the point where racial issues no longer came to mind,

Afrinta was captivated by Kim Donghu’s running back play.

What if the field had been wider?

What if there had been even one lineman to block the linebacker?

What if the ground had been grass instead of mud?

‘He wouldn’t have done that, he might have just passed through unconditionally.’

Of course, since it wasn’t real American football,

Although Cade played in simplified form.

That didn’t mean he wasn’t giving his all.

He did his best within the established rules.

And in the end, he couldn’t steal the ball, no.

He couldn’t even touch it.

“Holy moly… Jesus….”

How did such a result come about?

While pondering this,

On the Netflix <Physical 300> screen,

Cade proposed to Kim Donghu that they switch positions for round 2.

-“I steal it?”

-“Yeah, honestly you don’t have to agree. It’s just my stubbornness.”

Cade repeatedly emphasized how unreasonable his request was.

-“Just, just simply rather than stealing the ball… I wanted to do this, you could say I’m a bit greedy.”

-“Just compete with me once. If I lose there, I’ll skip the round.”

-“Donghu, it doesn’t matter if you lose. I just, I just want that rule for myself.”

ㄴWow, he must be really frustrated about losing

ㄴRather than frustrated, it’s more like competitive spirit

ㄴThe kind of desire and passion for victory that first-class players have

ㄴFor real lol

An American football player lost.

To an actor and boxer.

But beyond all that.

Cade simply wanted to experience firsthand how far human Kim Donghu’s physical abilities extended.

He’d experienced offense, now defense.

Of course, he knew how unreasonable this was.

Honestly, a simple refusal would end it.

Nothing would change if he did.

They could just continue with the ball stealing again.

But there’s a reason Netflix broadcast this scene.

-“Let’s do it, then?”

ㄴNice

ㄴWow

ㄴNice

ㄴHeh

ㄴThis is Kim Donghu alright lololol

ㄴSo straightforward, what a real man lololol

ㄴA man who doesn’t reject another man’s sincerity

Kim Donghu readily accepted the proposal.

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At the same time.

“Dad! Aren’t we watching more?”

“Haha, that’s a really painful memory for dad.”

In a luxurious mansion somewhere in America.

Cade Walker declined his son’s suggestion and got up from his seat.

He wasn’t ready to watch it yet.

‘Like a monster.’

Cade recalled the memory from that time.

Like it had just happened.

Everything replayed vividly in his mind.

The field for round 2 wasn’t a mud floor.

Just an ordinary grass field.

No obstacles at all.

Even wider than the round 1 environment.

A space with fewer restrictions on movement.

An environment where offense and defense were free.

He shouldn’t have, but seeing that, Cade was confident in his victory.

Even if running back wasn’t his main position.

That didn’t mean he lacked even the basics.

Compared to his opponent.

What about Kim Donghu?

He would have been completely unfamiliar with all these aspects.

While grateful that he accepted the challenge,

He also felt sorry that he might win overwhelmingly.

But.

Tweet!

As soon as the signal sounded, he realized how wrong that imagination was.

What an arrogant misconception it had been.

‘What pressure.’

Eyes that looked like they would kill him, not just take the ball.

Walking toward him with a high stance rather than a low one.

That pressure weighed him down.

So Cade quickly grabbed the ball and,

Intending to evade Kim Donghu for the entire three minutes, he moved.

No, he tried to move.

Thud!

When he blinked, Kim Donghu was there.

When did he dash?

Before that thought could finish,

Whoosh!

Kim Donghu reached out to grab the ball, and

Cade desperately rotated his body to escape.

And in that state, he immediately backstepped using ankle strength.

Since he rotated while retreating at the same time,

He calculated that some distance would open up, but at that moment.

Huff.

A short breath was heard, then.

Grab!

Kim Donghu’s arm extended and grabbed the leather ball.

Ridiculously, the match was decided there.

The moment Kim Donghu grabbed the ball.

Crunch!

With tremendous grip strength, he compressed the part he held.

To hold it more firmly and pull it more strongly.

To gain more control than Cade, who had the ball tucked firmly against his side.

‘No.’

At that time, Cade chose to break through with the thought that this couldn’t happen.

Using the pulling force to his advantage.

He thought there would be no problem if he stepped forward.

However.

Thump!

With embarrassing speed,

The leather ball slipped out from Cade’s side.

As if it had been penetrated.

“Huh.”

With his back foot firmly planted on the ground.

A straight punch with the hand holding the leather ball.

Unable to overcome that force,

Cade had the ball stolen from him in Kim Donghu’s embrace.

Recalling that memory again, Cade shook his head.

And remembered what he had said in the past.

-Change the title, not Physical 300 but 1:299.

To think that was actually true.

Physical 300.

What a false title.

‘It’s Physical 1.’

A stage for just one person.

That result was revealed to the world.

“Wow! Donghu Kim!!! Amazing!!! Dad!!! I’m a Donghu fan from today!”

“What about Dad?”

“Now you’re second place!”

“….”

Cade hung his head, having lost his son’s fandom.

Damn it.

‘Still, we absolutely have to play on the same team for the event match.’

If you can’t beat them, join them.

It was an excellent saying.

+++++++

At the same time.

“Upset! An upset has occurred!”

“Is this possible? UFC heavyweight… Zain Lance has claimed the WBA heavyweight title!”

Another upset occurred in the world.

The unified champion of UFC heavyweight and boxing organization WBA heavyweight.

The birth of Zain Lance.

During his victory interview.

“Donghu Kim!!! I’ve risen to take everything from you!”

He called out Kim Donghu.