Chapter 62: Be Careful I'll Sue You for Defamation

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Yet, just as he was about to unleash his ultimate move, Lin Bai’s Q skill, which had not been released for a long time, silenced him once more!

"Damn!"

Ignite was active. Lin Bai waited patiently. Soon, the kill threshold appeared, and Lin Bai decisively pressed the R key.

"Demacia!"

With a beam of light descending, Li Yu’s screen turned gray again.

This time, the room was silent. Neither Li Yu, Xu Qiao, nor Luo Jian spoke a word.

The three stared intently at Li Yu’s gray screen, mouths agape, unable to believe what they saw.

Lin Bai stood up and patted Li Yu on the shoulder.

"Kid, you still need more practice."

At that moment, Xu Youmeng furrowed her brows and came over. Seeing the strange expressions on their faces, she frowned and asked,

"What’s going on with you guys? Feeling superior just because you’re crushing a Bronze player?"

The three said nothing. Xu Youmeng approached the screen, saw the result, and her eyes widened instantly.

"You… lost?"

Li Yu didn’t respond; he seemed completely drained.

"Lost. Twice in a row," Xu Qiao stammered.

Xu Youmeng suddenly looked at Lin Bai. Lin Bai happened to be opening a can of beer, taking a few gulps while gazing out the window.

"I originally wanted to get along with you all as an ordinary person, but all I got in return was distance and ridicule."

"So… I’m done pretending. I’m revealing the truth—I’m a champion, a professional player!"

Xu Youmeng then looked at Li Yu, who just happened to raise his head and look at Lin Bai.

"You’re a… liar!"

Li Yu was also a champion. Putting aside his initial prejudice, losing both matches made him doubt himself.

While doubting himself, Li Yu silently reviewed the games in his mind and reached one conclusion:

Lin Bai is a master! A master even stronger than himself!

Xu Youmeng, Xu Qiao, and Luo Jian were a bit stunned. "What’s going on?"

Li Yu stood up and hurried over to Lin Bai.

"What’s your exact rank?"

Lin Bai shrugged.

"My rank isn’t high because I don’t have time to play ranked, but… my skill level should be a bit higher than yours."

Li Yu didn’t argue. As a fellow champion, others might dispute, but he could not.

"You liar!" Li Yu cursed bitterly, then turned and walked back to Xu Youmeng and the others.

"Brother Bai is better than me. With him here, we can continue the match tomorrow."

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Xu Youmeng and the others were still somewhat confused, finding it hard to accept this outcome.

"By the way, Xiaomeng, have you contacted Fang Dawei?" Lin Bai asked.

Xu Youmeng shook her head.

"No. The calls went through before, but just now the phone was switched off."

Now Lin Bai was almost certain of his suspicion. After a moment’s hesitation, he said,

"Don’t worry about Fang Dawei anymore. I’ll take over his position and continue the training."

The others nodded one after another, regaining their confidence.

…

After 10 p.m., the last match ended.

"Phew—haven’t won this satisfyingly in a long time!" Li Yu stretched with a relaxed expression.

The others felt the same.

They played five matches in total, winning all, including two comebacks.

In those two comeback matches, one was won by Lin Bai’s Master Yi solo pushing, and the other by an early-fed Renekton who took over the game and finished with a quadra kill.

If Xu Youmeng, Xu Qiao, and Luo Jian hadn’t believed before, after these five matches, they were fully convinced of Lin Bai’s skill.

In gaming, skill is always the only standard and the best way to silence others.

"Alright, time’s almost up. Everyone go back and rest. Meet here at 10 a.m. tomorrow."

After turning off the computer, Lin Bai left the studio and headed to the dormitory.

On the way, Lin Bai called Qin Ruowei several times again, but as usual, no one answered.

…

Back in the dorm, the power was finally restored, and Zhao Fangting resumed his ranking climb.

Lin Bai took a shower, climbed into bed, and checked the closing stock price of Huaxing Yunk Technology on his phone.

10.28 yuan!

Lin Bai recalled that the system’s estimated peak price was 10.32 yuan! This price was extremely close, and the system’s estimate was for roughly a week.

So!

Without hesitation, Lin Bai sold all his shares at 10.28 yuan!

[XX Bank: Your account ending **** has credited 3,776,250.00 yuan. Current balance: 13,807,017.00 yuan.]

His own 5,000, Brother Luo’s 20,000, Qin Ruowei’s 300,000, plus the 1 million Qin Yang lent him.

The total principal was 1,325,000. After selling, the total credited amounted to 3,776,250, already after fees.

Looking at the long string of numbers in his bank account, Lin Bai felt an unprecedented sense of relief.

Then Lin Bai operated on Ant Treasure, transferring 30,000, 350,000, and 1,100,000 respectively to Brother Luo, Qin Ruowei, and Qin Yang.

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[XX Bank: Your account ending **** has debited 1,100,000.00 yuan. Current balance: 12,327,017.00 yuan.]

After clearing all debts, Lin Bai exhaled deeply, did some sit-ups, then rested.

…

The next day, Saturday.

At 1:30 p.m., at the Chuangying Startup Park, Changying Esports Studio.

"Ready, captain! Let’s go!"

The five team members were prepared, each wearing a confident smile.

"Let’s move out!"

Lin Bai waved his hand, and the five went out one after another, getting into Lin Bai’s Mercedes and heading straight for the Ice Sugar Esports Arena outside the campus.

Ice Sugar Esports was the largest esports arena in the Jiangcheng University commercial district—essentially a high-end internet café.

The arena had over 500 computers with top-tier equipment, and offered gaming companions dressed in various cosplay outfits—sexy, charming, cute—mostly university students from nearby doing part-time jobs.

The prices were steep, starting at fifty to sixty yuan per hour.

Ice Sugar Esports was a partner of the Azure Dragon team, so when they learned the Azure Dragon team would compete against the Changying team, Ice Sugar began promotion a week in advance.

Outsiders might not know, but gamers definitely did.

Therefore, when Lin Bai and the others entered the Ice Sugar Esports Arena, it was packed with people, no place left to stand.

"Brother Bai, over here!"

Chen Zhe’s deep voice came through. Lin Bai found Chen Zhe and led Xu Youmeng and the others over.

As Lin Bai’s roommates and brothers, Zhao Fangting, Chen Zhe, and Lu Xiaobin naturally came to cheer for the Changying team.

Approaching, Lin Bai saw Zhao Fangting wearing cat-ear accessories on his head, causing a twitch at Lin Bai’s mouth corner.

"Yo, I thought you guys wouldn’t come."

Just as they gathered, a discordant voice sounded. Following the voice, they saw Lin Feng leading a group of people, swelling forward with an aggressive aura.

Lin Feng took the lead and stood before Lin Bai, eyes scanning each of them, finally resting on Xu Youmeng.

"Xiaomeng, I heard your team is short a player. You sure you want to compete? Don’t say Brother Feng didn’t warn you. If you lose, don’t come crying to me, hahaha..."

Xu Youmeng’s expression turned cold.

"It was you who caused this, wasn’t it? Despicable!"

Xu Youmeng wasn’t stupid. Considering Fang Dawei’s recent strange behavior, she knew exactly what was going on.

Lin Feng raised his hands innocently.

"Hey, hey, hey, don’t throw around accusations without proof, okay? If you have no evidence, that’s slander. Watch out, I might sue you for defamation."