Chapter 66: Live Broadcast. (Bottom) (1/2)
【EMMMMM, if I believe you, I’m possessed.】
【That’s impossible, there’s no way you’re extremely good at it.】
【KK, are you worthy of the game anchors who have made the rivers and mountains of MengMao?】
【Ai, live broadcasting pill.】
The live broadcast room was abuzz with activity as they were collectively running wild with the news of KK playing Zhong Kui. Those who were aware of KK’s Zhong Kui ridiculed him in an exaggerated manner, and the new fans who were not in on the joke fell over one another in their eager rush to Baidu. Piaoluo, who had returned back to his senses soon after KK vocalised his choice, gritted his teeth silently; he did not expect that after claiming the jungling position, Kang Shengzhe would easily scatter the attention he had gained.
However, the anxiety in his heart would not change the outcome as the temperature in the live broadcasting room was the direct opposite of his heart, the fervency emanated by the audience burned hot enough to reach the heavens. Bai Yao seemed to grasp some of the reasons for the fervour as she smiled with crinkled eyes, “Yi, is your Zhong Kui not up to par?”
The joy found in KK’s misfortune was glaringly obvious in her tone; and the longer she dared to display such an expression in front of the camera, the greater the impression was that she and KK were close enough to the point where they could tease each other as friends.
Kang Shengzhe asserted: “I play it very well.”
The smile Bai Yao gave in reply was thick in meaning and the live broadcasting room screamed about their little interaction.
【Hmm, why do I feel like they are a good match all of a sudden?】
【Good-looking people are too terrifying; no matter which angle you look at them from, they look pleasing to both the eye and mind.】
【The big celebrity and her little wolf dog, no, big wolf dog, no, a giant mastiff.】
【Previous commenter, just how big is KK in your heart…?】
As the gossip continued to flash past, the last match quickly started. Since they had decided that making a wave would be their top priority, Bai Yao went to the middle lane with her Di Renjie instead of the bottom lane when the game started.
“I’m not used to fighting in the bottom lane.”
KK replied: “It’s fine, we have the jungler on our team either way.”
Upon mention, Piaoluo, who was the designated jungler, answered in a haste: “En, there’s me.”
Despite having responded in the positive, his heart was unsettled by the sentence that had been directed at him. As he was playing the game, Piaoluo shot a look at Kang Shengzhe, and coincidentally, Kang Shengzhe happened to turn his head in his direction as well, leading to a collision of gazes mid-air.
And without any rhyme or reason, Kang Shengzhe hooked his lips to form a light smile.
The audience who were spectating them only felt that the atmosphere between them was harmonious but the smile being portrayed made Piaoluo frown. It was the look again… the one which had the fucking propensity to unnerve people.
While composing a mild temperament on the surface, Piaoluo manipulated his Sun Wukong to attack the red buff on the lower right-hand corner of the map. Kang Shengzhe’s Zhong Kui was a middle lane mage hero but his lane had been occupied by Bai Yao. In spite of that, he did not replace the marksman by going to the bottom lane. Instead, he wandered around the middle lane and hid in the shrubbery that was between the river and red buff camp.
Bai Yao, who was underneath her tower and clearing minions, made a passing remark: “Why are you hiding there?”
In order to fit into the camera frame, Kang Shengzhe had slumped his body low. Thus, the quality of his voice came out muffled when he spoke: “I’m concentrating my energy to hook people.”
Bai Yao raised an eyebrow, “And where is the person exactly?”
“There’s definitely someone in the middle lane bushes, I know it at a glance.”
Bai Yao gave a striking glance towards the bushes but she could not discern any movements of someone going or exiting it. However, before she even managed to speak, the live broadcasting room had already began its lively barrage of comments.
【Did you see that, the old diver is at top lane.】
【Stop bullshitting and let me see your god hooks.】
【Yi, am I the only one who has started rubbing their hands like a fly?】
【Feeling an inexplicable anticipation.】
【If you have the ability to say that there is someone present, then have to ability to hook them too ah.】
Kang Shengzhe suddenly straightened his body and said: “Watch me, I’m going to hook someone out of there. When I’ve landed a hook, make sure you attack them quickly, I’m giving the first blood to you.”
Bai Yao said, “Do I even need you to say that? Just hook quickly.”
A wave of noise swept through the live broadcasting room.
【Oya, it’s coming it’s coming!】
【Now is the time to show off the ability of your black hole!】
【I’m giving the first blood to you— the sudden air of handsomeness!】
【KK being particularly provocative and overbearing today is bewitching me…】
The barrage of comments continued. Under Bai Yao’s expectant gaze, Kang Shengzhe’s finger slid and released a hook, but Zhong Kui’s hook did not fly towards the direction of the bushes. Feeling strange, Bai Yao asked, “Where are you hooking?”
Kang Shengzhe’s voice sounded equally confused. “I hooked it.”
Her bafflement spread to her expression: “Ah?”
As their conversation progressed rapidly, the hook that the blue Zhong Kui shot out retracted back in game, and concurrently, the red figure of the red buff monster was yanked towards Zhong Kui’s side. Piaoluo’s pupils shrank as he witnessed the red buff that he had been auto attacking to half health suddenly disappear from his sight, leaving only an empty encampment.
A second of bewilderment.
Then, the entire live broadcasting room exploded and flooded the screen with exclamation marks.
【WTF!!! Seriously, WTF is this XDD !!!!】
k3010;You can even play like this??? Insufferable, truly insufferable!!!!k3011;
It was no wonder Bai Yao did not see the hook flying towards the direction of the bushes because Kang Shengzhe’s hook was basically going towards the opposite direction!
Not only was it the opposite, it even hooked onto the red buff monster that Piaoluo was about to finish!
The lonely red monster was helpless as it took two steps forward outside of its encampment, before it obediently returned back to its home. By the time it reached its original position, the red buff monster had already recovered all its health.
Bai Yao burst into a fit of giggles, shoulders shaking as her complexion started flushing from her hearty laughter. “You’re amazing!! Oh my god you’re really epic!”
The high tides in the live broadcasting room did not ebb.
【EXM???? How the hell did you manage to hook in the opposite direction?!!】
【Confess, did you do it purpose!! Choking on laughter!】
【No no no no no, it really wasn’t rare for him to pull such a stunt, you have to believe me as an old fan who has spectated all three rounds of KK playing Zhong Kui.】
【Red buff: who am I, where am I? Weren’t you going to hit me? So am I going to die or not?】
【HAHAHAHHAHA I’m going to laugh myself into an epilepsy!!!】
Piaoluo’s tightened complexion returned back to its original state in a blink of an eye. Before he could speak, Kang Shengzhe raised his head, revealing a blank expression, a blankness that was induced from making a mistake that even novice-levelled players would not commit.
In addition to his realistic expression, Kang Shengzhe’s previous black history made the entire live broadcasting room believe that he had not done it intentionally. Piaoluo let out a bark of laughter and tried to keep his tone as warm as possible: “Your hook was very accurate.”
He might sound like he was joking as he spoke, but his hands dealt a heavy hand towards the replenished red buff.
Piaoluo’s reaction was dull but no one noticed it because they were too busy ridiculing the sight of Kang Shengzhe slapping his own face and flipping his own car in less than a second.
【Hello, is this the first blood you were speaking of?】
【Does your face hurt? Face Slapped K is passionate and online.】
Kang Shengzhe continued to keep a straight face and he did not join in the laughter for once, adamantly refusing to believe what had just happened. “No, this is not the real me.”
【Haa? Silly child, this is the real you!】
【Please face up to your own Zhong Kui, thank you.】
【Onlooking the scene where a person is losing himself.】
Kang Shengzhe wavered slightly before he promptly decided to pretend that nothing had transpired. He walked into the middle lane’s brushes on his own and the enemy hero hiding in it suddenly stiffened and rushed out to return back to the safety of their tower.
Having verified that there was someone in the bushes, Kang Shengzhe regained some confidence. “I told you there was someone in the bushes.”
【Yeah, but you also said you were going to hook them!】
【You even said you were going to give Yaoyao first blood!】
【You also said that you paid respects to a master and told us to believe you!】
Drifting away from the comments, Kang Shengzhe turned around and went to Bai Yao’s Di Renjie’s side. Under the pair’s cooperation while they fought in the middle lane, the progression in the middle lane went extremely smoothly. Hence, despite camping at the middle lane twice, the jungler Piaoluo did not have the opportunity to catch anyone.
It was worth mentioning that after his first failed attempt at a hook, Kang Shengzhe did not release another hook even though they were well into the middle stages of the game. Rather than touching his second ability to reel others in, he chose to use his first ability which granted a movement speed increase to hit the other opponents.
The live broadcast room was incredibly noisy.
【I have never seen such a Zhong Kui before.】
【This is probably the first Zhong Kui in the King’s Canyon who completely gave up on hooking.】
【Who said that KK doesn’t have some ac-points in his heart? He obviously has a lot of it.】
【KK, you shouldn’t be like this, you should be daring and use your hook, or else we’ll be seeing ghosts.】
【Yeah, yeah! You shouldn’t be afraid of hooking, at most, you’ll be subject to our laughter.】
【Zhong Kui: you have been expelled from the clan, thank you.】
Neither Bai Yao, Kang Shengzhe nor Piaoluo could read the comments being fired in the live broadcasting room but Bai Yao could roughly guess how the fans were feeling, especially when they were entering the late stages of the game soon. She could not resist saying: “You should try hooking once or twice, since we are sitting in the bushes, you should launch a surprise attack on them.”
Kang Shengzhe did not express an opinion. Together with Bai Yao, they were camping in the brushes that was behind the blue buff in the enemy jungle. The blue buff had yet to be taken and it was a good opportunity to carry out a sneak attack when they came to redeem the blue buff.
As Bai Yao and Kang Shengzhe continued to lie in wait, Piaoluo, who was still thoughtful in spite of the fact that his timing had been disrupted by the resetting red buff and the lack of kills, came over to steal the blue buff. “Do you want this blue?”
Bai Yao said, “No need.”
Kang Shengzhe also shook his head and Piaoluo instantaneously started attacking the blue buff. He was halfway through when the enemy heroes noticed that someone was stealing their blue and several players swarmed into the jungle swiftly.
As the crowd arrived, Bai Yao immediately said: “KK! Hook them quickly! Just randomly hook one, hooking any of them will do.”
Kang Shengzhe hummed and released a hook. The hook passed through the wall and directly grabbed onto the blue monster that Piaoluo had been working on which was a hit away from death and reeled it to his side.
Blankly, the blue monster shuffled left and right before he walked back into his encampment by himself, health replenished once more.