Chapter 53
Xie Wei picked off Quit, and Yuan Shaofeng also bagged the kill on Propro. Bai Chen, having revived, arrived at the main battlefield a step later, escorting the payload toward the first checkpoint.
Yuan Shaofeng found the feeling of their previous coordination from this pincer attack. He let out a deep breath of murky air and laughed. “Nice, good control.”
Xu Ziyan crouched at the corner of the tavern wall, pressing healing gun bullets into the chamber one by one. Just as he was about to reply, Xie Wei spoke up.
“Good follow-up.” Xie Wei’s voice sounded plain, without much extra emotion, but for some reason, Xu Ziyan heard a hint of displeasure in it. “That wave was my problem.”
Xu Ziyan was stunned. His flanking maneuver was indeed intended to cut Quit, but he only changed his route temporarily after seeing Lin retreat with low health. It could be considered a blessing in disguise.
Xie Wei spoke as if he had cleaned up a mess caused by his own mistake, but… he wasn’t a machine. How could it be possible to headshot every time without error?
Xu Ziyan laughed involuntarily. “How does that count as a problem? GOGO, next checkpoint.”
Yuan Shaofeng also said, “God Xie’s standards for himself are too high.”
Xie Wei twitched the corner of his lips. “Chen, follow the payload closely. Yuan, go hold the flower shop corner. Ice, go confirm the medic’s position. On this map, I can only watch the assault. Watch out for the sniper yourselves; I’ll call out positions anytime.”
A chorus of “Yes” came from the voice channel.
Xie Wei imperceptibly moved his sore wrist, his gaze growing dark.
If it were the him from the past, that shot just now would have absolutely, steadily secured Lin’s head.
But just now, he missed.
In the eyes of others, perhaps it was harsh criticism, picking bones from an egg. But no one knew better than Xie Wei himself that this signified a decline in his state.
This won’t do.
Xie Wei smiled faintly, not revealing his emotions, and continued to command calmly.
Fortunately, in the subsequent matches, he didn’t make similar mistakes again. The newly joined Yuan Shaofeng was also very reliable. Compared to Shen Xiao, his marksmanship and mechanics were indeed slightly inferior, but his strength lay in stability. There was no need to worry about him suddenly doing something jaw-dropping, nor worry about him dying suddenly.
And on the basis of stability, Yuan Shaofeng also knew how to be flexible. He dared to fight and dared to charge, producing quite a few highlight plays.
After playing a match, Xu Ziyan roughly understood why the coaching staff let Yuan Shaofeng take Shen Xiao’s spot.
Having such a player, who could flexibly swap positions with Shen Xiao in different team matchups, could drive the entire team’s playstyle to become fresh and new.
He licked his lips, looking forward to the upcoming new version even more.
The scrims ended. Likely due to the imminent arrival of the new version, they only held a simple review meeting, discussed a few points about positioning and coordination, and quickly dismissed.
Xie Wei was happy to have the free time. He ordered takeout, sat in front of his computer, and absent-mindedly started a solo match.
In the new version, every class except Sniper received major buffs.
Even Snipers themselves, due to the existence of the Heartbeat Sensor, had to enhance their mobility. Even at the start, when they hadn’t fired a shot to reveal their position, they had to be vigilant about whether an enemy assault would suddenly kill them.
He gently gripped his right wrist.
Having debuted so many years ago, it wasn’t that Xie Wei hadn’t experienced lows. But precisely because he had experienced lows, he was stricter about managing his own condition.
That year, at twenty-two, he successfully claimed the championship crown. Surrounded by thousands, standing on the high steps, he looked down at the frantically cheering followers below, like an unattainable god.
To say he wasn’t smug and self-satisfied about it would definitely be a lie.
Later, in the second season, the version changed, and snipers were tragically nerfed. Xie Wei couldn’t adapt to the version, and TWG slumped because of it. Their preseason record was dismal, and they almost failed to enter the playoffs.
People who once cheered for him and worshipped him as a god left one after another, and vicious words came flooding in.
Xie Wei was human, after all. No matter how seamless the external disguise, inside was still filled with flesh and blood. Public opinion outside was swaying like a storm, and the team was still counting on him to be the core. The wall built by pressure from both sides squeezed in, seeming to want to crush him to death.
In the end, Xie Wei wasn’t crushed; instead, he stood up again.
In the playoffs, TWG created the “Black Eight Miracle,” fighting their way from the last seed of the playoffs all the way to the grand finals.
That game was against WOF. Xie Wei, shot by shot, put the championship in his pocket.
Praise and flowers flocked to him again, but Xie Wei’s heart was as still as water.
The nature of the esports industry was just like this; there was no room for argument. Only the strong were respected.
Xie Wei sighed softly.
Resistance‘s battle royale mode was still very popular among players, and the game matched quickly.
Coincidentally, the map this round was exactly Philadelphia.
Xie Wei chose a landing point next to the water tower. Resources here were abundant; many players who liked to play aggressively preferred to secure a resource advantage here.
He didn’t rush down to pick up supplies. Instead, he controlled his character to land nimbly on top of the water tower, directly setting up his gun to snipe.
[Shining killed HX TV yoyoz]
[Shining killed HX TV killo]
[Shining killed Ythgsjiu]
…
Kill notifications frantically scrolled in the top right corner.
Soon, people reacted and moved toward the water tower. Xie Wei leaned sideways, lightly dodging a sniper bullet from afar, loosened his fingers, and dropped onto the small platform below the water tower.
He simply picked up a few bandages, then left the water tower and stealthily entered the jungle.
The assault players who arrived a step later stomped their feet in frustration, and different squads began to fight each other again.
Xie Wei hid behind a tree, treated his health bar, put away his gun, and headed toward the next town as quickly as possible.
Although he killed people at the water tower, he didn’t loot their items, nor did he pick up any supplies. To get resources, he had to scavenge from the town.
Just then, the safe zone shrank to a position behind him.
Xie Wei camped halfway up the mountain, raising his gun to pick off a person running out of the town. He looted the box, replenishing his ammo and resource supplies.
Just as he was reloading, footsteps suddenly came from the other side of the wall.
Xie Wei’s reaction was already considered very fast. He dodged to hide, but was still frozen in place.
It was the effect of a taser.
It turned out to be a Medic.
After succeeding, the Medic did not hesitate to pull out a pistol directly, tapping Xie Wei’s health bar down to only a small fraction.
Probably thinking that the opponent was a sniper and there was nothing to fear in close combat, the Medic didn’t think of running after the control time ended. Instead, they wanted to use the health advantage to fight Xie Wei.
Xie Wei didn’t hesitate at all. The moment his character broke free from the stunned state, he turned, raised his gun, scoped in, and immediately pulled the trigger.
Quick-scope.
Before the Medic could react, their head was blown off by the sniper rifle shoved in their face.
[Shining killed OnionTV yuyuyu]
Xie Wei lowered his head to loot the Medic’s bag, filled up his health, and continued on his way.
Downstairs, Xu Ziyan picked up the takeout, bringing Xie Wei’s portion up as well.
Turning around, he bumped right into Shen Xiao.
Shen Xiao was holding a roast duck he had packed to bring back, looking thoroughly unhappy. Seeing Xu Ziyan, he just nodded his head sullenly.
Xu Ziyan rarely saw him like this and reached out to stop him. “What’s the situation?”
“Nothing, tsk.” Shen Xiao frowned, clicked his tongue in annoyance, and scratched his hair. “Clear got a new boyfriend.”
Xu Ziyan choked for a moment, not knowing what to say.
Shen Xiao obviously didn’t expect him to say anything profound and continued, “She even posted on Weibo to officially make it public.”
Xu Ziyan understood now.
Although Qu Qingyue had boyfriends before, she had never officially gone public. After being rejected by Xie Wei previously, perhaps she had let go of a knot in her heart, and this relationship was serious.
He sighed inwardly. Why are people around me always heartbroken lately…
Xu Ziyan had just connected hearts with his crush of many years and was in the passionate phase of love; he deeply felt out of place with this group of people.
He coughed lightly and said, “It shows she isn’t the right person for you. The person truly worth it and suitable for you hasn’t appeared yet.”
Shen Xiao sighed and said, “I hope so. But what I’m annoyed about isn’t this.”
Xu Ziyan was confused. He asked, “Then what is it?”
Shen Xiao said, “Remember that dumbass assault from WOF I mentioned before? Damn, WOF’s management are dumbasses too. They actually want to agree to that dumbass’s demands for the sake of playoff results. If Secret hadn’t stopped them, that dumbass would have really swindled at least a million! I’m truly speechless. I’m so angry! So angry! Tell me, how can there be such a dumbass in the world?”
He cursed a string of “dumbasses.” His anger and displeasure seemed significantly more sincere than when he spoke about Qu Qingyue’s matter just now.
Obviously, compared to Clear announcing her relationship, what he cared about more was WOF and Secret’s situation.
Well, how should I put it? This is good too…
Xu Ziyan suppressed his laughter and nodded in agreement. “Indeed a dumbass.”
Shen Xiao clearly hadn’t realized his priorities were askew yet. Cursing and swearing, he returned to the training room with Xu Ziyan.
It wasn’t evening training time yet. The lights were on in the training room, but it was very quiet; only Xie Wei was inside.
The Alpha, dressed in his team uniform, leaned back in his gaming chair. The computer screen showed the grey color of being killed. He didn’t continue operating; instead, he looked at the screen, slightly frowning, a layer of faint shadow cast over his handsome eyebrows and eyes.
Shen Xiao walked up and glanced at the screen. “Wow, solo mode 4000 bracket, and you still got second place? As expected of God Xie.”
Xie Wei was still replaying the slight deviation in the gunfight just now in his mind. Hearing Shen Xiao’s words, he came back to his senses. He ignored Shen Xiao and instead turned to look at Xu Ziyan at the training room door.
In a short time, he had already adjusted his emotions. His gaze fell on the lunch box in Xu Ziyan’s hand, and he smiled. “You got it for me? Thanks.”
Xu Ziyan handed over the takeout, asking curiously, “It’s rare to see Captain play solo mode.”
Xie Wei didn’t want him to worry, so he didn’t say much, only replying lightly, “Just playing for entertainment.”
Over there, Shen Xiao took a call and started cursing again.
After cursing and hanging up the phone, he turned angrily to Xu Ziyan and said, “Ice, are you free on the 22nd? Come with me to watch a match! WOF’s! I’ll reimburse the tickets!”
Then he added, “Sigh, don’t mind the Captain. Although he rarely touches solo mode, he actually sneaks in a game now and then. Didn’t you see he has a full four thousand points! Normal, normal!”
Xie Wei was noncommittal, raising an eyebrow with a smile that wasn’t quite a smile. “The match on the 22nd, you’re going with Ice?”
Shen Xiao said, “Yeah.”
“Just you two?”
Shen Xiao froze, only then realizing belatedly that something was wrong.
He hurriedly salvaged the situation. “No, no. Uh, Bai Chen is going too.”
“Oh,” Xie Wei said. “Then if I don’t go, it seems a bit unsociable.”
Shen Xiao said, “…That is true.”
Xie Wei said, “Since the four of us are going, bring Yuan along too. We’re all in the first string.”
Shen Xiao said, “…Makes sense.”
Xie Wei was satisfied and nodded, letting him off the hook.
Shen Xiao had incurred the expense of three extra tickets for no reason, but he couldn’t out-talk Xie Wei, so he had to accept it through gritted teeth.
📖 Advance Access: Complete Novel
You are purchasing Advance Reader Access to the complete translated compilation for:
"The Esports Big Shot Wants to Cuddle His New Teammate Every Day"
⚡ After Payment, Follow These 2 Steps:
- Option 1: Note your email on PayPal/Ko-fi.
- Option 2: Email proof to beezzzreads@gmail.com.
- Option 3: Comment below.
Notice: Manual approval. Please allow 12–24 hours for access.
Recommended Reads
