“Nice snipe!!!”
“Nice!!!”
In the OLG lounge, Rose and Jack were ecstatic.
Rose, holding a steaming cup of goji berry tea, listened to the voices of the casters inside the venue. His expression turned strange. “The league is so damn stupid. Every time it’s our match, they have to pair Fers and Ideal together for casting. The narrative they spin is all over the place.”
Huarong was also disgusted. “One’s an OLG fanboy, the other’s an OLG hater. When those two cast our games together, the heat comes, and so do the haters.”
“CatClaw complained to the league, but it didn’t do much. Though last time Fers stirred up drama comparing Show and Little Gun, Danger was very unhappy.” Jack said, “He’s already spoken directly to Team Jade about it. They’re investigating, and there should be a result soon.”
Huarong laughed teasingly, “Boss Cat’s face isn’t just a face.”
On the field, the match had entered a white-hot stage.
After Bai Wei sniped Best, Weibo was left with only one Stinger and one Mai Xiaowen. Stinger immediately deployed smoke, carried Best into the CEO Office, and wanted to revive him inside. But OLG didn’t give him that chance.
Weibo, team wiped!
At this point, among the six competing teams, Chaoge was wiped, Weibo was wiped. The bottom-feeder VE had only managed to revive one person; their two remaining players were crouched on the Aerospace Bridge, waiting for the countdown to end so they could take the Ascension mission and extract.
Only OLG, Wolves, and ROC remained on the field.
Weibo’s boxes were juicy. Last match they’d scavenged the cleanup, absorbing tons of loot and holding a lot of Haf Coins.
After OLG looted Weibo’s boxes, Bai Wei glanced at the minimap. “Let’s go get the Brick.”
This round’s MandelBrick had spawned on the second floor of the Central Garden.
Just like the last match’s ground floor Garden point, this was again an open-air spot. OLG had Red Wolf, so they could smoke and grab the Brick. But after the three cleared the points in the Buoyancy Room, nearing the Central Garden, Bai Wei didn’t deploy smoke. He instructed Qingbao to fire an arrow toward the Garden.
Luna’s Recon Arrow cut across the sky.
【Found you!】
Directly opposite the Garden, the Recon Arrow revealed two red silhouettes prone behind a Container!
Bai Wei made a split-second decision: “Clear the map, then take the Brick.”
This Brick absolutely couldn’t be taken away under these conditions.
Yan Xiu: “I’ll go around from Garden 1F to Blue Room 1F.”
Bai Wei looked at him. “Alright, be careful to clear angles.”
Yan Xiu: “OK. When I use my utility, Qingbao, suppress the sound for me with your grenade.”
Qin Baotian: “No problem!”
A signature characteristic of Vyron, the T0 Entry Fragger, was that both of his skills provided a speed boost.
After throwing a C4 Bomb, his movement speed increased. The second skill, Jet Boost, was even more absurd; as long as he was in the Jet Boost state, he could jump from any high point without taking fall damage or breaking bones.
Yan Xiu popped a Painkiller, then headed downstairs toward the Blue Room.
Half a minute later, Yan Xiu confirmed with Bai Wei that he had reached Blue Room 1F. He activated Sneaking. In his headset, there was only the faint sound of Vyron’s breathing. He heard, above his head, the sound of two sets of footsteps strafing back and forth.
But only two sets.
Yan Xiu’s heart skipped a beat. “God Qing, recon the ramp!”
Qin Baotian instantly understood his meaning and fired a Recon Arrow toward the Centrifuge Room ramp behind them.
【Found you!】
The enemy had also flanked!
Bai Wei: “It’s not Wolves.” Mocha wouldn’t issue such an aggressive call.
Once the flanking enemy was revealed, he stopped Sneaking and retreated at full speed. But Bai Wei and Qingbao didn’t give him the chance; the two chased him out, arriving at the Rat Path entrance.
Two versus one, the flanking enemy did his best to shatter Qingbao’s Armor but was ultimately trapped in the narrow choke point of the Rat Path, unable to move, and killed by Red Wolf’s Hand Cannon.
【Shanghai OLG-Danger eliminated ROC-TeaWine using Triple-Barrel Hand Cannon】
After ROC’s flanker was discovered, the captain, WildSearch, immediately ordered a push through the Garden second floor to pursue, planning to have TeaWine turn and counterattack the moment they found a suitable window.
However, when the two ROC members sprinted out of the Blue Room, Yan Xiu, with a Jet Boost, suddenly appeared from the Container directly behind them.
WildSearch’s pupils constricted. He heard the Jet Boost sound behind him and immediately turned to counterattack.
But Vyron’s bullets had already arrived.
【Shanghai OLG-Show eliminated ROC-Defiant using M14】
WildSearch was playing Vyron. A split second before his teammate died, his Tiger Crouching Cannon had bounced right into Yan Xiu’s face. Yet, the opposing Vyron showed no panic.
Yan Xiu tanked the impending explosion of the Tiger Crouching Cannon, forcefully killing “Defiant” first, then used Jet Boost again to retreat, dodging the cannon.
ROC was down two members, leaving only their captain, WildSearch.
Caster Ideal: “Too insane! The same top-tier game sense! Both sides simultaneously abandon pulling the Brick, both choose to flank. One goes through the Garden back door, the other via the Blue Room ramp, perfectly missing each other! In a mere 30 seconds, ROC is down to one man. How will WildSearch handle this disadvantage…”
Fers: “Oh my god, the wolves are coming!!!”
Everyone followed the caster’s words and looked at the screen. At that moment, the director promptly switched to Wolves’ perspective.
No one expected that at this critical juncture, Wolves had crept into the Buoyancy Room!
“In the last match, a huge battle erupted between OLG and Wolves, and ultimately WBG reaped the rewards, claiming the final victory. This time, Wolves learned their lesson. They’ve been turtling in the Dormitory and Control Center, waiting for the perfect moment to strike.”
Ideal said excitedly, “Mocha has found it! This is it, this is the best window!!!”
After Yan Xiu dodged WildSearch’s Tiger Crouching Cannon, he prepared to push for the finish. But just as he peeked out from behind the Container, an M700 round slammed into his skull.
His level 5 helmet shattered completely, and his health instantly dropped to 20 HP.
A top-tier entry!
These words flashed through Yan Xiu’s mind. He immediately reported, “There’s a third team, in the Buoyancy Room.”
At this moment, Yan Xiu was in the Blue Room, while Bai Wei and Qingbao had already pushed to the Rat Path. The Buoyancy Room was right between the three of them. OLG’s formation was split, with Wolves wedged in the middle.
Bai Wei commanded: “Qin Baotian, turn back and pinch them. Show, they’re going to surround you. Stay alive. You cannot die.”
Yan Xiu had just retreated to Blue Room 1F. Hearing this, he answered earnestly, “Within two minutes, I won’t die.”
…
Wolves arrived with incredible speed.
They took out WildSearch with a single shot, then immediately moved to attack Yan Xiu’s position.
Mocha asked in the team voice chat, “High probability it’s OLG.”
Clever asked, “There’s a Vyron in the Blue Room. Could it be God D?”
Players didn’t know other teams’ BP information. Mocha said cautiously, “Should be Bai Wei.”
Clever reported, “The gunshots we just heard from the Rat Path—at least two people there. That means there’s only God D alone in the Blue Room. Do the three of us just rush him?”
Mocha shook his head. “Use utility. Suppress him. If all three rush in together, there’s a high chance he’ll trade one out.”
Clever agreed wholeheartedly.
There wasn’t a single pro player in DFL who dared underestimate Danger piloting Vyron.
Three years since his debut: in a 1v1, Danger was almost undefeated.
1v2, Danger had a 90%+ chance to kill one, and a 50%+ chance to directly kill both.
1v3, the probability Danger could trade one out exceeded 50%. Instances of him killing all three had happened more than once on the competitive stage.
The composition Wolves chose this time was Red Wolf, SilverWing, Stinger.
Although Mocha’s directive was: Dump utility on Vyron, don’t give him any breathing room, just suppress him with utility until he’s dead.
Mocha also knew: “Qingbao and Danger at the Rat Path will be back soon. We need to kill Bai Wei within a minute.”
SilverWing was the Recon Role. Mocha activated the drone’s camera to search for Yan Xiu’s position. Yan Xiu shot the drone out of the air, but his general location was exposed at the same time.
ZMJ, operating Red Wolf, fired his Triple-Barrel Hand Cannon, clearing the medical kit spot on Blue Room 1F.
Mocha: “He’s at the switch point! ZMJ, go to the second floor. Clever and I will pinch him on the first floor.”
The Blue Room switch point was an extremely disadvantageous position—a deep pit.
Yan Xiu was forced into the switch point by Wolves’ utility. The moment he entered this spot, he already knew his survival probability was less than 10%.
The enemy gave him no opportunity to make a play, offering no mistakes, purely suppressing him with utility.
Such caution. Yan Xiu said in the team channel, “It’s Wolves.”
Even though they’d cornered him in the worst possible position, they still didn’t just push in all three directly. They still had Red Wolf head to the second floor, ready to jump down and attack at any moment. Mocha was showing OLG the utmost respect.
Yan Xiu knew Mocha thought he was Bai Wei.
Facing OLG’s rookie Show, Mocha would probably have already charged in with utility and heavy footsteps. Under three lines of gunfire, even if he traded one, his death would have been certain. But Mocha’s current caution gave him his only chance for a counter-kill.
Yan Xiu fired a Tiger Crouching Cannon at the first-floor entrance. To avoid it, Mocha and Clever quickly retreated.
Seizing this chance, Yan Xiu moved up the stairs to the aviation crate position and found cover.
Qingbao: “We’ve reached the Garden.”
Yan Xiu: “I’m still stalling.”
Bai Wei: “ZMJ’s style—he’ll try to find any chance to solo kill you.”
Yan Xiu said quietly, “I know.”
As he spoke, the sniper rifle in his hands tilted upward.
Based on the footsteps: Red Wolf had just gone upstairs; SilverWing and Stinger were dodging the Tiger Crouching Cannon outside the first-floor doorway.
High ground attacking low ground, with teammate backup.
Shenzhen Wolves-ZMJ was widely recognized as DFL’s most reckless blade. His playstyle disregarded consequences; he only wanted kills. Initially, his aim wasn’t this steady, his sniping wasn’t this accurate, so he often died abruptly, drawing waves of criticism.
But after three years of bitter training, once his raw skill caught up, he became, next to Danger, one of the Entry Fragger players with the most fans in the league.
He looked fierce, and he played even fiercer.
Yan Xiu held his breath, listening to the footsteps above. The instant the Red Wolf figure, with its headphone-cap silhouette, appeared at the Blue Room second-floor core entrance—M700 rounds flew toward ZMJ’s head.
“Bang!”
ZMJ’s reaction was too fast. And following Mocha’s voice call, he peeked before entering the doorway.
This snipe hit Red Wolf’s shoulder, dropping him to 10 HP. He retreated, saving his life, and started Healing Up.
Mocha’s strictest command held ZMJ back, preserving his life.
Mocha and Clever seized the opportunity to push into Blue Room 1F.
Yan Xiu, unflustered, threw a C4 Bomb to his left, blocking Mocha’s path. Simultaneously, he turned with Jet Boost, his gun barrel aiming for Wolves’ strongest rookie, Clever.
Yan Xiu was Vyron, Clever was Stinger.
In a true 1v1, Stinger was no match for Vyron. But right now, Vyron had no utility left, putting him on equal footing with Stinger.
Yan Xiu’s earlier snipe on ZMJ, even without securing the kill, had temporarily removed ZMJ from the fight.
That left Mocha and Clever.
Stinger never expected Vyron to charge straight at him. Both sides had level 5 Helmet and Armor, level 5 bullets. This was the purest gunfight: no utility, no cover, no high/low ground advantage—
Clever’s entire body tensed. He scoped in and aimed for Vyron’s head.
“Bang bang bang!”
【Shanghai OLG-Show eliminated Wolves-Clever using M14】
Clever’s three bullets: one hit Yan Xiu’s head, two slammed into his Armor.
Yan Xiu’s three bullets: none missed, all locked squarely onto his head.
Helmet and Armor completely shattered, only 85 HP remaining. In the final moment, with an extreme flick, Yan Xiu turned and landed two bullets on Mocha.
Just then, the Red Wolf above him had finished Healing Up. High ground against low ground, locking onto his head, delivering the fatal shot.
【Wolves-ZMJ eliminated Shanghai OLG-Show using M14】
Mocha was shocked. In the comms, he urgently asked, “How is it Show?!”
ZMJ was also surprised. But at that moment, he heard footsteps outside the Blue Room door. He said quickly, “OLG is here. Get the revive, fast!”
One minute later.
【Shanghai OLG-Danger eliminated Wolves-Mocha using M14】
【Shanghai OLG-Danger eliminated Wolves-ZMJ using M14】
【Team Wipe!】
Qingbao, still shaken, came down to the first floor to revive Yan Xiu. “That was terrifying. That ZMJ guy almost took me out in an instant.”
Yan Xiu didn’t make a sound. On his monitor screen, Luna was injecting the supportive syringe into Vyron.
Yan Xiu kept his head lowered, lost in thought about something.
Bai Wei looked at him deeply, his voice very soft. “You played very well. Mocha’s Armor was shattered and hadn’t been repaired. Clever was down on the ground and hadn’t been revived by him. Otherwise, that team wipe wouldn’t have been so fast.”
After a long pause, Yan Xiu spoke, his voice hoarse. “One minute and three seconds. That’s how long it took for Wolves to kill me.”
Bai Wei’s throat tightened.
— Within two minutes, I won’t die.
— One minute and three seconds, and I was killed by Wolves.
Qin Baotian said in disbelief, “Holy crap! Surrounded by three Wolves players in a godforsaken dumpster of a place like Blue Room 1F, and you lasted a full minute, even trading one kill. What more do you want, my God Show? That’s Wolves, not some Dog Team! Do you seriously not consider ZMJ and Mocha human or something?!”
Yan Xiu pressed his lips together. His already thin lips went pale from the pressure.
Bai Wei stared at him. Outside, the crowd’s cheers surged like a tidal wave, but inside the soundproof booth, there was only silence.
After a long moment, Bai Wei reached out and gently ruffled the hair of the young man wearing his headphones.
His hair was unexpectedly soft, but the person himself possessed a stubbornness even harder to imagine.
Bai Wei’s heart couldn’t help but soften.
The instant his hair was touched, Yan Xiu’s body stiffened. He slowly turned his head to look at the person sitting beside him.
The arena’s spotlights streamed through the glass barrier of the soundproof booth, illuminating the three OLG members.
Qingbao was busy looting boxes. He didn’t turn his head, hadn’t noticed the interaction between his two teammates. It wasn’t until the screams in the venue seemed about to blow the roof off, even penetrating the soundproof booth and noise-cancelling earmuffs, that Qingbao sensed something was wrong. He turned his head.
Qin Baotian opened his mouth woodenly.
Bai Wei ruffled Yan Xiu’s hair, the corner of his lips curving up. “Respect your opponent. You were outstanding.”
