Did The Captain Catch Up With The Coach Today [Esports] Chapter 16
byChapter 16
The current Starter Jungler for the EN E-sports Club was Wen Shi Yu’s Substitute before Wen Shi Yu retired.
Actually, Wen Shi Yu didn’t have much of an issue with EN’s players. The focus of the long article he posted upon retirement was criticizing EN’s current coach, manager, and owner.
The thing Wen Shi Yu regretted most in his life was handing over the EN E-sports Club, which he had personally built, to others because he lacked the energy to manage both competing and operating the club.
When he realized that “home” was no longer “home,” and his authority as the club’s founder was so diminished that even his teammates wouldn’t follow his commands, there was no longer any point in continuing to play E-sports.
Not everyone is satisfied just by winning a championship.
What Wen Shi Yu wanted was for “his own team” to win the championship.
If it were merely about winning, he had already done that long ago.
Before WI E-sports Club won three consecutive championships, EN E-sports Club was the synonym for “undefeated.”
EN E-sports Club, END minus the D, Never Ends, Never Surrenders, Glory Forever.
But now, when Wen Shi Yu saw EN E-sports Club, it was like seeing a bad joke; he just wanted to quickly scroll past, suppressing the urge to roll his eyes.
Wei Xiao clearly knew about his feud with EN E-sports Club, which was why he planned to target the opposing Jungler.
Wen Shi Yu didn’t explain anything, just gave an “Mhm,” happy to see it happen.
Is this what it feels like to be protected by a Jungler? Not bad.
No wonder everyone wanted to Duo Queue with him so much.
…
Entering the battlefield, Wei Xiao took the bottom jungle buff and leveled up to 2. As soon as he unlocked his first skill, “Temporal Mark,” he couldn’t wait to sneak into the enemy jungle.
Temporal Mark: Marks a target, and all subsequent attacks against that target will carry a percentage damage bonus. The second skill, “Tracking Claw,” can lock onto and be cast on the target within a certain range, and the ultimate, “Temporal Pursuit,” can instantly teleport to the marked target and deliver a heavy strike.
Temporal Mark has no cooldown and remains on the marked target until that target is killed.
This is truly the most suitable Assassin hero in the entire Hero League for targeting specific enemies.
Wei Xiao snuck into the enemy jungle for no other reason than to land the mark on the opposing Jungler.
The canine-type hero, covered in white fur with only red ears and tail tip, ran into the enemy jungle on its four long legs. After finding the enemy Jungler, Phantom Assassin, it struck him head-on with a claw, applied the mark, and immediately turned and ran!
Having taken a claw for nothing, how could EN E-sports Club’s Jungler let it go? He used a displacement skill to catch up and cast his first skill, “Phantom Curse”!
Phantom Curse is a small-area AoE damage and slow, a very useful poke skill because it’s hard to dodge.
But Wei Xiao anticipated his move. The moment the Jungler displaced onto his face, Wei Xiao flicked his mouse, making an emergency turn. Not only did he dodge the skill, but he also circled behind the Jungler!
Then he followed up with two more claws!
As fellow Assassin heroes, their health pools are even smaller than Mages. Phantom Assassin was already down half his health.
Realizing the danger, EN E-sports Club’s Jungler tried to escape toward the mid-lane, seeking help from his MID.
Wei Xiao wasn’t in a hurry to chase. Instead, he used a “Tracking Claw” from a distance, hitting the Jungler and dropping his health by another quarter!
“Brother Wen!” he called out.
Wen Shi Yu didn’t say anything, but before the opposing MID could rotate, he used a displacement skill to arrive in front of Phantom Assassin. The Blazing Feather Dance was stunningly executed, and as the fiery feathers were released, Phantom Assassin’s last sliver of health vanished amidst the gorgeous special effects!
System Notification: Blazing Feather, secured First Blood!
“Awesome, awesome, awesome!” Wei Xiao praised without reservation. “As expected of Brother Wen, you’re dancing, but your dance is especially breathtaking!”
“Your filter… must be thicker than the bottom of a beer bottle,” Wen Shi Yu said, somewhat helpless.
He just came over to secure the kill, didn’t he? All the damage was dealt by Wei Xiao.
With Phantom Assassin dead, Wei Xiao temporarily applied the Temporal Mark to the opposing MID.
Wen Shi Yu understood his intention, quickly cleared the minion wave, allowing both himself and Wei Xiao to level up to three.
Wei Xiao unlocked his third skill, “Planar Shift,” and immediately Flash-dived the tower, giving the opposing MID a claw, then used the first stage of “Planar Shift” to enter an untargetable state.
The skill the MID threw at him missed, and the tower damage also failed to hit him.
During this time, Wen Shi Yu danced in and danced out, whittling the MID’s health down to critical.
Wei Xiao seized the opportunity, used the second stage of his blink to pursue the MID who had fled the tower, and finished off his remaining health with a basic attack!
System Notification: Temporal Tracker, one kill!
The MID and Jungler cooperated perfectly, each securing a kill and an assist.
Wei Xiao openly snuck into the enemy top jungle to steal camps while continuing his blind praise: “So what if Brother Wen doesn’t train normally? He still dominates the Overlord tier!”
“I don’t dominate anything.”
“Controlling the entire map, dominating the battlefield!”
“That’s true.”
“Xing Guang, Fei Yu, they are all little brothers in front of my Brother Wen!”
“Refuse to compare,” Wen Shi Yu said, pausing before adding, “They are indeed mediocre players.”
Before he retired, who dared to call Fei Yu the World Server Rank 1 Jungler?
Although Wen Shi Yu wasn’t confident that fans would still remember him after retirement, “Fei Yu is the World Server Rank 1 Jungler” was clearly a marketing ploy by KPI E-sports Club to create a knock-off version of timeand to make money for the club.
“Xing Guang’s mechanics aren’t good enough, but his intelligence is high, and his control is strong. Fei Yu’s mechanics and intelligence are both lacking,” Wen Shi Yu evaluated bluntly.
“What about me?” Wei Xiao also wanted to be evaluated by Wen Shi Yu.
Wen Shi Yu was silent for a moment, then asked faintly, “I signed you, what do you think?”
Wei Xiao froze, then, realizing what Wen Shi Yu meant, he couldn’t stop the corners of his mouth from curling up.
That’s right, Wen Shi Yu signed him knowing he was “to be continued.”
The FHM E-sports Club members said that the Starter Jungler position for this team was reserved for him.
Could he assume that Wen Shi Yu formed this team specifically for him?
When this thought surfaced, even Wei Xiao felt he was being too narcissistic.
But thinking about it wouldn’t hurt.
“Am I dreaming, being able to fight alongside my idol?” Wei Xiao couldn’t help but exclaim.
His “fight alongside” referred to being on the same team as Wen Shi Yu.
But at this moment, they were truly fighting side-by-side in the game.
So Wen Shi Yu misunderstood: “You’ve already killed two people, and you’re still dreaming? Hurry up and go back to buy equipment, then help me take down the tower.”
“Got it!” After clearing the enemy top jungle, Wei Xiao immediately recalled to buy equipment, then happily trotted back to the mid-lane to continue ganking and pushing mid with Wen Shi Yu.
With equipment, their damage spiked. Ganking the Mage was an instant kill combo, impossible to fail!
The opposing Mage was the Starter for the MID E-sports Club, and he was being ganked until his Dao Heart shattered.
After dying three times in a row, he couldn’t take it anymore and frantically typed his complaints in the fountain.
Global MID-phoenix (Spirit Doll): Is EN’s Jungler dead? How many times has the enemy Jungler come?
Global MID-phoenix (Spirit Doll): A Level 2 Phantom can’t beat a dog, can’t defend the jungle, and doesn’t gank.
Global MID-phoenix (Spirit Doll): How did this level of player become a Starter?
Global MID-phoenix (Spirit Doll): You can’t even compare to one of timeand’s little fingers!
“Wow!” Wei Xiao was amused.
When he first saw the message from the opposing team in the chat box, he thought they were coming to flame him, but it turned out they were complaining about EN E-sports Club’s Jungler and even praised his idol!
Well done!
“That’s so right! I could take on ten of EN’s current Jungler!” Wei Xiao said, already typing.
Wen Shi Yu heard his rapid typing through the headset and had a bad feeling, so he had to stop him: “Don’t get involved, don’t cause trouble.”
“Don’t worry, I won’t swear, my temper is super good!” Wei Xiao boasted. “To tell you the truth, my account has never been muted since registration!”
Then, immediately after, the message he sent appeared in the chat box.
Global to be continued (Temporal Tracker): I won’t gank you since you praised God Yu! Anyone who praises God Yu is a good friend! God Yu is the GOAT!
Wen Shi Yu: “…”
He was extremely grateful that only Wei Xiao knew his alias.
Global MID-phoenix (Spirit Doll): You really are a fan of God Yu. I thought your style resembled God Yu’s when I watched you play against DIE.
Global to be continued (Temporal Tracker): Ah, you watched that match? I lost, so embarrassing!
Em… barrassing?
Wen Shi Yu turned his head, looking at Wei Xiao with a look as if he had seen a ghost.
He saw the person smiling smugly with the corners of his mouth raised, his expression having absolutely nothing to do with embarrassment.
He seemed to know that even though he lost that match, he played incredibly well.
Global MID-phoenix (Spirit Doll): Did you guys play afterward? I bet DIE E-sports Club only won that one match.
Upon seeing this sentence, Wen Shi Yu immediately became alert: “He’s trying to probe for information, don’t fall for it.”
“Understood!” Wei Xiao wouldn’t be fooled!
Global to be continued (Temporal Tracker): I don’t know. The private matches were all just practice and ended early, none of them were played to completion. By the way, where is EN’s Jungler right now?
Global MID-phoenix (Spirit Doll): Bottom jungle.
Global to be continued (Temporal Tracker): Alright! Thank you, you’re a good person!
Global EN-homepretty (Phantom Assassin): You
System Notification: Player “EN-homepretty” has been muted by the system for frequently posting abusive language.
“Hahahahaha!” Wei Xiao just asked casually, and he didn’t expect to dare to ask, but the opposing MID actually dared to answer!
And the system notification that EN E-sports Club’s Jungler was muted brought the comedic effect to the max!
Wen Shi Yu listened to the undisguised laughter through his headset, and the corners of his mouth couldn’t help but lift.
Well… he felt a little sorry for EN E-sports Club’s Jungler now.
That young man who had racked his brains trying to get him removed from the Starter position, although lacking in skill and a bit foul-mouthed, didn’t deserve this kind of suffering~