Edited by: Mel
MW’s waiting room.
As the first group on the competition schedule, it could be regarded as a fight between gods. The game with OPW’s rookie team ended. The results were surprising but not unexpected, with MW’s rookie team winning with the highest number of kills in the entire game.
Qiao Yi sat on his chair, back straight as he stared at the screen that was showing the live broadcast.
Su Ruiqi whispered. “Brother Qiao, which team do you say would win – SVG or AC Loft?”
The camera shifted and panned towards Li Zhongchen, who was in the OB position, his expression cold and solemn.
With Li Zhongchen’s silhouette reflected in his eyes, Qiao Yi recalled a certain embracing scene. It was inevitable for him to be absent-minded. “……The previous generations of AC Loft specialized in using Caustic. The kid from SVG’s rookie team that plays healer doesn’t seem to be very outstanding. It’s difficult to say.”
At the same time
In the main arena of SVG and AC Loft, there was a hubbub of voices.
On the surface, Li Zhongchen appeared calm. But in fact, his mind was perplexed. He wanted nothing more than to let Yao Tong take over the coach position so he could hide and burrow wherever he wanted.
The kids’ discussion continued to come through his headphones, but he was not able to concentrate.
All because Qiao Yi’s gaze was too cold when they ran into each other. It was so piercing that it made his heart feel stifled. If he had known that they would bump into each other, even if he was given great courage, he would have absolutely not dared to make such a move.
“Congratulations to Brother Zhong for changing his ideal type.”
These words were like a curse that could not be broken. It should have been his warning bell.
In any case, it was pointless to say anything more at this time. It was not as though he could wipe Qiao Yi’s memory. Both himself and Zheng Xiaokui, the main parties involved, expressed regret.
“Brother E, Brother E? We must target AC Loft’s Caustic this round, right?”
Only when the kid who was playing healer spoke up did Li Zhongchen return to his senses, responding in a deep voice. “Yes, and pay special attention not to enter into the narrow terrain by mistake.”
“Okay!” “I understand!”
Caustic, commonly known as “Brother Poison”, was a defensive type hero. He was the only hero in Apex who utilized poison gas in his playstyle—
Caustic’s body frame was large, and all three of his skills could bring his team a huge advantage by releasing poison gas. As for the enemies who were trapped in the poison gas, their marksmanship and position would be greatly affected.
The only way to avoid it was to throw aside the aggressive play that was typical of SVG, have all the players avoid close combat, and avoid being trapped in narrow terrain. Otherwise, not only would they have trouble breaking free from it, the entire team could be annihilated if one was not careful.
Aside from that, his large frame was his major disadvantage.
It was easy to expose oneself, and the first one to be hit in an open exchange of fire would be you.
Therefore, SVG came up with a tactic that suited their situation. It was rare that they would use a conventional lineup: Mirage for stealth assault, Gibraltar for rear output, and the additional healer Lifeline.
The shield skills that came with Gibraltar would protect his teammates, increase their success rate of long-ranged sniping kills.
The legend, Mirage, could release fake clones to confuse the enemies’ line of sight. In the case where the opponent’s Caustic was killed or if they were in a disadvantageous condition, the sudden attack would catch the opponent off guard.
In addition, as a support, Lifeline regularly provided equipment and efficient healing to teammates. If they were good at playing sniper, it could even become the strongest factor to their victory in this tough battle.
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“Three dead.”
“Two on my side.”
“Lifeline, wait. I’ll give you an ultimate accelerant. Quickly call for an airdrop after you enter the ring. Mirage doesn’t have a gold armor yet.”
Li Zhongchen watched the game attentively. The ring shrank near the Relay. There was an open space to the west with virtually no cover. If they were to move around in this open field, there would be a high chance of being killed in a single blow.
The kids of the rookie team stayed at the Relay, filled up their supplies, and waited for the next round of ring shrinkage.
“Be careful, there might be someone.”
At this time, Mirage released a decoy clone that ran forwards to test if the enemy would be fooled while everyone remained well-hidden. Sure enough, only the sound of footsteps was faintly heard.
“280.”
“Gibraltar, detonate the bombardment!”
In a time where they had been evenly matched, all of SVG’s players got away and completed their kill.
The final ring refreshed at the Relay. There were only 6 out of 60 players that remained, with both teams having 100% survival rate.
The members of SVG’s rookie team had tacit understanding.
To be honest, it seemed as though they had the advantage, but they had no idea where the following smaller rings would be located—
“I haven’t even seen anyone.”
“The ring shrank again, over at the cliff next to the clearing.”
“Tsk, let’s wait before moving.”
It was only when they had no choice but to move that the two teams appeared at the same time. It turned out that the players of AC Loft were in another area of the Relay.
The damage inflicted being outside of the ring was too great. They had no choice but to enter the ring for close combat.
Caustic released poison gas. SVG’s Gibraltar raised his dome of protection. They fought in close quarters, the opponent’s assault, Wraith, and SVG’s assault, Mirage, both entered stealth mode, and both parties’ healers did their best to attack and assist—
But the target that SVG had to kill was the enemy’s Caustic.
Within the cramped and limited space, the six-player battle was too damned exciting!
In the end, the only survivor was SVG rookie team’s Lifeline. Her health bar had bottomed out. Shebunny hopped while pulling aggro, killing the two remaining opponents with one magazine.
With precise marksmanship, they won the match by a narrow margin!
“Damn, they won!”
“Ahhhhh, sure enough, that’s SVG!!!”
“SVG actually had a hidden treasure assault-type Lifeline! They even hid it so well!”
With the position of top two being for certain, Li Zhongchen finally let go of the worry he held in his heart.
There were screaming cheers. He stood up, and when he passed by the kids of the rookie team, he gave them a few words of praise. After explaining to the staff, he retreated and left the stage.
“Master—!
Zheng Xiaokui ran towards him from a distance, her hands carrying a few bags of takeout as she joined Li Zhongchen. “We won, right? I heard the noise!”
“We won.” Li Zhongchen did not bother with idle talk. “In our match with MW this afternoon, we will need to use the double assault formation. Do you have the confidence?”
“I must have confidence! I’ll be taking the head of that handyman brother!”
Saying that, she even clenched her fist, filled with morale.
Li Zhongchen felt internally relieved. Without thinking about the final ranking, as long as the mentality of the kids in the rookie team could be corrected, he would be at ease.
“Did you get everything?” Li Zhongchen asked.
“Yeah!” Zheng Xiaokui nodded. “Guaranteed to be foolproof!”
As for their purpose, it was needless to say more just by looking at the way they were headed towards MW’s waiting room.
Outside MW’s waiting room.
Zheng Xiaokui listened closely. She turned to Li Zhongchen and said, “everyone inside is talking.”
Li Zhongchen: “Then knock later?”
But Zheng Xiaokui went ahead regardless. “I’m not going to wait! I don’t care, wait for my good news, Master!”
Then, before Li Zhongchen had time to say anything else, the young lady knocked on the door, and a voice came from inside. “Come in.”
“…” Li Zhongchen exhaled a long breath and mimed with his lips. “Go on.”
Zheng Xiaokui gave him an ‘ok’ gesture. She pursed her lips and then pushed the door open to enter.
Separated by a door.
“You are?”
“Hello older brothers! I am Zheng Xiaokui from the SVG rookie team next door. I’m sorry to disturb you.” Zheng Xiaokui said in a slightly nervous voice. “…I, I’m here to look for God Qiao and Student Xiao Su!”
“Hello, God Qiao. I brought these little gifts to thank you, I hope you won’t dislike them.”
Li Zhongchen’s tall body leaned back against the wall, his heart beating violently.
The brief silence in MW’s waiting room made his mind race with suspicion. What direction would they head down next, was his approach too abrupt?
Would Qiao Yi speak?
He had never liked noisy people. He even put on a cold expression when they met earlier this morning. Would he chase a young lady like Xiaokui out of the room?
“Thank you, Xiaokui. You are too considerate.” Qiao Yi’s voice was light, like a feather floating into the ears of Li Zhongchen, who stood outside.
“These are cakes! There are both cheese and strawberry flavors! It’s Xiao Qiao Gege, ah, no, God Qiao……” Zheng Xiaokui’s tongue slipped. “They are all the flavors you liked, God Qiao!”
“Oh right, there is also medication in here that I bought for Student Xiao Su. I’m sorry, I was impulsive that day. I’m face blind and mistook you for a staff member, that’s why the situation after happened.”
Li Zhongchen frowned and clicked his tongue, thinking to himself, what is the main point, girl?
He turned his head and peeked through the narrow gap of the door, and only saw Su Ruiqi accepting the medication, face full of guilt. “Sorry. I did not take your feelings into account when I said those words that day. I hope you won’t take it to heart. If you don’t mind, we can double queue together next time.”
The cakes were placed on the table. Qiao Yi glanced over and said to Zheng Xiaokui. “It’s all trivial matters. You should keep the cakes and eat it yourself and play well in the match this afternoon.”
Li Zhongchen: “…”
“No no no God, God Qiao, you must accept it. I will get fat after eating it!”
Zheng Xiaokui waved her hands frantically. “Also, Master was just comforting me this morning. Please don’t misunderstand, okay? The ones I like are the older brother types like you, God Qiao! Not grumpy, old bachelors like my Master…”
“Pfft–” The others in MW laughed.
Qiao Yi sat down on the chair and glanced at the gifts on the table. There were too many emotions that were about to overflow from his eyes, but he retracted them. “Your Master asked you to come, right? Otherwise, how would you know that these are flavors that I like? He’s standing outside the door right now, am I right?”
“…” Li Zhongchen, who was outside the door.
Zheng Xiaokui’s IQ logged on. “No! These are all out of my own intentions. I heard about your preference for sweet things from your livestreams, I didn’t expect that I would be able to buy all of them today!”
Qiao Yi smiled faintly. “Alright.”
He liked to eat sweets, but had a very picky palate.
The location of this store should be near Tian Zi Fang, which is around 20 kilometers away from here. It was a store that was so popular online that one may not be able to purchase them even if they queued outside for two hours every day.
As a matter of fact, they had already broken up. He could understand why Li Zhongchen was persistent about going through all this trouble to buy a cake for himself. It was not because he was seized by sudden impulse, but because today was too special.
Qiao Yi looked expressionless on the surface. His figure was thin. He concealed and did not reveal his emotions to others.
He gently lifted his gaze and his long and thin lashes quivered. “Thank you. I’ll accept the cake. Also, I would like to trouble you to convey some words to your Master.”
Outside the door, Li Zhongchen’s heart tightened and his breathing stilled.
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They will thoroughly meet in the next chapter!
Noa: I wonder what that special occasion QY mentioned is :^)
Thanks for the chapter.
You’re welcome, I hope you enjoyed it 🙂
the cliffhanger is killing me….
The author is pretty notorious about cliffhangers. But fret not, ch 12 is already in the middle of being tl’d!
thanks for the chapter <3
Thanks for the chapter ❤️❤️