Chapter 147: Unt.i.tled

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“That was the first time China had made it into the international league. The greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment, there were more and more voices of criticism from the outside world. Cabbage felt that there was a problem with the capability of the team itself, he could not stay on and directly requested to quit the team.”

Ji Zhiyao frowned, asking, “Problem with capability? There probably isn’t another team stronger than Mix locally… So he went to a foreign battleteam?”

“Yes.”

Mo Huaifeng glanced at him. “With his capabilities, it was possible to join the foreign established teams, but those teams already have starting players. At the very beginning he went to Korea’s Sannan battleteam to be a jungler reserve for a year. According to what Old Ning said, he must have just returned recently. ‘

Ji Zhiyao dragged out the sound. “… Oh.”

He could not make sense of it in his mind, Cabbage had no qualms as he joined a foreign team to be a reserve, abandoning his position as a starter in an all Chinese team, whether it was purely because he wanted to win, or wanted to win honor for China at the international league, both reasons were hardly justifiable.

How did Cabbage come to this decision?

Young and aggressive, maybe he wanted to make a name for himself?

While Ji Zhiyao was s.p.a.cing out, Mo Huaifeng put out the cigarette in his hand and threw it into the trash can together with the scattered cigarette b.u.t.ts on the floor. Then he looked at Ji Zhiyao, as he towered over him. “Let’s go back. Who cares who he is, we must win in the evening.”

Ji Zhiyao patted his b.u.t.t and stood up as well. He could tell that Mo Huaifeng still had a cold air around him, hence he intentionally teased, “Old Ning even told me to urge you, but your self-restoring capacity is rather strong. I didn’t say anything and you’re already full of fight.”

Mo Huaifeng stopped and asked seriously, “Then do you want to console me?”

Ji Zhiyao was instantly frightened. “… No, I shall not, shall not.”

It was broad daylight, he didn’t dare to continue this conversation with Mo Huaifeng.

It could be obviously seen that Mo Huaifeng was slightly disappointed as he continued to walk. This time Ji Zhiyao had learned to be smart and lagged half a step behind him, decisively choosing not to move closer next to him.

Both of them entered the training room one behind the other. The takeaway that Mo Huaifeng ordered earlier had arrived, the others were all eating. Ji Zhiyao took a portion and sat back in his seat, then started to rank alone while eating.

He played four matches, three wins one loss. He was the MVP for every match, his condition was really not bad. Hence Ji Zhiyao exited the ranked match and finished up his food that had already turned cold, then began his colored block training that was to be done for an hour each day.

The afternoon pa.s.sed very quickly and it came to 6PM, the agreed time for the training tournament.

A row of five people put on their ear-mics, Xiao sat behind Ji Zhiyao and Xiaofei behind Heng, preparing to spectate quietly. Mo Huaifeng invited them and everyone entered the custom room.

All the members were here, Ji Zhiyao locked onto the name right in the middle of the opponents all at once.

MP.Cabbage.

Cabbage.

Ji Zhiyao eyes grew slightly cold.

After both teams did a check, Mo Huaifeng and the opponent’s Captain MP.Yun finished their confirmation and began to load the game.

The progress bar of the game gradually moved forward, Ji Zhiyao’s heartbeat also gradually sped up.

The past that Mix battleteam was unable to let go of.

He must defeat Cabbage, to let him know just how wrong the decision that he had once made was.

Ji Zhiyao chose a champion that he was most skilled in. Once the match began, due to the reminder from the stats a.n.a.lyzer, he specially observed the movements of Cabbage and realized that he did not appear near the jungle. He made a decision very quickly, slowly moving from the left half of the jungle to the top lane.

Reminding at the same time, “Heng, beware of the bushes in the middle lane. Cabbage might be hiding there.”

Heng: “Got it, don’t worry.”

Ji Zhiyao silently hid into the bush beside his team’s defense turret at the top lane.

As K took damage from several abilities, an a.s.sa.s.sin suddenly rushed out from a bush on the other side. At the same time, Ji Zhiyao as if calculated the timing accurately, similarly jumped out from the bush.

Ji Zhiyao: “Heng come over for a bit.”

A 1v3 became a 2v3, at the same time, two of the three opponents had already used their abilities, the situation was ever-changing.

Heng bought accelerated boots, Little Short Legs trotted through the bushes as he ran towards the top lane.

Heng: “Coming, lure him towards me.”

Thus Ji Zhiyao and K pushed the three people under their turret to the spot near the bushes, while Heng secretly threw out a stunning ability.

K reaped in the kills. Cabbage ran away with a trifle of health, and the opponent’s bottom lane duo was slaughtered tragically.

K: “Nice!”

Heng: “Nice!”

Ji Zhiyao turned and threw himself into the jungle, beginning to farm madly to level up.

When he rose to level five, he trapped Cabbage at the middle lane, then engaged in another fight as they had done, managing to fully refill his own health.

For some reason, Cabbage didn’t dare to mess with Mo Huaifeng, so the bottom lane was basically impregnable by the defense. Ji Zhiyao was not worried, only roaming between the top and middle lanes and the jungle as he often engaged suddenly with Cabbage.

The standards of the other members of Miao Pai were all average, and they could not find any opportunities to counter.

The match went on till the 20th minute, K and Heng’s levels were both a level above the opponent. Ji Zhiyao did not bother with them as he prepared to go directly for the little dragon.

Halfway through, three members of Miao Pai, including Cabbage, surrounded him. Ji Zhiyao called out, “Heng, Captain, one of you quickly get here. Any later, I would be battered to death by these three b.a.s.t.a.r.ds.”

Mo Huaifeng had already hastily began to hurry over with his bow long before he had spoken, Heng took a glance and said, “Noh.o.m.o don’t panic, Captain has gone. I’m pus.h.i.+ng the turret, you guys engage first.”

Ji Zhiyao was being ganged up on, just as his abilities were soon going to be used up and was about to become powerless, the three people around him were all struck by arrows and all handed out their skulls.

Ji Zhiyao began to recall with a shred of his health left, not forgetting to be mischievous for a bit. “Look at Captain’s archery skills, one arrow, one kiddo. By instantly leaving the bodies of three of the opponents lying dead in the jungle, is this a distortion of humanity or a decay of morals.”

Heng: Look at how playful you are, beware that someone is going to jump out suddenly and kill you.”

Ji Zhiyao: “How’s that possible, Captain is still in the dragon’s cave…”

Before he could finish his words, he was killed by the opponent’s captain who suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

Ji Zhiyao: “d.a.m.n it, Heng, has your mouth been consecrated before?”

Heng: “HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA d.a.m.n idiot.”

Ji Zhiyao: “I was just left with two seconds before I would be back home!”

He watched as Mo Huaifeng settled the opponent’s Captain with just a few abilities, then delivered his abilities and took down the little dragon, feeling instantly more depressed at heart. When he resp.a.w.ned, he swept through the jungle while whining, “My kills, my dragon, my gold, all s.n.a.t.c.hed away by Captain.”

Mo Huaifeng: “You come to the bottom lane.”

Ji Zhiyao: “What’s up? There’s a problem?”

He walked over questioningly and found Mo Huaifeng was standing in a certain spot, unmoving as he said to him, “Take the minions, I’m giving you gold.”

Nuo: “What the f*ck, Captain, shouldn’t you take into account that there’s still another person at the bottom lane before you say those words! I’m a level lower than the both of you, doesn’t your conscience hurt?”

Mo Huaifeng: “It doesn’t.”

Heng sighed deeply. “The ardent love from a father, I’m envious, jealous, hating.”

Ji Zhiyao silently wiped out all the minions at the bottom lane, thinking to himself,

foolish mortals, this is certainly not the love from a father.

The feeling of leaning on a tyc.o.o.n, it was known as feeling amazing.

Ji Zhiyao who had finished off an entire wave of minions felt stronger all over. He took a look at the level stats and decisively went to wreck the opposite jungle, killing whoever stood in his way.

In a moment, he single-handedly took two kills, creeping in the bushes, secretly heading towards the big dragon.

Ji Zhiyao: “Three from the opposition are fighting the big dragon, let’s pull a dirty trick?”

K: “This sounds very sleazy, but I like it. How do you want to do it?”

Mo Huaifeng saw Ji Zhiyao hiding and understood what he meant in a second, lips curving into a small smile, he said, “K pretend you didn’t realize, Heng and I will rush over and drop the opponent’s health to shreds.”

Ji Zhiyao was excited. “Make the big dragon wild and trample the opponents to death, then I’ll kill the dragon, doesn’t that sound great?”

Heng: “What the f*ck, that’s really sleazy.”

Yet though he put it that way, Heng was still very excited as he rushed forward gleefully.

After a while, Heng and Mo Huaifeng’s health dropped steeply, pretending that they were no match for their opponents.

The three opponents didn’t have time to be happy, the a.s.sa.s.sin that Ji Zhiyao controlled dashed out like an arrow leaving the bow, his first and second abilities all hit the big dragon—

The big dragon went wild.

Ji Zhiyao ran after his attack, and dodged quick enough, hence the damage from the quake of the big dragon going wild did not hit him. Instead, the three people from the opposing team left with trifles of health didn’t manage to run in time and all collapsed.

Ji Zhiyao then scurried forward, using his ultimate ability right away to kill the big dragon that did not have much health.

He escaped the scene after his kill, the two people from Miao Pai who had just resp.a.w.ned could not catch up to him at all.

K: “The way this dirty trick was executed was right up my street.”

Heng: “Awesome, you’re the most good looking boy in this dragon’s cave.”

Ji Zhiyao chuckled.

With the support from the big dragon, together with Miao Pai battleteam being beaten into a heap of loose sand, Mix very quickly pushed to their base.

At last, in the moment that the crystal was to collapse, Ji Zhiyao saw the few lines of words on the open chat.

[ [OPPONENT] MP.Cabbage: New jungler? Your tricks are not bad.]

[ [OPPONENT] MP.Cabbage: Turns out the ex-captain doesn’t care for the past affections at all. Then in the future, you all better be careful.]

Ji Zhiyao turned his head and shared eye contact with Mo Huaifeng. Nuo discovered the line of words very quickly. “d.a.m.n, what does he mean by this? Provocation? He quit the team and left by himself and still wants us to care for our past relations, how is he not ashamed?”

Ji Zhiyao somehow felt that something was amiss, just as he was about to take a screenshot to save a copy, he realized that with the end of the match, the chat messages in the course of the match had faded out. Certain ill feeling in his heart gradually grew stronger, he turned back and asked, “Cabbage’s words, did anyone take a screenshot?”

The others all shook their heads indicating that they hadn’t.

The stats a.n.a.lyzer closed his tablet, asking, “Noh.o.m.o, is something wrong?”

Ji Zhiyao shook his head. “It’s nothing, I just feel that something is amiss, perhaps I’ve read too much into it.”

…

As it turned out, it was not only women who have the sixth sense, men do too.

Nearing dawn, someone began to reveal things on Tieba.

[t.i.tle: Miao Pai Battleteam’s current jungler had been forced to quit his previous team?

OP knows that perhaps all of you totally do not know of Miao Pai, this unknown battleteam. Don’t panic, there’s someone that all of you definitely know, Cabbage, emphasizing on the main point, Cabbage!

He was Mix battleteam’s very first jungler, was the co-captain in those days, a great brother who worked hand in hand with Fi-G.o.d. As an indispensable main force of the team, he aided the battleteam in making it into the international league.

Then why did he become the current jungler of a certain unknown battleteam?

According to one of OP’s friends in the scene, back then, due to a crus.h.i.+ng mistake, Mix was eliminated from the international league. Cabbage was the co-captain, for the sake of stabilizing the Captain’s position, he chose to quit the team, acquiescing that he would bear the responsibility for the mistake.

These few years, Cabbage had always been a jungler reserve out there, never had the chance to encounter a starting position.

Then here comes the most interesting part.

Not long ago Cabbage was bought by Miao Pai battleteam, today evening, they had a training tournament with his ex-team. His ex-team continuously played dirty tricks, unwilling to fight face on, unwilling to give him the respect that he deserved. Miao Pai battleteam lost the tournament in the end, I believe some of you watched Cabbage’s livestream earlier in the night, he was very disappointed.]

OP does not understand, since they used such underhanded means back then to kick Cabbage out of the team, how could they still treat him like this so unashamedly now?

Above is what my friend and I discovered through observations, we do not have conclusive evidence. We are just righting the wrongs for this player, everyone can choose to believe it or not.

I will be hanging in the comments silently watching.]

[1st comment: Disperse, disperse, this is purely a malicious post. Fi-G.o.d is the most responsible man I’ve seen in the eSports scene, when have you guys seen him daring not to own up to his mistakes? After all, he is the boss of Mix’s club, even if he did do wrong, there’s no need to try to cover up. Unlike certain people, buying ghostwriters on Tieba and Weibo, seems like he wants to make use of Fi-G.o.d’s popularity to popularize himself during his comeback?]

[2nd comment: The comment sounds too bias. Feels like the eSports scene hasn’t been very clean for the recent few years, if there really is such a thing as silently taking responsibility, it’s not that it’s impossible.]

[3rd comment: There are legal liabilities for starting rumors, please take note.]

[4th comment: What wrong is there to right for Cabbage? You’ve put it so nicely, in another manner of putting it, isn’t it just Mix battleteam losing the match back then and he left because he was criticized very heavily? I do know that, after that he went to a Korean battleteam to be a reserve, if he really still knows shame, why would he pick a South Korean battleteam and not an all Chinese one? LOL disgusting.]

[5th comment: Back then I already did not understand why Mix wanted to rea.s.semble, now it seems like I’ve seen the truth.]

[6th comment: Suddenly very disappointed in this scene.]

[7th comment: I watched Cabbage’s livestream, he didn’t say anything, I feel like he isn’t someone who would lie.]

[8th comment: Heh heh, feels like IndefiniteFuture is a jinx, the moment he joined, the entire battleteam is filled with scandals.]

[9th comment: Using the battleteam’s internal information that the public wouldn’t have any way of knowing to mislead the public’s opinion, slandering Fi-G.o.d, it’s disgusting. Since Cabbage was the co-captain, why didn’t he say that the wrong decision back then was made by him? So dramatic even when he’s trying to turn his image around, attention seeker!]

[10th comment: Unfollowing. So much drama from just being a fan of an eSports battleteam, it’s mentally exhausting too.]

…

The flames on Tieba spread directly to Weibo.

Ji Zhiyao was preparing to go to bed after using the toilet, when he came across this post on Weibo, his sleepiness was instantly nowhere to be found. He did not even pull his pants up properly and rushed into the training room with his phone raised. “All of you quickly look at the post on Weibo!”

With the exception of Xiaofei and Xiao, the others had not gone to bed. Seeing his anxious and panicking manner, they quickly brought out their phones.