Chapter 74

“Really?”

Xiao Yin pinched Rong Yi’s chin, kissing his cheek with a gentle tone, “What improper thoughts do you have? Show me.”

Rong Yi suddenly came to his senses.

He hadn’t seen Xiao Yin for so long that he uttered such bold words without batting an eye.

But, since he said it, he owned it.

He wrapped his arms around Xiao Yin’s neck, sat on his thigh, and gently rubbed against him.

He leaned close to Xiao Yin’s ear, blushing, and said, “Look.”

The sound of a zipper being pulled down was clear, echoing in the environment filled with the smell of fireworks.

Xiao Yin’s voice dropped, “What to do?”

“It’s only been three days.”

“What about during the New Year?” Xiao Yin’s fingertips rubbed the back of his head, heavy and slow, with a particularly erotic undertone. Just being rubbed like this made Rong Yi feel like cotton, his whole body softening in Xiao Yin’s embrace, unable to lift his waist.

“Ten days.”

Rong Yi still wanted to save some face, “Ten days, I can actually endure.”

Then he saw Xiao Yin smile.

Phoenix eyes, indifferent yet gentle, light brown pupils carrying a kind of smile, like the sea breeze.

Rong Yi’s heart pounded as if it was about to explode.

He heard Xiao Yin say.

“I can’t endure it.”

He was pressed down onto the bed by Xiao Yin, his whole body being held. The blanket covered them, hiding both of them inside.

Very tight, very heavy, with no barriers between them, both wanting the other to stay in their body forever.

In such a small, unfamiliar inn, Rong Yi and Xiao Yin completed some necessary activities of reunion.

This time was more restrained, only doing it twice, mainly because it was close to Mid Autumn break, and they had to rush back to VIT early the next morning.

Rong Yi climbed up, draping a blanket over himself, leaning against the headboard, and Xiao Yin followed suit, hugging him into his arms.

Today’s activities were not intense, not exhausting, very gentle, very warm.

Kisses and hugs were more than anything else.

Rong Yi had a premonition that he was falling hard.

He was almost unable to get back up.

Leaning in Xiao Yin’s arms, he lowered his head, playing with Xiao Yin’s distinct, fair, and slender fingers, vaguely thinking in his heart.

Maybe spending a lifetime like this wouldn’t be bad.

After lounging in bed for quite a while, Rong Yi pulled Xiao Yin out the door. He fulfilled his promise, treating him to a meal of Small Stir-Fry, and then took him to visit his old Elementary School.

In the dim light of the evening, the two of them stood on the school playground.

Rong Yi felt a bit sentimental. “The time in elementary school was the most carefree.”

Xiao Yin held his hand, oblivious to anyone else, and said softly, “I wish I had met you back in elementary school.”

“The time we met was just right.”

Rong Yi knew what he was thinking and squeezed his fingertips. “I only had a rough time in seventh and eighth grade; after that, I was pretty happy.”

“Yes.”

Xiao Yin looked at him, a faint smile on his lips. “You would be free and happy wherever you are.”

After touring the elementary school, they didn’t linger long. The next day, they flew straight back to VIT.

Both of them always considered team affairs their top priority now.

The Playoff points were almost settled. If there were no surprises, they would compete for the Champion title against RS and CH.

One noteworthy point is that since VIT joined this year, the ranking data for various points in the domestic League has improved by 30% compared to last year. This means that this year, it is very likely that more than one team will have the comprehensive data to qualify for the World Championship, increasing the number of domestic spots.

After half a year of effort, a brief conclusion was finally in sight.

After the Mid Autumn Festival, the entire VIT team had no long breaks or short breaks. During National Day, it was competition time, and everyone stayed at the Club.

Everyone, including Potato Chip, engaged in more meticulous and intense training. Hydralisk and Grey Cat’s practices were also advancing to higher difficulty levels.

The instant mental calculations of the game panel that Hydralisk once marveled at had also become part of his task list.

Hydralisk is a typical instinctive player. His judgment of danger on the Arena comes more from perception, but his perception is different from Rong Yi’s.

Rong Yi’s intuition is a near-instinctive reaction that excludes any subjective or objective factors, while Hydralisk’s intuition relies more on predicting based on changes in the situation on the field through perceptual inertia.

Neither side is superior or inferior. Rong Yi can turn this characteristic into an advantage because he has found a way to harness this intuition: by calculating the game panel and collecting as much vision information as possible to assist in judgment, which is also the core of his high predictive ability on the Arena.

On the other hand, Hydralisk’s sharp perception allows him to maximize his advantage and respond to dangerous situations in immediate gameplay changes.

However, his shortcoming lies in his inability to balance immediate situations with overall strategy, making him extremely susceptible to distraction. Additionally, his performance heavily depends on his condition on match day.

Entering this scrim schedule is actually contrary to Hydralisk’s personal style.

Among the entire team, only Hydralisk needs to undergo this training. Grey Cat is a calm player, bold yet meticulous. Although he is still young, he never gets overexcited. He is also a Support player, a type opposite to Rong Yi.

One is about initiating and seizing the lead, setting the pace; the other is about infinitely increasing the team’s margin for error.

Wu Daogu has been with Xiao Yin the longest and does not have this issue. He can adapt to various team styles.

On the forums, analyses of VIT are also emerging one after another.

Besides focusing on the Mid Lane, people are gradually noticing this temporarily immature Bottom Lane duo.

Being immature means there are flaws.

Currently, VIT’s Bottom Lane gives an impression of instability, but their record is actually very stable. Hydralisk sometimes goes 0-8, sometimes 8-0, all related to VIT’s in-game decisions.

It seems that the Bottom Lane could also be a breakthrough point, but how to break through specifically has left many analysts without a clear, definitive conclusion.

Meanwhile, the competition training teams of the other two sides are holding meetings overnight.

CH and RS.

In RS’s competition training team, it’s the first time so many people are sitting together. Besides the main team members Lang Bai, Neng Li, Yao Cao, Xiao Yun, and Qing Yan, there is an entire sub-team of substitutes. Except for Lang Bai, each player has a substitute, and these substitutes are comprehensive and stylistically different.

“VIT is very strong and hard to beat. Targeting the Mid Lane won’t work. Easy has a lot of experience, and Yin won’t give you the chance to take him down.”

“Yin is not an easy target. Yin is a three-time World Champion and the world’s number one Jungler.”

“Targeting the Mid Lane won’t work. This season, the Top Lane isn’t strategically important. We have to focus on the Bottom Lane.”

“But how do we do that? It’s almost impossible.”

After the coach finished speaking, Lang Bai’s voice cut through the room, cold and sharp. He tapped the table.

“They lack experience. We’ll play different combinations.”

“Easy knows us too well, but their new players don’t. Even if Easy understands our new players, it will take time.”

“Rotate, mix up our combinations, and sever the Mid and Bottom Lane synergy.”

“They might abandon the Bottom Lane. It doesn’t matter, keep pressing.”

“As long as we force Hydralisk into making obvious mistakes, the opportunity will be ours. And this is our only shot.”

Meanwhile, CH’s competition training team was also in the middle of an intense meeting.

This season, CH had been quietly making significant gains. They adjusted the entire team configuration, aiming for steady progress. Their Regular Season points consistently hovered around fourth place, but in the Playoffs, they surged ahead, solidly securing third place, just one win behind RS.

“Targeting VIT’s Mid Lane is no longer feasible.”

Lu Feng turned on the display screen, his voice steady. “Like me, you all have been closely following VIT’s performance this entire season. We know how formidable they are.”

“VIT is not much different from a World Champion team. Targeting the Mid Lane is not an option. We need to change our approach.”

“Our Top Laner, Mid Laner, and Jungler are all World-Class. The only potential weak point is their Bottom Lane.”

“Silver Wing, Kiki, what are your thoughts?”

Lu Feng looked towards their Support and ADC.

Silver Wing, who was promoted to the main Support this season, was very steady, while Kiki was a reliable carry.

The relationship between CH and VIT is very good, and precisely because of this, their matches have always been fair and square.

From the first scrim at the beginning of the Season, the kids on both sides have been continuously competing, constantly learning from each other.

VIT is formidable, boasting two World Champions, an Intercontinental Tournament champion, and two new prodigies.

They might not have prodigies, but they have their own pride.

“I think the Captain’s thinking aligns with ours,” Kiki spoke up. “They lack experience, but our Club doesn’t have the time or capacity to train a second team capable of rotations in the short term. We can only rely on tactics.”

“Easy can see through all tactics, but Hydralisk is still a bit lacking.”

“Feign attacks to disrupt his rhythm. He’s very good at judging fake vision, so try not to use fake vision, but use aimless harassment to confuse his judgment.”

“Easy and Yin can assist, but they can’t always help. Based on previous matches, VIT is highly likely to abandon the Bottom Lane if we press hard there.”

“Exactly,” Silver Wing nodded. “Their team can only target the Bottom Lane, so we keep pressuring until he makes a mistake.”

Meanwhile, within VIT, Hydralisk was struggling to adapt to the recent training mode.

Everyone could tell that the training mode was not aligning with his personal characteristics.