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

E-Sports Boss Wants To Post Messages With New Players Every Day Chapter 45

Almost immediately after sending the message, a team invitation from Shen Xiao popped up.

Xu Ziyan put on his own headphones, lowering his eyes to connect the mic to the computer tower. In the team, the small speaker next to Seamy lit up.

“Ice!” Shen Xiao wailed as if he had seen a long-lost relative, “Do you know what I just went through? Three rounds in a row! The same Medic! I was Sniped and caught sixteen times in one small match!”

Xu Ziyan was stunned by the extraordinary number. “Sixteen times?”

In Resist, it takes thirty seconds to respawn, not counting the time to rush back to the battlefield from the spawn point.

Based on an average match length of twenty minutes, this guy spent half his time either dead or on his way to die.

Although there are many terrible players, one this bad is rare. Xu Ziyan couldn’t help but feel pity. “That’s rough for you.”

Shen Xiao said, “Right!” After complaining, he let it go, clicked the queue button, and then remembered something. “Oh, right, I was just checking the China Server Medic rankings. Ice, when did you break into the top ten? You didn’t even tell me!”

He sighed gloomily, “Now, I’m the only one on the whole team not in the professional top ten rankings…”

Xu Ziyan chuckled. “You don’t care about that anyway.”

Purely based on gun skills and mechanics, Shen Xiao could definitely rank in the top ten across the entire server. However, he is too impulsive, often charging in without considering the consequences. Resist requires not just mechanics, but also a strategic mind for the overall picture. One mistake can cost the entire game.

If Shen Xiao were to calm down, climbing the Ladder Ranking would be a sure thing. It’s not that he can’t calm down, but in Shen Xiao’s words, games are for fun, not competition, so he plays however he enjoys it most.

Plus, his account already has professional player certification. Even if he dropped to a thousand points, he would still be matched with teammates and opponents at three thousand five hundred points or above, making the score even less important to him.

“That’s what I say,” Shen Xiao sighed heavily. “Did you… check the overall Ladder Ranking?”

Xu Ziyan raised an eyebrow. “No.”

Shen Xiao urged, “Go look.”

Full of confusion, Xu Ziyan opened the rankings. On the central throne, the ID Shining was gleaming. The moment he saw it, he remembered what he had just done and quickly moved his gaze down, feeling guilty.

Then he saw that the ID in the second position was Secret!

No wonder.

Whenever Shen Xiao mentioned Li Huanbin before, he would grit his teeth in hatred. Seeing his “enemy” climb to the second spot on the entire server naturally made him even more upset, so he skipped lunch and rushed to play Ranked Match.

Who knew his luck would be so bad? He encountered bizarre teammates and lost points three times in a row. Truly unlucky.

Xu Ziyan suppressed a laugh and rummaged through his limited repertoire of comforting words. “Well… it’s fine. That’s because you weren’t playing seriously. If you got serious, he wouldn’t stand a chance.”

Shen Xiao said indignantly, “Exactly! Ice, you understand me!”

Xu Ziyan couldn’t help but lower his head and let out a small laugh. Just then, the match successfully queued up, and the sound effect covered his involuntary chuckle. The two clicked confirm to enter, and then Shen Xiao quietly cursed, “Damn it.”

In the list of matched teammates, the Sniper was a streamer, and the other Assault Player was none other than Secret, whom they had just been discussing!

They say you shouldn’t talk about people, and it proved true.

Secret was clearly surprised too. The voice button next to his name lit up, and after a moment, he spoke with a laugh, “Oh my, whose little cute Assault is this?”

Shen Xiao’s grinding teeth were clearly audible in the voice channel. “Cute my ass, your whole family is cute.”

Secret chuckled, clearly unbothered by the profanity, and quickly selected his weapon loadout.

The streamer also sensed the unusual atmosphere in the voice channel and wisely avoided the two Assault Players, instead speaking to Xu Ziyan. “God Ice, what a coincidence, are you Duo Queue with God Xiao?”

Although Xu Ziyan knew some fans called him that, it was the first time he had been called “God Ice” face-to-face. Feeling a bit embarrassed, he replied, “Yes, we’re Duo Queue.”

“Duo Queue, huh?” Secret seemed completely oblivious to Shen Xiao’s dislike and interjected with a smile, “You really should Duo Queue. Recently, there’s been a Medic griefing in the high-rank games.”

The streamer chimed in, “Yeah, I ran into him too. I think his name is… Lazy?”

“That’s him!” Shen Xiao’s voice shot up eight octaves. “He cost me three damn rounds in a row!”

Xu Ziyan asked curiously, “Doesn’t the official team deal with this kind of malicious behavior?”

Secret said, “They did. Last time was a warning, this time he’ll be banned. Probably tomorrow.”

Shen Xiao fumed, “People like that should be banned immediately, not given a warning.”

Secret laughed, “Don’t be angry. Want to team up? I’ll help you get back the points you lost.”

Shen Xiao instantly recalled the last time he teamed up with “Little Bear Marshmallow” and adamantly refused with extreme vigilance. “Don’t even think about it! Ice and I are locked in! Just stay far away from me!”

Xu Ziyan: …He wouldn’t mind a three-person team. Bringing Secret along would only increase their win rate.

Secret’s laugh held a hint of helplessness. “I already apologized to you.”

“Scram!”

Xu Ziyan was thoroughly enjoying the close-up drama and had no intention of mediating. It was the streamer, who glanced at the rapidly increasing popularity of his live stream, who reminded the three gods with a strained expression, “The game is about to start.”

Arguments aside, they wouldn’t joke about points. As soon as the words fell, Shen Xiao slung his rifle over his shoulder, walked straight to the exit, and ignored Secret.

Secret and Xu Ziyan also organized their gear and focused entirely on the match.

Needless to say, they easily won this Ranked Match. Throughout the game, Secret intentionally or unintentionally gave kills to Shen Xiao. On the results screen, Seamy’s score far surpassed the other three, making him the MVP.

However, Shen Xiao didn’t appreciate the gesture at all, gritting his teeth. “…Who needs your fake kindness!”

He then angrily left the match.

Xu Ziyan followed him out and, seeing Shen Xiao still looking unhappy, laughed lightly. “You get angry when you lose, and you get angry when you win. What should we do with you?”

Shen Xiao clicked his tongue and said, “Ice, you’re not streaming, right?”

Xu Ziyan said, “No.”

Shen Xiao chuckled dryly. “It’s not just about him pretending to be a loli last time to trick me.”

“Even earlier, he stole the person I had a crush on.”

To say “stole” wasn’t accurate. It should be said that the girl immediately fell in love with the Top-Tier Alpha, Li Huanbin, the moment she saw him. As for Shen Xiao, who had been secretly crushing on her? She had only ever treated him as a friend.

Although Li Huanbin never ended up dating the girl, Shen Xiao held a serious grudge against him. Later came the “Little Bear Marshmallow” misunderstanding, adding new hatred to old, which is why Shen Xiao disliked Li Huanbin so much.

Finally, Shen Xiao concluded through clenched teeth, “A fox in human skin.”

Xu Ziyan had just gotten a huge piece of gossip. While he reserved judgment on Shen Xiao’s earlier messy complaints—after all, Li Huanbin couldn’t control who liked him—he somewhat agreed with the last statement.

Secret gave people the feeling of being utterly flawless.

It was different from being aloof or cold. This feeling was more like boiling a frog in warm water. He seemed extremely close and intimate with everyone, able to share heartfelt words with anyone, but in reality, he kept everyone shut out.

Not just his personality, Secret’s playstyle was also very “slippery.” When trying to catch him, he was extremely hard to pin down. If you ignored him, he would always surprise you with a shot from behind. He was comfortable to have as a teammate, but once he became an opponent, he was a difficult thorn to remove.

After venting, Shen Xiao clicked the queue button.

This time they queued up quickly. The map loaded, and upon seeing the team—

The streamer laughed awkwardly, “Hi, what a coincidence.”

Secret smiled sweetly, “What a coincidence, indeed.”

Xu Ziyan: …

Winning this game was going to be exhausting.

“Church direction, enemy Sniper and Assault.” Xu Ziyan rapidly tapped the keyboard, firmly throwing a healing flask at the front row, then turning around and cleanly killing the Assault Player who had come to flank him with two quick shots.

Just as he was concentrating, a warm hand reached from behind and rested on the back of his neck.

Xie Wei’s slightly hoarse voice, affected by alcohol, sounded, “Playing Ranked Match?”

Xu Ziyan’s hand trembled, mistakenly firing a string of bullets into the wall.

In the voice channel, Shen Xiao was completely stunned. “…Captain Xie?”

This… weren’t they all on New Year’s vacation? Why were these two together?

Could it be that Ice was at Captain Xie’s house right now?

He didn’t dare think about it.

The streamer, watching the barrage of comments flooding his live stream, kept his mouth tightly shut, afraid to speak.

Xie Wei was also slightly dizzy from drinking, which was why he hadn’t thought much before speaking. Seeing Xu Ziyan’s look of shock and confusion, he realized what happened and laughed.

“Are you streaming?” Since he had already spoken, he might as well be more thorough. “Take a break after this round.”

Xu Ziyan nodded distractedly.

The previously lively voice channel was now silent. After a long pause, Shen Xiao stammered, “Uh, well, Ice, are you and Captain Xie still in the dorms?”

Someone had offered an excuse, and Xu Ziyan quickly followed it. “…Yes, I booked my ticket a bit late, so I haven’t left yet.”

It was true his ticket was booked late, but why was Xie Wei still there?

One lie requires a thousand lies to cover it. Before Xu Ziyan could fabricate the next lie, he heard Secret chuckle.

“I heard there was a sudden issue with the staff at the TWG Youth Training Camp,” Secret said. “I thought it had been resolved long ago. I didn’t realize Captain Xie was still busy?”

Unlike the flustered Shen Xiao and Xu Ziyan, his tone was calm yet extremely certain, carrying a convincing weight.

The fans watching in the Sniper’s live stream had been about to spread the shocking gossip—who would believe they weren’t involved if they were going home for the New Year together?

After Secret spoke, they all calmed down, and the focus of the conversation shifted entirely to what was happening with the TWG Youth Training Camp.

Xu Ziyan sighed in relief.

After the match ended and they exited the game, Shen Xiao said in the team voice chat, “That guy has some redeeming qualities, I guess.”

Xu Ziyan left the match. Seeing Shen Xiao still looking unhappy, he laughed. “You get angry when you lose, and you get angry when you win. What are we going to do?”

Shen Xiao “Tsked” and said, “Ice, you weren’t streaming, right?”

Xu Ziyan said, “No.”

Shen Xiao gave a dry laugh. “It’s not just about him pretending to be a loli to trick me last time.”