Chapter 4

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[System: Five Elements Lack Wood has invited you to a duo queue.]

Shao Han was well aware that Five Elements Lack Wood was Yao Sen’s side account, and for some time, he was thrown into a dilemma. He thought it was only a coincidence that he happened to come across Yao Sen’s invite. Little did he know that a certain someone who’s name was made up of two characters did it on purpose.

In front of the camera and his massively popular livestream room, Shao Han couldn’t say anything except, “Since someone happened to invite me, I’ll just accept.”

This match only consisted of ten teams. When duo queueing with amateur players, Yao Sen usually wouldn’t discuss any strategies and basically just relied on his gun to get his own kills. What’s more, the one with him right now was Shao Han, and with so many fans watching, Yao Sen thought that it’d be best if he acted like a useless noob[1] in order to showcase Shao Han’s abilities. Otherwise, he’d probably capture everybody’s heads on his own and make Shao Han lose face.

In this way, Yao Sen decided to play dumb in the match.

Carrying a gun, Yao Sen blindly followed behind Shao Han and completely embodied the spirit of a noob who needed to be carried by a big god to rank up. Shao Han looked back at him from time to time, and “What on earth are you doing” was written all over the face that was in front of the camera.

The two men entered a two-storey building and waited for a wave of airdrops to see if there was anything they could pick up. This was an area that players mainly flocked to. Shao Han picked up a silencer, equipped it to his 98k, and asked Yao Sen, “That… Are you keeping an eye on the right?”

Yao Sen conscientiously approached the right window and looked down, seeing several enemies clad in armour and with helmets on their heads sneaking around the building’s surrounding bushes. He raised his gun and fired twice at the crowd, deliberately missing with great sincerity.

Shao Han heard the gunshots and asked him, “Did you hit them?”

Yao Sen sent a quick voice message to say no. Shao Han paused, expression strange, then said, “Okay then… Nevermind.”

[Teammate-san is a bit noob-ish… The enemies were pretty close just now]

[Trash]

[If you suck, can you not cling to my Shao ge’s thigh and drag him down…]

[There’s a lot of stupidly argumentative people today]

[Shao ge didn’t even say anything and now it’s your turn to say your piece?]

[Cut them Shao ge!!!]

[Is this the so-called legendary solo duo queue???]

Amateur players were naturally incomparable to professionals, and Shao Han collected several heads cleanly. Yao Sen had a lot of fun. Prior to this, he was used to carrying other people, but he never expected that the feeling of being carried as a complete noob would be this refreshing.

After picking up backpacks, the two men ran towards the camp and were lucky enough to pick up a good sniper rifle when they were airdropped. Yao Sen’s chin rest and ammo clips were all given to Shao Han, easily taking a mere handgun for himself and nothing else, as if he had taken the initiative to serve as Shao Han’s level 4 meat-shield.

Yao Sen threw a pile of things on the floor in front of Shao Han, all of which were set aside for him to pick up. Additionally, there were also several good guns. Shao Han was somewhat skeptical and felt that he was slightly unable to keep up with the Asia champion’s in-game train of thought.

Most of the players had already begun to gather at the camp. Shao Han and Yao Sen hid behind an overturned vehicle, listening to the chaotic sound of gunshots from the camp.

From time to time, Shao Han poked out the muzzle of his gun from the side of the vehicle and collected one or two heads. At present, his head count was already eight, while Yao Sen’s was still two.

Shao Han shot a glance at the real-time ranking, then got up and jumped on the roof of the car, directly confronting the enemy with his gun. Shao Han triumphed due to his good aim and steady hands, quickly and effortlessly collecting a few more heads.

Taking advantage of the chaos, someone ran out of the side of the bunker and shot at Shao Han, destroying Shao Han’s level 2 helmet. Shao Han jumped off the roof of the car and rolled on the ground. He aimed a bullet at the enemy’s foot, and as soon as the enemy slipped and fell, they received another two shots to the head.

Soon, Shao Han and Yao Sen’s team occupied the camp and won. Shao Han still had about one sixth of his blood left, while Yao Sen’s health was still fully intact as victory was presented to him on a platter.

[666666 my Shao ge is too 6]

[Shao ge’s last rolling operation was super handsome!!!]

[No no, Shao ge’s teammate was really truly low]

[It feels like teammate-san totally didn’t move at all. It was all purely Xiao Zuo who collected heads……]

[In fact, the teammate just wanted to be carried by my Xiao Zuo, doesn’t he? Don’t tell me that you just wanted to be carried by a big god to victory?]

[Emmmmm, it still feels like I can’t let it go]

Sensing that the barrage was gradually beginning to target Five Elements Lack Wood, Shao Han felt extremely helpless and had no choice but to say, “Five Elements Lack Wood is my friend. He usually plays very well, but today he just…”

Yao Sen watched from the sidelines. It wasn’t a big deal, so he typed up a string of words.

In full view of the livestream’s audience, Shao Han saw Five Elements Lack Wood send out a single message: Shao ge, between me and Titans’s captain, who plays better?

Shao Han exerted all his strength to reign in the urge to roll his eyes in front of the camera: “……”

[WTF God Shen bombed me out][2]

[Why did my Sen suddenly get called out??? Are you joking???]

[Is this guy sick]

[??? This big bro, do you even know what you’re talking about???]

[Noah solo stan sees that other teams are uncomfortable. Troubling this Five Elements person to behave themselves.]

[Huh??? Some people are so weird ey, others can say whatever they want to say and they still care whether or not you’re a solo stan]

[Why is the barrage so vicious? Shao ge said that Five Elements Lack Wood is his friend, so what’s wrong with a joke between friends? Haven’t you ever joked about a bigshot????]

Shao Han coughed awkwardly. Seeing that the matter wouldn’t be dropped until he answers. Without any better options, Shao Han reluctantly replied, “In terms of technique, of course it’s Yao Sen, but you’re also… Not bad.”

Five Elements Lack Wood: Really?

Five Elements Lack Wood: Haha, thank you.

[Xiao Zuo really gives people a lot of face]

[Is this guy God Shen’s professional anti]

[Why is Shao ge’s live broadcast always mentioning YS? I think this guy is sick from the start. I just know that Shao ge’s broadcast today is deliberate]

[God Shen provoked you and you don’t wanna write his full name?]

[I think teammate-san replied in a really strange tone……]

Five Elements Lack Wood: I’ll log out first, let’s play again some time.

Shao Han: “…Mm.”

Yao Sen logged out of his side account, and after Shao Han’s livestream, he sent out a Weibo post.

@Titans_Sen: I heard that Noah’s vice captain praised me on his livestream

[??]

[?????]

[God Sen, I can’t believe that you peeked at Shao ge’s live broadcast!!!]

[@Titans_Sen replied: Of course I watched it.]

[…………Wishing 99*?]

*wishing for a couple to be together for a long time

[What a smug tone, God Sen, did you take your medicine today?]

[Shao ge quick, come and have a look. This is the God Sen that you praised [doge] @NA_Left]

[I watched the same live broadcast as God Sen a moment ago!!!!]

[I just watched the same live broadcast as God Sen! Doesn’t this basically mean that God Sen and I can get married??!!]

[Wake up, ol’ girl, it’s time to move bricks]

[What’s God Sen’s ID? Let me look for you on the list of sponsors [doge]]

At breakfast the next day, Wang Yuxi, who was sitting across Yao Sen and eating corn congee, suddenly flipped through Yao Sen’s Weibo post. He raised his head and exclaimed oddly, “Yao Sen, what did last night’s Weibo post mean? Who praised you?”

“Literally that,” Yao Sen replied. “How many Noah’s vice captains do I know?”

“The main team’s left-handed guy? What did he praise you for?”

“Praised me for playing well.”

Wang Yuxi looked disbelieving: “Why on earth would other people praise you for playing well for no reason? Don’t be narcissistic.”

Yao Sen nodded. “You’re right. He praised me for being handsome.”

“…Okay, I’m sure he praised you for playing well.” Wang Yuxi clicked his tongue, “Your Weibo post has been reposted thousands of times. Why are so many people reposting this nonsensical small talk? Your fans are blind.”

In his heart, Yao Sen thought that if Wang Yuxi knew the whole story, he’d definitely call Yao Sen a drama queen. Thus, he casually said, “What small talk? I’m doing my best to improve our diplomatic relations with Noah.”

While flipping through Weibo comments, Wang Yuxi ridiculed him, “Did you both form a CP? Weren’t you only watching his live broadcast? You weren’t even in the same frame, so this isn’t even in line with the basic theories of those shipper circles.”

Speak of the devil and he shall appear. Just then, Shao Han came down from the second floor. After buying breakfast, he looked around and saw that there were no other seats, so he sat at the table next to Yao Sen’s.

Shao Han picked up his chopsticks and couldn’t help turning to look at Yao Sen. “Why did you suddenly invite me last night?”

“I happened to be watching your livestream at that time, I just wanted to be on camera.”

“…Why didn’t you use your main account?”

“I just wanted to play on my side account.”

Wang Yuxi interrupted, “Yao Sen, don’t you usually never watch livestreams?”

Yao Sen: “Can’t I watch it now?”

“You obviously used to say that livestreams were for amateurs…”

Before Wang Yuxi could finish his sentence, Yao Sen stuffed a youtiao into Wang Yuxi’s chattering mouth. At the same time, he transferred an untouched scallion pancake from Wang Yuxi’s plate to Shao Han’s. “As thanks for carrying me to victory last night.”

Wang Yuxi: “Why are you taking mine? Go buy some yourself!”

Yao Sen: “When you join a team, you become a family. You and I are in the same household.”

“But you refused the razor I lent you last night.”

“It’s gross to share razors, don’t you care about hygiene.”

Shao Han stared at the scallion pancake on his plate. “…Thank you. There’s no need, I can’t eat too much.”

Yao Sen turned and tossed a few words to Wang Yuxi, then said to Shao Han, “Why are you eating so little?”

“I don’t have much of an appetite today.”

“It’s all right. If you don’t finish it just leave it to Wang Yuxi.”

Wang Yuxi: “WTF?”

Shao Han returned the pancake to Wang Yuxi, carefully placing it back on his plate so as to avoid touching the chopsticks he’d just eaten with. When he finished eating, he said goodbye to Yao Sen and left for the training room by himself.

Recently, the training time had been extended, but Yao Sen was relatively used to returning to the dorms early. In the past few nights, when he passed through Noah’s training room at around 11 pm, he’d see their team members still in night training.

Shao Han was indeed a little tired after today’s training. Previously, he had heeded Yao Sen’s advice to train his wrist’s dexterity, and his entire wrist ached all day long.

Massaging his wrist, he walked out of the training room, only to find Yao Sen coming up the stairs with earphones on.

Shao Han stared at him, slightly surprised: “You didn’t go and rest yet?”

“I just got back from running. Have you just finished training?”

Yao Sen was dressed in sportswear, and there were a few beads of sweat on his forehead.

Shao Han nodded. “Do you like running at night?”

“Not really.” Yao Sen removed his earphones and smiled helplessly. “I just think it might be easier to fall asleep if I go jogging before going to bed. I’ve always been a little insomniac.”

“Insomnia?”

“I’m just more prone to insomnia than most, there’s no other reason,” Yao Sen said. “I’m already used to it anyway.”

Some professional esports athletes indeed suffered from insomnia, and their poor sleep quality would affect their attention the next day, yet Shao Han couldn’t see this at all from Yao Sen. “Has it always been like this?” he asked.

“Just every few days,” Yao Sen paused. “I fell asleep pretty quickly after watching your livestream before.”

Faintly dejected, Shao Han said, “…Because my livestream bored you to sleep?”

The corner of Yao Sen’s mouth rose gently, “That’s not it, it’s because your voice sounds really nice. Listening to it makes it easier for me to fall asleep.”

Shao Han was stunned.

“So I guess I can sleep well tonight,” Yao Sen chuckled. “After all, I chatted with you before going to bed.”

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t/n – yao sen is so smooth lmao

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