After Kissing the Esports God, He Keeps Flirting With Me Chapter 80.1

Chapter 80: Jiang Yan is Truly Shameless part 1

In the first game of the match, WK’s strategy focused on targeting the bottom lane.

Specifically, the lane guarded by Xiao Huang and Qiao Yu. It wasn’t until the official match began that they realized Xiao Huang’s mechanics were far superior to what he had shown during scrims.

However, in scrims, both sides usually held back and didn’t play at their full, true capacity.

After ganking just twice, Wen Ran understood why these two were rated as the “Best Bot Lane Duo.” The fluidity of their coordination and the resulting impact were so seamless it was as if a single person were controlling both characters.

HG trusted Xiao Huang immensely, putting him on a hyper-carry marksman with explosive damage output.

Today marked the first time Wen Ran had faced him in an official match. Wen Ran was confident in his own skills, but Qiao Yu’s reaction speed exceeded his imagination. Every time Wen Ran was about to touch Xiao Huang, Qiao Yu would block his skills.

In the past, this was a carry he could have assassinated solo, but now, he had to coordinate with Jiang Yan to secure the kill.

Even so, they could barely contain Xiao Huang’s growth. With this lineup, the longer the game dragged on, the more disadvantageous it became for them.

When the game dragged out to the final team fight, WK lost the match.

In the second game, both sides drafted similar lineups. This time, Wen Ran played a control mage with no mobility and weak self-preservation. This was also a tactic: by making himself the bait to attract the enemy’s attention, Jian Yun would have space to farm.

Based on their previous performance, Wen Ran knew he would definitely be the enemy’s primary target.

Just as expected, Qiao Yu and the jungler, Fourteen, came to gank Wen Ran multiple times. No matter how good Wen Ran’s mechanics were, he couldn’t survive being targeted this heavily.

He had just managed to burn his Flash to retreat under his tower with a sliver of health when he saw Xiao Huang use a dash to close the gap and unleash an ultimate, sending Wen Ran straight back to the fountain.

Xiao Huang even smugly circled his corpse twice.

Wen Ran: “……”

“Jian Yun, take my wave.” Since his role this game was to be the sacrificial lamb, Wen Ran had no complaints.

They were a squad, a team, and collective honor stood above individual glory.

Wen Ran was killed several more times in the subsequent gameplay, but fortunately, their tactic succeeded. Jian Yun farmed up, and after building armor penetration, even the enemy front line couldn’t withstand his damage.

WK won the second game!

In the third and fourth games, each side took a point.

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They went straight to match point!

In the deciding game, Jiang Yan played a Jungle Core assassin, while Qiao Yu picked an engage-heavy support who wasn’t particularly tanky. While Qiao Yu was securing vision, Jiang Yan suddenly darted out from a bush and solo-killed him.

“Holy shit!” Qiao Yu nearly cursed aloud. “This damn camper, camping a support!”

“Shameless!”

Qiao Yu had faced Jiang Yan many times and knew clearly that Jiang Yan was full of ideas; he would never allow himself to remain passive. This man always used unexpected methods to break a stalemate.

Like right now—camping a support solo.

What Jungle Core assassin wastes a full combo of skills to catch a worthless support?!

Qiao Yu reasonably suspected that Jiang Yan was avenging a personal grudge because he and Fourteen had camped Jiang Yan’s partner multiple times earlier!

Immediately afterward, he saw Xiao Huang in the bot lane get ambushed by Wen Ran. Coordinating with his own bot lane duo, they chained crowd control skills and focused fire to take Xiao Huang away.

Depressed, Xiao Huang spoke up, “Captain, I feel like their target is me.”

He had been so crowd-controlled that his skill buttons were entirely grey; he was hammered to death by three burly men before he could even light up an ability.

Wen Ran didn’t forget to exact revenge for the earlier taunt. He stood next to Xiao Huang’s corpse and spammed the recall button a few times.

Xiao Huang: “……”

The viewers in the livestream were also bewildered.

[??? What is Dawn doing?]

[LMAO, dying of laughter. If you’re gonna taunt, at least do it after a solo kill. Three people ganging up on Xiao Huang, poor Xiao Huang.]

[My son is so miserable, playing weak-side under pressure and getting gang-beaten.]

[The person above only feels sorry for your Xiao Huang, huh? Didn’t he taunt our Dawn at the start?]

[Is there a possibility that the two of them are good friends?]

[Can good friends be this excessive?]

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[Family, I’m speechless. Dawn: Whatever. Xiao Huang: Whatever. Netizens: No way!]

[Am I the only one who cares that Wind solo-killed Twilight (Qiao Yu)?]

[Solo-killing the support, as expected of you.]

[Hahahaha, they’ve been old rivals for years. Wind just came back and met him, of course he has to give his old friend a ‘gift’.]

[I can already imagine Twilight cursing Wind out as a dirty camper in the backstage area.]

[Reasonable guess: Wind might be doing it to avenge Dawn, hehe~]

[Hehe your mom, you idiot. CP brains, get lost!]

……

Wen Ran naturally couldn’t see the netizens’ discussions. He was still looking for an opportunity to secure the win in one go.

Jiang Yan’s strength remained formidable. He could completely support a Jungle Core playstyle. Whether it was controlling the tempo or snowballing the economy, no one could pick out a single flaw.

“In a moment, the opposing ADC will walk through the red zone. Dawn, go ambush him.”

“Orange, go TP to the bush to take vision. July, protect Jian Yun.”

“Wait for my signal.”

The man beside him issued commands. The feeling of calm composure and strategic mastery made Wen Ran’s heart flutter incessantly.

This was his idol, the omnipotent Wind on the competition stage.

This was also his partner, the boyfriend he could always rely on.

They won the team fight without any surprise, but Twilight wasn’t a pushover either. despite a significant gold deficit, he managed to initiate a beautiful counter-engage, secured the Dragon, and recouped the economic difference.

They even pushed all the way to WK’s high ground.

July was still out clearing lanes, but the five members of the opposing team were already pushing in.

“Don’t come back,” Jiang Yan ordered decisively. “Go steal their base. You can take it.”

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“Yes.”

July and Jiang Yan were old teammates; he had never doubted his captain’s decisions.

“Captain, the enemy is going for a backdoor.”

July was currently at the second tower, and his minion wave was almost at the high ground.

“Ignore it,” Qiao Yu said. “He’s alone; he won’t push faster than us.”

“Stay and force the team fight.”

The five members of HG protected their minion wave as they pressed into WK’s base. They originally thought WK would be passive in this situation. However, before they could act, they saw a figure charge straight at them, using the minion wave as a springboard to dash directly toward the carry.

It was Wind!

The Top laner immediately used skills to block his advance, and Twilight moved to protect Xiao Huang. The others followed up with damage, popping Jiang Yan’s Guardian Angel.

While they waited around his corpse for him to revive, Wen Ran flashed and initiated with his first skill, instantly controlling three of them. Now!

Orange followed up to control the other two, while Jian Yun seized the opportunity to clear the minion wave.

He had a long-range “launching” skill that hit the minion wave accurately. However, it didn’t wipe out the wave. Instead, their scattered team of five was quickly wiped out by the opposition.

“July, it’s all on you!”

Twilight shouted orders anxiously: “Push fast!”

But it was too late. July had already destroyed the opposing crystal.

Only then did Wen Ran realize that July had swapped several pieces of equipment for attack speed items.

Brother Seven, I couldn’t tell, but you have a knack for being sneaky too!

Under Jiang Yan’s decision-making, WK snatched victory by a narrow margin!

“Let us congratulate WK!”

Commentator A said with excitement, “They actually stole the game!”

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“It was truly too thrilling. Just a split second difference. This match was full of ups and downs,” Commentator B added. “Constant reversals, thrilling excitement—this is likely the charm of esports!”

“Let’s listen to the post-match voice comms from WK.”

They played back several of Jiang Yan’s key decisions.

[How can my husband Wind say ‘go steal the base’ so seriously?]

[Hahaha right? I actually found it kinda cute.]

[Same here. If I meet a backdoor camper in a game, I’d curse them for being unsportsmanlike, but since my husband proposed it, then it’s a strategic flank.]

[Fans really open my eyes!]

[WK is awesome! Awesome, awesome!]

[HG is the runner-up team after all. Regardless, playing a full set and winning in the end is already amazing.]

[Yes, especially those commands from Wind. That’s what a commanding brain should look like!]

[Twilight is already considered a top-tier shot-caller in the league, and Wind can go 50-50 with him.]

[Emmm am I the only one who thinks it’s dishonorable?]

[??? What’s wrong with backdooring? How many backdoors happen in the SPL? Are you going to curse at every single one?]

[Sorry, I didn’t watch my family’s mental patient closely, she got out and caused trouble for everyone.]

……

During the post-match handshake, Xiao Huang was winking at Wen Ran from a distance. Anyone who didn’t know better would think he was having an eye spasm.

When hugging Wen Ran, he hugged the hardest. Xiao Huang had intended to be manly and press Wen Ran’s head against his shoulder, but since he and Wen Ran were about the same height, he couldn’t pull off the move at all.

Instead, the two of them in the middle formed a “concave” shape.

A wicked netizen took a screenshot on the spot and posted it to Weibo.

[The inheritance of the new and old shorties.]

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[Original poster, are you polite?]

[Good lord, provoking two people at once. A warrior!]

[But they really are short. I finally understand that 175cm is truly a hurdle. Others don’t look as short as them.]

[Xiao Huang is a bit stronger. Did Dawn have his legs amputated while saving people in the past?]

[Well said. Dawn can use that excuse in the future.]

[Too funny. I’d call this the Six Major Sects besieging Bright Summit.]

[Hahahaha I’m laughing so hard the earth is shaking and the mountains are crumbling.]

When Xiao Huang hugged Wen Ran, he whispered, “Wait for me later, I’ll come find you! Take me out to play!”

Sure enough, after they left the stage, Xiao Huang ran to their lounge.

“Hello Coach, hello brothers! Hello Senior Wind!” Xiao Huang was quite popular in the league; there were almost no coaches or players who disliked him.

Coach Tao walked over and pinched the back of his neck as soon as he saw him. “What are you doing running over here?”

Xiao Huang looked excited. “I came to find Brother Ran to play.”

He hadn’t seen the Little Sprayer in a long time and actually missed him.

Although they lost the match tonight, it was just a regular season game, and it was a narrow defeat. They just needed to go back and review the replay properly.

Jian Yun’s eyes widened in horror. What did Xiao Huang just call Dawn?

Brother Ran?!!

Is that something that can be said out loud?

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