The match against WING was TZ’s worst performance of the season. Many teams in the league studied this game and learned a lot from it.
Teams had all followed WING’s playstyle, learning to focus on vision control and ganking the bottom lane when playing against TZ.
“If we can restrict the support player from roaming, the game will be much easier.” In Huairen’s personal live stream, he was commentating on TZ’s live match.
TZ’s popularity needs no introduction; commentators and hosts often want to be assigned to oversee as many matches of theirs as possible.
Huairen was the same; although he didn’t like He Ci, he was also envious of TZ’s popularity.
After his falling out with He Ci years ago, he thought he would be fired.
After waiting anxiously for a while, he discovered that apart from not being assigned to commentate on TZ’s matches anymore, his work treatment had not changed at all.
It’s unclear whether He Ci wasn’t capable enough, or whether this young master was too magnanimous to resort to underhanded tactics.
He leaned towards the former, because he had offended He Ci again recently. He clearly sensed He Ci’s anger during the live stream, but afterwards he was unharmed.
It seems that in HPL, having connections with the game company’s CEO was not as powerful as having connections with the competition’s sponsors.
After being unable to ride on TZ’s popularity, his popularity rose much slower than that of other veteran commentators back then. However, fortunately, official commentators have the privilege of livestreaming matches, so he can still ride the wave of popularity in his own live stream.
As the match was about to begin, when the camera focused on He Ci, Huairen waved the mouse in his face and said, “I don’t know if you guys have noticed, but the Crown Prince’s team has been playing very little around the bottom lane this season. Compared to previous seasons, the bot lane strategy has practically disappeared.”
“I suspect it’s because this new support player lacks laning experience, which has reduced his duo lane pressure with the prince compared to before, or perhaps he hasn’t met the prince’s expectations.”
“Everyone knows what kind of person the Crown Prince is. He’s incredibly steady in laning. If he can’t guarantee a win in a fight, he won’t make a move.”
“In this situation, it’s much more cost-effective for newcomers to roam. The prince is skilled enough to withstand the pressure on his own, and it’s still very profitable for a newcomer to sneak up to the mid lane and kill someone.”
【Makes sense.】
【I admit, even though you’re a showoff, you do have some understanding of the game.】
【You know him better than his fans, I’m so happy!】
“It’s a pity that WING saw through it. Now everyone knows to restrict the support in the bottom lane and let you guys fight hard.”
“I have to say, Xiao Jiu is really something, no wonder he’s a former teammate.”
【Really】
【They banned five bot lane champions again this game, amazing!】
【Is this targeting the Crown Prince, again?】
“The Crown Prince has quite a few heroes he can play, so he shouldn’t be completely restricted. It just means that it won’t be as comfortable for them to play.”
The opponents on the screen banned all the supports with crowd control and marksmen with strong survivability, clearly targeting TZ’s bottom lane duo.
In the end, He Ci chose the strong hero from the previous version, Dian, while Yu Xinche picked Mist Maiden, who could scout vision and heal.
“The enemy team’s lineup is great for tower diving. Meteor stands outside and uses his ultimate, Swamp tanks the tower, and Volcano goes in to burn people. It’s not a loss if they burn one to death, and it’s a bonus if they die two.”
“Just keep ganking TZ’s bottom lane. BURN has been so-so this season, not consistently carrying. Controlling the bottom half of the map makes it much easier to win.”
Huairen’s character was questionable, but he’s still quite skilled at games.
The game unfolded exactly as he predicted. Before either side reached level six, the opposing jungler ganked them, and afterwards, he would occasionally show his face in the bottom lane.
“Sigh, the tactics are reasonable, but the individual skills are lacking.” After the opposing team failed to tower dive again and returned empty-handed, Huairen sighed, “The Crown Prince is still fierce.”
【Hilarious! I love that expression of your displeasure yet compliment.】
【The streamer’s attitude while criticizing is still positive; he knows who his father is.】
【To be fair, although Huai Dog is a troublemaker, he’s always been pretty neutral when it comes to commenting on competitions.】
【Yes, he has a foul mouth, an incredibly foul mouth.】
During the live stream, TZ won a team fight and then gathered in the mid lane to push the crystal.
With the outcome of the game decided, Huairen gave an unpleasant dry laugh and hovered his mouse over the player’s camera below, where Yu Xinche was operating the game very seriously.
“This newcomer is really handsome.”
【Facts.】
【Feels like he’s boot-licking】
Seemingly to confirm the comments, he said the next second, “He should be the most satisfactory concubine He Ci chose. When I asked him before if he was pure, he didn’t say anything, but He Ci got anxious. Anyone who didn’t know would really think that the two of them were having an affair.”
On the screen, TZ had already won the game. Huairen zoomed out of the game screen and opened a webpage to search for “BREEZE”.
In addition to his personal profile, some of Yu Xinche’s everyday photos also surfaced.
“Actually, I think the name PURE really suits him. Look at those legs, that waist, that face, he really is very innocent.” Huairen exclaimed in a leering manner, “His performance in the post-match interview was also very innocent. So you really can’t blame He Ci for liking him, anyone would like him.”
【Ha ha ha ha】
【You’re so eloquent, I’m jealous of your talent.】
【Damn, it still has that familiar stench.】
【The streamer caused discomfort; I’ve reported it.】
【Your expression was a bit lewd… This newcomer doesn’t deserve that.】
【This is what sour grapes are like; I just happened to be passing by and reported it.】
Huairen was still shooting his mouth off in his own live stream. TZ fans couldn’t stand him, so they usually don’t watch his live stream, and didn’t manage to rush over and blow up his stream right away.
Meanwhile, the TZ team members were busy playing the second game of the match.
“The opponents aren’t strong, but you can’t let your guard down.” Xu Le instructed them before they went on stage, “You played too carelessly in two team fights just now, so be serious this time.”
The team agreed and kept their word, quickly completing the second round without any mistakes.
The following day, during the post-match review meeting, the coach emphasized the opponent’s strategy against the bottom lane duo.
“Other teams might be ganking like this soon, so the bot lane duo needs to be prepared.”
Yu Xinche nodded.
He and He Ci had already discussed it before going to bed last night. With their current points, making the playoffs was already a sure thing, and there’s no pressure to be eliminated. This high-intensity ganking treatment had become an opportunity to improve to another level.
It would be good for Yu Xinche to take the opportunity to learn more about laning, development, and small-scale team fights with He Ci in the bottom lane.
Besides this, Yu Xinche had another plan of his own.
He realized he knew far too little about He Ci; the TZ-related videos he’d crammed before going pro were simply insufficient for him to understand He Ci. Not knowing He Ci’s thoughts made disagreements during matches more likely.
He had a vague premonition that if he could figure out how He Ci’s current style was formed, their collaboration might achieve even greater breakthroughs.
Yu Xinche thought of the technical post about He Ci’s growth process that he had saved some time ago.
He opened HIT Assistant to browse his bookmarks, but his attention was drawn to another post on the forum homepage.
The post’s keywords were “Huairen” and “BREEZE”. Yu Xinche clicked on it and then opened a video link, which was a screen recording of Huairen commenting about him in a live stream.
Yu Xinche put on his headphones and listened. The comments were actually alright. Yu Xinche was good-looking and had a gentle temperament, so some people thought he was easy to bully and said even harsher things to him.
However, combined with Huairen’s exaggerated expression and ugly face, it went a bit too far, as the comments said, “it’s uncomfortable.”
He turned off the video expressionlessly, recalling the past events Xu Le had mentioned during the last live stream.
Yu Xinche curled his lips and sneered. This person is quite ridiculous. He dislikes TZ but doesn’t dare to confront them openly. He can only hide in a corner and do some disgusting little things.
Yu Xinche lowered his head and flexed his fingers a couple of times. Actually, he actually preferred they bad-mouthing him to his face. That way, he’d at least have a legitimate excuse when dealing with them. As for a cowardly person like Huairen, he could only wait for the right opportunity to improvise.
After that, he read some more posts on He Ci’s playing style, and his break time quickly came to an end.
He Ci will be live streaming tonight.
He Ci hasn’t live streamed properly in a long time; he either ends the live very quickly or plays duo queue with Yu Xinche.
When the two of them played duo queue, the chat was always full of people shipping them as a couple, and He Ci didn’t really interact with the chat, which made the viewing experience a bit boring and lacking in engagement.
So this time, the two didn’t duo queue, but instead started solo queue separately.
A new mage hero, [Dust], has recently been released. She was a girl who knows witchcraft. Her ultimate ability can cast a spell to transform herself into dust and disappear (making her difficult to detect). She can be restored to human form by using the ability again.
The character’s art style incorporates elements of Gu magic and Miao ethnic minority girls, resulting in a bewitching and alluring appearance with a lively and agile demeanor. This character was very popular in the Chinese server, and they have encountered her in almost every ranked match these past few days.
Dust’s minor skill allows him to release dust-sized insects to scout ahead, and these insects could also invade the enemy’s body to cause damage. The more insects she summons, the longer her ultimate skill’s invisibility time will be.
The latest popular strategy was to pair support Dew with mid laner or jungler Dust. When Dew hops onto Dust and activates his ultimate, Dust would also become invisible, making it very effective for initiating team fights in the middle of the enemy team.
This was the lineup for Yu Xinche’s team in this game. His mid-lane teammate played Dust, and he chose Dew.
In the early game, he followed his AD carry to the bottom lane as usual. After just one exchange with the enemy bottom lane, He Ci asked, “Are you on the other side?”
“What a coincidence.” Yu Xinche also noticed that the opposing AD was He Ci.
【Hahaha, how can this not be considered duo queue?】
【Another way to share screens】
【Let’s have a chat!】
He planned to invade the jungle with Dust in the mid-game, but his teammate was impatient and called him over as soon as he reached level six.
Yu Xinche felt the timing wasn’t good, and since He Ci was on the other side, his AD teammate couldn’t hold on by himself, so he signaled Dust to retreat and didn’t go over.
Dust stubbornly refused to believe Yu Xinche and went with the jungler, but their invasion attempt failed and they ended up giving away two kills.
– Dust:?
– Dust: Do you even know how to play, bro?
– Dust: Why are you so cowardly when you’re playing with Dew?
– Yu Xinche: You should get a big item first before you start fighting.
As they were talking, Dust had already revived and was busy returning to the mid lane, so he didn’t say anything more.
When another suitable opportunity arose, he took Yu Xinche and the jungler with him, and the three of them invaded the enemy’s jungle again.
Dew’s ultimate skill is to create a water film within a certain range, enveloping all enemies and immobilizing them for a short period of time.
Yu Xinche and Dust stealthily approached the enemy and then unleashed their ultimate skill at the right moment, quickly killing the enemy jungler.
He Ci and his support arrived shortly afterward, and the two sides engaged in a chaotic battle.
In the end, Yu Xinche’s teammates were even more fierce, focusing their fire on and eliminating He Ci, resulting in a 3-for-5 exchange.
Only Yu Xinche and Dust in the mid lane were still alive on the field. Dust went to fight the small jungle monsters, and Yu Xinche followed him.
A cautious player wouldn’t randomly roam the enemy jungle, as they’re easily tricked by their teammates.
But Yu Xinche had been playing duo queue with He Ci so much that he had lost his guard. When he saw the blue buff, he jumped up as if by muscle memory.
The moment he jumped up, he knew something was wrong; this Dust didn’t seem like a good person.
Sure enough, the next second the person used Flash to leave the jungle.
– Dust: You’re so brave taking down buffs.
– Dust: Then I will gift you a wave of them.
– Dust: Consider it repayment for that initial kill I suffered.
“??”
Yu Xinche took his hands off the keyboard, leaned back angrily, and let out a deep breath.
“What’s wrong?” He Ci turned to look at him. In the game, he was still waiting to respawn and couldn’t see the blue zone.
Yu Xinche glanced at him, rationally knowing that it was inappropriate to tell the other side about the battle situation, but emotionally she just had to get it off her chest.
“This mid laner seems to have some serious illness; he abandoned me in the blue buff area because I didn’t support him at the beginning.”
“Angry.”
Yu Xinche had always been the most emotionally stable member of the team, but recently he had found himself becoming increasingly irritable while playing ranked matches.
After analyzing the situation, he felt that it was because TZ’s teammates were too friendly to their support. It was hard for him to go from luxury to frugality, and when he returned to the environment that looked down on supports in solo queue, he always had an unpleasant experience.
“Uh…” He Ci paused for a moment, then said, “The comments say that Dust is Huairen.”
Yu Xinche paused for a second: “Oh, no wonder, they have very poor manners.”
【So straightforward】
【Suspected of seeking revenge】
【He Ci said he doesn’t read forums.】
“What about the other teammates? Aren’t they going to do anything about it?” He Ci asked.
【The implication is: If they don’t care, then I’ll take action.】
【You are capable of interpreting his words.】
Yu Xinche glanced at the minimap: “Dead.”
【Hahahahahahaha】
【You can tell Baby is really angry, hahaha】
Several teammates had indeed died and were still waiting to be resurrected. They remained silent and indifferent when they saw Dust’s actions.
“Don’t be angry.” He Ci had already revived, and his gaze returned to the screen. “They’re all noobs. I’ll kill them all in the team fight later.”
“…That won’t do, it means I didn’t protect them well.”
“Then we’ll kill Huairen to avenge you,” He Ci said again.
Yu Xinche still added the buff: “…That won’t work either. He’s my teammate, and I can’t let my personal feelings get in the way.”
He paused, then said, “So, compared to that, I’d rather see you killed by us.”
【Hahahahahahahahaha】
【Very clear-headed】
He Ci couldn’t help but chuckle as well.
He had already entered the blue zone and saw Yu Xinche. He weakened the buff, leaving it with a sliver of health so that Yu Xinche could take it, and then let him go.
Yu Xinche’s mood improved a bit, and he clicked a cute emoji expression in game. After leading the blue a safe distance away, he having gottenan advantage, started to tease He Ci:
“Why are you going easy on me?”
“Because I don’t have your broad perspective,” He Ci said with a smile. “I tend to project my personal feelings into games.”
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