Chapter 3

The game begins—

At the start, Bian Yan refused the support’s offer to help him secure the lane, and instead, he controlled his character, Youdie, to head to the mid lane alone.

The enemy mid-laner hadn’t shown up on the map, so Bian Yan had to cautiously clear the minions. Unexpectedly, he was hit by a skill from Lao Miao, who was hiding in the bush.

He was the only one there.

It seemed the enemy support also chose to help their marksman directly, making the mid lane a 1v1 situation.

Youdie had strong control skills early on, and the jungler was in the blue area, so they could potentially catch the enemy off guard.

But Lao Miao wouldn’t give him that chance. After using his skills, he retreated under the tower using his passive, not giving Bian Yan any opportunity to get close.

Bian Yan had no choice but to give up and focus on clearing the wave.

However, someone used to playing the card flow style wouldn’t give up so easily.

Bian Yan’s eyes lit up…

The enemy jungler showed up at the top lane after finishing the red buff, and no one was coming to help mid.

Now was the perfect opportunity!

Bian Yan cleared the wave and leveled up to level two, deliberately moving forward a few steps. Lao Miao seized the chance and launched a combo with a flying kick.

Bian Yan retreated in a panic, auto-attacking while retreating to his tower, and even used a skill to counterattack, luring the enemy in deeper.

Lao Miao’s second skill was just 0.5 seconds away from cooling down. Once it was ready, Youdie’s head would be his.

He continued his attack, timing his passive perfectly to dive the tower, secure the kill, and escape.

Bian Yan was down to his last sliver of health…

Lao Miao had just entered the tower’s attack range…

At the last 0.1 second before Lao Miao released his second skill, Youdie used his second skill—Curse, followed by a flash.

“Swish!”

Their positions swapped instantly, with Bian Yan flashing outside the tower, and Lao Miao’s skill missed!

Everything happened so fast that there was no time to react. Lao Miao was controlled, took two tower hits, and fell in humiliation.

Bian Yan was extremely arrogant, standing next to his corpse and recalling back to base.

The screen timely announced—”First Blood!”

“Holy crap! Awesome!” Shi Yi shouted, “It’s true, enemies meet and their eyes blaze with hatred.”

“Bro, that’s WIN’s starting player Lao Miao, and you solo killed him!” Shi Yi’s roommate was also shocked.

“So strong, so strong!” The random teammates also opened their mics, “I suddenly feel like we can win this game.”

On the other side, the atmosphere was quite different.

As soon as Lao Miao fell, Bai Yaoxing burst into laughter.

“Miao Ge, are you sleepwalking? How did you let a random player solo kill you?”

Bai Yaoxing laughed so hard his hands shook, missing a last-hit on a minion and getting shot by the enemy marksman.

Support Juan Juan gave him a shield, exasperated, “Watch your lane, will you?”

“This Youdie is playing mind games with me.” Lao Miao moved his view, dryly explaining.

Top laner Pan Shi didn’t let him off either, joining Bai Yaoxing in teasing, “I’ve recorded it, if you want to destroy the evidence, transfer the money quickly.”

“Count me in.” Juan Juan joined in the fun, not minding the chaos.

“Pei Ge, why aren’t you laughing? Is it because you naturally don’t like to laugh?” Bai Yaoxing craned his neck to look at Pei Yun Chang.

“Xiao Bai, will you die if you miss a joke?” Pan Shi, with the help of jungler Feng Lang, solo killed the enemy top laner, taunting as he recalled.

“I will die.” Juan Juan glanced at Bai Yaoxing.

Youdie’s recall progress bar was about to finish, and Bian Yan had just opened the control panel—

Who knew, in the next second, he was taken down by the ghostly Feng Lang who emerged from the bush with a skill.

“Damn…” Bian Yan cursed under his breath.

“You really dared to recall there.” Pei Yun Chang took the kill, letting out a low chuckle.

“Good job, Yun Chang, watch me avenge my shame!”

Bian Yan was sent back to the fountain, and no one was happier than Lao Miao, who was eagerly waiting to respawn.

Bai Yaoxing and Juan Juan exchanged a knowing glance…

So someone was waiting to ambush.

Bian Yan, after dying, moved his view, watching the lanes bicker and fight.

The marksman, being a random player, naturally couldn’t compete with Bai Yaoxing, feeding him a double kill.

After respawning, Bian Yan immediately teamed up with his jungler to head to the bottom lane, setting up an ambush in the bush.

Pei Yun Chang, having just finished the blue buff, quickly came to support, hiding in another bush.

“Initiate attack!”

Bian Yan signaled, and their marksman immediately took action, pushing deep to find an opportunity.

Bai Yaoxing, having been caught countless times on the field, already sensed danger and refused to take the bait, staying firmly under his tower, leaving Bian Yan with no chance to strike.

The two sides were at a stalemate for a few seconds—

“Hey, don’t rush!”

Just as Bian Yan spoke, their marksman charged in, unstoppable.

Then, the jungler moved too, the two of them charging forward like dumplings.

“We can’t win, there are more than two of them.”

Bian Yan sighed, resigning to his fate as he followed up to deal damage.

Juan Juan reacted quickly, controlling first, and Bai Yaoxing secured the marksman’s head with a combo, the two working seamlessly.

The jungler tried to take Bai Yaoxing’s head, but couldn’t even touch his clothes.

“Their damage is too high!” Shi Yi was directly broken.

Pei Yun Chang, controlling Feng Lang, also emerged from the bush, but he bypassed the low-health jungler, heading straight for Bian Yan.

Bian Yan furrowed his brows, his hands moving swiftly, ducking into the bush to avoid damage.

After dealing with the jungler, Bai Yaoxing’s marksman also followed…

“Careful!” Pei Yun Chang shouted.

The next second, Bai Yaoxing was cursed.

Bian Yan seized the opportunity with a combo, and even after using Cleanse, Bai Yaoxing couldn’t survive.

Juan Juan pursed his lips, “I did my best.”

“Oh my god!” Bai Yaoxing’s screen went black, “How did he get into that bush?”

“Walked in with a straight step.” Pei Yun Chang retorted sarcastically.

A wise man knows when to retreat, and after ambushing, Bian Yan flashed away, with Pei Yun Chang using displacement to chase.

“Bro, just mock me, but be careful not to end up in his hands too.” Bai Yaoxing looked on with amusement, “This Youdie plays so dirty, I haven’t encountered such a detailed mid-laner in a random game for a long time.”

Pei Yun Chang didn’t reply, directly using his ultimate to harvest, the screen filled with dazzling wind effects.

Bian Yan, with his back against the wall, seized the moment to counter with a second skill!

“Hahahahaha!”

Bai Yaoxing burst into laughter, even more hysterical than when he saw Lao Miao die.

“Pei Ge, you mocked me, but you got cursed too!”

“This Youdie’s skill is so accurate, hitting a flying Feng Lang, and it’s Pei Ge’s Feng Lang!” Pan Shi was also amazed.

Pei Yun Chang was controlled, and Bian Yan seized the moment to retreat. After Feng Lang’s control ended, he immediately used skills to chase, the outcome hanging by a thread!

Two seconds later, both fell at the bottom lane’s second tower.

“…”

Seeing this, Bai Yaoxing’s smile froze.

“No way, they both died?! Who is this Youdie, from KP? Isn’t their team supposed to be doing tactical analysis at this time?”

Pei Yun Chang didn’t speak, opening the control panel to observe the player named “N,” his brows furrowing deeper as he looked.

Although Bian Yan traded with the enemy’s top economic jungler, the economic gap between the two sides was still huge.

It must be said, the speed at which esports players accumulate money is unmatched by random players, especially Pei Yun Chang.

Although the match had only been going for eight minutes, WIN had already opened up a nearly three-thousand economic lead.

Pei Yun Chang’s economy was nearing eight thousand, higher than Bai Yaoxing, who had a double kill, leading the entire field with immense damage.

Bian Yan, upon respawning, headed straight for mid lane, quickly clearing a wave of minions.

“The enemy mid-laner went up, guys, fall back a bit.”

Bian Yan reported to his marksman, while he quietly sneaked into the red area, waiting on Lao Miao’s return path.

Lao Miao’s skill accuracy was high, and despite their top laner retreating a few steps after Bian Yan’s warning, Lao Miao still took him down with a flash combo.

Bian Yan once again heard the wails of his random teammates through the headset, and their jungler was also solo killed by Pei Yun Chang in the bottom lane.

Lao Miao didn’t see Youdie on the mini-map, fearing an ambush, he took a detour back to mid lane.

But this played right into Bian Yan’s hands.

Pei Yun Chang’s jungle rhythm was steady, supporting the bottom lane while keeping an eye on the top lane.

“The enemy mid-laner hasn’t shown, don’t go into the red area.”

Bian Yan gave up the chance to support, waiting for a long time, and when he saw Lao Miao turn around, he knew he wouldn’t catch him.

Tsk, it’s annoying to have someone like Pei Yun Chang as an opponent.

Bian Yan could only return to mid lane, sharing the wave with the jungler, then defending the jungle.

By this point in the game, aside from Bian Yan’s 2-2-0 score, all other teammates had negative scores, while Pei Yun Chang was just two kills away from being godlike.

The random team lacked coordination and had a significant skill gap, they were completely being led by WIN.

The enemy’s three-man invasion of the jungle was aggressive, with Pan Shi quickly supporting, teleporting down to join the battle.

Bian Yan’s side was being pushed back, the bottom lane reaching the high ground.

Shi Yi, as a hard support, evaporated in the crowd before he could even initiate, barely saving the marksman.

The enemy was unstoppable, crushing everything in their path, leaving Bian Yan’s side with no room to resist, quickly being pushed to the crystal.

Shi Yi had already taken his hands off the keyboard, “This game, Sacred Domain Clash, is no fun at all.”

As Bian Yan killed Pei Yun Chang, who suddenly charged into the crystal, the time hit exactly ten minutes, and the crystal exploded.

“Defeat!”

The system announced the defeat.

Bai Yaoxing let out a breath, eagerly opening Bian Yan’s profile as soon as he exited the game, but found nothing unusual.

“This guy’s profile score is high!”

“Bro, do you know this guy, is he a youth trainee from some team, he’s quite skilled.” Pan Shi put down his phone, took a sip of water, and turned to ask Pei Yun Chang.

“…” Pei Yun Chang dodged the question, “He’s not a youth trainee.”

“Pei Ge, why not ask if he’s interested in going pro?” Bai Yaoxing suggested boldly.

“I think it’s a good idea.” Juan Juan agreed.

“Juan Juan is the only one who cares about me~”

Bai Yaoxing didn’t hear a second voice of agreement, feeling a bit strange, “Hey? Why isn’t Pan Shi saying anything?”

Pan Shi had noticed Pei Yun Chang’s odd state earlier, and Lao Miao gave Pei Yun Chang a meaningful look.

The atmosphere around Pei Yun Chang was a bit gloomy, his fingers unconsciously rubbing the “N” on the profile.

The training room fell silent, leaving Xiao Bai and Juan Juan looking at each other.

——

On the other side, Shi Yi, having lost points, didn’t dare queue with Bian Yan’s account anymore, urging him to switch accounts.

“We definitely won’t match with that unlucky team next time, let’s keep going!” Shi Yi hinted.

Bian Yan’s mood hadn’t been great since the match ended, the neatly arranged enemy IDs seemed to be etched in his mind.

Especially recalling the scene of Pei Yun Chang helping Bai Yaoxing gank…

It was even more annoying.

“I’m not playing anymore.” Bian Yan texted Shi Yi.

Shi Yi replied instantly, “Alright, alright, if you say no, then no, don’t be hard on yourself!!”

Bian Yan didn’t reply.

Shi Yi, unable to hold things in, after persuading himself for a while, couldn’t help but say what he wanted to—

“Bian Yan, the suspension period ends next month, do you still want to go pro?”