[Esports] Team Leader Xie, your mid laner is causing trouble again.

Five minutes later, when the mute period ended, a barrage of comments flooded in, half of which were question marks.

Why try to silence us?

Listen...drip-drip-drip...it's the sound of raindrops...

I'm angry. I'm taking back the 1001 Carnival rewards I was just about to spend.

My sincere feelings were betrayed by bike

Li Zhi gave herself a plausible reason.

He snorted coldly, his tone righteous and stern: "Don't try to stir up trouble in my live stream. If you do, I'll ban you every time."

River fans cried, supporting the streamer.

[This is arguably the most righteous episode ever hosted by the anchor.]

Li Zhi was already in a bad mood, and the comments from those bullet comments made it even worse.

He operated the game character expressionlessly, his voice turning cold: "I won't end the stream until I get two hundred kills tonight."

"You can only get 20 or 30 kills in a game at most, and that's only if you're having a huge advantage. Aren't you going to sleep tonight?"

[Night owls are ecstatic!]

[Hey streamer, wake up! Do you even want your hand anymore?]

Li Zhi blocked the comments and began to focus on playing the game.

Without the interference of the live chat, he killed even more recklessly.

Different heroes move through the canyon like ghosts.

It wasn't until almost 4 a.m. that Li Zhicai finally finished killing 200 people.

The number of viewers in the live stream dropped from tens of thousands at its peak to only a few thousand, mostly night owls who had gone to sleep and die-hard fans.

Li Zhi stretched her sore neck and rotated her wrists twice, her knuckles cracking.

"Mission accomplished, end broadcast."

The system notification lit up as soon as he finished speaking.

User "54944" gifted ten Carnival items to streamer "Lychee".

The golden gift effect exploded on the screen, dazzling enough to be seen even in the dead of night.

Li Zhi thanked her as usual, then casually asked, somewhat surprised, "You weren't asleep either?"

After saying that, without waiting for a reply, he said goodbye to the viewers and ended the broadcast.

The live stream went black, and the room fell silent.

Li Zhi leaned back in her chair and stared at the ceiling for a while.

The memory of seeing Xie Jichuan during the day was still impacting his emotions. The things he had managed to suppress surged up again, leaving his mind in a chaotic mess, impossible to unravel.

He scratched his head in frustration, feeling the urge to go back to the game and kill people again.

Just then, a message popped up in the backend of the live streaming platform.

【54944: Are you in a bad mood today?】

Li Zhi stared at the string of numbers for a few seconds.

A heavy weight pressed down on his chest, making it hard to breathe. He hesitated for a moment, then typed a reply.

[Lychee: Is it somewhat obvious?]

The other side replied very quickly.

【54944: It's almost dawn, aren't you going to sleep?】

[Lychee: I don't want to sleep, I want to go kill someone again.]

After I sent it, the other side was silent for half a minute.

Li Zhi thought the person had gone to sleep and was about to close the chat window to start a ranked match when a new message popped up.

【54944: [Room Link] Let's have a 1v1.】

Li Zhi was stunned for a moment.

[Lychee: Do you want me to kill you?]

Are they sacrificial fans?

But they are their own fans after all, so doing this is too cruel.

After thinking for a moment, Li Zhi politely declined with a reason.

[Lychee: It takes you thirty seconds to respawn after I kill you, it's not as fun as ranked games.]

The other side remained silent for a few seconds.

【54944: ……】

[54944: I don't have a fetish for being a submissive.]

[54944: Since you're in a bad mood, how about we have a couple of one-on-one matches? The winner can name their own conditions.]

Kurichi laughed genuinely this time.

The person opposite him was a long-time fan, having watched his live streams for over 600 days without fail, but who gave him the courage to challenge him to a one-on-one fight?

[Lychee: Are you sure? What if my condition is that you have to complete 100 Carnivals?]

[54944: Yes, confirmed.]

【54944: It's okay, it's not like I haven't swiped it for you before.】

Li Zhi was speechless. She tapped her fingers on the mouse and finally clicked on it.

A slight smile curved his lips.

Alright, since they've come to us, let's see.

The established rule is best two out of three.

In the first game, both players played mid lane.

When it comes to one-on-one duels between monks, Li Zhi is the expert.

Although her skills are not bad, she is still a step behind him.

In less than ten minutes, the outcome was decided.

Li Zhi leaned back in her chair, looking rather languid.

[Lychee: Continue?]

[54944: Continue.]

In the second game, the opposing team didn't pick a mage again; instead, he locked in an assassin jungler.

Mid laners are at a natural disadvantage when facing off against junglers in a one-on-one fight.

Assassins have high burst damage and high mobility, and even the mage's skills with short cast times can't compete with a close-range burst.

Li Zhi's skills were top-notch, his positioning was superb, and he managed to escape with a sliver of health several times but failed to turn the tide. In the end, he still lost due to the hero's counter.

The score is now 1:1.

Li Zhi narrowed her eyes, somewhat unconvinced.

In the third game, the opposing team was still playing jungle.

Li Zhi played with exceptional seriousness this time, using her skills only at the last second and positioning herself to the limit, but she still lost.

The other side was like an impenetrable net, cutting off all his escape routes.

Li Zhi stared at the two large characters "Failure" on the screen for two seconds, stunned.

He actually lost two games in a row.

Moreover, he felt a strange sense of familiarity with the opponent's playing style.

Li Zhi's competitive spirit was completely ignited, and her fingertips flew across the keyboard.

[Lychee: Again.]

He sent a team-up invitation, but the other person declined.

[54944: I want to play, I'll practice with you next time, it's late today.]

Li Zhi opened her mouth to refute, but then glanced at the time in the lower right corner of the screen: 4:40 a.m.

A faint gray-white light was already filtering through the window.

Li Zhiyuan accepted his loss.

Although I'm not entirely happy about the loss, rules are rules.

[Lychee: I lost. What are your demands?]

The other side, however, became inexplicably cautious.

【54944: Let's make this clear first, whatever I ask, you have to agree.】

Li Zhixin sensed something was wrong and subtly left herself an escape route.

[Lychee: As long as it's not too excessive, it's fine.]

【54944: Then promise me you won't be angry, okay?】

Li Zhi typed patiently, her brows already slightly furrowed.

[Lychee: Not giving birth.]

Now Kurichi was really curious.

What exactly are the conditions? Why are you being so mysterious? How could you possibly upset him?

Immediately afterwards, a string of messages came from the other side.

[54944: I am Xie Jichuan.]

Li Zhi: "..."

[54944: My condition is that Lychee continue to be my mid laner.]

【54944: I don't want Ice, I don't want Phoenix, I just want Lychee, is that okay?】