Chapter 15

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That evening, Shao Han started the livestream as scheduled. In the face of his gradually rising popularity and the increasing number of viewers, when he thought of what he was about to say next, he somehow felt that he was unable to open his mouth.

Shao Han: “Good evening everyone, for today’s live broadcast, I’ll be inviting Captain Yao Sen to solo queue.”

As expected, Shao Han’s words caused an earth-shattering explosion in the barrage.

[???? Oh god???]

[?!?!]

[Xiao Zuo what did you just say???]

[Aahhhhhhhhhhh I can actually see God Sen on Shao ge’s stream ahhhhhhhhh I’m not dreaming right?]

[But Sen ge never streams?]

[Shao ge’s face is so big]

[My two faves are in the same frame I’m going to fucking explode aaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!]

[I believe in SenZuo]

[I fucking believe in SenZuo!!!]

[Oh my god I can actually see Yao Sen on a livestream in my lifetime……]

Although the fans’ reactions were expected, Shao Han was still somewhat at a loss. He originally thought that Yao Sen would ask him to solo in private, but he didn’t expect that it would be during tonight’s stream.

Shao Han forced himself to ignore certain barrage comments. At this time, Yao Sen ought to be waiting for him to go online. He entered his game interface, and unsurprisingly saw Yao Sen’s main account on standby.

[Oh my god Titans_Sen, are these words real?]

[I’m fucking crying tears of joy]

[This is impossible, I still can’t believe it]

[God Sen I love you aaaaahh!!!!]

[wuwuwuwuwuwu Sen ge why don’t you start your own live broadcast]

[This is my Xiao Zuo’s life broadcast, Sen fans please restrain yourselves a bit]

[The commenter above is right, can Sen fans calm down]

A message from Yao Sen popped up and Shao Han immediately clicked on it.

Titans_Sen: Have you started?

NA_Left: Started

Titans_Sen: I’ll say hello then

Titans_Sen: Good evening everyone, thanking your Xiao Zuo for having me on camera!

NA_Left: Is it convenient to start the game now?

Titans_Sen: Anytime, I’m waiting for you

[I really don’t wanna spew nonsense, but God Sen is such a Mary Sue aaaaaaahhhh 1551][1]

[hahaha, Sen ge how come you’re calling him Xiao Zuo so smoothly?]

[God Sen, don’t bully our family’s Xiao Zuo]

[Beat him up Shao ge, I’m a Sen fan]

[Jiayou Shao ge!! I’m a Sen fan]

[Shao Ge you’re the best! You can definitely beat Old Sen, I’m a Sen fan]

[hahahahahahahaha Sen fans are all poisonous]

Shao Han settled down after entering the game, yet he began to get nervous. His understanding of Yao Sen’s gameplay came entirely from official competition broadcasts–he had never actually played a match against Yao Sen before this.

Shao Han admired Yao Sen–he admired the man who had single-handedly established a legend in Asia’s arena. His strength, reaction, and wisdom were enough to dazzle any player and make their blood boil. Noah’s coach had also analyzed Yao Sen’s operation habits and command patterns many times, but no amount of analysis could compare to what a real match would be able to show him.

The difference in strength was there, and Shao Han very much knew that he was likely to lose, but he wasn’t afraid in the least and remained unflinching. He only wanted to take this opportunity to imprint everything that Yao Sen will do in the game in his mind.

At the early stages of the game, the both of them tacitly agreed to clean up the other players first.

It was extremely easy for pros to clear out amateur players, and soon only Yao Sen and Shao Han were left in the game. The people watching the live broadcast could only see Shao Han’s position and did not know where Yao Sen was at present, and the barrage were on tenterhooks as they worried for Shao Han.

Everyone knew that it was easier to dodge open fire and difficult to defend against a sneak attack. Although Yao Sen was in charge of command as a captain, in the e-sports circle, he was actually known for his sniping’s high hit rate. Back in the Asian regional championship days, if it weren’t for Yao Sen’s precise and accurate sniping in the final moments of the match, Titans might have lost out on the champion title.

Shao Han found a bunker for himself, deliberately avoiding areas where he would easily get sniped. Most of the guns Shao Han had picked up this round were submachine guns that were suitable for close quarters combat. If Yao Sen had a sniper rifle in his hand, even if Shao Han wore a bulletproof vest, it was still quite disadvantageous for him.

Shao Han was not far from the camp. His surroundings were extremely calm, and there were no detectable movements, but he wasn’t stupid enough to straight up rush out and grab the flag. For other players, it might be possible to bet on their smooth operations. But Yao Sen was different. No matter how swiftly a target moves, in Yao Sen’s eyes, they would be no different from a stationary target. No matter how fast he runs, he still wouldn’t be able to throw Yao Sen off.

Shao Han was certain that Yao Sen must be nearby, but he didn’t know what the latter was scheming in his heart.

Shao Han hid behind a bunker, carefully looking out for any sign of activity around him. It was possible that Yao Sen was waiting for a chance to gun him down, or preparing to carry out a surprise attack, which was the most likely way for him to win.

Shao Han calmly analyzed the situation in his head. In order to refrain from being exploited by Yao Sen, he could only look for a location that was difficult to aim at. He was constantly paying attention to the wind and the grass moving around him.

Because his viewing perspective had blind spots, the most disadvantageous thing for a solo player is that it is hard to detect an approaching enemy. Therefore, in a match, a team would need one person to serve as an eagle eye to survey their surroundings.

Shao Han used the medical kit to replenish his blood and discarded unnecessary equipment to keep his movements agile. Just as he was doubting where Yao Sen could possibly be, his viewpoint shifted and Yao Sen astonishingly appeared in front of him!

Right from the beginning, Shao Han had taken precautionary measures by continuously alternating his viewpoint to prevent a sneak attack from Yao Sen. Just a moment ago, both he and the stream viewers clearly didn’t see anyone behind him, yet in less than a second, Yao Sen unexpectedly appeared.

The entire live broadcast audience was shocked, in an instant, Shao Han was shot twice. Those two shots took his head and armor. One more shot, and he would meet a violent death, yet Shao Han’s reaction speed couldn’t be underestimated either–his years of left-sided gaming operation made it easier for him to dodge than the average player.

He immediately rolled over and ducked behind a bunker, firing two shots at Yao Sen. One of the shots had obviously hit his target, yet it wasn’t enough to kill Yao Sen.

Yao Sen’s third bullet immediately followed Shao Han’s to his cover, and in that brief moment of confrontation, Shao Han confirmed that he only had an AKM assault rifle with a strong recoil in his hands.

How the hell did Yao Sen do that?

Shao Han warily hid behind the bunker for the time being, breathing a little faster from the tension and excitement of facing a strong enemy. Yao Sen and everyone else’s initial settings were the same, and no one had the ability to teleport——

That could only mean that Yao Sen had always been near him all along, taking to jam the viewpoint.

Exact perspective evasion[2] in a match was an ability that every player strived desperately to develop, but it was also extremely difficult. Not only did it require an accurate prediction of the enemy’s movements, it also needed a high degree of flexibility and coordination–and to a large extent, even luck.

Getting that perspective correct was tantamount to quietly taking an enemy’s life.

Even if you looked at pro circles, there were only a handful of people who could accomplish it.

It’s not that Shao Han had never heard of some players who had very accurate perspective evasion skills before, but it was the first time Shao Han actually encountered such players in the game.

As these things flit through Shao Han’s mind, he composed himself. Now that Yao Sen was very close to him, and his hit rate was not lower than Yao Sen’s, he might as well gamble boldly.

Shao Han poked his gun out from the bunker and directly shot at Yao Sen. Both of them almost ran out of bullets at the same time, with each of them taking damage.

Quickly replacing magazines and fast shooting are abilities that professional players ought to possess. It sounded easy, but in reality, it was actually rather difficult. After replacing the magazine, the viewpoint will inevitably shift. At this time, if the enemy is half a second faster in stabilizing their viewpoint and even discerns their target in advance, this brief moment may be the key to victory or defeat.

Shao Han quickly replaced the magazine and stabilized his aim, yet in the moment before he opened fire, the sight of blood flashed across his eyes, and he was shot dead before he knew it.

Shao Han stared at the elimination notification and the final rankings on his screen. He appeared stunned for half a day before finally breathing a sigh of relief, revealing a heartfelt smile.

It was only now that Shao Han truly felt why Yao Sen was able to launch that beautiful counterattack.

If the angle of view was just a fluke, then the difference lay in their level of experience in shooting after replacing the magazine. What’s more, the recoil of the AKM in Yao Sen’s hand was much more powerful than the rifle in his own hands, so it truly was a matter of experience and strength in stabilizing the viewpoint.

Shao Han’s arms were still slightly stiff. His palms were sweating from that one-minute shoot off.

Shao Han laughed, and he didn’t know it, but the millions who saw this were all trembling.

The barrage exploded to a near boil, and Shao Han was dazzled for a while. The popularity of the live broadcast room rose again and again because of the tit-for-tat match between the two, and a million more people poured in.

[666666666666666]

[Ahhhhhhhhhhh Xiao Zuo is laughing!!!]

[Shao Xiao Zuo looks so pretty when he smiles aaaaaah wuwuwuwuwuwu]

[God Sen is so awesome that he even made Shao ge laugh]

[Oh my god ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh God Sen is really too strong!!!]

[I’m getting seriously nervous watching this……]

[I shrieked when God Sen showed up, my dad punched me and my head still hurts until now]

[How did he get over there just now?]

[It’s the car’s angle of view, God Sen has actually been close to Shao ge from the start]

[Xiao Zuo is truly strong too ah!!!! His reactions are super fast!!! Let me praise and salute Shao ge first!!!!!]

[But if Sen ge was around from the start, why didn’t he shoot Shao ge from a distance? An AKM’s firing range isn’t that short either]

Shao Han incidentally stumbled upon this particular comment and immediately felt it made sense–Yao Sen’s perspective evasion was so accurate that there had indeed been many opportunities to take him out from a distance.

He opened his private chat channel with Yao Sen and took a deep breath, suppressing his nervous heart, and asked him: Why didn’t you shoot me from afar just now?

Titans_Sen: It’s too easy to beat you like that, I want to play with you some more

Shao Han: “……”

Titans_Sen: And your reaction speed is so fast too. You also have a helmet on, one shot can’t finish you off but would expose my position instead. If I don’t approach you from behind, I might not necessarily be able to beat you.

[Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha]

[Sen ge: Hurrying to explain]

[God Sen, you can’t take back what you’ve just said, it’s no use explaining]

[I understand his reasons, ‘but I want to play with you some more’, how can these words come out of Sen ge’s mouth? Isn’t this just showing off lololol]

[One more round! Shao ge, don’t go easy on him!!! Get up there and beat him up!!!]

Shao Han couldn’t help laughing, typing a reply on the keyboard.

NA_Left: They told me to beat you up.

Titans_Sen: OK.

Titans_Sen: It takes ten minutes to get to my dorm room, you can directly come and beat me up, I promise I won’t fight back.

[? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?]

[Sen ge, you????]

[What the fuck, is this how Sen ge spoils someone!!!!]

[Shao ge, are you blushing?]

[SenZuo is powerful]

[I hereby declare that I’m climbing the SenZuo wall][3]

[Sen ge, flirting with our innocent lefty is that fun huh?!?!?]

[Sen ge, hurry up and marry him aaaaaahhh!!!]

Shao Han felt a little burning in his heart. No matter how many times Yao Sen flirted with him, he really couldn’t bear it.

Titans_Sen: Coming?

NA_Left: They’re kidding, let’s play two more rounds

Titans_Sen: Okay

Shao Han let out a sigh of relief and re-entered the game. He happened to see his own faintly flushed face in the camera, and somewhat regretted turning on the camera on tonight’s stream.

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Footnotes:

[1] selling cute and crying?

[2] exact perspective evasion is a term i made up… the chinese term was ‘card perspective?’ which basically means exactly that

[3] 爬墙 to climb a wall (fig.), means ur being disloyal/unfaithful to something, in this context they’re leaving their previous CP? for senzuo

i dont play fps games so i have no idea if my translations abt the gaming terms made sense… sorry 😥

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