Training camp, inside the training room.

As everyone held their breath in anticipation, Xue Lan’s fingers quickly flew over the keyboard.

After the two assaulters went into the shelter, there was a burst of brief, disarrayed gunshots. The outcome of this game also finally concluded.

The training room exploded with a burst of enthusiastic cheers —

“We’ve won?!”

As the enemy base was seized, Qi Siyu looked at the victory prompt before him with an incredulous expression on his face. His heart, which had been dangling high, finally settled down.

Following this, there was still the second match of the BO3.

Both teams’ moods looked highly delicate.

“Even though we won this game, we can’t lower our guard for the next game,” Qi Siyu firmly said. “Reset, when you clear the monsters alone, you should watch out for any signs of ambush. Also Yiyu, due to the critical moment earlier, you should watch out for movements. You died and we lost one damage dealer. If we continue this, how will we play?”

“S-Sorry…” Su Yiyu’s face became redder. He lowered his head remorsefully.

“What’s the use of saying sorry? Sorry, we can’t start over that round? Don’t say sorry. You should just be more attentive in the next game…”

“Sor…”

“Didn’t I say not to say sorry?” Qi Siyu couldn’t help face-palming.

“He’ll pay more attention next time.” Seeing Su Yiyu’s reddened eyes, Xue Lan quickly changed the topic. “And Reset also wasn’t being careless in regard to the ambush. They intentionally used one person to bait us, causing us to call Reset back which allowed them to intercept him.”

“There’s nothing much to explain.” Duan Wenzheng suddenly spoke up. “It was my mistake.”

Xue Lan looked at Duan Wenzheng with a dumbfounded look on his face. He wasn’t sure why, but he felt Duan Wenzheng was not acting like his usual self.

But he couldn’t tell what was different about him.

Duan Wenzheng fastened his headset and replied firmly, “Analyzing the game should be done after the match.”

Xue Lan speechlessly looked at Duan Wenzheng’s expression. He realized… Although he did not know the reason, Duan Wenzheng suddenly became serious.

In the original book, Duan Wenzheng had always been a carefree character in the training camp, but because of Wen Yan, he started to grow more competitive. He repeatedly tried to provoke Wen Yan and catch his attention. Gradually, he found out that Wen Yan liked someone who was serious about gaming.

And then Duan Wenzheng started to treat every game seriously and gradually developed a passion for e-sports.

So that meant —

Duan Wenzheng had finally been enlightened and wanted to give Wen Yan a good impression?!

This thought made everything clear to Xue Lan. Feeling pleasantly surprised, he withdrew his gaze and enthusiastically prepared for the next game.

However, Duan Wenzheng glanced at the person next to him during the test run interval. He suspiciously asked, “What’s making you so happy?”

“Nothing, nothing.” The corners of Xue Lan’s lips raised. “Fighting!”

“En.”

When Duan Wenzheng returned his gaze to the game interface, it was already filled with an austere atmosphere.

The map was marsh inferno.

“I’ll intercept from a high ground.” Duan Wenzheng’s voice was distinct in the group’s mic. “Advance toward Path C.”

Duan Wenzheng’s words elicited a collective state of shock among the other three individuals besides Xue Lan.

In addition to the fact that Duan Wenzheng had consistently been the one to eliminate the monsters, he had always followed the team blindly in every game and rarely shared his input for strategies.

This time, however…

He wanted to direct the team?

After a brief moment of shock, they followed his instruction and advanced toward path C, waiting for Duan Wenzheng to find a suitable vantage point.

By the time Duan Wenzheng found a suitable elevated position, Xue Lan and the rest had already seized control of the fortress along path C, prepared to stop the lucky guy who would pass through path C in the earlier stage of the game to clear monsters.

By intercepting at this early stage of the game, Xue Lan’s team focused on eliminating the zombies obstructing path C on their side. With the combined firepower of all five members, they could swiftly neutralize two opponents, thereby gaining a significant advantage.

On the other hand, they would also miss the fundamental experience points at the beginning of the game.

“Be attentive later. Don’t make any mistakes!” Qi Siyu sternly warned in the group mic.

Xue Lan looked toward Qi Siyu but caught a glimpse of Su Yiyu’s tense expression, who was standing next to Qi Siyu. He was raising his hand to wipe the sweat on his forehead and his fingers trembled slightly.

Xue Lan wanted to speak but heard Duan Wenzheng’s voice through the headset.

“Two people are coming.”

Everyone became on guard.

Xue Lan immediately observed the main path outside the fortress with a stern countenance. Sure enough, shortly after, there were two opponents clearing the monsters.

One was an assaulter and the other was a medic.

These two were very careful. They carefully avoided the field of view of tall trees, luring the zombies blocking the way to the back and slowly eliminating them.

It was as if they had detected an ambush.

“Su Yiyu, Meng Weiran, go around. Both of you go from the front.”

The four split up and sought an assault point, only waiting for an opportunity to eliminate the two in one action.

The opponents seemed to not sense the danger pressing toward them. Xue Lan quietly squatted in the underbrush waiting for the right opportunity to arise.

At this precise moment —

In the midst of the silent underbrush, a sudden gunshot pierced the air!

The two, who had been clearing the monsters became alert, put away their guns and retreated to the camp at the rear.

The few people squatting in the underbrush were dumbfounded. Their gazes simultaneously shifted to the direction of the discharge.