Let Me Sleep a Little Longer [Esports] - Chapter 09

Su Heng was momentarily stunned upon hearing Sun He’s question.

“I don’t need to get familiar with others’ rhythms, right? Those people in the solo queue can’t compare to your operation and awareness. I only need to cooperate with you for the matches; there’s no need to coordinate with solo players.”

Sun He took longer to process Su Heng’s explanation than she had to respond. After a moment of thought, he found that what she said made some sense.

After considering it, he asked her, “If you don’t cooperate well with solo players, how can you cooperate with us?”

Su Heng looked at the slightly serious man in front of her and smiled: “You’ll know if you try.”

Hearing this made Sun He recall the painful memories from when he last heard that phrase.

He decided not to repeat his mistakes and nodded at her: “Then let’s not delay. You should come back to the base with me later.”

Before she could respond, Sun He asked, “Have you been sleeping very little these days?”

Su Heng was surprised at how quickly Sun He changed the topic but cooperatively nodded: “I don’t feel sleepy while playing games.”

Sun He’s expression brightened at her words: “If you maintain this state, you’ll definitely win on Friday.”

After a pause, he asked again, “How’s your spirit right now? Your room has already been tidied up; why not just move over? It’ll be more convenient.”

Su Heng pondered for a long time but ultimately declined Sun He’s suggestion: “It’s not the right time yet.”

After saying that, she turned off her computer, stood up, and walked outside.

Halfway through, she realized that Sun He hadn’t followed and turned back to him: “Aren’t you coming?”

“Where to?” Sun He stared at her blankly.

Su Heng rarely showed a look of disdain on her face and said, “Lead the way, to the base.”

*

Su Heng stood behind Sun He, exchanging glances with Wave and Old Fish at the base. Zhou Lingxing glanced over at the noise and then went back to focusing on the game.

Sun He coughed twice: “Let me introduce you. This is the new jungler, Su Heng.”

He then turned to Su Heng, “This is our ADC, Wave, and this is Old Fish, our support. You’ve met Zhou Lingxing before; he’s our mid-laner, and I’m the top laner.”

The few of them looked at each other, while Su Heng maintained an indifferent expression, showing not a hint of extra emotion.

Old Fish swallowed hard, his face filled with smiles: “Hello, Miss! I’m Yu Yanfei; they all call me Old Fish, but I’m only 19, so you can also call me Little Fish.”

Su Heng assessed the chubby boy in front of her for a few seconds and nodded at him as a form of greeting.

Wave, already displeased with her, sneered: “What does she think she is? Acting all high and mighty here.”

Su Heng felt neither angry nor defensive; she simply turned to Sun He and asked, “When do we start? I need to go back early.”

Sun He snapped back to reality and quickly replied, “We can start as soon as Old Zhou finishes this match.”

He then turned to Zhou Lingxing again: “How much longer?”

Zhou Lingxing didn’t even look up: “Five minutes.”

Hearing the man’s deep, magnetic voice again felt somewhat nostalgic to Su Heng. She quietly walked behind Zhou Lingxing to watch him play.

He was playing Viktor, a champion Su Heng had never played but had seen a few times in ranked matches over the past few days, so she was somewhat familiar with his skills.

As Zhou Lingxing said, they had already broken two lanes of crystals and were attacking the opponent’s high ground. Zhou Lingxing, as a squishy mid-laner, even charged to the front, using a W to control the opponent’s front line and hitting the opposing mid-laner and ADC with an E, taking away half their health.

Su Heng thought about how dominant they must have been in the early game to achieve such explosive damage, when she saw Zhou Lingxing’s ADC deal some damage from the backline. He unleashed his ultimate on the two low-health opponents, successfully achieving a double kill.

One minute later, Zhou Lingxing’s side destroyed the enemy base crystal, and the victory words appeared on the screen.

Su Heng raised her hand to check her watch. From the time the man said five minutes until now, it had been 3 minutes and 58 seconds. She clicked her tongue in her mind, dissatisfied with the man’s inaccurate sense of timing.

Zhou Lingxing closed the game, looked back at Su Heng, and pointed to an empty seat beside him.

“Sit down; this is your spot.”

Su Heng complied and turned to Sun He: “Are we going straight into a five-man queue?”

Sun He signaled for Wave and Old Fish to sit down, then returned to his computer. “Your rank can’t be matched with ours; let’s play a couple of normal matches first. I just notified the second team’s coach that starting this Friday, we’ll practice with them every night at seven.”

Zhou Lingxing nodded in agreement, but Su Heng spoke up, saying to Sun He, “Can it be earlier? I can’t guarantee I won’t be asleep every night at seven.”

Before Sun He could respond, Wave started to retort, “Hmph, if you don’t have the skills, don’t take on difficult tasks.”

Su Heng shot a glance at the boy who had been rude to her and fell silent.

Sun He rubbed his forehead, his voice turning somewhat serious: “Li Weiyi.”

Wave immediately shut his mouth.

When Sun He was angry, he would call him by his full name. If this wasn’t curbed now, it could lead to serious trouble.

Seeing that Wave finally quieted down, Sun He turned to Su Heng. “Come over when you wake up every day; we’ll play as many matches as we can.”

Su Heng nodded, indicating that she had no objections.

Finally, the world felt peaceful again.

The five of them entered the game interface, and Sun He pulled the four into a team and began queuing for a match.

One minute later, they entered the hero selection screen.

Su Heng quickly locked in Monk, and Zhou Lingxing glanced at her before locking in Zed right after.

Wave exaggeratedly exclaimed, “No way, Brother Ling! You’re going to use Kid Zed in the first match? Even though we’re all on smurf accounts, you don’t have to screw us over like that, do you?!”

Sun He also raised his eyes to look at Zhou Lingxing, not understanding his intentions.

Zhou Lingxing didn’t even glance at Wave, instead smirking at Sun He, “Just having some fun.”

Wave rolled his eyes dramatically, looking brightly at Sun He, wanting him to stop Zhou Lingxing.

In the whole team, Wave would still occasionally listen to Sun He.

Unfortunately, Sun He merely smiled and chose to remain silent, turning back to the screen to lock in a hand of Teemo.

Now not only Wave but even Old Fish looked up in astonishment at Sun He and Zhou Lingxing.
???????
What does this mean???
Is he letting loose just because they’re playing smurf accounts???

Su Heng frowned at the countdown in the top left corner, “Aren’t you two going to choose yet? There’s not much time left.”

Wave shouted at her irritably, “Isn’t the point now that we haven’t picked our heroes? Just look at what those two are picking, such weak heroes!!!”

Su Heng finally gave Wave a proper look, her calm voice standing out as particularly jarring at that moment: “No matter what heroes they pick, you can pick yours, can’t you?”

Old Fish sensed that Wave was about to explode and quickly pressed him down: “It’s just a casual game; Sun Ge and Ling Ge both said it’s a casual match, not a formal competition. Calm down!”

Sun He smiled at Wave, “Alright, relax and enjoy. You two hurry up and pick your heroes.”

Left with no choice, Wave slumped back down, locking in Caitlyn with a long face.

Old Fish saw Caitlyn and quickly locked in Thresh.

Except for Su Heng, everyone in the team knew that Wave only picked his best hero, Caitlyn, when he was extremely serious and facing a match that he had to win.

Sun He couldn’t help but shake his head; this guy truly never grasped their point.

The more absurd or difficult-to-control heroes they picked, the more it highlighted Su Heng’s ability.

If they played seriously even in normal matches, would there be any room left for Su Heng to shine?

Wave and Old Fish adjusted their talents at the last second, and the five finally entered the game’s loading screen.

Su Heng seemed completely oblivious to Wave’s annoyance, quietly stretching her wrists.

The game began, and they were on the blue side.

The opposing five were Rumble, LeBlanc, Kha’Zix, Ezreal, and Sona.

The atmosphere was silent; no one spoke.

Until the enemy Kha’Zix entered taunt mode:
【Team fights can be lost, but Teemo must die】
【Seeing Kid Zed again; this match is secured】

Before Su Heng and the others could respond, the enemy LeBlanc suddenly added:
【Silver Killer Sleeping???】

Sun He’s face, which had been indifferent, suddenly broke into laughter upon seeing this message.

He glanced at Su Heng and said, “You’ve been playing games for a few days, and your reputation is quite impressive.”

“What?” Su Heng tilted her head, looking at Sun He with confusion. She might not even know what she had done, and anything she said would be pointless.

Turning to see Zhou Lingxing’s curious expression, Sun He decided to keep them in suspense and only smiled mysteriously at him.

Zhou Lingxing didn’t probe further; suddenly, he felt a surge of anticipation. Being called the “Silver Killer” must mean she has some exceptional skills.

Both Wave and Old Fish were puzzled and showed no intention of asking. Old Fish was curious, but due to Wave’s low mood beside him, he decided it was better to keep quiet for the moment.

Su Heng quickly cast her doubts aside and calmly addressed the two in the bottom lane, “Start red.”

After finishing the red buff, Su Heng cleared a few camps and finally reached level 3 after taking the blue buff.

Without hesitation, she headed straight to the top lane, asking Sun He, “Are there any wards in the top lane?”

Sun He replied quickly, “No.”

At this moment, Teemo and Rumble were positioned in the middle between the two towers, both with low health. Their ranged attacks had depleted each other’s health potions.

Su Heng quickly circled around from the Dragon River to the top lane.

She didn’t expose herself easily but quietly waited for the right moment in the bushes.

Over here, Sun He’s Teemo began to act, intentionally getting hit by Rumble’s Q a few times, gradually retreating to make it seem like he was being suppressed.

Rumble took the bait, moving further forward, and just as Rumble was about to use his skills after flashing in, Teemo immediately used his ability to blind Rumble. Su Heng’s Q hit Rumble precisely, and with a second Q, she dealt damage, followed by an E to secure the kill.

First Blood and the Monk’s icon appeared in the center of the screen.

Su Heng’s calm voice echoed in the quiet practice room: “Well acted.”

Sun He chuckled, “That kick was quite precise; not bad.”

Seeing this scene, the enchantress stopped last-hitting minions and ran back to the tower, typing in the public chat:

[Is this really Sleeping herself? When did Sleeping start ganking??]