CH 22

【”Mouse, these lights are too bright, it lacks the atmosphere!”】

【”Yeah, we strongly demand turning off the lights!”】

【”I second that! Turning off the lights makes horror games more atmospheric!”】

【”Turn off the lights, pull the switch! Let’s go!”】

…

Hao Qianyi wanted to cry but had no tears. His viewers seemed determined to scare him to death.

At this moment, within the team, apart from Hao Qianyi, the “mischievous troublemaker,” number two, Wei Yafeng, known as “Silver Bun,” walked past Hao Qianyi. He was preparing to go to the break room to get a can of cold otaku happiness water.

He glanced at the barrage content displayed in Hao Qianyi’s screen’s bullet helper.

“Huh? Mouse, your viewers are all asking you to turn off the lights. What are you playing?” Wei Yafeng leaned in curiously.

“Oh, it’s ‘Ghost Slayer.’ I saw it online a few days ago, they say it’s super scary, and I didn’t dare to play it,” Wei Yafeng said. “Didn’t expect you, Mouse, to have such courage. Aren’t you afraid of scaring yourself and not being able to sleep alone at night?”

Hao Qianyi screamed internally, “You think I want this!”

“…” The game interface was shrouded in darkness, and Hao Qianyi, controlling the first-person perspective protagonist, was navigating through an abandoned building. His every hair stood on end, and he couldn’t be bothered with Wei Yafeng.

This darn game! Could the background music be any creepier? And why make the environment so dark that you can’t see anything?

“Well, since you’re so enthusiastic, I’ll help you turn off the lights. Does anyone object?” Wei Yafeng symbolically sought the opinions of the other team members.

Since the others weren’t doing anything significant at the moment, there were naturally no objections.

“Click.” Wei Yafeng flipped the switch, and the entire training room went dark.

Hao Qianyi’s senses sharpened, and he silently swore to get back at that “Silver Bun” for this.

Suddenly, Hao Qianyi saw a barrage warning that the ghost was about to appear. He was too terrified, so he quickly switched to another window and started searching for an electronic music playlist to play.

The high-energy electronic music, combined with the eerie horror game visuals, created a bizarre scene.

The barrage comments flooded in, with viewers joking about how the background music was making them laugh.

Hao Qianyi’s hand controlling the mouse couldn’t help but shake. Where’s the ghost? Where’s the ghost?

“Swoosh!”

A ghastly pale ghostly face suddenly appeared in front of Hao Qianyi’s character.

Hao Qianyi’s character died instantly.

“Ahhhhhhh—!!!” Hao Qianyi let out a high-pitched scream and jumped away, instinctively calling out to the nearest teammate for protection.

And the nearest teammate happened to be Jiang Min. Jiang Min’s seat was between Hao Qianyi and Yu Hao.

“S-Sugar…!” Hao Qianyi almost blurted out.

But his remaining bit of reason reminded him that he needed to keep Sugar’s transfer confidential for the club’s sake. There were so many people watching the livestream; if he let slip, the news would be leaked.

So, he quickly changed his words, “Sugar! I want candy!”

Yu Hao caught on, and his eyes shot daggers at Hao Qianyi.

Hao Qianyi naturally sensed the captain’s malice but had no idea what was causing it.

Hao Qianyi felt wronged.

At this moment, using the faint light from the computer screen, he spotted the lollipops on Jiang Min’s desk.

Almost reflexively, he blurted out, “I want to eat lollipops!”

Yu Hao’s anger surged even higher.

Hao Qianyi, completely clueless, felt even more wronged.

Hao Qianyi couldn’t understand why the captain’s atmosphere suddenly turned so sinister.

He just wanted some lollipops!

Because he was so scared, Hao Qianyi even thought that the horror game wasn’t as terrifying anymore. In his perception, compared to ghosts, the captain was scarier!

When Jiang Min heard Hao Qianyi’s words, he instinctively grabbed a strawberry-flavored lollipop from the pile on his desk and handed it to him.

Hao Qianyi was stunned.

Should he accept it or not?

His brain raced, even more than when he was in a match, contemplating deeply.

In the end, his brain went into overload, smoking as it failed to come up with a reasonable decision.

Forget it!

There was no reason not to accept what the Candy God offered! Whatever it was, it would be delicious!

Hao Qianyi reluctantly took the lollipop Jiang Min handed him, unwrapped it, and, under Yu Hao’s “death stare,” shoved the pink spherical candy into his mouth.

Mmm, so sweet! Being teammates with the Candy God was truly a blessing! Hao Qianyi felt a sense of accomplishment, as if he had successfully pursued a celebrity fan.

“Thank you!”

He continued his career as a horror game streamer, relying on the camera to ensure that Yu Hao wouldn’t dare to do anything to him, pretending not to feel anything.

Jiang Min’s thoughts were simple. Since Yu Hao had given him so many lollipops, giving one to a teammate wouldn’t hurt.

“Um~” Yu Hao’s voice sounded a bit aggrieved, with a hint of coquettishness. “I want to eat lollipops too~”

Jiang Min didn’t hesitate and casually handed a watermelon-flavored lollipop to Yu Hao.

“I’m in a critical moment here, can you help me unwrap the candy wrapper?” Yu Hao operated the mouse with one hand, typing swiftly on the keyboard with the other, without accepting the lollipop.

Because Jiang Min was streaming and to avoid revealing Jiang Min’s identity, he didn’t call him “Sugar.”

Yu Hao was playing Fortune.

In fact, he wasn’t particularly skilled at first-person shooter games, but in order not to embarrass himself too much when playing games with the Fortune team from the neighboring branch, he decided to use this break to hone his skills.

At least, he couldn’t afford to lose face in front of Sugar!

Coach Bai Yin, sitting behind the players, was originally browsing the internet. When he heard what Yu Hao said, he nearly fell off his chair.

You have time to watch Haozi but no time to unwrap your own candy?

Only the easygoing Sugar would listen to your absurd requests!

He silently complained about Yu Hao in his heart.

Jiang Min didn’t pay much attention to all of this. He quietly unwrapped the candy and handed it to Yu Hao.

Yu Hao’s lips curled up.

Feeding Sugar candy, mission accomplished.

Meanwhile, the dose of courage that the lollipop had given to Hao Qianyi didn’t last long. Soon, he returned to his fearful state and even dragged the analyst Xiao Wu, who had intended to take a break, to play horror games together.

Unfortunately, Analyst Xiao Wu was also a scaredy-cat.

The two of them curled up in their gaming chairs, covering their eyes with their hands, appearing both interested and scared.

As for the barrage comments in Hao Qianyi’s live stream, their focus was entirely off the game “Ghost Slayer.”

【”Wow, who’s sitting next to Mouse? Their hands look so good!”】

This viewer was quite impressive, being able to see Jiang Min’s hands clearly in such dim lighting.

【”I’m not sure, I remember this used to be Borther Nan’s spot.”】

【”Now it’s probably not Brother Nan’s; I watched his stream last time, and he was sitting next to Coach Bai.”】

【”Then who is it? Isn’t Silver Bun sitting on the other side of Mouse?”】

【”It doesn’t seem like it’s Captain Yu. He said he doesn’t like sweets, so he wouldn’t have lollipops.”】

【”Brothers and sisters, let’s solve this mystery together!”】

【”Could it be the rumored new JW mid laner, the aloof weirdo?”】

【”Yeah! That’s probably it!”】

【”An aloof weirdo? What’s that all about? Can someone explain?”】

【”Is this Village Chat? I’ve seen it on Weibo, and it’s still trending!”】

【”It looks like the new mid laner and Mouse get along well!”】

【”The aloof weirdo must be good-looking with such beautiful hands, according to the ‘Good Hands Equal Good Looks’ law!”】

【”Let’s not speculate; we’ll wait for the official announcement.”】

The barrage comments were clearly not concerned about whether Hao Qianyi was getting scared out of his wits by “Ghost Slayer.”

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