They played two more games, and their kill counts were about the same. There were times when Ahri was wiped out by all five opponents, but she always managed to get a pentakill with half a sliver of health left.

Someone on the other end sent the full message: "You're cheating, aren't you?"

Ah Li didn't intend to reply, but Guan Nian simply said, "Block me."

"Um."

After achieving six consecutive victories, Guan Nian asked, "Want to play a shooting game?"

Ahri glanced at the time and said, "I'll play later, I still need to go eat."

Guan Nian replied, "Okay."

"I'll log off now."

Ahri quit the game, put down her phone, and went into the kitchen to cook noodles.

For a simple meal for one person, fry an egg, add a sausage, then some noodles, and finally sprinkle some chopped green onions. A bowl of fragrant noodles is ready.

Just as the food was cooked, Ali's WeChat buzzed with a message.

Ah Li picked it up and saw it was a message from Guan Nian: "Give me your address, I'll order takeout for you."

【？】

After all, you missed your meal because you were playing games with me.

No need, I've already cooked it.

After sending the message, Ahri thought for a moment and then took another picture of the cooked noodles and sent it along with the message.

It looks pretty good.

Hmm, it tastes pretty good.

Ali was eating noodles while also sending messages in between.

Guan Nian posted another message: 【Are you home alone?】

【Um.】

Ah Li thought about it and figured that after playing a few games, Guan Nian must have started to acknowledge her skills, which was why she was talking more than before.

After Ah Li finished eating and washed the dishes, she sent Guan Nian a message: "I'm going to take a lunch break; I have to go back to school this afternoon."

There was no reply for a long time, so Ahri plugged in her phone and lay down to rest.

After returning to school, Ali continued to be a good student, studying diligently and ignoring everything else.

Time flies, and Ahri is now a sophomore in high school.

Ahri and Guan Nianchu became good brothers, playing games together and teaming up to play ranked matches.

On this day, Guan Nian sent Ah Li a flyer, which advertised a preliminary round for team-based gaming.

Guan Nian also sent a message: "While we're still young, how about we win a championship together?"

Ali looked at the competition requirements and the competition time, and felt that it did not conflict with her study time, so she submitted her registration and sent a screenshot of the successful submission along with the invitation code to Guan Nian.

I've registered, please approve.

【good.】

Guan Nian looked at the invitation code on her phone and immediately joined Ah Li's team.

Next is the preliminary round of the competition. You don't need to meet in person; you can participate using just your mobile phone.

This is a shooting game that can be played in teams of five, solo, or in pairs.

Ahri and Guan Nian teamed up for a duo game.

Ahri didn't aim for kills from the start; instead, she cautiously advanced into the safe zone with the goal of victory.

With the right equipment, Ahri believes she can win without necessarily shooting to get kills.

Guan Nian was different. He separated from Ah Li. He rode his motorcycle and would wander around in the poison circle until his health was low, then he would sprint, going back and forth between being poisoned and running away from the poison.

Sometimes, he would even use in-game heroes to show off his driving skills in front of Ahri.

Sometimes, when the two of them were lying in the grass, Ah Li would say to Guan Nian, "Why don't you turn around and look?"

"What are you looking at?"

"Look behind you, this is the empire I built for you."

After Ah Li finished speaking with great enthusiasm, a very magnetic laugh came from Guan Nian's side.

Sometimes, in the final circle, when Ahri is jumping around in front to attract the hiding players, Guan Nian will follow not far away and provide cover fire.

When someone fires at Ahri, he can always spot them immediately and hit them with a single shot.

In the duo match, Ahri and Guan Nian quickly took first place. Although they didn't have many kills, they had a perfect record of zero losses.

It could be said that the two of them were just wandering around the map. Sometimes, they would go to crowded places to wait for a few deliverymen. Other times, they would just drive around the map aimlessly.

Soon, the preliminary team selection competition ended, and the offline qualifying rounds began.

The offline qualifying rounds are being held in the city where Ahri lives, so there's no need to travel around.

...

I'll be waiting for you at the door.

Upon seeing Guan Nian's message, Ali, wearing a hooded sweatshirt and a mask, looked towards the door and spotted Guan Nian wearing the same outfit.

At this moment, Guan Nian waved to Ali and walked towards her.

As they got closer, Guan Nian said, "I was thinking of putting some patterns on our clothes so that people could immediately tell we're teammates."

Ahri pointed to the cuffs and said, "This isn't even the design; they've embroidered names on them."

The character "狸" is on the cuff of Ahri's clothes, while Guan Nian uses the character "念".

Guan Nian said, "I've already been very discreet."

You have to look closely to see the name embroidered on the clothes; otherwise, you'll just think it's a painting.

Ahri nodded and said, "Let's hurry up and go in." After saying that, Ahri was the first to go in.

Guan Nian watched Ah Li's retreating figure and touched his cuff. He wondered if Ah Li had noticed that there were words on the back of the cuff.

If you turn up the cuffs, you'll find that behind the raccoon is the word "念" (nian), and behind the word "念" is the raccoon.

Guan Nian didn't know why they had someone specially embroider it like that back then, but since it was embroidered, so be it.

When the two sat down together, the host jokingly asked, "Are there many couples participating today? Are your girlfriends cheering you on from the sidelines, or fighting alongside you?"

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