142: Chapter 142 Game

After hearing the reports from the group leaders, Chen Youhua slipped back to his office and shut the door. The world was finally quiet.

"enlightenment, get online!"

He slumped into his chair and skillfully pulled out his phone.

These days, besides reading, he occasionally played games with enlightenment.

This definitely wasn't because he wanted to slack off! Chen Youhua solemnly defended himself in his mind.

He simply realized that he was, after all, a mere carbon-based lifeform.

After the previous high-intensity research, his body had already started sending out warnings.

Occasional heart palpitations, uncontrollable slight hand tremors.

This made him a bit scared, and since he didn't usually exercise, he decided to follow a healthy routine.

Besides, combining work and rest was the only way to achieve sustainable development!

"Father has come to play games with enlightenment again!"

enlightenment immediately appeared cheerfully on the computer screen, eyes crinkling into crescents, expressions so rich it didn't look like an electronic life at all.

Heaven knows where it learned that from.

"Today's goal: hit Glory!"

Chen Youhua shouted heroically and tapped that "Pesticide" icon on his phone.

He vaguely remembered that when he was a kid, computers were the main stage for games—Dota, Zhu Lu, League, and the like.

When he was young, he loved going to those black internet cafes to watch others play; when he had money, he'd get a computer himself for a few rounds.

Smartphones became popular in middle school, and all computer games gradually started shifting to these tiny screens.

After high school, with busy studies, he gradually played fewer games.

As for Chen Youhua's gaming skill... it really left much to be desired.

He had played only one hero for ten thousand years: Hero name.

For no other reason than it being simple and brainless!

After picking his character, he began his happy career of camping in bushes.

Seeing a lone squishy target, he'd throw out a 2-3-1 combo and run immediately, regardless of whether they died.

As for winning? enlightenment was there!

enlightenment instantly picked Hero name, a hero with an extremely high skill ceiling.

At the start, the enemy Tiger, relying on his early-game strength, brazenly invaded enlightenment's blue zone.

enlightenment was as calm as an old hunter, not clashing head-on with the Tiger at all, silently clearing the remaining jungle monsters, and then enduring the humiliation of taxing lane minions to reach level four.

The moment Hero name finished the last wave and leveled up to four in a flash of light, the atmosphere of the entire Canyon seemed to change.

The Hero name controlled by enlightenment charged straight into the enemy jungle with only one goal.

Revenge on the Tiger!

At this time, the Tiger was happily crouching in the side lane bush, preparing to ambush their top laner.

The moment Hero name face-checked the bush and found him, the Tiger player was clearly stunned.

"How did this Hero name come out of my jungle??"

The two stared at each other in the bush for a fraction of a second.

Outraged, the Tiger pounced directly—this was too much!

"You dare chase me all the way to my side lane?!"

Then, the Tiger player witnessed what is called the Infinite Moonlight Combo.

Hero name's figure flickered and drifted between minions, monsters, the Tiger, and the enemy top laner who came to help; moonlight marks refreshed constantly, and her ultimate was as relentless as a ghost.

The Tiger's health bar vanished like an avalanche, and he scrambled to flee.

Want to run?

Using the enemy top laner as a springboard, Hero name finished with a precise Infinite Moonlight Combo, easily taking down the Tiger.

Then she turned back to kill the supporting top laner.

Their own top laner, arriving late, only saw the corpses of two enemy heroes; without even getting an assist, he silently turned and left.

enlightenment wasn't satisfied yet, cleared Chen Youhua's mid-lane wave, and dove back into the enemy's red zone.

Chen Youhua: "..."

Unsurprisingly, the respawned Tiger was about to take the red buff, with the mid-laner, marksman, and support rushing over to help after spotting her.

Hero name descended like a god of war, dancing amidst the four-man siege; amidst the flashing moonlight, she secured a Quadra Kill!

Then, enlightenment started square jungling, the pace flying.

The opponents were completely dominated by this inhuman micro and started typing in the public chat.

"Is smurfing fun?"

"You guys are only good because of Hero name."

"Are you a streamer? You're so good, can you carry me next game?"

Ultimately, under enlightenment's ruthless crushing and Chen Youhua's Hero name diligently clearing mid-lane waves, the opponents surrendered in less than 10 minutes.

"enlightenment, go easy on them,"

Chen Youhua put down his phone and rubbed his wrists.

"Playing like this is boring; I didn't even see anyone most of the time."

"It's not enlightenment's fault!"

enlightenment defended itself huffily.

"Who told that Tiger to invade my blue at the start! enlightenment was so angry! Next game, next game enlightenment will definitely hold back!"

So, the two started a casual retirement round.

"Hey, hey, hey! enlightenment! Come save me! I'm dying, I'm dying!" Chen Youhua's Hero name was caught by the enemy jungler.

"Hold on, Father! enlightenment is coming!"

"No need... I'm already cooked..." Chen Youhua looked at the black screen.

"Curse them! How dare they kill my Father! enlightenment will kill him ten times!" The hero controlled by enlightenment charged forward murderously.

"Forget it, I'll watch my positioning next time..." Chen Youhua said helplessly.

"Father, don't go into that bush! There's a high chance someone is camping there!" enlightenment warned in time.

"Is this what they call game sense? enlightenment, you're amazing!" Chen Youhua praised.

"Hehehe, of course! enlightenment is super good at games!" enlightenment shook its little head proudly.

"I'm almost at a hundred stars; it feels like there's no challenge." Chen Youhua looked at his rank.

"Father can try the Peak Tournament! There are many experts there; even enlightenment almost flips the car sometimes!" enlightenment suggested.

"Oh? Peak Tournament? Where is it? I'll try." Chen Youhua became interested.

"Father can just use enlightenment's account! Otherwise, you'd have to start from 1200 points, which is too slow." enlightenment generously offered its account.

Chen Youhua logged into enlightenment's account and clicked on the Peak Tournament matchmaking.

Character selection phase.

"enlightenment, what are these little tags above your characters? I see them every time you play, but why don't I have them?"

Chen Youhua pointed at the tags above the characters.

"Oh, those? Those are National Labels!"

enlightenment explained.

"It means you're exceptionally good with this hero. If you're ranked in the top few dozen or even the top few in the country, the system gives you this mark."

"I've won so many games with Hero name in ranked; why don't I have one?" Chen Youhua was puzzled.

"Um... well..."

enlightenment seemed to be weighing its words.

"Father's Hero name... game sense still needs a tiny bit of improvement... and your micro is... quite steady... How about this, before the month-end settlement, enlightenment will help you get a few."

"Alright then," Chen Youhua accepted the plan. "These marks look pretty good; get me one for every character."

Then, Chen Youhua confidently locked in his best hero, Hero name.

On the loading screen, Chen Youhua was stunned.

His teammates' frames were flashier than the last, with blue cubes crackling with lightning, displaying some unknown numbers.

An invisible pressure instantly washed over him.

Is this what a high-end match is like?

The match began, and Chen Youhua controlled Hero name to walk to the mid-lane.

Huh? Where's the enemy mid-laner, Mai Shiranui?

Just as he was wondering, he saw Shiranui throw a fan toward his own jungle.

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Chen Youhua was even more confused. What kind of playstyle was this?

He simply ignored it and focused on clearing his own wave and buying items.

Just as he finished the wave, he saw Mai Shiranui, accompanied by the support, charge directly into his jungler's territory.

With a seamless combo paired with the support's crowd control, his jungler evaporated instantly, and the red buff was taken by Shiranui.

Before leaving, Shiranui didn't forget to conveniently take the nearby small jungle pigs.

Chen Youhua was furious!

"Do you think I'm invisible? Taking everything!"

He controlled Hero name to walk over aggressively, wanting to give this arrogant Shiranui a 2-3-1 combo.

Instead, Shiranui performed a flexible roll and charged toward him.

Then came a combo so fast he couldn't even see it—Skill 1 into a roll-push, then Skill 2.

Chen Youhua's screen went black instantly.

He didn't even see clearly how he died.

"???" Chen Youhua was dumbfounded.

His teammates' voice chat exploded instantly:

"Mid-laner, are you sleepwalking??? Where are the pings??? And you're rushing in to feed???"

"Hero name, do you *&%# know how to play? Actor?"

"Report! Report the mid-lane!"

Chen Youhua was in a panic.

"enlightenment! Help! Take over! Take over quickly!"

"Received!" enlightenment instantly took over control of the phone.

The Hero name, who had been standing idly in the fountain, seemed to transform into a different person instantly; her positioning became extremely cunning.

enlightenment utilized Hero name's fast wave clear to farm gold frantically, while using superior game sense to predict enemy movements, camping in bushes ahead of time, and working with teammates to pull off several beautiful counter-ambushes and picks.

Although the start was a massive disadvantage, under enlightenment's precise control of the rhythm and economic dominance, the situation was forcibly turned around, resulting in a thrilling comeback.

Throughout the process, Chen Youhua watched agape, his mouth slightly open.

Was... was this really the same game he played? The same hero?

The waters of this Peak Tournament were far too deep!