Chapter 140 Jungling Brother
Lin Jie had reached the rank of King with 4 stars; he usually didn't spend too much time on games, playing only occasionally in his spare time, and he preferred PC games over mobile ones.
Qin Xiaoxu clicked to start the game immediately and soon matched with teammates. Lin Jie was assigned to the first slot, while Qin Xiaoxu was in the third.
As soon as she entered, she said to Lin Jie, "I want the mage role! You have to snatch it for me! Got it? Aside from mage, I'm really not good at other roles."
Lin Jie glanced at her sideways, "Yeah, I got it!"
After the heroes were banned, someone unexpectedly pre-selected a middle lane mage. Lin Jie glanced at Qin Xiaoxu's reaction to see her hands on her hips, cursing, "My luck is so bad today, someone stole my role right at the start. Fine, whatever, I'll play the marksman!"
Qin Xiaoxu kept thinking to herself, "Pfft, if it weren't for teaming up with Lin Jie, I'd snatch that mage no matter what. Worst case, we play double mages!"
Middle lane mage was Qin Xiaoxu's forte. As for the marksman role, she was barely passable – she could hold her own unless she was specifically targeted.
Qin Xiaoxu pondered for quite a while before finally choosing Marco Polo.
Lin Jie went with Ah Ke, catching the opposing marksman Hou Yi off guard early in the game. His maneuvers impressed Qin Xiaoxu and earned some approval for his abilities. At least his jungling rhythm was good, and he had a decent grasp of the timing for ganking.
During previous games, Qin Xiaoxu found that some teammates would jungle selfishly, with no concept of ganking. By the time an enemy lane got fed, it was utterly out of control!
As they continued to develop into the Intermediate Stage, Lin Jie suddenly said to Qin Xiaoxu, "No way, how did bottom lane collapse like that? Didn't I come down to gank multiple times? Why hasn't the bottom tower fallen yet?"
Qin Xiaoxu quickly replied, "Their mid laner kept coming down after you left, you need to gank their mid laner more!"
Lin Jie said helplessly, "Sis, I'm in bad shape after each gank, and the enemy purposely targets you when I'm not there. You'll have to watch out for yourself; I need to go back to base first."
Lin Jie then typed in the game, "Mage, press against their mid laner. He's always going bottom, so let the marksman safely take down the bottom tower."
The mage replied with a voice message, "Roger that."
But the mid lane mage had used both of his spells during a trip to the top lane just before and was now playing very cautiously.
At that moment, a danger signal appeared in the river pathway leading to the bottom lane.
Just then, Qin Xiaoxu, with Lin Jie's help, engaged with Hou Yi in the bottom lane again, but the enemy escaped with low health using flash. Qin Xiaoxu also lost half of her health.
After seeing the signal, Lin Jie quickly said, "This is bad, their mid laner is coming down. I'd better go back. It's best to recall at the second tower's position."
Qin Xiaoxu defiantly replied, "I'm not going to! I'll just recall at the first tower, no need for all that trouble."
Lin Jie, failing in his gank, went for the Red Buff and then turned to Qin Xiaoxu, "Come get the Red Buff! Approach from the side of the second tower."
After hearing that, Qin Xiaoxu was overjoyed inside, but she pretended to be very calm, "Mhm, got it."
She then headed towards the jungle.
But at that moment, an enemy mage suddenly appeared from the bushes. Thankfully, the distance was not close enough for her to be instantly killed.
Qin Xiaoxu was startled into alertness!
Good thing she had moved in time, or she would have had to 'lightning recall' back to base again!
Since the start of the school year, Qin Xiaoxu's marksman not only hadn't scored any kills, but she had also died several times!
She really couldn't bear to mention such a score!
Upon seeing this, Lin Jie smirked and promptly claimed the Red Buff for himself.
Then he said in the game, "Hehe, if I didn't trick you into coming for the Buff, you would have lost it."
The mid-lane mage chimed in, "Impressive, jungler bro."
Lin Jie's heart swelled with joy when he read this message, and he mused to himself, "Didn't expect playing escort to be this fun, haha."
However, she was so immersed in her own delight that she completely failed to notice the piercing glare from Qin Xiaoxu beside her!
Oh Lin Jie, Lin Jie, how dare you interact with other girls in the game!
Have you forgotten about your pretend girlfriend sitting right beside you?
Telling me to go get the Red Buff was actually a ruse to get me away from the first tower!
Qin Xiaoxu felt like she was being played, and right now she was itching to clear out all of Lin Jie's jungle!
But this game was also crucial; Qin Xiaoxu's rank always got stuck at this point, and if she could win just one more match, just one, she would reach the King rank today!
So she had to bite her tongue for now.
But what she never expected was that the support would twist the knife further, "Ah Ke has finally seen the archer's greed clearly!"
The next second, the other teammates started bombarding Qin Xiaoxu with question marks!
Qin Xiaoxu couldn't take it anymore!
Then, in a fit of pique, she typed out, "Mage, nobody would take you for mute if you kept quiet! Ah Ke is being played by my boyfriend!"
Currently, Lin Jie didn't even dare to breathe loudly; it seemed Qin Xiaoxu was genuinely angry.
Maybe he saw the resemblance to his mother when she was angry in Qin Xiaoxu, which is why he chose to keep silent as a survival strategy!
Seeing that he was now keeping quiet, Qin Xiaoxu felt much better.
Hmph, you know what's good for you, or else you would've been in for it today!
No matter what, at least in the eyes of others, Lin Jie gave Qin Xiaoxu plenty of respect!
The other teammates also fell silent upon hearing this. When a couple is gaming together, it's best not to speak out of turn—you might become a target!
The tactful mid-laner quickly changed his tune, "Could you grab the dragon, jungler?"
The support and top-laner also added, "Would be much obliged!"
Lin Jie remained silent and focused quietly on the game.
Throughout the game, Lin Jie dictated the pace, making catches and timely clearing the jungle, leading to a smooth victory.
Yet, he never saw the Red Buff in his jungle again!n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om
A woman's wrath is truly frightening!
Qin Xiaoxu finally reached the coveted King rank, and since Lin Jie didn't refute her when she called him her boyfriend, she felt a bit smug about it!
But now Lin Jie was still pondering why a woman's anger is so terrifying? He definitely must not provoke her in the future, or else he would be the one to suffer!
It must be said that, in this regard, Lin Jie was quite enlightened.
And so, the two of them continued to play several more matches, and coincidentally, the other groomsmen also passed by this place.