Yan Yibing complained to Sun Tianjiao, “Your prodigy turned into a box right in front of me.”
Sun Tianjiao was surprised, “How is that possible? He’s made it into the top five in the Korean server. Didn’t you watch a few more rounds?”
Yan Yibing impatiently replied, “He turned into a box after just one round. What else am I supposed to watch?”
Sun Tianjiao said, “That’s strange. Han Mo has exceptionally good mental fortitude. The coach said he’s never seen him panic, he doesn’t seem like a beginner at all.”
Yan Yibing nodded indifferently, “You guys are whipped for his face, aren’t you?”
Sun Tianjiao solemnly said, “Am I the kind of person who thinks a player with a good face can attract fans and make money?”
Yan Yibing raised an eyebrow, “Aren’t you?”
Sun Tianjiao instantly broke character, smiling mischievously, “Yes, yes I am!”
Fans —
【Sisters, let’s fangirl together! Aahhhh I’m freaking out!】
【Huh? Fangirl about what?】
【I don’t understand women’s thought process.】
【1. Han Shen turned into a box because he was nervous. Aren’t you nervous when your crush is in front of you? 2. Bing Shen praised Han Shen for being good-looking! Love really starts with looks! 3. Bing Shen is sarcastic towards others subconsciously, but not towards Han Shen. Isn’t that favoritism? 4. Bing Shen thinks Han Shen’s name sounds nice. There was a surname Han in Team Aurora, but Bing Shen has never! praised Han! For sounding nice! I’ve never heard of it.】
【Additional info! Bing Shen’s full name has 21 strokes, Han Shen’s birthday is on 2.10, and he made gestures indicating 20. The day he went to the Zero training camp was the 20th! Can you believe it?】
【(Fuck)! The truth is out! Sisters, let’s go! If the boss brings it, and you don’t, what are you waiting for?】
【… This straight guy is confused. What the hell are strokes?】
【Confused 1.】
After that, Yan Yibing didn’t pay attention to the training camp for a week.
Until the coach came to him and asked if he could play a solo match with the trainees.
Yan Yibing: “Use my own account?”
Coach: “Don’t put too much pressure on them, use a smurf account.”
Yan Yibing: “Adding another person suddenly, won’t they suspect who it is?”
Coach: “Just come up with some excuse, they’ve only been training for a week and already think they’re hot stuff. You need to knock them down a peg or two.”
Yan Yibing waved his hand, “Don’t put too much pressure on me either. What if I play poorly?”
Coach: “Hahaha, that’s why I asked you to use a smurf account!”
Yan Yibing agreed.
He also wanted to see how these young trainees were doing, whether any of them could become his teammates.
That day.
He sat in a training room with a team, queuing up for solo matches with all the other trainees.
His alt account was named — H2O(s), which, upon closer analysis, was related to him.
At the beginning of the match, Yan Yibing jumped to P City.
He landed a bit faster than other players, looted a gun upon landing, raised it and gestured to the sky, then put it down.
Forget it.
Give these kids a chance, otherwise it would be unlucky to land at the same spot as him and die right after starting.
He was thinking when a kill message appeared on the screen.
【hanmo0210 eliminated hanniuniu with an AKM assault rifle.】
The first kill of the game!
Yan Yibing raised an eyebrow slightly.
The first kill always caught his attention, but the name seemed a bit random, clearly just a combination of a name and a birthday.
Yan Yibing geared up and, with an attitude of ‘I won’t attack unless provoked, I’ll just see who’s more impressive,’ wandered around P City.
Finally, someone with no sense targeted him, preparing to flank and steal from him.
Then there was no choice.
Yan Yibing didn’t bother evading; he went straight for a gunfight.
The opponent’s reaction time was simply too slow, and their aim was off; Yan Yibing easily dodged their shots.
【H2O(s) eliminated eez with a Uzi submachine gun.】
The trainees in the camp started murmuring.
“Who’s this chemical formula guy?”
“I’ve never seen this username before.”
“I don’t know, eez is pretty good, what a shame.”
Han Mo just glanced casually; he didn’t usually pay much attention to the kill feed.
Soon, he took out two opponents in a 1v2 situation.
But before he could catch his breath, the kill feed refreshed rapidly.
【H2O(s) eliminated leiming with a Uzi submachine gun.】
【H2O(s) eliminated quiet with a Uzi submachine gun.】
【H2O(s) eliminated pib with a Uzi submachine gun.】
This time, even Han Mo couldn’t help but notice.
This chemical formula guy had one more kill than him.
After spending a week in the training camp, he had a rough idea of the skill level of his batchmates.
Except for someone named Song Tang who was quite stable, no one else stood out.
But today, this solo player named H2O(s) was playing at a professional level.
Han Mo also felt a bit competitive; he wanted to compare K/D ratios with H2O(s).
So what was originally a friendly training match turned into one that Yan Yibing took exceptionally seriously.
Soon, Han Mo’s kill count rose to six, while the chemical formula on the other side was at seven.
Given the small number of trainees in the camp, getting over five kills was already quite challenging.
As the safe zone continued to shrink, Han Mo took his medicine and started running towards safety.
Yan Yibing didn’t take it seriously at first, until he noticed that hanmo0210 was competing with him on KD ratio.
And he was strangely keeping up.
Yan Yibing’s competitive spirit was ignited, and he couldn’t help but start giving it his all.
Second and third circles passed.
hanmo0210 was still in the game.
Yan Yibing heard gunfire nearby, followed by kill notifications.
This meant that hanmo0210 was close by.
Yan Yibing bit his lip, squinting slightly.
He climbed to a high point, crouched behind a rock, and aimed his sniper rifle.
He saw a figure moving in the distant housing area, and Yan Yibing aimed and fired a shot.
The opponent was hit, but because they were wearing level three armor, they weren’t knocked down.
The person quickly moved and took cover, clearly avoiding Yan Yibing’s line of sight.
Yan Yibing thought, “Good awareness, good evasion.”
The opponent must have roughly confirmed his position.
Finally, Yan Yibing, unwilling to wait any longer, cautiously exposed himself, taking a bit of a risk to lure the opponent out.
As expected, the opponent couldn’t resist and immediately started shooting, bullets hitting the rock.
Yan Yibing understood.
Hmm, sniping wasn’t his strong suit.
When the person exposed themselves again, Yan Yibing didn’t even bother to scope in, just aimed and fired, eliminating them directly.
【H2O(s) eliminated hanmo0210 with a VSS marksman rifle.】
Han Mo breathed a sigh of relief, his eyes slightly chilly, teeth lightly biting his lower lip.
He had the opportunity to counter-attack, but unfortunately, he didn’t seize it.
This chemical formula was stronger than him.
In the final circle, the chemical formula got nine kills and won the chicken dinner, with the highest KD.
Even so, Han Mo’s KD was already quite high. If he hadn’t been unlucky and encountered the chemical formula early on, it might have been even higher.
In a training room.
Yan Yibing took off his headphones and asked, “Who’s hanmo0210?”
Sun Tianjiao said, “That’s Han Mo, the genius I told you about.”
Yan Yibing pondered for a moment, then said slowly, “He played well this round.”
Sun Tianjiao agreed, “Right? If you hadn’t come, he would’ve been the winner. His entry fragging skills are superb, extremely fierce. But he’s a bit too reckless, but that’s minor. And his reaction speed is just as fast as yours.”
Unable to contain himself, Yan Yibing stood up, patted his jersey, and said, “I’ll go take a look.”
Sun Tianjiao followed along, chirping, “See, I told you he was just nervous last time. You said I only know how to read faces.”
Yan Yibing went straight to the training camp.
Within a week, the training camp underwent a seating rearrangement, transforming from a regular vertical arrangement into a massive oval.
With the new layout, Yan Yibing couldn’t locate Han Mo based on their previous positions.
Yan Yibing craned his neck, and as soon as the other players in the training camp spotted him, they hurriedly took off their headphones, raised their heads, and nervously watched him.
They had no idea why the team’s ace suddenly came over.
“Bing Shen.”
“Bing Shen, hello.”
…
Yan Yibing nodded absentmindedly and continued searching for someone.
Fortunately, Han Mo’s face stood out quite prominently. Yan Yibing circled around and found Han Mo wearing headphones, reviewing the sniper duel from earlier.
He was completely focused, as if in a world of his own, and hadn’t noticed Yan Yibing’s arrival at all.
Yan Yibing walked up behind him and gently tapped Han Mo’s shoulder.
Han Mo instinctively furrowed his brows, his expression displeased as he turned his head, his demeanor distant and aloof.
But the next second, when he saw Yan Yibing, those emotions dissipated like dandelions in the wind, instantly vanishing.
He froze for a moment, took off his headphones, and tensed his jaw.
Yan Yibing grinned and said, “How about that, convinced?”
He gestured toward the replay in front of them.
Han Mo realized, “Chemical Formula… it wasn’t H2O, it was you?”
Yan Yibing nodded. “Solid water, isn’t it just ice? I thought you all could figure it out.”
Han Mo lowered his eyes slightly, the corners of his eyes relaxing, and whispered, “Convinced.”
Seeing Han Mo’s acquiescence, Yan Yibing couldn’t help but regard him with a bit more respect.
He seemed quite aloof, but at least he listened in front of him.
However, Yan Yibing’s way of showing respect to people was through ruthless criticism.
He pointed at the computer screen, his slender index finger slightly curved, “Look at this sniping of yours, what kind of nonsense is this?”
“Sure, you got a lot of kills, but can’t you predict if there are enemies in the housing area?”
“If you weren’t wearing level three armor, and if I didn’t feel lazy about picking up a 98k, would you have a chance to counter?”
Han Mo’s head drooped even lower, his face paler, his lips slightly chapped.
In a deep voice, he admitted, “I… didn’t play well.”
Sun Tianjiao gave Yan Yibing a meaningful look.
He thought he was here to encourage them, but unexpectedly, he started criticizing them right away.
Even though he performed quite well, like the rising sun of tomorrow, so bright and promising, how could they scold him for being too serious?
Yan Yibing also felt that this young man was too reserved, not even showing a hint of temper. He decided not to provoke any more grievances.
So he cleared his throat and softened his tone.
“And your name, how did you come up with it? You’re practically exposing your personal information.”
Han Mo raised his eyes, blinked in confusion, wondering why the criticism suddenly shifted from his gameplay to his naming skills.
Yan Yibing had a playful idea and lightly said, “Why don’t I help you change your name?”
Han Mo’s eyelids trembled slightly. Then, silently, he moved aside and handed his account over to Yan Yibing.
Yan Yibing didn’t take Han Mo’s seat but instead leaned forward, left hand propped on the table, right hand gripping the keyboard.
His complexion was fair, faint blood vessels visible on his fingers, joints naturally prominent as he casually tapped the table.
Han Mo glanced at Yan Yibing’s hand, feeling uneasy, and quickly shifted his gaze away. But in doing so, his eyes inadvertently fell on Yan Yibing’s waist.
Due to his posture, the hem of Yan Yibing’s T-shirt naturally drooped, loosely swaying with his movements.
The taut and supple waistline was faintly visible, and the contours of his spine formed a lean and firm silhouette.
“All done. Take a look and see if you’re satisfied,” Yan Yibing called out to him.
Only then did Han Mo raise his eyes to look at his own nickname.
The name ‘hanmo0210’ had been changed to ‘zero‧momo.’
Han Mo: “…”
It’s a bit… childish.
But after scrutinizing it for a moment, he gently moved his lips. “Satisfied. I’m satisfied with what you’ve changed.”
Yan Yibing was a bit surprised. He had originally been joking, giving Han Mo an ID that completely didn’t match his temperament. In fact, he was planning to spend money to buy a name change card for Han Mo to change it back.
But Han Mo was actually satisfied.
Yan Yibing leaned a bit closer to Han Mo, raising his almond-shaped eyes, and asked uncertainly, “Do you really like it?”
Han Mo, caught off guard by how close he suddenly got, blushed instantly. His Adam’s apple bobbed quickly, and he pressed his lips, lowering his voice, “Um.”
Yan Yibing chuckled softly. “If you like it, you like it. Why are you blushing?”
It’s kind of fun to tease this reserved and taciturn kid…
Fans —
【Tsk tsk tsk, now you’ll know who’s fun in the future.】
【You’ll know how to have fun later.】
【It’ll be fun from now on.】
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