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How Dare You Attack My Support! chapter 16
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Chapter 16
Although Qiao
Yanzhou now knows that the godly player is Siler himself, nothing
dramatic has happened in his dull life. Instead, he feels that
everything has been going downhill lately.
Siler hasn’t
logged into the “Thosestolenbluebuffs” account since revealing
his identity to Qiao Yanzhou, nor has he appeared on WeChat.
Meanwhile, Qiao Yanzhou has continued his life as usual playing solo
ranked games.
As for “Outlast,”
Qiao Yanzhou has left the game on the table and not touched it again
since that night’s thirty-minute stream.
Since then though,
whenever Qiao Yanzhou accidentally shows his desktop while streaming,
a number of viewers with extremely sharp eyes would notice the game’s
icon and start pressing him to stream that horror game. Qiao Yanzhou
had no choice but to hide it somewhere in another discreet folder so
that it disappeared from everyone’s sight.
‘Why don’t
you just uninstall it?’ Qiao Yanzhou had thought to himself,
but he really couldn’t bear to uninstall this game that cost him so
many dollars and hours to install.
‘Let’s just
leave it. Who knows, I may play it again in the future.’ Qiao
Yanzhou smiles to himself wryly.
Now that the match
between EG and WG, the first and second seed of group A and B
respectively, is nearing, it is inevitably in the spotlight. At the
same time, this is also the deciding match for both teams to enter
the quarterfinals in the SPL spring split.
The match results
get more significant as the split comes to a close.
The players, team
coach and SPL fans all understand this.
This includes Qiao
Yanzhou who has been sitting in front of his computer, staring at the
SPL news site for almost twenty minutes, his hair turning gray from
all the thinking and analysis.
Currently, EG and WG
garner 51% and 49% of fans’ support respectively, which shows that
it’ll be a rare, close fight between these two teams in the SPL.
Qiao Yanzhou thinks to himself that if he bets all his Cat points on
EG, the odds are 0.48. But if EG loses, he will not only be losing
all his fortune, but his “lovely” viewers will definitely press
him to crossplay, and that will be a second blow to him.
On the other hand,
if he sets aside one-third of his Cat points to bet on WG, the odds
are 0.64. Even though he may lose some points overall, he can
minimize his losses by winning some points if EG loses.
Hm, what should I
do…
Qiao Yanzhou is now
thinking like a calculating housewife.
Although he’s
praying hard that EG will win, when it comes to the Cat points that
he has painstakingly earned through streaming, he has to be more
cautious. If EG loses, though he’ll be heartbroken (and forced to
crossplay), he might be able to earn some Cat points. At the very
least, he won’t feel like stabbing himself as much as after the
last game.
So how much
should I bet… Hm… The odds are always changing. What if the odds
of WG winning become lower than EG?
Qiao Yanzhou’s
head is about to explode. He decides to open LoL’s homepage to see
if there has been any relevant news that can help him come to a
conclusion.
As he clicks open
the application, he realises that “Thosestolenbluebuffs” is
online.
Wow, is today my
lucky day?
BoatIdlingby: hi
shldnt u be practising now?
Thosestolenbluebuffs:
shldnt u be streaming now?
BoatIdlingby: Im
still staring at the odds
Thosestolenbluebuffs:
what odds
BoatIdlingby: do
u think I shld bet on EG or WG?
Thosestolenbluebuffs:
in the case where the odds are close, u shld always bet on the lower
one
BoatIdlingby: so
what do u think are the odds of EG winning WG?
Qiao Yanzhou almost
kicks himself for saying that to Gu Zixing. He hurriedly types
another line:
BoatIdlingby:
Siler-sama im not doubting ur team’s abilities, I know u guys r
super strong since ive been a huge fan of EG!
Thosestolenbluebuffs:
it’s ok idm
“You’re
already almost one of us anyway.” Gu Zixing thinks to himself.
BoatIdlingby: the
thing is I told my viewers that if EG loses I’ll crossplay on
stream
BoatIdlingby: I
rly dun wanna crossplay…
Qiao Yanzhou’s
contempt for crossplaying seeps through each and every word he types.
Gu Zixing can’t
contain his giggles.
Thosestolenbluebuffs:
seems like it’s not so bad to lose this match after all
BoatIdlingby: ……
It suddenly dawns on
Qiao Yanzhou that though Gu Zixing may seem cool and serious on the
outside, there’s a very mischievous side to him.
Thosestolenbluebuffs:
u cn bet everything on EG, we are not losing
BoatIdlingby:
what if EG loses?
Qiao Yanzhou knows
that it’s not very nice to ask this question, but he’s not very
good with words and was unsure how else to put it.
Thosestolenbluebuffs:
the coach will probably give us a good lecture if we lose
BoatIdlingby: I
mean what will happen to me…
Thosestolenbluebuffs:
didn’t u say that you’ll be crossplaying? now, send me your
streaming site
Thosestolenbluebuffs:
……
Qiao Yanzhou feels
down now.
After much
consideration, he decides to bet all his Cat points on EG. Although
he went bankrupt the last time he went all-in, he can’t help but be
captivated by the “demonic” prowess of EG.
Thosestolenbluebuffs
has invited you to play in a game.
Mode: Solo/Duo Ranked.
Qiao Yanzhou is
stumped by the pop-up message.
WWWTF? I’m
invited by Siler-sama himself? I can make up some stories and brag to
the world!
Qiao Yanzhou accepts
the invitation immediately and quickly types in the dialog box.
BoatIdlingby:
shall we voice chat?
Qiao Yanzhou is
relieved that they’re communicating through text. If he were to say
the same thing, it would probably sound like:
“Sssssshalll….
We… uh…… vvvvvvoooice cchhat?”
He stutters whenever
he gets nervous. This is why he became his ex-girlfriend’s
ex-boyfriend.
Even so, Qiao
Yanzhou is getting impatient. The idol that he has been thinking of
during the day and dreaming of at night is sitting right on the other
side of the screen. Wouldn’t it be painful to only communicate
through text without talking at all?
Thosestolenbluebuffs:
someone may come in to speak with me ltr, im afraid u may hear
something u shldnt
BoatIdlingby: oh
so ure playing ranked while discussing secret strategies?
Thosestolenbluebuffs:
I dun think it’s something confidential but our manager urged us to
keep it a secret
BoatIdlingby: oh
u can end the voice chat when that person comes!
After Qiao Yanzhou’s
fervent persuasion, Gu Zixing finally concedes and picks up Qiao
Yanzhou’s WeChat call.
“Hello.”
A cold and aloof
voice comes through, and Qiao Yanzhou feels like he is already on
cloud nine.
As he’s watched
many of Siler’s interviews, and heard how he communicates with his
teammates during EG matches, he’s not unfamiliar with Siler’s
voice. But he had never imagined that one day he would be hearing
that same voice straight from his own headphones!
“De…nonono,
Sil…Sil… Siler-sama!” Qiao Yanzhou is so happy that he had
almost called him “dear!”
“You can just call
me by my name.”
Gu Zixing has
probably found his dense personality amusing because Qiao Yanzhou can
hear that Gu
Zixing is actually half laughing, and finds that it's
very pleasant to the ear.
“Nonono, that’s
too… rude.” Qiao Yanzhou rejects Gu Zixing and says, “How does
your teammate address you?”
“Old Gu or Captain
Gu.”
“Doesn’t sound
good to me.” Qiao Yanzhou thinks for a moment, trying his very best
not to fumble his words, before saying, “I’ll just stick to
Siler-sama.”
“I’m okay either
way.” Gu Zixing chuckles.
“I’m Qiao
Yanzhou, Yan, as in inkstone, Zhou as in continent. You can call me
Xiao-Zhou.”
“Alright, Xiao
Qiao.”
“……”
Gu Zixing starts the
game’s matchmaking.
Although this is not
the first time playing with Gu Zixing, Qiao Yanzhou still feels
extremely nervous and is starting to feel tongue-tied.
Both of them are
given the bot lane again, but this time around, Gu Zixing is the
support and Qiao Yanzhou is the ADC.
“Huh, why am I the
ADC?”
“What’s wrong?”
“I don’t think
I’m very good at this role.”
“Don’t worry,
I’m here.”
It only takes one
simple sentence from Gu Zixing to calm Qiao Yanzhou’s whirlwind of
emotions.
That’s right,
the world champion is right with me. What’s there to worry about!
The pumped-up Qiao
Yanzhou enters the champion picking phase after the banning phase.
Seeing that Caitlyn,
a strong ADC in the current patch, is still available, Qiao Yanzhou
quickly grabs that champion for himself.
“What support do
you want?” Gu Zixing asks as he scrolls through his champion pool.
“Something tanky
or with higher damage. Otherwise, I’d feel insecure.”
“Okay.”
Qiao Yanzhou sees
the profiles of different champions quickly flashing by as Gu Zixing
decides on one. Finally, he stops at Zyra and confirms his choice.
“Nice!”
Nobody has actually
seen Gu Zixing play the support role in a professional match before,
so this will be a good chance to witness his prowess.
The game loads after
all the other players finish picking their champions. While it’s
loading, Qiao Yanzhou hears Gu Zixing’s chuckle.
“What’s wrong?”
“The enemy ADC is
Leng-Leng,” Gu Zixing says, sounding even more amused. “Just try
your best.”
Leng-Leng?
Rio?!!
Gu Zixing is
referring to Yuan Yaoleng, game ID: Rio. He is known to have the most
unusual name in the professional scene, and everyone calls him
Leng-Leng. He is team TR’s current ADC.
TR is known to be
one of the few teams that are on par with the veteran teams EG and
WG. The current line-up of TR has even won the world championship
once before, by beating EG. And in this ranked game, Qiao Yanzhou
will be facing against the world champion ADC!
What a
coincidence!
“What the fuck,
what should I do!” Qiao Yanzhou panics.
“What are you
worried about? I said I’m right here,” Gu Zixing tsks, not
bothered a single bit.
“But that’s a
world champion ADC!”
“……”
“Oh, but you’re
also a world champion mid,” Qiao Yanzhou suddenly realizes. But
blurts in the next second, “But you’re a support now! How can we
win against them!?”
“Just focus on
your CS.”
Actually, the one
that Qiao Yanzhou lacks confidence in is himself, not Siler..
If it’s Siler
versus Rio in this game, Qiao Yanzhou has full confidence that Siler
will beat Rio. However, if a noob, compared to a pro player, is added
into the equation, the results will become much harder to predict.
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