Chapter 61
Chapter Sixty-One
As soon as he finished speaking, the training room fell silent.
Shen Xiao's mouth dropped open, and it took him a while to recover: "...What?"
Xu Ziyan treated him like a mentally challenged child, repeating what he had just said with great care, and even slowed down his speech so that the child wouldn't miss it.
Shen Xiao was shocked. He looked at Xu Ziyan and then at Xie Wei behind him.
Alpha first frowned, then smiled and said, "Alright."
Since the original commander had spoken, no one else had any further objections.
The following day, during the training match, Xu Ziyan indeed took on the responsibility of commanding the game.
Lacking experience, he was somewhat deficient in handling many details. However, he was logical, quick-witted, and spoke clearly and coherently, and his performance over several rounds was commendable.
At first, the TWG members were a little unaccustomed to the new command style, but after they got used to it, they all gave it high praise.
After the debriefing meeting, Xie Wei went straight into the coach's room.
Yu Guangzhou was discussing the next youth training camp with Jiang Yuxin at the table when he saw him come in and asked curiously, "What's up?"
"It's about Ice." Xie Wei didn't beat around the bush and went straight to the point. "He wants to try out the command position. Did you give him permission?"
His tone was a bit sharp, but Yu Guangzhou didn't seem to care. Instead, he calmly picked up his cup, took a sip of tea, and gave a cryptic smile: "Guess?"
Xie Wei: "..."
Yu Guangzhou smiled and said, "Xie Wei, Ice is your lover, but he is not a fledgling that needs your protection. He is much stronger than you think."
Last night.
Just as Yu Guangzhou was about to return to his dormitory to rest, Xu Ziyan, who had left not long before, rushed back and asked him to try out the command position.
In fact, Yu Guangzhou had similar thoughts earlier. Looking at the young man in front of him, he did not rush to agree: "Can you tell me the reason?"
Xu Ziyan said, "I want to further improve myself."
To be honest, this reason was unexpected by Yu Guangzhou. He raised his eyebrows: "That's it?"
Xu Ziyan smiled and, a little embarrassed, revealed her ulterior motive: "...I also wanted to relieve some pressure on the captain."
Yu Guangzhou smiled, no longer deliberately keeping a stern face: "Then let's give it a try."
Back to the present, Yu Guangzhou looked at the Alpha in front of him who was frowning and sighed: "Xie Wei, I said before that this is a game for four people. You don't need to put all the burden on yourself."
When he first joined TWG as coach, the team was made up of new players who lacked experience and coordination. Xie Wei, as captain, took on the heavy responsibility and won the game for the team with his strong individual skills.
His reputation began to rise from that time, and it was also from that time that Xie Wei began to get used to handling everything by himself.
He's a human being, not a god; how could he possibly manage all that?
Yu Guangzhou felt extremely helpless.
Xie Wei pursed her lips, didn't answer, but just nodded. Then she turned and left the coach's room.
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In the semifinals, TWG will face KW at the National Sports Center in City A. The match will start at 7 PM.
On the way to the sports center, Yu Guangzhou checked the starting lineup for KW's match on his phone. The lineup was exactly the same as the one for the last WOF match, with no changes.
“Ice will lead the first round, no objections, right?” Yu Guangzhou glanced around the car. “Seamy will start, Yuan will come on in the second round depending on the situation.”
Faced with this arrangement, the TWG members had no objections and readily agreed.
At 7 p.m., the lights in the National Sports Center went out on time, and spotlights shone on the stage at the front, where the host walked onto the stage with a big smile.
Today's live commentators are A and B, while the online commentator is WOF captain Lee Hwan-bin, Secret, whose playoff journey has already ended.
Despite the numerous internal problems within WOF, he smiled slightly in front of the camera in the live stream, appearing perfectly composed, his fox-like eyes curving into a beautiful arc: "Hello everyone, today I'll be providing live commentary on TWG vs. KW... What? I'm commentating on Seamy's match? Will Seamy beat me up if he finds out?"
Li Huanbin smiled and said, "Seamy and I are very close. You can ask him if you don't believe me."
Whether you believe it or not, I certainly don't.
Yes, Seamy gave a positive response. You can click on [video link] to see what he said.
Why is it that when I click on it, the classic scene of a teddy bear and marshmallow deceiving an innocent young man and helping him rank up appears?
I didn't even click on it, because I know that link so well I could recite it from memory.
Li Huanbin chuckled softly, and the live stream camera switched to the players' seats.
Bai Chen was the first player captured on camera from the TWG player bench.
Li Huanbin commented in one sentence: "TWG's assault player, Chen, is cold-blooded and tough-hearted; he's a real tough nut to crack."
Then there's Shen Xiao.
Lee Hwan-bin smiled and said, "TWG's other assault player, Seamy, has outstanding skills, but he can be a bit reckless at times. He's a bit naive and cute."
[A's assessment of another A is that they are quite cute?]
[Tsk tsk tsk, I'm not sure.]
On screen, Shen Xiao turned his head and said something to Bai Chen. Bai Chen also turned his face, his expression slightly softened. Because of this small interaction, the camera lingered on them for a while before moving on to the next person.
Soon, Xu Ziyan's fair and beautiful face appeared on the screen.
Omega's outstanding appearance, coupled with his previous popularity and media attention, caused the screen to be flooded with comments exponentially.
"TWG's medic, Ice. Ice is arguably the most promising rookie player in recent years," said Lee Hwan-bin. "Recently, I was constantly getting ambushed and backstabbed by medics with stun guns in ranked games, and this trend was all thanks to him. It has to be said that whether it's mechanics, awareness, professional understanding, or innovative strategies, Ice is truly outstanding. TWG really hit the jackpot by acquiring such a rookie player."
He rarely speaks so much during the contestant introductions, and the person he treats so specially happens to be an Omega.
To netizens, even a tortoise and a turtle are a perfect match as long as they both have shells. The fact that one is an Alpha and the other an Omega only fuels their imaginations.
In an instant, the comments section was flooded with discussions about the two being a couple and their ambiguous relationship.
Lee Hwan-bin was both amused and exasperated. Then, the camera moved across the screen, revealing the face of TWG's last player.
The screen was almost lagging as the comments scrolled by.
He turned off the bullet screen assistant, then shrugged: "TWG's sniper Shining... I won't introduce him, he probably doesn't need me to."
[Shining, full name Xie Wei, known as God Xie, has resisted the top player in the entire server for three consecutive years, is a world champion sniper, a top-tier Alpha, stands at 1.88 meters tall, and is the only son of the Xie Group. He has the same name on Weibo and Line. Welcome to follow him.]
[Wow, the lady upstairs gave such a detailed introduction! Honestly, is she a love rival?]
[Xie Shen is very good at attracting fans.]
[Stop the unfounded criticism, does Xie Shen even need to attract traffic?]
Thank God!!!
Off-camera, Xie Wei seemed to sense something, looked up, and smiled at the camera.
A chorus of screams erupted immediately.
Through the earpiece, the referee was conducting final calibrations and rule confirmations. Xie Wei looked away and adjusted the earpiece: "Ice, are you nervous?"
Xu Ziyan was staring intently at the map, silently praying for a favorable terrain, when he heard this and paused for a moment: "Nervous?"
"Commander," Xie Wei said, tilting his head and resting his chin on his hand, anticipating that the camera had already switched to KW's side. He looked at the camera casually. "But there's nothing we can do about being nervous. You came up with today's new tactics, so choosing you as the commander is the best option."
A hint of doubt flashed across Xu Ziyan's eyes, then he suddenly realized that this was on the competition stage, and their voice recordings at this moment would be recorded by the organizers and released after the competition.
If he makes a mistake in commanding the game, and afterwards the online trolls assign blame one by one, having this voice recording will at least prevent him from being criticized too severely.
If today's match is outstanding, then this voice message is the icing on the cake, and it's Xie Wei openly giving credit to Xu Ziyan.
A warm feeling welled up in her heart, and Xu Ziyan smiled slightly: "I'm not nervous."
"That's good."
The groundwork had been laid; saying more would be pretentious. Xie Wei didn't say anything more and finished confirming the final preparation round with the referee.
The map for the first semi-final match between TWG and KW was quickly determined.
Morgan Hill Lodge.
Attack and defense point capture map, defending team KW, attacking team TWG.
The moment the map appeared, Xu Ziyan's eyebrows furrowed.
On the commentary stage, both commentators simultaneously exclaimed "Ah!"
"This map, how should I put it?" Commentator A tilted his head. "Morgan Manor is a new map introduced in the last update, but due to a bug, it didn't make it to the official competition during the preseason. The playoffs update fixed the bug, so this... should be its first time appearing in a match."
Commentator B said: "Yes, according to the data provided by the director, including other national regions, this is Morgan Hill's first appearance in an official competition. We are also looking forward to seeing what kind of exciting matches and tactical layouts the players from TWG and KW will bring us."
Commentator A said, "Yes, but I want to explain something about this map. As everyone knows, Morgan Manor is a villa located on a sea cliff. Its A and B points, as well as the respawn points, are arranged very strangely. Point A is inside the villa, point B is below the sea cliff, and the respawn points are located on the mountainside on both sides. When this map was first released, players who played it should know that the biggest cause of death was not enemies, but the terrain. It was just too easy to accidentally step into a hole and fall to your death on this map."
Commentator B said: "Yes, whether it's the villa at point A facing the entrance to the mountain for the attacking team, or the sea cliff at the lower point of point B, this means that even if the attacking team successfully breaks through point A, in order to capture point B, they must send one team member down to the bottom of the sea cliff, while the others stay above the sea cliff to guard it... This is really quite difficult."
In short, this is a defensive pick map.
Fortunately, the rules stipulate that as long as TWG defends against the offensive in the second game, even if KW successfully attacks in the first and third games, the game will proceed to the fourth game, where TWG will continue to attack.
This process continues until one side's offensive countdown expires and the other side takes the lead, thus securing victory.
That being said, being on the attacking side in the first round put a lot of psychological pressure on them.
Seeing this, Xie Wei was about to say something when she heard Xu Ziyan calmly begin to deploy tactics.
So, the words that were on the tip of his tongue were swallowed back down.
He smiled.
Yu Guangzhou is right. Xu Ziyan is not as fragile or in need of protection as she thinks.
He is not a fledgling; he is capable of soaring.
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