Chapter 63: A Counter-Current Triumph

Lin Yi’s face turned purple; this was simply too much.

Yang Mi’s expression was hardly any better, her lips pounced in annoyance. Getting wiped out before she even realized what was happening—who could take that?

“Haha, I inexplicably feel bad for Lin Yi and Yang Mi.”
“I’ve run into situations like this too, it’s completely speechless.”
“Yang Mi looks so cute when she’s mad.”
“?????”
……

The respawn timer quickly counted down.

However, on Lin Yi’s side, the outer towers in both the top and bottom lanes had been pushed down simultaneously.

Song Xi and her team also secured a Tyrant.

The opponents’ economic lead was pulling far ahead.

Daxian: “Play it safe for a moment. Once I grab the blue buff, we’ll—what the hell, the blue buff is gone!”

Daxian stared in dumbfounded disbelief at the empty jungle, dark lines filling his forehead. Those guys were like invaders sweeping through a village, leaving not a single jungle monster behind.

With no other choice, they had to take the risk and sneak into the enemy jungle to poach some camps.

“Lin Yi, farm the jungle camps in the bottom lane.”
“Yeah, I know.” Lin Yi was currently leading Yang Mi to clear the jungle, but unfortunately, the red buff was already gone.

The chance for a counterattack arrived soon.

Ganjing and Kuang Tie were clearing minion waves in the mid lane, constantly trying to push down the mid-lane tower, while Kai, Di Renjie, and Zhang Fei were taking down the Overlord.

Daxian stealthily crouched in a bush, staring at the three enemies taking the Overlord, and said, “Old Cheng, have you finished clearing the top minion wave yet?”
“Almost! Got it!”
“Go harass them while they take the Overlord. Hou Yi, Yao, and I will go help in the mid lane.”
“Got it.”
“Charge!” Daxian shouted excitedly, pressing his first skill to speed forward wildly as his ultimate descended from the sky.

Mozi used his first skill and Flash to blink right into the center of the enemy team, immediately activating his ultimate.

Lin Yi and his team quickly rushed over from the bottom lane.

Ganjing and Kuang Tie!
Killed in action!

Without halting their offensive pace, having dealt with Ganjing and Kuang Tie, they accelerated toward the Overlord.

Unfortunately, before they could arrive, Cheng Yinjin was killed, and the Overlord had already been claimed by the enemy.

However, just as Song Xi and her teammates attempted to retreat from the upper side, Lin Yi and Daxian arrived.

Daxian initiated the attack first, but the moment he tried to get close to Di Renjie, Zhang Fei immediately activated his ultimate, roaring Daxian far, far away.

“Oh, man!”

Both sides plunged into a fierce battle, smoke and fire filling the entire canyon.

Dianwei was killed in action!
Kai, Zhang Fei, and Di Renjie were eliminated one after another!

The only survivor left on the entire battlefield was Lin Yi, the sole marksman.

Lin Yi hurriedly bought a Bloodthirster, cleared the minion wave, and pushed all the way forward.

“Holy crap, watching this fight got my blood pumping!”
“You said it! If Daxian hadn’t discovered them taking the Overlord, Daxian’s team definitely wouldn’t have had a chance at a comeback.”
“It’s too early to call it. Until the very last moment, nobody knows who’ll win or lose.”
“What are you even arguing about? There’s nothing to argue here. Both sides played this fight to the absolute best of their abilities, especially my goddess Sisi—her roar went right into my heart.”
“……”
“……”
……

Seeing Ganjing and Kuang Tie emerge, Lin Yi immediately retreated, casually picking up a small jungle camp by the roadside.

At this point, the economic gap between the two teams was gradually closing.

When would the next team fight take place?
That remained an unknown.

Regardless, looking at the team compositions, Lin Yi’s team had a relatively weaker lineup. Engaging in a direct head-on team fight meant their winning odds were comparatively low.

Dianwei was frantically farming small jungle camps, not even sparing the little river crabs along the banks.

Netizens viewing this scene burst into amusement.

“Is Daxian being driven mad?”
“Hahaha, entirely possible. After all, getting roared at by a girl must have bruised his pride.”
“When Daxian stops trolling, my youth is officially over.”
……

A new wave of team fights kicked off shortly after.

It started when Kai ambushed Hou Yi from a bush. Before Lin Yi could even react, more than half his health bar was gone.

Lin Yi instantly used Flash, widening the distance between them, but Kai pursued relentlessly.

The rest of the players hurried over as well.

Lin Yi stepped inside the tower range, quickly utilizing his Bloodthirster to farm the side lane’s small jungle monsters to restore his health.

After Zhang Fei failed to hit anyone with his ultimate, he immediately leaped to Mozi’s side and swiftly unleashed his first skill.

Mozi was stunned for a moment, then used his first skill and Flash, aiming straight for Di Renjie in the back and blasting a cannon shot at him.

Simultaneously, Peng Yuyan’s Cheng Yinjin landed his first skill right beside Di Renjie, while Ganjing began retreating while launching counter-attacks against Cheng Yinjin.

Daxian’s lips curled up into the familiar smile everyone recognized. He activated his first skill for a speed boost, used his ultimate to slash at Ganjing, and followed up with his second skill.

Seeing this, Kai activated his ultimate and charged headfirst into the battlefield.

Boom!

Daxian showed no weakness, fighting him toe-to-toe.

Lin Yi unleashed his ultimate, the Flame Arrow, striking Kai dead-on.

Kuang Tie could no longer hold back and rushed out of the bush to support Kai.

The intense battle concluded swiftly.

The opposing side was completely wiped out.

Meanwhile, on this side, the survivors were Lin Yi’s Hou Yi, Yang Mi’s Yao, and Tudou’s Mozi.

Lin Yi and his team pushed the minion waves all the way straight to the enemy's highland tower.

Boom!
The Crystal shattered!

Phew!

Lin Yi put down his phone, picked up a tissue from the table to wipe away his cold sweat. A marksman needed top-tier positioning and strong game sense to maintain stable output; without good positioning and awareness, a single ultimate from Kai, Ganjing, or Kuang Tie could wipe him out.

“Lin Yi, you really know how to play. How is your game sense so good?” Daxian praised.

At the very start, the rhythm had been thrown into chaos by him, giving away five kills to the enemy team right off the bat, which had made him feel quite embarrassed.

Even though this was just for entertainment, you shouldn’t troll your teammates too hard; casual trolling was more than enough.

“Indeed, Lin Yi played really well this match,” Peng Yuyan said while drinking water.

Lin Yi had died very few times during this match. If a marksman died too many times, they were basically useless and might as well stop playing.
Continuing past that point wouldn’t be fun anyway.

“Just luck.” If that Flame Arrow hadn’t drawn Kuang Tie out, the outcome still wouldn't have been certain.

The battlefield was ever-changing; just when you thought victory was firmly in your grasp, the opponent could pull off a comeback in the next second.

You could only watch helplessly as the scales of victory tipped toward them.

During the break time—which meant advertisement time.

Following the schedule, Tudou would promote his book first, followed by Jiuse Laomo, Shixiong Shizi Shu, and finally, Lin Yi.

“If anyone is interested, please check out my book, *Battle Through the Heavens*,” Tudou said, pressing his palms together in a sincere gesture.

Once the commercial break ended, there was still a short moment of rest.

During his leisure time, Peng Yuyan sent a private message to Lin Yi.

“Lin Yi, when do classes start for you?”
“September 1st.”
“That’s coming up soon, then.”
“Indeed.”

In another two or three days, he would have to head to school.
Of course, before that, he still needed to return to Haiyuan to attend the celebration banquet for entering university.

“I originally wanted to invite you to do a cameo role, but since you don’t have time, never mind.”
“What movie?” Lin Yi asked curiously.
“*Unbeatable*.”

*Unbeatable*!!!

Lin Yi stood straight up in his chair. *Unbeatable* was amazing!

This film had received numerous nominations at the 33rd Hong Kong Film Awards, including Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Action Choreography, and Best Original Film Score.

Wasn’t the Hong Kong Film Awards a big deal?
It was hailed alongside the mainland China Golden Rooster Awards and the Taiwan Golden Horse Awards as the three major Chinese-language film awards.