Leng Zhi was the most acclaimed new star in esports, an unrivaled support and commander. Yet, the night before he was to lift the championship trophy, a hand injury cost him the title. Amidst a cho...
Chapter 75
[An esports version of Tian Ji's horse racing strategy...that's really impressive!]
Why do I feel like our KM's performance this time has a kind of final, beautiful resurgence?
[Who said that? KM has basically never lost with this system, especially when he pulled it out at 2-2 match point, it was like a god of war descending to earth.]
[Still acting like a god descending to earth, upstairs? KM won this game, so there aren't many side laners who can carry the team anymore, you know?]
[So that's how it is!]
【come on! 】
Finally, Xixi remembered Leng Zhi himself first.
He studied the cabinet for a long time, but still didn't know how to open it.
Lei Shen values his child's independence highly and often asks Xixi to solve problems on his own at home, hoping that this will allow him to portray a smart and well-behaved child on variety shows.
As my father instructed, I should bury myself in research and find solutions to the problems so that I wouldn't be beaten or scolded by him.
He glanced cautiously at Uncle Leng Zhi.
If it's Uncle Leng Zhi...
The guests arrived at the meeting point on time, and the children were taken to the toy room by the staff, leaving only five parents present.
Li Chi took out five lottery cards and quickly got to the point: "We asked the guests to gather in advance today because the parents and children will be separated for the afternoon's games. Parents need to prepare in advance for the role they will be playing."
"The production team has prepared five different identities. To be fair, you will choose your roles by drawing lots."
Le Xinzhou was the first to draw a card, unfold it, and read out the text on it: "Chainsaw Killer? Why is there a typo? What kind of game is this that has a character card like this?"
His rapid-fire questions prompted the other guests to curiously unfold their lottery cards.
Waiting is a very boring thing. After the staff finished explaining the details and left, Leng Zhi remained very quiet.
The silence lasted for about three minutes.
Since this is the last room, there's still a long time before the little adventurers arrive.
Leng Zhi decided to find some fun for himself.
The bride, dressed in layers upon layers of clothing, suddenly threw off the covers, sat cross-legged on the bed, lifted her veil, and took a deep breath of fresh air.
The bride lifted her skirt and casually leaned against the wooden pillow, revealing her snow-white ankles accentuated by her wedding dress.
Then, he took out a cell phone from the inside pocket of his clothes.
Like a thief, Leng Zhi even looked around carefully. Good, the cameraman was indeed gone.
To ensure the atmosphere of the haunted house, the cameramen went out with the staff. Apart from the two cameramen who followed them in from the entrance, everyone the kids encountered along the way was an NPC. All other camera positions were fixed positions that had already been set up.
Because it was aimed at children who are at the age when their destructive tendencies are at their peak, all the cameras were disguised to some extent, and the equipment was chosen to be as inconspicuous as possible.
The room was dimly lit, with only an eerie red light flashing. Leng Zhi didn't realize that there was actually a camera in front of him and behind him.
Leng Zhi opened the live streaming app.
He was worried about Jiang Mingzhe—even though he had fed the baby a big meal at noon and Jiang Mingzhe had given him a lot of promises, Leng Zhi still felt that this was not going to be a peaceful game.
"I wonder if this kid will be scared to tears later?" he muttered to himself.
If Jiang Mingzhe gets so scared in the haunted house that he cries out, who will discipline the kid?
Little did he know that, at the request of his fans, the director had just arranged a live broadcast sub-venue for him, and his every move was being broadcast live.
Yun Jingcheng: "The Bandaged Freak?"
Shaoqi: "Am I... a ghost?" The two children squeezed to the front, and as soon as the door opened, they were about to shout, "Get up, Jiang Mingzhe!"
Fortunately, the doctor reacted quickly, covering the mouths of both children with a slap before the word "start" could even be uttered, earning an approving look from the boss behind him.
However, the early-rising viewers in the live stream noticed this tiny crack in the door.
They immediately spotted Jiang and Leng standing side by side behind the door.
Although they will soon realize that Jiang Mingzhe is sick, it doesn't stop netizens from having a moment of excitement.
In order not to disturb Jiang Mingzhe's sleep, Leng Zhi and Jiang Yijing went out to the corridor first, leaving the doctor to take care of the child.
"I'm sorry, Jiang Mingzhe and Leng Zhi cannot participate in today's recording," Jiang Yijing said.
The comments section was inaudible, so people could only fill in the gaps in their imaginations based on what they saw. They never imagined that Jiang Yijing was simply reminding Leng Zhi to take care of Jiang Mingzhe and not to sleep on the table, and to take good care of himself—such a mundane reminder.
The content wasn't important; he just wanted the audience to see the couple's intimate behavior—after all, Leng Zhi had tried to fool him with a fake camera last night, and he was just making up for it.
Leng Zhi could still hear Jiang Zong's warm breath in his ear.
Jiang Yijing was very particular about his personal hygiene; when you got close, you could smell his aftershave, which smelled like it had been sprayed in the mountains after a rain.
Moreover, the thought of falling asleep and almost knocking over the boss when he looked up made Leng Zhi's ears turn even redder.
This is incredibly embarrassing and disgraceful.
After reaching an agreement with the production team, Leng Zhi returned to his room alone.
After all that commotion, he was wide awake, so he lay back on the sofa and started scrolling through his phone out of sheer boredom.
There are many more unread messages on WeChat.
Leng Zhi first opened Jiang Yijing's message.
Leng Zhi hesitated for a moment and did not reply.
Zou Shu declared that they should form their own team, and since that was the case, he didn't need to consider these things, even though it was a hard-won opportunity.
I wonder how Zou Shu is doing in finding other teammates.
Although searching for three people in a vast sea of people without any clues is like looking for a needle in a haystack, based on his understanding of his teammates, if those three people were also in this world, they would definitely continue on the path of e-sports, just like him and Zou Shu.
We'll meet at the top sooner or later.
He continued to open Zou Shu's messages.
The message was brief, just one sentence, and it was sent late last night after he had fallen asleep.
The esports industry is booming and expanding rapidly, attracting many investors eager to get a piece of the pie. They often choose to directly invest in established teams and develop their commercial value, which is the most stable and reliable way to monetize their businesses.
At the same time, many people are taking a different approach, investing in new teams and smaller teams, forming their own teams, and wanting to create a legend themselves.
The recruitment ad was poorly made, and netizens kept mocking it.
Leng Zhi was very familiar with these three letters. It was just a name he randomly picked for a five-player team during his time in the internet cafe team, but it unknowingly made its way onto the world stage.
Leng Zhi and LSG team, these two names are intertwined throughout their lives, their glory is destined to never be separated from each other.
Lei Ling: "What the heck is this Qing Dynasty little zombie?!"
Only Leng Zhi stared at his character card with a strange expression, remaining silent.
Damn it, can someone tell him how he could possibly draw this kind of character?
Le Xinzhou was the first to react: "My God, this sounds like a haunted house!"
To verify his guess, he asked Leng Zhi, who hadn't yet revealed his identity, "Leng Zhi, what role are you? Why don't you say?"
Jiang Mingzhe was quite pleased with his little trick. He called to the children to continue, "Come on! Let's scare the next one!"
So, Zaizai followed Jiang Mingzhe and walked straight into the passage in the middle of the three-way intersection.
Behind the passage is a small maze, but the walls are very close together. The production team hopes to create a claustrophobic atmosphere and intensify the horror of the entire haunted house through this design.
However, the children were so focused on using the same trick on the next NPC that they swiftly navigated the small maze and arrived at the last room.
"Having passed the trials of the underworld, we have finally arrived at the other side of the world. Behind this door lies the ghost bride awaiting the adventurer's rescue..."
Before the voiceover could finish, Jiang Mingzhe kicked open the somewhat fragile prop door and whispered, "Let's go in!"
Inside the room, Leng Zhi had already received the production team's arrangements. He took off the curtain that had been drawn up and lay back down in the soft satin quilt.
Through the two layers of red covering, he couldn't see what was happening outside, only hear the muffled sound of kicking the door.
It's Jiang Mingzhe, as you can tell from his voice.
Leng Zhi lowered his eyelashes, a bad premonition rising in his heart.
Such a violent way of opening the door... Is this the mental state one should be in when visiting a haunted house?
Hopefully, this kid didn't cause him any trouble.
Leng Zhi: "..." He didn't want to talk about it.
He covered the four large gold characters on the character card with his thumb and hid them behind his back, saying casually, "The character isn't important, let's hear the host's rules first."
Xixi pursed her lips, but in the end, she didn't make a move and decided to continue her struggle with the cabinet.
"Xixi, come here." Sensing Xixi's gaze, Leng Zhi immediately called out to him.
Xixi's eyes lit up, and she thought, "Is Uncle going to help me solve this puzzle?"
He ran over immediately.
Upon hearing the host's "award speech," Leng Zhi sneered inwardly.
Ha, those two stars should be counted as workers' compensation.
He also pinned the stars to Jiang Mingzhe's small handkerchief, and now the handkerchief was covered with stars, leaving no space to wipe his face.
With the official end of this round of the game, the children returned to their parents' arms.
Xi Xi held Lei Ling's hand, feeling somewhat lost. Because of the cameras, he didn't dare to show too much emotion. Like the other children, he quietly reported to Lei Ling what he had just seen and heard in the game.
"Great job, Xixi, you did a great job." Lei Ling reached out and ruffled Xixi's hair.
However, he wasn't in a good mood. He and Xixi weren't in the same group, so he couldn't get any attention from the little one. Moreover, he didn't perform well in the blue group, and after this game, he even felt more distant from the other three guests.
After listening to Xixi's rambling, he realized that the child didn't have any outstanding performance in the red group.
Lei Ling uttered gentle praise, but his actions were devoid of warmth.
He had originally thought that his cousin's internet celebrity child would be a distinctive and talented kid, but now it seemed that he was nothing special, and his on-camera presence was not as good as Leng Zhi's little Mingzhe, who was as pretty as a porcelain doll.
I need to call my cousin after today's activities are over. No, I need to call him at noon today, otherwise he still won't behave well this afternoon.
Xixi held Lei Ling's hand and, as she always did with her father, forced a bright smile: "Of course."
His gaze drifted toward Jiang Mingzhe and Leng Zhi.
He recalled the encouraging pat Leng Zhi had given him in the Christmas secret room.
Those were large hands with distinct knuckles. Even without any additional words, you could truly feel the warmth of their palms.
Next came the classic restaurant meal, but before everyone set off for the restaurant, Li Chi mysteriously said, "The meeting time this afternoon has changed a bit. The children will start the games at 3 p.m., and the guests are requested to arrive at the meeting point at 2 p.m. We will arrange for the children to play games for a while in between."
Leng Zhi had been fumbling with the knot for a long time.
This is actually not a very complicated puzzle, and the guests do not need to find any additional tools to help them.
The production team set up this segment simply to test the children's patience and hands-on skills.
While the red team was in chaos, the blue team next door, under Youyou's leadership, had successfully untied the knots binding Shaoqi.
After freeing one adult, the first puzzle became much easier to solve. Shaoqi and Youyou, mother and daughter, worked together and quickly untied the ropes binding the other three guests.
Li Chi: "Congratulations to the Blue Team for successfully solving the first puzzle. You are now trapped in this operating room and need to solve the puzzles step by step to find a way out!"
His voice was also broadcast to the red group through the loudspeaker, and the four kids finally woke up as if from a dream.
Hey, how come the neighbors untied the rope so quickly? They haven't even found the tools yet!
Jiang Mingzhe scratched his head: "Brother Xiaoyu, why do I feel like there are no scissors here?"
Xiaoyu also fell into thought, but how could he cut the rope without scissors?
The kids fell into a classic logic trap, seeing only the possibility of scissors, influencing each other, and completely forgetting that this was an escape room game.
Is this a secret weapon? Is this Gong Ge's first time using this?
There aren't many players in the entire league who can play Erlang Shen well...
[Really? This hero isn't difficult at all, I'm a pro at playing him.]
[You're kidding me, noob. This hero is a completely different thing in the hands of a pro versus a noob. There must be a reason why Brother Gong dared to bring it out.]
[This was so well hidden, LSG must be completely baffled. Erlang Shen is a perfect counter to Panzer's Thunder Captain.]
You have been killed by your opponent, Thunder Boatman.
【3:1】