Read Novel Full Chapter 46.2
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“…… The battle is getting fierce, ATB’s top made Xiaofeng cut into the back row but suffered all the damage! His resurrection has armor dropped; the opposite team’s mage hits him with a set of skills and kills him! After a few minutes of stalemate in this battle, we finally have a breakthrough! Without the mage, ATB is at a disadvantage, and BD’s entire team is outputting like crazy. The midlaner and shooter can’t handle the damage!”
“ATB is left with only one player, and BD wants to use the opportunity to take over the rhythm and destroy the crystal in one wave – look at Azure Sky’s position, is he going to cut straight in?! He’s using the enforcer hero in this round, any mistake and ATB is out for the game – he’s in! Not only did he dodge the fire from the opposite side, but he also instantly killed both of BD’s outputs to take the double kill!”
“BD’s jungler, Icefall, has made a big move. He tries to control him to break his rhythm, but he misses, and he is killed by Azure Sky instead! BD’s two remaining players tried to retreat but were slowed by ATB’s support. Azure Sky has sent out a skill!”
“Four kills! Only the tanker is left on the opposite team; he’s crossed the tower; is there a penta kill? It’s a pentakill!”
“…… We congratulate ATB for taking the set and winning the match! This means they will be facing off against last season’s champion team, Slingshot Coke, in the finals next week!”
Lu Ziqing was right, after training with ATB for a season, the jungler retired, and he became the new debutant of the team. As an unknown rookie, he carried the pressure of playing for an established team on his shoulders and was questioned by many, with some fans even cursing hard on social media.
But Lu Ziqing was not affected by these public opinions, and played the game calmly, turning the tide of public opinion with victory after victory, and becoming the dark horse of the season.
After watching the tournament live, Gu Xiyu didn’t need to open his social media accounts to know that several people were now praising Lu Ziqing.
Rebellious teenager: [We’re playing in the finals next week]
Lu Ziqing sent him a message as soon as he finished the tournament, and also took a screenshot of the date and venue of the finals for him.
He didn’t say anything and sent back another screenshot.
Unfortunately, the date of Lu Ziqing’s finals clashed with his graduation ceremony.
He had mentioned this to Lu Ziqing before, but Lu Ziqing still held on to a glimmer of hope that he wouldn’t go, yet the reality was cruel in the end.
Lu Ziqing sent him a crying expression and said wearily: [Then remember to watch the live broadcast.]
[I will, I watch every game.]
The finals were held in a large hall, and even though there were many seats, it was still full of people. The scene was very lively, with fans holding up their support signs, cheering loudly for the team they supported, and following the tension and excitement with every wave of action they saw.
Why would Gu Xiyu know? Because he was there.
He didn’t lie to Lu Ziqing; today was indeed his graduation ceremony, except that he told the school that he couldn’t attend and that they could just send his diploma later. Then, just as Lu Ziqing had once done, he sneaked back to China without telling him and even came to his finals.
Both teams were strong, and Lu Ziqing was playing against a veteran team with a lot of experience, so the match was in a stalemate. The finals were out of seven rounds, and they fought hard until the seventh.
This time, Lu Ziqing’s enforcer was released, but he was still working hard to find opportunities, dancing on the edge of a knife every time and making the audience nervous. The other side also had a good lineup, especially when it came to control. A hero like the enforcer thrived on action, so they dragged on for a long time.
Everyone was on edge, and Gu Xiyu saw the girl holding the ATB sign beside him on the verge of tears.
It seemed that he was the only calm person in the hall.
The Great Demon had always been powerful, something that everyone in the bureau agreed to, and he had faith in Lu Ziqing. Even if he couldn’t win in this final, he believed that his performance this season would be enough to prove that he was worthy of this ATB team.
“……Azure Sky has crossed the tower again, cutting into the back row all by himself; he’s trying to force a kill! The tower has been destroyed; he managed to cut off the shooter, but his resurrection armor was also hit. The mage just came out of the resurrection pool and released a control skill – he dodged it, put out a second skill to avoid the deadly control, and also managed to counterattack by hitting the crystal!”
“He’s still on a roll! His team’s troops have entered the crystal’s area, his teammates are frantically attacking the crystal, and the opposite side has put all their skills into defense – the troops have all been cleared!”
The final battle was fierce; everyone’s resurrection armor and life-saving gear were gone; the towers on both sides had been destroyed; and ATB would probably be countered with a wave if they lost this group battle.
As they attacked the crystal, ATB faced a large number of attacks, and in the end, only Lu Ziqing’s jungler was left to fight against the opponent. He calmly cut off the highest-output shooter, dodged the enemy jungler’s landing skill, and skillfully hit the pawns on the other side before leaving the crystal’s range. After his blood recovered, he suddenly used his skill to directly kill the enemy jungler who was chasing after him.
After clearing the enemy’s defense, his team’s troops arrived just in time, and everyone watched as he and the troops hit the crystal with one skill after another – until it exploded.
“Congratulations to ATB for taking the season’s title! They are the champion team!”
Colored fireworks showered down from above as the winning team took up the trophy. There was wave after wave of cheers from the arena, and some people cried with emotion on the spot. Lu Ziqing, who was the MVP, had a microphone in his hand, but was a little distracted.
Was it…an illusion? Just before leaving his seat to go over to shake hands with his opponent, he thought he’d seen the person he wanted to see most in the audience.
His eagle-like, sharp gaze swept back and forth across the audience several times, especially in the direction where he seemed to have seen Gu Xiyu just now, but he couldn’t find the other person.
Today was his graduation ceremony; how could he possibly be at the competition venue?
After giving a speech and being interviewed according to the process, he prepared to leave backstage together with his teammates. Everyone was happy to win the competition, and they even planned to go for hotpot.
Lu Ziqing, who was usually not very talkative, walked at the end of the group carrying his backpack in silence, listening to their discussions about the next schedule. Then out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly caught a glimpse of someone waving at him from not far away.
For a moment, he thought he was still in a dream and that winning the championship hadn’t actually happened yet.
Otherwise, how could the person who was supposed to be far away on stage to receive his certificate appear in front of him?
The moment he saw Gu Xiyu, he forgot all about his teammate, the get-togethers, and whatnot. He felt his head buzzing; his mind was so blank that he couldn’t function properly. He could only stop and stand still, staring hard at the man by the stone pillar, afraid that if he blinked, he would disappear.
[Where are you now?]
The moment he met Lu Ziqing’s eyes, Gu Xiyu heard the intelligent system’s questioning voice.
He replied in a light voice, “Meeting the mission target.”
At the same time, the boy who had been staring at him for a long time seemed to have finally confirmed his presence, and walked in front of him with big strides.
Lu Ziqing reached out as if he wanted to hug him, but he was afraid that what he saw was just an illusion, so his face was filled with hesitation and trepidation.
Gu Xiyu thought for a moment and decided to reach out and hug him first.
It was only when Lu Ziqing hugged him back that he spoke, “Do you believe it now?”
A simple question, but several questions were asked separately.
Lu Ziqing’s head was slightly lowered, the hair falling in front of his forehead and obscuring most of his vision. He hugged the person in his arms tighter, then loosened his grip slightly, taking a moment to breathe before answering in a deep voice, “Yes, I believe it.”
[[Target’s risk value is -10, the current risk value 0.]]
Gu Xiyu froze when the notification rang out.
He remembered that Lu Ziqing had once said that he feared he’d also go back on his word and never come back after a year of studying abroad.
So that was the final knot in his heart.
[[Dear mission executor, congratulations on completing your mission in this world. Feel free to notify the system to assist you in leaving the world.]]
The small red panel popped out like it did when he completed the mission in the previous world.
Gu Xiyu’s eyes drooped slightly, and he did not make a sound.
It took a lot of effort to complete the mission, and the Great Demon would probably break down if he left just like that. Remembering that the system had previously warned that with the Great Demon relying on him to clear the risk value, his departure might cause a backlash and instability in the world. In order not to let his efforts go to waste, he could only finish this life like the previous one.
After finishing his studies abroad, Gu Xiyu resettled in China. He and Lu Ziqing got their own house and soon moved in together. It wasn’t until Lu Ziqing and Lu Mingren found him and talked that he discovered what Lu Ziqing had done so that he didn’t have to bear Lu Mingren’s fury.
Lu Mingren: “My boy has always had his own ideas, and no one can stop him from doing what he wants to do. I can’t control him anymore, but about your mother…”
Gu Xiyu knew their worries and said, “Don’t worry about my mother, in fact, she knew about me and Ziqing… long ago.”
Lu Ziqing’s face changed: “……?” When did this happen?
Perhaps a mother is always more observant, Xie Chunhua probably noticed the abnormality between him and Lu Ziqing not long after he moved into the Lu family. Only she didn’t point it out right away, it wasn’t until Gu Xiyu bought her a house and she moved into the new home that she suddenly talked to him about it.
“My mother doesn’t have a problem with Ziqing, and she looks at the matter of me being with a man with a clear conscience. She said she didn’t want to push me like before, as long as I make sure I can live a happy life.”
Therefore, Gu Xiyu and Lu Ziqing went from falling in love to smoothly getting a marriage license.
After graduation, he became a full-time employee at the company that had offered him a scholarship to study abroad, and Lu Ziqing went on to become more amazing in his professional career, becoming a top player after only a year. Although he didn’t take home the championship every season, his play on the field was always consistent, and even in losing games, his actions still won praise from commentators and netizens until he officially retired at the age of 27.
After retiring, he went back to college to get his business degree, as Lu Mingren wanted, and became a coach at the ATB youth camp while assisting Lu Mingren with some of the company’s affairs.
This world was much more harmonious than the previous one, and apart from the initial, insignificant, and bad incident with the Lu family, he basically never encountered any headaches after that.
Gu Xiyu left earlier because his body had been damaged by the Lu family’s supplements and was not as healthy as the one in the previous world. Around the age of fifty, he passed away.
When he left, Lu Ziqing’s reaction was calm; he didn’t become hysterical or broken, but calmly handled all necessary affairs for him. However, after dealing with Gu Xiyu’s affairs, no one ever saw him again.
No one knew where he went; only Lin Mianmian and Xu Chengxuan, who had always maintained a good relationship with Gu Xiyu, found out that there was an extra memorial tablet next to Gu Xiyu’s whenever they went to offer incense to him.
The name on the memorial tablet was Lu Ziqing.