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How Dare You Attack My Support! chapter 10
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Chapter 10
Yao
Le is puzzled at what Gu Zixing said.
Kneel
down and… lick? Is he trying to threaten me? Or does he mean that
I, being the support, need to receive some sort of “treatment”
before he can take up the ADC role?
Although
Yao Le is known as the “brain” of EG, he can never understand Gu
Zixing and what is going on in his mind.
Maybe
because he cares for Gu Zixing, he tends to over-analyse the
intention behind each and every word Gu Zixing utters – Why
is he saying this? What is he thinking? What does he want to express?
How should I answer?
Just
like now, as Yao Le mulls over what Gu Zixing meant by saying that.
Gu
Zixing is still leaning back in the computer chair. When he sees Yao
Le remaining silent for a long time, he stands up from the chair and
chuckles, “I was just joking.”
At
this moment, Yao Le feels a little embarrassed.
Yao
Le slowly lifts his eyes to meet Gu Zixing’s. He is used to this –
understanding Gu Zixing is like solving a riddle. It is always only
“a joke” no matter how many guesses he makes.
At
times, Yao Le finds himself foolish, especially when facing Gu
Zixing. So foolish that he finds it scary.
“Not
funny.”
Yao
Le bites his lip and leaves the room after giving him a “hmph”.
Gu
Zixing does not stop him. He tilts his head as he watches Yao Le
leaving hurriedly, the smirk on his face slowly fading away.
He
turns around and sits back down, staring at the monitor blankly. Gu
Zixing notices that BoatIdlingBy had been trying to invite him to a
game but proceeded to enter a game alone since none of his
invitations had received a response.
Gu
Zixing yawns and switches off the monitor before slumping into his
bed.
Although
Gu Zixing had been joking around, he fully understood what Yao Le was
talking about. He is also aware of the team’s current state.
EG’s
veteran ADC, Tang Xuan, will be retiring after the Summer Split. The
problem arises because nobody, including the newly recruited or
reserved players, is good enough to take over the role.
This
is, in fact, caused by the club’s HR department and management’s
bad planning, but the team has to step in to solve the issue.
And
the first person that came to their minds was Gu Zixing.
Gu
Zixing was an ADC when he first entered the professional scene. But
the support was not Yao Le, it was the former EG player Wang Tian
(ID: Sky) who retired more than four years ago.
Gu
Zixing is known to be a hard-to-please. This problem is minimized
when he faces the enemy alone in the mid lane. But when he is being
put in the bottom lane, he becomes a player that is very picky on the
champion selection.
To
put it more specifically, he is very picky about his support - from
champion selection to runes, masteries and spells, and even his
support’s character, horoscope and looks. The usually well-behaved
Gu Zixing can easily transform into a troublemaker if he is
displeased with his support.
To
everyone’s surprise, Wang Tian had good synergy with Gu Zixing.
Hand-in-hand, the duo brought EG onto the World Championship stage by
stomping the bottom lane.
After
Wang Tian retired, a new support joined the team, and Gu Zixing’s
old habits slowly kicked in, as he fussed over the support’s
character and champion selection. It was probably difficult for the
newbie to follow the pace of the experienced players like Gu Zixing
and Qi Chen, as he was still lacking in mechanics and in-game
awareness.
Though
Gu Zixing did not bring this up, the support could sense the feeling
of despair from his ADC as he was unable to be of great help during
matches. Gu Zixing’s aggressive play style had to be slowed down,
and the coordination between the two fell apart. Eventually,
management decided to put Gu Zixing in the mid lane and gave the ADC
role to Tang Xuan, the former player of HNG.
However,
this switch in roles gave birth to the King of Mid Lane, Siler.
After
Yao Le joined EG as the support, Gu Zixing never had to worry about
the bottom lane anymore.
But
now that Tang Xuan is retiring, management is once again looking for
a solution in the well-rounded Gu Zixing.
Even
though Gu Zixing is EG’s star player and also a world champion, Yao
Le is right that his decision concerns the survival of the team. Gu
Zixing has to agree to this no matter how reluctant he is.
Gu
Zixing has never played with Yao Le at the bottom lane, but he knows
that they are similar in their views of how to play the game.
Otherwise, management would not make this arrangement knowing how
fussy he can get in the bottom lane.
But…
Gu
Zixing unlocks his phone and opens the photo gallery. His finger
hovers around a locked album momentarily before finally tapping it.
He
keys in the password he knows by heart, and for a moment, he is lost
in thought.
It
was a photo of Yao Le and Gu Zixing wearing the EG jersey. Yao Le was
all smiles, hugging Gu Zixing around the neck with one arm and
kissing him while turning his face towards him with the other hand.
Gu
Zixing smiles weakly as he looks at the photo on the screen, his
dimples faintly appearing on his cheeks.
The
photo was taken when EG won the World Championship last year. Though
Gu Zixing also took photos with other teammates, he only kept this
photo.
Should
I take up ADC?
Gu
Zixing makes a call after hesitating for a moment.
“Hello,
Coach Chen…”
“Fuck!
I thought this dragon already burnt his flash? Why the fuck is he
flashing again!”
It
is already one o’clock in the morning and Qiao Yanzhou is still
sitting in front of his computer, screaming and shouting like he’s
on steroids.
“Twenty
seconds more and my Ult will be ready. I’ll turn this dragon into
a dead worm in no time!”
“The
enemy’s jungle is now at the top side of the jungle. I will flash
in and Ult before killing him with my Skill Q and an auto-attack.
But my jungler seems to be on his way here to steal my kill!”
“Thank
you Meow66 for gifting a goldfish!”
Yay,
I can finally top-up my instant noodles with an egg!
Qiao Yanzhou thinks as he thanks his viewers for the gifts.
“Alright
guys, lemme show you the power of my aoe…”
Qiao
Yanzhou unconsciously takes a look at his chat window as speaks and a
message caught his eye.
MundoMundo:
aren’t u gonna snap up the GML tickets today at midnight?
HUH?!?!?!
Qiao
Yanzhou’s hands pause in shock.
“Isn’t
it tomorrow?”
Anonymous532:
“tomorrow” comes when clock strikes 12 isn’t it? What a genius…
“WHAT?!?!!”
Anonymous1344:
I heard GML tickets are usually sold out in 10 mins, it’s already
been an hr
Anonymous642:
see u next yr
Anonymous929:
*shuttles rolling down*
Qiao
Yanzhou now understands how difficult life can be.
At
this moment, he is completely defeated in game. They have already
lost the top lane, jungle and bottom lane. Qiao Yanzhou wanted to
carry one game, but lost all motivation to do that.
Staring
at the big “defeat” on screen, Qiao Yanzhou feels immensely
agitated, much more than from losing a game. It’s as if it was his
heart that exploded and not the Nexus…
He
hastily stops streaming and dials a number on his phone.
“Hey
buddy! Finally done with your stream?”
“Liang
Dong!!!!!!”
“Oh
god, why are you screaming like a lunatic in the middle of the
night!”
“Liang
Dong, have you got the GML tickets?!”
“Yeah,
I got one. Didn’t you read my message?”
“I
was streaming. How the fuck am I able to read it?!” Qiao Yanzhou is
furious, but quickly calms himself down and holds his phone with a
serious-looking face before speaking again.
“Liang
Dong, aren’t we good brothers since the age of wearing the open
pants?”
“Fuck
off!” Liang Dong knew this was coming. “I only have this one
ticket and I haven’t even gotten another for my girlfriend!”
“Look,
you only have one ticket. Your girlfriend has to wait outside if you
enter, and you’ll be the one standing outside if your girlfriend
gets in. What a bad, bad situation, amirite?” Qiao Yanzhou tries
his best to persuade his friend. “Why don’t you sell the ticket
to me since I have no girlfriend! HAHAHAH!”
“Yanzhou…”
“Yes?”
“You
are being so hysterical that you sound like a cock trying to lay some
eggs.”
“Liang
Dong, I’ll sue you for defamation.”
“What?
How?”
“Huh,
what do you mean…”
“Oh
my dearest brother, it’s okay to humiliate me as long as you sell
me the ticket. Will sending you more hearts do?”
“You
are finally calling me your good brother?”
“As
long as you sell me the ticket, I can even call you my darling!”
“FUCK
OFF!”
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