Chapter 170.1: 52 hours, 59 minutes, 57 seconds.
Glory [e-sports]
The audience was very satisfied with the opening game.
Many people sighed emotionally as they left the scene. âHow great would it be if this were the globals!â
Yeah, if this was a normal competition, and if this was the stage of the global finals, how crazy would the China competition zone that had won the championship be?
FTW was the old Glory overlord whoâd been declining for three years. If they could bring out their old brilliance again, not just the old fans, but even new fans would all be filled with emotion and burst into tears.
âDonât panic! Close is coming back soon, and Quiet is so great. This year canât be a bad year!â
âI want to watch them winâ¦â
âI want to see them hammer the whole world and take the world cup that belongs to the China competition zone!â
Just saying that was enough to make some peopleâs eyes grow red.
It had been a full three years of their hopes, would they get what they wanted this year?
While the fans were overwhelmed with emotion, one of the parties involved was nestling in the van. His head was drooping slightly, and the ends of his hair brushed against the back of his neck; the contrast between the hair and the color of his skin made it appear even paler than the light outside.
He was holding his cell phone, and the faint light from the screen illuminated the smile at the corner of his lips. âCaptain, those ten light arcs were too handsome!â
âCaptain~ Why are you so amazing!â
âAhh, I like you a little more every day/â
âOh, thatâs not right, I love you a little more every day.â
âI miss youâ¦â
Amidst Wei Little Xiaoâs spoilt act that was filling up the screen like scrolling comments, Lu Feng only used four words to make him blush and his heart pound, âI miss you too.â
Wei Xiaoâs fingers trembled. He wished he could just paste his cell phone against his heart, as though it could allow the other party to hear his heartbeat.
There werenât many people in the car. It was just Chen Feng and Xiang Liu, and these two didnât want to turn around at all, not wanting to eat any dog food.
The opening game had been a great success, and there were corresponding interviews in each competition zone.
The South Korean competition zone was a little bit downcast. The host looked at the frosty cold God Kim and was very cautious with his questions, âThe Templeâ¦â
Kim Sung-hyun sneered.
The host felt a dark cloud hovering over their head and quickly switched topics.
Unexpectedly, Kim Sung-hyun spoke himself, âI will participate in this yearâs single player competition. Thank you everyone for your love and attention.â
This was no different from dropping a declaration of war.
This performance competition had really aggravated Kim Sung-hyun. First, the Shining Gold Temple had abused him until he ended up running around like a headless fly, and then heâd been the first one to fall in the finals circle (melon-seed eating anchor: am I not a person?!), and heâd also suffered Old Shitâs cold cynicism in the field of deathâ¦
One thing after another stacked up, leaving our Proud Flower Kim with no way to vent!
He had to get even. He had to beat up Close in the global competition, kick Old Dog Yuan flying, oh, and he would also shoot Little Lunatic Wei full of enough holes that heâd turn into a sieve!
This mood remained until he went off stage, and Li Heran handed him an apple.
Biting into the crunchiness calmed Kim Sung-hyunâs mood down slightly. âBrother, letâs go over the information for the big brawl when we get back.â
Li Heran: âMm.â
Kim Sung-hyun took a light breath. He didnât need to say the words out loud, but he believed that Li Heran understood.
The waves at the back were too fierce; if the waves at the front didnât try their best, they may really end up dead on the beach.
The interviews in the European competition zone were quite troublesome.
The two who had the best results had already left the stage, arrogantly paying no heed to anyone else.
Their interview?
Yan Jiang: ââ¦â¦â There was nothing to say.
Xie He: âI lost.â The implication behind the words was, there was no need to interview, since he hadnât gotten first place.
The two of them didnât look at each other any more than necessary before each returning to their own van to head back to their own places.
Xie He had come with his coach, an extremely rarely seen woman in the professional arena.
Haley wasnât wearing EVEâs uniform. She was dressed in a Chanel dress that outlined her graceful and sexy figure. Her curled hair drifted down her back, and her red lips parted as she fluently spoke in Chinese, âWei Xiao, FTWâs new jungler. Two years ago, he became famous overnight in the China competition zoneâs youth training camp and was then noticed by Close. He left before signing the contract, then left the professional circle for two years, only returning at the start of the year. In winter training campâ¦â
She steadily explained Wei Xiaoâs details clearly and thoroughly, even including his achievements in the winter training camp.
Xie He listened without saying a word. When she was done, he leaned back against the seat.
Haley: âIn terms of personal strength, FTW hasâ¦â
Xie He picked up the thread of the conversation. âAnother Close?â
Haley: âYes.â
Xie He seldom smiled. Normally, his kindest expression was just a hint of warmth in his eyes. But at this moment, the corners of his mouth were raised, and his eyes were fierce. âHe isnât Close.â
The atmosphere at Y1 was even lower than that of EVE.
Yan Jiang didnât say a single word on the way back, and the manager didnât dare to ask anything. He could only sit honestly at the front of the van, anxious and nervous.
Damn it!
What kind of stupid competition system was this!
What a bullshit opening game!
The bastard competition committee was inhuman!
Had the competition committee ever considered their feelings when they used Yan Jiang for entertainment!
It clearly wasnât a mode that was suited for support player participation, but they insisted on having Yan Jiang go.
Greatâ¦
Looking at what Yan Jiang had experienced throughout the entire opening game, the manager had no way to imagine how the person behind him felt.
This man had always had an unpredictable character. Nowâ¦
Ah, how was he supposed to coax him?!
Yan Jiang finally spoke his first sentence since the end of the opening game when they reached the base, âHelp me look for something.â
With Y1âs managerâs current mood, he wished he could pluck both the stars and the moon out of the sky for him. âTell me.â
Yan Jiang: âAll of Quietâs game replays.â
The manager: ââ¦â¦â
Yan Jiang had already headed towards the individual training rooms.
By the time Wei Xiao returned to the base, it was already 12PM. Lu Feng had also returned to the hotel.
How could sending text messages be enough? Wei Xiao gave him a voice call after washing up.
The call had just gone through when Wei Xiao started speaking, âCongratulations to Close, the winner of the opening game championship!â
Lu Feng looked at the smiling eyes and face on his cell phone screen, and his own mouth unconsciously curved up as well. âThanks to you.â
Wei Xiao wasnât about to claim credit. âEven without Captain Yanâs godly special skill, I still wouldnât be able to win against you.â
This was the truth.
The two of them soloed together every day and knew the win rate in their own minds.
How could Wei Xiao match up to Close, whoâd already experienced three seasons and won three consecutive world championships?
Whatâs more, Close had gotten many rewards for killing so much during the opening game.
Wei Xiao asked, âWhat special skill did you get for your first kill?â
Lu Feng had only used fury when the two of them soloed against each other. He hadnât used a single other special skill.
Lu Feng told him, âEnchant.â
Wei Xiao was surprised, âYou didnât make use of such a powerful control skill?â
The skill âEnchantâ was very powerful. Although the hook was very thin and placed high demands on the playerâs accuracy, Lu Feng was an all-rounder king and had really practiced using hooks before. It was impossible for him to hit 100% of the time, but he could achieve an effect similar to a hack using his amazing prediction ability.
Once the skill was aimed accurately, not only could it pull someone over to themselves, it would also send them into a daze for one second.
If Lu Feng used it, Wei Xiao wouldnât even have had a chance to brush up his light arcs.
Lu Feng: âThere was no need.â
Wei Xiao tsked. âCaptain, are you provoking me and saying Iâm crappy?â
Lu Feng laughed quietly and coaxed him, âNo.â
Wei Xiao complained and muttered, âThen why didnât you use it?â
Lu Feng: âWhen Iâm with you, how could there be any need to use enchant?â Double entendre.
Wei Xiao: ââ¦â¦â¦â¦â
Half a second later, he came back to his senses, âF*ck!â
His face heated. Wei Xiaoâs heart jumped straight up with this round of flirting.
However, Wei Little Xiao wasnât called âlittle beastâ for nothing. He quickly started messing around in return. âAre you saying that Iâve made you so obsessed youâve lost yourself?â
âSo that when you see me, itâs like youâve been enchanted?â
âAre you saying that you getting together with meâ¦â
Lu Feng couldnât continue to listen any longer. He said directly, âYes.â
Wei Xiaoâs tail flipped up even higher towards the sky. âYes what?â
By the time Lu Feng repeated it word for word, Wei Xiaoâs ears were numb, and he felt incredibly bashful. âCaptainâ¦â
Lu Feng: âHm?â
Wei Xiao: âIâm hard.â
Lu Feng: ââ¦â¦â
There was still one last game left in the regular season, which was scheduled for Thursday.
Lu Fengâs treatment ended on the same day. Heâd already booked his return ticket.
Wei Xiaoâs heart had been drifting happily over the past few days. When he saw Bai Cai, he opened his mouth to say, âThere are still 52 hours.â
Bai Cai: âAh?â
Wei Xiao: â52 hours, 59 minutes, 57 seconds.â
Bai Cai: â???â
Wei Xiao: â52 hours, 59 minutes, 53 seconds.â
Bai Cai: âWhat are you acting crazy about now?â
Wei Xiao said darkly, âThereâs still 52 hours, 59 minutes, and 30 seconds before the Captain comes back.â
Bai Cai: ââ¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â
Can you f*cking act like a person?!
Wei Xiao continued to count quietly, and Bai Cai couldnât listen on anymore. âWake up! Thursdayâs RR game is really important!â
Wei Xiao: âOh, 52 hours, 58 minutesâ¦â
Bai Cai wished he could hammer him on the head. âDo you want to get first place in the group or not!â
Wei Xiao: â52 hours, 5⦠Of course we have to get first place.â
Bai Cai rolled his eyes.
Wei Xiao: âFirst place in the group, first place in the domestic competition, first place in the global competition. Our captain will take countless first places! Well, 52 hours, 57â¦â
Bai Cai didnât give him any chance to keep counting. He interrupted him, âDonât focus on how we have one more point than RR does. If we lose this game, weâll draw even with RR!â
âIf the game points are the same, theyâll look at net points. Old Wei, wake up, we only have one more point than RR. Even if we lose 2:1, weâll be reduced to second place!â
Brother Cai had circled around the topic, but in fact, one only needed to look at the rankings to understand.
FTW had maintained their first place position in the group for the regular season, but they werenât far ahead from the pack.
RR was very fierce, biting at their heels in second place, wanting to turn the tables and screw them over.
At this time, there was a one point difference in their total points, and there was also only a one point difference in their net points.
Tomorrowâs game was a decisive battle.
If FTW won, they would be at the top with a 2 point margin.
If RR won, they would really be like serfs overthrowing their lords, pressing FTW down into second place for the regular season.
So, the final regular season game between FTW and RR was very important.
Primarily, it was very important for the Wei Xiao who liked to issue fierce challenges.
In fact, getting first or second in the group wasnât very important, because they were all winners and would be treated almost the same way in the playoffs.
Wei Xiao stopped counting down.
Bai Cai was relieved. âPrepare for the fight, and use first place to welcome the captain back to the team.â
Wei Xiaoâs heart was moved. âAlright then, Iâll start counting again after the game.â
Bai Cai: ââ¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦.â To hell with your counting!