Chapter 21
Chapter Twenty-One
As an emerging industry, esports has developed rapidly in recent years. The old notion that only Alpha and Beta players can become players has been shattered, and outstanding Omega players are constantly emerging and achieving remarkable results.
Even so, some people with outdated ideas from the Qing Dynasty still hold prejudices against Omega players.
"...What kind of good thing can an Omega mixed in with Alphas be?" The man continued to talk, expressing his opinion. "When he was just a random player, I thought he was pretty good. I never expected him to choose to join a professional team. I'm really disappointed."
Xie Wei frowned.
As the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together. The friend next to that person nodded in agreement: "That's right, Omegas should stay at home. Why are they running around everywhere? What's with all this AO stuff? The weak should submit to the strong."
The two were speaking quite loudly, and not only Xie Wei, but also the other main players of TWG's first team heard them.
Qu Qingyue's face immediately turned extremely ugly. Just as she was about to get up, Xie Wei raised his hand and gently pressed her shoulder, while subtly manipulating his pheromones to reach the back row.
Even among Alphas, the collision of pheromones between different levels can create suppression. The suppressed Alpha will feel extremely uncomfortable, as if being crushed by a heavy weight, making it difficult to breathe.
Immediately afterward, the conversation between the two talkative Alphas in the back seat stopped. One of them stood up and tapped Xie Wei's chair back: "Damn, what do you mean? Is being a top Alpha really that great? Can't you even collect pheromones properly?"
Xie Wei turned her head and smiled slightly: "It doesn't mean anything. The weak should obey the strong, shouldn't they?"
The man knew he was being targeted, and his face turned green. He was about to say something when his companion patted him on the shoulder and whispered, "Forget it, forget it."
Their previous remarks had already drawn a lot of dissatisfaction from those around them, and now that they were seen trying to cause trouble, even more disapproving looks were being cast their way, and some people had even gone to call security.
Seeing that the security guard was already walking towards them, the man had no choice but to slink away.
Although Xie Wei's manipulation prevented anyone except those two from detecting pheromones, Qu Qingyue knew that Xie Wei had stood up for her, and her eyes couldn't help but show gratitude and emotion: "Captain, thank you for helping me."
Xie Wei smiled at her.
But he knew perfectly well that his actions weren't just for Qu Qingyue; the bigger reason was Xu Ziyan.
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Xu Ziyan, still in the center of the battlefield, was unaware of this little incident. At this moment, the safe zone had shrunk to the area of the beach and surrounding buildings. He found a corner on the rooftop of one of the buildings and sat down to reload his healing gun.
Footsteps sounded downstairs—someone was coming up.
He immediately became extremely alert, moved slowly and quietly to the door of the rooftop, and picked up the stun gun hidden in his side pouch.
Strangely, when the person making the footsteps reached the rooftop entrance, they seemed to sense something and stopped.
Xu Ziyan frowned: What's going on?
What he didn't know was that, at this moment, from the omniscient perspective of the commentators, he was not the hunter waiting for his prey, but the prey being hunted.
On another tall building, a cold, gleaming black sniper rifle was quietly aimed at him.
"Wow, wow, wow," commentator A exclaimed, "As the saying goes, 'The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.' If Ice hadn't noticed the sniper's presence, he would have been eliminated immediately."
Commentator B said, "Let's see how Ice's sense of crisis and intuition are—here it comes!"
The sniper's finger on the trigger fell almost simultaneously with his words, but Xu Ziyan's movement to the side was even faster.
The bullet hit the wall, leaving a smoke-filled bullet hole.
Immediately afterwards, the rooftop door was opened, and the assault troops who were standing at the door heard the gunshots and, thinking something was wrong, rushed in without thinking.
Unexpectedly, he bumped into Xu Ziyan.
Omega showed no mercy, immediately stunning him with a stun gun.
The stun gun has a five-second control period, but its drawback is obvious: it will immediately cancel the control if it receives any attack.
Therefore, unless it's an instant kill, the person hit has a chance to retaliate. And all weapon damage from medical personnel cannot cause an instant kill.
At this moment, Xu Ziyan did something that surprised everyone both inside and outside the venue.
He suddenly raised his hand and gestured "please" towards the sniper who had just tried to kill him, then leisurely left through the rooftop door.
The sniper, having reloaded his gun, looked bewildered upon seeing the situation. He was completely baffled as he took down the assault vehicle that had been immobilized.
“Very clever,” commentator B said. “On the surface, Ice gave this kill to his opponent, but in reality, if he had been greedy for the kill, the stun gun’s control time would have ended, which could have led to him getting into a close fight with the assault team, while the sniper who had reloaded would have benefited.”
Commentator A praised, "At such a critical moment, Ice is incredibly calm to make a perfect decision after weighing the pros and cons. Not only that, his earlier maneuver of dodging sniper bullets was also very impressive. As expected of a medical professional, his perception of danger is truly keen."
"Wow, that's amazing." Qu Qingyue exclaimed softly from below the stage, "If it were me, I would have died eight hundred times over."
As she spoke, she subconsciously turned her head to the side, wanting to talk to Xie Wei.
But they found Xie Wei intently watching the screen, a slight smile on her lips, and even her eyes were gentle.
That expression was just like looking at a lover.
A strange feeling crossed Qu Qingyue's mind. For some reason, she suddenly remembered that when the second medical team first joined, Shen Xiao had been clamoring to go see them, and Xie Wei had actually gone as well, which was unprecedented for her. After returning, Shen Xiao even said that Xie Wei had fallen in love with the newcomer at first sight and was obsessed with her.
She initially dismissed it as a joke, after all, who was Xie Wei? To put it bluntly, he was practically immune to anything when it came to matters concerning Omegas.
But now, Qu Qingyue suddenly felt unsure. Her unique Omega intuition told her that something was definitely amiss.
But this is Xie Wei.
How could that be?
Noticing her gaze, Xie Wei turned her head: "What's wrong?"
Don't overthink it!
Qu Qingyue shook her head and smiled, "It's nothing, I was just spacing out for a while."
As the safe zone shrank, the competition became increasingly intense.
The number of people kept decreasing until there were only eight left, and each person got more camera angles.
Xu Ziyan, who is a medical professional and has many outstanding skills, received the most screen time. He was just squatting in the corner in a daze, and the director would occasionally switch to a close-up shot of him.
As the last area was about to shrink, Xu Ziyan couldn't help but hold his breath.
If he moves to the high-rise area, as a medical professional, he will still have a chance to win the championship.
But if it's a flat area on a beach, how could you possibly fight seven assault teams head-on? Absolutely not.
There's one more chance to use the stun gun. I currently have six kills, which is a respectable number, but not a lot. If I can't get enough ranking points, my ranking in the competition will still be in jeopardy.
He took out his pistol, loaded the bullets one by one into the chamber, and bit his lip.
If it's a flat area, then—
He killed as many people as possible before he had to face the enemy head-on.
The countdown ended, and the area slowly shrank.
Then, the safe zone was set on the high-rise building where Xu Ziyan was located.
Commentator A exclaimed in surprise, "My God! The perfect circle!"
Commentator B said, "Ice ran laps throughout the entire race and finally got his wish."
Down in the audience, Xie Wei's heart, which had been pounding, finally settled back into her stomach.
He breathed a sigh of relief, feeling much more relaxed.
This ease stems from trust.
He believes that with such favorable conditions, Xu Ziyan will be able to perform at her best.
Xu Ziyan did not disappoint this expectation.
Twelve minutes later, he used the last bit of power left in his stun gun to stun the last enemy who had entered the house to regroup, and then cleanly finished him off with a single pistol shot.
The victory screen popped up. Xu Ziyan took off his headphones, took a deep breath, and his fingers were still trembling with tension and excitement.
We won.
We won!!
He jumped to his feet, clenching his fists.
At this moment, the first thing that came to his mind was not the honor and praise he was about to receive, but Xie Wei.
A staff member came over and knocked on the door. Xu Ziyan stood up and followed him through countless pieces of equipment and staff members to the stage.
Under the spotlight, the sweet-looking and stunningly beautiful host smiled and applauded for him.
"Let's congratulate Ice, the winner of this year's Rookie Cup! Come on, Ice, introduce yourself."
Xu Ziyan took the microphone: "Hello everyone, I'm Ice, the medic from TWG's second team."
The host asked, "We all know that as a medical player, it's actually quite difficult to deal with assault and sniper opponents in actual gameplay. But today, you faced countless assault players, not only surviving but also managing to turn the tables and win the championship. How did you do that?"
Xu Ziyan paused for a moment: "Try your best to escape, try to survive, and do your best."
The host nodded and then asked, "So, why did you start playing the resistance game in the first place? Was there a specific opportunity or trigger?"
Xu Ziyan paused for a moment, then picked up the microphone, his gaze unconsciously shifting to the audience below the stage.
Suddenly, his gaze settled on the corner seat in the second row.
A tall man wearing a baseball cap and a mask was sitting in the seat. The stage lights were so dim, but Xu Ziyan somehow recognized the man's identity.
He opened his mouth: "...It's because of TWG's captain, Shining."
The host smiled and tilted his head, not quite understanding what he meant: "You mean, you only played Resistance because of Shining?"
Xu Ziyan did not answer, but said: "At that time, I saw Shining's highlights on the website, which led me to discover the game Resistance. I chose the medic because I like this profession, and it suits me very well. Shining is my role model. It was because of him that I encountered Resistance, entered the professional circle, and am standing here."
As he spoke, his eyes shone brightly, sparkling with an incredibly moving light.
Xie Wei looked at him and smiled gently.
This was the first time Xu Ziyan had addressed him as Shining to his face.
But at this moment, the most dazzling person should be Xu Ziyan.
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