The King’s Avatar – For The Glory - Chapter 8

Chapter 8: The Twin-Core Period (1)

Translator: Nomyummi Editor: Nomyummi

“Blossoming Chaos rushes ahead! Dazzling Hundred Blossoms proper behind! Two towards one! Workforce Blue Rain is in a nasty scenario, what’s going to their captain do?!”

The tv display flashed with colours because the commentator excitedly narrated the occasions of the battle. This face-off between the 2 skilled groups had already reached the climax, the second that might decide victory and defeat. In entrance of the tv sat a crowd of youths, wiping the sweat from their foreheads and feeling like they couldn’t breathe.

However at this second, one in all them jumped up, shaking his fists and yelling on the tv. “Go, previous man! Don’t lose to them! You may’t be this ineffective!! These are just a few newbies! Isn’t that what you have been saying yesterday? Had been you simply bragging then? Huh?!”

His tirade continued, but it surely after all had no impression on the occasions broadcasted on the tv.

“Blood and Blossoms, Blood and Blossoms!” the commentator exclaimed. A complicated array of sunshine and shadow stuffed the display. When the perspective zoomed in, all that might be seen was a pointy blade, splitting by way of.

Purple droplets and flower petals scattered, however quickly the dazzling show evaporated. A sliver of well being lastly was extinguished, and a determine collapsed to the bottom.

“Victory! Blood and Blossoms! That is one more win for Workforce Hundred Blossoms. This crew is the most important black horse of the season – who can cease their victory streak? Peaceable Hermit couldn’t, Swoksaar couldn’t both! Will it’s Desert Mud? Or One Autumn Leaf? Alright, at present’s broadcast ends right here. Glory Professional League, we’ll see you subsequent week!!”

The commentators declared the victory because the match wrapped up. Onscreen have been replays of the Hundred Blossom duo lastly defeating Swoksaar on the very finish. The youths in entrance of the tv sat and watched dejectedly. It appeared that none of them had the energy to maneuver or communicate after witnessing that ending, till one in all them, the identical one as earlier than, angrily shut off the tv.

“Ineffective previous bastard!” the youth was nonetheless muttering. However the others watched on silently. In spite of everything, Huang Shaotian was the one one within the membership that dared to criticize and insult Captain Wei Chen like this; the opposite youths had no approach of going alongside along with his phrases.

“This was by no means one thing that somebody may pull off by themselves.” However earlier than he may vent his feelings additional, another person lastly stood up and spoke.

Huang Shaotian checked out this individual, and sneered. “Oh? What perception does our deadlast have for us at present?”

Deadlast… It was a really impolite factor to say. However ever because the day that Yu Wenzhou entered the Blue Rain coaching camp, his efficiency had all the time been subpar. Due to his pitifully gradual handspeed, nobody thought he had the potential to change into a professional participant.

However he stayed. Regardless that everybody thought he’d be kicked out within the early rounds of choice, Yu Wenzhou really ended up lasting till the very finish. Finally, he turned an official member of Blue Rain’s reserve crew, somebody who could be raised right into a full professional participant.

Even so, his handspeed hadn’t improved in any respect, so among the many group that had survived the eliminations, he was certainly the deadlast. The truth that the star prodigy Huang Shaotian referred to as him this solely gave the label extra weight.

However Yu Wenzhou confirmed neither anger nor irritation in response to the insult – he merely acknowledged his view calmly.

“Glory isn’t meant to be performed alone,” he stated.

“Oh? Ye Qiu’s catchphrase?” Huang Shaotian stated disdainfully. Ye Qiu was final season’s MVP, and this quote of his was extremely regarded by the Glory neighborhood. However Huang Shaotian didn’t see what the massive deal was.

“It’s not only a catchphrase,” Yu Wenzhou replied, nonetheless calm, “it’s the reality.”

Huang Shaotian snickered. “So that you’re saying that in case you have been additionally on the sphere, the scenario would’ve been completely different?”

“No. The one on the sphere must be you.”

At that, Huang Shaotian froze. When anybody stated one sentence to him, he was the form of individual to routinely say three sentences again. However with that straightforward assertion from the opposite boy, Huang Shaotian fell silent. He couldn’t assist however suppose – if he had been on the sphere, if his Troubling Rain had been beside Swoksaar, what may he have carried out?

“Uh… About that-” Lastly, he began to answer. However when he opened his mouth, he discovered that there was nobody in entrance of him. That man had left, identical to that, not even ready for a solution.

He, Huang Shaotian, had been lectured by the deadlast? As soon as once more, Huang Shaotian was left shocked.

Season 2 was approaching the midway level, and the newly-joined Workforce Hundred Blossoms was undoubtedly the focus. That they had racked up a excessive variety of factors and have been main the present League rankings. Most notable was their distinctive dual-core playstyle, that includes a Berserker, Blossoming Chaos, and a Spitfire, Dazzling Hundred Blossoms. Many thought that this marked the start of a dual-core period within the Glory Skilled League.

“A dual-core period, is it…” As he learn the headline of the newest Esports Weekly version laid on the desk earlier than him, Wei Chen lit a cigarette.

A dual-core wasn’t a nasty concept in any respect. Wei Chen himself had lengthy wished to determine a crew like that. Nevertheless it was nonetheless too early for Blue Rain!

By the window, Wei Chen may see the coaching rooms of Workforce Blue Rain throughout the hall, the place a crowd of energetic youths have been coaching exhausting at Glory. And his eyes landed on one in all them specifically, whose palms expertly flew throughout the keyboard and mouse, and whose mouth was transferring simply as rapidly, phrases and sounds popping out in an unfaltering stream.

Huang Shaotian.

After discovering this youth kill-stealing Bosses in-game, Wei Chen instantly noticed that he had a vibrant future and personally invited him to Workforce Blue Rain.

This participant, as he had confidently advised many others, would undoubtedly change into Blue Rain’s core.

Blade Grasp Troubling Rain, Warlock Swoksaar.

This was the dual-core he imagined, and greater than as soon as had he pictured the methods that would unfold with these two characters combating facet by facet. However may he himself final till that day?

Each time this situation crossed his thoughts, Wei Chen felt himself develop agitated. Huang Shaotian was nonetheless far too immature; it was too early for him to face on the skilled stage. And himself? After enjoying by way of the inaugural season of the Glory Skilled League, he may really feel his situation slipping quickly, his management and response instances slowing. With a view to preserve his talent stage, he had tried fixing his dangerous habits – he’d began sleeping earlier, smoking much less – but it surely hadn’t helped sufficient.

One yr? Two years?

He didn’t even dare to consider how lengthy he had left. In actual fact, he feared that he wouldn’t even have the ability to preserve his efficiency for that mere one or two extra years.

However he… he was nonetheless younger! Wasn’t he?

Wei Chen stared at his reflection within the mirror. Regardless that he wasn’t notably well-groomed, at 23 years previous, he nonetheless had an plain air of youthfulness. However he had insisted on coming right here of all locations, the Glory aggressive scene, the place being 23 meant that you simply have been on the twilight of your profession. That talkative little brat, wasn’t he all the time calling Wei Chen “previous man, previous man”?

What sort of 23-year-old was thought of an “previous man”?

Wei Chen thought resentfully, however this was the merciless actuality. At age 23, he discovered that his each day ideas have been turning into harking back to somebody approaching his funeral. He wasn’t positive whether or not to search out this type of life tragic or terribly humorous.

The period of Glory had solely simply begun, but Wei Chen already needed to drop out.

However then, if not himself, the place would the opposite half of Blue Rain’s future dual-core be discovered? Would he present up right here, within the coaching camp? Wei Chen studied the opposite trainees gathered within the coaching room, his eyes leaping from nose to nose earlier than finally falling upon the participant on the rightmost nook of the room. Yu Wenzhou was standing by himself, quietly learning the League match experiences after the newest spherical of competitors.

Wei Chen had by no means had any hopes for this youth. From the very starting, he had wished to dismiss this participant from the coaching camp altogether, however Yu Wenzhou was so persistent in what he did that Wei Chen couldn’t carry himself to drive this participant dwelling.

So Yu Wenzhou stayed on the coaching camp, surviving spherical after spherical of elimination. However so what? Even after so lengthy, his handspeed hadn’t improved in any respect. There was no future for him in a world that revolved round APM. All that was left was to attend for him to surrender.

Ultimately, what Wei Chen nonetheless anticipated most of all was that Huang Shaotian would develop up rapidly. In that case, maybe Wei Chen would have the ability to struggle side-by-side onstage with this noisy however proficient youth. Maybe he would nonetheless have the ability to expertise for himself the dual-core Blue Rain of which he dreamed.

The joy brought on by Hundred Blossoms didn’t simply have an effect on Workforce Blue Rain; the opposite powerhouse groups, like Tyranny and Royal Fashion, they too have been all contemplating the problem offered by this new crew. After all, when talking of powerhouse groups, this naturally included the champions of Season 1: Workforce Glorious Period.

“Blood and Blossoms, that’s the identify the media gave them. What do you suppose?”

Workforce Glorious Period, this was Qi Grasp Wu Xuefeng, who had gained the championship final season alongside Ye Qiu. The 2 of them had been mates for a few years now, after having met in-game. As Wu Xuefeng was watching Hundred Blossoms’ match on the pc, he abruptly felt a presence behind him, and requested this query with out even turning his head.

“They’re robust. Extremely good newcomers,” stated Ye Qiu.

“We’ll meet them…” Wu Xuefeng trailed off, flipping by way of the calendar on his desk with the competitors dates. “It’ll be after the brand new yr – it’s early this yr.” He discovered the date of their match towards that crew, and observed the date of the Lunar New 12 months.

“New 12 months’s arising quickly?” Ye Qiu requested, additionally trying on the calendar.

“It’s, the break has already been set. Do you’ve something deliberate?” Wu Xuefeng requested.

“Nothing specifically,” replied Ye Qiu.

“Simply staying right here once more?”

“In all probability!”

“Mm…” Wu Xuefeng made a noncommittal noise. If the topic pained the opposite social gathering, then regardless of how curious he was, he wouldn’t proceed to ask.

“Then, I’ll see you within the new yr,” he stated as an alternative.

Ye Qiu nodded. “See you subsequent yr.”

“Glad New 12 months.”

“Glad New 12 months.”