Chapter 37: Even a Gentleman Must Be Guarded Against?

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Chapter 37: Even a Gentleman Takes Precautions?

“Bzzzt—boom!!”

Amid a dazzling swirl of light, TES’s crystal nexus exploded in an instant!

The timer froze at twenty-five minutes. IG had crushed them!

“Let us congratulate IG on winning this game and taking the score to 2–0!” Guan Zeyuan was brimming with excitement.

It had been an utterly spectacular game!

Thunderous applause erupted from the audience.

The live comments flooded the screen as well.

“After watching this game, I don’t need to tell you who to bet on anymore, right?”

“I’m buying, I’m buying! Even if I have to put my sister’s original panties up for sale online, I’m getting the entire Robot skin collection!”

“To be fair, shouldn’t you all kowtow to Colonel Guan? He just personally predicted that Shaqima would definitely get caught and killed, but Shaqima actually escaped. That’s completely absurd.”

Instead of writing much on the note, she had drawn a chibi portrait of him. In the lower-right corner, she had added a delicate inscription: “Good luck in the match a few days from now!”

The only woman left was IG’s cook…

Under the original world’s competition format, IG would have had to play many more tiebreakers before clawing its way up from the very bottom of the abyss.

Still, he had to admit it—the brat’s lips were really soft.

…

Good grief. That was like an old granny changing positions; you’ve completely left me unable to cope.

The only slightly disappointing thing was that after Eagle Strikes the Sky had been used, it had not returned a Reality Card to him.

More than half the glass was filled with warm water, and wisps of steam could clearly be seen rising from it.

It would take throwing away a hundred dragons before his full strength could double.

It also came with a large number of fragments of various types.

Cheng Xian: “…”

Yet in this game, Cheng Xian had drawn an utterly worthless debuff—Wrath of the Lost Dragon.

“Damn, what a simp.” The rest of IG also turned their heads one after another and raised a middle finger at Xun.

“Damn… Could someone be secretly keeping an eye on my beauty, which exists alongside my skill…?” He imagined himself collapsing into some auntie’s embrace while the older woman smiled with boundless kindness. Even the crow’s-feet at the corners of her eyes could not conceal the deep affection in her gaze as she cooed, “You little rascal, you finally woke up. Who told you to drink so much yesterday? I had to put in so much effort to carry you back. Honestly~”

Besides that, reaching System Level 5 unlocked another card slot.

In fact, Nofe had already harbored suspicions about Cheng Xian during champion selection.

…

Fortunately, by the third game, the TES players seemed to have been beaten senseless. Still immersed in the defeats of the first two games, they began making mistake after mistake.

Cheng Xian could not help shivering.

Zone D.

Cheng Xian’s expression froze slightly at those words.

Cheng Xian lifted his glass and gently tapped it against the other.

The two teams had virtually no connection whatsoever; they were about as unrelated as two things could be.

Machine.

Meanwhile, in the original world, FPX had practically secured a spot in the playoffs by that stage.

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They had practically thrown away next year’s reputation in advance.

IG defeated TES 3–0! They had successfully taken another step forward.

“Brother Xian, next game you can play whatever you want! Any position you want! Wherever you go, that’s where I’ll gank!” Xun was the first to declare.

This time, Cheng Xian did not try to fool around during the interview. After giving a few vague answers, he ended it.

To be beaten this badly by a Machine top laner.

That evening, to celebrate IG’s repeated victories in adversity and their dazzling performance, the Principal personally flew to the city where the IG base was located and booked the most luxurious KTV in the area.

Suddenly, Cheng Xian glanced to one side.

The enormous IG training base was filled entirely with sword-wielding fencers. Where would any women come from…?

Tch.

“You just need to stand here holding your glasses and sway around.” The Principal was accustomed to grand occasions and gestured bossily at the group of girls.

He had no idea which brat had taken advantage of the chaos to sneak him a kiss.

The Principal was a sensible man. Some things could be privately admired and enjoyed, but if he took several players with a chance of reaching Worlds and was caught in the act, once the news was exposed…

That would be even more disastrous!

After a brief rest came the third game, which was also match point against TES.

Even a gentleman takes precautions?

“So this is where Daddy went,” Wink teased.

“Did Colonel Guan say that as a joke? Back in Season 9, he predicted that BLG could qualify for Worlds in third place in their group. BLG still hasn’t recovered from it.”

369 in particular looked exceptionally grim.

All he knew was that everything in his head was swaying.

When Cheng Xian woke up, he discovered that he had already returned to the base and was lying on the large bed in his room.

If IG won this game, they would take the series 3–0.

He did not seek merit, only to avoid mistakes.

Cheng Xian did his best not to make any low-level errors. His teammates picked up their weapons and detonated TES’s crystal.

After winning three games in a row, the system’s experience surged by 1,500 points—enough to raise it to System Level 5.

Could the Machine champion really be effective in the top lane?

Cheng Xian proved it through one play after another.

Although it did not involve any legal issues, he would at least face fierce public condemnation on moral grounds.

“Fine!”

“Me.”

There was also a small note beneath the glass.

If he had simply been crushed in a normal game, that would have been one thing.

But judging from his neat clothes, the situation probably had not descended into excessive chaos.

However, the starting lineup for the third game had already been submitted, so Cheng Xian could only bite the bullet and take the stage.

“Enough talk. Bottoms up.”

Apart from the occasional visits from the girlfriends of a few professional players, who would bring everyone delicious food as a treat…

From then on, two cards could be brought into every game.

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But…

He then turned around, picked up his wineglass, and raised it toward Cheng Xian in a slight gesture.

Better to avoid disgracing themselves and becoming a laughingstock before the entire world.

This format… seemed somewhat different from the Season 11 format in his original world.

He had a poor tolerance for alcohol, and this was top-quality red wine with a rich, lingering aftertaste.

On the stage, several TES players descended with gloomy expressions.

His head was splitting with pain. He could not remember anything about the previous night, nor how he had returned.

After barely sipping two mouthfuls, he had collapsed into the land of tenderness.

He still had to hurry back and check on his system.

He found a clean glass sitting beside the bedside table.

Cheng Xian had not carefully counted how many girls were present.

Nofe had been waiting outside the backstage lounge for some time. The moment several of his team’s players returned, he gave Cheng Xian a huge hug and praised him without end.

Although the two cards could not be used simultaneously,

judging from the handwriting and the adorable chibi drawing, it seemed to have come from the hands of a gentle and charming girl.

They had also hired a group of hot, sexy girls to sing along with them.

This could also be considered an indirect increase in his margin for error. Even if they really made it to Worlds and faced stronger teams, should he draw a mediocre status effect, he could still rely on a card to win a crucial team fight.

Judging from FPX’s performance at Worlds that year, being eliminated in the playoffs would actually have been the better outcome.

What the hell was the point of playing this? Going up there would just be pure charity!

But during the game, he could choose the card best suited to the situation.

[Every time your team loses a dragon, your all-attribute bonus increases by 1%.]

As the player who had won MVP in two consecutive games throughout the best-of-five series, his performance in the final game had been merely average, but it was still enough to make everyone remember his ID.

Even doubling it would only put him around the level of Gold or Platinum…

Before long, the interview crew once again invited Cheng Xian onto the stage for an interview.

That was the mindset of someone aiming for a huge score.

Could it be that his appearance had triggered a butterfly effect?

“According to the schedule, IG only needs to defeat FPX next to qualify for Worlds as the third seed!” Guan Zeyuan announced the news while bowing before the players came onto the stage after the match.

But Cheng Xian quickly banished the thought from his mind.

“Do you even know how to talk? It’s called having the heart of someone who wants to win!” Xun could not be bothered to argue with them.

That sort of fantasy could be left to people who did not want to work hard. He was still young and wanted to struggle for a few more years.

No matter how good free food was, it could never compare to the sweetness of a brat calling out “big brother” in a sugary voice.

Lolis have always been justice!

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Kowtow!

Bang! Bang! Bang!!!

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