Chapter 8: Getting Stronger with Every Fight

donk?

Jiaoyang frowned; it was another player he hadn't heard of, but his talent seemed decent.

Counter-Strafing was precisely the point he struggled with most as a novice, and although he intended to correct it, he still habitually crouched to Counter-Strafing.

As for the Simulation Training Card, although he looked forward to battling these non-existent players, he knew his own level well and feared this item would be of no use for some time.

He looked at the stat panel on the system, which was already vastly different from before.

【Jiaoyang (Ori)】

【Age: 23】

【Team: VG】

【Aim: 69 (A high-level player among ordinary players)】

【Reaction: 91 (Super sensitive~)】

【Awareness: 41 (Has a basic judgment of the situation)】

【Movement: 54 (Congratulations, you have mastered walking upright)】

【Understanding: 11 (Only knows callouts for common maps, and lacks deep understanding of maps)】

【Utility: -777 (Talent? A curse!)】

【Solidified Talents:

b1t's Headshot Machine lv. 3 (0/20): When aiming, more sensitive to the head; when aiming at the head, the body will react.

broky's Prop Understanding lv. 1 (0/5): Your utility has a small probability of causing accidents.

ZywOo's Dungeon Imprisonment lv. 2 (0/10): When teammates perform poorly, boost self-status by 30%.

donk's Breakthrough Bonus lv. 1 (0/5): If there are no teammates in front of you, slightly increase Counter-Strafing accuracy.

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【Please allocate Talent Points...】

?

When the hell did this 【broky's Prop Understanding】 pop up?

Didn't he exit the game directly at that time?

The mission required using utility to get an assist, but he hadn't seen anyone on the other side get burned or blown up by him?

My Major Talent System really has a problem!

Given that the system's very existence wasn't very scientific, Jiaoyang quickly concluded that this was a system malfunction.

As for the 100 Talent Points rewarded by this SSS ji mission, they were what surprised him the most.

【b1t's Headshot Machine has been upgraded to lv. 5 (0/80): Habitually aim for the head, significantly reducing reaction time for Positioning on the head】

【donk's Breakthrough Bonus has been upgraded to lv. 4 (0/40): If there are no teammates in front of you, significantly increase Counter-Strafing accuracy and slightly increase Positioning speed】

As for the remaining 5 points, Jiaoyang, suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder, added them to the only talent that required exactly 5 points, holding the mindset that perhaps upgrading it would eliminate the negative effects.

【broky's Prop Understanding has been upgraded to lv. 2 (0/10): Your utility has a medium probability of causing accidents.】

Damn!

Just as Jiaoyang was cursing the unscrupulous system in his heart, the 5E client popped up a user message.

【User "Tiancainaima" requests to add you as a friend】

Jiaoyang clicked reject without a second thought, and the live stream chat exploded.

【?】

【Holy crap, Sigma Jiaoyang】

【Awesome, God Jiao, playing games and not even interested in college girls anymore】

【Indeed, women aren't as fun as GO】

As it turned out, this Tiancainaima was quite persistent and added him again.

At this moment, the chat changed again:

【Accept it, ask her about her level】

【Judging by the voice, I think she's a C】

【Looking at the name, it should be a D】

【That's enough, you guys, this is 5E】

【5E? 35E, right? A bit weird】

Ignoring these shameless chat messages, Jiaoyang thought for a moment and accepted it.

Tiancainaima kept her position very low, asking in the chat: "Great God, can I play with you?"

"ok"

Because of the 【ZywOo's Dungeon Imprisonment】 talent, for him, having bad teammates might be a good thing.

At this time, the chat turned into "simp," "turtle man," and "suppressing the urge."

So, I'm getting roasted no matter what, right?

Jiaoyang had a flash of inspiration and said: "I'm opening a room; anyone in the chat who has the guts, don't come in."

【Holy crap, Brother Jiao, wait a sec, I'm downloading 5E】

【Let go of that Tiancainaima, let me do it】

【Chat brothers, I'm a student, can you let me go first?】

【Even if you're a newborn, it won't work】

Tsk tsk.

A moment ago they were all cursing fiercely, but now the friend requests on the 5E client were directly overflowing.

Following the first-come, first-served rule, three lucky winners were chosen, directly forming a five-person team.

Room chat channel:

18-Year Smoke: "Hello Brother Jiaoyang!"

Cangshan Youjing Mingwei Kong: "God Jiaoyang is OP! Go for it at Ti9!"

User 0721: "Holy crap, I'm on TV."

【Everyone calls him Brother Jiaoyang or God Jiaoyang online; I don't even dare to imagine what they call him offline.】

【Reported, streaming obscene content.】

【Damn it, I didn't manage to grab a friend slot; the stream is full of Jiaoyang-worshipping sycophants, pathetic.】

The genius girl was directly relegated to the background...

However, in the game, the few teammates became perfect gentlemen, completely different from their image in the chat room where they were full of dirty jokes.

And their gaming skill level was also not quite the same as what they usually bragged about in the bullet comments.

Jiaoyang sat firmly in first place; occasionally, when he died and they saw the perspective of the stream viewers, the bullet comments roasted them even harder.

【This batch of stream viewers is really trash, they haven't killed as many as Jiaoyang.】

【If it were me, I would have killed them all in this wave.】

【Brother Jiaoyang, I was wrong; I truly never thought there would be someone even worse than you.】

The game ended, and the few lucky winners were beaten until they wanted to vomit. It was already hard enough to play as a five-stack, and with a girl on the team, it was awkward to joke around even when they died; the atmosphere was incredibly stifling.

The Counter-Terrorist rounds were fine; they could call out positions when they died. As for the Terrorist half, the process went something like this—

Jiaoyang would break into the site alone, tell his teammates to perform the Bomb Planting, and then kill everyone else.

Yes, it was just that simple.

"Brother Jiaoyang, you're so good, are you going to play professionally?"

"Heh."

After it ended, two stream viewers retreated in the face of difficulty, having had zero fun playing.

"Who's next?"

Jiaoyang asked the bullet comments.

【This kid is pretty arrogant! It's up to you, bullet comment masters!】

【Why don't you get on yourself?】

【I don't even have the Steam client, how am I supposed to get on?】

After a couple of matches, Tiancainaima and the first teammate also found excuses to slip away. In reality, the few of them had gradually become familiar with each other and could even crack a few jokes.

It was just that playing with Jiaoyang was truly a joyless experience; they just watched this guy kill everyone, while the rest of them might as well have been playing cards at home.

Just like that, swapping people in and out, the initial casual matches were forcefully turned into hardcore ranking matches, and the initial beat-up bicycle directly turned into a Porsche 911.

"God Jiaoyang, you hid your skill well. I'm at 2000 points, and I feel like you're at least at a 2300 level."

"What level is 2300 points?"

"Among casual players, that's considered an expert, right? My 2000 points make me invincible in my class."

"That's not quite enough yet."

"Huh? What's God Jiaoyang's goal?"

"Major Champion?"

"..."

【Hahahahahaha, has Brother Jiaoyang considered playing mid-lane Silencer? I feel like you have quite the talent for it.】

【Why are people still laughing at the streamer? Is being a Major Champion something very rare? Right, FazeClan?】

【18 Boston warning!】

【God Jiaoyang, we're counting on you to save CNCS (lol).】

Just like that, Jiaoyang and the stream viewers finished their placement matches in a five-stack. Except for one game where they turned the opponents into spinning tops, they went 9-1 and placed at 2100 points.

And the few stream viewers also ranked up significantly; the number of God Jiaoyang's followers increased by n.

【Brother Jiaoyang must be really addicted to this game! He hasn't taken a break after playing for five or six hours; I'm almost tired from watching.】

【Why do I feel like the Brother Jiaoyang in the last game isn't the same person as the one in the first game?】

【He's playing the pig to eat the tiger, just to toy with you bunch of bullet commenters.】

Jiaoyang looked at the bullet comments, shook his head, and said, "Is there a possibility that I'm just getting stronger the more I play?"