E-Sports Boss Wants To Post Messages With New Players Every Day Chapter 21

Chapter 21

As an emerging industry, the esports sector has developed rapidly in recent years. The ingrained notion that only Alphas and Betas could become players has been shattered, with excellent Omega players continually emerging and achieving impressive results.

Even so, some old-fashioned individuals, whose minds seemed stuck in the Qing Dynasty, still harbored prejudice against Omega players.

“…What good can an Omega mixing with a bunch of Alphas be?” The person continued to ramble, voicing his opinion. “When he was just a casual player, I thought highly of him, but I never expected him to join a professional team. I’m truly disappointed.”

Xie Wei frowned.

As the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together. The friend next to him nodded in agreement: “Exactly. Omegas should stay home. Why run around everywhere? What’s this talk about being the same as an Alpha? The weak should naturally submit to the strong.”

The two men were speaking loudly, and not just Xie Wei, but several other Main Roster Players from the TWG main team heard them.

Qu Qingyue’s expression immediately turned extremely unpleasant. Just as she was about to stand up, unable to tolerate it anymore, Xie Wei raised his hand and lightly pressed her shoulder. At the same time, he subtly manipulated his Pheromone toward the back row.

When Alphas of different ranks collide, their Pheromones create suppression. The suppressed party feels extremely uncomfortable, as if crushed by heavy pressure, making it difficult to breathe.

Immediately, the conversation of the two rambling Alphas in the back seat ceased. One of them stood up and tapped Xie Wei’s seat back: “Damn it, what do you mean? Is being a Top Alpha so great? Can’t control your Pheromone, can you?”

Xie Wei turned his head and smiled: “Nothing much. The weak should naturally submit to the strong, shouldn’t they?”

The man knew Xie Wei was deliberately targeting him, and his face turned green. He tried to say something, but his companion patted his shoulder and quietly advised, “Forget it, forget it.”

Their previous remarks had already drawn considerable dissatisfaction from those around them. Now, seeing him trying to cause trouble, the glances directed at him held even more displeasure. Some people had even gone to call security.

Seeing security guards approaching, the man had no choice but to slink away.

Although Xie Wei’s manipulation ensured that no one else perceived the scent of the Pheromone besides those two, Qu Qingyue knew Xie Wei had stood up for her. Gratitude and emotion flashed in her eyes: “Captain, thank you for helping me.”

Xie Wei smiled at her.

Yet, he knew perfectly well that his actions just now weren’t solely for Qu Qingyue. A larger reason was Xu Ziyan.

Still in the center of the battlefield, Xu Ziyan was naturally unaware of this little incident. At this moment, the safe zone had shrunk to the beach and surrounding high-rise buildings. He found a corner on the rooftop of one of the buildings and sat down to reload his Medic gun.

Footsteps sounded downstairs—someone was coming up.

He instantly became highly alert, minimized his movements, and slowly moved to the edge of the rooftop door, simultaneously picking up the stun gun stored in his side pouch.

Strangely, the owner of the footsteps stopped right at the rooftop door, as if sensing something.

Xu Ziyan frowned: What’s going on?

What he didn’t know was that, from the commentators’ God’s Eye view, he was not the hunter waiting for prey, but the prey being hunted.

On another tall building, a cold, dark Sniper rifle was quietly aimed at him.

“Wow, wow, wow,” Commentator A said, “As the saying goes, the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. If Ice doesn’t detect the Sniper, he’s going to be eliminated immediately.”

Commentator B said: “Let’s see how Ice’s crisis awareness and intuition are—here it comes!”

The Sniper’s finger on the trigger fell almost simultaneously with his words, but faster still was Xu Ziyan’s sidestepping movement.

The bullet struck the wall, leaving a smoking bullet hole.

Immediately after, the rooftop door was opened. The Assault Player who had stopped at the door heard the gunshot, assumed something was wrong, and rushed in without thinking.

He didn’t expect to run straight into Xu Ziyan.

The Omega showed no mercy, immediately stunning him to the ground with the stun gun.

The stun gun’s control lasts for five seconds, but its drawback is clear: any attack will immediately break the control.

Therefore, unless it’s an instant kill, the person hit has room to retaliate. And all Medic weapons are incapable of instant kills.

At this moment, Xu Ziyan made a move that surprised everyone both inside and outside the arena.

He suddenly raised his hand, made a “please” gesture toward the direction of the Sniper who had tried to kill him, and then leisurely walked away from the rooftop door.

The Sniper reloaded his bullet, looked bewildered, and puzzledly finished off the Assault Player who was frozen in place.

“Very smart,” Commentator B said. “Ice seemingly gave up this kill point to his opponent, but in reality, if he had been greedy for the kill, the stun gun’s control time would have ended, potentially leading to a prolonged fight with the Assault Player, and the reloaded Sniper would have benefited from the conflict.”

Commentator A praised: “To be able to weigh the pros and cons and make a perfect decision at such a critical moment, Ice is incredibly calm. Not only that, his previous maneuver to dodge the Sniper bullet was also very impressive. Truly worthy of a Medic, his perception of danger is incredibly sharp.”

“Wow, amazing,” Qu Qingyue whispered in awe from the audience. “If that were me, I’d have died eight hundred times already.”

As she spoke, she subconsciously turned her face, intending to speak to Xie Wei.

She found Xie Wei watching the screen intently, a slight smile on his lips, his gaze gentle.

This expression was practically like looking at a lover.

A strange feeling crossed Qu Qingyue’s mind. For some reason, she suddenly remembered that when this second-team Medic first joined the team, Shen Xiao had loudly insisted on going to see him, and Xie Wei had uncharacteristically gone as well. After returning, Shen Xiao even joked that Xie Wei had fallen in love with the newcomer at first sight and was constantly thinking about him.

She had initially dismissed it as a joke. After all, who was Xie Wei? To put it bluntly, when it came to Omegas, he was practically immune.

But now, Qu Qingyue was suddenly unsure. An Omega’s unique intuition told her that something was definitely amiss.

But, this was Xie Wei.

How could it be?

Sensing her gaze, Xie Wei turned his head: “What’s wrong?”

Don’t overthink it!

Qu Qingyue shook her head, forcing a smile: “Nothing, just spacing out for a bit.”

The match intensified as the safe zone continuously shrank.

The number of players kept decreasing. Now, only eight remained, and each player received more camera time.

Xu Ziyan, being a Medic with many impressive plays, received the most screen time. He was currently squatting in a corner, spacing out, and the director occasionally cut to him for a close-up.

The final zone was about to shrink, and Xu Ziyan couldn’t help but hold his breath.

If it shrank to the high-rise area, as a Medic, he still had a chance to win the championship.

But if it was the flat beach area, fighting seven Assault Players head-on? Absolutely impossible.

He had one use of the stun gun left. His current kill count was six, which was respectable but not high. If he couldn’t secure a good enough placement score, his tournament ranking would still be precarious.

He took out his pistol, loaded the bullets one by one into the chamber, and bit his lip.

If it was the flat area, then—

He would kill as many people as possible before being forced into a frontal confrontation.

The countdown ended, and the zone slowly shrank.

Then, the safe zone settled on the high-rise building where Xu Ziyan was located.

Commentator A couldn’t help but exclaim: “Oh my god! The circle of destiny!”

Commentator B said: “Ice ran the circle for the entire match, and finally, fate favored him.”

In the audience, the heart Xie Wei had been holding also settled back into his chest.

He let out a sigh, feeling much more relaxed.

This ease stemmed from trust.

He believed that with such favorable circumstances, Xu Ziyan could perform at his best.

And Xu Ziyan did not disappoint that expectation.

Twelve minutes later, he used the stun gun’s last remaining charge to stun the final enemy who had entered the building to adjust their status, and cleanly finished the kill with a single pistol shot.

The victory screen popped up. Xu Ziyan took off his headphones, took a deep breath, his fingers still trembling from tension and excitement.

He won.

He won!!

He sprang to his feet, clenching his fists.

At this moment, the first thing that came to his mind was not the honor and praise he was about to receive, but Xie Wei.

A staff member walked over and knocked on the door. Xu Ziyan stood up, followed him, walked through countless equipment and staff, and stepped onto the stage.

Under the spotlight, the sweet-looking, shapely host smiled and applauded for him.

“Let’s congratulate the champion of this year’s Rookie Cup, Ice! Come, Ice, please introduce yourself.”

Xu Ziyan took the microphone: “Hello everyone, I am Ice, the Medic for TWG’s second team.”

The host said: “We all know that as a Medic, it’s very difficult to deal with Assault Players and Snipers in actual combat. But today, facing countless Assault Players, you not only avoided being killed but achieved counter-kills and ultimately won the championship. How did you do it?”

Xu Ziyan paused: “Run for your life, try hard to survive, and do your best.”

The host nodded and asked again: “So, why did you start playing Resist in the first place? Was there a specific catalyst?”

Xu Ziyan was momentarily stunned. He picked up the microphone, his gaze unconsciously shifting toward the audience below the stage.

Suddenly, his eyes fixed on a seat in the corner of the second row.

A tall man wearing a baseball cap and a mask sat in the seat. The stage lights were dim, but somehow Xu Ziyan recognized the person.

He opened his mouth: “…It was because of TWG’s Captain Shining.”

The host smiled and tilted her head, not quite understanding his meaning: “Do you mean that you started playing Resist because of Player Shining?”

Xu Ziyan didn’t answer directly, but said: “I saw Player Shining’s highlight reel on a website, which led me to discover the game Resist. I chose Medic because I like the role, and it suits me well. Player Shining is my role model. Because of him, I encountered Resist, entered the professional scene, and stand here today.”

As he spoke these words, his eyes were bright, shining with an incredibly moving light.

Xie Wei looked at him and smiled softly.

This was the first time Xu Ziyan had called him Shining to his face.

But at this moment, the person who shone the brightest should be Xu Ziyan.