Looking at the few stars in front of him who were very familiar in his previous life, Fly swore even more to crush them.
A youthful Modric, a tender Gareth Bale, if not to bully them now, when else?
However, what Fly had to deal with at the moment was Tottenham's right-back who was directly marking him, and also Arsenal's former captain, Gallas.
This defender, who swapped with Cole in 2006 and insisted on wearing the number 10 jersey left behind by the Ice Prince.
In 2008, to promote his autobiography, he publicly revealed negative news about the locker room to the media.
In 2010, after failing to get a high salary, he transferred to Arsenal's arch-rivals, Tottenham. He is arguably the worst captain Arsenal has had this century, bar none.
Even Nasri, who later transferred to Manchester City for money, publicly stated that he looked down on Gallas and would not shake hands with such a person. This is the guy Fly had to face in this match.
Undoubtedly, although Fly was not an Arsenal fan in his previous life and could not feel the hatred Arsenal fans had for this guy.
But in this life, as Arsenal's 'Prince', he had the obligation to severely teach this guy, who had deeply hurt the fans' hearts, a lesson.
Fly's undisguised killing intent was sensed by Gallas. Looking at the goal machine in front of him, staring intently, Gallas couldn't help but flinch and couldn't help but speak harshly:
"Kid, what are you looking at? What, I've only been gone from Arsenal for a few months, and you, this newcomer, don't know how to respect me, a former Arsenal captain?"
Hearing this ridiculous remark, Fly couldn't be bothered to argue with him further. He said word by word, "You just wait to be crushed today, that's all. I said it. I hope you don't cry again..."
When Gallas heard Fly bring up his past embarrassing incidents, his face couldn't help but turn red. He blustered with a fierce look but timid heart, "Kid, don't think you're invincible just because the media has hyped you up. Today I'll teach you how to behave!"
Fly shook his head and chose to ignore him completely.
For such trash, if he said one more word to him, he would consider himself having lost. The truth would be revealed on the field!
In this match against Tottenham, Arsenal got off to a dream start.
In the 9th minute of the match.
Fabregas played a through ball, assisting the forward-running Nasri who slotted the ball into the far corner, putting Arsenal 1:0 ahead.
"GOOOOOOOOOAL!!!"
"Number 8, Nasri!!!"
"A precise through ball from Fabregas, the lead was given just right. Nasri made the run and slotted it into the far corner."
"Arsenal 1:0, a dream start!"
In the 13th minute of the match.
Sagna fouled Lennon as he was attempting to break through, and the Main Referee showed him a yellow card.
In the 27th minute of the match.
Alexandre Song's long pass from midfield sliced through Tottenham's defense. Arshavin, who had made a timely run forward, received the ball and surged into the penalty area.
Facing Arshavin's breakthrough, Ekotto forcefully used his body to push him towards the byline.
Just as Arshavin was about to lose control of the ball, he directly hit a low cross across the ground, sending the ball towards the other side of the penalty area.
Tottenham center-backs Kaboul and Hutton attempted to intercept the ball but failed to touch it.
Just then, Fly, who had been lurking on the left side of the penalty area for a while, suddenly appeared in the ball's path.
Gallas, who had been marking him, had lost track of him in just a few seconds.
"Damn it!" Seeing the player he was marking had shaken him off, Gallas cursed silently in his heart.
Although he had tried his best to stop Fly, he was still a step too late.
Facing the ball rolling along the ground, Fly simply nudged it towards the goal with the inside of his foot, and the ball changed trajectory, quickly rolling into the net.
Tottenham goalkeeper Gomes was helpless against this close-range, half-open goal shot. He threw his entire body out, but it was useless. He could only watch as the ball crossed the goal line and entered the net.
"GOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!!"
"Number 13, Fly Adams!!!"
"Oh, incredible! The match has only been going on for less than 30 minutes, and Arsenal are already leading 2:0."
"I don't know what to say. Is Arsenal going to have another high-scoring massacre in this match?"
"This is the North London Derby!"
"Of course, we must also congratulate Fly. He has scored his first North London Derby goal in his career."
"13 appearances, 23 goals. This is Fly's League goal record so far. He is still increasing his goal tally, seemingly with no end!"
After scoring Arsenal's second goal of the match, the Arsenal fans in the stadium collectively shouted "Fly".
Fly ran to the sideline and raised his hands to the fans, while also making a heart shape towards the camera.
Although Taylor couldn't come to watch his match because she had to attend the American Music Awards ceremony, Fly still didn't forget to make a heart shape for her from afar.
This had nothing to do with the system task; it was purely out of Fly's habit.
The North London Derby between Arsenal and Tottenham didn't have this specific task, but it had a more bizarre task that Fly really wanted to achieve:
[Ding dong! Task issued!]
[Task Name: First North London Derby]
[Task Content: 1. Help the team defeat Tottenham Hotspur]
[2. Score a goal personally or provide an assist]
[3. Crush Arsenal's traitor Gallas, making the opponent's post-match rating below 6.0]
[Task Reward: 100 Intermediate 'Soft Rice' points for each task completed. If all three tasks are completed, an additional 100 Advanced 'Soft Rice' points will be rewarded]
[Additional Task: Have a speed duel with Gareth Bale, tell the world you are the fastest one]
[Additional Task Reward: Obtain the skill "Faster When Faced With Speed" (When encountering speed-type players, i.e., players with a 100m speed of less than 11 seconds, the host will receive a bonus to their double speed based on the opponent's peak speed. For every 0.1 second faster the opponent's 100m time is than 11 seconds, the host's double speed will increase by 1%, with no upper limit)]
When Fly saw that an additional task had appeared in the system again, he became completely hyped up.
It wasn't easy. Since his Champions League debut, he hadn't had the chance to get an additional task again.
Now, in the North London Derby against Tottenham, he finally had one!
Although this additional task was very strange and difficult for Fly to complete.
But since the opportunity was given, Fly would definitely try his best.
If he ultimately didn't get the chance to duel with Bale, Fly could only give up.
After all, a speed duel not only depended on Fly himself but also required Bale's cooperation.
If Bale didn't cooperate, then everything would be just talk.
For the rest of the first half, Tottenham and Arsenal created two more threatening shots against each other, but neither was converted into a goal.
Arsenal 2:0 Tottenham, temporarily leading by two goals going into halftime.
On the way back to the locker room, Fly saw Bale, who looked like a monkey, and called out to him, "Hey, Gareth, I heard you're quite fast. How about we have a race in the second half?"
As soon as Fly said this, Gareth Bale turned his head and looked at him with a puzzled expression, clearly not understanding the meaning behind Fly's words.
"Mate, how about we race to see who's faster in the second half? I've always heard people say you're very fast, and I think I'm faster than you. Dare to race?"
To increase the chances of completing the system task, Fly decided to proactively challenge Bale.
After confirming what Fly wanted to express, Bale didn't agree, only shaking his head: "Sorry, I'm not a right-back anymore, so we can't have a direct matchup."
Fly felt that Bale seemed to want to back down, so he stepped forward and pressed him: "So, you mean you don't dare to race me, right?"
Gallas was already unhappy because Fly, who dared to provoke him, had scored a goal in the match. Now seeing him still blustering here, he immediately stepped forward and pushed him:
"Kid, don't be too arrogant. You haven't won this match yet!"
Fly shrugged, looking indifferent: "I know. We'll win the match in an hour. You don't need to remind me, thanks."
15 minutes of halftime plus 45 minutes of the second half equals exactly one hour. Gallas immediately understood what Fly's words meant.
"You hateful kid, has no one taught you how to respect others?"
Hearing this, Fly chuckled, pressed his finger against Gallas's chest, and said word by word, "What right do you, a traitor, have to talk about respect?"
"Don't cry after this match is over, remember, be a man, don't be effeminate."
"Gareth, see you on the field in the second half, don't forget our agreement!"
As he left, Fly yelled out to Bale again.
It was precisely because of this yell that the Tottenham players all cast inquisitive glances at Bale.
Clearly, they were very curious about the agreement Fly mentioned.
Bale himself had a dark expression and was utterly speechless.
When had he agreed to race him? Wasn't this nonsense?
Shaking his head, Bale decided to give Fly's challenge the cold shoulder.
Modric, who was nearby, saw this scene and went over to ask what had happened.
Bale recounted what Fly had just said to him. After listening, Modric couldn't help but exclaim:
"That kid is really cunning, I'm truly impressed. Isn't he just trying to put you on the spot by saying that?"
"It seems Fly is not only great at playing football, but his mind is also quite sharp."
Hearing this, Bale looked at him with surprise and asked, "You don't mean you want to go to Arsenal and become his teammate, do you? Otherwise, why would you care so much about his matters?"
Modric's face turned red upon hearing this, and he quickly retorted, "What nonsense are you talking about? Even if I were to leave Tottenham, I wouldn't go to Arsenal. They are our arch-rivals. I still have that basic principle."
After saying this, Modric gave Gallas another strange look.
It was clear that Gallas's act of joining the enemy was quite dishonorable, even in the eyes of Tottenham players.
Bale was noncommittal about Modric's words, shook his head, and walked straight back to the locker room.
He needed some peace and quiet now. Why did Fly specifically come to provoke him?
"Do I know him? Why does it feel like he's very familiar with me..."
Bale didn't know if it was his imagination, but he always felt that Fly looked at him differently than he looked at others.
But Bale was also very sure that Fly was not Gay, because the story of him and Taylor as a golden couple had already spread throughout the United Kingdom, and Bale had naturally seen relevant news reports.
"Whatever, I'll just ignore him. I have nothing to do with him anyway, we're just playing one match together. After the match, we'll be strangers to each other."
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