Chapter 14 - Archenemy

The laughter came to a sudden halt.

What’s going on? How could he possibly be dead? Could it be that the assassin from the opposite team came down to help and took his head? No, that’s impossible! Just now, he deliberately had the mid-laner use crowd control skills to confirm that the assassin was on the top lane, and then he came down to catch Chu Ke at ease. He could not have made such a basic mistake, so that was ruled out.

Then, what could it be?!

At this moment, a slightly delayed system announcement finally resounded, suspended high in the sky above the Ofinika Continent in glaring red.

[Vw.phae has slain Vw.Rafael.]

How was this possible?!

Just a moment ago, that guy, Chu Ke, was completely frozen by him. He was turned into an ice-cold slime and was utterly defenseless. Chu Ke chose a fire-type with high damage output that was the best for killing but was also the most fragile. Yin Yu looked at the blue sword aura in his hand that surrounded the seductive purple-caped archer. With a swift and aggressive strike, he sapped the last drop of blood from Chu Ke. Was he faking his death?!

They were telling him that he was killed by someone frozen in ice? This was utterly ridiculous!!! Was Chu Ke cheating now?!

Wait a minute, there’s another possibility, unless—

Yin Yu suddenly widened his eyes. Suddenly recalling something, his black pupils instantly filled with realization. Gradually, his cursor moved to his in-game equipment.

Reflective Armor. Effect: Reflects fifteen percent of physical damage.

He stared intently at the equipment that appeared out of thin air on the fire-type archer’s equipment bar. With Chu Ke’s speed, selling off the previous equipment and swapping in the Reflective Armor would not be a problem at all. If Yin Yu attacked him, it would deplete his own health. He had just a sliver of health left, it made sense that he was killed by the reflection.

[Hahahahahaha, what grudges, what grievances? God Chu sold his two previous pieces of equipment just like that? The money to remake those equipment isn’t cheap.]

[Truly deserving of being archenemies. I’m trembling in fear.]

[Hahahahahahahahaha, I can’t help but laugh when I see the frozen smile on Rafael’s face. Screenshot acquired!]

[God Chu is really terrifying to drag Rafael into the water with him like that… My goodness, it’s just too scary.]

[Oh my goodness, this is the first time I’ve seen God R smile so happily like a child. Wait, wasn’t God R quite aloof during livestreams before? Am I hallucinating??? But that change in expression in a split second was really great to watch hahaha.]

[Same question here, but I think maybe he was so happy to kill his archenemy that his true nature came out hahaha, Rafael is so cute.]

On the riverbank, the corpse of the assassin, dressed only in underwear, laid lifeless as he laid next to the corpse of his archenemy. They formed a horizontal line, with broken arrows and dagger fragments nearby.

The black-haired youth sat quietly at his computer desk. His face was terrifyingly black, and the resentment around him seemed almost tangible.

“Huh.”

Chu Ke remained composed. Tilting his head slightly, he caught the black-haired youth’s expression in all its gloomy glory.

Yin Yu was on the verge of exploding in anger!!! It was bad enough that he got himself killed while killing someone, but that scene of him laughing triumphantly was clearly witnessed by millions. It was explainable if he simply killed someone, but now he was the one that got played. That maniacal laughter would forever remain in his history as a dark stain.

It’s all because of that despicable, shameless, and cunning villain—Chu Ke!!! His icy and aloof demeanor is shattered all because of him!!!

Kill him, aaaaaahhhhhhh!!!

That was the only thought left in Yin Yu’s mind.

So, for the entire second half of the ranked match, the black-clad youth didn’t bother farming jungle monsters. His sole purpose was to camp in the bottom lane to ambush Chu Ke. Chu Ke got annoyed by him in the bottom lane and simply switched lanes with the top lane. But before he even had a chance to farm a few minions, the assassin appeared in the top lane like he had a radar installed, thoroughly ruining his mood. Eventually, Chu Ke took a deep breath and stopped bothering to hide, instead picking up his bow and arrows to engage.

The two fought from the bottom lane to the jungle, from the small dragon pit to the big dragon pit, from the river to the goddess statue, and from the first tower to the nexus. The extent of their ferocious battle and the blood-soaked scene were unprecedented, leaving both teams’ allies stunned and sweating nervously.

In the live chat, fans were in stitches.

[I’m betting on God Chu to win this one!!]

[I always like Rafael, so I’m betting on God Chu to win hahahaha]

[Why isn’t Rafael farming? How can a water-type assassin like him beat a fire element archer at this stage? His stubbornness is off the charts.]

Gifts bombarded the screen as many big fish splurged wildly.

Teammates didn’t even bother to help them anymore. A well-fought 5v5 match turned into a natural 4v4. Even up until Xiao Di exploded the enemy’s nexus, these two individuals were still entangled in one mess in a bush in the distant jungle labyrinth. With their parallel operation and reaction speed, their skills’ light effects flew in unison.

“It’s over?!”

The assassin activated his Stealthy Steps and was in the midst of stabbing the archer. The archer’s entire body was ablaze, and each arrow he shot left a fiery trail. Victory seemed imminent, but then, the “Game Over” message suddenly appeared on their screens, brutally interrupting this life-or-death showdown.

“Good job, Xiao Di, we won. You’ve made me proud.”

The young man in black was the first to react. He patted Sister Di’s shoulder and sent an extremely proud look to Chu Ke.

So what if I lost in a one-on-one? So what if I also died while killing you? In the end, we still won hahaha.

“Not bad, Xiao Di, you’ve improved. Even a light-type marksman can carry the team now.”

As the black-haired, gray-eyed man faced this smug gaze, he had a half smile on.

This statement was clearly a blatant provocation.

As everyone knew, Xiao Di’s light-type marksman skills were abysmal. Due to being accustomed to the high damage output of fire-type characters, playing a class that relied on self-healing and sustained damage was quite uncomfortable for him. His win rate didn’t even reach fifty percent.

The last time Chu Ke and Xiao Di played in a duo queue match, Chu Ke chose a fire-element mage and covered almost forty-five percent of the team’s total damage output, but he still couldn’t carry Xiao Di. Since then, whenever Xiao Di picked a light-element marksman, online users automatically assumed it was just a casual match, labeling Xiao Di’s marksman as the “ADC that even God Chu can’t carry.” Chu Ke’s words contained the implicit meaning that Yin Yu was carried by Xiao Di.

“What’s wrong with being carried to victory? If you can win effortlessly, why bother trying hard?”

Yin Yu snorted at this.

“Let’s go, let’s go, Sister Di. Tonight, we’ll make it to Grandmaster rank.”

Caught between these two formidable forces, Sister Di could neither cry nor laugh. He could only continue to create a room for a duo queue dejectedly.