FOG [e-sport]

Chapter 17

After a few days without any further incident, Puppy, the FS’ former sniper, also returned to China.

Puppy was never as popular as Yu Sui and Chen Huo, and he returned to China without any fanfare. There was no sensational news online, and only some of the more astute fans sniffed out that there was something strange afoot.

These were all former members of team FS and the timing of their return was a bit too coincidental, don’t you think?

And the rumors that Yu Sui had joined team NSN still hasn’t been affirmed by an official announcement on the team’s website. Yu Sui seemed like a free man and Chen Huo even more so. Although he’s also been living at NSN’s base since his return, he’s never even played in a training match. This whole time, he’s only served as Wawa’s training partner for a few matches. It felt like they were waiting for something.

But what could they be waiting for?

Small groups of fans began to discuss amongst themselves and they made a bold prediction. It couldn’t be that Whisper’s going to form his own team, right?

A fan posted his prediction on his Weibo, where an intrepid someone took a screenshot and posted it on the e-sports forums. This then instantly detonated the gunpowder kegs and blew everything up once again.

Yu Sui was indeed worthy of being the man who once unified all the haters in the e-sports circle. The slightest hint of trouble brought in tens of millions of online traffic. In one afternoon, the forum that published this issue was flooded and slaughtered. Strangely, about this matter Yu Sui’s fans and haters were in unanimous accord. Everyone wasn’t happy.

The haters naturally had ample reason. This defector was back. It was barely acceptable to them that he help out in whichever team as a paltry means to redeem himself to their regional division. But to dare form his own team?! Who does this team-breaking dog think he is?! Pah!!!!!

The reason of the fans though could reluctantly be considered as valid. Yu Sui’s defection, disbandment of his team, forcing his teammates to retire, selling off his teammates…all these heavy hammers have long pounded his fans until they could only lie prone on the ground. You could curse them all you want, they won’t explain anything.  After all these years of difficulties and hardships, only the chillest of the chill among Yu Sui’s fans still remained. All they wanted now was for Yu Shen to peacefully spend the last few years before retirement in NSN and enjoy the life that a normal e-sports player should have. Afterwards, he can have a low-key retirement in the China region. This is now the only thing that his fans ask.

Yu Sui’s fans are low-profile enough, but Yu Sui was the original sin. After seeing these remarks, NSN’s fans quickly split into two camps. Some wanted Yu Sui to quickly leave the NSN base and f*ck on back where he came from. While the other insulted Yu Sui while still wanting him to stay and play in the starting line-up instead of Wawa.

If one were to look carefully, many of the so-called NSN fans who wanted Yu Sui to leave were actually haters in disguise. They were actually fans of other teams. The trippiest thing about it was that some even made posts wishing for Yu Sui to transfer to their teams…

Yeah, they wanted to curse and insult Yu Sui, but his strength was undeniable. Fans of other teams, especially those who weren’t satisfied with their team’s medics, couldn’t help but eye him covetously. They felt they could continue to curse at Yu Sui while having him render service to their team to atone for his crime.

During a lull in the training match, Shi Luo curled up in his gaming chair and watched the haters battle it out in the forums. Once again, he wanted to prostrate himself in admiration for these forum fighters. This fighting ability! It was a wonder how they didn’t spray Yu Sui to the point of mental collapse back then. The heavens really are heartless.