The Esports Big Shot Wants to Cuddle His New Teammate Every Day chapter 33

Chapter 33

Two days later, the First String’s next match was about to begin. It was an away game against YNG at the T City National Sports Center the following day.

Team YNG couldn’t be counted as a powerhouse, but they weren’t weak either. They basically made the playoffs steadily every year, considered to be upper-middle level in the league.

Before the match, TWG’s official blog formally announced the news of Xu Ziyan transferring to the First String as a substitute, naturally setting off another uproar.

However, at this moment, no one in the TWG team had the mind to care about online opinions; everyone was concentrating on preparing for the match.

The data analyst posted the detailed recent ranked scores of YNG’s players and the win rates of Team YNG in different game modes and maps during training matches.

Yu Guangzhou wasn’t someone who blindly worshipped these things, but he still simply said a few words based on the data. Finally, he strictly warned Shen Xiao not to be reckless again. Last time he tried to cut YNG’s Sniper, he got counter-killed. In the end, if not for Bai Chen and Xie Wei turning the tide, TWG would have lost that round.

Shen Xiao made a helpless gesture. Clearly, being singled out like this wasn’t the first time.

Before leaving, Yu Guangzhou added seemingly unintentionally, “By the way, for tomorrow’s match, Clear plays the first game. Regardless of win or loss, Ice plays the second.”

After speaking, he pushed open the training room door and walked out with the data analyst.

Xie Wei raised an eyebrow but didn’t express anything. Bai Chen was sharp; he had long noticed the easing of the relationship between the two Omegas from their daily interactions.

Both of them were perceptive, but Shen Xiao wasn’t.

Hearing Yu Guangzhou’s arrangement, he let out a surprised “Ah,” turned his head, and flashed a big smile at Xu Ziyan. “Wow, Ice, congrats! Getting a chance to play so soon; looks like Old Yu is really satisfied with you.”

Then he turned back to Qu Qingyue and said, “Sigh, Clear really needs to work hard. Look at your taser gun usage; it’s obviously not as good as Ice’s. If you don’t step up, you’ll be slapped onto the beach by the wave behind sooner or later.”

Xu Ziyan: …

If he didn’t know a bit about Shen Xiao’s personality, he would definitely suspect this person was deliberately stirring up trouble.

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Just as this thought emerged, he heard Qu Qingyue give a lukewarm laugh. “What, maliciously stirring the pot?”

Shen Xiao smiled and said, “How could I? Right, Ice? I’m not that excessive of a person.”

…This guy is doing it on purpose.

While Xu Ziyan was speechless, he received a message from Qu Qingyue on his phone.

[Clear: Ignore him. He just found out last night about the news of my transfer.]

Xu Ziyan suddenly understood. He put away his phone, gave Shen Xiao a cold yet polite smile, and lowered his head to continue queuing.

Qu Qingyue “Hehe”-ed once and ignored him too. Shen Xiao hit walls with both Medics, hmphed, and sensibly didn’t continue.

Although his mood was bad, Shen Xiao didn’t let it affect his mechanics. He even paid extra attention to his positioning, making his gameplay much more stable.

Bai Chen originally wanted to say something to alleviate his mood, but seeing this, he didn’t say much, rubbed his head, and went to do his own thing.

The next day, Xu Ziyan boarded the plane to T City with the team members on time.

He had to admit, the popularity of the secondary league and the top league weren’t on the same level at all. Originally, Xu Ziyan thought the audience he saw in the Second String was already a lot, but seeing the long queues outside the venue hours before the opening, he couldn’t help but feel emotional.

For today’s match, it was impossible for Xu Ziyan not to be nervous. After all, if he performed poorly, the only ending awaiting him was leaving.

But more than that, he was eager to try.

He admitted he was indeed a bit love-struck, giving up many opportunities early on for Xie Wei and to join TWG.

But during this period, he had been training day and night, ranking, and practicing his aim.

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Therefore, despite the nervousness, there was no unease in his heart.

When the first match began, Xu Ziyan could hear the tsunami-like cheers of the audience even from inside the lounge.

The TV screen opposite the lounge sofa was broadcasting the match live. The random map for the match was the Escort map, Ellie Park.

This map had good visibility but fewer sniping points. As an Escort map, the attacking side had a greater advantage than the defending side. As for the specific situation, it depended on the performance of the two Assaulters.

In the first round, TWG attacked first, and YNG defended.

Inside the venue, the two commentators warmed up the crowd simply and began analyzing the situation on the field one by one.

Since the Assaulter position was crucial, Qu Qingyue brought a healing gun and armor packs this round to provide maximum support for the front row.

“As expected of Ellie Park, the scenery is very beautiful,” Commentator A said. “I believe many players have used this place for screenshots and gatherings, but this map has an obvious drawback: the sunlight is too bright, making positioning choices very difficult for the Medic and Sniper in the backline.”

Commentator B said, “Yes, for Snipers, the difficulty of this map should be second only to Ireland City.”

Commentator A said, “But it’s definitely the Medic’s most hated map.”

There was nowhere for the Medic to hide, and as long as the Medic was taken out, whether attacking or defending became much easier. Both sides knew this well, so as soon as the opening started, YNG’s Assaulter Xuan and TWG’s Shen Xiao coincidentally swapped positions, running to the rear.

From a high vantage point, Xie Wei called out the positions of the opponent’s Sniper and Medic.

Shen Xiao gave a low “Roger.” He spoke very little today; he had been listless on the plane and in the car, and the few sentences he popped out were sarcastic—targeted remarks that anyone could hear.

Qu Qingyue, who was being targeted, obviously didn’t take this to heart. She stacked an armor pack on him and threw him a syringe.

Shen Xiao left sullenly, while Bai Chen stayed on the frontal battlefield responsible for suppression fire. Because of the escort mission, the attacking side must have a team member guarding the payload; otherwise, the mission progress and payload wouldn’t move.

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At the same time, if enemy team members appeared next to the friendly payload, the payload wouldn’t move either.

The difficulty of Ellie Park lay in reaching the final checkpoint and the garden on the way to the second checkpoint. Therefore, TWG’s attack at the first checkpoint didn’t encounter any particularly large obstacles. With Bai Chen’s frontal fire cover, Xie Wei’s outrageously accurate sniping, plus very timely healing support, the first checkpoint was passed smoothly in just two minutes.

However, immediately blocking their way was the garden.

The reason this location was difficult to pass was simply that the field of vision was too open. Here, no matter which side, the Medic could almost be said to be dancing in the face of the opposing Sniper and Assaulter.

It was okay for TWG; with Xie Wei protecting the backline, Qu Qingyue’s healing environment wasn’t that terrible.

But after Shen Xiao cut into YNG, Bai Chen discovered that YNG’s front line had also quietly disappeared.

Realizing something was wrong, he frowned and said in the voice chat, “Seamy, they went to catch you.”

Shen Xiao gave an “En” but didn’t say more about the situation; only the sound of keyboard clicks could be heard.

Just as Xie Wei wanted to change his position to help, a kill notification popped up in the top right corner. Immediately after, Shen Xiao, with only a sliver of health left, popped out dirt-faced from a corner of the garden bushes.

Being gang-beaten by four people, he actually managed to cut down the opposing Medic and run out.

The screen faithfully replayed Shen Xiao’s brilliant operation just now. Commentator A praised, “As expected of God Seamy. This gunplay and positioning are steady and accurate. But just now I thought he would destroy the healing injection like in previous matches and then trade with the opposing Sniper. I didn’t expect him to choose to retreat.”

Commentator B nodded in agreement. “Seamy’s playstyle today is indeed much steadier.”

Because Shen Xiao turned YNG’s backline upside down, Xie Wei also took the opportunity to take the head of one of the opposing Assaulters. The second checkpoint was passed with some scares but no real danger.

The final checkpoint was set in the center of Ellie Park: fountains, shops, a narrow gate, and a traverse bridge directly above.

Once the attacking side broke into this part, the defending side would fall into chaos.

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However, because the respawn point was extremely close, plus the terrain of the narrow gate and transverse bridge allowed the defenders to hit from high to low, the payload was also hard to pass through the narrow gate. Thus, half the effort yielded twice the result. Although the rear plaza had almost no cover, as long as the narrow gate wasn’t breached, the rear could be considered safe.

Everyone in TWG was prepared for a hard fight, but Shen Xiao charged in without a second thought.

“S… Tsk, Chen, go manage him.” Xie Wei couldn’t stop him at all. Frowning, he raised his hand and shot the Assaulter above the narrow gate back.

“No need.” Shen Xiao rushed in with critical health, directly taking the injection. “I’ll cut the healer. Captain, Bai Chen, you pin the two opposing Assaulters in the front row. Catch my drift?”

Xie Wei pulled the bolt, changed bullets, and didn’t dwell on Shen Xiao’s impulsive decision anymore.

Bai Chen didn’t say much either and rushed into the narrow gate with him.

Qu Qingyue crouched beside the payload, a bitter smile appearing on her lips.

Yesterday, Shen Xiao didn’t know where he got the news that she was leaving and actually rushed directly into her room to question her. The expression on his face looked like anger, yet also like grievance.

Qu Qingyue was truly somewhat shocked.

She considered herself not a dense person, yet she never saw that Shen Xiao actually liked her.

But precisely because of this, Qu Qingyue understood Xie Wei’s feelings a little.

Dislike is dislike. Confessions from people who are too close and have too good a relationship only bring awkwardness.

Fortunately, Shen Xiao didn’t say anything later and left silently.

She breathed a sigh of relief, stuck to the furthest position beside the payload, covering Xie Wei and Bai Chen as they breached the narrow gate.

Miraculously, YNG obviously didn’t expect Shen Xiao’s action at all. Their backline was thrown into chaos. Coordinated with Xie Wei and Bai Chen’s cover, the Medic and Sniper were quickly taken down by him.

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The battle situation, which was thought to be a stalemate, easily tilted toward TWG because of this forceful attack.

Inside TWG’s lounge, Yu Guangzhou looked displeased. “This kid Shen Xiao, what the hell is going on! If not for Xie Wei’s timely reaction, he was purely feeding!”

Xu Ziyan didn’t speak. He crossed his arms, watching everyone’s operations and movements on the screen intently.

TWG won the first game. In the second game, TWG changed personnel. Medic position Clear changed to Ice.