“Let’s queue up for this one! Come on, let’s teach those smug bastards from Science and Technology a lesson.”
Gold Medal Internet Bar was near Xia University, so most of the customers were students. These five strode in to play as a team.
“Miss Ting, these players were on the USTC’s professional team. Do we really have a chance?” Xiaopang, a shorter student in glasses, asked.
“I will not slink away like a coward. We challenged them in a public forum thread, remember?! Our university will lose face if we mess this up, so we have to win this!”
A different young man gave the nervous team member a sharp look, and Xiaoping was afraid to respond.
"Don't worry, I have a secret trump card today. We’ll teach them a lesson!” the leading woman said confidently, leading the others behind her.
“What card? Did you buy off our opponents?”
“Do you really think I’d do something that nasty? I’ve just found an ace who can help our team!”
“I mean, that’s not noble either, right?”
"What did you say?"
"Nothing..."
The Gold Medal Internet Bar was luxuriously decorated, but at noon, it was almost empty. The only occupant was the young man at the reception desk.
"Master Xiaofeng,” the leader called. “I'm here to bring you some customers! We need five consecutive seats!"
Miss Ting, Su Tingting, was a junior in Xia University’s financial department. She was a beauty, a tall girl in trendy clothes that flattered her figure and showed off her youth and energy.
"Welcome."
The receptionist, a young man named Xiaofeng, got up to meet them. He was tall as well, but on the slightly scrawny side. His blue and white uniform was crisp, and he had an ID card pinned to his lapel.
"Master, this street is full of Internet bars, but here I am, bringing you customers. Aren’t I helpful?”
Su Tingting leaned on the reception neck, letting the V-neck show off her cleavage. Her four friends could hear the change in her voice as she did her best to sound charming.
“If you want free drinks, just ask. You don’t have to sweet-talk me,” Xiaofeng told her, rolling his eyes. He poured them some soda as they found seats on the side of the bar equipped for competitive players
"Miss Ting,” the other girl on the team asked, “who’s this? It seems like you two are pretty close."
She had short hair and freckles and was looking at her friend curiously. The three boys, Xiaopang especially, turned to listen to her answer.
Su Tingting laughed.
“I met Master Xiaofeng by chance while I was here surfing the internet? He’s a gaming master. Don’t be shocked when you see him in action!” Su Tingting said with a mysterious grin.
Xiaofeng had returned with a tray. Su Tingting turned her head, pretending she was shy, and thanked him for the drinks.
The man next to Xiaopang, Wang Qiang, looked up.
"Our waiter? At best, he’s a decent network administrator, not a master gamer,” he whispered.
Everyone on the team knew he had a crush on Su Tingting. None of them would be surprised that he’d dislike any guy she flirted with.
His voice was quiet enough that his team didn’t hear, but Xiaofeng, who’s been passing out the drinks, turned to look at him. He smiled, leaving Wang Qiang uncomfortable.
“Wang Qiang, what are you looking at? The game’s about to start. If we lose today because you aren’t paying attention, I won’t show mercy on you,” Su Tingting shouted. He started back blankly. He was normally a quiet, gentle guy, and wasn’t used to raised voices.
"I'm joining now!" Wang Qiang said quickly once he recovered and clicked the icon to log in.
All five of them played on the Xia University team. Before the match started, they exchanged insults with the USTC team.
As they were the only customers and he’d finished his cleaning, Xiaofeng was drawn to watching the game.
It was an internationally popular game, featuring five versus five matches. It had once held global tournaments. There were also multiple national tournaments and it had brought in a fortune for the creators and talented players.
Xiaofeng knew this game well.
Xiaofeng was only a bit older than the students. Su Tingting was shouting and yelling at her computer. Xiaofeng shook his head. It was said Su Tingting was the most beautiful girl in the financial department, but when she competed, she was unhinged.
It clearly stressed out her teammates. She was the center of the team, and half the players had crushes on her, but she was not a gentle leader.
"Bai Xiaopang, do you actually know how to play Jungle? It’s been twenty minutes, and you haven’t gotten us a single buff! You are also slow when you try to gank!" Su Tingting shouted.
Xiaopang was sitting right next to her, but he didn’t speak up, just sighed and kept quiet.
“Do any of you know how to play as a team? Right there, it was four on three in our favor, and we lost. Why?”
Su Tingting’s chest was heaving in anger.
"Tingting, we can't defeat them. We need to give up. Their Mid used to play professionally. His DPS is way too high!” Wang Qiang had taken of his glasses and looked absolutely hopeless.
The second phase was about to start, and Su Tingting’s team was at a disadvantage. Despite her accusations, Su Tingting had the worst record. Wang Qiang was deliberately handing her kills, but she still had half the kills of any other player. Meanwhile, the other teams main DPS was amazing. They’d racked up almost half the game’s kills.
Xiaofeng shook his head and stopped watching the game. He already knew how it would play out.
"What the fuck are you talking about?! If we can’t defeat them, we’ll be the shame of Chenghai City!” Su Tingting shouted.
There were two universities in Chenghai City. Xia University and USTC had been fighting for years. This wasn’t their first e-sports battle.
"But our base has been destroyed,” Xiaopang said helplessly. “We have no chance of coming back from this.”
"Who said we don't have the chance?" Su Tingting smiled and turned to shout at Xiaofeng, who was back at the reception desk. "I’ve asked a master to help me, don't you remember? Master Xiaofeng, come and help me!"
"What's the matter?"
Xiaofeng looked over, but Su Tingting ran over to him, grabbed him, and pushed him in her seat.
"Master, please help me! Help us to win the game!"
Su Tingting put the mouse in his hand, but Xiaofeng shook his head.
"That’s not appropriate. This is a college league. Can’t you find somebody qualified to help you?"
He wanted to get up, but Su Tingting was holding him in the seat. She was pressed against him, soft and warm.
"It's too late to think!” Su Tingting said anxiously. “Please start playing! They’re going to start next round on the upper ground!”
"OK, I can play a round for you. But you can't call me master any longer. It sounds weird."
Xiaofeng shook his head and looked at the computer screen.
"No problem! If you can help me win this game, I can do anything for you!" Su Tingting blurted without thinking.
The boys on her team looked shock. One of them nearly chucked a mouse at her, and all of them shot Xiaofeng vicious looks.
"Alleria is one of the most difficult heroes to operate. Do you really know how to play?" Wang Qiang stared at Xiaofeng with suspicion and did not hide the hostility in his eyes.
"A little bit," Xiaofeng said vaguely, still smiling.
"A little? Tingting, why do you choose him? He can't help us, I’m not sure he knows how to play this game at all!"
The young man with a sharp face also glared at Xiaofeng.
“Focus on your own game!” Su Tingting ordered. “They’re about to attack.”
They were already at a disadvantage, and they still didn’t bother to coordinate with each other.
Sure enough, the USTC team seized the opportunity to attack.
"Fuck!"
Getting distracted during a match was the most novice, and dangerous, mistake. The USTC took down four of their players in almost instantly. Only Xiaofeng had been spared, and that was only because he was away from the team learning Alleria’s moveset.
"We lost."
Xiaopang and the freckled girl put down their headphones, and Wang Qiang and the sharp young man turned to glare at Xiaofeng.
"What the fuck?! Do you know how to play games or not? We were being slaughtered and you just sat there!”
"Tingting, who is he? Thanks to him, we lost!"
Even Su Tingting looked pissed. The team was dead and the opponent was almost at their base, which meant they were about to lose.
“Master- I mean, brother! Don’t cheat me like this!”
"Don't worry, we haven't lost yet."
Xiaofeng's hands flew over the keyboard. He looked less like he was typing and more like he was playing the piano. He was calm as looked Su Tingting’s choice of hero.
This hero was not actually named Alleria. Its real name is famous. As the most difficult hero to operate, it wasn’t popular on the tournament scene, so it became the trademark of a player called Alleria. When the player reached the world-level finals, the character’s actual name was forgotten. Now it was usually referred to by the handle of the legendary player it represented, Alleria.
"Haven't lost yet? Are you fucking idiot? Don't play, just get out! I don’t want to look at you!" Wang Qiang yelled, but when Xiaofeng moved, they all went silent.
Perhaps it would be more accurate to say ‘Alleria moved’.
It flew into the ranks of the USTC team like a cool breeze.
"Are you crazy? You’re courting death, rushing at them like that! Hold them off and wait for us to revive..."Wang Qiang was still yelling, but, as he watched the screen, he stopped in his tracks. It wasn’t just him, they all gazed at the screen in disbelief.In Xiaofeng’s hands, Alleria came to life. It felt as if there was really a soul inside the image on the screen as it rushed into the USTC and showed them how this game was meant to be played. It danced among them, slashing and dodging. This was the essence of Alleria, strafing and jumping. It was not a battle, but a performance. One by one, the heroes around it fell.“You’re being way too aggressive!”"Double kill! Wait, triple kill!""Oh my God! Four down!""What the fuck! He got all five! It's impossible!"While Tingting and the other four people were frozen in amazement, Alleria took all five down with elegance and grace. With all five down, he could teleport into the USTC te
"Myth will officially open service at 12 o'clock tonight! I believe that countless players all over the world are looking forward to playing it! Today we have the honor to invite the editor of this game, Xia He, to give you a public interview for this game. Hello teacher Xia!""Hello host, hello to the players who love Myth across the world!"The interview was being played on the TV. The one being interviewed was a Chinese man with gray hair. He looked very spiritual."Mr. Xia, as the chief designer, how do you view the sensation caused by Myth? The global players are looking forward to it and the United Nations also publicly issued a statement to fully support the promotion and popularization of Myth around the world.""This is a simple question. As we all know, nowadays, our resources are becoming scarcer and the population is growing. Therefore, the living environment is constantly being compressed. In order to reduce the excess resource consumption of hum
"Well... Alleria?" Xiaofeng asked tentatively."This ID has been archived in the Hall of Fame. If this is your ID, please go to the Hall of Fame website for official identity authentication and account binding. Otherwise, please enter a new name."Feng Xiao.""The name ‘Feng Xiao’ is taken. Please enter a different name.""...Hua Tuo.""The name ‘Hua Tuo’ is taken. Please enter a different name."""Bian Que.""The name ‘Bian Que’ is taken. Please enter a different name.""Damn it!""The Name ‘Damn It’ is taken. Please enter a different name.""Fuck you!""The name ‘Fuck You’ is taken. Please enter a different name.""I..." Xiaofeng was speechless. Something occurred to him and he blurted it out. "Dad!""The name 'Dad' is available.""Yes!"Xiaofeng smiled."The character 'Dad' has been successfully created! Next, we will scan the basic attributes of the player. The average is five, the ma
The gray wolf whimpered as it finally ran out of health. It collapsed, eyes closing. In the whole fight, it had only gotten one hit in while Xiaofeng was distracted. He’d dodged the rest."Hey! You've killed a 5th-Level Wild Wolf and gained 50 points of experience!"There was a pleasant chime and half of Xiaofeng’s experience bar filled. After all, he was a level 0 player. Killing a level five monster was rewarding.Still, even if the experience was good, the rewards weren’t impressive. It had only dropped a few copper coins.Xiaofeng looked for better loot, found none, then picked the coins. If he tried to exchange these for real money, he’d be lucky to get a couple of cents.Xiaofeng shook his head and looked for the next gray wolf. It took him ten hits to bring down, and the experience was enough to level up. All he needed to do was avoid being hit, something that came easily to him.With his high base stats, he could level up here easily.
"This BOSS seems difficult to kill. Let's work together and share the drops. What do you think?" The bloody wolf was huge and strong like the rhinoceros. The name on its head was Bloody Wolf King. There were four white wolves guarding it. Besides, it was also guarded by a group of black wolves. Xiaofeng had not studied scouting, so he did not know the rank of the Bloody Wolf King. But he thought that it was difficult to deal with, so he immediately encouraged Night Cooer to cooperate with him. At this moment, Night Cooer was hesitating. He used scouting to see the attributes of the Bloody Wolf King and found that players who just came out of the Novice Village couldn't deal with it. Even for him, it was still difficult to kill a white wolf guard. However, he turned to look at Xiaofeng, and immediately made up his mind. For Xiaofeng, the white wolf guard was easy to kill but the attacks of the Bloody Wolf King may send him back
Finally, no players rushed to the periphery of the forest, but there were also hundreds of players here. There was no space in the refresh point of black wolves. All of these players were from the major forces or relatively strong small teams, or they could not get through the refresh point of gray wolves and arrive here. Myth just opened service a few hours ago, and now most of the players in the Novice Village were only level 1 or level 2, while the gray wolf was a monster of level 5, which could attack the players actively. So the ordinary players didn't have the ability to come over here. Even if the news of the blood king wolf was not deliberately hidden, in this No. 9191 Novice Village, only these people could receive the news in time to arrive quickly. Among the hundreds of players, a force called Midsummer had the largest number of players, which was close to 40 or 50. The leader was a female player named Midsummer Rose and she was o
"Who are you? Do you really think you can represent Doomsday League? Even Doomsday God doesn't dare to speak to our chairman like this." Midsummer Lily was still proud and she was standing behind Midsummer Rose. The people she just mentioned was the chairman of the Doomsday League, and he was very famous in the online game world. "You! Wait... What are you talking about? Your chairman? Is chairman of Midsummer standing here?" Doomsday Law God was blushing and then asked with some uncertainties. "Yes, this is the new president of Midsummer Guild, Midsummer Rose!” Midsummer Lily looked respectfully at Midsummer Rose who turned around slowly. "What? You have a new chairman?" Doomsday Law God was shocked. It was breaking news. The chairman of Midsummer had changed and the new chairman was a woman! "Night Cooer is my man. Please do us a favor and gave up this BOSS."
The eyes of Night Cooer were filled with coldness and hatred, which turned into the desire of killing. He did not show any mercy in his attacks as if he vowed to kill Xiaofeng here. Xiaofeng was confused and didn't know what he had done, he thought that they had just worked very well together. "Do you want to grab my equipment? Then, you are the one who starts the fight." It was not the habit of Xiaofeng to endure others' attacking without striking back. After the invalid warning, Xiaofeng no longer dodged and picked up his wooden stick and knocked on Night Cooer. "Bang!" "-40! Crit!" They passed near each other. Night Cooer stiffened after hearing a dull knocking sound of the wooden stick. He was knocked by Xiaofeng on his head and the number of damage floated from his head. Actually, it was a crit, and the Health Points of Night Cooer were directly reduced by more than half.