Don’t Be Afraid, Let’s Do It Together (E-sports) - Chapter 1

It was six o’clock in the afternoon in city C.

The narrow rental house was filled with the dim yellow light of the setting sun shining through the glass.

An old ceiling fan creaked as it spun above the young boy, who was sitting in front of his computer wearing an old man’s undershirt and shorts. He slouched in his chair, not caring about his appearance, and the fan blew his hair wildly.

He held his phone in his hands and yawned, looking bored and lazy. But his eyes were fixed on the flashing game screen, and his bony, slender fingers moved quickly and sharply as he played.

The computer screen in front of him displayed a live game broadcast, with a small square in the bottom right corner showing the camera’s view of the boy’s body from the neck down. The comments in the live chat scrolled rapidly.

The top right corner of the live chat showed that there were 70,000 online viewers, and the live broadcast was titled “Sexy Yao Yao Online Penta Kill.”

Xie Yao, also known as Yao Yao Princess, was a contracted anchor in the King of Glory section of the Shark TV live streaming platform. He had been broadcasting for more than a year, and his popularity had grown rapidly thanks to his strong skills and sharp tongue. He maintained a moderate level of popularity in the King of Glory section, neither too high nor too low.

Although behind him were walls covered in red flowers and awards for being an outstanding student, in reality he was a trash talker who excelled at the game. His fans have joked more than once about tracing his IP address to find the teacher who gave him these sacred awards and asking why they would give them to a rebellious middle schooler.

When he saw these comments during his livestream, Xie Yao scoffed.

“Middle schooler syndrome”, “top cancer”, “elementary schooler”, “trash talking king” – these were all nicknames that his fans had given him after a year of friction in Xie Yao’s livestreams. But aside from that, anyone who has watched Xie Yao’s livestreams would not criticize his skills as a king of the game, not because they were afraid of his comebacks, but because Xie Yao was truly a god.

Have you ever seen anyone play Wang Zhaojun and predict the enemy Lee Bai’s moves 3-12 times?

Besides his top-notch trash-talking skills, Xie Yao is also a master at playing the game “King of Glory.” His ability to predict and execute moves is effortless, as natural as drinking water.

He enjoys pushing down the enemy’s crystal with confidence after driving them into despair, and then reporting them for cheating or insulting him. He then moves on to the next game.

As the sound of the game’s kill effect suddenly rang out, the young man relaxed his expression, raised his eyebrows, controlled the little Daji that had just obtained a kill, and swayed her fluffy tail as he slipped back to his mid-lane tower.

After obtaining the kill, Daji went into hiding, and Xie Yao took advantage of a lull in the action to quickly lean over to the right side of his table and grab a bite of food with his chopsticks. He chewed and swallowed quickly before returning to his game.

At this moment, there were over 70,000 viewers in the live streaming room, and the barrage of comments was flashing by rapidly.

Nightfall: Your jungle skills are so bad.

Whale Falls North and South: It’s not that you’re cunning, it’s your Daji that’s cunning!

Wuhu Wuhu: Yao Yao is spreading poison again. I followed you to watch you play games, not to watch you do a mukbang! / Dog head

Kublai Khan has no horse: Your jungle is my home. When I meet Daji, I laugh to death. I can’t even fight back!

Yao a Yao: The bot lane couple with conjoined twins is really disgusting. They gave the enemy a double kill as soon as they entered the game. Is this a game played with feet?

…

Glancing at the comments, Xie Yao snorted and made a mocking expression on his baby-faced chubby cheeks, which was quite contradictory to his image.

He didn’t stop his hand movements and said with a touch of sarcasm, “Sorry, my teammates were so appetizing that I couldn’t resist my hunger.”

Of course, he was referring to the jungle and support players who were sleepwalking through the game. Xie Yao didn’t expect to match with such noobs in his first game of the day, and he wasn’t someone who held back his words. He mocked them mercilessly.

The barrage was scrolling so fast with comments about his teammates being noobs, as well as some haters who criticized his personality for blaming his teammates instead of improving himself.

Xie Yao ignored all the comments.

After clearing the minions and reaching level six, Xie Yao squatted in the bushes next to our blue buff and pulled the vision to check on the bottom lane marksman, who had just respawned and, together with his YaoYao princess, gave away another double kill at lightning speed.

He clicked his tongue twice and said, “It’s not even six minutes into the game, and these two have already given away four kills. Did they buy their accounts from a game booster?”

The barrage was speechless.

Autumn wants to hibernate: The first time I’ve seen such a weak star, xswl.

Waiting for the wind: Hahaha, are these two walking ATMs?

Yao Yao, my wife: Don’t bother giving it, they don’t care about your thirty yuan anymore!

Sweet and pure fairy man: Yao Yao, why aren’t you squatting at the blue on the opposite side? Why squat at our side’s blue?

Xie Yao’s Daji was lewdly hiding in the bushes. After seeing Sweet and pure fairy man’s comment, he said, “Isn’t this game like the jungle across our wilderness? Compared to their own blue buff, that monkey must be more greedy for our side’s.”

From the beginning of the game until now, their Li Bai on this side hasn’t gotten a blue buff. They have all been stolen by the arrogant monkey on the other side, who comes and goes without a trace. Now our blue buff has respawned, and the opponent’s jungler will definitely come again. If we squat here, we will definitely catch them.

Xie Yao leaned over and took a sip of soda. Just as he was chewing, he saw the monkey appear in his vision. The opponent was rushing from their red zone, still wearing the YaoYao princess skin. Xie Yao immediately focused his attention.

Unexpectedly, before the monkey even crossed the river and approached the blue area, our Li Bai appeared like a god. He used his first skill twice in a row from the side of the blue buff and dashed towards the monkey’s face. The operation was as fierce as a tiger, but before his basic attacks were fully stacked, he was controlled by YaoYao’s first skill, and the monkey hit Li Bai with two hits, leaving him with only a sliver of health.

Although Li Bai’s operation was not that great, he ran quite fast. He immediately used his first skill to return to the blue buff side with a strong will to survive, and narrowly made it to Xie Yao with just a sliver of health left.

Xie Yao couldn’t help but applaud, “Wonderful! It’s the first time I’ve seen someone not clearing jungle monsters and instead jump onto the opponent’s face and then use their ultimate. Our jungler is a role model. I learned something new.”

The comments section immediately became lively.

Autumn wants to hibernate: This is the first time I’ve seen such a bad Star player, xswl.

Waiting for the wind: Hahaha, are these two walking ATMs?

Yao Yao, my wife: Don’t bother giving it, they don’t care about your thirty dollars!

Sweet Pure Immortal Male: Yao Yao, why aren’t you squatting across the blue buff? Why are you squatting on our side?

Xie Yao, sneaky as always, hiding in the bushes, saw Sweet Pure Immortal Male’s comment and said, “This game is like the enemy jungle coming to our side to steal our blue buff. Compared to their own blue buff, that monkey must be more interested in ours.”

“Since the beginning of the game, their Li Bai has never obtained the blue buff on this side, it’s always been stolen by the other side’s arrogant monkey who comes and goes without a trace. Now our blue buff has refreshed, and the enemy jungle will definitely come again. If we squat here, we will definitely catch him,” said Xie Yao.

As Xie Yao leaned out to sip on his drink, a monkey suddenly appeared in his field of view. The enemy jungle had rushed over from their red zone, still wearing the YaoYao princess skin from the “Meeting the Divine Deer” event. Xie Yao immediately focused his attention.

To his surprise, before the monkey could cross the river and get closer to the blue buff, their Li Bai suddenly appeared, using his first skill to flash twice and lunge towards the monkey’s face. In one fell swoop, Li Bai attacked with great skill, but before he could even finish his basic attacks, Yǔ Yǔ princess reacted and used her first skill to control him. The monkey then beat Li Bai senseless with two sticks, leaving him with only a sliver of health.

This Li Bai’s skills weren’t that great, but he was fast, immediately using his first skill to return to their blue buff, barely making it with a sliver of health left. He stumbled over to Xie Yao.

Xie Yao couldn’t help but applaud, “Fantastic! The first time I’ve seen someone leave the monster and jump into someone’s face before using their ultimate. You are the model of a jungler, and I have learned so much.”

The comment section immediately erupted in joy.

Ah Xu is my wife!: The new generation of Yin-Yang masters belongs to no one but Shark TV’s Yao Yao!

I ate cherries today: Oh boy, I haven’t eaten all day, my stomach is growling. As soon as I saw Li Bai, I immediately burped, thank you bro/dog head.

Wen Zhou boils water: You stole all the bamboo shoots from the mountain!

…

The monkey on the other side clearly hadn’t encountered a Li Bai player with such exceptional skills before. He was stunned for a moment, then refused to let go of this shining kill. With his health bar cut in half by Li Bai’s attack, he chased after him all the way to the blue buff area.

Xie Yao was quick to react, unleashing a precise set of skills on the monkey as soon as he entered his attack range. The monkey, with only half health left, couldn’t withstand the barrage of attacks from Daji’s skills. In the end, he was knocked down by the pink love heart attack.

“Shut down!” (You have ended the enemy!)

The sound of a kill echoed, and both Li Bai and the opposing Yao were visibly stunned. Without the Wild King, Yao was like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered, and realizing this, she immediately seized the opportunity to flee.

Xie Yao’s skills cooled down quickly, and she used her first three skills to attack Yao in quick succession. Li Bai also used his first skill to chase after Yao, and finally, Da Ji’s small basic attack heart icon swayed for a moment before hitting Yao, who was left with only a sliver of health, securing the kill.

“Double kill!”

Da Ji, who had just obtained the double kill, proudly displayed the MVP icon, walking past Li Bai who couldn’t secure any kills. Before leaving, she even taunted him by repeatedly pressing the recall button and showing off her MVP status.

As the live-streaming audience saw Xie Yao’s arrogance, messages began to flood in.

Eating popcorn: This is like Bulbasaur eating Cheetos, going to Mickey’s Wonderful World, and becoming even more wonderful/laughing.

Richsex: Thanks, if I were that Li Bai, I would have vomited from anger.

I am Linbei: Watching KPL just for fun, if you really want to learn skills, you have to watch Princess Shark Yao Yao’s stream/thumb up.

Little Shrimp: Everyone, write ‘Owe a beating’ in the chat!

Cat without fish: Owe a beating.

—: Owe a beating.

…

Ignoring the yin-yang masters in the barrage, Xie Yao returned to the defense tower to clear the minions. Suddenly, a message from Li Bai appeared in the chat box in the lower left corner.

Spear of Blaze (Li Bai): ?

This question mark was very subtle because in King of Glory, when a teammate sends you a question mark, it usually means they are insulting you.

Xie Yao glanced at it and quickly typed a response on the keyboard.

Your daddy (Da Ji): ?

However, after he sent the question mark, Li Bai seemed to be triggered and went crazy, typing a series of unfriendly messages in the chat box.

Spear of Blaze (Li Bai): Has Da Ji never seen a kill before? She not only stole one, but also purposely waited to steal the second and third ones from me! I can’t believe I encounter people like you in games.

Spear of Blaze (Li Bai): When there’s something to do, you’re nowhere to be found, but when there are kills to be taken, you’re more active than anyone else.”

Spear of Blaze (Li Bai): What kind of man plays as Da Ji? Are you a sissy or something? Disgusting!

Li Bai’s words instantly caused a stir among the fans in the live broadcast room, and within a few seconds, the comments section was flooded with over 999+ messages. The barrage of comments quickly scrolled across the entire live stream interface.

Xie Yao wasn’t the type to stay silent when someone came knocking at his door. He tapped a few times on his phone screen, typed out a message, and sent it.

Your Daddy (Daji): Good boy, little kid, give the phone back to your Daddy.

After finishing his sentence, Xie Yao’s Daji coincidentally ran into Shichimencho being chased by Bu Zhinan, and they both ran to the mid lane. Daji quickly snuck out of the bushes and took down the aggressive mid-laner.

At this time, Li Bai’s words popped up again: Who are you calling a primary school student? If you have the ability, end this game with a solo victory!

Your Dadsy (Daji) replied, “Sure.”

Although his teammates were terrible, the opponents didn’t play any better. Xie Yao lurked in different bushes and made the opponents’ mental states explode. Finally, the Monkey King opened all the chat boxes, and Xie Yao vigorously expressed himself. Then the opponents surrendered.

As the base exploded and the victory sound effect played, Xie Yao reported Li Bai and several other players on the opposing team for verbal abuse. He left the room and waited for an invitation to solo with a middle school student in the lobby.

Unexpectedly, the results of the report came quickly this time. Li Bai was deducted three points because there was sufficient evidence of his abusive behavior.

Meanwhile, in City B.

A child holding a phone in anger, was about to smash it with his thumbs while inviting a teammate named “Your Daddy” and cursing nonstop.

“What kind of person is this? Reporting such an impolite thing! This guy with a weird avatar also insulted me. Why wasn’t the report successful? I’m going to complain!”

“What are you complaining about?” A deep voice suddenly sounded from above, and the child’s eyes widened.

He instinctively shook his hand, almost throwing the phone away. In the next moment, the phone that had already opened the matchmaking interface was taken away by a large hand that reached out from behind. The child immediately turned red and stood up, trying to get it back. He said, “Cousin, I was wrong. I’ll just play one more round!”

The tall and sturdy young man had one hand in his pocket and held up his phone with the other. His slender monolid eyes narrowed slightly, and his superior jawline exuded a sense of cold ruthlessness. With a piercing gaze, even without saying a word, it felt like he was calling you “trash.”

This was a young man with an intimidating aura that kept people at a distance.

The young man looked down at the small boy who was jumping up and down trying to get his phone back. His sharp, thin lips pressed into a straight line, and he let out a low “Hmm?” from his throat, his tone filled with a threatening quality.

Immediately, the small boy who was just boasting was scared by the young man’s terrifying expression. His voice gradually weakened, and he visibly became more timid. He whimpered and pouted, both afraid and wanting to be beaten, begging for mercy: “Cousin, I swear I’ll only play one more round. Please, I’m begging you!”

The young man was unmoved, his face already full of mockery. Once he kept his expression neutral, the small boy who wanted to struggle was immediately defeated.

“You haven’t even touched your homework today, so I’m taking away your phone. I’ll give it back to you when you finish your homework.”

The household maid reluctantly took the sulking child away, unable to resist the authority of his brother. The young man casually sat on the sofa, crossing his long legs comfortably. Holding the phone with changing screens, he shifted his gaze.

Since he hadn’t selected a hero for a long time, the system automatically selected Li Bai for this match, which had already been in progress for one minute.

The young man was not interested in playing this round at all. He was about to close his phone when he suddenly received a message from the opponent in the lower left corner.

Your Daddy (Wang Zhaojun): Little brother, did your brother give back your phone? Don’t let him make you cry, okay?

What?

Jiang Song, 26 years old, former captain of the SUS team, was known as the number one jungle player and top-tier god in the KPL. He had never suffered a defeat until today when he was challenged by an arrogant player.

It is worth noting that Jiang Song only stayed in the youth training camp for a short two months before being promoted directly to the starting lineup of the SUS team due to his strong skills. He then led the team to consecutive victories, culminating in winning the Winter Championship that year, becoming an unbeatable legend in the game “King of Glory”.

Jiang Song reached the peak of his career at the very beginning, and except for a kid he met during his time in the youth training camp, he had never been challenged by anyone before today. This can be considered the first time he has faced such a challenge after he became a legend. Jiang Song was intrigued by the situation.

He typed: “Who are you?”

The other side replied almost immediately.

Your Daddy (Wang Zhaojun): Baby, I’m your father.

The tall young man, with an expressionless face, looked at the words “Your Daddy” on his phone screen, and his lips tightened. He decided to teach this arrogant Wang Zhaojun a lesson in the game.

After making a bold statement, Xie Yao remained calm and said to the fans in the live broadcast room, “Since the kid has picked Li Bai again, let’s let Brother Zhaojun teach him a lesson today. Let’s not rush to get kills. The kid’s skills are not good, let’s take it slow.”

Two minutes later, First Blood! As Xie Yao looked at his phone screen that had turned into a gray death interface, he instantly turned black from trying to tease the “kid.”