Chapter 33 - The Empress Gets Flamed
“Hit him, hit him!”
“No, we can’t beat him, run, run!”
“You have Flash, don’t be a coward!”
“Huh? Why did you just use Flash directly?”
“I was reminding you that you have Flash, not telling you to flash right on top of him…”
“Forget it, forget it. Use it early, it's on cooldown early. You scared him, so this trade wasn't a loss!”
“Their jungler is here, quick, Flash! Er… forgot you don’t have Flash anymore…”
“…”
Under the one-after-another guidance of Lin Fan and Zhou Yan, and with Longyue’s “superb skills,” the game quickly started with a glorious battle record of 0-8.
Although her record was not good, it did not shake her heroic and unyielding spirit in the slightest. Every time she returned to base and went out again, she would charge forward and fight the opponent head-on!
She was the majestic Empress of the Immortal Realm, how could she shrink back because of a few small deaths!
At this moment, the mid-lane teammate finally couldn't take it anymore and started typing.
“Bull Demon, what the hell are you doing?!”
“Hmm? Is he scolding me?”
Longyue looked at the message in the chat box, her brow furrowed, and she turned her head to look at Lin Fan with confusion.
Lin Fan decisively shook his head and comforted her:
“He’s scolding Bull Demon, it has nothing to do with you. You don’t need to pay him any mind.”
“Oh…”
Longyue responded and continued to immerse herself in the game with peace of mind. But soon, looking at her own Bull Demon hero on the interface, she suddenly realized something was wrong.
She was the one playing Bull Demon right now. So if that person was scolding Bull Demon, wasn't he scolding her…?
“Retarded Bull Demon!”
The mid-lane teammate relentlessly typed insults in the public chat. This time, Longyue also reacted.
“He dares to insult this Empress?!”
Longyue’s anger was mixed with disbelief.
She, the majestic Empress of the Supreme Sacred Heavenly Palace, was revered and worshipped by the masses wherever she went. Even when facing all kinds of demons and evil beings, she had never suffered this kind of verbal abuse!
If this were in the Immortal Demon Continent, she wouldn't even need to act herself. The crime of insulting the Empress would be enough to have his entire nine generations of relatives executed!
“This is too much! We can’t let him get away with it, flame him back!”
“Right! Sister-in-law, flame him to death!”
Lin Fan and Zhou Yan, who were on the side, couldn't watch anymore either. Their side was indeed playing a bit badly and feeding a bit, so being told off once or twice was fine, but the other party was being relentless.
How could they tolerate this!
“hundan…”
Longyue slowly typed out the pinyin one by one in the public chat to strike back. Her typing speed was so slow that Lin Fan and Zhou Yan, watching from the side, were about to die of anxiety.
She hadn't even finished typing one sentence, and the other person had probably already cursed at her more than ten times.
With this typing speed, how could she possibly defend her family’s honor in Zu'an?*
[N : Zu'an is a region in the game League of Legends, famous in the Chinese gaming community for its players' extremely toxic and creative insults (flaming).]
Her slow typing could be excused, after all, she had only just started practicing pinyin, so it was normal to be slow. But seeing the words she typed out, the two of them couldn't help but be stunned.
“Bastard! You insolent fool! How dare you speak rudely to this Empress!”
Lin Fan: “…”
Zhou Yan: “…”
Lin Fan and Zhou Yan stared at Longyue with an “are you kidding me” expression on their faces.
He told her to flame back viciously, and this is what she came up with…?
It was completely ineffective. Rather than calling it scolding, it was more like she was pouting…
“Lin Fan, sister-in-law’s scolding is a bit too gentle…”
“That’s just how your sister-in-law is. She doesn’t know how to curse…”
Lin Fan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but he also felt a sense of relief in his heart.
To this day, the worst he had ever heard Longyue curse at him was that string of “pervert, shameless, lewd” from before.
With her upbringing as the Empress of the Immortal Realm, she was simply not permitted to utter any other, more vicious words...
In the game, the mid-lane teammate saw the words Longyue sent and couldn't help but send out another series of taunts.
“Bro, are you trying to scold me? I thought you were pouting at me, hahaha.”
“With that typing speed and flaming skill, you dare to lane? Does your own mother not want you anymore?”
“Wait until you’ve learned how to type before you come and lane against me, little kid!”
Longyue: “…!”
Watching the strings of taunts pop up on the public chat, while she hadn't even finished typing a single sentence, Longyue trembled with anger. Her fingers gripped the screen with such force that she almost crushed it.
When had she ever suffered this degree of verbal abuse and been wronged like this? To her regret, she still hadn't completely mastered this world's pinyin input method, and her attempts to strike back seemed so powerless…
Longyue turned her head, a layer of mist covering her eyes. She bit her red lip, unwilling to give in, and stared at Lin Fan with an aggrieved expression.
“Very angry? Want to flame back?” Lin Fan asked.
“Mhm!”
Longyue nodded solemnly, her face full of anticipation.
“Alright, then let me take over.”
Lin Fan gave a helpless smile, reached out to take her phone, and his hands began to ‘play music’ on the public chat screen as if he were playing a piano.
“***** (censored), I didn’t want to deal with you, and you really take that as a compliment, huh!”
“What's all the shouting for in a casual match for fun? Not allowed to practice heroes, is that it?”
“** (censored), so you're the only one who can type? Huh? Keep yapping?”
“…”
In the blink of an eye, the offensive and defensive positions on the public chat had been reversed. In a few seconds, Lin Fan had typed out more than a dozen messages in response, completely flooding out the other person's messages.
Zhou Yan stood to the side with his arms crossed, nodding with great gratification.
Now that's more like it!
This is what you call laning. What sister-in-law was doing before was just pouting!
Longyue pressed up against Lin Fan’s side, craning her neck to stare at the public game chat. Her eyes, looking at Lin Fan, couldn't help but show a trace of admiration.
The Demon Sovereign types so fast, so amazing…
And right now, he’s specifically helping her vent her anger…
Soon, following the intense verbal exchange between Lin Fan and the other party, both sides gradually shifted the battlefield from typing insults to opening voice chat to flame, staging an 8 AM esports classroom recitation.
When Lin Fan got tired of cursing, Zhou Yan, who was behind him, would seamlessly take over. This great battle to defend the family tree only came to an end in the explosion of their base after they had cursed the other party’s voice hoarse…
“Hahaha, so satisfying. It’s been a long time since I’ve laned against someone in a game. It seems my skills haven’t diminished over the years~”
Zhou Yan had a look of relief on his face as he, still wishing for more, handed the phone back to Longyue.
Longyue took the phone, a pleased smile unconsciously tugging at the corners of her mouth.
In the past, in the Immortal Demon Continent, whenever someone dared to offend her or speak rudely to her, she would always deal with it herself directly. This was the first time she had let someone else vent her anger for her, and she felt inexplicably happy.
After that, Longyue started a few more matchmaking practice games. Although she was still far from reaching the King level standard, with every match, her operation of the game and her understanding became more and more skilled. From going 0-8 at the beginning, to later being able to solo kill the opponent, her progress was, to the naked eye, at a godly speed.
After just a few games, she already had the feeling of transforming from a newbie into a mid-rank player.
Watching her grow so quickly along the way, Zhou Yan couldn't help but be dumbfounded.
“Lin Fan, was sister-in-law really not just pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger before? This learning speed is too fast. Could it be that sister-in-law actually has a talent for gaming?”
“Perhaps.”
Lin Fan smiled and didn't explain too much. He also didn't feel much surprise at Longyue’s progress.
One must know, her former self was the Empress of the Immortal Realm. Her reaction speed and hand speed were both extremely fast. What she lacked compared to others was just an understanding of the game and its heroes.
He believed that as long as she familiarized herself more with the game and the hero mechanics, it wouldn't take her long to master this game…!