Editor: Decembery
The Eagle Riders won the next day’s home game without any suspense and even easily won two more games against other teams during the weekend.
Qiu Yu’s stellar performance during these four games was clear to see. The audience’s cheers for him overwhelmed all the previous waves of slanderous comments. Fans of “Century’s Finale” were already immersed in celebrating the “addition of a new divine general” to the First Star District, and as such, the Eagle Riders once again became favored to take home the championship cup.
This was until the end of June, when the Eagle Riders faced a home game against the Jue Ran battle team.
The randomly drawn map was that of an unremarkable cityscape with defense-offense mode selected. It was an old map that existed since the server of “Century’s finale” opened, thus had already been fully explored by the players. As such, there won’t be any especially unexpected strategies and play styles appearing on the field, making the competition one centered purely around brute strength and skill.
Although Jue Ran was quite strong, they were still unable to face off against the Eagle Riders on the same level. As the game progressed into the fifteen-minute mark, victory and defeat was already clear to see, the scales were tipping towards the Eagle Riders. Jue Ran could only hope for the Eagle Riders to make a mistake and to turn their defeat to victory.
“We can see that the Eagle Riders have already taken down the second towers along the Southern and Northernmost paths, while the resources in the wild areas were also cleared out very quickly. It’s apparent that special-type mutant beast Jue Ran lost to Qiu Yu at the beginning of the game did have a significant impact and the Eagle Riders have continuously maintained a lead in base energy until the present.” The commentator spoke calmly, as though certain there would be no further changes in the game.
“Oh, Lin Jinxi has exchanged their energy for their first siege vehicle,” the other commentator continued, “It seems that the Eagle Riders are already preparing to launch an attack on the city defenses.”
Meanwhile, in the game, Mu Feibai forced their opponents to retreat and placed a hand on his headset, speaking into the team channel, “Get ready for a team battle third tower, Southernmost path. Qiu Yu, steal their special-type.”
Qiu Yu had already rushed over to Jue Tan’s jungle and was currently lurking around the lair where special-type mutant beasts spawned. Having gone fully silent, he tapped twice on his headpiece in acknowledgement.
Very soon, the mutant beast respawned.
Qiu Yu laid in ambush from a sniper’s position and borrowed the special-type mutant beast’s attacks to kill the opposing team’s jungler and support. Then, he lept towards the injured mutant beast, knife in hand.
Everything was as it should be and victory was almost within grasp.
Unexpectedly, just as Mu Feibai and the others were in an intense team battle, an alert suddenly appeared—
[EWG_Cupid has been killed]
Seeing this, even the commentator couldn’t help pausing in shock. “What is the situation? Qiu Yu has been killed?”
The director immediately switched to Qiu Yu’s perspective and replayed a short recording of what had happened.
The moment Qiu Yu came into contact with the special-type mutant beast in Jue Ran’s jungle, his perspective suddenly shook violently. Immediately afterwards, he had just barely dodged the mutant beast’s attack, but still received an injury on his shoulder. It was obvious from the consequent scenes that there was something wrong with Qiu Yu. His reaction speed was obviously lagging, yet his play style became even more aggressive, as though he intended to trade his life for his enemy’s death.
It lasted until his strength was exhausted and failed to avoid the mutant beast’s fatal blow, ending up nailed to the ground by a long and sharp tail.
[What the hell? What game is Qiu Yu playing at?]
[This play style is so unlike him!]
[Why is he fighting so recklessly all of a sudden?]
[No but like, am I the only one who thinks he was so fierce just then? He may have been killed by the mutant beast in the end, but the power behind his attack just now was off the charts, right?! I’ve never seen someone single-handedly face a mutant beast and drive it into a beserk state this quickly!]
[This isn’t being fierce, it’s just being reckless! If you randomly start fighting like that, the only possible ending is death!]
[Yes, yes, no matter how fierce he is, it can’t cover up the fact that he was throwing the game just then.]
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[Does this count as going easy on Jue Ran? Is this a rigged match?]
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Without delay, he then placed a hand against his headset and spoke into the team channel, “…Captain, change… the lineup. Let Lin Jinxi… jungle.”
His voice was broken up by unstable and heavy breaths.
“What’s happening on your end?” Mu Feibai’s voice was still quite calm.
“…Heat.” Qiu Yu didn’t hide anything and continued, “I’m not in a good condition, so I’ll change to support…”
Du Chen suddenly cut in. “To hell with support! Captain, call for a timeout!”
“No timeout!” Qiu Yu gritted his teeth, “We, cough… we’re going at a good pace… so we’ll… be able to end the game soon…”
Du Chen roared in anger, “Do you want to push yourself into a dangerous state?!”
The dangerous state during an Omega’s heat period referred to when inhibitors were unable to be administered in time, resulting in the complete activation of the glands and opening of the reproductive cavity. At that time, inhibitors would not be able to have a relieving effect and only emergency-use inhibitors or a complete mark from an Alpha would be effective.
Otherwise, the only other alternative was to forcibly endure three days of torture that would make one wish for death.
Qiu Yu wanted to protest, however he heard a mechanical notification sound effect by his ear. Immediately after, his perspective was completely frozen and his bodily movements were cut off from that of his avatar.
“The Eagle Riders called for a timeout.” The commentator described the changing situation in real time, “Let’s go have a look at what exactly is happening with Qiu Yu… Ah, the coach and the team doctor have entered.”
“Perhaps he is feeling unwell?” The other commentator added.
The audience stands were full of whispers and lowered voices. Some even stood up, craning their necks to peer into the competition room the Eagle Riders were in.
Only to see the Eagle Riders almost simultaneously open the doors of their gaming cabins, unplug their cables, and rush towards where Qiu Yu was. Mu Feibai and Du Chen, on the other hand, were stopped by Yuan Lu and Lu Cun from approaching, who were determined not to let them get any closer.
My Feibai allowed Lu Cun to hold onto him while he anxiously fixed his gaze on Qiu Yu, his face full of worry.
The gaming cabin opened. Qiu Yu was pulled into Qi Zhefeng’s arms while He Jingxing protected him.
His slender arms tremblingly wrapped tightly around Doctor Qi’s neck, while he subconsciously buried his flushed cheeks into the crook of his neck. He was soon covered by a team jacket and disappeared out of the competition room in the blink of an eye.
The competition room was filled with the rich scent of coconut milk, sweet enough to make one’s mouth water.
Mu Feibai raised his hand and rubbed his face. “The timeout only lasts for ten minutes, what should we do?”
Yuan Lu shook her head, “I’m not sure either, but Doctor Qi will have a solution.”
Du Chen’s expression also wasn’t too good. “His gland health is currently under monitoring, so he can’t use emergency inhibitors. No matter how good an inhibitor is, it won’t be able to completely suppress his reaction. So either he’ll have to continue competing while in heat, or we’ll have to face the opponents with just the four of us.”
It is a rule that once a game starts, players can no longer be changed. If a player has to withdraw in the middle of a match due to personal reasons, the team will have to play with fewer people in the remaining time.
At this time, the commentator also understood what happened and couldn’t help being a little embarrassed.
“Um, this… the Eagle Riders called for a timeout because of Qiu Yu’s health.” As a commentator, it wasn’t suitable for him to fully explain, so he could only muddle along and continue speaking, “I hope he will be able to return to the arena before the timeout ends.”
“If he is unable to return, the Eagle Riders may no longer be able to maintain their advantage.” The other commentator quickly changed the topic at the first opportunity and started to tell a story, “Something like this has happened previously in the history of the league. A player suddenly had a bout of illness and was sent to the emergency department of the hospital. After the game resumed, it became a four-on-five fight. And at the end of that game…”
On the other hand, netizens had no scruples about the topic the commentators were so anxious to gloss over—
[“Physical reasons”, it’s so obvious what they’re referring to.]
[He is a 25 year old unweeded Omega after all, so his heat period could start at any time, anywhere.]
[I feel like the Eagle Riders will eventually dig themselves into a pit because of the risk they chose to take.]
[This is only the beginning, if this were to happen in the semifinals, we wouldn’t even know how the Eagle Riders died.]
[How would we not know? Of course it’ll be because of the actions of an Omega!]
[Xiao Qiuqiu, do you need an Alpha big brother to help you solve the problem? (Smirk)]
[That face of his, that waist, that butt, I’ll help as well!]
[Aren’t you thinking too far ahead? With Mu Feibai and Du Chen, when will it ever be your turn? Haha (laughter emoji)]
The malice that had been kept at bay for several days came crashing back with a vengeance, often punctuated by quarrels about equal rights for Alphas and Omegas, shrouding the social media platforms in smoke.
As the timeout was about to end, Qiu Yu was sent back to the arena by He Jingxing and Qi Zhefeng.
Seeing his pale-as-paper complexion and that he was still a little wobbly on his feet, Mu Feibai couldn’t help wanting to approach him… but was blocked by Doctor Qi.
“You… can you still hold on?” Mu Feibai gazed at Qiu Yu from a distance, his voice a little hoarse.
“Barely.” Qiu Yu raised a hand to wipe the sweat off his forehead, “Nerve pain has a greater effect though… Well, I’m a little more irritable, and my reaction speed is half a beat slower… It will probably be dangerous for me to join group battles, but I should have no problem providing support.”
Mu Feibai fell silent for a moment and then spoke, “Don’t play.”
When he initially applied for the timeout, he had already thought Qiu Yu would not be able to play the rest of the game. They currently have a good advantage over their opponents, so they can still put up a fight even with lesser numbers.
Qiu Yu sighed inwardly.
He wasn’t someone who liked to keep up an appearance and he knew the limits of his current body. If they hadn’t had a timeout just now, he would have followed up on and used their momentum to quickly end the game. Based on his understanding of his current comrades, they would have no problem ending the battle in ten minutes even with only four active fighters.
Ten minutes wouldn’t be enough to put him in a dangerous state.
And it would also mean that he wouldn’t have had to suspend the game, exit the cabin to use an inhibitor, or endure nerve pain and return to the arena.
No matter how you weigh the pros and cons, not applying for a timeout at that moment was the most efficient route to achieve victory in the game.
The only downside was that he had to endure his heat for a little longer.
However, Mu Feibai was the commander, and his decisions were not to be questioned.
The matter had already progressed to this point and there was no need to argue about what could have been. At that time, the situation was urgent and Mu Feibai called for a timeout out of consideration for his health, which is reasonable in its own way.
However Qiu Yu had no intention to be a deserter
“I have to play.” He insisted, “Even if we lose some fighting power, at least we will have a full lineup with me on field and we won’t be inferior in terms of momentum. You know how important that is on the battlefield.”
Mu Feibai protested, “But you—“
“No buts.” Qiu Yu took a quick breath and stared into Mu Feibai’s eyes, “Since I fought in this match, I will finish it no matter what.”
Mu Feibai turned towards He Jingxing, “Coach…”
He Jingxing: “If I didn’t agree with him continuing to play, I wouldn’t bring him back here.”
As the notification for the end of the timeout approached, Mu Feibai didn’t say anything further. His eyes locked onto Qiu Yu for a moment before he turned to head back to his own cabin.
The pace in the latter half of the game suddenly slowed down.
Jue Ran unexpectedly obtained some room to breathe, so they rallied their troops, organised their defense and generally gave the Eagle Riders a lot of extra trouble.
Fortunately, the Eagle Riders had maintained quite a significant advantage early on in the game. Although it looked like Jue Ran was catching up, the Eagle Riders did not give them another opening.
Thirty-five minutes into the game, the Eagle Riders sacrificed Qiu Yu and Lin Jinxi in the final group battle, drove their siege vehicle into the June Ran’s city defense area and successfully destroyed their enemy’s base.
“The Eagle Riders are still strong,” the commentator sighed, “They are able to maintain their advantage from the early stages of the game and the team members didn’t become discouraged due to the timeout and even played quite steadily afterwards.”
“There were still a couple of dangerous moments though. After Qiu Yu changed to play support, Fu Chen took over as the jungler so Mu Feibai became the only carry along the main roads. He was severely targeted as a result.” The other commentator said, “Fortunately, the Eagle Riders didn’t make any mistakes and so their perfect performances allowed them to obtain this victory, it was hard on them.”
Although the game had ended, online discussions were still extremely lively.
[The Eagle Riders won this game, but can Qiu Yu still play in tomorrow’s game?]
[Why not? He used inhibitors to suppress his heat and entered the arena just then.]
[But he was transferred to the support position and it was quite obvious he wasn’t in his best state. As compared to putting him in the starting lineup tomorrow, wouldn’t it be more reliable for someone from the bench to play instead?]
[I just feel like regardless of whether Qiu Yu is on the field or if a substitute plays, tomorrow’s game will be a very dangerous one for the Eagle Riders.]
[Hehe, don’t worry about the Eagle Riders. They were the ones who insisted on signing an Omega onto the team. They were fully aware of an older, unmarried Omega’s irregular heats and still chose to sign him, so the consequences of this sudden situation are for them alone to bear.]
[All in all, the Eagle Riders dug a pit for themselves. Not at all worthy of empathy.]
The author has something to say:
As for the settings of an omega’s dangerous period, it was mentioned in chapter 9, and it was the condition Xiao Qiu entered when he transmigrated into this body.
tn: was going to update on Tuesday instead, but got it finished earlier than expected hehe
Thank you for the chapter!
Thanks for the update 🤣❤️🤣❤️🤣
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thank you for the chapter! i look forward to this every week♥️♥️
Thank you for the update ❤️💯
Thank you! Qiu Yu is lucky to be surrounded by decent Alphas. But I’m waiting to hear more internet chatter about the Dr Qi x Qiu Yu CP fanfic so our Mu Feibai can sprout some jealousy and start making his moves.
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Thank you for the chapter! Gaahh!! I can’t wait!!
This is the first time I read ABO danmei with the heat pain continously happening.. Usually I rather took it lightly as ‘the heat’ always used as a reason for MC & ML to engage sexual intercourse (Like, both omega & alpha will be h*rny and do it in every chapter). But here, the author potrays how painful and inconvenience it is to be in heat, to the point affecting their daily life and giving up on pursuing their dreams. Not even Alphas are spared from the prejudice embedded in society mindset.
Ayish,, the gender wars here is extremely fierce… 😮💨