Chapter 22

The two teams gathered before the tower and launched the final team fight.

Lu Qi had wanted to pull off a flashy Flash kill, but he accidentally aimed his skill wrong and was instantly counter-killed.

Seeing the death screen on his computer, Lu Qi let out a devastated howl so loud that everyone in the livestream heard it clearly.

[This is exactly like when I got counter-killed while pushing a tower.]

[That pained wail is literally me in another world.]

[Hahahaha, even delivery riders aren't as good at feeding as he is.]

Noticing how Lu Qi had died, Lu Yao couldn't help curling his lips and letting out a quiet laugh.

Lu Qi's death had already been low-level enough, yet the other two teammates actually followed suit and performed back-to-back long-distance deliveries.

The situation instantly flipped into a 2v5.

[...Such a glorious kingdom, ruined like this.]

[Sprinkle some cat food on the keyboard and even dogs would play better than them.]

[Welcome to the Teammates Feeding Kills series.]

[Welcome to the famous cartoon, "Calabash Brothers Rescue Grandpa"—feeding one at a time.]

At the current fast-paced rate of the match, by the time Lu Qi and the others respawned, the team fight would probably have ended ages ago.

They had already fought their way to the enemy's doorstep. If they still got counter-killed and wiped out under the tower, Lu Yao and the others would truly be humiliating themselves beyond measure.

Perhaps seeing that only two people remained on Lu Yao's side, the opposing team began attacking fiercely as well.

Faced with this situation, Lu Yao and Lu Shenyuan remained calm.

In a team fight where every second counted, the two had no time to speak, yet they pulled off a beautiful combo.

After predicting the enemy bot lane's movements, Lu Shenyuan precisely unleashed a round of crowd-control skills. Lu Yao immediately closed in and focused his attacks, securing a double kill.

After that, under the precise protection of Lu Shenyuan's shield, Lu Yao seized every fleeting chance to kill and unleashed round after round of explosive damage.

Lu Yao pulled off the legendary five-kill play.

With no one left to defend, taking down the tower was inevitable.

[The little nephew completely carried the whole game.]

[God Lu's support was also insanely flashy. Is this what people mean by uncle-nephew chemistry? Their coordination was like they'd practiced together.]

[Welcome to the god-tier bot lane duo. The footage above was the five-kill scene.]

[Please be informed: my God Lu, the world's number one ADC, is a promising support talent held back by being an ADC.]

[That five-kill play was absolutely beautiful. Smooth as flowing water.]

[After watching the whole match, I realized the little nephew was incredible at positioning, last-hitting, poking enemies, and dodging skills.]

[When I watched the ADC, my reaction was, holy shit, what an amazing play. Then I thought of that mid laner earlier... Yeah, those plays were kind of instant.]

[The good plays were genuinely good, and the bad plays were genuinely bad.]

[That comparison was summarized perfectly.]

[Without comparison, there's no harm...]

[Hahahahaha, I'm dying. A thousand and one ways for the mid laner to die.]

Seeing that the game had ended, Lu Qi cautiously glanced at the two people beside him, guilt in his eyes. "I-I made a mistake."

Lu Shenyuan seemed to agree as he nodded. "Understandable. People stumble, horses stumble. You just perfectly avoided every normal play."

Lu Qi: "..."

Seeing Lu Qi's mouth droop like a frostbitten eggplant, Lu Yao softened his tone. "Practice more, and your skills will improve."

Hearing Lu Yao comfort him, Lu Qi immediately perked up as though he had been injected with adrenaline.

Lu Qi said, "Come on, let's queue another game."

Lu Shenyuan chuckled, then said to the camera, "That's it for today's livestream. Everyone, get lost and go do whatever you need to do."

[Wait! Just one game and you call that a livestream? You streamed nothing at all!]

[qaq, Stream a little longer! Aren't you guys still playing?]

[Wait! I want to see what the little nephew looks like.]

[Waaah, I still haven't seen what the little nephew looks like.]

[+1. A guy with such a nice voice should look pretty good too.]

[Hahaha, I want to see the goofy mid-laner nephew.]

[Just look at God Lu's face. Their family's genes must be excellent.]

[awsl, I pictured him and he looks like my future boyfriend.]

[Please let the little nephew show his face before ending the stream.]

Seeing the discussion in the chat, Lu Shenyuan raised an eyebrow. "Forget it. He's too handsome. I'm afraid if you use him as your standard for finding boyfriends, you'll all end up single for life."

Ignoring the wails in the livestream, Lu Shenyuan ruthlessly ended the broadcast.

Although Lu Shenyuan thoroughly despised Lu Qi's terrible skills, he and Lu Yao still brought him along for the next two games.

Only after they left his room did Lu Shenyuan take out the phone he had turned off earlier.

The moment he turned it on, a call came in. It was Shi Ye, the support captain from the club next door.

As soon as Lu Shenyuan answered, Shi Ye's voice came through. He got straight to the point. "God Lu, has your nephew considered going pro?"

Lu Shenyuan raised his brows. "Which one?"

After a moment of speechlessness, Shi Ye rolled his eyes and roared, "Obviously the ADC one!"

Was bringing that mid laner onto the team supposed to be digging a hole for himself?!

Lu Shenyuan gave an "Oh" and directly hung up on Shi Ye.

What a joke. If he really wanted to go pro, wasn't their world champion club appealing enough?!

Looking at the disconnected call on his phone, Shi Ye stubbornly called again, only to discover that he had already been blocked.

Shi Ye gritted his teeth in fury. "That bastard Lu is such a damn dog!"

The mid laner standing beside him patted his shoulder earnestly. "Get used to it, get used to it. That dog Lu has never acted like a decent human being."

Perhaps finally understanding that hesitation led to defeat, Lu Qi spent the following week wanting to bring Lu Yao along for everything he did.

Lu Yao refused most of the time, but sometimes he agreed, such as for the basketball game now.

This period was PE class.

Seeing that annoying Jiang Bai had once again approached Lu Yao on his own and sat with him beneath the shade of a tree, Lu Qi walked straight over. "Lu Yao, want to play ball?"

Lu Yao stood up and looked back at Jiang Bai. "Want to play together?"

Jiang Bai smiled and shook his head. "No, you go ahead."

Lu Qi was the president of the Basketball Club and was already very good at basketball. Lu Yao, meanwhile, was a transfer student who had drawn a great deal of attention from the class. Hearing that the two were playing a 5v5 basketball game, the girls in the class all gathered around the court.

Lu Yao and Lu Qi were on different teams.

Perhaps because it was his first time playing against Lu Yao, Lu Qi was unusually excited today and constantly took the initiative to challenge Lu Yao one-on-one.

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After receiving a pass from his teammate, Lu Yao quickly ran toward the opposing basket and launched an attack.

Lu Qi spread his arms wide, trying to intercept Lu Yao's advance.

By now, both of them were drenched in sweat.

Noticing that Lu Qi liked to overpower opponents with his body, Lu Yao avoided directly competing with him physically. Instead, he used a beautiful pass fake to send Lu Qi stumbling past him, then jumped up for a shot from where he stood.

At the highest point of his jump, a bead of sweat on Lu Yao's forehead slid down along his fringe and fell into his right eye.

Feeling the burning pain in his right eye and unable to open it, Lu Yao simply shut that eye, leaned his body slightly back, and steadily released the ball.

The basketball drew a beautiful arc through the air.

"Swish."

A beautiful three-pointer!

Lu Yao's teammates all ran over smiling and high-fived him.

Seeing Lu Yao's performance, the girls watching from beside the court began whispering among themselves.

"The transfer student looked so handsome when he was shooting!"

"Hahaha, isn't that because he's handsome to begin with?"

"He feels like the male lead in a sports manga."

"But don't you think Lu Qi's and Lu Yao's names sound kind of similar?"

Chu Jiaojiao turned and glanced at the girl who had spoken. "Don't make wild guesses. Don't accidentally cause trouble for them."

The Lu family was wealthy and powerful, and countless people wanted to establish ties with them every year. If Lu Qi heard those words and misunderstood Lu Yao's intentions, it would only cause trouble.

After Chu Jiaojiao spoke up to stop them, the girls did not continue discussing the matter.

Seeing Jiang Bai suddenly walk toward Lu Yao, who was standing by the boundary line of the court, some of the onlookers also shifted their attention toward them.

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