Chapter 26: The Game Cannot Be Lost—The Lovers of Luban Must Die!

At this moment, Lin Yu was happily chasing the opposing Luban through the canyon. Despite the other player already pleading for mercy in the all-chat, he showed no intention of stopping. The girl on the other team, her voice breaking, shouted and cried through her microphone, begging her teammates to ambush Lin Yu. Yet in the blink of an eye, Father Kai activated his ultimate, swept through the battlefield, and secured a pentakill.

The five opponents immediately sent question marks in the chat.

Lin Yu curled his lips into a smile. Ambush him? Did they even know who ruled this canyon street?

A glorious one-sided slaughter came to an end, and Lin Yu queued up for another match.

During the hero ban phase, many viewers who wanted to snipe him checked the queue times, hoping to land in his game.

"Damn! I'm third pick, I play mage!"

By now, the livestream’s viewership had soared past a million. Many, after witnessing Lin Yu's mastery of Father Kai, wanted to test him themselves—was he truly that strong, or was he just showing off in lower ranks?

Most thought it was just a joke; after all, anyone familiar with the ranked system knew how hard it was to snipe someone. But with so many people queuing at once, a few lucky viewers actually ended up in Lin Yu’s match—and on his team.

When the names appeared, the chat exploded.

"Damn! I’m first pick! Please let me play mage!"

"What’s going on, guys? All girls on the team?!"

"Oh, this is good! I’m on the enemy team—get ready for punishment! If you lose, I’ll be coming for you, heh heh!"

"I’m so jealous! I just downloaded the game!"

"You know the drill, sisters—let’s put on a show for Brother Yu!"

"I can’t stop laughing. Brother Yu must be so grateful for all you haters!"

"Hahaha! These girls know how to have fun—everyone pick support and leave Yu dumbfounded!"

……

Lin Yu stared at the hero selection screen in dismay. What was up with his teammates?! First pick was Cai Wenji, second was Sun Bin, third was Yao, fourth… All supports? Weren’t they just fighting over who would play mage? Which of these four heroes looks remotely like a mage? And Da Qiao hadn’t been reworked this season, she couldn’t even go mid!

Only then did Lin Yu realize he was being played.

But the chat asking whether he wanted to remake the match because his team was all supports made him laugh. These pranksters should’ve at least checked the system’s remake rules before trying to mess with him.

A few seconds later, Lin Yu started a new game, while the four girls spammed the chat with crying faces, nearly flooding the stream with tears.

After the remake, Lin Yu finally got normal teammates. When he saw the enemy first-pick go straight for Daji, he immediately locked in Baili and took Execute as his battle spell.

Teammate: ? Why are you picking Baili? Someone already queued up for marksman! What use is he in teamfights anyway?

Baili is useless? Ha! Lin Yu couldn’t be bothered to explain and insisted on playing support.

But he was several seasons ahead of his teammates in terms of strategy—something they simply couldn’t grasp.

Once the game began, they would soon learn what it meant to be a sharpshooter who never misses.

To the enemy: tremble! Regret ever becoming his opponent! After this match, don’t be surprised if you wake up in the middle of the night, haunted by invisible Bailis lurking under your sheets.

As the game started, Lin Yu hugged the wall and rushed straight to mid. The mid-lane mage kept pinging retreat and even cursed at him through the mic, angrily demanding Baili to leave.

Lin Yu remained silent, refusing to go. Instead, he hid in the bush, lying in wait, and took aim.

Zhen Ji, freshly level two, used her bouncing skill, then followed with her first skill to knock up, pinning enemy Daji in the air. Lin Yu instantly took the shot—before the aiming line even appeared, Daji was dead.

A snap shot. Daji sent a question mark in the chat.

Lin Yu hugged the wall and slipped into the enemy’s blue buff area, took aim, and fired.

Enemy jungler: ??? Where’s my blue?

Lin Yu then pinged Zhen Ji, revealed himself under the tower, and as Daji respawned and saw Baili’s health low, she flashed forward to finish him. But Zhen Ji’s first skill knocked her up, and with the minion wave bouncing, she was frozen in place. Lin Yu instantly flashed away, turned, aimed, and melted Daji’s health bar!

[All Chat] (Warm Little Treasure) Daji: "Brother Yu, I’m a fan, please let me go!!"

Meanwhile, the enemy Lanling King, noticing his blue buff had vanished, bought boots of speed after clearing red, then set out to hunt Baili down.

He went invisible, initiated with his ultimate, and marked Baili with his first skill as he flashed in, following up with his second skill.

But unexpectedly, he was suddenly frozen in place!

Zhen Ji unleashed her ultimate combo with her first skill, freezing Lanling King. Lin Yu used his ultimate to pull back and, just before Lanling King could finish him off, sniped him for 300 gold, bought a Vampiric Dagger, and instantly healed a bar of health with minion kills, surviving by a hair’s breadth!

After this flawless, showy play, he even took the time to give Lanling King a thumbs-up.

[All Chat] Jungle King (Lanling King): Baili, you’re not from this rank, are you??

[All Chat] 700 Point Prince (Baili Shouyue): Thanks for the red and blue buffs, Jungle King.

[All Chat] Warm Little Treasure (Daji): Big bro, you’re amazing—can you carry me?

[All Chat] Jungle King (Lanling King): Baby, you… Baili, you’re not leaving your fountain ever again!!

[All Chat] 700 Point Prince (Baili Shouyue): Oh? Is that so?

[All Chat] Daji’s Little Jiji (Zhen Ji): Baili is so cool, Daji, are you scared? Serve you right for stealing my hero!

The enemy Daji replied, "What’s the big deal? It’s just Baili carrying," as Lin Yu typed while heading toward the bush in front of the enemy’s second mid tower, "Zhen Ji, are you a girl or a guy?"

Zhen Ji turned on her mic, her voice so sweet it could melt anyone’s heart, and with a single "Big brother," Lin Yu’s protective instincts were in full bloom.

[Enemy Daji, tremble!]

Daji appeared by the second tower, likely typing, standing motionless. Lin Yu crouched and sniped her, dropping her to half health. After Daji sent, "Big brother, you’re so bad, always shooting me," in all chat, Lin Yu went for a second shot, but suddenly his screen flashed red—Lanling King had ambushed him while he was distracted by the chat.

Lin Yu instantly sold all his items and bought Overlord, then used his ultimate plus a basic attack: two birds with one stone!

[Double Kill!]

With his health bar flashing red and a Lanling King mark still over his head, Baili stood atop Lanling King’s corpse. The enemy Lanling King was still typing, "You’re finished—what are you showing off for?" when Cai Wenji dashed in with her ultimate and healed him.

Baili, still alive, sent a taunt standing over Lanling King’s body.

(Ha, not bad at all~)

The chat in the livestream exploded with excitement.

If nothing else, Lin Yu’s performance this round was truly brilliant—a blade and a flame.