ARML CH57

Chi Shuo felt something was wrong the moment he saw the text in the chat channel. The international server is filled with experts, but also trolls. Especially around the King 10-star tier, it’s a mixed bag with all sorts of demons and monsters.

He and Ye Shaoyang were duo-queueing mid-jungle, and the players in slots 4 and 5 were also duo-queueing. The system matching the four of them together only had one explanation—the opponents were too strong, so it matched four relatively strong players to counter them.

The MMR of all four of them was very high, with win rates exceeding 90%. This meant the opponents were similar, very likely also two pairs of duo-queues with extremely high win rates.

Chi Shuo guessed, “There should be a lot of professional players’ smurfs in this match.”

Ye Shaoyang smiled and said, “Then I won’t use the smiley face symbol, otherwise it’d be easy to blow my cover.”

At the Huowen team base. Coach Li pointed excitedly at the screen: “Give the Sun and Moon duo a role, let them play mid-jungle synergy. It’s a perfect chance to observe their coordination!”

Zhou Jiawen had the same thought, so he typed a prompt in the pre-selection interface: “I’ll play Marksman.”

Kim Min-jun, who knew a little conversational Chinese, sent a voice message in confusion: “You, Mid-laner, yield it to him?”

Zhou Jiawen explained: “Sun and Moon are experts. Let them play Mid-laner and Jungler.”

Kim Min-jun: “Experts from your China region?”

Zhou Jiawen: “No, I don’t know them. A rookie from Mitchell’s team ran into them a few days ago and sent me a match recording. Their coordination is extremely tacit; they should be professional players.”

Hearing this, Kim Min-jun’s interest was also piqued: “Alright, then I’ll play Support.”

The BP phase began. In the international server, BP works by having slots 3, 4, and 5 each ban one hero.

The opponents banned [Cobra King] first. When it was the allied slot 3’s turn, Ye Shaoyang banned the mid-lane [Frost Goddess]. He wasn’t afraid of Frost Goddess, but a professional player’s Frost Goddess heavily countered summoner-type heroes like White Fox King. With one ultimate thrown down, his little foxes would be insta-killed the moment they ran into its range.

The opponent’s second ban went to [Stealth Rogue], banning out a common jungle-core composition.

Coach Li said, “We’ll ban the tower-pushing composition, ban [Machine Gun Hunter].” Zhou Jiawen did as told.

The opponent’s third ban targeted the Mid-laner [Flame Goddess].

Coach Li said, “Ban the hard-engage Support [Destruction Hammer].” Kim Min-jun heard this in the voice channel and banned [Destruction Hammer] according to the coach’s intention.

The random player in slot 1 was trembling—why does this BP feel like a professional league match? Usually, when playing ranked, everyone just bans randomly. But in today’s match, during the BP alone, both sides rapidly and directly banned out five systems: Poison Comp, Fire Comp, tower-pushing, jungle-core, and hard-engage!

Hero selection phase. The allied slot 1 player picked a [Paladin] and typed, “OK?” Coach Li: “OK OK!” Zhou Jiawen held back a laugh, “The random in slot 1 probably senses the atmosphere is off.”

The opponent’s slots 1 and 2 instantly picked the common bottom lane duo of [Forest Envoy] + [Holy Spirit Archer]. When it was the allied team’s turn, Chi Shuo wasn’t in a hurry to pick a hero. Instead, he pinged in-game: “I’ll help you pick.”

Coach Li understood, “It’s not good for him to pick a jungle hero directly in slot 2; it’s easy to get countered. Let’s secure the bottom lane duo first, leave the Jungler role to him for last.” Ye Shaoyang also requested to pick for others, so the Marksman and Support in slots 4 and 5 automatically swapped up, securing the bottom lane duo [Gunner] and [Radiant Shield] first.

The opponent’s slots 3 and 4 instantly locked in [Ninja] and [Nightmare].

Coach Li looked thoughtful: “Ninja Jungler? Could it be Fujita from the Japanese team GOW?” Zhou Jiawen said, “It’s possible.”

Following closely, the allied slots 4 and 5 instantly locked in [Black Wolf King] and [White Fox King]. Coach Li’s jaw nearly dropped: “Holy crap, the Black and White Fox King duo that disappeared years ago?! Why aren’t they playing the Flying Duo, switching to Black and White instead!”

Kim Min-jun said excitedly, “This Ninja should be Fujita Naoya-sama, his ID is very familiar!” Zhou Jiawen helplessly rubbed his forehead: “It is very familiar.” Coach Li murmured, “This match is almost on par with a World Championship group stage match, isn’t it?”

The opponent also had an innocent random player. Seeing this, they fearfully picked the Top Laner [Blood Knight]. I’m tanky, and I can lifesteal. I just pray I die less. You guys go fight your battle of gods elsewhere; don’t come to my top lane~!

The compositions for both sides were quickly finalized. Blue side: Paladin Top Laner, Black and White duo mid-jungle synergy, Radiant Shield and Gunner bottom lane. Red side: Blood Knight Top Laner, Ninja and Nightmare mid-jungle synergy, Forest Envoy and Holy Spirit Archer bottom lane.

Looking at this composition, the core point of contention was clearly the jungle.

The match began, and Chi Shuo immediately pinged a mark at the opponent’s blue buff jungle area.

[Black Wolf King] is relatively strong in the early game as a Jungler. Most heroes only have one skill at the start, but [Black Wolf King] can transform from the very beginning. Although the initial transformation is merely a form change without the critical pounce of the “Hunting Mode” ultimate, the form switch essentially gives him 2 skills, making his mechanics much more flexible.

Knowing Chi Shuo intended to invade, Ye Shaoyang quickly followed. The bottom lane Support and Marksman also cooperatively followed along.

Coordinating with the Jungler’s tempo at the start of the game is a relatively conventional macro in high-tier matches. There’s no rush to clear the first minion wave because the minions will pause for a while after meeting; even if they finish fighting in the jungle and then return to the lanes, there’s still time.

Thus, the 4 professional players on the allied team grouped up and arrived at the opponent’s blue buff area. And encountered the other 4 professional players who had been waiting there all along.

Both sides were stunned for a moment upon meeting in the jungle.

Starting off this aggressively? A direct 4v4 team fight in the jungle?

Chi Shuo pressed the button for [Initiate Attack]! There was nothing to fear in a 4v4; it was a perfect opportunity to test each other.

The allied Support [Radiant Shield] quickly raised his shield and charged forward. The [Gunner] positioned wretchenly from a distance. Ye Shaoyang’s [White Fox King] and Chi Shuo’s [Black Wolf King] launched a surprise attack simultaneously—

The early-game strength of [White Fox King] lies in the Q skill accumulating little foxes. Ye Shaoyang had been accumulating them since leaving the crystal. By the time he reached the jungle, he had already gathered three. A sudden wave of little foxes directly pounced on the enemy Jungler, [Ninja]!

Although everyone’s equipment was very poor at the start, the biting of the little foxes stacked a bleeding status. The opposing [Ninja] was stacked with three layers of bleed, and his health rapidly plummeted below 50%!

Taking the opportunity, Zhou Jiawen’s [Gunner] fired a cannonball from a distance. The cannonball exploded, blowing away a significant chunk of health from several opponents. Seizing the right moment, Chi Shuo landed a few basic attacks from a distance in human form, then immediately transformed into a wolf for a close-range ambush—

He intended to one-shot the enemy Jungler. However, the opposing Ninja player was very smart. Upon reaching critical health, he immediately left a shadow clone in place and disappeared. Failing to one-shot him, Chi Shuo turned and pounced on the Mid-laner Nightmare—

The Nightmare mid-lane was also exceptionally annoying, possessing a hard crowd-control skill that could put someone to sleep. Almost the instant Chi Shuo moved, he immediately used the sleep skill, locking Chi Shuo in place.

Chi Shuo was shot a few times from a distance by the enemy Holy Spirit Archer and rapidly reached critical health. The allied little white foxes chased and bit the Nightmare, bringing the opponent to critical health as well. Zhou Jiawen’s cannon skill was on cooldown, so he hid in the back using basic attacks. After both sides exchanged a flurry of skills…

A crisp singing voice echoed, and the Forest Envoy activated team-wide healing.

Chi Shuo pinged [Retreat]! Zhou Jiawen pinged [Retreat]!

The pings were pressed almost simultaneously; their analysis of the situation was identical.

They couldn’t fight.

The opponent had a healer. Even though the healing output was low at the start, since they had blown through their skills and lacked damage—falling just short of killing the opponent—there was no need to continue tangling.

Chi Shuo retreated very decisively, directly jumping over the wall in wolf form to escape. The enemy Marksman wanted to pursue, but the allied Support planted his shield right there, completely blocking the opponent’s path.

Ye Shaoyang also quickly retreated to the mid-lane.

The opposing [Ninja] was gone. Sensing something wrong, Chi Shuo rapidly returned to the allied blue zone. Sure enough, after being brought to critical health earlier, the Ninja stealthily took a long detour and ran to steal their blue buff in their jungle! Fortunately, Chi Shuo noticed early. By the time he rushed over, the blue buff still had 1500 health.

In wolf form, Chi Shuo jumped over the wall, bit the blue buff once, and instantly pressed Smite to steal the blue back. Ye Shaoyang brought his little foxes over to help. Sensing danger, the opposing Ninja once again left a shadow clone and ran away.

Seeing this, Ye Shaoyang couldn’t help but say, “This enemy Jungler is very calm.” Chi Shuo said, “Let’s farm up first. We can’t kill him in the early game without crowd control.”

The first wave of counter-jungling was unsuccessful. After exchanging skills, both sides retreated, and the Junglers on both sides ultimately started with double buffs. Chi Shuo’s early game counter-jungle was actually a probe to test the opponent’s strength. Being able to one-shot the Ninja with a combo would naturally be best. If not, they would farm safely and wait until level 6 to look for an opportunity.

Both sides farmed peacefully for a while, and Chi Shuo’s [Black Wolf King] quickly reached level 6. He went to the bottom lane, but the enemy Support had placed a ward in the allied jungle bush. Seeing his movement, they immediately retreated. Unable to find an opportunity in this Gank, Chi Shuo had to wait patiently.

The enemy Jungler originally wanted to gank the mid-lane, but Ye Shaoyang’s game sense was also extremely sharp. Noticing that the enemy Mid-laner [Nightmare] was positioning slightly too far forward, he immediately used Flash to retreat under his tower!

Sure enough, Nightmare’s [Sleep] crowd control fell just out of range and failed to lock him down. If he hadn’t used Flash just now, once [Nightmare] controlled him, [Ninja] was definitely nearby and could have taken him out instantly.

This is the importance of game sense—sometimes, from a subtle shift in the opponent’s positioning, you can guess that the enemy Jungler might be camping you. Fleeing in time saves your life; hesitating for 0.1 seconds might cost it.

Ye Shaoyang recalled to base under his tower, his heart pounding. Nightmare and Ninja, the strength of this mid-jungle synergy lay in CC’ing one and one-shotting one! Nightmare is an assassin mage with hard crowd control, while Ninja can launch surprise attacks from behind. With the two teaming up, let alone a squishy mid-laner, they could even kill fighters.

While recalling, Ye Shaoyang told Chi Shuo, “The enemy Jungler is in the mid-lane.” Chi Shuo replied, “En, prepare for the dragon team fight.”

The first gank attempt by both Junglers was unsuccessful, until everyone quickly reached level 6. They surely wouldn’t give up the first dragon team fight, right? After killing the dragon, the entire team would gain an economic bonus.

Chi Shuo pinged a mark at the dragon. Both Top Laners were randoms, and being too far away, they didn’t plan on coming over, continuing to lonely throw skills at each other in the top lane.

The Mid-laner and bottom lane duo rapidly assembled near the dragon pit. The two sides engaged in a 4v4 standoff, shifting their positioning for a while. Chi Shuo pressed the in-game prompt: [Go in and start the team fight]!

Kim Min-jun played very aggressively, treating the Support like a fighter. Seeing the prompt, he suddenly used Flash to reach the backline and violently smashed the shield in his hand onto the opponent’s head, directly stunning the enemy Marksman!

The enemy Marksman instantly used Cleanse and ran away. But what awaited him was Ye Shaoyang’s 4 little foxes that had been hiding in the bush all along.

The 4 little foxes pounced ferociously, instantly biting the Marksman down to a sliver of health. Just as the enemy Support was about to use their ultimate to heal, Ye Shaoyang suddenly transformed into human form and activated his AoE fear ultimate!

The White Fox King’s 2-second fear crowd control perfectly locked down the Marksman and Support. Chi Shuo immediately went into action, launching a hunting ambush from an ultra-long distance, one-shotting the enemy Marksman in a single strike!

—First Blood!

After securing the kill, the Black Wolf King’s ultimate refreshed. He transformed back into wolf form, jumped over the wall to escape, temporarily withdrawing from the battlefield to continue looking for opportunities. This was exactly the playstyle of this hero—flexible and highly adaptable. Deal a combo and run, seize the opportunity to suddenly dart in and take a head, continuously entering and leaving to disrupt the battlefield.

With the enemy Marksman suddenly dying, this team fight should have been a guaranteed win for the allied side.

Zhou Jiawen was hiding in a distant bush, just preparing to throw a cannonball at the opponent. Suddenly, a sharp blade sliced across his throat, and a critical hit notification of -1200 popped up directly above his head!

Startled, Zhou Jiawen hastily used Flash. But in the next moment, the enemy Mid-laner used a “Sleep” to lock him in place and burst him down in one combo.

Zhou Jiawen: “…” Playing Marksman is so mentally exhausting. Two people flanked me just to catch me, is that really necessary?!

It seemed both Junglers were eyeing the enemy Marksman. This 1-for-1 trade instantly turned the situation into a 3v3.

Kim Min-jun couldn’t help but complain: “This Ninja is definitely Fujita Naoya, appearing and disappearing like a ghost!” Zhou Jiawen corrected: “Disappearing and appearing like a ghost.” Kim Min-jun: “Oh.”

Kim Min-jun held his shield there, originally intending to protect the Black and White Fox Kings’ retreat. However, this duo didn’t seem to have any intention of retreating? The 4 little white foxes actually began a reverse pincer movement?

And the Black Wolf also flanked from a distance. Together with the White Fox King, they surrounded the bush above the dragon pit from both sides. Seeing this, Zhou Jiawen’s eyes lit up—this was the tempo of a head-on clash with the enemy mid-jungle duo!

Ye Shaoyang’s goal was clear: to kill your Mid-laner! The assassin mage [Nightmare] has strong burst damage and can one-shot with a combo if she lands crowd control. But her flaw is also obvious: after unleashing a combo, she has no skills left. Meanwhile, as long as the [White Fox King]’s little foxes aren’t dead, they can keep chasing and biting the opponent!

Ye Shaoyang utilized exactly this characteristic. After having the little foxes bite the enemy Marksman to low health, they swiftly closed in to find the enemy Mid-laner.

Sure enough, they found the [Nightmare], who was just preparing to retreat, in the bush!

The little foxes pounced and bit the enemy [Nightmare] until she bled. Sensing danger, the [Nightmare] immediately used Flash into the dragon pit, trying to escape. However, the Black Wolf, who had been waiting on the flank all along, directly jumped over the wall in wolf form and viciously bit her to death in one bite!

Chi Shuo secured a Double Kill!

Ye Shaoyang stared alertly at his surroundings. The black-clad, masked Ninja indeed appeared behind him, knocking off a huge chunk of his health with a critical hit! Ye Shaoyang hastily activated his W skill, teleporting the little foxes back to their master’s side.

—Spirit Fox Protects Master!

This skill must be activated quickly for the little foxes to help block critical damage.

Ye Shaoyang’s game sense was indeed sharp. After he and Chi Shuo flanked and killed the enemy Mid-laner, the enemy Jungler couldn’t just sit and watch; he would definitely try to find a way to kill him.

Therefore, his finger had long been hovering over the W key, pressing it the instant he sensed danger! The Ninja’s critical hit killed all his little foxes, and Ye Shaoyang luckily survived, escaping with a sliver of health.

This team fight resulted in a 1-for-2 trade. The allied side held a slight advantage, and Chi Shuo secured a Double Kill. The dragon was temporarily left untouched; neither side dared to attempt it again.

The match continued, and both sides engaged in a tug-of-war once again.

Zhou Jiawen quickly noticed that the opposing bottom lane duo played extremely cautiously. Once the [Forest Envoy]’s equipment was built, their healing ability was formidable. If it came to a war of attrition, the [Gunner] + [Radiant Shield] combination simply couldn’t out-sustain the opponents.

The bottom lane was gradually pushed back under their tower.

Kim Min-jun couldn’t help but ask: “Who are those two on the opposing team?”

Zhou Jiawen replied: “Professional Marksman and Support, no idea which team they’re from.”

There were too many expert Marksman-Support duos practicing synergy on the international server. The opponents also picked a common combination like [Forest Envoy] and [Holy Spirit Archer], making it indeed very difficult to identify them.

Zhou Jiawen and Kim Min-jun were both world-class players, but Marksman and Support weren’t their proficient roles. Being pushed back under the tower by professional Marksman-Support players was nothing to complain about; the two wretchenly hid and cleared minion waves to defend.

The mid-jungle duo was where the true battle of gods was taking place!

After the opposing [Nightmare] was killed once, seemingly unconvinced, she set up an ambush in the bush. The instant Ye Shaoyang appeared, she directly used Flash to control him, and the Ninja hiding nearby burst Ye Shaoyang down with a combo.

Ye Shaoyang: “…”

Are you guys that fierce? 2 on 1, treating me like I don’t have teammates!

A moment later, the respawned Ye Shaoyang called upon Chi Shuo and set up an ambush on the enemy Jungler’s inevitable path. Coordinating a burst of hand speed, the two took away the opposing [Ninja] with a single combo, and conveniently stole a red buff.

An eye for an eye, just that fierce.

Both sides traded blows back and forth.

In the blink of an eye, the kill score became 11:11, and the situation temporarily entered a deadlock.

Only the two players in the top lane were lonely continuing their 1v1. The [Black Wolf King] Jungler didn’t go to the top lane, and the Ninja Jungler didn’t go to the top lane either. They seemed to have been forgotten?

Actually, the Junglers on both sides had a certain tacit understanding—neither went to the top lane to bully average-skilled random players. They only focused on fighting the professional players in the mid and bottom lanes!

At 15 minutes into the match, the outer bottom tower fell. At 18 minutes, taking advantage of the opposing Marksman-Support duo recalling, Zhou Jiawen and Kim Min-jun rapidly pushed back.

At 20 minutes, in a regular ranked match, things would be nearing the end. However, in this game, up to now, both sides had only lost one bottom lane tower each. The two sides tacitly grouped up to push the mid-lane.

As a result, they skirmished in the mid-lane for 5 minutes. The minion waves were constantly cleared, and neither side could push down the tower.

The back-and-forth skirmishing led to a stalemate. Coach Li couldn’t help but say: “Our composition actually has an advantage here! Two AoE crowd controls! The opponent only has the [Forest Envoy]’s AoE CC and Nightmare’s single-target CC.”

Zhou Jiawen smiled: “We might be able to win a team fight, it just depends on what the Sun and Moon duo are thinking.”

Chi Shuo frowned, temporarily retreated, and pinged Ye Shaoyang: “Flank.”

The two tacitly maneuvered through the bushes, pretending to head to the top lane.

The top lane player, seeing the avatars of the Black and White Foxes heading their way on the minimap, grew extremely nervous, chanting in their heart, “Don’t come over here!” while quickly shrinking back under the tower, not daring to show their face.

Only Zhou Jiawen and Kim Min-jun saw that the two weren’t going to the top lane, but rather jumping over a wall without vision, flanking around to squat in the opponent’s jungle.

Zhou Jiawen’s eyes lit up, and he pressed the prompt: [Initiate Attack]!

Seeing the Black and White Fox Kings in position, Kim Min-jun, despite having only about 20% health left and knowing going in meant death, decisively jumped in. Charging into the crowd, he unleashed an AoE crowd control—

The opposing healer was trying to heal the Marksman. Since the two were standing close, one stun hit both of them.

Zhou Jiawen was almost dead, but he still bravely stepped forward, aiming at the opponents and throwing his ultimate! The large-scale explosion of the cannon blew away half the health of the stunned opponents.

The ambushing Ye Shaoyang immediately released his little foxes. The four foxes split up to bite the healer and the Marksman, reducing them to a sliver of health in the blink of an eye. Seeing the stun duration about to end, Ye Shaoyang decisively transformed into human form, unleashing the “Descent of the Demon Fox” AoE fear—

Seamless chain CC! Chi Shuo’s optimal entry timing.

Everyone only saw a blur of black shadow flash past.

The Black Wolf’s movements were as fast as lightning, pouncing from a distance and instantly biting the healer to death!

With the healer present, he couldn’t complete the harvest. Once the healer was dead—that marked the Black Wolf’s slaughter time.

Zhou Jiawen’s cannon and Ye Shaoyang’s little foxes had collectively brought the opponents to critical health. Entering at this moment, the Black Wolf killed the healer, transformed, and continued to kill the Marksman; after killing the Marksman, he transformed again and chased after the fleeing Mid-laner!

The opposing Mid-laner ran fast, but a Mid-laner could never outrun a Black Wolf capable of jumping over walls. The Black Wolf quickly caught up to her, taking the [Nightmare]’s head with a critical hit.

—Double Kill!

—Triple Kill!

Chi Shuo secured a triple kill in one breath!

At the same time, the opposing [Ninja] also rapidly assassinated the allied critical-health Marksman and Support. However, Ye Shaoyang once again used the Spirit Fox Protects Master skill to save his own life. Then, with his little foxes, he joined Chi Shuo in chasing down the [Ninja].

The two of them, leading their 4 underlings, jumped over walls in the canyon, pursuing the masked ninja in black.

The black-clad ninja was chased by a pack of foxes and wolves. Even if he ran his legs off, he couldn’t escape. Ultimately, the ninja fell resentfully under the Black Wolf’s long-distance pounce!

This scene made Zhou Jiawen not know whether to laugh or cry. Being chased and bitten by a pack of wolves and foxes—this is the disgusting part of the Black and White duo. Want to run? Not a chance!

Kim Min-jun was laughing out loud over there: “Fujita must be furious, getting chased and bitten, so tragic, hahaha.”

Zhou Jiawen reminded him: “Don’t gloat, you’ll have times when you’re chased and bitten in future matches too. This expert duo must definitely be professional players.”

Kim Min-jun’s laughter caught in his throat: “…Oh right.”

Thinking of the scene of himself being chased and bitten by wolves, Kim Min-jun couldn’t laugh anymore and asked seriously: “Which team is practicing the Black and White Fox Kings? Hurry up and investigate.”

Zhou Jiawen was helpless: “Why does everyone ask me to investigate? I’m not Detective Zhou!”

After Mitchell encountered these two earlier, he also immediately sent screenshots asking Zhou Jiawen if he knew them. Yes, he debuted on the international server, but he didn’t necessarily know all the experts there, right?

In this match, he and Kim Min-jun didn’t actually perform at their best, having picked roles they weren’t very proficient in. However, that team fight just now was executed pretty well. Kim Min-jun CC’d two opponents, and Zhou Jiawen closely followed up with his ultimate cannon, bringing the opponents to critical health. The White Fox King’s seamless chain fear was placed beautifully.

These all laid the foundation for the [Black Wolf King]’s harvest.

During the laning phase in the bottom lane, they were suppressed in the early game.

But matches are like this; often, the victory or defeat of a single team fight can turn the tide of battle.

In that team fight just now, Chi Shuo, with the coordination of his teammates, secured a Quadra Kill in one breath. The [Black Wolf King]’s economy took off instantly, completing all his items.

The opposing mid-jungle duo was actually very strong in skill, but under the circumstance of being crushed in equipment, they were also powerless to reverse the situation. Ultimately, the match ended at 30 minutes, with the allied side winning with a slight advantage.

Before it ended, the opposing ninja player [Ninja33] typed in all-chat: “Good Job!”

Followed by a question: “Professional player?”

Ye Shaoyang and Chi Shuo exchanged a glance. Ye Shaoyang forcefully suppressed the urge to type a smiley face and replied with an ambiguous answer: “You’re great, too~”

Opposing player: “…”

The match ended. Add friend; system prompt: The other party refuses friend requests.

Checked match history; the other party had hidden their match history.

At the base of the Japanese team GOW, Fujita Naoya frowned deeply. The teammate playing [Nightmare] next to him also looked confused: “Captain, where did these experts come from? Never seen them before.”

Fujita was thoughtful: “It’s past midnight now, esports players like to play ranked and practice heroes at this time. Looking at the time, they should be from the Asian region. Playing ranked in the middle of the night, they’re very likely Koreans.”

Kim Min-jun: “Could these two be from Singapore? I heard there’s a team in Singapore with decent results.”

Zhou Jiawen: “I guess they’re from the European region. The day before yesterday, they played ranked at 8 AM. Judging by the time difference, it was the middle of the night over there. Meeting them at 12 AM tonight, it’s exactly noon European time.”

Kim Min-jun: “Makes sense! Mitchell doesn’t know them either, so they must be Europeans!”

Chi Shuo and Ye Shaoyang, who had been assigned various nationalities: “??” Cough, we’re just esports players who sleep early and wake up early.