As the game started, these two professional players forced Yu Yue to the mid lane.

Yu Yue turned pale with fright, “Really go mid lane with Da Qiao?”

Qing Guang: “Yeah, why not? Do you think Liu Bang can go mid lane?”

Liu Bang can’t……But Consort Yu seems to be able to.

To dispel Yu Yue’s bold idea, Qing Guang headed straight for the clash lane^[1]Changed top lane to clash lane as soon as they spawned.

Yu Yue: “……”

That’s too much, not giving any room for second thoughts.

However, Yu still wanted to struggle, “Consort Yu’s first skill has such long range, it would be great for her to face the short-handed mage in the mid lane.”

Qing Guang: “You’ve got to be kidding! How can you stop a top laner with dreams?!”

Yu Yue: “……” 

You’ll soon find out that top lane is not just a path of dreams, it’s also a desperate orphan’s path of crying out for help.

“Do you still want the minion wave?” Lu Qi asked impatiently. “Other mid laners wreck their brains to dominate the lane, secure kills, steal jungle monsters, and here you are, so relaxed. Are you secretly buying a gem to earn wages?”

Yu Yue: “I’m coming, I’m coming!”

[Yu Yue: I’m not, I never, I don’t want to buy the Knowledge Gem^[2]support item, don’t spread rumors!]

[???]

[Is it finally Qi Ge’s turn to be the dog?]

[Here we go, the trolling has started……]

[Yu Yue: I’m scared]

[The slave sings when finally breaking free]

[Qi Ge is eyeing from the sidelines, she doesn’t dare to farm the minions at all 2333]

[Meager existence for today too]

[Yep, it’s a hearse alright]

[Stop corrupting the youngsters]

[The comments above are hilarious, do young students need corrupting? Besides, Da Qiao in the mid-lane is a viable strategy for professional players, right? QAQ even played it before!]

As soon as QAQ was mentioned, some people immediately shut their mouths.

Others swiftly retaliated:

[QAQ is that good. For QAQ’s matches, you don’t have to think about who to bet, just bet on QAQ and be done with it. Does JK have this kind of capability?]

[orget about JK, currently in the country, no team dares to claim they can compete with QAQ, right? But does that mean other teams are not good?]

[You in denial? Wait till your team can beat QAQ before saying that!]

[The average QAQ  fan]

[Supporting a strong team is not wrong!]

The barrage of comments scrolled past one by one, some were quick to react, already tearing each other apart, while others were still diligently typing. Then they noticed Lu Qi’s camera suddenly went black: “It’s too noisy, keep it down or I’ll stop the streaming.”

Lu Qi’s livestream room instantly quieted down, changing to Yu Yue’s screen where the barrage of comments flew past.”

Tyrant Captain Lu reached out and turned off Yu Yue’s camera as well, adding a sentence for the fans, “Don’t think I don’t know about your nature. Today, focus on watching the game.”

The moderators finally started working, and after muting several people who were spouting nonsense, the tone of the barrage finally became harmonious. Apart from some comments like “In a few days, they’ll be playing against ARE, but you guys are still messing around together, no sense of urgency,” there were more like:

[Tyrant Captain Lu is the best, not only turning off his camera but also Yu Yue’s]

[Qi Ge, turn on the camera QWQ]

[“The streamer isn’t home” should be changed to “The streamer isn’t selling their looks today”]

[Kiddo, when you livestream… at least put on some makeup! Look at those female streamers next door, putting in so much effort, doing makeup, pushing up their chests, and pouting, all in one go! Oh…… sorry, you can’t see any chest from her, my bad]

[hhhhhh]

Lu Qi glanced at the barrage, his lips twitched, but he did not say a word, just gave a signal to Yu to be cautious of the bushes on the right side of the mid lane, then went home to replenish his health.

As a mid laner, he knew best what vision needed to be given as the support.

Lu Qi: “ After clearing this wave, go to the clash lane to gank. Look at how pitiful Qing Guang is, crying and howling like a wolf.”

The jungler had also reached level four, so they could start coordinating ganks between the mid laner, support, and jungler.

“I’m not crying and howling like a wolf!” Qing Guang held back tears, “My demands are reasonable! Of course, you can refuse and not come! I should be able to take care of myself…… Mama, why are there three people ganking me? Clash lane is so hard, wuwuwu (┬_┬)”

Lu Qi: “……”

You’ve clearly been beaten to the point of being unable to take care of yourself.

[Ally] Qing Guang (Consort Yu): “I’m never playing clash lane again QvQ”

[Ally] Li Bai: Consort Yu is a girl? Cute.

[Ally] Li Bai: Later let Da Qiao use her ult, and we’ll gang up on them.

Lu Qi: “…………”

Yeah, a girl. A girl who’s bigger than you.

Yu Yue did not want to deal with this group of people. She knew deeply that the Consort Yu who was being beaten to a pulp in the clash lane was actually a crybaby in real life, his gender, male.

But regardless, they were still teammates. And later, they might need him to carry the game. Feeling conflicted, she cooperated with Li Bai to gank the clash lane.

This move became the only thing in the game that Lu Qi did not criticize.

“Why back off when your ultimate has only two seconds left to cool down, lure the mid laner on the other side out of the tower, then use the ultimate to summon your teammates to gank him, doesn’t that sound good?”

“Fall back, the jungler is coming to catch you.”

“We can group up in the gold^[3]bot lane=gold lane lane, the dragon is about to spawn.”

“The enemy’s blue buff will refresh in about ten seconds, wait for it. If we can gank someone, we can take the Overlord.”

“Why are you running, it’s just three people. Weren’t you excited to play clash lane? Play mid lane if you’re so timid, put down a lantern to retreat, and use the third skill followed by the first skill to clear the minions, what can they do to you?”

“If they dare to dive under the tower, just silence them!”

“Tsk tsk tsk, so annoying, move aside, and let me deal the damage.”

Yu Yue breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that. When Lu Qi realized what he had just said and tried to salvage the situation, he found that Da Qiao had already bought a Knowledge Gem, standing behind Liu Bang with a clear message: “Please go ahead!”

Lu Qi: “……”

Go ahead, go ahead my ass.

They did not mind making this into an even bigger fuss. If they could see Lu Qi’s dark as the bottom of a pot face now, the barrage would be even more delighted. But not seeing it is fine too. Based on the game and their voice chats, along with their usual understanding of Captain Lu, they can already pretty much imagine Lu Qi’s expression at the moment, not affecting their ability to joke around:

[What kind of crackhead team is this, so much fun!]

[First, we have mid lane Da Qiao, followed by mid lane Liu Bang. Teammates must be going crazy with their tactics]

[I’m thinking, can Liu Bang output, isn’t he a tank?]

[A tank that doesn’t output is not a good mid laner!]

[Qi Ge is getting dazzled by their ‘impressive’ plays]

[Support: Step aside, I’ll handle the output!]

[Not to judge, but I feel the synergy between Yu Yue and JK is great. Able to joke and laugh, everyone treats her like a little gem… It’s just a shame that JK’s team uniform looks so good on Qi Ge, but on her, it seems too dull. Looking forward to JK’s new team uniform in the World Championship]

Viewers flooded the screen with comments like “Why are you thinking about the World Championship when it’s only post-season now?” and “Supporting her because she still has value,” and “Why compare with Lu Qi, with this appearance level, even if he wore a sack, he’ll still be good looking”……

That last comment was not false at all.

Yu Yue sneakily glanced at the guy immersed in gaming next to her.

Her team captain was said to be a tall, legendary godly figure, known for his looks. With a stern or rather cold face, he exuded an aura of sophistication and aloofness, like a rare flower atop a high peak in KPL.

He was once dubbed as the KPL’s face. But with more players joining, the league saw not only such sophisticated types but also many other good-looking rookies, like Cherry’s jungler Lian Li.

Anyway, everyone had their own tastes. Fans were biased towards their idols, believing they had the best looks.

Now, this “KPL’s aloof flower” was seriously controlling Liu Bang, who was originally a tank, to jungle and farm.

……The guy really wanted to play Liu Bang in the mid lane.

What’s this called?

——Every hero could be used in the mid lane.

While Yu Yue was puzzling over this, JK’s daring moves left the bystanders stunned ——

[My eyes! First Da Qiao in mid, now Liu Bang too. Excuse me, can’t you be more normal and friendlier?]

[I thought JK was just joking, didn’t expect them to do it for real]

[On a serious note, I seem to remember Liu Bang’s shield deals magical damage or is it the third basic attack, anyway, he’s a mix of physical and magical damage hero. From this perspective, playing mid might work]

[God, I disagree, I think it won’t work]

[We shouldn’t have been happy that JK could pick heroes without the BP restricting them! They are just daring and reckless! I suspect one day we’ll see them picking all sorts of weird heroes on the battlefield!

[Wouldn’t that be so exciting? 2333 every day, it’s those meta heroes. Every match is Marco Polo versus Arli, I’m tired of it]

[I’m actually kind of looking forward to it.]

[Add me to the waiting list… as long as they don’t mess up.]

A defeat after being cocky, like in the regular season, the fans just would not accept that.

Who doesn’t want their favorite team to be awesome, sweeping through battles with no suspense whatsoever like QAQ?

Who wouldn’t want their favorite team to start strong, keep going strong, triumph all the way, and dominate every game without a doubt?

Even if you can’t be a god among men, at least be steady and make progress slowly so fans see the value in being a fan, and not just being a dead fish!

Some people who immediately start badmouthing JK the moment they see Liu Bang in the mid lane gradually shut their mouths five minutes later.

Liu Bang in the mid lane, seems……kinda, not so bad.

——

Da Qiao initiated the battle, then Liu Bang used the second skill to move forward and stun, followed by the explosion of his shield.

The opponents instantly drop dead.

The viewers in the live stream involuntarily show expressions of questioning their life choices.

Was Liu Bang’s damage so…… high?

Only when they started attacking the nexus did the aloof flower have the time to leisurely reply to the comments, “It’s not as strong as you imagine, it’s mainly the level and gold difference. With a two or three-thousand gold deficit, even a tank like Liu Bang, who deals more damage as his health increases, can chase the enemy’s rear to dish out damage.”

“If you want to play damage dealer, learn how to farm gold. Without those shiny little coins, you’re nothing.”

The barrage of comments express being enlightened and demand Lu Qi to play Liu Bang in the mid lane again.

Lu Qi: “……”

From a money-making perspective, he should comply with the requests of the casual viewers.

But to be honest, playing another match like this, his teammates might report him.

Just as Lu Qi is weighing the balance between his reputation and shiny gold coins, Xiao Ruo rushes into the live stream like a whirlwind, “Qi Ge——”

Lu Qi, expressionless, turns back: “I’m live streaming.”

Initiating the wage protection battle.

The poor team member is forced to work.

“Forget that for now, close it, close it.” Xiao Ruo urgently exclaims, “Then come over for a meeting. There’s an urgent matter.”

Lu Qi did not hesitate, “Alright.”

JK’s mid laner and support ended the live stream at Lightspeed.

Leaving a group of casual viewers puzzled, still trying hard to retain this shining star of KPL.

Of course, the main question was: What’s the matter that’s so important that Xiao Ruo had to come and drag them into a meeting?

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TL Note: There’s going to be some changes to the heroes’ names and equipment names cause HOK was finally released in my country.