Fu Yue's health was incredibly low when he got Quadrakill. Hanz managed to ignite him before dying so he had no choice but to switch back to his Light form.
Xieyu was the last survivor and was quite far away from him.
Right as Fu Yue thought that he would miss the Pentakill, Xieyu got pushed back and stunned by Qiao.
And just like that, a low-health Xieyu was served on a silver platter for Fu Yue by Wei Chen.
Fu Yue exclaimed in excitement, "Captain, you are the best!"
Wei Chen gave a small chuckle.
Li Haoran watched their interaction and shook his head, "Why do I feel so single?"
"What do you mean? Don't you have me?" Yang Yuxuan raised his eyebrows.
Li Haoran glanced at his Support and said with eyes full of distrust, "If it was me who got the Quadrakill, you would be the first one to sabotage my Penta!"
"At least you know." Yang Yuxuan praised.
Li Haoran: "..."
Zhao Fu might be the only one who was still immersed in the game. He excitedly praised Fu Yue, "Xiao Yue, you played that incredibly well!"
Fu Yue humbly shook his head, "No. It was all thanks to you guys."
Yang Yuxuan diligently scouted the area and placed down a lot of visions, therefore, Fu Yue was able to notice the collapse earlier on.
If he were to discover the news just a bit slower, at most he could only trade one for one.
In the early game, Wei Chen also wandered around Mid Lane trying to relieve some of his pressure and helped him get ahead early.
Zhao Fu in the Top Lane has been pressuring his opponent, therefore, Steel has never gotten the chance to roam or join in the fight. In the teamfight, he absorbed almost all the damage trying his best to protect his backline.
Li Haoran has been doing his job as an AD carry very well. He pressed Yulu down making him unable to get up which made him irrelevant in the game.
Fu Yue knew very well that this game didn't go this well solely because of him. His teammates were trying their best for his debut game.
It is a blessing to have such great teammates backing you up.
Meanwhile, on the internet, just after Fu Yue landed a Pentakill, the barrage exploded.
[Ahhhhhh 404 is so handsome!!!!!!]
[Is he really an Omega??? I have never seen an Omega as handsome as him!]
[Little brother Omega, look at me! Look at me!]
[Omg, he played that really well!]
[Ok, who said that he would eat the keyboard? Come out!]
[Those who said that 404 is a noob, come out!]
[A better team wins the game I guess lol]
[Woah This roster is coming out so strong!]
[Hahaha those who bashed 404 a while ago, where are you? His map awareness is amazing, good at reading the situation and his reaction speed is crazy! He is being carried by his team? He has the biggest gold lead and coordinates incredibly well with his teammates! This is a 5 vs 5 game, not 1 vs 1!]
[Don't be too confident! TB is so weak! This match proves nothing!]
[Don't hype him too much! Or else it will be embarrassing when he falls later on!]
[It must be suck to be Xieyu...]
Of course, Xieyu is starting to break out in cold sweats after his team is aced by TM.
Similarly, this match was equally important to him.
To beat the allegation of being the problem of TM, Xieyu needed to start on the right foot with his new team.
If things were to go wrong, Xieyu could already imagine all the negative comments on the internet after losing this match.
His career would take a huge hit too!
Looking at the score panel, Xieyu tightened his grip on the mouse. His lips were tightly pursed together.
His mind was stretched taunt due to the pressure and made several mistakes in a row.
As a result, Xieyu got caught in the wrong position multiple times and the gold lead became bigger and bigger.
TM got every objective. They killed the Saint on spawn and received the dragon's blessing around 22 minutes.
In the last team fight, TB managed to bring down Ilay but in return, they got their crystal destroyed.
"The victory goes to TM at 23:45 minutes!"
Cheers erupted in the studio and the sound was deafening. Every player took off their headphones and got up from their seats.
Only Xieyu clenched his fists tightly refusing to stand up.
Ben noticed his paled face and sighed, "Xieyu gets up. It is over now."
It is over... It is over.
This phrase kept replaying in his mind and Xieyu didn't know how he got back to his waiting room.
The coach wanted to scold him but upon seeing his bad state, he calmed down and said, "Pack up. We are going back."
Xieyu tightly grabbed the straps of his backpack and turned to look at the monitor.
On the stage, a certain beautiful silver-haired young man standing side by side with the exceedingly handsome black-haired man.
The picture was so beautiful that others couldn't help but stare in admiration.
Xieyu flattened his mouth and no longer looked at the screen. He quietly followed his teammates to their van.
It was unsurprisingly for Fu Yue to be named the MVP. Since this was his first interview, Wei Chen as the Captain also tagged along.
The host was a beautiful female Beta and she had a brilliant smile on her face.
"First of all, congratulations on your victory! It was your debut game but you exceeded everyone's expectations and showed such a dominating performance! Probably because you were so confident in your skills that you were not nervous at all?"
Fu Yue inwardly laughed.
If he were to say yes, people would clamor to scold him for being arrogant.
If he were to say no, they would twist his words into saying that he looked down on his enemies.
Regardless, Fu Yue didn't show his real thoughts on his face. The corner of his lips slightly curved into a beautiful arc, and he gave a light chuckle, "Tell me, is there anyone who would be nervous having God Silence as their Jungler?"
The female host didn't expect this kind of answer so there was a slight pause in her response.
"That's right! With Silence on my team, I only need to lie down and win! Since this topic has been brought up, Silence, was it you who brought in 404?"
Wei Chen calmly responded, "It was me."
The female host's smile widened, "I am sure that everyone is wondering about this matter. How did you meet 404?"
At this question, Wei Chen was reminded of that scene in the game arena.
It had been a few months but he could remember it as if it happened yesterday.
That pair of beautiful purple eyes glistened in tears and was slightly reddened staring back at him.
Wei Chen's eyelashes lowered creating a shadow under his eyes. He softly said, "We happened to sit next to each other during SZ and YL's match."
The host uttered in surprise, "I thought you two bumped into each other in a game! To think, you first met in the game arena among thousands of people, that's incredible!"
Wei Chen also held the same thought. He nonchalantly nodded, "Perhaps we are fated."
The host: "...!"
The audience: "...!"
Coach He: "...!"
Fu Yue: "..." Here, we go again.
The barrage suddenly went into silence for several seconds trying to digest what they had just heard.
A few moments later, the comments were pouring in crazily.
[Woah, wait! Did Silence just say 'We are fated' to an Omega?! Did I hear that right???]
[Upstairs, what a coincidence, I seemed to have auditory hallucinations too. Want to go to the hospital together?]
[What's wrong with Silence??? He is normally not like this! (0-0 ;)]
[Clam down. Silence's words should be taken literally. I think he only meant about how unbelievable it was to unearth a good talent just by watching the match!]
[That's right! Silence has always been like this! He is not interested in other people besides gaming!]
[Oh my god! I have been shipping them since their airport picture! >///< Is this canon?!]
[Ugh, you crazy CP fans, don't be delusional! It will only make 404 look miserable later on!]
Regardless of the commotion on the internet, the female host quickly regained her senses and gave a stiff smile, "True. You two are well-matched."
"Thank you." Wei Chen calmly accepted her compliment.
The host: "..." Why do I taste dog food in my mouth?
Nevertheless, the host proceeded with the next question, "Ah, one last question for Silence. What was your first impression of 404? I heard that you even went to fetch him at the airport yourself."
Fu Yue couldn't help but click his tongue. Usually, the questions would be related to their previous or future match with a few funny questions thrown in between.
However, this time, the questions were rather personal.
Looks like they want to attract heat by using his scandal with Wei Chen.
At this thought, Fu Yue subconsciously shifted his eyes to the taller man and coincidentally, their eyes met.
His heart couldn't help but skip a beat at this unexpected eye contact. He, soon saw the other side parted his lips and seriously said, "He looks good in red."
The host: "O.o"
The audience: "O.O"
Coach He: "O•O"
Fu Yue: "..."
[Nvm. I take back my words.]
[Silence is really flirting!]
[Ahhhhhhh my Chenyue CP is sailing!]
[Is this a marriage proposal? Why don't you just say that he looks good in the wedding dress?!]
[So when are you two going to get married?]
[Pei! What are you all thinking?! 404 wore a red coat during their first meeting. Stop twisting Silence's words!]
[Haha Silence's lawyers are mega-coping right now lol]
Coach He who was watching the interview in the waiting room was too stunned to speak.
He let Wei Chen go with Fu Yue in case the latter had a slip of the tongue and made a mistake. But what's this?
With word disbelief written all over his face, Coach He held his forehead, "Did he take the wrong medicine?"
Li Haoran swallowed a piece of chocolate and slightly shook his head, "No. Captain Wei failed to dodge the skill and got hit by Si-ge's charm."
Coach He looked at him questioningly to which Li Haoran added, "The charm duration seems to last indefinitely."
Knowing that this brat was unreliable, Coach He switched his target to Yang Yuxuan.
Noticing his gaze, Yang Yuxuan shrugged, "Who knows? Declare sovereignty?"
Of course, Coach He wouldn't believe this nonsense. This is Wei Chen we are talking about not Zizi!
Coming back to Fu Yue's side, he who had accumulated quite a lot of experience with this kind of situation quickly intervened, "Red means good luck so I wore a red wine coat. That must have left quite a deep impression on Captain Wei haha."
The host accepted his explanation with an 'Ah' and finally shifted their topic to his previous game.
Fu Yue answered every question with ease and ended the interview with a slight smile.
"From now on, I would be happy if everyone remembered me as a Mid Laner named 404 not simply 'That Omega player'. Thank you, please continue to support TM."
The IB vs YL match would be coming up next. Therefore, no one has left the game arena yet since this was the actual highlight of the week.
Walking down the passage back to their waiting room, Fu Yue suddenly spoke up when he saw no one was around.
"You did that on purpose."
Wei Chen turned to look at Fu Yue in surprise. He never thought that he would get caught right away.
"If it made you uncomfortable, I am sorry."
Seeing that the other side didn't deny his words, Fu Yue chuckled while shaking his head, "I don't mind. Even if you did nothing, others would still make things up about us on the internet." Pausing for a bit, he continued, "You are trying to divert everyone's attention from Xieyu to you."
Wei Chen slightly lowered his eyes without saying anything in return which was a silent acquiescence.
Fu Yue's eyes softened at this sight. He reached out his left hand to gently pat his back.
Suddenly feeling the feather touch on his back, Wei Chen's blue eyes slightly widened. His calm expression was replaced by astonishment.
"Good Job." Fu Yue spoke close to his ear.
This interaction was brief, lasting only for several seconds. Fu Yue casually took back his hand and continued to walk forward.
Wei Chen, on the other hand, seemed to be rooted in his spot.
That gentle touch seems to linger refusing to go away.
And that small whisper is making a lot of noise in his heart right now.