Glory [e-sports]

Chapter 121: I have Close, do you?

The doubles game was proceeding happily, but in fact, everyone started noticing something in the later stages.

FTW’s win rate wasn’t high for this game. The medicine warlock and immortal thief talents were very different. It was very easy for them to play well with their own talents, and it would’ve been alright if they were playing against passers-by, but when faced with Asleep and Cong Yi’s cooperation, they soon exposed their weaknesses.

Bai Cai had really been ‘planned out’ from beginning to end in this game.

After he took First Blood, Wei Xiao began to give up his farm like crazy, feeding the medicine warlock until it was fat and strong.

Those who were knowledgeable knew that Brother Cai was FTW’s support, but those who didn’t know anything would even think that Quiet was the support instead!

Bai Cai had been lifted up so high that he had to fly and carry even if he didn’t want to!

In the later stages, the more anxious Brother Vegetable was, the better he played.

The medicine warlock switched states back and forth instantaneously, a whole set of moves covering the earth and skies. Even if it encountered the holy paladin’s ultimate move that gave an invincibility effect, it was still enough to beat them both back.

Wei Xiao’s boasting was endless, “Do you see that? There’s nothing for me to do when my Brother Cai starts performing.”

The scrolling comments teased him, “God Q, you’re no good, your immortal thief can’t even float up right now.”

Wei Xiao: “Sigh, Brother Cai’s momentum is so strong, I don’t dare to float around.”

Bai Cai couldn’t keep up with this. “Stop with the praise.” Wasn’t Laozi already desperate enough?!

Wei Xiao: “Brother Cai thinks I’m embarrassing. Fellow brothers, please give me some advice. How should I not be embarrassing? I’m afraid that I’ll be tossed away by my medicine warlock daddy…”

The scrolling comments burst out into laughter.

Winning or losing wasn’t important. In this game, Bai Cai had really shown brilliant strength.

Everyone who’d watched this live broadcast wouldn’t dare to say that FTW’s support player was a soy sauce barrel.

soy sauce barrel – useless

During a crucial group battle in the mid-lane, Wei Xiao jumped onto Asleep and used the only control skill that the two of them had, calling out, “Brother Cai.”

Bai Cai had never thought he would be so reckless one day, “Coming!”

He enchanted himself in his dark form, then used his first skill on the berserker thief, stacking up several layers of corruption at the same time. He then targeted the holy paladin and waited for him to use his ultimate move.

The holy paladin’s ultimate move went against the heavens. It could give the player or their ally an invincibility special effect that lasted for a few seconds, making them immune to all damage. If it was used correctly, one would really be invincible!

However, this ultimate move couldn’t be targeted. It would be automatically used on the person in range with the lowest health.

Bai Cai was waiting for precisely this moment. He pressed down the paladin and the thief’s health at the same time, and when the paladin used its invincibility, they would focus fire on the other….

Wei Xiao was taking damage, “Hurry up, I can’t hold on…”

Brother Cai stared unblinkingly at the screen, calculating silently in his heart, 3, 2…

“Eh?”

“………………”

System Announcement––

Quiet killed Can’t Sleep.

God Of Wealth killed Loyal Until Death.

Wei Xiao blinked, “What’s going on?”

The scrolling comments were also filled with question marks.

During such an exciting fight, at such a thrilling moment, at such an important juncture–

Bai Cai’s cell phone rang.

Brother Cai answered the phone, and then, “……”

Wei Xiao looked at him, “What’s the matter?”

Brother Cai’s face was expressionless, “3U base’s internet cable broke.”

The audience in the live broadcast room heard this, and everyone who was online laughed and cackled like wild geese.

Bai Cai’s face was green. He’d worked so hard in this game, played so seriously, and it hadn’t been easy for him to scheme against Asleep. He was just about to…

Wei Xiao wasn’t polite and laughed out loud, his laughter even louder than that of the scrolling comments, “Brother Cai was so overbearing and powerful that the other side’s internet connection couldn’t hold up.”

3U’s internet being broken wasn’t an excuse, it had really broken!

The road beside their base was being repaired, and the workers had accidentally poked the network cable, paralyzing the internet in the whole area for 20 minutes.

In any case, it was an entertainment game, and their goal had already been achieved. The results weren’t important.

What’s more, there was a proper game one week later. It wouldn’t be too late for them to talk about winning and losing then.

Wei Xiao looked at the time and felt that it was about time for the captain to go to sleep. He said goodbye to the live broadcast studio and withdrew.

Bai Cai: “……” He was unhappy, super unhappy. This kind of suffocating feeling where the climax had been cut short was too unpleasant!

Wei Xiao patted him on the shoulder, “Keep this mood. We’ll screw them to death next week.”

Bai Cai finally realized what had happened, “Screw them to death? Laozi will kill you first!”

Damned Little Lunatic Wei, he’d schemed against Laozi all morning!

Wei Xiao dodged, “What are you doing, Old Bai? I’m gay now, so don’t move your hands and feet like that.”

Bai Cai: “……”

I’ve really never f*cking seen a gay like you before!

A perfectly wonderful world for two had been turned into such a mess. Wei Xiao’s heart was… Sigh, it was very fun, but he missed the captain a little.

Wei Xiao used the excuse of catching up on sleep to sneak back to his room, then took out his cellphone.

Sure enough, the call had been hung up.

That made sense, he’d turned on the mic in the live broadcast room later on, so there was no need for the captain to keep the call going.

Wei Xiao called back immediately.

Lu Feng picked up, “You didn’t go eat?”

Wei Xiao’s heart was filled with sweetness when he heard his voice, “I’ll go after you sleep.”

Lu Feng looked at the uninvited guests in his room.

Gary yelled, “Quiet, come solo!”

Wei Xiao raised his eyebrows, “Captain, are there other men in your room?”

It didn’t matter who it was; he’d get jealous first.

“Mm.” Lu Feng spoke deliberately, “There’s two.”

Wei Xiao really liked these little dramas, “Captain, you’re going too far!”

Lu Feng’s eyelashes lowered slightly, and he held back a smile, “I’ll call you back later.”

Wei Xiao: “Then you have to video call, I want to perform an inspection.”

Lu Feng answered lightly, “Alright.”

The tip of Wei Xiao’s ears felt like they were burning, they felt hot and itchy.

Although he could make jokes shamelessly, he couldn’t help but blush and feel his heart speed up when Lu Feng cooperated with his teasing.

Gary didn’t know anything, but Yuan Ze knew everything.

If they didn’t leave now, then the entire hotel would be illuminated until it was as bright as day by the lightbulbs that the two of them had become.

When they left the room, Gary used his primary school grade two Chinese to ask, “Captain, what did Close mean by ‘predestined by fate’ just now?”

Yuan Ze: “……” You really f*cking like to open any pot that shouldn’t be opened!

Old G was thirsty for knowledge, “How come I remember that this idiom is used to describe lovers?”

Yuan Ze’s heart thumped, and he acted like a human being for once, “Chinese is broad and profound. It’s common for a saying to have many uses.”

Gary asked earnestly, “Then what did Close mean?”

Yuan Ze answered him casually, “He means… that Quiet is a turning point in his career.” Laozi had done his best.

Old G inferred other things from this one fact, “In that case, I get it! It’s just like how I met you, it’s predestined by fate!”

Yuan Ze: “……” He almost slipped and broke his foot!

As soon as they left, Lu Feng gave Wei Xiao a video call.

It was better when they couldn’t see each other. Once they could see, they missed each other even more.

Unfortunately, they were half the world apart. No matter how much they missed each other, they could only stare at each other unblinkingly across the small screen.

Lu Feng asked about Bai Cai.

Wei Xiao explained about the ‘hidden crush’.

Lu Feng caught onto the key point, “Nervous?”

Wei Xiao splayed out on the bed and looked at him, “Of course, there’s a bit of that…”

With Bai Cai, Wei Xiao would rather pull out the small secret of having a crush in order to avoid the main concern, but when it came to the captain, he couldn’t help himself.

Intellectually, Wei Xiao felt that he shouldn’t rely on the captain like this, and he shouldn’t act coquettishly with him, but…

The captain was always able to poke right at his heart, warm his coldest spot, and always made it so that he couldn’t hold back.

Wei Xiao: “Don’t worry. Focus on your recovery, I’m fine.”

After that, he muttered quietly, “It’s just that I miss you a bit.”

Lu Feng listened and looked at him, and his heart felt like it had melted into a puddle of water.

Wei Xiao, who was openly wanton and unrestrained in the competitions, responsible and reliable with his friends, the Wei Xiao who was hardworking, diligent, and thought things through seriously…

Only acted like a real teenager when he was in front of him.

He was only 19 years old.

The results of Lu Feng’s initial examination reappeared in his brain, and his chest felt like it had been stabbed.

He coaxed Wei Xiao gently, “Wait for me to come back.”

Wei Xiao’s eyes lit up, “For sure!”

Lu Feng continued softly, “It’s okay, don’t put too much pressure on yourself. You’re already doing very well.”

Wei Xiao’s eyes curved with his smile, “Captain, don’t be like this…”

Lu Feng: “Hm?”

Wei Xiao: “I’ll be spoiled rotten by you sooner or later.”

After saying that, Wei Xiao felt like he was acting really shameless and wanted to change the topic to cover it up. Unexpectedly, Lu Feng replied in a low voice, “That’s more than I could wish for.”

Wei Xiao: “!”

He was done for. His biggest test wasn’t how to lead FTW to take first place in their group, but how to resist going to North America to kiss the captain!

It was getting too late, and the two of them had to hang up the call.

Wei Xiao’s original intention was to coax the captain to sleep, yet as a result, he followed him into sleep. When he woke up, it was because Soybean had pounced over, waking him up thoroughly.

There was a training match in the afternoon, and they would go over the game replays in the evening.

This week that didn’t have any competitions scheduled was still unusually busy, and it was already Wednesday again in the blink of an eye.

The FTW vs 3U game was held on Wednesday at 5PM.

This time, it was FTW’s away game, so they needed to go to B City one day in advance.

Chen Feng had asked everyone for their opinions on the itinerary for this trip.

They could either go one day ahead of time, or travel there on the day of.

Bai Cai and the others expressed, “Go there one day ahead of time. It’s a bit rushed to travel there the morning of.”

Tang Chen wanted to speak, but hesitated, “Alright.”

He was a bit picky about beds and might not be able to sleep well in a new place, but it was indeed too rushed to travel there the morning of.

Xiang Liu had made very good arrangements for everyone. They travelled with first class tickets, were picked up by a Mercedes Benz van, stayed at the Peninsula hotel, and even their catering had been carefully selected out of fear that someone might not be able to adapt to the food.

The logistics work was all in place, and the rest would depend on the players’ strength.

Everyone had a good night’s sleep, but Tang Chen was always rotating his neck on the way to the stadium.

Wei Xiao noticed it, “Did Brother Tang not sleep well?”

Tang Chen rubbed at his neck, “I slept really well.”

Chen Feng glanced at him, “Take it easy, our team doesn’t have a substitute right now.”

Tang Chen stopped rubbing and said, “What are you thinking, have I ever needed a substitute in so many years?”

They were the second scheduled game of the day. Although it was already five o’clock, the previous game hadn’t yet finished, and they could only wait a bit longer.

In the backstage lounge, 3U had arrived a bit earlier than they did.

Both sides were very familiar with each other and greeted each other.

The current game was between two teams who were at similar levels, and the fight was very intense. They’d been tangled and fighting neck to neck from the first game all the way until the third game. Based on the current situation, they would likely be able to drag on for another half an hour.

The organizers took this opportunity to record some material. After all, both 3U and FTW were all-star teams, and the audience always looked forward to the trash talk segments.

Since everyone was already there, there was no need to separate the teams. The organizers simply started asking questions casually.

All hosts were very interested in Asleep. The more a player didn’t like to talk, the more traffic they would bring if they could be persuaded to speak during an interview.

The host asked Asleep, “Are you confident about today’s game?”

Asleep: “……”

Cong Yi didn’t translate.

Wei Xiao picked up the conversation, “It looks like…”

Asleep: “Confident.”

The host was filled with pleasant surprise and continued the interview, “Asleep and Quiet are already old acquaintances. Is there anything you would like to say to each other today?”

Asleep: “……”

Cong Yi translated it, “The internet cable won’t break today.”

There was a roar of laughter in the lounge.

The host finally let Asleep go and started interviewing everyone one by one.

Towards the end, the polite questions had all been asked, but the previous game was still ongoing, so the host once again targeted Asleep, “Based on the current situation, Asleep, what do you think are your advantages against Quiet?”

Asleep: “Cong Yi.”

The host paused for a moment and thought that he was calling for Cong Yi to answer.

Cong Yi added, “What he means is that his advantage over Quiet is that he has me.”

The host: “…………”

Although it was strange, it was also an objective fact. After all, Asleep couldn’t win against Quiet in solo, but he could definitely crush Quiet in a doubles game.

The host went on to interview Wei Xiao, asking him similar questions.

At this moment, Brother Cai straightened his chest and stared at 3U, expressing that he shouldn’t be overlooked. He was the jungler king’s solid backing and was no worse than Cong Yi!

Wei Xiao took the microphone, his gaze landing on Bai Cai.

Bai Cai’s internal thoughts: Come on, brother, I support you!

Wei Xiao’s line of sight fluttered away and he spoke thoughtfully, “It’s a little hard to say.”

The host: “Oh?”

Wei Xiao continued slowly, “There are too many advantages. I’m afraid I can’t finish listing them all with this limited amount of time, so I’ll emphasize one point.”

He looked at Asleep and asked, “I have Close, do you?”

Asleep: “……………………”

Wei Xiao added to his point, “My captain, Lu Feng, the only four consecutive world champion in the world, the number one player in the world, the most glorious, invincible, and unparalleled in the world…” (800 words were omitted here)

The author has something to say:

Why would you be foolish enough to ask Wei Xiaoxiao for trash talk?