Chapter 100 Lu Feng: Here, it hurts a lot. (2/2)
He hadn’t been able to speak out for so long, precisely because he was afraid of seeing him cry.
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Wei Xiao put his chin on his shoulder, not moving at all as he repeated, “You’ve been competing while injured all along.”
Scenes flashed in his mind like a fast-forward movie, starting from the day he’d met Lu Feng. All the details were magnified infinitely in Wei Xiao’s brain.
The self-disciplined captain.
The captain that stuck to his exercise routine.
The captain who rested on time every day…
Countless things that Wei Xiao had thought were just Lu Feng’s personal preferences became magnified as he recalled them.
If one didn’t experience pain, they wouldn’t be obsessed with exercise.
If there was no real threat, there would be no need for that level of self-discipline.
Anyone who loved the competition, anyone who’d reached the peak; how would any of them not do their best in the canyon?
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Two years ago, Close had soloed with him for 48 hours straight.
He loved Glory more than anyone else, indulged in it, and couldn’t extricate himself from it.
But now, he’d reduced his training, never stayed up late, went running for exercise every morning, his life orderly and disciplined like that of an old man.
The body was the capital for everything.
Lu Feng had said this to him many times.
At the time, Wei Xiao hadn’t taken him seriously, but now, it was a sharp pain stabbing through his heart and lungs.
During the winter training camp, Wei Xiao had been frightened by Li Heran’s injury.
Now, the same fear swept in, completely enveloping him.
The captain had a shoulder injury. He’d been competing while injured, he’d been persevering through it.
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Occupational diseases were too fatal for e-sports players.
How much willpower did it require to endure pain and withstand the numbness, ensuring stable play?
If something went wrong, it would all collapse like an avalanche.
It wouldn’t be just the team that collapsed, the individual player would be impacted the most.
After experiencing such setbacks, they would leave the scene alone.
Li Heran, who was once the number one ADC in Glory, had been reduced to the point where nobody talked about him.
Close, he also…
Bursts of cold rippled down his back. Wei Xiao felt as though he was falling into an abyss.
Kim Sung-hyun’s words poured into his heart.
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Intermittent, fragmented, and finally, the half-burnt out cigarette by the sea.
The dim light that didn’t shine through the dark night.
The warmth it gave off at the fingertips wasn’t enough to warm up the cold sea.
Kim Sung-hyun’s unwillingness and regret, all of it poured into Wei Xiao’s heart.
Wei Xiao looked straight ahead and asked Lu Feng in a voice that didn’t sound like his own, “You can only participate in the 5v5, right?”
Lu Feng: “Yes.”
Wei Xiao’s lips trembled, “You want me to sign up for the singles competition, right?”
Lu Feng suppressed the reluctance in his heart, closed his eyes and said, “You can also sign up for the doubles competition.”
Wei Xiao’s voice was light and fluttering, “With who?”
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Lu Feng: “Bai Cai.”
As soon as his voice fell, he felt a tear land on his neck.
They were very cold tears, but it also scalded so much it made his back tighten.
Wei Xiao didn’t say anything else and just held him gently.
His movements were very light, as though afraid of touching his injury.
He didn’t know how much time passed, and he didn’t know how long they remained cuddled together like this.
Wei Xiao finally released Lu Feng.
Lu Feng looked at him anxiously, “Wei Xiao.”
Wei Xiao avoided his gaze, “Give me some time.”
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The words that were waiting at the edge of Lu Feng’s lips were swallowed back, “Okay.”
Wei Xiao got up and walked out of the office.
He went downstairs expressionlessly, then locked himself in his bedroom.
Soybean had originally wanted to pounce on him, but when it saw him like this, it immediately hit the brakes.
It gave a gentle call, then lay down obediently at the edge of the bed.
Wei Xiao hadn’t taken off his clothes. He simply pulled back the quilt and got into bed.
He curled up in the quilt, unable to stop his trembling.
Last time he felt like this, it had been two years ago––
When he learned of his grandma’s death, Wei Xiao just felt like the heavens and earth were churning.
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The person who’d encouraged him to be strong and live on had passed away.
The person who’d supported his constant efforts had left.
The love that Wei Xiao hadn’t been able to express, the love that he hadn’t been able to return, the love that he failed to give, all of it turned into grief that pressed down on him.
It was too heavy, pressing down on his 17 year old self until he couldn’t breathe.
Now… this sense of suffocation came again.
Close was injured. Close was ill.
The king of the singles competition had no alternative but to take off his crown, because of something so helpless.
Belief. Faith.
The light he chased.
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Wei Xiao was close to him, and he could see him.
But, he also witnessed the bloodshed behind it.
The bright light in front of others was broken and fragmented behind the scenes.
A strange picture appeared in front of Wei Xiao––
On the dazzling championship stage, there was the incomparably powerful Close, but behind him was a darkness that was constantly swallowing him up.
The brilliance of the light was equal to the depths of the darkness.
The next day.
It wasn’t just Bai Cai; everyone in FTW could tell that something was wrong with Wei Xiao.
The person who had the most to say normally was no longer talking, the person who liked to laugh the most was no longer laughing.
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Wei Xiao went to the training room in the morning and never left it until 10PM.
Chen Feng finished that day’s game review, “Everyone can do their own thing.”
He glanced at Wei Xiao, paused, then added, “By the way, RR’s arena platform. You guys can give it a try if you’re interested.”
When the Wei Xiao who’d been as silent as a man made of wood heard this, his eyelashes trembled.
Even Bai Cai hadn’t dared to speak to him all day long.
Finally, when he saw that Wei Xiao seemed to have loosened up slightly, he asked tentatively, “Go and give it a try?”
Ning Zhehan also tried to ease up the atmosphere, “I’ll give a try, too. After all, our captain is funding 300,000 of the prize money.”
When he heard the word ‘captain’, Wei Xiao spoke his first sentence of the day, “I’ll go.”
Bai Cai snuck a glance at him, and the joke that was hovering at the edge of his mouth simply got stuck before it came out.
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Wei Xiao’s current appearance was too scary.
There wasn’t even a single word of nonsense as Wei Xiao logged into the game and applied to enter the game room that Moonlit had set up.
On that side, Moonlit had just finished a game. He accepted the application.
“Solo?”
“Mm.”
Moonlit was livestreaming. When the fans saw the ID ‘Quiet’, the atmosphere instantly heated up, “Holy shit, the grandmaster is here!”
“Grandmaster, can you do it? My Moon God just finished hammering people, and his hands are warmed up.”
“How exciting, this segment should be recorded. After the game is over, I want to go back and savor it properly!”
“I bet three cannons that Moon God will win.”
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“I bet six on Quiet!”
The match started. The audience became even more excited when they saw the heroes both sides had selected.
“Moon God’s immortal warlock ahhhhh, I’ll love him for a lifetime!”
“The shadow thief ahhhhhh, FTW’s inherited shadow thief ahhhhh!”
“Although I can’t see Quiet on the screen, I always have a feeling that he’s filled with killing intent today.”
When they entered the narrow canyon for the singles competition, the scrolling comments were confused for a moment.
“This…”
“About this…”
“This isn’t killing intent, this is simply a demon!”
Less than one minute into the game.
FTW.Quiet killed RR.Moonlit.
The author has something to say:
Don’t be afraid, the second arc’s name is Blazing Sun
It’s the blazing sun that lights up Close.
Too much drama affects the reading experience. Believe me, I won’t let you down.
xiin: even the author said it will be okay! WX and LF will work through this~ but i won’t judge you if you need tissues… i went through a few while translating these chapters (shhh)…