Chapter 42 – Four Kills
The saying goes, “When enemies meet, jealousy is unavoidable.”
This saying truly describes the situation between Cheng Che and Zhang Hui.
As they watched the child in the distance raise their middle finger towards TG, Lin Xingling frowned and smiled, “Don’t make a scene, it’s time to enter the arena.”
Some fans of TG’s DCT team have been criticizing them, and now with Cheng Che flipping the middle finger… it might stir up a lot of trouble.
It’s not about fear, it’s about valuing peace.
Cheng Che gestured back with an OK sign.
Wu You saw it and also made the OK gesture. “Winning three to zero, Brother Che is really ambitious.”
“Ah…”
Cheng Che, feeling misunderstood: “Forced to be ambitious.”
“If you weren’t ambitious, would we still call you Brother Che?” Brother Feng reached out to Lin Xingling. “We’re about to go on stage, give me the thermos cup, I’ll put it aside for you.”
After tidying up, Lin Xingling turned to Liu Ying, “We agreed that if we win the match, we’ll visit Xiao Nuo together.”
“I know.” Liu Ying waved her hand.
Victory, faith, dreams, Xiao Nuo… this match must be won no matter what.
Even if they were facing TG, one of the three major teams, and even if the opponent in their lane was their favorite mid-lane mage.
He turned to look at Cheng Che and Wu You, smiling. “Don’t make any mistakes.”
You two are easily prone to illness, double Cs.
Cheng Che & Wu You: Feeling a chill down their backs.
He always gave a gentle impression, but today there was an inexplicable hint of fire and tension.
Specifically in his tone, cold and icy, with a somewhat Phantom-like feeling.
(Phantom: Don’t poke me.)
In the evening, he simply placed the cooked food on the table, unlike usual where he would call everyone to eat… In short, Brother Ying didn’t seem very happy.
But theoretically, he should be happy today as he was going to meet the person he liked in person.
“I want to drink… drink water…”
Cheng Che didn’t pay much attention to him and reached out to Lin Xingling for water.
The thermos cup was taken by the coach… Lin Xingling shrugged, “Wait, I’ll get it for you.”
“I also want to drink water,” Wu You said.
Cheng Che glared at him. “Try… try to speak like me.”
Wu You: “Woof woof.”
Cheng Che: “Hmm?”
“I’m speaking like you,” Wu You shrugged, pretending to be innocent.
Damn it… Cheng Che, who was called a dog by him, rolled his eyes in disgust. He took the water cup handed by Lin Xingling, unscrewed the lid, and drank the water.
After finishing, he handed the cup back to him. “Not… not for Wu You.”
“I don’t want to drink from Stars’ cup like you do even though I’ve grown up!” Wu You made a face at Cheng Che. “Brother Che is blushing, is the water in Stars’ cup sweeter?”
“Xiao You, don’t talk nonsense.”
Lin Xingling interrupted the childish banter between the ghost and the short bun, applying damage control in a timely manner.
… Let’s not start fighting before the match even begins.
Cheng Che bit his lip, feeling a bit wronged.
Things in his heart couldn’t be said to others. He only drank from Stars’ cup once by chance, and he smiled foolishly holding the cup all afternoon.
With his delicate willow-leaf eyebrows and round apricot eyes, Lin Xingling’s genuine smile was very sweet.
He wanted to make him happy, even though he didn’t know why drinking from his cup would make him happy.
“…Hmm?!”
Before Wu You could say anything, Liu Ying covered his mouth.
Liu Ying: “Shush, be quiet for a moment.”
Cheng Che also made a face at Wu You. “Hush, hush, hush.”
Wu You: …
Liu Ying: “Be quiet, Brother Che, you too.”
Cheng Che: …
Brother Feng looked at Lin Xingling and made a gesture of zipping his mouth, signaling everyone to stay quiet.
… They were about to go on stage, and Liu Ying might be a little nervous.
“Team Captain, shhh…”
Liu Ying put her index finger to his lips and lightly pressed.
…
“Um, I need to go to the bathroom…”
Liu Ying: “Go quickly and come back! Don’t delay, why do you always mess up at critical moments!”
Liu Ying today was definitely filled with a strong sense of tension and excitement.
“First blood!“
It was only after Cheng Che and the others finished selecting their champions and started the first game that they realized it wasn’t tension, but the suppressed excitement of an e-sports youth with nowhere to vent.
Liu Ying showed his best form… and it could even be said to be at its peak.
Shangguan Wan’er[mfn]
[/mfn] solo killed Shen Mengxi[mfn]
[/mfn] under the tower at level four.
At first glance, it might seem like basic skills, but the value lies in the fact that Shen Mengxi is not just anyone, but the most skilled and meticulous all-around mid-laner, Lianrong, in the league…
Being solo killed at level four was a mistake that had never happened in Lian Rong’s professional career.
Although Liu Ying himself also took a few tower shots and died under the tower… after all, he got the first blood, which had a higher value.
It startled both sides.
“Liu Ying has a kill!” Wu You coordinated with Phantom to gank Qi Qi and Qi Xi on the opposite side, but returned empty-handed. Even before they reached the mid-lane, they heard the good news from Liu Ying.
“Start the dragon.”
Phantom, who had chased him away, called him back again.
Wu You: “Hmm, okay.”
Controlling Baili Xuance[mfn]
[/mfn], they coordinated with Hua Mulan[mfn]
[/mfn] to take down the first Abyssal Dragon.
“I don’t want to use Flash, and dying early saves more time for returning to base.” Knowing what Stars was going to ask without looking up, so Liu Ying straightforwardly explained his thoughts, successfully blocking the captain’s words.
Lin Xingling: …
The child has really grown up. He understands things and makes people want to scold him.
Shangguan Wan’er resurrected and headed towards the mid-lane, full of spirit and vigor.
Just like controlling her summoner, she was young and reckless, full of confidence.
…
TG has always been known for its “mid-lane-jungle” playstyle, but today’s match was completely dominated by Liu Ying.
Signaling, roaming to provide support, establishing vision, catching the enemy’s carry… Liu Ying made the enemy team tremble like they heard his ID, 460.
From level four onwards, Shangguan Wan’er enters a strong phase where, as long as the enemy squishies haven’t built defensive items, encountering her means getting burst down in a combo. One death, two deaths, even a double kill.
Mages like Shen Mengxi, who rely on burst damage, generally can’t build defensive items. Once they’re caught by Shangguan Wan’er, it’s game over, like a living ATM.
Lian Rong completed his fifth legendary item, Crescent Moon.
Unable to withstand Liu Ying’s trickery, he used his ultimate to interrupt him and waited for Crescent Moon to expire before going all out in the second phase.
“You have been slain.”
Shen Mengxi, who was repeatedly caught and killed by Shangguan Wan’er in the game, laughed at himself, saying, “My bad, my bad.”
He really didn’t expect this relatively unknown mid-lane player to be so strong.
“Stop talking nonsense and focus on defending the base, damn it.” Lava scolded him in a bad mood.
The rest of the team remained silent and focused on their actions.
While Shangguan Wan’er was causing chaos in the enemy team, Clear also started to scale up. Luban No.7[mfn]
[/mfn] protected him well, allowing them to clear minions and push towers.
Both the mid-lane and the bot-lane were pushed to the enemy’s base.
Sighing, Shen Mengxi waited to respawn at the fountain and quickly came out to defend the base.
The final defense at the base began.
On the TG side, it was Lian Rong who was leading the team, with a clear and methodical plan to counter-attack against the headwinds.
“Be careful of the enemy’s Shangguan Wan’er. When our captain Lu Bu[mfn]
[/mfn] jumps in, I’ll use my ultimate.”
“Okay, if he gets stunned by Lu Bu, can I keep him?”
“Luban is at half health, and Taiyi[mfn]
[/mfn] hasn’t used his ultimate.”
“I’ll go for Luban, you guys be careful of Phantom.”
Although Lava had a bad temper, he still cooperated.
“Baili Xuance hasn’t shown himself. ADC, come back!”
“…”
DCT couldn’t break TG’s high ground after a long siege. In the end, they exchanged two kills (mage support) for one kill (top-laner) and decided to take the Dragon instead.
Wu You secured the Herald, and with Phantom, they set up vision in the river. They waited for Liu Ying and Lin Xingling to respawn and joined the Dragon minions to press the high ground…
This time, they broke through.
With a 5,000 gold lead, if TG’s high ground was breached, they would be like fish waiting to be slaughtered.
The DCT team was like a butcher’s knife.
First, Cheng Che exploded with damage and secured a triple kill, then Liu Ying chased after Lian Rong with his ultimate and went into the fountain to unleash the second phase… He didn’t kill Lian Rong, but ended up dying under Shen Mengxi’s feet.
Lian Rong: Confused…
The official live chat suddenly became lively:
[“Is this bullying at the fountain?”]
[“No, Shen Mengxi clears minions so quickly, they definitely wanted to kill him first before the minions reached the tower and then go for the crystal.”]
[“This isn’t bullying at the fountain, it’s secretly boosting the idol’s KD~🐶”]
[“I think Brother Liu got bloodthirsty.”]
“Attack the tower, attack the tower!”
Lin Xingling anxiously called out to Cheng Che and the others, telling them not to attack Zhang Fei anymore.
Cheng Che: “No, wait for me to kill him.”
Wu You: “The Quadra kill is right in front of us, Cheng Che, go for it!”
“Quadra kill!“
Finally killing Zhang Fei, Cheng Che breathed a sigh of relief and waited for Lian Rong to clear the minions a bit.
The minion wave was already low on health, so there was no reason for him not to step forward a few steps and unleash his ultimate.
…It’s time. Cheng Che directly flashes over and starts basic attacking.
Cheng Che: “Penta kill! Penta kill!”
Lin Xingling: “Then let me get an auto-attack in for an assist.”
Wu You: “Penta kill! Penta kill!”
【Taiyi kills Shen Mengxi】
“An enemy has been slain.”
As the voice announcement of “our team has killed an enemy” sounded from the device, Cheng Che froze in place.
Wu You: “Hahaha, the penta kill is gone.”
[“What the heck, what just happened? Was I seeing things?”]
[” Dad Star betraying his son (certain)”]
[“You guys don’t understand. If you love him, you steal his penta kill and make him remember you forever [emoticon]”]
“I… I’m sorry, I’m sorry…” Lin Xingling hurriedly apologized.
In a professional player’s personal data file, a penta kill is important, and he had truly made a huge mistake this time.
Cheng Che simply clicked on the crystal mechanically, without saying a word.
He silently returned backstage.
Lin Xingling followed behind him, not daring to breathe, and when they reached the lounge, Liu Ying, Wu You, and the others who knew better took Brother Feng aside.
“My good boy, don’t be angry. I’ll make it up to you…”
He begged all the way when he approached, his tone almost pleading.
“Hmm?”
To Lin Xingling’s surprise, Cheng Che, who had been wearing a stoic expression all along, suddenly turned around with a smile and hugged him.
“Good boy?”
“Penta kill, it’s fine… Let’s keep playing, having you is enough.”
These were Cheng Che’s heartfelt words.
Though straightforward, they were enough to move someone.
“Aren’t you angry?” (Star)
“Not angry, just… teasing you.” (Cheng)
Well… A huge burden in Lin Xingling’s heart instantly lifted, and he gently patted the Cheng Che in his arms as if soothing a child.
“Don’t worry, I won’t make mistakes like this again next time.”
Over there, Wu You:…
“You two are just bickering at the beginning and reconciling at the end… Ah, what was that saying? Hmm… Can’t even argue for three sentences.”
Brother Feng patted his shoulder and shook his head. “No, it’s because your brother Che is so magnanimous. If he had stolen mine, I would have twisted his head off.”
“Just a penta kill, isn’t it too much?” (Cheng)
Cheng Che looked at them, resting his head on Lin Xingling’s shoulder.
“Just a penta kill?” Wu You gave him a thumbs up. “Listen, that’s what a human would say.”
Liu Ying shook his head and said, “Legendary.”
Liu Ying was always the one who knew how to speak.
And Wu You said, “Only you, Brother Che, with your short legs and huggable appearance, could say something like that.”
Cheng Che: ???
Short legs? Huggable appearance? Who said that? I’ll kill them?
“Ah… Ah-choo…”
Lin Xingling set him aside and turned around to sneeze.
When he finished wiping his nose and turned back around, Lin Xingling met everyone’s deathly gaze.
Wu You: “Dad Star, you…”
Liu Ying: “Captain, take care of yourself.”
Brother Feng: “Um, I’ll take care of the kids for you. You can rest assured.”
Cheng Che took a deep breath and asked in a low voice, “Cap… Captain?”
The captain was dead.
“I… I was just joking. Um, I meant to say you’re cute, you know?”
Dad Stars adjusted his round glasses and folded his hands.
Everyone: Ah…
“…” What’s the point of saying I’m cute?
Author’s Note:
【Mini Theater】 Chinese New Year
Hamster Xingling: On Chinese New Year, bend your butt and give a bow~
Cat Cat Che Che: …I’m a cool and aloof male god.
Che Che is a cool and aloof male god, so let’s have everyone from the DCT team wish each other a happy New Year!
Brother Feng: Wishing everyone a happy New Year! May all your wishes come true!
Dad Star: New year, new atmosphere, rising higher with each step!
Cheng Che: Happy New Year, be happy every day!
Brother Ying: Year after year, another year passes, a new year surpasses the old one!
Xiao You: Happy New Year, everyone! Hahaha!
Xiao Pei: Happy New Year!