What? The boss wants me to throw the game?

"No way, do you really think you're some kind of prodigy, the hope of Chinese CSGO?"

"Qin Feng, I'm telling you."

"Chase your dreams, I won't stop you."

"But don't act all high and mighty with me."

"Tomorrow's match against Wings Up, you have to lose 0-2."

"The score for the first game is already decided, 14-16."

"In the first half, play 2-13, and in the second half, you can chase it to 14 points."

"Don't worry, no one will flame you if you lose."

"Someone will defend you in the Perfect APP comments, saying you're still integrating and lost with honor."

"If you don't throw the match, plenty of others will jump at the chance."

"Cross me, and I'll see who in the entire domestic CSGO scene dares to recruit you."

"If you don't follow my arrangements, you'll face the consequences."

Parallel World, Magic City.

TBD Club training room.

Watching the club owner storm out, Qin Feng couldn't help but show a bitter smile.

He encountered CSGO at fifteen, and solely through his high school's extracurricular time, he became a regular in the top 10 of the 5E Ladder.

In his first year of university, he directly led his team to win the Perfect CSGO National Collegiate League championship.

With such a halo, he was quickly approached by the manager of a second-tier domestic team.

He would never forget the message the team manager sent him on the game platform that day:

"Please add our team leader, he will tell you more."

Qin Feng thought that was the beginning of his dream.

The beginning of his journey to the Major.

The beginning of the rise of Chinese CS.

But reality quickly doused him with cold water.

In the first month after Qin Feng took a leave of absence to join the team, the TBD team hadn't even won a single BO3.

Even when they led their opponent 13-2 at halftime on the map Vertigo.

They still ended up losing the match 20-22.

After that match, Qin Feng blamed himself intensely.

As the team's sniper, perhaps one less missed shot could have secured TBD's first league win.

For this, he even downloaded the match replay and reviewed it from every player's perspective.

But reviewing it only revealed the strangeness of the situation.

When the first half score was locked at 13-2, and after switching sides in the second half, his teammates seemed to have lost their souls.

Incendiary grenades burning themselves, grenades hitting teammates, flashes blinding teammates, coordinated rushes...

It was no different from a low-ranked casual game on the ladder.

At the time, Qin Feng thought his teammates were just being overconfident because of the lead.

But after reviewing, Qin Feng realized his teammates simply didn't want to win.

Out of trust for his teammates, Qin Feng didn't say anything at the time.

After all, they were already last in the league, and the outcome of the matches didn't really matter that much.

However, the club owner's words today were like a bucket of cold water.

They completely shattered his illusions about the TBD club and his teammates.

It turned out his teammates had been secretly throwing matches for a long time.

Even to ensure the failure in tomorrow's Major Qualifiers was more certain, the club manager had proactively told him the truth.

"0-2."

"14-16."

Muttering the score that had already been predetermined for tomorrow, Qin Feng chuckled bitterly.

He had originally thought that tomorrow afternoon's Major Qualifiers would be the start of the TBD team's journey to the world stage.

But...

"Bang!"

He slammed his fist onto the Cherry Keyboard, which shone with a blue-white light on the desk.

No matter what, he would not compromise with any match-fixing or foul play.

He knew that no matter how he played in tomorrow's match, he couldn't escape the 16-14 score of the first game.

His teammates threw the start of the game; could he really 1v5?

Even if the opponents were just another domestic second-tier team.

1v5 was still too difficult.

Let alone Qin Feng, even if you brought in s1mple, Zywoo, or Niko, there would be almost no chance to break through.

Report the team to the match officials?

Intentionally throw tomorrow's match?

In the empty training room, Qin Feng stared blankly at the 5E Matchmaking Platform interface in front of him.

With his low status and weak voice, he couldn't possibly get the attention of the officials.

He might even be framed.

As for actually winning the match by 1v9?

That was even more of a fantasy.

Looking at the glaring white fluorescent lights on the ceiling, Qin Feng let out a self-deprecating laugh.

"Looks like it's time to improve my English. Maybe I'll be playing FPL in a couple of days."

"If a foreign second-tier team wants me, I wouldn't say no."

"I can't keep communicating with my teammates in broken English every day."

"Can you flash the red stairs?"

With a face full of melancholy, Qin Feng directly opened his stream on the Dou Sha Platform.

He casually changed the title of his stream to: 4 of Us Don't Want to Win!

Because Qin Feng had a clean-cut appearance and decent gaming skills, even though it was a less busy afternoon, quite a few viewers still flooded into his stream as soon as he started broadcasting.

[I'm not gay, but after watching the streamer tonight, I have to say I kind of like him. But I'm really not gay, I'll say it again.]

[Yo? Isn't that A God? Still streaming the night before the Major Qualifiers, isn't that a bit much?]

[Internal team conflict, confirmed!]

[Is the streamer giving up because he knows he'll lose tomorrow? I hope you have the same attitude towards your life.]

The barrage of comments floating in the stream made Qin Feng's initially bitter mood lighten up a bit.

"Just playing around."

After briefly replying to some comments, Qin Feng directly started matchmaking.

However, the moment he clicked start matchmaking.

"Ding."

A cold voice suddenly echoed in Qin Feng's mind.

"Detected that the Major Qualifiers are about to begin. The Persistence and Effort 1.0 System is now active."

"Current initial mission available for claiming. Do you wish to claim it?"

The moment he heard the voice, Qin Feng froze for a moment.

An undisguised look of joy appeared on his clean-cut face.

Could this be a cheat?

I, Qin Feng, never cheat.

I rely on my persistence and effort.

Moreover, in tomorrow's match, only the system could give him a chance to turn the tide in a desperate situation.

With that thought, he directly paused the ongoing matchmaking.

"Claim initial mission."

Qin Feng said to the system in his mind with anticipation.

"Congratulations to the host for claiming the initial mission: Like Reborn."

"Like Reborn: Rebirth begins with changing your in-game nickname and platform avatar. After changing your in-game nickname and platform avatar, you will receive your first gift from the system."

"Friendly reminder: Choosing a nickname or avatar with a high concentration of anime elements might yield better gifts."

"Note: Your avatar and nickname during matches will not be affected."

Looking at the requirements of the mission in front of him, Qin Feng took a deep breath.

Anime?

This feels familiar.

I heard that players in CSGO who use anime avatars are all very strong.

He could try it this time too.

Looking at a rename card in his game platform's inventory.

He changed his avatar to Yae Miko without hesitation.

Then for his platform nickname...

I will always love Kamisato Ayaka!