Chapter 63

Chapter Sixty-Three

In the second game, TWG defended while KW attacked. Xu Ziyan at point A followed Pride's strategy from the previous game, guarding Xie Wei's side. However, he was much more cunning and daring than Pride, almost abandoning the frontal defense and leaving Bai Chen to guard the point alone, while Shen Xiao and he crouched together in the woods.

Seeing that flanking was ineffective, KW tried to engage head-on, but Xu Ziyan's healing potions combined with Xie Wei's sniping resulted in one-shot kills. With no chance of a frontal attack and no hope of flanking, KW ultimately lost again. TWG took a 2-0 lead and secured match point.

In the third game, TWG made a substitution, with TWG-Seamy leaving the game and TWG-Yuan taking his place.

This was Yuan Shaofeng's first official participation in a top-tier league. Although he appeared calm on the surface, his palms were already covered with a fine layer of sweat.

Xie Wei noticed his nervousness and patted him lightly on the shoulder before leaving the lounge: "Prove yourself."

Yuan Shaofeng was taken aback for a moment, then cast a grateful glance at him.

TWG attacks, KW defends.

After Yuan Shaofeng entered the game, TWG changed all their strategies and went straight for the front. KW sent someone to flank, but TWG was prepared. With a syringe and full armor, Xie Wei successfully counterattacked and killed the flanking attacker.

Without a primary damage dealer, point A was ultimately captured by TWG.

—We are just one step away from final victory.

The countdown has ended, point B is now unlocked.

Xu Ziyan let out a soft breath: "Yuan and Chen, come with me and block the door. The captain will take over the position."

Generally speaking, in capture point maps, those responsible for capturing points are the toughest and most agile assault troops. Medics are also available, but snipers... are practically unmatched.

Bai Chen and Yuan Shaofeng were both taken aback, but Xie Wei smiled lightly and replied without any doubt, "OK".

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"Although I don't know what happened, starting from the second game, the morale of the entire TWG team seems to have undergone a dramatic change." Commentator A said, "Especially in the first game, Xie Shen made a few mistakes, and I was a little worried for TWG. But as it turns out, my tension was unnecessary."

"Especially after bringing in the new assault player Yuan, the whole strategy and style have been completely refreshed." Commentator B looked at the animated GIFs of the team members on the screen: "But... what kind of tactic is TWG using? Ice and the two assault players are all rushing forward. Are they trying to go head-to-head with KW at point B?"

"No, it's a flanking maneuver! Leave only one sniper in the front, and the rest of you flank and rush into the backline!"

"Ice dropped a healing bottle, and the vulnerability effect hit Pride and Alice! Bee reacted extremely quickly, turning around and sniping Chen's armor, but Ice was right behind Chen! He gave Chen a healing injection, and Chen instantly recovered to full health! Yuan then switched to his secondary weapon—the director seems to have forgotten to show the weapons carried by each team in this round, and Yuan hadn't switched to his secondary weapon at all throughout the entire match, so we only just realized that he was carrying a revolver!"

"Two shots from the revolver hit Pride, and Pride was dead—Ice also fell! At the critical moment, Bee stepped up and used a powerful close-range quick-scope to tell TWG that they couldn't possibly take my point!"

"Wait a minute! Why is the capture bar at point B increasing? What's going on?!"

As the commentator's surprised questions arose, the camera switched to point B below the cliff, where Shining, carrying a sniper rifle, was leisurely leaning against the cliff face. While bullets raged above, he remained unperturbed, not even bothering to draw his weapon.

Commentator B said with a surprised yet interested tone: "Probably no one present expected that TWG would use a tactic we only see in ranked matches in the final and most crucial match point game: stealing points. And it was a sniper stealing point."

Commentator A chuckled, "Yes, because TWG's frontal attack at point A was so fierce, we subconsciously focused our attention on the three people in front of us at point B. However, in such a wonderful and tense head-on confrontation, the attacking side's sniper became the most easily overlooked point."

"KW obviously realized this as well. Alice wanted to grab Xie Wei, but Yuan desperately blocked her! Two more shots from the revolver hit, forcibly pulling Alice back into the melee. It has to be said that Yuan's performance in this match was outstanding! But the frontal firepower was lacking. Ice fell, Yuan fell, and Chen also fell."

"KW successfully repelled TWG's three-man attack, but unfortunately, time was running out. In the last second of the capture point, Shining successfully stole the point and captured B."

"Congratulations to TWG for continuing their impressive preseason winning streak in the playoffs, achieving a 3-0 victory and proving to everyone the absolute dominance of the top-ranked team! Congratulations to TWG!"

Amidst the deafening cheers that could penetrate even noise-canceling headphones, Xu Ziyan lowered her head and removed her headphones.

As the team leader, Xie Wei stood up first and led the team to shake hands with the KW members.

Back in the lounge, Yu Guangzhou smiled and nodded to them. Shen Xiao jumped up and raised his eyebrows: "Wow, anyone can tell at a glance that the last wave tactic wasn't commanded by Captain Xie. Captain Xie would never do something so dirty. Only Ice would be so insidious."

Xu Ziyan wasn't annoyed and laughed, "Is it my fault?"

On the screen hanging on the wall of the lounge, the data of the TWG and KW teams for this game was first displayed, and then the MVP of this game was selected - TWG-Ice, Xu Ziyan.

“Perfect timing. Ice will also be doing the post-match interview.” Yu Guangzhou flipped through his notebook. “He’ll just ask a few standard questions, and then a few fans will ask questions. He’ll answer them as usual, just like interacting with the chat during your live stream.”

Xu Ziyan played in several preseason games, but this was the first time he had ever given a post-game interview.

Before he could even agree, Xie Wei said from the side, "It's Ice's first time participating in a post-match interview, let me go with him."

Xie Wei is incredibly popular, and interviewing him would be a win-win situation, so the organizers certainly wouldn't refuse the request.

However, Xie Wei has never volunteered to participate unless requested by the team, so this is the first time he has ever done so.

Jiang Yuxin, who was standing to the side, sensed the ambiguity and concern between them. She suppressed the gossipy scream that was about to burst out in her throat and turned to look at Yu Guangzhou with expectant eyes.

Yu Guangzhou nodded without hesitation.

Almost the instant he nodded, Jiang Yuxin eagerly said, "I'll go and coordinate this with the organizers right away!"

After saying that, he dashed out of the lounge.

Shen Xiao clicked his tongue in amazement: "Manager Jiang is only this proactive when something like this happens."

Having just broken up with his girlfriend, Yuan Shaofeng sighed deeply and looked at Xu Ziyan with a wistful expression: "I'm envious, really envious."

Although their relationship was no secret within TWG, Xie Wei rarely showed him any special care or treatment in public. Xu Ziyan's ears turned slightly red, while Xie Wei smiled openly, neither refuting nor stopping the teasing.

Shortly after, Jiang Yuxin returned and gave an OK sign.

Xie Wei stood up and lightly squeezed Xu Ziyan's palm: "Let's go."

Xu Ziyan followed Xie Wei out of the lounge and down a long corridor. This venue wasn't TWG's home ground, but many of the staff members they encountered in the corridor were clearly very familiar with Xie Wei, greeting him and congratulating him all the way.

As Xu Ziyan passed by the restroom, her keen ears caught a soft sob.

He paused, his gaze instinctively drifting towards the restroom.

Using the reflection in the mirror, he saw two figures standing in front of the sink.

The young man standing in front was a bit short, with his head down and his arm raised to wipe away the tears on his face. Clearly, the sobbing sound just now came from him.

The man in front of him was taller, and he seemed at a loss when faced with the young man's tears. He gently patted the young man's back and his lips moved as if he were saying words of comfort.

Both of them were wearing KW team uniforms. Xu Ziyan was stunned for a moment, but quickly realized that the shorter one was KW's medic, Pride, and the taller one was KW's assault, Alice.

Although Alice's ID is Alice, she is a standard 1.85-meter-tall Alpha.

Xu Ziyan was stunned.

Xie Wei glanced into the restroom, then subtly pulled Xu Ziyan's wrist, leading him away from where he stood.

After walking some distance, Xie Wei whispered, "You didn't feel guilty for a moment just now, did you?"

Xu Ziyan was speechless.

If we're really going to categorize people, he could be considered one of the culprits behind the scene just now.

“Yes, there is,” Xu Ziyan said truthfully, “but, how should I put it? The thought that he is probably planning how to blow my head off the next time we meet makes me feel no guilt at all.”

Xie Wei couldn't help but smile, and then said nothing more.

The visiting platform was set up to the side of the stage, and the host and cameras were already ready. As soon as Xu Ziyan and Xie Wei appeared, they were greeted with cheers and applause.

The host, with her exquisite makeup and formal attire, turned to the side and smiled at them. When her gaze fell on Xie Wei, she paused noticeably for a moment, then raised her hand to tidy her hair and makeup.

"Welcome! Today, we have invited Shining and Ice from TWG to the interview booth for the post-match interview. Please introduce yourselves."

Xu Ziyan smelled the perfume on her, sniffed, and took the microphone: "Hello everyone, I'm Ice from TWG Medical."

Xie Wei said, "I am Shining, the sniper from TWG."

As Yu Guangzhou said, the questions asked by the host afterward were either related to the competition just now or were fans' concerns and urging for a live broadcast, which was all normal.

But when it came to the last question, the host suddenly put away the cue cards, his smile unchanged, but his gaze was fixed intently on Xie Wei.

"In today's match, and in previous matches as well, Shining's performance has been consistently outstanding, making him a popular star player loved by the audience. However, there's something I believe everyone is concerned about: Shining's love life. I wonder if Shining currently has a partner, or someone he likes?"

Xu Ziyan was stunned for a moment, and a jeer broke out from below the stage. He wondered to himself: Is this question even considered "normal"?

He glanced at Xie Wei discreetly, only to see that the man's expression darkened, clearly indicating his displeasure.

Xu Ziyan sighed quietly, and was about to speak up to smooth things over when he saw Xie Wei suddenly lower her head and glance at him imperceptibly.

His heart suddenly tightened, and the prepared speech he had just written vanished.

However, Xie Wei quickly looked away and said calmly, "I've got it."

Almost the instant his words fell, the surrounding air froze, followed by a burst of exclamations and screams. The live stream interface was completely covered by a dense barrage of comments, making it impossible to see any part of the screen.

This answer would not have seemed so unbelievable to anyone else.

But the person who uttered those two words was Xie Wei.

He looked at the host, who was frozen in place, and asked, "Any other questions?"

The host snapped out of her daze. She had asked the question on her own initiative, and then received such an explosive answer. She was still in shock when she heard this, and quickly said, "...That's all."

Then, realizing what had happened, he quickly picked up his notebook and, with the last shred of his professionalism, said, "Thank you to the two TWG players for accepting our post-match interview. Congratulations again to TWG for winning this match!"