Chapter 74 - The shame of being carried.
Kang Shengzhe did not hesitate in the slightest. With an awe-inspiring presence, his Jumping Han lifted his spear and strode over confidently as if he had been possessed by the God of Slaughter – killing a person if he met a person; killing a Buddha if he met a Buddha – and he seemed to release a 3D halo of a king’s tyranny.
In the period of time it took him to hurry over, You Liangxing was in a precarious situation in the middle lane. Under the witness of the audience, You Liangxing was suddenly besieged while he was alone and he quickly casted flash to return back to his tower.
However, being under the tower was not equivalent to safety. He was going against several enemies at once, and with a tank hero like East Emperor Taiyi who possessed a lot of health, his enemies did not have to be concerned about a trivial defensive tower in the middle lane at all. The opposing tank dashed straight into tower range, and his other teammates followed closely, with every intention to rob You Liangxing of his life under his own tower.
You Liangxing manipulated his Zhen Ji to move around flexibly, issuing an auto attack with every step of retreat. Even as the opposing mage tried to control him twice, they ultimately failed as You Liangxing continued to maintain a safe distance from his enemies while he backed away.
During the tense moment of combat, the comments rapidly flew past the screen.
【Eh, why isn’t my Zhen Ji this flexible?】
【The feeling of being unable to land an attack feels extremely mythical.】
【???? No no no, why can’t they hit her ah!】
【If it was me, I wouldn’t have been able to retreat...】
And because You Liangxing managed to successfully retreat without the slightest injury despite the violent pursuit, his opponents could only change their targets and choose to take down the tower in middle lane instead. If it had been a normal person, they would have already abandoned their tower and recalled back to their base after they had escaped from danger with their life, but You Liangxing crept back slowly and continued to land one auto attack after another from a safe distance.
The effects caused by such a playstyle of interference was not inherently obvious, but it was easy to see from You Liangxing’s unpanicked attitude in game and the chat furiously calling for KK to provide backup that Han Xin was finally closing in on the mini map.
The hero might be late in arriving, but it was better than never. The comments were constant stream of【Four Kills Four Kills Four Kills Four Kills Four Kills! 】and Kang Shengzhe, cocksure of his success, said with zeal: “I’m here, Liang Liang, I’m here~ Look at me play.”
After he finished his sentence, Kang Shengzhe jumped into the tower that was being surrounded by the enemy team like a God of warfare descending from the skies and his entire suit of skills were ready to be unleashed. The fans in the live broadcasting room were holding their breaths in anticipation, but they only saw Kang Shengzhe getting smashed into the ground by the trigger-happy East Emperor Taiyi’s ultimate immediately after Han Xin had leapt into tower range!
Live audience: ......
East Emperor Taiyi’s ultimate had a suppressing and controlling effect; once casted, his chosen target would be rooted to the ground without being able to move. While the stun duration could not be considered as long, it was no short either, and with Kang Shengzhe being in the midst of four enemies, he was rewarded with having to welcome a gang fight head-on. Before he was even given the chance to move, he had already entered a state of being unable to move.
He passed passed passed passed passed... away.
With a dumbfounded expression, Kang Shengzhe shrieked: “What!!! What situation is this!”
The rollover of his car came too quickly. During the time of supposed valour and vigour, the live broadcasting room exploded into a world war.
【????? EXM??? KK???】
【I’m afraid you’re not playing us this time???】
【I was waiting for you on the highway, and you suddenly flipped your car???】
【Spat out a mouthful of old blood.】
【Liang Liang: ???】
This, however, was not the end. Before the moment – wherein the anticipation for KK to show off a brilliant play only for it to turn into the most tragic instance of him overturning his car in his gaming history – could subside, You Liangxing suddenly made a move on his end. Initially, he had always fought on a path of retreat, but upon Kang Shengzhe’s jump into the middle tower, he actually moved forward.
Everyone had assumed that he was going to cooperate with Kang Shengzhe to show off a wave, but because Kang Shengzhe had flipped his own car to his death and he was so dead he could not die again, the comments advised him in a hurry:
【Withdraw Withdraw Withdraw Withdraw!!!!】
&#k3010;Leave him be! Let him die in front of you!! You don’t have to collect his corpse!!!!&#k3011;
&#k3010;Sister Liang, quickly leave!!!&#k3011;
However, You Liangxing did not retreat. Borrowing an opportunity from when his four enemies were occupied with killing Kang Shengzhe, he accurately casted his ultimate under the tower that barely had any health left. Using Kang Shengzhe as bait, he released his entire set of abilities and he was incredibly exact as he controlled and restricted all four of his opponents under his tower.
Within two seconds of Zhen Ji’s heavy assault, his four enemies’ health dropped rapidly. The first to fall to the ground and stop breathing was the East Emperor Taiyi who had been tanking the tower, and as You Liangxing executed a series of auto attacks, the incomparably sonorous announcement rang out in the game soon after.
— First Blood!
— Double Kill!
— Triple Kill!
— Quadra Kill!
Four kills!!
The four kills that the fans had been expecting had finally arrived, but it was not Kang Shengzhe who had reaped the four kills. Rather, it was You Liangxing’s quadra kill!
The live broadcasting room showed a myriad of stupefied expression, and when the moment of stupefaction passed, it ushered in an unprecedented explosion.
【EH????? What happened!? What just happened??】
【I only have a big WTF! 666666666!!】
【So, so pro!!】
【The girl being carried could actually bring out such mechanics!????】
【Suddenly, I was faced with Sister Liang’s handsomeness.】
【Excuse me, does anyone still remember the tragic incident when KK threw himself onto the streets...】
【OH MY GOD KK!! KK, hurry up and say something!!】
Not only did KK speak, he even contributed a face of worship while he clapped his hands like a sea lion. Since he had his camera turned on, the fans could see that his cheeks were slightly red and his excited and loud applause.
“Liang Liang, you’re so handsome! You’re truly awesome~ You’re the best~” His expression was alight with enthusiasm, and it was as if he had completely forgotten the incident where he had flipped his car since his eyes were brimming with only You Liangxing.
A rancour started in the live broadcasting room.
【KK stop being such a good-for-nothing!!!】
【Have I misunderstood something about this world?? Is this what they mean by carrying a girl in a broadcast? Shouldn’t this be ‘being carried by a girl’ instead??】
【This KK has an appearance of a daughter-in-law...】
【WTF!! KK you’re actually this excited?! Don’t you feel shameful!? Is the hero saving the beauty supposed to be written like this?!】
【KK is basically a disgrace to the world of carrying girls...】
【I was speechless for a while.】
No one could have expected that in a game that had barely began, the wind direction in the live broadcasting room would go through such a dramatic change. With the sudden turn, the fans who had initially been against the trend were unwittingly sucked in.
【I have never seen a person who was supposed to carry a girl be like this.】
【Public morals are truly declining by the day; even a man like this has a girl to carry him.】
【I’m really curious as to how you managed to find a girl like Sister Liang, did you rely on cheekiness?】
【Why do I suddenly feel like they are very cute, and it even has a sort of ‘knocking’ feeling to their CP?】
【Sister Liang was very handsome just now.】
Despite being ridiculed in various ways, Kang Shengzhe remained unmoved throughout. After he was resurrected, he continued to clear the jungle and helped the top and bottom lanes catch people. “No worries, there’s no need for panic. When a person traverses the rivers and lakes, how could they be free from blunders? It’s okay to die, as long as there is value in dying, everything is fine. Didn’t I just cooperate with Liang Liang to take down four kills? I’m still great, aren’t I, Liang Liang~~?”
You Liangxing did not have speech function open and the live broadcasting room snatched the opportunity to speak first: 【NO!!】
【Are you for real?? Did you even cooperate with Sister Liang just now?? Didn’t you offer your head up to the heavens the moment you went up??】
【Who gave you the courage to brag this bull?】
【You should shut up before you’re no longer consistent.】
As the audience continued to banter in chat, the game approached the middle stages and both sides had flocked towards the enemy jungle area to begin another wave of team fights. In this battle, because the ally team had left an opening in the team formation due to their impetuousness, it had descended into a situation where the allied heroes were dying off one by one by the time Kang Shengzhe arrived post haste. The remaining opponents’ health were still at least half-full, but to a Han Xin who was flexible, strong and decently developed, it was a fight that he could take.
Aware that the opportunity to save his own face was staring right at him, it was natural that Kang Shengzhe would not let go of it. He forged on ahead, alone. And despite knowing that he should catch the marksman first, he still chose the East Emperor Taiyi who had previously stunned him and caused his death by the collective assault of a group and stabbed at him.
He was prudent this time around; his hand speed soared, and very quickly, he took down the tank and the notification for his kill sounded. Then, without the slightest hesitation, he turned towards the opposing marksman.
The positions of the opponents were scattered and You Liangxing was at the side controlling one enemy. Kang Shengzhe had lost half his health because he had targeted the tank first but that did not stop him from taking down two heroes with weaker constitutions which eventually left him with a fraction of his health.
The three kills he attained in the fight came extremely quickly and there was only one enemy surviving. Kang Shengzhe’s team still had him and You Liangxing standing, and Kang Shengzhe gave his screen a brisk swipe to observe You Liangxing’s situation. Coincidentally enough, he chanced upon a low health You Liangxing being locked in Zhuge Liang’s ultimate, the latter of whom was similarly at the lower straits of health.
Zhuge Liang’s ultimate was an energy bullet, which would be released after a single person was pointed at with the ability. During the previous broadcast with Piaoluo, he had went up against the hero too, except Kang Shengzhe had purposefully attracted trouble to himself only to evade it later. This time around, however, he had rushed up in hurry, and before the energy bullet could land on You Liangxing, he blocked the shot for him.
Truly, the hero had saved the beauty.
The people who had played the game and watched the live broadcasts knew that you could take Zhuge Liang’s ultimate in someone’s stead. And because of that, there were many “moving” videos of teammates and lovers taking the damage for their respective partners circulating around the internet, and quite a few players had thus dubbed Zhuge Liang as ‘King Canyon’s Old Man of the Moon’.
And at this moment, Kang Shengzhe only had a fraction of health left. If he were to block the energy bullet, his death was certain. Despite that, it was obvious that he intend to use his own life to protect You Liangxing, and in a blink of an eye, the live broadcasting room stirred quickly.
【If that’s not love.】
【Why do I feel like KK has been waiting for this opportunity?】
【Zhuge Liang: Motherf— they’re coming again? I want to kill this group of couple dogs!】
【Incredible; ‘my teammates can die but not I’ KK is actually blocking an ultimate for someone.】
【I’m getting abused even when I’m watching a live broadcast, what the hell have I done to deserve this!!!】
Comments brushed across the screen rapidly and the changes occurring also happened in an instant. Zhuge Liang’s sudden and big attack approached and landed on Han Xin’s body. Originally, it was supposed to end like this, and what followed was supposed to be the extremely moving ‘you actually sacrificed yourself for me, I will remember you for the rest of my life’ scene. However, the power of the energy bullet proved to be too ferocious; after it pierced through Han Xin, it continued to move forward and hit Zhen Ji without any delay.
Thus, Han Xin and Zhen Ji both collapsing, fluttering to the ground together.
The live broadcasting room sounded with the game announcement.
— You have been slain by an enemy!
— Enemy Double Kill!
Kang Shengzhe: “.......”
You Liangxing: “......”
Live broadcasting room: ......
A moment later, the live broadcasting room exploded into a craze:
【Ah... HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!】
【Mother, I’m think I’m going to laugh myself to death!!!! Buy one get one free??】
【Opposing Zhuge Liang: Hahahaha I made a profit in this wave!!!!】
【I can’t do this anymore! I’m laughing so hard I’m cramping up!!! KK how are you this amazing! XD】
Kang Shengzhe’s expression was blank and his posturing was stiff. After stewing for a few seconds, he finally said: “Who wrote this story! I’ve never seen such a script before!”
【Ahahahaha I’ve never seen such a script before either!!!!】
【KK can you please reflect on yourself, is this how you’re supposed to carry a girl?】
【Stop speaking, you are never taking off the hat that declares you the disgrace of the carrying girls world.】
Kang Shengzhe had a lot of complaints to make. Scrunching his eyebrows together, he said seriously: “It’s a mistake I made in the moment. If we want to blame someone, we should blame TianMei, why did they have to design Han Xin as such a thin-skinned hero to begin with? If he was a little stronger, wouldn’t he have blocked it successfully? Liang Liang, just you wait, I’ll catch that Zhuge Liang and make him cry later.”
As soon as his words fell, the opposing Zhuge Liang brough his minion lines towards the ally crystal nexus. The health of the crystal dropped swiftly and subsequently shattered, and the large word ‘DEFEAT’ appeared on the screen.
Game over.
Kang Shengzhe: ......
The author has something say: KK probably wants to kill me.
The old mother sighs.
T/N: Noooo kidding. xD
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