Chapter 11: As clumsy as a Jiao Qu master

Lak Si doesn't know why she came.

Because at this moment AP's Xiao Yu Ren had already pushed the lane and was returning to base under the tower.

If they were duo queuing with friends, Liang Yan might ask, "Master, what are you here for?" but since they're not acquainted, he decided not to.

Maybe she came to see him off.

Liang Yan thought that, and suddenly a flash of inspiration struck his mind.

His teammates don't understand cooperation, so he has to proactively cooperate with them.

Seeing Lak Si approaching, Liang Yan quickly cleared F4, then went to mid lane and recklessly dashed into the Shang He Dao Cao Cong on the left side of mid lane.

Liang Yan's consideration was that AP's health was low, and this Long Gui might be lurking in the grass to ambush.

A normal Long Gui seeing a Mang Seng who is one level higher and better equipped probing the grass would definitely flee as its first reaction.

But this Long Gui had previously performed that kind of suicidal act, and Liang Yan still thought: if no one is ambushing, eat the river crabs; if someone is ambushing, kill them—give it a try, anyway no loss.

When he reached the edge of the grass, with a "biu", a Long Gui appeared from the grass.

Why was it a "biu"?

Because it rolled out.

Liang Yan was delighted yet not surprised, but he really couldn't hold back.

——This Long Gui rolled out with 【Power Charge】 activated!

You Long Gui who didn't flash, you used your escape skill on sight, never considering what to do if you couldn't win in a pinch?

It seems the enemy really hadn't considered that.

If you ask where the enemy mid laner Jie is, well, he's still there eating tower shots.

Liang Yan wasn't polite either; after the taunt, he unleashed a flurry of skills that slapped the Long Gui's face, while Jie, with only one-third health left, was still clearing minions under the tower, showing no intention to come over.

The Long Gui panicked then; if not for the team's bot lane being inferior to the mid lane, he'd probably blurt out like Trick:

"whyyouf**knohelp!"

The Long Gui forcefully went past the Mang Seng, intending to run to the first mid tower.

But at this point there's nowhere to run.

Lak Si emerged from the enemy river grass, threw a plain 【Guang Zhong Shu Fu】, the Long Gui perhaps thought he was slowed and couldn't dodge, didn't even make a turning motion, and just took the control.

Liang Yan plainly cast QQ, easily and happily securing the second kill.

emmm……

The kill came too easily; Liang Yan found it hard to believe.

After taking the kill, seeing AP's Xiao Yu Ren just returned to the fountain, the minion wave in mid lane just pushed out by Jie was likely uncollectable, so Liang Yan again casually helped teammates clear minions.

While clearing the lane, he pondered life.

These people...

Are they really professional players?

After clearing the lane, he had again saved nearly a thousand coins; Liang Yan stepped back slightly and pressed return to base again.

The match intensity was surprisingly low; perhaps he could play more freely?

Considering that, Liang Yan returned to the fountain, ultimately resisting the impulse to discard jungle clearing and directly buy attack items to hunt people; he spent 650 coins to craft a second-tier jungle knife, added a Chang Jian, and headed out to the upper half.

On the way out, the bottom lane erupted in another skirmish.

Perhaps having found his feel from the previous wave's support, Yudie landed a tricky-angled 【Wide Bell Bind】 that bound the EZ who didn't flash.

Lak Si rarely appears on the battlefield because her skill is hard to land, but if it lands, her damage is quite considerable.

Lu Xi An slid in with a burst combo, directly harvesting a kill.

Bo Bi, though tanky, is merely a support; after EZ fell, he could only flee.

Liang Yan's flash from the previous wave took effect, and the bottom lane successfully defended a tower.

At the six-minute mark, the Xia Gu Xian Feng appeared in the Da Long Keng. Liang Yan had no appetite for it, he farmed jungle in the upper half while keeping an eye on the top lane.

Thanks to the pressure reduction from Liang Yan's earlier jungle invasion, Nuo Shou's development was still okay; his level was about to hit six.

When Liang Yan switched his view for the second time, Nuo Shou suddenly sprinted off, striding with a ruthless pace toward Kui Yin.

After both sides exchanged a series of moves that Liang Yan couldn't comprehend but were shocking, they ended up low on health.

Both were around three hundred health.

Kui Yin had four stacks of bleed applied and had already entered the tower.

Nuo Shou had ignite on him and was fleeing.

Liang Yan originally thought they'd just disengage, but Kui Yin, being clumsy, chased after.

biu!

Kui Yin landed a basic attack A on Nuo Shou.

Nuo Shou didn't die; he still had a sliver of health left.

"Haha!"

Only hearing Kikis laugh twice in the headset, he flash‑killed a counter‑attack, then with two swift AR strikes split Kui Yin in half.

Liang Yan's comment on this was: "hard to hold back."

Doubts arose again in his heart.

These people's laning……look as clumsy as a Jiao Qu master!

And it's not the domestic server's Jiao Qu; it must be the Ou Mei or wild card server's Jiao Qu!

After Kui Yin was counter‑killed, he typed "..." in the all‑chat.

Liang Yan thought the opponent would also say "careless", but they didn't.

The ensuing developments proceeded in a direction Liang Yan hadn't expected but later thought should have been obvious; Liang Yan grew clearer the more he played.

No mistake, this is the future Jiao Qu Diamond match.

Liang Yan finally confirmed this absurd fact, but the enemy's base had already exploded.

The whole match went smoothly, and since it was a newcomer try‑out game, nobody withdrew; they fought until the end, when the opposing side felt a bit dazed.

Everyone won in a dazed way, but they were also very happy.

Biman sat behind Liang Yan, watched the match to the end, and also smiled while offering a word of congratulations.

Ka Lao Si happened to return, saw the word 'Victory' on the settlement page, and was somewhat surprised:

"Won?"

"Won!"

AP laughed loudly, saying so, and glanced at Liang Yan; his eyes hinted at some admiration.

Ka Lao Si stared for a good while.

I thought this match was a sure loss, yet these kids actually won?

He looked at Liang Yan, then at Biman, meaning to ask about Liang Yan's performance in this match.

Biman returned a smile that needed no words.

Ka Lao Si nodded, walked over, and patted Liang Yan's shoulder twice:

"Not bad, next round!"

Biman, being perceptive, stood up and pulled over a chair.

Ka Lao Si then sat down.

This round he wanted to examine closely how such a rag‑tag team managed to win; he guessed it was probably AP or Kikis playing exceptionally well.

Ka Lao Si speculated thus, never imagining that the outcome of the previous match actually had little to do with his prized disciple AP.

To be blunt, AP in the previous match was just goofing off the whole time.

For the second match, the opposing side opened the room, and G2 Zhong Ren entered the Hong Se Fang side.

Victory is the best lubricant; at this point the atmosphere among everyone became much livelier, with talking and laughing, but perhaps because of some lingering distance, the two upper‑middle players, when chatting, unintentionally overlooked Liang Yan's presence.

However, Liang Yan also didn't speak much, just exchanged a couple of sentences with the support.

As they were preparing to start the second match, Liang Yan looked at the ID of the account he was using in the room, suddenly remembered something, and turned to ask Ka Lao Si:

"Boss, can I change this account's ID?"

"Don't call me boss; just call me by my name."

Ka Lao Si corrected him, then answered Liang Yan:

"This is the team's shared training account, not a personal one; of course you can change it if you want—I'll send a notice, and from now on this account will be yours."

"OK, then I'll change it."