How Dare You Attack My Support! Chapter 2

How Dare You Attack My Support! ch2

Translator: Jhinny

Proofreader: Marcia

Editor: Ayszhang

chapter 2

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Chapter 2

Qiao Yanzhou

unknowingly finishes three ranked games, yet finds it hard to be in

form. He lifelessly clicks on the next game and reads the chat window

on the left of the screen.

Anonymous 1:

he actually reached challenger with such shitty mechanics? boosted

much?

Anonymous 2:

rubbish, unsubscribed

Anonymous 2:

eye-hurting mechanics, so noob

Qiao Yanzhou is

actually less composed than he seems on the surface after reading

these messages. But he can’t say anything to defend himself. He is

really in a bad form today, is indeed hurting people’s eyes and

deserves to be criticized. He quietly lights up a cigarette, takes a

drag, and fiddles with the lighter.

The streamer does

not utter a single word, nor communicate with his viewers. The rare

silence of the stream and the unceasing criticisms in the chat window

create a depressing and awkward

atmosphere.

After a minute,

the system message pops up to indicate that a match has been found,

and Qiao Yanzhou is saved from agony as he quickly clicks “Accept”.

He really can’t stand the awkwardness for another second. Sometimes

he questions himself: why does he have to put in so much effort only

to be criticized by a bunch of strangers?

The system

assigned him to the mid lane. He is usually excited to be assigned as

one of the “Carry” roles, but not today.

After thinking

for a few seconds, Qiao Yanzhou types a line in the team chat:

“Player 3 swap with me, bad form today.”

Player 3 is being

assigned to the support role, which appears to be an assisting role

that is less demanding.

However, there is

a problem: player 3 does not reply.

And Qiao Yanzhou

is unfortunately the first player to pick a champion. When the timer

reaches the last 10 seconds, and seeing that player 3 has yet to say

a thing, Qiao Yanzhou selects a support champion and clicks “Lock

In”. After choosing the right runes, masteries and summoner spells,

Qiao Yanzhou senses that the chat window in stream is rolling again.

Anonymous 1:

what a pussy

Anonymous 2:

u gonna throw the game boi

Anonymous 3:

shitty streamer, u’ve been losing games the whole afternoon

Qiao Yanzhou

briefly reads the chat and tells himself that if he is going to read

that window again, he will kill himself by gouging his eyes out.

After players 1,

2, and 3 from the enemy team and player 2 from the allied team all

have picked champions, it is the turn of player 3, who was originally

assigned the support role.

But this player

has yet to speak a single word, let alone pick a champion. The

champion icon remains empty and blackened.

When there’s

only 10 seconds left on the timer, player 3 finally appears in the

chat, looking amusing with a silly ID.

ThoseStolenBlueBuffs:

??????

After sending a

string of question marks, player 3 immediately picks a mid lane

champion. The selected champion stirs up a whirlwind in Qiao

Yanzhou’s already perturbed mind.

He chooses

Orianna! That’s right, it is the champion that Qiao Yanzhou’s

idol Siler picked in the game today where he missed two Ultimate

Flashes, dove, and was killed by the tower. Qiao Yanzhou is not being

biased here, but it’s true that all the competing regions recognize

Orianna as a byword for Siler, not to mention that Siler is the only

player who has two skins specially designed for him in one champion.

“Damn,” Qiao

Yanzhou curses softly, inhaling deeply from the cigarette. Another

message pops up in the team chat.

ThoseStolenBlueBuffs:

Do people even fight for support role in this game now?

Qiao Yanzhou

twitches the corner of his mouth upon reading it and starts typing.

BoatIdilingBy:

sorry bro, bad mood today

BoatIdilingBy:

hv to go sup cos i’ll throw the game if i go mid

Another teammate

joins in the conversation.

TQ_Kitane:

What happened bro, still playing games after a break up?

BoatIdlingBy:

I didn’t break up with anyone

TQ_Kitane:

Then y ru in such a bad mood

What the hell,

this guy needs to shut the fuck up. A frown finds itself on Qiao

Yanzhou’s face, but once he notices that this wordy guy is using

the EG’s icon, he is a little more in the mood to talk.

BoatIdlingBy:

EG lost

TQ_Kitane:

Psh, is that why? were you even surprised they

lost? I mean Siler only got so much up his sleeves. i’d lost hope

long time ago”

Another teammate

also joins in.

Mayfly_o:

Silers losing it, he might retire after the spring split

TQ_Kitane:

not yet, he’s only been playin pro for a few years. But most likely

they won’t let him play anymore so he wont scar any more eyes

Mayfly_o: since

EG’s only getting worse, why not support TR. They’ve the best

performance in the SPL now

To be honest,

Qiao Yanzhou is triggered by what they have just said. TR and EG are

the oldest teams in the league and have a bunch of die-hard fans, so

it is inevitable that these two teams would go head-to-head.

Fans from both

teams even compete with each other: if TR fans make a poster, EG fans

will make a video documentary the very next day. Members of the two

teams do not seem to be on good terms, either. Reportedly, there has

been friction between the two leaders for some years now. TR has even

tried to buy EG’s players, and news on these two teams keeps

emerging. This is why, under such circumstances, it irks Qiao Yanzhou

to see people trying to convert fans to TR after EG’s defeat.

BoatIdlingBy:

Siler’s not that bad, I still quite like him

Mayfly_o:

oh my, we got ourselves a die-hard EG fan here

Mayfly_o:

aight, for the sake of the game, lets not offend anyone

Mayfly_o:

we can add each other as friends and continue afterward

BoatIdlingBy:

k

Though this

teammate is a fan of the loggerheads, he seems like a level-headed

and calm guy.

TQ_Kitane:

Omg, bro I just saw your history

TQ_Kitane:

you’ve been using orianna to climb the ranks, no wonder you like

siler so much

BoatIdlingBy:

nt really…

They enter the

game as they chat, and it has only been the three of them talking.

Player 3 has not said a word since, and neither has player 5, the

jungler.

Once the game

starts, poor player 3, who has been denied the support role, quietly

walks to mid lane. Orianna is a champion who looks like a ballerina

with robotic features. Having a small and slender frame, she sways

adorably when she walks. But Qiao Yanzhou looks at the frail-looking

character and suddenly feels bad for the bro.

As the game

commences, Qiao Yanzhou and his ADC TQ_Kitane start farming in lane

after helping to leash the jungler by reducing more than half of the

jungle creep’s health.

Though this

TQ_Kitane is talkative, he is still quite good at hitting the minions

and poking the enemies.

TQ_Kitane:

harass less and save ur mana

TQ_Kitane:

lemme farm and dun push the minion wave too far up

Seems like he is

a passive farmer, but it’s good, so that he doesn’t feed the

enemies.

“First

blood!”

TQ_Kitane has not

even finished clearing two minion waves when the unsympathetic voice

of the female in-game announcer breaks the news.

WTF? First

blood and solo kill within 10 minutes? Qiao Yanzhou is astounded.

The kill came

from the mid lane. Qiao Yanzhou shifts his view to that lane and sees

Orianna leisurely healing herself while farming minions beside the

enemy’s dead body.

Damn, who the

hell is this guy? Qiao Yanzhou is taken aback by the uncommon

display of a first blood solo kill this early in a Challenger game.

At the same time,

TQ_Kitane and Mayfly_o have started spamming “NICE” in chat.

Comparing the

creep score, the allied mid lane is already 10 creeps ahead of the

enemy. It is obvious who has the bigger advantage in the early game.

This player is

good… why did he go for the support role earlier when he has such

good skills? Qiao Yanzhou wonders. It would have been a waste of

his talents if Qiao Yanzhou hadn’t asked to swap roles.

Mayfly_o is also

farming well in the top lane. The game is leaning towards the allied

team.

The support role

can actually be either easy or difficult depending on the ADC’s

skills. It’s fortunate that TQ_Kitane is doing well by harassing

the enemy a lot.

“An enemy

has been slain!”

“Double

Kill!”

Again? The

system message is glistening before Qiao Yanzhou’s eyes, giving him

that pinch of reality.

Qiao Yanzhou

briefly looks at the timer – it hasn’t even been 10 minutes yet.

Double kill in mid lane? But this time it started with the

enemy jungler ganking the mid lane and coincidentally meeting the

allied jungler there. It was a typical situation of getting fucked

after failing to fuck them up, as the two of them worked together to

finish off the two enemies… with both kills naturally bagged by the

mid laner.

Damn, he’s good. Qiao Yanzhou starts to respect this player

a little, but before he fully comes to terms with it, the allied

jungler is communicating to get ready for a gank.

Coming to bottom

lane straight after mid? Isn’t that too hard core? And the two

opposing bot laners seem to have enough HP to sustain this gank.

While Qiao

Yanzhou is still hesitating, TQ_Kitane gets ready for battle

as if he is a general who has received an imperial decree, but it’s

clear that the enemies are retreating. Qiao Yanzhou takes the

opportunity to throw two magic balls that go in different directions.

After much harassing, the opponents dare not come forward anymore,

and the jungler turns back to farm. TQ_Kitane continues to farm under

Qiao Yanzhou’s protection.

“I can finally

win a game.” Qiao Yanzhou tells himself.

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Author’s

notes:

Some gaming terms

in this chapter:

ADC:

Marksman-type champion with long-ranged skills, mainly deal (Attack Damage), while Mages deal Ability Power (AP).

Farming: A.K.A.

CS-ing (CS = Creep Score), refers to killing minions on the map to

gain gold and experience. It is the main source of income in game and

a basic mechanical skill.

Gank: A common

strategy in MOBA games, refers to having one or more players

ambushing, flanking or teaming up against the enemy. It can also

refer to having a plan to outnumber your opponent or to using skill

advantage to finish off enemies and exerting pressure in lane.

Jungle: Areas

apart from the top, mid and bot lane.

Jungle creeps:

Neutral monsters within the jungle. Killing these creeps boost

player’s damage stats.

Warding: A.K.A.

vision. There are many spots on the map that fall under players’

blind spots (e.g. bushes, jungle, etc.) Players can put a ward to

provide vision in a certain area for a limited time.

First Blood: The

first kill in game.

Solo Kill: A kill

achieved without any assists from teammates.

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Translator

comment:

I hope the terms

are not too much to understand. As the story goes on, it doesn’t

really matter whether you know exactly what some of those terms mean.

Just enjoy the story ^^ However, I don’t mind explaining further if

anyone is interested to know more about the game!

More about LoL:

More about

Orianna: