Did The Captain Catch Up With The Coach Today [Esports] Chapter 8

Chapter 8

Champion.

These two words stimulated Wei Xiao’s nerves.

The “we” Zhou Miao Miao mentioned likely referred to FHM, but because Wei Xiao’s goal was also the championship, when Zhou Miao Miao said that, Wei Xiao felt as if he was included in the sentiment.

It was a strange feeling.

It was as if he had been a member of FHM from the start.

Fei Yu, the opposing Jungler, was so mocked he couldn’t speak, physically demonstrating what it meant to bring shame upon oneself.

Spectators could see the in-game chat, and KPI’s fans felt embarrassed for him, but love makes people blind, and they frantically tried to defend their favorite team and player.

[It’s just a scrim, only a fool would expose their true strength.]

[FHM is a fake team, you can’t even look them up. So what if KPI went easy? Don’t make a fuss.]

[Exactly, Fei Yu can’t walk straight when he sees a girl. Maybe there’s a girl on the other side.]

[I don’t know if you’re praising Fei Yu or insulting him right now.]

During last year’s exhibition match, KPI played against a temporary team composed of KPI fans. The Jungler was a female fan who counter-jungled at the start, catching Fei Yu off guard and actually solo-killing him.

This incident led to Fei Yu being mocked for a long time. Fans couldn’t easily defend him, so they could only say things like “Fei Yu can’t walk straight when he sees a girl,” “Fei Yu is gentler towards women,” or “Fei Yu spoils his fans.”

After saying it enough, whether others believed it or not, they certainly believed it themselves.

But in this match, Wei Xiao wasn’t sure if others were holding back, but he felt that Fei Yu, at least, was not.

What Jungler would hold back while racking their brains to manage the tempo? With such intense killing intent towards him, and breaking down so genuinely?

Even with such a significant economic lead, Wei Xiao still had to constantly guard against Fei Yu’s sneak attacks.

He could instantly kill Fei Yu, and Fei Yu could instantly kill him. Battles between burst Assassins were always this thrilling—instantaneous and decisive.

However, the Blade Shadow Dancer was primarily strong because she was untargetable during her displacement and had crowd control skills. So, as long as he dodged the control and didn’t use skills while she was displacing, he would be fine.

After pushing down KPI’s bottom lane Tier 1 turret, KPI adopted a defensive stance, grouping up to clear minions and denying Wei Xiao any chance for a solo pick-off.

The first 10-person team fight erupted at KPI’s mid-lane Tier 2 turret.

Normally, initiating a fight was the job of the Top Laner or Support, but FHM’s Top Laner was an Assassin with no crowd control, and the Support was a mage support with soft control. Both were squishy and couldn’t withstand any turret damage.

So, the one responsible for initiating was… the Marksman!

Lu Qing Yang, playing Thorny Whip, stacked his passive with skills, then Flash-ed into the turret and activated his ultimate!

Thorny Whip’s ultimate, “Thorn Dance”: Can be activated when the number of thorns reaches 5. Thorny Whip spins rapidly, dealing damage to all surrounding enemies, becoming immune to crowd control, and recovering a large amount of health.

The Marksman went in! The Marksman was face-to-face! The Marksman tanked the turret damage!

“Charge, brothers—” Lu Qing Yang roared!

“Charge—” Mid Laner Zhou Miao Miao, playing Blazing Feather, used a displacement skill to dance into the turret. With his area-of-effect, high-burst damage, he instantly killed a squishy enemy!

“Go, go, go!” Top Laner Qin Jin Yao, playing Bamboo Swordsman, used his ultimate to charge the turret, finishing off the low-health enemy Top Laner and chasing the Mid Laner who was trying to escape.

Tang Li, playing Soul Bell, placed a Soul Bell under the turret just in case, then mashed his keyboard, unleashing every skill he could. He even accidentally secured a kill.

Infected by their passion, Wei Xiao also used his ultimate and charged towards the enemy Jungler, Fei Yu!

Overlord Blade’s ultimate, “Overlord Blood Blade”: Basic attacks become one-hit kills.

Every one of my attacks is a “one-hit kill.” Are you scared or not!

Fei Yu knew he couldn’t escape and countered with a “Blade Chain,” but Wei Xiao dodged it with a movement adjustment.

Damn it, why won’t it hit!

I’ll fight you to the death!

He actively closed the distance and pressed Q, “Blade Shadow,” for a double slash!

Wei Xiao didn’t bother dodging, furiously spamming the ‘A’ key. With one “one-hit kill,” Fei Yu died. Simultaneously, the health Wei Xiao had lost from Fei Yu’s attack was instantly restored!

[System Notification] The enemy heroes have been wiped out!

[System Notification] Victory is in sight!

“We wiped them out, holy crap!” Qin Jin Yao exclaimed!

Although they initiated the fight with the goal of wiping out KPI, they were still surprised when it actually happened!

They won the team fight, and the Tier 2 turret was subsequently pushed down.

Wei Xiao said, “Awesome,” specifically to the Marksman: “Thorny Whip initiating the fight, rarely seen in my life. I’ve learned something new!”

Based on his own experience in Solo Queue, he would only encounter a Thorny Whip once in about 50 games, and they usually played poorly, bordering on throwing the game.

But Lu Qing Yang’s Thorny Whip, while average in lane, was truly amazing in team fights!

“Can you accept my friend request now?” Lu Qing Yang was still bothered by this.

“Hahaha, accepted, absolutely accepted!” Wei Xiao admitted that he hadn’t missed Lu Qing Yang’s request; he had seen it but hadn’t accepted it because Lu Qing Yang had played conventionally in the previous game and hadn’t left a deep impression on Wei Xiao.

Wei Xiao didn’t carry girls or boys; he only wanted to team up with strong players, so those who made it onto his list were extraordinary.

“Me too, me too!” Since his teammates were becoming friends with the expert, Qin Jin Yao didn’t want to be left out.

“Alright, I’ll add you after this game!” Wei Xiao really liked this Top Laner. Although he played an Assassin, their coordination was excellent. They roamed together, counter-jungled together, and instantly killed enemies together. It felt like the way he dreamed of fighting alongside Wen Shi Yu.

Just then, Tang Li spoke: “Since you think we all play well, why don’t you just join us? Winning the championship doesn’t necessarily require joining a top-eight team. The top eight teams fought their way there; we can fight our way into the top eight too, and we can win the championship.”

After this speech, Wen Shi Yu silently raised his hand and gave a thumbs-up.

Tang Li was reliable. Why bother adding friends? Joining the team was the real priority!

Wei Xiao was indeed starting to get interested in the FHM team.

The game hadn’t reached 20 minutes, and the Baron hadn’t spawned yet. While counter-jungling, he asked, “What’s FHM’s salary like?”

“We definitely won’t treat you unfairly,” Tang Li replied. “Our coach is determined to get you. If you’re not satisfied with the salary, we can negotiate.”

“What’s the coach’s temper like?” Wei Xiao asked again.

“He has a pretty soft temper, not fierce at all,” Tang Li said. He was then slapped on the head by Wen Shi Yu. After a moment of silence, he added, “He just tends to touch people’s heads.”

Wen Shi Yu was furious… Was that touching? It was clearly a slap!

“But you all listen to him?” Wei Xiao was curious.

“Of course we listen. When he was playing E-sports, we were all chasing after him, cheering him on,” Tang Li responded.

“That’s true,” Zhou Miao Miao echoed. “I started playing E-sports because I liked him. Later, I realized I wasn’t cut out to be a Jungler, so I switched to MID. I only switched recently, so I don’t know many Mages, but I’m practicing hard.”

“Jungler? Are you saying your coach was a Jungler?” Wei Xiao’s heart suddenly sped up.

Could it be…

“The coach doesn’t let us reveal his identity, so we can’t say,” Tang Li said. “If you want to join us, I can give you an address.”

“Hmm, I’ll think about it,” Wei Xiao said. After a while, he asked, “What does FHM stand for?”

Interest leads to curiosity, and curiosity makes one ask.

Zhou Miao Miao answered him: “Oh, that. We named it after the coach’s internet cafe: Fool Happy More, a direct translation of Sha Diao Huan Le Duo.”

It was too late for Wen Shi Yu to stop Zhou Miao Miao. He could only nervously listen to the movement in his headset.

There was a subtle silence in the headset.

Fool Happy More.

Wei Xiao hadn’t forgotten that the internet cafe he was currently in was called “Fool Happy More.”

This was the internet cafe opened by his idol, Wen Shi Yu’s, sister.

The coach of FHM was Wen Shi Yu!

Ah ah ah ah ah!

Wei Xiao tried to speak twice, struggling to figure out how to say “I’m willing” without sounding too excited.

Finally, he decided to speak his mind: “I’m joining!”

Wen Shi Yu’s eyebrow twitched.

“Eh? Really?” Zhou Miao Miao was pleasantly surprised. “You don’t want to think about it anymore?”

“No need to think,” Wei Xiao answered stiffly.

“Is it because of the team name? Is the team name that good?” Qin Jin Yao didn’t understand.

“It’s great,” Wei Xiao praised blindly. “Simple, direct, and unique!”

“Are you sure you’ve thought this through?” Lu Qing Yang was excited but also a little uneasy. “Our team was just recently established and doesn’t have much experience playing in tournaments…”

“It’s fine, I’ll carry you,” Wei Xiao’s tone was still strained, but his movements were already distorted by excitement. He even missed a one-hit kill.

“Then… should I give you the address?” Tang Li was also confused by Wei Xiao’s sudden change of heart. He asked hesitantly, “Should I tell you now, or after this game?”

“Tell me after this game,” Wei Xiao took a deep breath, barely managing to suppress his excitement.

WI, KPI, CHIP—they could all stand aside! The team Wen Shi Yu was on was his only destination!

Wen Shi Yu raised his hand and rubbed his forehead, feeling a little strange.

The person he had been longing for was now captivated by him. He should be happy, so why was he so uneasy?

He thought he had been calculating and successfully hooked a big fish, but now he felt a sense of crisis, like he was being watched by a wolf.

Had the hunter become the prey?

Never mind. His goal was achieved, he could worry about the rest later.

At this moment, the spectators were still discussing Thorny Whip’s initiation.

KPI’s heroes gradually revived. Since they couldn’t win team fights, they decided to split up to defend turrets and look for opportunities to push lanes.

However, the moment they split up, Wei Xiao’s Overlord Blade caught them, making them doubt their lives. Any encounter resulted in a one-hit kill, sending them straight back to the fountain.

Wei Xiao’s Overlord Blade made them feel like they were back when the hero was first released—so tyrannical that no one could deal with him.

The match ended in 19 minutes, just before the Baron spawned, and it was undoubtedly a victory for FHM.

After Wei Xiao exited the results screen, he planned to deal with Lu Qing Yang and Qin Jin Yao’s friend requests first. To his surprise, when he opened the request list, there were hundreds of applications, making him dizzy.

He was too lazy to scroll, so he directly sent requests to the two of them, and they were accepted shortly after.

Then he poked Tang Li.

to be continued: Address.

Tang Li sent him the address of the Fool Happy More internet cafe.

to be continued: Which floor? Which room?

FHM-li: Third floor, 317. We usually start training in the afternoon. Come in the afternoon.

Wei Xiao didn’t reply. Knowing the room number, he grabbed his key, left his cubicle, and headed up to the third floor.

Wen Shi Yu realized what was happening and suddenly felt a little flustered. For a moment, he didn’t know whether to stand or sit. Finally, he chose to lean back on the sofa, crossing his legs to look cool.

A moment later, there was a knock on the door of 317.

The third floor housed high-end private rooms and private residences, so few people came up. When the FHM members heard the knock, they thought it was Wen Shi Yu’s sister, Wen Ban Xia, looking for him.

Everyone looked at Wen Shi Yu, who said calmly, “Miao Miao, open the door.”

Among the four FHM members, Lu Qing Yang was the least reliable, Tang Li was the most reliable, Qin Jin Yao was the most disobedient, and Zhou Miao Miao was the most obedient.

Therefore, if Wen Shi Yu had serious business, he would discuss it with Tang Li, but for small tasks like opening the door, he would ask Zhou Miao Miao.

Zhou Miao Miao didn’t think much of it. He said “Oh” and got up to open the door.

The doorknob was pressed, and the door opened inward. Standing outside was not Wen Ban Xia, but a handsome, unfamiliar young man.

“Yo!” Wei Xiao smiled and raised a hand in greeting.

Zhou Miao Miao slammed the door shut with a “click,” turned back, and reported to Wen Ge: “Report, Wen Ge, it’s an unfamiliar stranger!”

Wen Shi Yu: “…”

Wen Shi Yu: “Let him in.”