I Heard  that You are Dissatisfied (e-Sport)

Chapter 3 - The Battle of Deleting Accounts

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Although the second-generation streamer banned Lin Ao quickly, Lin Ao had plenty of ways to speak his mind because of a special feature on the platform. When gifting the highest-priced items, he could edit a message that would be displayed when the gift was sent, and these messages weren't affected by the ban.

So, Lin Ao generously sent several "Deep Sea Fish·Thunderstorms" gifts to the streamer and conveyed his warm greetings.

       [Do you think banning me will work?]

       [Wizard, who is he? He's the dad of some people in your circle.]

       [Wizard, the second generation? Are you in such a hurry to call him your dad? Did you get your family's approval?]

       [The first generation is always stronger than the second. Do you think genes only evolve and never degenerate?]

       [Solo]

       [Who's a coward? Coward is who's a grandson.]

Lin Ao sent a total of six "Deep Sea Fish Thunderstorms" gifts.

This was definitely a rare occurrence for someone as stingy as him.

       [I'm so moved. My son is willing to spend money.]

       [Of course, it's for the wizard. Not to mention money, he might even sell himself for him.]

       [I said it long ago. He loves the wizard deeply. Look, was I wrong?]

These were not baseless guesses by the viewers. Since Lin Ao started streaming, he had destroyed countless players who claimed they were "better than the wizard" or "the wizard means nothing." Once, he killed a player named "Wizard Means Nothing" ten times in a match, leaving the guy with a lasting psychological trauma.

So, the viewers were convinced that not only was Lin Ao a fan of wizard, but he was also a devoted one. He couldn't bear to see others disparage wizard, nor could he tolerate people using wizard's name for clout.

What the viewers didn't know was that Lin Ao wasn't always this "devoted."

To many players and teams in the game "TLD: Legendary Land," wizard was a special existence. For Lin Ao, he was even more extraordinary.

When "TLD: Legendary Land " was first launched, all players were just playing casually. Four people forming a team on the same line and playing Mahjong during matches were common sights. Then, wizard came up with the basic 1112 and 212 line-ups, and from there, he developed the dual-support roaming strategy, full-screen ultimate strategy, three-lane support strategy, and fast push strategy. He also wrote many guides for playing different heroes and dungeons.

Although these strategies had long been deeply integrated into "TLD: Legendary Land" and weren't rare now, and some strategies were no longer viable in the current version, they were once sought after and studied intensely by many teams and players.

Once, there was a team that wanted to recruit Wizard, but no one knew who he was or where he came from. Wizard's mysterious and brilliant tactical thinking made him a legend in "TLD: Legendary Land."

Until three years ago, Wizard suddenly published a collection, sharing all his tactics, hero strategies, and dungeon tutorials. He left with the words, "This is my best farewell," disappearing from the gaming world, never to log in again.

Everyone was dumbfounded, and many people left messages under the collection, trying to keep him, but Wizard didn't reply to anyone. Lin Ao was the most heartbroken. Back then, he was naive and thought he could try his luck in every server of "TLD: Legendary Land" to find Wizard's ID and send friend requests.

After becoming friends, he would carefully ask the person if they were Wizard. Kind-hearted players would tell him they weren't, as befriending a pro like Wizard was not that easy. But malicious ones would play games with Lin Ao or even attempt to scam his money.

With each disappointment, Lin Ao's temperament gradually changed. It wasn't that he couldn't bear others using the name of Wizard, but he loathed those who used it to deceive, leech popularity, or exploit others. So, whenever he encountered someone claiming to be Wizard, he would make it his mission to defeat them.

This time, when he saw the name of the second-generation anchor's live stream, one phrase came to his mind: "Second Generation Wizard? Does each generation surpass the last? You're not even worthy!"

Lin Ao issued a "solo" challenge, not only attracting many viewers to the live stream but also leaving no room for turning back.

The second-generation anchor and Lin Ao were both on the same streaming platform, but they had never interacted before. The second-generation anchor had only heard about Lin Ao's exceptional gaming skills. However, he wasn't afraid; after all, he had some real skills too. Otherwise, he wouldn't be praised as the second-generation Wizard. Moreover, being directly challenged by Lin Ao would be a blow to his reputation if he didn't accept the "solo."

Thus, the second-generation anchor canceled the mute and confidently declared, "Last time, I lost because of bad luck and using a hero I'm not good at. This time is different. Why should I be afraid? It's a solo!"

Lin Ao responded with a simple "?".

       [lion180: What last time?]

The second-generation anchor was a little speechless: "We just got there yesterday."

       [lion180: Oh, I never remember my defeated opponents.]

"..." The second-generation anchor's face was a little heated. Although he is not as popular on the platform as Lin Ao, he is still a little famous. What is Lin Ao's attitude? This time, he must beat Lin Ao hard and win back, maybe he can take the opportunity to increase his popularity.

Lin Ao returned to his live broadcast room, and the fans on both sides of the live broadcast room were guessing which hero Lin Ao and the second-generation anchor would use.

"TLD: Legendary Land" has produced more than one hundred heroes so far, and their professions are shooter, support, warrior, mage, assassin, and tank.

If it's an early laning match, long-armed shooters and mages are more popular, followed by assassins.

In the process of discussing strategies, the game entered the hero selection phase. Lin Ao instantly picked the three witches of Hell. The Hell witches were a combination of mage and assassin, possessing high mobility and burst damage, making them a truly impressive but also ugly hero.

Lin Ao's fans almost mentioned every common solo hero, but the truth was that Lin Ao was proficient in a wide variety of heroes. He never repeated heroes during an evening's live stream. On the other hand, the second-generation anchor's fans gave sincere suggestions since they were aware of Lin Ao's aggressive and relentless playstyle. Some recommended Medusa, a hero with control and slowing abilities, while others suggested Siren, a hero with a shield and damage. Some even suggested Mermaid, a hero with both damage and healing capabilities, though weak in the early game.

During the discussion, the hero selection phase concluded, and Lin Ao had already picked the three witches of Hell. Familiar with Lin Ao, his fans knew that when he picked this hero, he meant business.

       [ban hero]

       [Siren and Chess Saints can defeat you, just ban one of them]

Lin Ao didn't panic at all, and calmly said, "No need."

       [Although I think this anchor is a bit arrogant, but I like it]

       [Are you a newcomer upstairs? Later you will know the difference between arrogance and self-confidence]

In the game, Lin Ao had already killed a couple of minions while the second-generation anchor had yet to log in. He combined taunts with his actions, mocking the second-generation anchor for taking so long to appear and joking about him shopping for items to accompany his death.

       [lion180: What about people? What about people? ]

       [lion180: Not out yet? Are you shopping for your funeral? ]

       [Second-generation anchor: ...]

       [lion180: There are too many varieties, are you overwhelmed? ]

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Under the attack of Lin Ao's mouth, the second-generation anchor slowly went online. Of course, he was not picking funeral objects, but Lin Ao's hand was too fast, and he bought the outfit before him.

The problem was that Lin Ao didn't miss a single soldier when he was nagging.

       [I found that Lin Ao is not only good at beating people, he is also very good at mental torture]

       [In this wave of momentum, someone has already lost]

       [You have opened your eyes, you will lose if you just start the game]

       [Lin Ao's dog legs, can you stop barking? I advise you to keep a low profile. Anyone who has played this game knows that the Siren can kill the witch. If you lose later, the slap in the face will be ugly]

In the next second, the person who mocked Lin Ao was slapped in the face.

Lin Ao reached the third level ahead of the second-generation anchor who had missed out on the soldiers. Without further ado, he used his displacement skills to go up a set of combos and knocked out most of the second-generation anchor's blood.

The second-generation anchor quickly threw a control skill at Lin Ao, but Lin Ao dodged it. Seeing that the momentum was wrong, he turned around and ran away.

Lin Ao caught up in a flash. Soon,  he hit the second-generation anchor again, and then fired an ignite. The second-generation anchor died under the tower.

       [666666]

       [Who is ugly now]

Lin Ao's fans deliberately watched the live broadcast on both sides, in order to hate the fans of the second-generation anchor at the right time.

While Lin Ao and the second-generation anchor were fighting their battle, Lu Lian was watching the match with his friend Hua Zhiheng.

After observing Lin Ao's skillful combo just now, Lu Lian smiled with admiration and asked Hua Zhiheng, "What do you think?"

Hua Zhiheng confirmed Lin Ao's ID a few times and hesitated before saying, "I know this Lin Ao... Are you interested in him?"

Seeing Lu Lian's expression, he quickly guessed, "He must have made fun of you too?"

Hua Zhiheng: "..."

Hua Zhiheng replied with a helpless look, "Well... it's inevitable. When I think about it carefully, I can't remember anyone who hasn't been mocked by Lin Ao. But to be fair, every time he taunts, he hits the mark, so the people involved just brush it off. Afterward, it even became a trend in the circle to ask each other, 'Have you been blessed by Lin Ao lately?'"

Hua Zhiheng shrugged off the topic and said, "Lin Ao's reaction speed and reflexes are impressive, but he can be reckless. Youngsters these days, tsk tsk."

"He is indeed effective with his aggressive playstyle. When he dove under the tower just now, the Sea Serpent had a chance to counter him," Lu Lian continued to analyze, "The Sea Serpent should have saved his control skill to keep Lin Ao under the tower when he dove in. With the tower's damage and his skill damage, he could have killed Lin Ao."

"True," Hua Zhiheng replied with amusement, "but I think Lin Ao's temper might have caused the Sea Serpent to retreat and let him off under the tower. If their heroes had swapped, Lin Ao might have done just that and then counter-killed him."

"Right," Lu Lian paused for a moment and chuckled, "I guess with Lin Ao's temperament, he probably bullied the Sea Serpent so much that he didn't dare to leave the tower. That's why he revealed himself so easily. I'm not sure about this Sea Serpent; he's playing it a bit too safe."

Hua Zhiheng laughed, "Indeed, it's highly possible."

During the conversation between the two, Lin Ao jumped over the tower and forcibly killed the second-generation anchor again.

When the second-generation anchor died for the third time, he was a lot more cautious. Whenever Lin Ao prepared to engage him, he would immediately retreat, using his "E" skill (Tidal Shield) for protection and throwing his "W" skill (Sea Water Erosion) under Lin Ao's feet, attempting to whittle him down. However, Lin Ao was agile and evaded the attacks, losing only a sliver of health.

Although the witch Lin Ao played was a mage, his style of play was displacement, dash, and burst. The tidal shield of the second-generation anchor siren seemed to be thicker than before, and the protection time was also longer, so Lin Ao rushed into the second generation again. When fighting, the damage dealt is obviously not as high as before.

These two people, one strong and the other timid, the battle situation became a bit stalemate.

"I guess Siren's previous two skill points were added to the shield, and the protection time of his shield has become longer." Lu Lian switched to the live broadcast room of the second-generation anchor, who just happened to be upgraded to another level. This time he chose to upgrade W (sea water erosion). When he upgraded the skill, it showed that the skill level was only level 2, which confirmed that Lu Lian guessed correctly.

       [Is this too cowardly? It’s the first time I’ve seen sirens upgrade to E first when facing witches]

       [What's there to laugh at? It’s troublesome to play the game with a little brain, the burst damage of witches is already high. What’s wrong with upgrading the shield first? ]

       [It's nothing, I just think someone is too good at it! ]

"You can also guess this?" Hua Zhiheng blinked incredulously. You must know that the protection time difference between each level of the tidal shield is only 0.25 seconds, and the difference in damage absorption is 70. The difference between the two levels is only 0.5 seconds and 140. .

Hua Zhiheng had to sigh with emotion: "You really are like a human computer, it is so scary."

At this moment, the bullet screens in the live broadcast room of the second-generation anchor were all swiping.

       [33333! You're in danger!!] In the game, "3" means to retreat, so this message was clearly warning the anchor to withdraw.

       [Watch out! The Witch is flanking you from the side!!]

Lin Ao's fans squatting in the live broadcast room of the second-generation anchor exploded. They were livid.

       [Have some dignity, will you??]

       [Are you informing the enemy? Seriously, who cares about dignity when playing games??]

       [Can't you handle losing?]

The anchor still had some backbone, and he couldn't lose face by revealing the real reason, so he simply advised, "Enough with the comments."

Lu Lian didn't listen carefully either, because he switched back to Lin Ao's live broadcast room and found that Lin Ao was indeed hiding in the fork between the two towers.

Apparently, he knew that the anchor was trying to avoid combat, so he took the opportunity to flank him. Unfortunately, Lin Ao stood a bit too far forward, so even if the bullet screen didn't remind the anchor, Lin Ao would have exposed himself.

Hua Zhiheng, still immersed in the atmosphere of the anchor's chat, said, "This is a bit unsportsmanlike. The Three Witches of Hell rely on surprise attacks, and Lin Ao has lost the element of surprise by giving away his position early. Even without being reminded in the chat, it was quite obvious where he was."

Hearing Hua Zhiheng's complaints, Lu Lian said, "It's okay."

"Oh?" Hua Zhiheng raised his eyebrows, "Although this kid does have two brushes, do you trust him so much?"

Lu Lian nodded: "He will crush the game."

Sure enough, although Lin Ao exposed himself; the second-generation anchor also wanted to retreat under the reminder of the barrage.

But the equipment difference was too great. When Lin Ao noticed that the second-generation anchor wanted to retreat, he directly flashed to catch up, diving under the enemy tower, reaching the high ground, and once again killed the second-generation anchor.

       [lion180: Even if someone informs you, I'll still kill you.]

       [lion180: Noob! Admit your defeat, don't you?]

       [Second-generation anchor: ......]

The second-generation anchor wasn't just slapped in the face; it was as if someone had beaten him left and right. He didn't say anything and went offline, of course, not before changing his streaming room's name.

Honestly, after this match, the second-generation anchor had developed a psychological shadow. At first, he was somewhat pleased to find that he was up against the Three Witches from Hell, but now he never wanted to face that hero again in his entire life!

On the other side, after the second-generation anchor left the game, Lin Ao deliberately went there to check and make sure that someone had changed their name, feeling satisfied.

       [Watching Ao-Ao play games is really exciting!]

       [Congratulations to Ao-Ao for winning for his idol once again!]

       [For the love of the god Wiz, those who understand know.]

Lin Ao was a tough and thick-skinned person, but every time people joked about him and Wiz, he would feel awkward. He touched his cheek, feeling like it was getting warm, so he awkwardly picked up a water cup, pretending to drink water but actually using it to cover his face.

       [Don't hide, your blushing face can't be concealed.]

       [Your love is so intense, it can't be hidden either.]

Lin Ao put down the water cup and retorted, "What love... I don't love him. I just can't stand fake goods. If you keep talking, I'll invite you all to play friendly matches."

       [Why not play with your fans?]

       [I'm your beloved old father, you ungrateful child!]

       [It's not that I won't play with you, it's just that your games are not up to standard for me to join.]

       [+10086]

       [+ID number]

"Oh," Lin Ao mockingly remarked, "You guys are really bad."

Lan Lian watched the interactions in the streaming room, somewhat surprised, and asked, "Is he my fan?"

Hua Zhiheng said, "All I know is that Lin Ao specifically targets your Wizard ID, but I don't know the reason behind it."

"He's a loner in general. Most top-level streamers have some interactions with professional players, but Lin Ao is truly an exception. Not only is his playstyle unique, but his personality is also quite different. Our team's midlaner queued into his smurf once and thought he played well, so he invited him for a duo queue a few times, but he refused every time."

Hua Zhiheng spread his hands helplessly and said, "So even as an expert in esports, I don't really understand him."

Lan Lian gave Hua Zhiheng an insightful glance, suggesting that rather than being an expert in esports, Hua Zhiheng was more like an expert in esports gossip.

"Hey, what's with that look?" Hua Zhiheng retorted, "Although the barrage says Lin Ao is your fan, who knows, maybe he actually hates you?"

"If he really hates you, and he joins our team, I'm afraid you'll be in danger," Hua Zhiheng pretended to be concerned.

Lan Lian neither confirmed nor denied it.

Hua Zhiheng continued with a sly smile, "But if he loves you, hehehe, fans working hard for their idol, becoming a professional player, and winning championships—it would be an inspiring legend, a great esports story! I've already thought about how to promote this!"

"...," Lan Lian didn't want to get involved in these random topics and redirected the conversation back to the point, "From what I know, several teams have invited him before, but he turned them all down."

Hua Zhiheng's smile widened, "I know that! Hahaha, this guy's temper is really something. Even the manager of the PPP team came back empty-handed after trying to recruit him. Are you sure you want to try again with him, this stone?"

The PPP team is a well-known wealthy team, and the attraction is huge for anyone who wants to play professionally.

Lan Lian nodded, "Although others failed before, I still want to give it a try."

He was not one to give up easily; it was a belief engraved in his bones.

"But before that, I want to test Lin Ao's skills first and see for myself. Ten matches might not give the same insight as personally playing one match." Lan Lian opened the game and logged into the Wizard account.

"You might get a different result after ten matches." Hua Zhiheng deliberately stressed, "God Wiz."

The sunlight outside illuminated Lan Lian's face, highlighting his handsome profile with a golden glow. A beam of light passed over his pupils, making his eyes shine with the brilliance that only a passionate lover of gaming could possess.

Just then, a friend message popped up on the game screen.

       [lion180: ?]

Lan Lian was a little surprised when he saw this ID. When did he add Lin Ao as a friend?

But before he could recall, Lin Ao's messages started flowing in like a machine gun.

       [lion180: You fake guy still dares to come online?]

       [lion180: Last time, you said we'd have a deletion war, but you ran away offline?]

       [lion180: Ended up 0-10-0, do you still dare to use the name Wiz to show off?]

Lan Lian: "..."

Hua Zhiheng: "..."