Chapter 13 - Fierce Battle

Vw.Phae, ADC position, Yin Yu’s first reaction was that it was a good imitation account.

“Brother Chu, the ADC on the opposite side has the same name as yours, hahaha! Is this a good imitation account with no substance? It’s too realistic! He dares to impersonate you and doesn’t even know how to play mid-lane. He chose ADC instead. Let me show this counterfeit how to behave properly! If I don’t defeat him properly in the bottom lane, I’m not Xiao Di!”

Xiao Di saw this and realized the seriousness of the situation. The opposite team actually had such a high-quality imitation account. Immediately, he extended his neck to inform his aloof big brother, Chu Ke.

“The man himself.”

The man with black hair and gray eyes turned his head casually, exuding a dangerous aura. “Who did you want to defeat? Hm?”

“W–W–W–What?!”

Xiao Di was bewildered, wearing a blank expression on his face.

The audience on the livestream exploded.

[This voice, it’s God Chu himself!!!! Ahhh, marry me, my male god!!!!]

[What good luck to be matched together by chance. Chu God didn’t stream today, I didn’t expect to get to see him.]

[Hahaha, I feel sorry for Xiao Di. What did he say just now? He wanted to teach Chu God how to behave? Chu God, teach him a lesson!!]

[Am I the only one who finds it weird that Chu God is playing in the bottom lane?]

[LOL, Xiao Di’s expression is priceless. Let’s screenshot this and make it a meme.]

The opposing ADC was Chu Ke himself???

“No, bro, aren’t you supposed to play mid-laner? If you’re here, who dares to take your spot? Stop joking around.”

The handsome young man chuckled a couple of times, trying to cover up his reckless words. “It got stolen.”

Chu Ke raised an eyebrow and kept it concise. In this match, he was assigned as the fifth floor, with no say in the matter. He could only fill in where needed. A teammate even joked, “Bro, your imitation account looks quite convincing. What code are you using? Share with me.”

Chu Ke could only respond with, “…”

But Chu Ke did not mind. In fact, as the “Great Demon King,” he could play any role with an extensive pool of heroes at his disposal. He was not limited to just mid-laner, he had considerable experience in other roles as well. Even in a regular match, he could easily play any role. If the mid-laner position was unavailable, he would play AD; if AD was not an option, he would play top-laner, and if not top-laner, he would play jungler. If things really went south, he could even play tank.

“O–Oh, I see. Don’t worry, bro, we’ll share resources peacefully in the bottom lane. Let’s not attack each other.”

Since they were streaming now, Chu Ke had to give his brother some face since millions of viewers were watching closely. Xiao Di thought he understood the situation, made some gestures, and patted his chest as if he were taking responsibility for the whole situation.

Chu Ke didn’t bother with this joker. He bought his starting items and headed to the bottom lane, where he patiently began controlling the first minion wave.

The enemy ADC was Chu Ke???

Yin Yu saw the barrage of comments flooding in and couldn’t help but smile deviously.

The bottom lane was perfect for catching him; it was much easier than catching him in the mid-lane.

Today, Yin Yu was playing a water-type assassin in a provocative swimsuit, with a pair of black swim trunks covering his well-toned and explosive abs. He was strolling around the Ofinika Continent’s jungle area. The most striking part was the special effect of this skin—after defeating an opponent, it triggered an eye-catching provocative hip-twisting animation.

However, this skin unexpectedly became highly popular among players since its release. The game developers even designed exclusive color variations for it. The skin was available in limited quantities in the store during specific times of the year, yet it was still hard to keep up with demand.

Of course, as an official professional player, Chu Ke had access to all the skins provided by the game’s developer. This included rare ones like the Galaxy Starlight, which was limited to only 50,000 sets in each region.

After clearing the enemy’s jungle and then his own jungle with the help of their mid-laner, Yin Yu returned to the bottom lane, only to find that Chu Ke had already stolen all the jungle monsters from there.

In this match, Chu Ke picked a fire-type marksman. As Yin Yu played a water-type assassin and had a small and fragile character, he didn’t dare engage with him aggressively in the early game. So, he could only reluctantly give up the two small monsters in the bottom jungle area to the opponent.

However, Yin Yu was not willing to give up. As a player known for his opportunistic and explosive playstyle who took risks, he was not the type to simply give up. Moreover, not restraining a fire-type marksman in the early game could lead to trouble in the late game. No matter what, the assassin had to make some aggressive moves in the bottom lane.

On their side, the mid-laner was someone who would follow the jungler. The black-clothed youth signaled and made their way to the bottom lane, with the mid-laner following closely behind.

There was a joke, “Follow Rafael, and you’ll get free kills.”

The two of them bypassed the enemy’s vision and concealed themselves in the thick mist. Hiding in the brush, they quietly waited for Chu Ke to appear.

Skilled and experienced, how could Chu Ke not detect those movements? The moment he noticed that the mid-laner disappeared from the map, he didn’t budge an inch from his tower. Last-hitting minions calmly, he was determined not to step out any further. Bored, Yin Yu dragged the mini-map around and spotted the foolish Xiao Di hopping around in the river.

Tsk, this dude.

To save face for Chu Ke, whom he believed was not skilled at playing AD, Xiao Di didn’t take opportunities to push lane. Even when last-hitting minions, he carefully controlled his auto-attacks to avoid pushing the wave onto Chu Ke. After clearing the minions, he even used in-game emotes and danced in the river.

It seemed like this ambush wouldn’t work out. Yin Yu could only send a retreat signal. Just as he was retreating, Xiao Di let out a heart-wrenching wail not long after.

“Brother, how could you be so ruthless! That’s too aggressive, T_T. What happened to our peaceful bottom lane agreement?!!”

As it turned out, Chu Ke left his tower after seeing the mid-laner return to the lane. While Xiao Di was dancing ballet unsuspectingly, Chu Ke swiftly attacked him with a fierce approach, catching the defenseless Di Di off-guard, chipping away half of his health.

[Hahaha, with God R gone, God Chu is back to his true self.]

[Hahahaha, what peaceful development? God Chu only has the intention to teach Little Brother.]

[I’m dying of laughter. Brother Chu is still holding a grudge against Little Brother, saying he’ll teach him how to behave. It’s too adorable, hahaha.]

[In the bottom lane’s brotherly game, God Chu is saying, ‘Today, I’m going to teach Little Brother how to respect his elder brother.’]

[Sister Di is still dancing ballet, hahaha, it’s practically a provocation with one’s strength, hahaha.]

There was uncontrollable laughter in the live comments section, with a series of “LOL” floating by.

[Vw.Xiao Di: Brother Yin, save me!!!!!]

All of them were in the same training room. When Xiao Di spoke, Chu Ke could hear him. Helplessly, he could only type in the in-game messages, affectionately calling out to the underwear-clad assassin.

Unfortunately, Yin Yu had turned off in-game messages as soon as he entered the game, so Xiao Di’s message naturally sank without a trace.

“Ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch, Chu Ke, you’re too cruel!!!”

Having obtained two jungle monsters as a fire-element marksman, Chu Ke was more developed than Xiao Di. He also went for an unconventional attack speed build. Whenever he caught Xiao Di, it was a chaotic mess of attacks, leaving the latter scampering in distress.

Quite arrogant, huh…

Yin Yu laid an ambush in the top lane, successfully securing a kill. After reaching level six, he still couldn’t let it go and sneaked into the bottom lane, waiting to deal with his mortal enemy.

But Chu Ke acted like he had eyes everywhere. Just as Yin Yu moved in, he retracted back to his tower.

This guy!

The black-clad youth was itching with frustration, typing in the in-game chat to call the mid-laner down.

“Today, I won’t believe that I can’t deal with you, Chu Ke!”

The barefooted assassin’s eyes narrowed.

[Vw.Rafael: Support go up, Xiao Di follow behind, dive under the tower.]

Today, they had to take care of Chu Ke through a tower dive!

The support obediently complied, rushing into the tower without regard for his health, with Xiao Di following closely.

With two natural tanks in front, Yin Yu felt extremely reassured. He used the elusive brilliance of Shadow Steps, starting with a crowd control skill.

Finally, the time has come.

Chu Ke knew that as long as Yin Yu was on the other side, he was like a flickering, shining bug zapper. Like a fly, Yin Yu would always come over to attempt a kill whenever possible. After all these years of rivalry, it would be strange if he could be caught in one go. Hiding under the tower all the time, and based on his understanding of his archenemy, he was sure Yin Yu would dive under the tower.

As expected, it was now!

The black-haired, gray-eyed man chuckled lightly, releasing the flash he had been holding onto. He managed to avoid Yin Yu’s control skill precisely. The ice pillar missed him and brushed past his shoulder.

The marksman in the flashy purple cloak casually lifted the bow and arrow in his hand, lightly aiming at the diving swimsuit-clad assassin who had missed him. The splendid silver arrow carried a stream of light and directly pierced into the assassin’s body, creating a hazy mist of blood with a unique kind of beauty.

“Xiao Di, attack him, I’ll cover from behind.”

There was no time for typing. Yin Yu directly commanded Xiao Di to enter the tower while he executed Shadow Kills to circle around to the back. He started with a horizontal sweep followed by an upward strike, a rapid sequence of combos that left one’s head spinning.

Xiao Di caught up. However, due to the limited damage output of the light-type marksman in the early game, he only managed to chip away two bars of health from Chu Ke. Additionally, he took some damage from the tower due to his aggressive attack.

“Brother Chu, we can’t fight! Let’s retreat!”

The damage was just too low. Considering the overall health of both sides, Xiao Di weighed the pros and cons. Since they had already secured a kill from the enemy support, retreating at this point was not much of a loss. He decisively chose to withdraw.

Thinking of leaving?

They were in the same training room, after all, so of course Chu Ke could hear what Xiao Di was saying. A streak of light flashed through his gray eyes as he looked at the remaining health of the assassin, feeling a bit regretful. If he had been playing mid-laner, with an Ignite skill, he could have secured Rafael’s head.

The fire-type marksman completely ignored Xiao Di, who was continuously attacking him. His entire focus was on the stylish assassin in a swimsuit. He used his skills, both big and small, along with basic attacks, to deal with this formidable adversary, aiming to take him down.

Yin Yu’s expression turned solemn as he remained immobile, guiding the assassin towards the wall of bushes. However, the fire-type marksman relentlessly pursued him, constantly using basic attacks.

Now was the moment!

The assassin silently calculated the cooldown of his control skill, and a golden flash of light marked the use of Flash. Leveraging the cover of the bushes, he changed position and pressed the skill button again.

Oh?

Seeing Yin Yu’s persistent attitude, it seemed he had not given up. Rather than using Flash to escape over the wall, he moved towards a bush in a slightly left direction. Chu Ke’s eyes narrowed as he adjusted his movements, attentively observing the surroundings.

Suddenly, a freezing skill appeared from the bush. Layers of icy pillars formed a linear path, turning the area into a pale white atmosphere due to the abrupt chill.

This was the level six ultimate skill, Frost Line, that would convert water-type to ice-type. It had a linear range and limited area coverage, but it had solid crowd-control ability.

The marksman was startled and instinctively moved to the left to avoid the ice line.

Wait, how could Rafael start with a powerful crowd-control skill? An intense sense of crisis exploded in Chu Ke’s chest, and alarm bells rang in his mind.

“Finally, I caught you.”

The assassin transformed into a stealthy mist and released the other skill he held.

Frostbolt!

Viewers who were watching the livestream were quite familiar with this small skill that had shown a strong impact in the early game of the Spring Tournament’s first match.

Could it be that Rafael was wagering on the 15% crowd control chance of this basic skill?

Everyone held their breath, their attention fully engaged.

What’s happening?!

The fire-type marksman had only a sliver of health left, and he was frozen solid.

Impossible?! A mere fifteen percent chance… Last Spring Tournament, it could be explained as probability, but this time Rafael’s actions were clear—he was forsaking the powerful control skill of his ultimate and placing all his bets on this specialized branching minor skill.

Unless he was certain that he would hit that 15% chance.

The assassin didn’t care about what others thought. Holding a dagger in azure blue, he furiously pressed the keyboard. He unleashed every attack skill he could on Chu Ke. In the end, just a bit more damage was needed. The newly upgraded jungle item’s smite could take effect on a person. The assassin swiftly pressed the keys, his hand speed soaring to the rhythm of keyboard strikes.

“Hahahahahahaha!”

Yin Yu slapped the table, his face unable to conceal the undeniable smile. Solo-killing the enemy’s gold-leading marksman, Chu Ke, when he himself was at low health, and doing so right before leveling up his jungle item—this was something he could boast about for a whole year.

He and Chu Ke knew each other inside and out. That poker face knew his water-type assassin’s skill distribution the best. It was precisely because of this that, after much consideration, Yin Yu decided to max out the Ice Magic skill, letting Chu Ke fall into an experiential pitfall.

As expected, with a freezing rate of up to fifty percent, he still emerged victorious with that strategic move.

At this moment, the assassin on the screen should already be striking the provocative hip-shaking motion over Chu Ke’s fallen body. Imagining himself stepping on his archenemy’s corpse, Yin Yu felt an immense sense of relief. He couldn’t hide his grin as he looked at the screen.

???

Suddenly, his screen turned black.