CH 26

The skin of “Ming Jian Ye Ying” is like a signal, everyone in the audience except for Ling Feng can understand it instantly. Xie Yao’s mood immediately improved, and the barrage was chattering about KDL1.

After entering the game, Ling Feng seemed unaware of Jiang Song’s dissatisfaction with him. He opened his microphone as if he were the host of this live broadcast room, chatting with Xie Yao and Jiang Song with a good-natured and playful manner.

“Boss actually bought this skin, it’s so cool!”

“There are too few players who know how to jungle well these days. Boss, you look like you have great skills. I’m already lying down and getting ready!”

“I heard that Brother Yao never plays support, I didn’t expect to see you play support today hahaha.”

The hero Xie Yao played was a soft support, usually not used for taking damage, but very useful in favorable situations. However, in unfavorable situations, it is easy to rely too much on teammates and have a disastrous outcome.

Ling Feng joked with him, “I feel so guilty for stealing Brother Yao’s mage just now. How about you go mid later, and I’ll go gemstone haha.”

Gemstone is a support-specific equipment in the game that, once purchased, does not deduct from teammate’s economy and is a necessary item for supports.

Aside from Zhou Tian, Xie Yao had never seen anyone talk as much as Ling Feng, always chatting away and quite articulate.

However, Ling Feng obviously did not have the perceptiveness of Zhou Tian and didn’t seem to realize that neither of the two teammates wanted to interact with him. Even if he didn’t receive a response, he could still talk endlessly.

Usually, Xie Yao didn’t talk much, but he would at least interact normally with the barrage. When Ling Feng spoke, Xie Yao found it difficult to bring himself to speak.

But out of consideration for the person behind Ling Feng, Xie Yao still answered a few words when necessary.

He glanced at Ling Feng’s hero poster and had no expression. “No need, just play your mage well.”

“Haha,” Ling Feng laughed. “I’m starting to feel a little embarrassed.”

: Although Yao Yao is wearing a hat and a mask, it seems like I can already see him frowning.

: This little guy sure can talk. When I first came in, the chat was full of unfamiliar voices. If Yao Yao hadn’t turned on the camera, I would’ve thought I was in the wrong stream.

: The atmosphere is so awkward. Yao Yao obviously doesn’t know this Ling Feng very well.

: Being forced to stream, poor Yao Yao. Light a candle for him.

This season, Xie Yao hasn’t played much on his own account, and his rank hasn’t reached Glory. He’s hovering around King with 20 stars, and playing in a three-person team, so it’s pretty easy.

In the voice chat, Ling Feng was asking Jiang Song why he wasn’t talking. After they entered the game, no one responded to him, but he happily walked towards the mid lane.

Jiang Song sent a quick voice message to Xie Yao: “Follow me!”

Xie Yao originally planned to help the mid lane with stealing the enemy jungle creeps, but upon seeing the message, he immediately turned around and followed Li Bai towards the jungle area.

Jiang Song’s jungle route was as arrogant as ever, leading Yao towards the enemy blue buff area and stealing jungle creeps right from level one, without the slightest fear of the enemy coming to kill them.

It wasn’t until this point that Xie Yao laughed out loud, “Brother Jiang has great courage.”

Although he said this with his mouth, his body was honest, following Li Bai’s movements and never stopping his directional key for even half a second.

Jiang Song typed, “Same to you.”

Xie Yao immediately laughed out loud.

The enemy jungler didn’t come towards the blue area, and when he heard them laughing, Ling Feng also chuckled a few times. After clearing the minions, he saw that Jiang Song and Xie Yao were almost finished, so he ran over to help.

Xie Yao politely said thank you to him, but Jiang Song didn’t say a word.

The level of the game wasn’t very high to begin with. Jiang Song and Ling Feng almost broke through the opponent’s defense. Yao Mei stayed on top of Li Bai’s head, floating in front while her soul chased from behind, creating a very eerie2 scene.

The opponents were all squishy, so in team fights, Jiang Song would use his first skill to flash into the crowd, stack his second skill and ultimate, then flash again in the middle to avoid the enemy’s incoming attacks. After securing a triple kill, he would fly back to his original position, truly embodying the saying “kill one person in ten steps, never stay a thousand miles away”.

Throughout the whole process, Yao Mei never fell down, flying back and forth before finally landing back on top of Li Bai’s head.

Yao Mei is a hero with simple operations and is suitable for new players. As long as the player is quick-witted and can shield their ally, they can basically grasp the essence of this hero.

Xie Yao rarely plays support, especially this kind of salted fish who doesn’t need to output or absorb damage, only needs to stay on the wild king’s head to protect their ally.

Furthermore, he hadn’t spoken more than a few words this whole time. After all, it’s easy to get distracted with idle thoughts, and he couldn’t count how many yawns he had stifled under his mask during the whole game.

In short, it was just two words: boring.

Playing support is so boring, he wanted to output.

“Boss is amazing, hasn’t died once and has 17 kills, definitely MVP haha.”

Throughout the game, whenever Jiang Song got a kill, Ling Feng would shower him with compliments, sometimes prompting Xie Yao to respond with an indifferent “mm-hmm.”

At this point, they had already pushed to the enemy’s high ground. Xie Yao hadn’t died in the last team fight, while the enemy team was down to only one marksman.

It was only ten minutes into the game, and they were all getting bored. The enemy team’s refusal to surrender was the last bit of stubbornness they had left.

The minion wave had reached the crystal, and the game was almost over. Xie Yao couldn’t resist saying, “Let me play a damage dealer next game.”

He looked over at Wang Zhaojun and said, “No need for a mage, a marksman will do.”

He was determined to never play support again, even if it meant sacrificing sleep.

The barrage of comments was full of affection.

: Poor baby, he’s been tormented by playing support.

: What’s going on today? When he played duo with Boss Jiang before, I didn’t see Yaoyao play this poorly as a support.

: You don’t understand, two-person and three-person dynamics are completely different.

: Of course they’re different. When Boss is around, Yaoyao isn’t so restrained and says things ten times more than this game.

: My baby, you didn’t even flame the trash ADC this game. I’m really not used to it.

Ling Feng immediately laughed and said, “It’s okay, Brother Yaoyao, you can take the mage, I can even play support, does Boss need to play jungle next game?”

His sentence started off talking to Xie Yao, but the latter half was extremely targeted, as if afraid that no one could see through his little scheme.

It was like everyone knew what was on his mind!

Xie Yao raised his eyelids, and his lips, hidden behind the mask, tightened. He was starting to get angry.

After a moment of silence, the barrage went crazy giving Ling Feng a 666 for his play.

“Play your mage, I’ll support.” Xie Yao’s tone was irritable.

This kind of stupid thing is better kept away from Brother Jiang.

There are not a few people who dig the wall in the live broadcast, but someone like Ling Feng who doesn’t hide his intentions is really disgusting.

What is he relying on? He thinks Xie Yao won’t care because he has someone behind him?

Some anchors like to flirt with the boss, and then start cheating him after getting familiar with him. Xie Yao pursed his lips, and his eyes under the brim of his hat were already very unhappy.

For the sake of Brother Jiang’s safety and wallet, Xie Yao decided to sacrifice himself to play support. After all, anchors like him who don’t know how to deceive their gold master are almost extinct.

Xie Yao was safe.

The opponent’s crystal was destroyed, and Xie Yao didn’t even bother to look at the results. He just returned to his room. Ling Feng didn’t say a word this time.

Jiang Song directly matched into the next game.

This time, Xie Yao didn’t help with the pick. He scanned the chat and saw that the players on the 4th and 5th floor were all strangers, with one frequently used hero as a jungler, and another as a top laner.

As the first pick, Xie Yao looked at the opposing team’s lineup and then heard the sound of a hero being locked in. He looked over and was almost scared to death the next second.

“Fuck, Brother Jiang, did you pick the wrong hero?”

Above Jiang Song’s head sat a beautiful female hero – Da Qiao.

As the queen of support, if played well, she was an almost unbeatable hero who was usually banned or picked in every game. Xie Yao thought that the other team would take her away, but didn’t expect that Jiang Song had locked her in!

Xie Yao was almost shocked speechless. He wasn’t even interested in what the other team had picked and anxiously asked, “Did you not sleep well last night? Or are you having trouble with work?”

Why did he suddenly choose to play support?!

Jiang Song didn’t reply, so Xie Yao guessed that he was typing something.

When it was time for Xie Yao and Ling Feng to choose, Ling Feng spoke up again, “So Xie Yao ge, are you playing mid this round?”

“If you’re playing it, then I’ll pick Gong Sun…”

“You take Gong Sun Li.”

Suddenly, a very deep and hoarse male voice came through the microphone, interrupting Ling Feng this time.

Xie Yao was taken aback, and a familiar feeling surged through him, but before he could think about it, Jiang Song spoke up again.

“We’re running out of time, pick Gong Sun Li, and I’ll support you.”

It’s an almost command-like statement, and Xie Yao instinctively locks in Gong Sun Li. It’s not until the beautiful little bunny girl in the orange summer skin appears on screen that he wakes up from his daze.

Xie Yao was both surprised and incredulous. “Brother Jiang, how did you turn on your mic?”

There were some breathing sounds coming through the microphone, as if the person was very close, and it made Xie Yao’s ears tingle.

He awkwardly touched his ear.

When it’s time for Xie Yao and Ling Feng to pick, Ling Feng speaks up again: “Brother Yaoyao, are you playing mid lane this game?”

There are some breathing sounds coming from the microphone, as if someone is very close to it, causing Xie Yao’s ears to tingle.

Jiang Song explains: “It’s not convenient to type.”

The familiar feeling in Xie Yao’s heart returns, but he pushes it aside and focuses on another issue. He hesitates for a moment before carefully asking: “Uh, Brother Jiang, is your throat uncomfortable? Your voice sounds hoarse…”

It’s like trying to explain that there’s a slipper stuck in your throat.

The low male voice from the microphone immediately coughs twice, seemingly speechless.

After recovering for a moment, Jiang Song finally responds with a hesitant ‘Mm-hmm.’ Xie Yao reminds him to rest well and not to neglect his health for work, but the barrage of comments almost make him laugh out loud.

: No way, are there still people who don’t know what bubble voice3 is?

: I’m fucking dying laughing in this livestream, Hahaha, Boss Jiang is using bubble voice to flirt with you!

: Oh my god, baby, why are your ears turning red?!

: Hahaha, I can’t believe how different Boss Jiang sounds on the mic, so understatedly flirtatious with that bubble voice! xswl!

: What a typical straight man! Boss Jiang, your character setting has collapsed! Bubble voice is not at all charming!

: Shut up already!

As Xie Yao and Jiang Song talked, Ling Feng couldn’t find a way to join in and was completely ignored, feeling like an invisible person. It could also be because of Jiang Song’s clear targeting that made him feel closed off.

As the hero selection stage entered the countdown, Jiang Song suddenly asked, “Why are you wearing a hat and a mask? Are you sick?”

Xie Yao didn’t dare to say that he was afraid of mismanaging his facial expressions and becoming a screenshot meme.

“… Not really.”

The male voice in the microphone chuckled, and the bubble voice was gone. The short and light laughter almost killed the bullet comments.

Xie Yao’s heart skipped a beat, and his ears suddenly turned hot.

However, this momentary impulse was immediately extinguished by Jiang Song’s voice, “Don’t cover up. It’s so hot that you might get a heat rash if you keep wearing them.”

As soon as this slipper-like voice spoke, Xie Yao relaxed, without any hesitation, he lifted his hat and took off his mask.

Feeling a bit uneasy, Xie Yao rubbed his hair in front of the camera, revealing a reddish ear. The color was almost the same as the red mole on his forehead.

: Dog thief!!! Who said we’d never take off our hats and masks?!

Author’s Note:

Jiang Boss: I just wanted to disguise my voice and not get exposed!

Note :

1“KDL” could refer to different things depending on the context. However, in the context of the sentence you provided, it’s likely referring to the KeSPA Cup (Korean e-Sports Association Cup), which is an annual esports tournament in South Korea. “KDL” may be an abbreviation or a slang term used to refer to the KeSPA Cup in online gaming communities.

2“Eerie” is an adjective used to describe something that is strange, mysterious, or unsettling, often in a way that makes people feel uneasy or uncomfortable

3“Bubble voice” is a slang term used to refer to a high-pitched or squeaky voice that some people have, which is similar to the sound of a bubble being blown. It is often used in a humorous or teasing way to describe someone’s voice, and can be considered a form of playful teasing or banter among friends