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Published at 6th of October 2021 03:09:29 PM


Chapter 63

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Following the emcee’s enthusiastic lead-in, the large screen flashes and displays the intro video the game officials painstakingly spent a week , rushing to develop.

The video opens with some gorgeous animation, and then Death God, Black Serpent, Camael, Burial Sword – These OP and formidable demons appear one after another. With the absolutely magnificent backdrop and their abilities’ riveting special effects, one can only be dazzled by the countless feasts for the eyes and heap on innumerable praises.

The animation finishes off with Nine-Tailed Demon Fox’s Ult, stealing people’s breaths , leaving them anticipating for more. Sure enough, what follows briskly is the intro video recorded by the Top 8 teams.

(T/N top 8 as in the actual made it to finals top 8)

The video goes through the ranking list of the last competition in order from the first to the last. The first team to come on is the No. 1 of the last professional gaming league – MY.

This team is one that goes by the motto of “Defence is the best offense”. They play extremely vigilantly, yet harmoniously.

In this video, the one giving the invitation of war is their Captain and also their Mid-laner: “If you’re so capable, why don’t you try overthrowing us from our throne!”

His wildly arrogantly tone is full of an e-sports gamer’s valor.

Subsequently, the next to be shown is the No. 2 of the last season – KID.

This team is infamous for their strict military-esque regime during their practice. In this video, all members bore holes into the lenses rapaciously, as though they were eyeing at a prey, this season’s champion cup.

The one chosen to be their speaker is their C position. The marksman’s tone outmatches MY’s captain in arrogance by nearly ten thousand times: “Get out of the way! This season’s championship will be ours!”

JOK is the No. 3 of last season. As a team who loves to cause trouble, the words they said naturally take on the same flair:

“A match? You guys don’t stand a chance. Why not have a dance battle instead?” After saying this, JOK’s Mid-Laner breakdances on the spot, finishing it off with both hands pointing a finger at the camera.1

The team placing fourth Bal.C’s features their Captain ,also a jungler. This youth who’s nickname is “The Top Jungler of the Nation” wears an impossibly confident smile as he levels his gaze at the camera: “So long as you are my prey, don’t even think about fleeing the palm of my hand!”

Placing fifth ,the team is Rule. Likewise, their chosen representative is their Captain and also a Support. With a solemn face, he declares: “The tournament this time round shall be won by us.”

No. 6, Skr.1. Known for their flexible, ever-changing line-ups, their speaker is their top laner: “Guess what we’re using for this season?”1

The seventh place ……

ANE stretch their necks out for their own video. PG similarly does the same for their own.

(T/N ANE and PG are the last two place)

But unexpectedly—

Nothing.

There’s actually nothing?!

After Skr.1’s clip, every representative drops a line to wrap it up:

MY’s Mid-laner: “4th Season, we’re coming for you!”

KID’s Marksman: “4th Season, we’re coming for you!”

JOK’s Mid-laner: “4th Season, we’re coming for you~”

 

Bal.C’s Jungler: “We’ll be waiting for you in the Final League!”

Rule’s Support: “We’ll be waiting for you in the Final League.”

Skr.1’s Solo-laner: “We’ll be waiting for you in the Final League~”

The End.

Perfect.

ANE: ? ? ?

PG: ? ? ?

Luo Yiming: “The heck…… Where’re we?”

Ye Hong: “Didn’t you hear them say ‘We’ll wait for you in the Final League’? For teams like us who’s got to wade through the Elimination Round, I doubt we’ll be in the same cut as them.”

Han Leng: “Then why did we have to shoot it? Since they took it, they should use it somewhere ba?”

Ye Hong: “Probably. The only question is… Where will they use it?”

In the midst of their conversation, the emcee has already finished giving an invigorating speech, announcing the grand opening of LDPL’s 4th Season’s Elimination Round - the first-ever offline round!

A staff then comes over to PG, indicating for them to get onstage.

Only then does PG remember – Oh Yah , that’s right! Their match’s the first one up!

He Ye: 【The first match of the Elimination Round which shall soon begin is between PG and DJss! Before the match, let’s take a look at the clip!】

Following the emcee’s words, the large screen lights up suddenly. Following the 5 seconds countdown, what follows after is picture of DJss’s faces.

DJss: ? !

On the large screen, the five youths who’re all in their teens are seated in an orderly line. One of them abruptly gets up and heads over to the camera, raising a hand to turn it to himself. He cocks a charmingly devious smile: “Faced with us, are you scared?”

The members of PG expresses: Heh. Nope. Not in the slightest.

DJss: ……The game officials are doing this intentionally, aren’t they?! Playing both sides’ videos at such a time, are they trying to stir things up or stir things up or stir things up?!

Following that, the camera cuts to PG’s side where everything’s in shambles.

The five members each randomly found a place to sit. Not only are their seats dispersed, their sitting postures are all sorts of strange.

Following the zooming in and shifting of the camera, the members of PG flick an off-hand glance at the camera, totally not giving the slightest damn about it.

It’s then that the camera stops upon a clean and crispy-dressed youth. As though startled, that youth meets the camera’s lenses, smiling gently and speaking in an incredibly laidback tone: “I’ve already let the waters flow by using Frozen Heart. You better give me a good game! Don’t die too quickly.”

DJss: ! ! !

Jing Yu: =_= I'm innocent

Be it DJSS or PG, no one would have suspected the video to come out in this manner and time.

Just like that, their declaration of war which was intended for all other teams suddenly became directed at each other. The smell of gunpowder** becomes particularly heavy.

(T/N **Smell of Gunpowder 火药味 : negative tension between them)

DJss regrets it to the point where they feel down right miserable – Had they known this in advance, they definitely wouldn’t have gone with those words!

 

Asking PG whether they’re cowed by them? Wah! They’re the ones scared stupid!

And yet. None of the other teams or the audience are roasting them or much less paying any attention to them – Almost all of them are focused on PG’s clip!

“Using Frozen Heart to let the waters flow is for real?!”

“Fuck, this level of trash-talking is just too……”

“Did those words really come out of the person with that face?!”

At the same time, the bullet barrage flying across the broadcast’s screen is in just as much of a frenzy:

【I believe using Frozen Heart to let victory slip is for real!】

【AAAAAAAHH GOLDFISH’S SO HANDSOME!!!】

【That face’s simply-!!!】

The comment section down below the videos is similarly accumulating comments at a frightening pace:

【When I saw that picture, I thought Goldfish would be a little angel, but in the end……】

【When I saw that picture, I flashbacked to Goldfish’s indecent voice and thought something was off, and in the end……】

【When I saw that picture, I couldn’t imagine him as the person who pentakilled with Frozen Heart, but in the end……】

【--This trash-talking’s too devilish!】

【My husband is truly my husband! Always so full of sass!】

【What’s called an angel with the soul of a devil, I think I’ve finally been enlightened today.】3

【Momma, have you ever seen an angel becoming evil?】

For a period of time, both live and outside, online and reality, everyone seems to be talking about Goldfish!

When he’s quiet, he’s just like an angel. Then the moment he opens his mouth, the sass is enough to make the whole e-sports circle gasp in shock. He’s simply just like his Frozen Heart – Unbelievable!2

The countless who were deceived by his image were also the countless whose jaws dropped at his trash-talking in the video.

As Luo Yiming replaces the keyboard with his own, he laughs heartily the whole time: “HAHAHAHAHA! Just knew they’d react like that!”

Ye Hong also can’t hold back his grin: “Little Goldfish, see how many people you scared the pants off of?”

Jing Yu heaves a breath helplessly, not wanting to speak.

If not for him thickening his skin after months of using Frozen Heart, at this moment and time, he really wants nothing more than to find a hole to crawl into – This is way too humiliating!

Qin Fei glances at him, looking tickled. He advises with a volume audible only to Jing Yu: “Don’t pay much attention to them. If you’re strong, you don’t have to care what they say. When it comes to e-sports, playing bad is the most grievous sin.”

Jing Yu turns his head to meet his gaze, flashing a quick smirk: “Don’t worry. Since I dared to say those words, I’ll definitely carry them out.”

“Heh.” Qin Fei turns his gaze back onto his keyboard, feeling slightly shaken – Those words were so…… savage. He likes it.6

The emcee He Ye has already seen this video right before the event started, so he narrowly dodges a bullet – That is, being thrown off by the reaction of the crowd before and after Jing Yu.

 

Therefore, after merrily taking in everyone’s reactions, he gives an appropriate amount of time for them to come back down to earth before speaking up again: 【Right now, both teams have tested their set-ups, logged into their accounts, and are prepared for the match to begin. Let’s now put our hands together to welcome our commentators for the day, Luofan and Yoyo!】

Following a round of applause, the spotlights shift to Fang Luofan who is seated at the back of the audience seats, as well as his partner Yoyo.

Both parties are dressed formally today. One in black and one in white, they make a complementary pair.

On either side of the stage, a transparent shield abruptly rises and covers both teams in their seats, thus achieving the motive of soundproofing.

Following that, Fang Luofan’s voice rises: 【Good morning, everyone. I am Luofan. It’s a pleasure to commentate for the first offline round.】

Yoyo: 【Hello, everyone. I am Yoyo. This will be my first time commentating for an offline match. Aish , I’m a bit nervous!】

Fang Luofan: 【Don’t worry. Just commentate as per usual, and you’ll be fine.】

Yoyo: 【En, en!】

Fang Luofan: 【This match will be between PG and DJss. There’s not much of a need to introduce PG. They are a Top 8 of the last season, as I’m sure those who’ve been paying attention to LDPL are aware of. DJss is a newly established team that has an explosive Mage as their core. Right now, both sides are entering the selection process.】

Yoyo: 【DJss has drawn the blue** and gains the first choice advantage! Aiya, PG sure are down on their luck!】

(T/N **drawn the blue (side) 抽到蓝方: Imagine there’s a Blue and Red side. They draw the blue lot and are now on the Blue side, which will get to choose their demons first)

Fang Luofan: 【DJss gains the right to choose the demons to ban first. The first demon they ban is – Frozen Heart!】

When Fang Luofan names this demon, his eyes are blown wide with disbelief.

When he learnt Frozen Heart was going to be strengthened, he knew Jing Yu’s Frozen Heart would definitely be banned, but he didn’t think it’d happen so quickly!

The first ban of the first match is Frozen Heart. This is way too unimagineable!

It’s not just Fang Luofan who’s taken aback. Even the crowd are flabbergasted. There's debates erupting everywhere.

And what about PG?

Luo Yiming dishes out a “fuck” right off the bat!

Luo Yiming: “FUCK! The first ban right off the bat is Frozen Heart! Don’t you think you’re a bit too much?!”

Ye Hong: “That’s right! To keep our family’s Little Goldfish from releasing water ! Yer way too much!”

Han Leng: “Since the enemies are so heavy-handed, we’ve got to outmatch them – Ban Burial Sword!”

Jing Yu is just about to coax them not to be so emotional and ban the OP Mid-Laner first, but before a word could slip out, Luo Yiming has already swiftly banned Burial Sword!

Jing Yu: ……Welp.

Yoyo: 【PG has decided on Burial Sword as their first ban! Haha, as expected of PG. If you ban one of our Jungler demons, I’ll ban one of yours too! They’re way too brilliant!】

Fang Luofan: 【Nevertheless, this isn’t a very sensible action PG has undertaken. When facing DJss, it’s best for the second mover to ban an OP Mid-laning demon. Now then, it’s time for DJss to select their next demon. Who will their second ban be? Ho, it’s Lilith!】

Ye Hong: “Alright. That makes two lifelines.”

Luo Yiming: “I’m guessing mine will be next.”

Han Leng: “You’re always free to use mine to play!”

Luo Yiming: “With how much your Jinghua Shuiyue sucks ass? I really wouldn’t dare to take your Chronos!”

Yoyo: 【PG decides to go with Black Serpent as their 2nd ban! After Nine-Tailed Demon Fox was slashed, indeed, Black Serpent has become equivalent to to a bug. I think it’s fair time for Black Serpent to be slashed too!】

Fang Luofan: 【DJss’s 3rd ban has decided to be Dark Cupid. Looks like their Marksman is intending to use Camael or Centaur to bottom-lane.】

Ye Hong: “Alright, that’s three lifelines gone…… Hold up?! Which three demons did the enemy ban?!”

Han Leng: “Frozen Heart, Lilith, and Dark Cupid.”

Ye Hong: “FUCK!”

Luo Yiming: “FUCK!”

After pinching himself to make sure he’s not hallucinating, Ye Hong stares at his own screen in a stupor. He can already see himself pentakilling heroically!

“My lifeline’s been let out!”5

T/N  poor PG been pitted against by the officials lol
      The top 8 team speech gave me a stroke lol , JOK breakdancing ? Werk





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