Editor: Decembery
“How do you feel? Can you stand up by yourself?”
After opening the door of the gaming cabin, Coach He and Doctor Qi were already waiting outside.
Qiu Yu’s temples were coated in a layer of cold sweat, his face was pallid, and even his breathing was accompanied by a slight trembling. Seeing this, Qi Zhefeng immediately leaned into the gaming cabin, took off Qiu Yu’s headgear, and disconnected his nerve-connection suit before half carrying him up from the seat.
Qiu Yu let out a low hiss, but he did not hesitate and leaned on Doctor Qi to step out of the gaming cabin.
Coach He placed him onto Doctor Qi’s back and walked with them towards the infirmary.
Mu Feibai watched them leave, and his excitement from victory slowly dissipated.
At this time, his bracelet suddenly vibrated twice from receiving Wang Kaiqi’s message: [That Omega of yours is a little too strong, right? Is he really an Omega?]
[He has a name, Qiu Yu.] Mu Feibai replied, [Don’t always refer to him as “Omega”, be a little more respectful, would you?]
[Sure sure sure, Qiu Yu.] Wang Kaiqi added an exasperated emoji, [Judging by his ID, I can also call him Cupid… god Qiu?]
In order to prevent fancy skins from affecting the fairness of the game, everyone used their competition accounts in the training match. All of the IDs were in a Western language, and Qiu Yu had just played under the name “Cupid”. Except for his Eagle Riders teammates, Wang Kaiqi’s Su Se battle team was the first batch of players to meet “Cupid”.
[I have no objections if you want to call him god Qiu either.] Mu Feibai messaged him back with a smile.
[If he wasn’t an omega, he’d be more of a god than you.] Wang Kaiqi spoke bluntly since he had known Mu Feibai for a long time, [Although, given his Omega physique, can he still play the next round?]
Since it was just a training match, Mu Feibai didn’t try to hide it. [He can’t.]
Wang Kaiqi: [I guessed so.]
After all, even some Betas on the physically weaker side found it difficult to stay on for an entire BO5 in the professional league, so it would logically be even more so for Omegas. On top of the neurostimulation from the gaming cabin, professional accounts were required to maintain 75% of sensory stimulation—including pain—in order to allow players to have a more accurate sense of touch and control.
This was undoubtedly even more pressure for a delicate Omega.
Even Qiu Yu himself didn’t expect to be so incapacitated after using his competition account in a match.
“The pain is bearable, but… I can’t exert any strength.” Qiu Yu lay on the infirmary bed, his brows furrowed, “The locations where I received injuries in the game on my left shoulder and both legs seem to be a little numb still due to the residual nerve stimulation…”
Doctor Qi put on massage gloves and gripped Qiu Yu’s shoulders firmly. “Hold on.”
Qiu Yu drew in a sharp breath, gasped a couple of times, and then more or less calmed down. “…It’s okay.”
Doctor Qi glanced at the monitor that displayed the quantified pain value and saw that it was approaching a critical threshold. He couldn’t help looking towards Qiu Yu again.
Qiu Yu didn’t pay attention to keeping up with images. He was breathing rapidly and sometimes groaning under his breath. Occasionally, he would wipe his sweat and physiological tears due to pain on the single-use sheets.
He had experienced this degree of pain many times before and knew that although there was no need to suppress all physical reactions due to pain, there was also no need to waste energy crying and howling in pain.
However, he didn’t realise how unusual his behaviour was in Qi Zhefeng’s eyes.
Generally, the Omegas Qi Zhefeng had encountered before were physically delicate and squeamish personality-wise. Not to mention undergoing the nerve massage after enduring the strain of the gaming cabin, even a scrape on the knee would result in flowing tears upon treatment. Those who only teared up silently could already be considered extremely commendable.
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What had he experienced to overcome an Omega’s fragile nature and become who he is today?
He even voluntarily requested for gland removal.
It must be because… he didn’t want to entrust his entire life into the hands of an Alpha, right?
Qi Zhefeng recalled the past medical cases he had read as a student. Almost all the Omegas who took the initiative to request gland removal had either lost their loved ones or were betrayed and didn’t want to rely on any Alphas, so they chose to completely eliminate their characteristics as an Omega.
Would Qiu Yu… have a similar reason?
After another long nerve massage treatment was over in the infirmary, the second round of the training match had also ended.
Without Qiu Yu, Mu Feibai was targeted by the entirety of Su Se’s team. The others on the Eagle riders couldn’t take up the mantle of the second central player of the team since both Lin Jinxi and Lu Cun were freshly promoted newcomers—they couldn’t keep up with Mu Feibia’s rhythm at all.
Even if Mu Feibai went on a rampage, the Eagle Riders’ base was still destroyed at the 22nd minute, and thus, lost the round.
He Jingxing immediately organised a post-game review session. However, instead of reprimanding the players, he mainly used encouragement to identify their areas of improvement both individually and as a team and then analysed each issue thoroughly one by one. The players didn’t look discouraged, but rather seriously reviewed their performance and took the coach’s advice to heart.
Qiu Yu rushed over after he finished treatment just in time to hear Coach He dismiss the meeting.
Seeing him return, Coach He couldn’t help being surprised, “Why didn’t you go back to the dorms to rest? How are you feeling?”
Qiu Yu replied honestly, “It’s still a bit painful and sore, but it shouldn’t affect tomorrow’s morning training.”
He Jingxing sighed, “You… well, only playing in one match can also be a problem. The results of physical training won’t appear immediately, so I’m afraid you’ll have to be patient.”
QIu Yu nodded, “I understand.”
After thinking for a while, he spoke again, “Actually if I stayed in the virtual world and didn’t cut off the connection in between, I could probably last for one more round in a professional-level game without my speed and sensitivity being greatly affected.”
The schedule for the pro-league season of “Century’s Finale” were released. Only the semifinals, third-place, and final rounds were BO5, and they were to take place more than a month later. Prior to them, all the group round robins were two BO1 home and away games, taking place over two days. The quarter-finals was one round of a BO3. If two consecutive victories could be guaranteed, a third was simply unnecessary—so as long as he could stay on for two games, the Eagle Riders had a good chance of winning.
Before He Jingxing could speak after Qiu Yu’s proposal, they were interrupted by a strained yell, “No!”
Everyone was shocked and looked towards Du Chen in confusion and surprise.
Du Chen pursed his lips and avoided Qiu Yu’s inquiring line of sight, however, he persisted to finish his earlier words, “…it hurts so much to finish a single round and you still want to finish two? Why is an Omega trying to be so stubborn…”
Qiu Yu’s smile faded, yet he didn’t rebut.
Coach He hurriedly spoke, “There’s no need for you to fight in continuous rounds for the time being. We can see what happens when the time comes.”
There was still more than half a month before the first BO3. If the results of Qiu Yu’s physical training were good, of course, he would consider letting Qiu Yu play in two rounds.
To put it bluntly, Qiu Yu was signed on by the Eagle riders to play in competitions. What the Coach and the boss demanded was victory, otherwise there was no need for them to forcefully pull an Omega into the team. As long as it doesn’t cause serious damage to Qiu Yu’s body, it would still be worth it for the team even if he fainted from the pain after playing two rounds.
Mu Feibai didn’t say anything earlier precisely because he knew of this point.
He didn’t want to see Qiu Yu in a weak state while enduring pain, but beyond his personal distress, he also understood the role of a professional player receiving a salary. Winning was Qiu Yu’s duty, just like how it was his own.
It wasn’t too late into the night after the training match and post-game review ended, so Zhou Shu dragged Lin Jinxi to log onto their training accounts and start broadcasting, while Mu Feibai brought Du Chen and Lu Cun into the training field to target the problems discovered earlier.
Lu Cun went to practice shooting moving targets, while Du Chen’s problem was that his skills couldn’t keep up with his rash impulses. Hence, he was hauled over into the 1v1 arena by Mu Feibai.
Mu Feibai joked as they fought, “What happened earlier in the review?”
Du Chen grouchily replied, “What do you mean what happened?”
A corner of Mu Feibai’s lips curved up, “The coach hadn’t even said anything before you started hollering out of the blue. It was Qiu Yu himself who suggested playing two matches. He thinks he can do it, but you’re worried about him.”
Du Chen barely caught Mu Feibai’s attack, grunting, before he gritted his teeth, “I don’t! I just can’t stand his stubbornness! An Omega who isn’t staying properly at home, and just has to—mmph!”
Mu Feibai threw him onto the ground and gave Du Chen a hard slap on the butt.
“You little kid, just keep denying it you want.” He lightly laughed, “Could it be that you’re acting like this because you’ve got a crush on him and feel embarrassed on the inside?”
Du Chen roared angrily, “As if!”
Mu Feibai caught his attacks, “Children shouldn’t use bad language oh~”
After trading two blows, he continued to tease, “Ai, don’t be shy, Qiu Yu is such a cute and beautiful and strong Omega, it’s totally normal for you to like him. Don’t feel embarrassed.”
In anger, Du Chen launched an attack on Mu Feibai.
“Don’t be impulsive, impulse results in losses.” Mu Feibai borrowed Du Chen’s strength to counterattack and tacked on another sentence, “This is the same principle as when you chase an Omega—”
Du Chen clambered up from the ground but didn’t rush to launch an attack.
He looked towards Mu Feibai, his gaze was solemn. “Captain, don’t say this sort of thing anymore.”
Mu Feibai raised an eyebrow, “Why?”
“Qiu Yu is already 25.”
Du Chen’s eyelashes dropped slightly before he looked up at Mu Feibai again, his tone was unprecedentedly serious.
“However, he hasn’t yet gotten married and there’s no sign of him being ever marked by an Alpha. An Omega’s heat periods begin from the age of fourteen and it becomes even harder to endure after maturation at age twenty. Yet, he chose to endure the torture of heat periods alone and didn’t find an Alpha to get together with.”
After a slight pause, he continued, “He definitely has someone he loves a lot for him to wait for so long, such that he is unwilling to be allocated a partner by the civil affairs bureau even if his only other option is to remove his glands.”
“Captain, your joke earlier was not very appropriate.”
Mu Feibai was momentarily stunned.
The author has something to say:
Mu Feibai: It seems like there is a white moonlight, what to do? Waiting online QAQ
nagisa: This was a pretty chill chapter haha, nothing much really happened≧ ﹏ ≦ But Du Chen did reveal his somewhat more likeable side???
non-daylight saving time just kicked in, so just to confirm, (although the previous couple of updates weren’t really on time) from now on I’ll be posting new chapters around 9:00AM GMT+8 on Sundays! Hope everyone did okay in the past week~
Happy Late April Fools everyone! Here’s a little headcanon I made up (^///^) (moved it over here cus the formatting was weird)
Mu Feibai: It seems like there is a white moonlight, what to do? Waiting online QAQ
1st floor: Simple—just get rid of the white moonlight😎
Feibai: ???
2nd floor: Yea what the floor above said, just erase them from the face of the earth.
3rd floor: Wait no that wouldn’t work—then the white moonlight would be forever immortalised in memory. How horrible is a flawless memory as compared to a real human being with flaws???
4th floor: Oh wait you’re right…
5th floor: No biggie, just erase that memory as well😎
6th floor: Oh yessss, staged car accident -> amnesia -> new start -> memories come back -> scum gong begs for forgiveness for maybe 3 chapters -> they get back together = goal achieved😎
7th floor: No, amnesia is too unreliable and it takes too long… skip straight to the imprisonment part -> sleep together -> stockholm syndrome -> get together forever = goal achieved😎
8th floor: Waiting online to see results😎
9th floor: Waiting online +1
10th floor: +2
11th floor: +3
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Mu Feibai: …
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Thank you so much for translating! <3
+1000
If omegas are so delicate they can’t even scrape their knee without crying then how do they ever survive childbirth?
Omg right?!? Is it a special case for Omegas if they’re pregnant or something? QAQ
I remember something along how it is much easier for them to give birth and their physique is special to facilitate them giving birth easier. (Not from this novel, just a basic setting seen in many other abo fictions.)
Great work and we’ll look forward to sundays! I agree with the last parts actually show du chen as likeable more, although my perspective of him as meddler still overpower his image as caring tsundere for now lol. Qiu yu is so cool and resilient, i wonder if the issue with his strenuous health condition would be a prolonged issue in the novel or be resolved faster cuz cant wait for mc to play in peace and stomp those who speak on him!
Thank you for the chapter! 💚🤍💚🤍
Lol @ the headcanon XD
What terrible advice. I do wonder about this white moonlight though. Was it one sided or sketch?
Still can’t bring myself to like Du Chen.
“Obviously he’s hung up on some crush, that’s the only reason an omega would want gland removal surgery!” Do you even hear yourself? All I can say is Du Chen’s not a total ass and Qiu Yin’s soldier mentality does set him apart from most omegas, but that’s about all he (Du Chen) has going for him.