The Esports Big Shot Wants to Cuddle His New Teammate Every Day chapter 34

Chapter 34

Shen Xiao came off the stage and naturally got scolded full of bumps in the lounge. He probably knew it in his heart, so he didn’t refute a single word and just listened obediently.

After scolding, Yu Guangzhou drank some water to moisten his throat and said, “Alright, you absolutely cannot do this in the second half of the match. The defending side on this map must be steady! Heard me?”

Shen Xiao said, “Yes—”

Yu Guangzhou looked at Xie Wei again, his tone softening a lot. “Xie Wei, how do you want to defend in the next game?”

Xie Wei obviously had an idea long ago. Being asked now, he looked at Xu Ziyan, his tone half-smiling. “I remember TWG Second String had a match where the Medic flanked to coordinate with the Sniper to cut the backline, right?”

Since everyone wants to cut the Medic, then I’ll put my Medic in your backline. As the saying goes, the most dangerous place is the safest place. The opponent has one Assaulter flanking and one Assaulter holding the front line with the payload; reaching the enemy’s backline, there are only a Sniper and a Medic instead.

Yu Guangzhou had just finished telling Shen Xiao to be steady, and turning around, Xie Wei proposed this rule-breaking idea. He couldn’t help but be speechless. He turned to look at Xu Ziyan. “What does Ice think?”

Xu Ziyan blinked and said, “I think it works. YNG’s two Assaulters are strong, but the Sniper and Medic’s conditions haven’t been very good recently.”

“…Fine.” Yu Guangzhou said, “But this also means our front line needs to fend for itself.”

Since Bai Ke was in the Second String, Bai Chen had witnessed the miserable state of Yuan Shaofeng and Meng Cang running for their lives back then. But Shen Xiao didn’t have a clue in his heart and was rareely confused. “Medic going to the opposite backline to cut people? I trust Ice’s mechanics, but we haven’t practiced this routine in training matches. Can bringing it out temporarily work?”

The preparation time for the second game was running out, and staff came to knock on the door to remind them.

Xie Wei stood up and picked up his team jacket, smiling at him. “Whether this routine works or not, it still depends on God Seamy.”

Shen Xiao had been being sarcastic to others all day, and suddenly being sarcastic back, he was at a loss for words for a moment. He nodded, agreeing.

Bai Chen was indifferent either way. Yu Guangzhou said, “Okay, let’s do that. Go, get on stage.”

TWG suddenly changing players was something that hadn’t happened in the past few years. Coupled with the fact that the matter between Xie Wei and Xu Ziyan had caused a stir some time ago, originally some fans didn’t believe it, but now with the “facts” in front of them, they had to believe it.

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[Clear off, Ice on?? What is TWG thinking? Is the management brain-dead?]

[Laughed. I saw people saying TWG gives special treatment before. I didn’t believe it at first, but now, hehe.]

[Ice is really awesome. Youth camp straight to Second String, Second String straight to First String. Even a rocket would be ashamed of this speed.]

[Is TWG a big team? They can pull this kind of stunt too?]

[Real or fake? That’s Shining Xie Wei. Would he really get mixed up with an Omega??]

[I’m really speechless. Why are there so many jealous dogs? Ice debuted as the Newcomer Cup champion directly, and his results in the Second String were also very good. He clearly has strength; why does everyone say he relies on his body?]

[Upstairs, this kind of remark might pass in other teams, but TWG’s Medic is Clear!]

[Polite question, how many world championship titles does Ice have?]

“TWG changing players on the field—this seems to be the first time in recent seasons, right?” Commentator A laughed. “Seeing a new ID appear feels quite fresh.”

Commentator B said, “En, in the previous Newcomer Cup match, I believe Ice has already left a deep impression on everyone. Let’s look forward to his performance in the official arena this time.”

Commentator A said, “Right. Okay, TWG vs YNG, second small round. Map is Ellie Park, Escort Mission. YNG Attacking, TWG Defending. Players from both sides have entered the map. Preparation time starts!”

The live camera moved, displaying the expressions of the eight players in the arena one by one on the screen. The cheers inside the venue were deafening. Xu Ziyan lowered his eyes, making final adjustments, his heart calm as still water.

Previously in Rania Harbor, there were many hiding spots, plus the sniping points were relatively “isolated” and far from everyone, so the safety of Xu Ziyan sneaking into the enemy’s backline was relatively high.

However, most areas of Ellie Park were open terrain that could be seen at a glance. Therefore, he had to seize the best moment to appear. One mistake would lead to him looking like an idiot running into the enemy camp to feed kills, leading directly to a collapse.

Most importantly, this was an Assaulter map, which meant Xu Ziyan had to risk being sniped to prioritize killing the Medic who would provide support to the Assaulters, instead of casually healing his own Assaulters after killing the opposing Sniper like before.

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…Using this strategy in this match wasn’t the optimal solution.

But in the mode where a Medic flanks with a Sniper to cut the backline, the biggest protagonist was absolutely himself, acting contrary to the norm.

At the same time, this was something Clear couldn’t do, a performance only Ice could pull off.

The stage was right before his eyes, built for him by Xie Wei and all his teammates.

Only success, no failure.

The game started. Hugging the taser gun, Xu Ziyan skillfully sneaked into a small path in the bushes.

“Everyone says Ellie Park depends on who cuts the backline faster, but unexpectedly, after TWG switched players, the one doing this job is actually Ice.” Commentator A said with interest, “Some viewers who have watched TWG Second String matches should know that TWG Second String used the routine of Medic controlling a fixed point and coordinating with the Sniper to kill the enemy backline once before. At that time, against the previous secondary league champion FTK Second String, TWG won 2-0 directly.”

Commentator B said, “This routine’s ability to kill the backline is indeed very strong. Most importantly, as long as one is pinned by the taser gun, that person is almost certainly dead. The efficiency is much higher than an Assaulter cutting the backline.”

Commentator A said, “However, I really didn’t expect TWG to stake the entire team’s win or loss on this new player, Ice. The success of this strategy depends entirely on his performance.”

Commentator B said, “YNG’s players obviously have no defensive awareness at all. Xuan has already started flanking, and the other Assaulter, Mumu, is escorting the payload in the front row—Ice moved!”

The instant Mumu left the backline, Xu Ziyan quickly asked in the voice channel, “Ready?”

Xie Wei’s affirmation came quickly through the headphones.

He didn’t hesitate at all, rushing forward directly. The taser gun pinned the unsuspecting YNG Medic in place. The sniper rifle shot rang out seamlessly. In less than thirty seconds of the opening, TWG had secured a kill.

Successfully achieving the kill, Xu Ziyan still didn’t relax at all. He blocked a position to throw a healing bottle to the two Assaulters ahead, then hid again.

It was Shen Xiao’s first time witnessing this routine. He raised his eyebrows in surprise and whistled. “Awesome!”

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Then he looked at his precarious health bar and sighed. “Just a bit hard on the heart. Too exciting.”

YNG lost their Medic, and since Xuan chose to flank, the Mumu in the front row couldn’t withstand the pressure at all and was also killed.

Without front-line support, the flanking Xuan was pincer-attacked from front and back. He barely managed to take two-thirds of Xie Wei’s health before entering the respawn timer.

TWG’s Bai Chen was picked off by YNG’s Sniper a step later, but the one-for-three situation already doomed YNG’s offensive rhythm this wave.

Xu Ziyan returned to his team and topped up everyone’s health.

Having suffered a loss once, YNG was on guard the second time. However, Xu Ziyan was experienced and moved slippery, and he had Xie Wei constantly calling out positions behind him. YNG’s members felt more and more like they were playing hide-and-seek as they fought.

Finally, at one point, while the YNG Medic was killed, Mumu and Xuan suddenly rose up, killing Shen Xiao and reducing Bai Chen to a combat-incapable sliver of health. The front line was gone. Xie Wei couldn’t turn the tide and could only retreat from the first checkpoint after taking the YNG Sniper’s head.

Xu Ziyan also couldn’t retreat unscathed. Coming out of the respawn point again, he threw a syringe to Bai Chen.

Seeing this, Shen Xiao pretended to be aggrieved. “Why not give it to me?”

Before Xu Ziyan could speak, Xie Wei had already answered his doubts a step ahead. “Because Bai Chen is more reliable than you. If you die from recklessness, you die. Bai Chen can stand a while longer with the syringe.”

Shen Xiao said, “Ice! Where is the trust between teammates? Where is the compassion a Medic should have?”

Xu Ziyan said, “I have no compassion. I’m a cold-blooded Medic.”

Shen Xiao hit a wall on the left and got the cold shoulder on the right. Finally, he said pitifully, “Bai Chen, say something about them.”

Bai Chen raised his gun and sent Mumu back to respawn. Hearing this, he said, “Fighting.”

Shen Xiao: …What a warmth-less cheer.

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At the second checkpoint, the defense point was also in the garden.

Commentator A teased, “I guess YNG’s Medic never expected that one day he would breathe a sigh of relief when attacking the garden.”

Commentator B said, “Yes, originally due to the open field of view, it was hard for the Medic to escape the pincer attack of Assaulters and Snipers. But now, he can finally stop dealing with Ice popping out from who knows where, since there’s no cover around.”

Commentator A said, “But, there is still a problem. Our thinking has been following TWG’s Ice, but has everyone forgotten that actually, TWG’s specialty has always been the dual coordination of Assaulter and Sniper?”

Just as Commentator A said, YNG had just recovered from Ice’s elusive sneak attacks when they were immediately pinned down by Xie Wei’s one-shot-one-kill accuracy so they couldn’t move forward. YNG’s Medic had to guard against sneak attacks while also guarding against the Sniper in front. Under immense psychological pressure, he played worse and worse until he completely collapsed.

YNG’s two Assaulters turned the tide and pushed the payload to the second checkpoint, but by then, the countdown had ended.

In the venue, cheers and the commentators’ impassioned congratulations rang out: “Congratulations to TWG for winning today’s match 2-0! Congratulations!”

The settlement screen popped up. Xu Ziyan let out a heavy sigh of relief, looking at his hands, which were still trembling slightly because of the match just now.

Suddenly, a hand reached out from behind and squeezed his palm, neither lightly nor heavily.

Xie Wei said, “Let’s go. Time to shake hands.”