Chapter 15

Chapter Fifteen

In the final minute of the capture, the enemy seemed to have given up, and did not launch another attack for a long time. The church was another point that was easy to defend and difficult to attack. Seeing this, the assault soldier who had taken the initiative to take command also relaxed his vigilance and changed the subject.

Although it's called a command, the team voice chat actually sounds more like a conversation between two assault troops.

There was nothing they could do. Xie Shen remained silent, and since the sniper's role on this map was relatively minor, the assault team didn't try to engage either. Xu Ziyan, on the other hand, was also too nervous to utter a word. Occasionally, he would give instructions on positioning and support, but the instructions were simply carried out in silence.

The two assault players took turns firing at each other, switching between healing and sniping. Before long, they even developed a mutual respect and agreed to add each other as friends so they could duo queue together in the next game.

Xu Ziyan squatted in a small hut, listening to their conversation while holding a healing gun in his arms, his eyes fixed on the roof of a small shop not far away.

As the sunlight flashed by, the muzzle of a sniper rifle hidden behind the eaves swept across the dazzling light.

That's where Xie Wei is.

Actually, Xu Ziyan had encountered Xie Wei before, but things were different now. Before, he was just an ordinary passerby to Xie Wei, but now they knew each other and had even had a very intimate relationship...

Thinking of this, Xu Ziyan paused, her eyebrows furrowed slightly, and then she smiled softly, giving a self-deprecating twitch at the corner of her mouth.

He had been marked, and he had genuinely liked Xie Wei for many years, which is why he didn't feel disgusted after that accident, but only ashamed and happy.

But for Xie Wei, he was probably more than just a frivolous Omega who sold his body to join the team. As a devoted fan, Xu Ziyan naturally knew how chaste Xie Wei was, with virtually no romantic relationships, except for his mistake with him.

In the past few days, Xu Ziyan has wavered between "regret" and "no regret" hundreds of times, and has speculated on Xie Wei's thoughts countless times. He has even prepared how to act as if it were their first meeting when he meets Xie Wei again.

But the truth is, apart from the day she joined the team, Xie Wei never showed up once, and their Line chat history ended with that single word. Everything seemed to suggest that their relationship had come to an end.

Xu Ziyan knew in his heart that this was the best outcome, but when he encountered it again today, he still couldn't help but feel excited and nervous, and his hands were trembling.

The scene begins with Xu Ziyan delivering injections, and later he risks his life to run to the clock tower just to throw a smoke bomb… Xu Ziyan himself can't even explain what he's thinking. These actions are certainly motivated by affection and liking, but for Xie Wei, they're more likely just adding to her troubles.

Putting yourself in Xu Ziyan's shoes, if such a person with connections existed, Xu Ziyan would want that person to be as far away from him as possible.

Xu Ziyan bit his lip, his hand gripping the healing gun tightening unconsciously. At the top of the screen, the progress bar for capturing points had reached ninety percent. He hesitated for a moment, then stood up, wanting to move closer to Xie Wei.

Just as he stood up, a soft thud sounded behind him, as if something had fallen to the ground.

Xu Ziyan didn't react at first, but then she realized the true nature of the noise—someone had thrown a grenade through the window!

Xu Ziyan had previously assumed the enemy had stopped resisting, so he stopped hiding and dodging as before. But now, seeing the grenade, he realized that they hadn't stopped resisting; they were waiting for an opportunity to strike! The enemy was confirming his location!

Although the Cathedral is easy to defend and difficult to attack, its small size makes sniping from the outside almost useless. If the friendly team has no medics while the enemy does, the point can easily be captured.

Normally, Xu Ziyan should have been on standby inside the church with the other two assault soldiers, but because of his own selfish reasons, he went outside to a place where he could see Xie Wei.

This kind of basic mistake shouldn't happen in this section. Once it's removed, it ruins the whole thing.

Xu Ziyan almost instinctively put away his gun, bent down, and then sprinted and rolled to the side.

His reaction was quick, but unfortunately it was too late. The grenade exploded behind him the instant his fingers touched the door frame, the heat and shock propelling him outside the door, his previously healthy health instantly reduced to zero.

The loud noise naturally attracted the attention of others.

In the team voice chat, the two assault soldiers guarding the cathedral instantly stopped talking, realizing the situation was dire. Xie Wei, on higher ground, had an even clearer view—not far away, amidst billowing smoke, a figure was blasted out of the door along with debris from the building.

"Holy crap..." The assault soldier who had taken on command earlier stared blankly at the thick smoke in the distance. "Does anyone on this map still use grenades? I haven't seen him use them before. He's really being very discreet."

“Stop talking nonsense,” another assault soldier jumped off the church table, raised his gun, and said alertly, “This grenade is meant to blow up our treatment area. We’re outnumbered three to four, we might not be able to hold it.”

The commander nodded: "Okay, you watch the glass window behind you, I'll watch the main entrance."

"OK".

Xie Wei listened silently to the conversation between the two assault soldiers on the voice channel without saying a word. He lowered his head and pressed close to the sniper scope, his eyes rapidly searching for traces of the enemy around the house where the explosion had occurred.

Hand grenades are short-range explosives. The fact that the grenade was thrown accurately into the house proves that the person who threw it was not far from the blast point.

Once they take down that person, even without a healer, they'll still be able to put up a fight at the next point.

Xie Wei did not blame Xu Ziyan for his mistake due to selfishness. In fact, he had already discovered the Omega's behavior, but simply acquiesced to it.

His finger tightened on the trigger, and he intently scanned every corner. Suddenly, a figure staggered to his feet from the rubble after the explosion.

Xie Wei was stunned for a moment, and then was surprised to find that the figure was none other than Xu Ziyan, whom everyone thought was dead!

As a weapon with a wide area of ​​effect and high damage, the blast of a grenade is something no medical professional could withstand. Xie Wei was genuinely surprised and couldn't help but ask, "You're still alive?"

A third person's voice suddenly appeared in the voice channel, and everyone was stunned for a moment.

Xu Ziyan had just struggled to his feet from the rubble and was trying to heal himself when he heard Xie Wei's question. He quickly replied, "I'm alive, I'm alive! I'm so sorry, this is all my fault..."

"No, buddy!" The commander interrupted Xu Ziyan's apology, exclaiming in surprise, "Amazing! You're still alive! How did you do that?"

While replenishing his health, Xu Ziyan dodged and weaved his way toward the Holy Church, all the while answering questions from his teammates: "Well... I tried my best to run to the very edge, then put a shield on myself and injected myself with a serum, and that was it. I was just lucky to survive."

After saying that, he said embarrassedly, "I'm really sorry, buddy, it was my fault. I won't run around like that again next time."

As he spoke, he had already arrived at the Holy Church. The enemy clearly thought Xu Ziyan was dead, so even their snipers came out to attack, without considering the next wave. Xu Ziyan showed no mercy, throwing out armor packs and smoke grenades, and using his healing gun to relentlessly chip away at the enemy's health from the back. The two assault teams worked together from the inside and outside, completely thwarting the enemy's attack.

The enemies who tried to escape the cathedral one last time were all taken down by Xie Wei, who was waiting outside, with a single shot each, securing victory for Xie Wei.

The commander breathed a sigh of relief and gave Xu Ziyan a big thumbs up: "Awesome, bro. Let's add each other as friends, maybe we can duo queue sometime."

Xu Ziyan smiled and said, "It's not that I'm amazing, I'm just lucky."

Upon hearing this, Xie Wei raised an eyebrow noncommittally.

Good luck?

Xu Ziyan's words sounded simple, but Xie Wei knew very well how difficult it was to complete that series of actions in that split second of reaction time. Running, flipping sideways, and simultaneously putting on armor packs, then watching her health and using healing items after the armor broke—if she was even slightly off, she wouldn't have enough health left to withstand the explosive damage. And all of this happened in the blink of an eye.

In other words, Xu Ziyan managed to gain two extra health bars in a single second through his reaction and skillful maneuvering.

That's interesting.

This Omega clearly possesses genuine strength.

But if you already have that kind of strength, why do you still need to do that kind of thing?

Xie Wei recalled Xu Ziyan, who had fallen asleep from exhaustion in the training room a few days ago. He lowered his eyes, pondered for a moment, picked up his phone, and opened the chat box with head coach Yu Guangzhou.

The last message was a competition poster sent by Yu Guangxiu.

[Zhou: [Poster] The new season of the Rookie Cup is about to begin. I wonder if there are any promising talents to select.]

Xie Wei raised her finger.

[Xie Wei: Does anyone from our team participate?]

Yu Guangzhou responded quickly.

[Zhou: There are openings, and we have a few candidates, but nothing's been decided yet. What's wrong?]

[Xie Wei: I'll recommend one to you.]

Inside the coaching room, Yu Guangzhou was startled, and an ID involuntarily surfaced in his mind.

Just a few months ago, Xie Wei, who never got involved with men or women and didn't care about the team's selection process, suddenly approached him and said he wanted to introduce a medical professional to the second team. That medical professional was actually a member of their youth training camp and was an Omega.

If it were anyone else, Yu Guangzhou would definitely have felt something was off, but Xie Wei's image was just too good, so he didn't think much of it and agreed, thinking that teasing her for a couple of days would be enough.

Moreover, the medic performed very well after joining the second team. Lu Donglou praised him several times, so Yu Guangzhou didn't think much of it and just assumed that Xie Wei cared about the team and was helping to solve the problem of the vacancy in the second team's medic position.

But now...

He hesitated before typing the ID he had in mind into the chat box. At the same time, Xie Wei's message came in, and the two messages appeared in the chat box almost simultaneously.

[Zhou: Ice?]

[Xie Wei: Ice.]