The Esports Big Shot Wants to Cuddle His New Teammate Every Day chapter 63

Chapter 63

In the second match, TWG defended while KW attacked. At Point A, Xu Ziyan copied Pride’s tactic from the previous game, guarding Xie Wei’s side. However, he was far more insidious and daring than Pride. He practically abandoned the frontal defense, leaving Bai Chen alone on the point, while he and Shen Xiao camped in the woods together.

Seeing that flanking was ineffective, KW tried to attack from the front. However, with Xu Ziyan’s healing bottles paired with Xie Wei’s sniping—one shot, one kill—the front door was closed, and the back door was hopeless. KW ultimately lost again. TWG took the match point first with a 2-0 score.

In the third match, TWG swapped players. TWG-Seamy stepped down, replaced by TWG-Yuan.

This was Yuan Shaofeng’s first time formally participating in the top-tier league. Although he looked calm on the surface, his palms were already covered in a layer of fine sweat.

Xie Wei noticed his nervousness. Before leaving the lounge, he patted his shoulder lightly. “Prove yourself.”

Yuan Shaofeng paused, then cast a grateful look at him.

TWG attacked, KW defended.

After Yuan Shaofeng entered the field, TWG changed all their strategies, rushing the front directly. KW sent people to flank, but TWG was prepared. With a healing injection plus full armor, Xie Wei successfully counter-killed the flanking Assault.

With one less frontal damage dealer, Point A was eventually taken by TWG.

—They were only one step away from final victory.

Countdown ended, Point B unlocked.

Xu Ziyan exhaled softly. “Yuan and Chen follow me, block the door directly. Captain, capture the point.”

Generally speaking, those responsible for capturing points were the thick-skinned and most agile Assaults. Medics did it too, but Snipers… it was practically unheard of.

Bai Chen and Yuan Shaofeng were both stunned, but Xie Wei gave a light laugh and responded without any doubt, “OK.”

“Although I don’t know what happened, it feels like the morale of the entire TWG team has undergone a complete transformation since the second game,” Commentator A said. “Especially during the first game when God Xie missed a few shots, I was sweating for TWG. But facts proved my nervousness was redundant.”

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“Especially after swapping in Yuan, this rookie Assault, the entire strategy and style look brand new.” Commentator B looked at the player movement map on the screen. “But… what is this tactic from TWG? Ice and the two Assaults are all pushing forward. Do they want to clash head-on with KW at Point B too?”

“No, it’s a flank! Only a sniper is left at the front; everyone else is flanking to rush the backline!”

“Ice throws a healing bottle; the vulnerability effect hits Pride and Alice! Bee reacts extremely fast, sniping off Chen’s armor, but Ice is right behind Chen! One healing injection and Chen instantly recovers to full health! Yuan switches to his secondary weapon—the director seems to have forgotten to display the players’ weapon loadouts this round, and Yuan hasn’t switched to his secondary all game, so we’re just discovering now that he’s carrying a revolver!”

“Two shots from the revolver hit Pride. Pride is grayed out—Ice is down too! At the critical moment, Bee stepped up, using a powerful close-range quick-scope to tell TWG: ‘Want to force capture my point? No way!'”

“Wait! No, why is the capture bar for Point B rising? What’s the situation!”

Accompanied by the commentator’s surprised question, the camera cut. In Point B at the bottom of the cliff, Shining, carrying his sniper rifle, was leaning leisurely against the cliff wall. Bullets rained down above, but it was peaceful where he was. He hadn’t even drawn his gun.

Commentator B spoke in a tone mixed with surprise and amusement. “Probably no one present expected that in the final, most critical match point offensive, TWG would pull out a tactic we only see in ranked matches: Back-capping. And it’s a sniper back-cap.”

Commentator A also laughed dumbfoundedly. “Yes, because TWG’s frontal assault on Point A was so fierce, we subconsciously focused our attention on the three people at the front during Point B. However, in such an exciting and tense frontal clash, the attacking sniper became precisely the easiest point to ignore.”

“KW obviously realized this too. Alice wanted to catch Xie Wei, but Yuan blocked him with his life! Another two revolver shots hit; he forcibly dragged Alice back into the melee. I have to say, Yuan’s performance this match is truly dazzling! But they lacked firepower at the front after all. Ice down, Yuan down, Chen is down too.”

“KW successfully repelled TWG’s frontal trio, but unfortunately, there isn’t enough time. In the last second of the capture, Shining successfully stole the point. Point B taken.”

“Congratulations to TWG for continuing their luxurious winning streak from the preseason into the playoffs, proving the absolute dominance of the number one ranked team with a 3-0 record! Congratulations TWG!”

Amidst the tsunami-like cheers that penetrated the soundproof headsets, Xu Ziyan lowered his head and took off his headphones.

As the captain, Xie Wei stood up first, leading the team to shake hands with the KW members.

Back in the lounge, Yu Guangzhou smiled and nodded at them. Shen Xiao jumped forward, raising his eyebrows. “Wow, that last tactic… people will definitely know it wasn’t Captain Xie’s command at a glance. Captain Xie absolutely couldn’t do something that dirty. Only Ice could be so insidious.”

Xu Ziyan wasn’t annoyed, smiling: “My fault?”

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On the screen hanging on the lounge wall, the stats for TWG and KW players in this game were displayed, finally selecting the MVP of the match—TWG-Ice, Xu Ziyan.

“Just right, Ice will go for the post-match interview too.” Yu Guangzhou flipped through the notebook in his hand. “Just a few routine questions, then some fan questions. Just answer normally, similar to how you interact with bullet comments on your stream.”

He had played several matches in the preseason, but this was Xu Ziyan’s first time doing a post-match interview.

Before he could agree, he heard Xie Wei say from the side, “It’s Ice’s first time participating in a post-match interview. I’ll go with him.”

Xie Wei’s popularity was superb; interviewing him was always a win. The organizers definitely wouldn’t refuse this request.

However, unless the team required it, Xie Wei never voluntarily asked to participate. This was a first since the beginning of time.

Beside them, Jiang Yuxin smelled the ambiguity and care within. Suppressing the scream of gossip in his throat, he looked back at Yu Guangzhou with eyes full of anticipation.

Yu Guangzhou nodded; he had no reason to object.

Almost the instant he nodded, Jiang Yuxin spoke up impatiently, “I’ll go coordinate this with the organizers right now!”

After speaking, he trotted out of the lounge.

Shen Xiao clicked his tongue in the background. “Manager Jiang is only this active when encountering this kind of stuff.”

Yuan Shaofeng, who had just gone through a breakup, sighed deeply, looking at Xu Ziyan resentfully. “Envious. Truly envious.”

Although their relationship was no secret within TWG, Xie Wei rarely gave him special care and treatment so publicly. Xu Ziyan’s ears turned slightly red. Xie Wei smiled openly, neither denying nor stopping the teasing.

Not long after, Jiang Yuxin rushed back and made an OK gesture.

Xie Wei stood up, his fingers squeezing Xu Ziyan’s palm neither too lightly nor too heavily. “Let’s go.”

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Xu Ziyan followed Xie Wei out of the lounge, passing through a long corridor. This venue wasn’t TWG’s home ground, but many staff members encountered in the corridor were obviously very familiar with Xie Wei. The way was paved with greetings and congratulations.

When passing the restroom, Xu Ziyan’s ears keenly caught a faint sobbing sound.

His footsteps paused, and his gaze subconsciously turned toward the restroom.

Through the reflection in the mirror, he saw two figures standing in front of the sink.

The young man standing in front was slightly shorter. Head bowed, he raised his arm to wipe tears from his face. Clearly, the sobbing sound just now had come from him.

The man facing him was taller. Faced with the youth’s tears, he seemed somewhat at a loss. His palm patted the youth’s back gently, his lips moving as if speaking words of comfort.

Both were wearing KW uniforms. Xu Ziyan’s mind blanked for a second, but he quickly realized the shorter one was KW’s Medic, Pride, and the taller one was KW’s Assault, Alice.

Although Alice’s ID was Alice, he was a standard 1.85-meter Alpha.

Xu Ziyan was stunned.

Xie Wei also glanced into the restroom, then subtly pulled Xu Ziyan’s wrist, leading him away from the spot.

Only after walking some distance did Xie Wei whisper, “You didn’t feel guilty for a second just now, did you?”

Xu Ziyan was speechless.

To really count, he was one of the main culprits who caused that scene just now.

“I did, actually,” Xu Ziyan admitted truthfully. “But, how should I put it? The moment I thought that nine times out of ten, he’s calculating how to blow my head off the next time he meets me, I instantly didn’t feel guilty at all.”

Xie Wei couldn’t help but laugh. He smiled and said no more.

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The interview booth was arranged on the side of the stage. The host and cameras were ready. As soon as Xu Ziyan and Xie Wei appeared, another round of cheers and applause erupted.

The host, wearing exquisite makeup and a formal dress, turned sideways and looked at them with a smile. When her gaze landed on Xie Wei, it paused noticeably. Then she raised her hand to adjust her hair and makeup.

“Welcome. Accepting the post-match interview today are Player Shining and Player Ice from TWG. Please introduce yourselves.”

Xu Ziyan smelled the perfume on her, twitched his nose, and took the microphone. “Hello everyone, I am TWG’s Medic, Ice.”

Xie Wei said, “I am TWG’s Sniper, Shining.”

As Yu Guangzhou had said, the questions posed by the host afterward were either related to the match just now, or fan concerns and urging for streams—all very normal.

But at the final question, the host suddenly put away the cue cards in her hand. Her smile remained unchanged, but her gaze locked onto Xie Wei fervently.

“In today’s match, and including previous matches, Player Shining’s performance has always been dazzling. You are a popular star player deeply loved by the audience. However, there is one thing I believe everyone cares about, and that is Player Shining’s love life. I wonder if Player Shining currently has a partner, or someone you like?”

Xu Ziyan froze. Catcalls erupted from the audience. He was confused: Does this question count as “normal”?

He quietly turned his head to look at Xie Wei, only to see the man’s expression darken slightly. He was obviously displeased.

Xu Ziyan sighed quietly. Just as he was about to speak up to smooth things over, he saw Xie Wei suddenly lower his head and glance at him almost imperceptibly.

His heartbeat suddenly tightened for some reason, and the draft he had prepared in his mind scattered.

However, Xie Wei quickly looked away. With a bland expression, he spoke: “I do.”

Almost the instant his words fell, the surrounding air stagnated. Then, screams and shrieks exploded. Even the livestream interface was covered so densely by overwhelming bullet comments that the image couldn’t be seen at all.

If anyone else had given this answer, it wouldn’t have been so unbelievable.

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But the person who said these two words happened to be Xie Wei.

He looked at the host, who was frozen in place. “Any other questions?”

The host snapped back to reality. The question was one she had asked on her own initiative, and receiving such an explosive answer left her shocked. Hearing him, she hurriedly said, “…No more.”

Then, realizing herself, she hurriedly raised her cue cards and used her last shred of professionalism to say, “Thank you to the two players from TWG for accepting our post-match interview. Once again, congratulations to TWG for winning this match!”