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nTranslator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

nActually, it was not surprising that Liu Zilang was startled. It was his first time after all.

nWhen he first got dragged to an internet cafe to play PUBG, he had to face a god-like pro in the final circle.

nAfter he managed to win that fight, he heard from people around him that he had beaten GodV.

nLiu Zilang then found out that GodV was an LoL-turned-PUBG player who had spearheaded the birth of a new generation of FPS prodigies. Now the leader of 4AM, he was known for his brilliant analytical mind, his great commanding and leading skills, and his insane reaction speed from mid-to-close range.

nSpeaking of which, Liu Zilang seemed to have stolen two of GodV’s kills previously. That event ultimately led to the ‘Battle of Mount Tennou’ 1 in the final circle last time.

nBack then, Liu Zilang managed to noscope GodV with his sniper, whilst GodV made a major mistake in his spray control. With those factors combined, it ultimately led to Liu Zilang’s 35-frag chicken dinner that day…

nHowever, Liu Zilang did not expect that he would meet GodV under these circumstances. It was truly a fateful encounter!

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nOn the other hand, GodV thought otherwise. After all, he was the one who took the initiative to play with Liu Zilang. Seeing that they were down a player, he sent Sister Fa a message asking her to invite him.

nAfter the three had finished their greetings, Sister Fa introduced Liu Zilang to him. “Hehe, GodV, you can take it easy today. We have another powerful ally with us today – Xiaotong-chan’s brother Vic.”

n“Xiaotong-chan’s brother?”

nGodV was shocked by learning that fact.

nHe had only seen the second part of the stream. Hence, he had no idea about Liu Zilang and Zhang Xiaotong’s relationship.

nAfter recovering from his shock, GodV chuckled and introduced himself. “Nice to meet you, if I remember your ID correctly, we’ve encountered each other before, right? I’m not sure if you remember me. I got killed by you with a double headshot! I was so impressed back then.”

nHearing GodV voluntarily bring that incident up, Liu Zilang chuckled. “Of course I remember, it was the final circle at wheatfields, right? Hehe, speaking of which, I’ll be honest. That was the first time I played this game. Never would I have thought that I would get a chicken dinner.”

n“The first time you played the game?”

nWhen GodV heard Liu Zilang’s words, his jaw dropped.

nHis first reaction was that this guy was bullsh*tting.

nHowever, after thinking about it a bit more, he realized that with those skills, that guy could enter any team he wanted. GodV made this conclusion after putting the level of major PUBG teams into consideration. Hence, there was no need for him to argue.

nHowever, GodV could not help but ask, “Bro, have you played any FPS games before?”

n“Yeah, I played a bit of CS:GO in the past,” Liu Zilang replied.

nHearing Liu Zilang’s reply, GodV instantly understood.

nOf course, as someone who had years of experience in the pro-eSports scene, GodV knew that Liu Zilang’s skills were not something that could be obtained from just ‘playing a bit’.

nHowever, since they were barely acquainted, GodV knew that it was too much to expect a heart-to-heart conversation. Hence, he did not question any further.

nThinking back to the orders from Coach Long Shenjue, GodV decided that he would observe Liu Zilang carefully as they played together.

nOn the other hand, in GodV’s own words, as a professional player after so many years, he was a sore loser. Hence, other than observing, there was a part of him that wanted to have a friendly competition with Liu Zilang.

nOf course, friendly fire was out of the question.

nHowever, they could definitely compete for the highest number of frags!

nAt that point in time, GodV could not resist the urge to start a betting game.

nIt was a kind of betting game where Douyu streamers allowed their viewers to use fishballs 2 to bet on the results of various things such as wins or losses.

n“Will Sister Fa get a kill this game?”

n“Wil Xiaotong-chan survive till the very end this round?”

n“Will I get more frags than Vic this round?”

nThese three statements had two possible answers that viewers could bet on, ‘yes’ and ‘no’.

nWhen GodV’s betting game opened, the 7911 stream room viewers started a discussion.

n“Will Sister Fa get a kill? Pfft! That’s a personal attack!”

n“Xiaotong-chan should be able to survive till the end no problem, all she needs to do is to find a place to prone and camp, right?”

n“As a chronic camper with 1000 hours on the Asia server, I can tell you that you’ll get run over the moment you go prone!”

n“Is this Vic really that good? Didn’t he steal GodV’s chicken dinner last time? I don’t care! I’m betting on GodV this time!”

n“All in! 200k fishballs on GodV winning! Wei-chan owowow 3 ! 7911UPUP!”

n“Wow! You bourgeoisie! I’m in! LGD never bows down!”

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nAfter GodV starting the betting game, he constantly sneaked glances at the odds.

nFor the first two bets regarding Sister Fa and Xiaotong-chan, the odds were more or less equal. Hence, there was nothing interesting about them.

nHowever, when GodV saw the last bet, he could not help but smile.

nOut of all the viewers’ bets, nearly ninety percent of them bet that he would win the competition.

nOnly less than ten percent of the viewers had bet on Liu Zilang getting more frags.

nFurthermore, a large portion of those people placed only small bets. They were probably trying to make a quick fortune in case there was an upset…

nIn actuality, this was not surprising at all. It was GodV’s own stream room after all. Naturally, there would be more people on his side. If there were more people betting on Liu Zilang, then there would be a real mystery.

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nOnce Chen Yifa invited GodV into the party, the four clicked on “ready”. Then, they were matched into a game fairly quickly.

nAs they waited on spawn island, GodV chuckled as he told everyone about the bets he was holding in his stream room.

nWhen Chen Yifa and Zhang Xiaotong heard about the bets he had set, they both protested in dissatisfaction.

nThe two hardened their resolve as they swore to make the people who were betting against them lose their entire fortune.

nOnly Liu Zilang did not react that way to GodV’s words. Instead, he licked his lips as he asked, “GodV, what’s your stream room ID?”

n“Hmm? It’s 7911, what’s up?” GodV was startled by Liu Zilang’s sudden question.

n“About that… I’ve recently earned a fair share of fishballs.” Liu Zilang said in an embarrassed tone, “Hearing you say all that… Actually, I’m also quite fond of you, so I’m thinking of going there to have some fun myself.”

n‘Fond of me?’

nHearing Liu Zilang’s words, GodV’s mouth twitched uncontrollably. GodV started to question his previous deductions for the first time.

n‘What about that imposing godlike aura?

n‘As a supposed god-tier player, at this point, he should be confidently going all-in on himself!

n‘How can it be like this?

n‘This isn’t even shameless anymore!

n‘This is straight up stock manipulation!’

nAt that time, In the YY voice comms, Zhang Xiaotong was outraged after hearing Liu Zilang’s words.

nShe had sneakily headed over to GodV’s stream and threw all her fishballs in betting on Liu Zilang’s victory earlier.

nWho would have thought that in the blink of an eye, Liu Zilang would sell out both her and himself…

nAt that point in time, Zhang Xiaoying could not help but say in disappointment, “And I thought you were quite good. Who would’ve thought that you would turn into a coward once you met someone better than you!”

n‘Ehh?

n‘Am I being despised by this brat?’

nLiu Zilang was startled as an unsettling feeling swelled up in his heart…

nAt that time, the spawn island disappeared from their sight.

nThe game had begun.

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