November 11, 2025, 3 a.m.

It's been three days since the end of the DTW "Dawn & Dusk" World Finals, and it should have been a time for the major teams to take a break, but the training room of the XY Club is brightly lit.

In front of the table sat a boy wearing fox fur shoulder pads, above the snow-white fluff was a delicate and moving face, with small facial features, revealing a soft and beautiful feeling, but at the moment his expression was as cold as frost, his thin lips were pursed into a straight line, his eyes were staring ahead without waves, and his slender fingertips danced flexibly on the keyboard.

Triple Kill。

Quadra Kill.

Penta Kill！

Ace！

In the picture, the mid-laner Snow Girl with five kills pushed the enemy high ground with AD, ending the game in one fell swoop.

Su Zhiye removed his left hand from the keyboard, rubbed his right wrist perfunctorily, and then clicked to match the next one without pause.

The live broadcast room, which is the first in the popularity list of the platform, was once again swiped by the barrage.

[My brother, can you rest for a while, you don't want to die after 26 hours of continuous fighting? 】

[XY's people are all dead? No one cares about your runner-up midlaner? 】

[Don't fight, don't fight, Brother Su, didn't you find that there are no people on the top of the canyon, and no one dares to be on the number when you kill them. 】

Su Zhiye was originally a live broadcast that was opened to cope with the length specified in the contract, and if he didn't turn on the camera or the barrage assistant, he naturally couldn't see these barrages.

But now the matchmaking time is indeed getting longer and longer, and the team SEA in the China region of the World Finals has won the championship for the first time, and countless excited esports fans have poured into the summoner's canyon, which should be a good ranking for the game.

However, Su Zhiye played on the top of the canyon for a day and a night, and a string of MVP data killed the entire top of the canyon in mourning, and countless passers-by in the high-end bureau, anchors, professional players, etc. all ran to play hanbok or low-end game fried fish, and would rather be scolded than dare to meet Su Zhiye who was angry.

The first crown in the world.

Weibo hot searches, fan carnivals, official blog blessings, sleepless nights.

Su Zhiye thought faintly.

But what does this have to do with him?

Everyone can remember the first place, but no one cares about the second place, especially since both sides in the final are from China, and which team wins is the glory of China, and they are all the same joy.

——The overwhelming glory and glory belong only to SEA after all, and XY is the background board that is ignored.

Still didn't match the team, Su Zhiye looked at the screen and was stunned.

As soon as he returned to the base, he began to play ranking, he didn't eat for more than a day and a night, he didn't close his eyes, his already fair skin showed a little abnormal paleness, his lips that had always been red were bloodless, and the light reflected from the screen was projected at the bottom of his eyes, and he had lost his look.

But he has always been the master of XY, the door of the training room is locked, no one dares to come in to persuade him, no matter how urgent he is, he can only let him play the game with his life.

Su Zhiye was still in a daze, unaware that the barrage and the Internet in the live broadcast room had exploded at this moment.

【？？？？？？ I'm fucking my blood pressure has gone up. 】

[Why??? It's not why, I'm really confused, obviously XY can win the championship, isn't the championship bonus, endorsement fee, and live broadcast fee fragrant? 】

[Straw die, Brother Su really takes his life in C, is he worthy of his teammates?!] 】

[Brother Su didn't open the barrage, I'm damned, can XY come and confiscate his mobile phone and computer, don't let him see it. 】

[I'm not afraid that Brother Su will cut Straw with a knife, I'm afraid that Brother Su will be angry and attack people in the past, Brother Su has been suffering from hard work in the past few years, and his heart is very bad, help, and he has played such a ranking, I am so scared that my whole body is shaking now. 】

The lower right corner of the client suddenly lit up with a prompt for a friend to chat, and Su Zhiye opened it and saw that it was sent by a friend.

[CYS: Damn, why are you still fighting.] ]

[CYS: Did you read Weibo?] ]

[Night: No.] ]

[CYS: Go and see, the news from your team, the esports community has exploded.] ]

Su Zhiye was stunned for a moment, and then all the fans in the live broadcast room saw him click on the web version of Weibo, and what caught his eye was the official Weibo of "Dawn and Twilight", one of the most popular MOBA game events in the world.

[@DTW Official Event: Survey Results on S8 World Finals Match-fixing]

[In the second and third games of the World Finals between XY and SEA on November 8, 2025, XY assisted Straw for improper behavior that affected the fairness of the S match, and based on the results of this investigation, Straw Huang Zhao was banned for 60 match months.] 】

[In addition, some people in the management of XY E-sports Club were also aware of and involved in this situation, and a fine of RMB 7,000,000 was imposed on XY E-sports Club, and three people including Wang Liangjian, the management, were no longer allowed to engage in any work related to "Dawn and Dusk" e-sports. 】

【……】

Su Zhiye was stunned.

At that moment, his brain was stunned, and his whole thoughts floated in the air, as if he no longer belonged to him.

A new game was finally matched, and a pop-up confirmation window obscured the official Weibo.

But Su Zhiye was still stunned.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door, very urgent, accompanied by the worried voice of Manager XY: "Break the night!" Are you still playing at night? ”

The sound that came to his ears was all illusory, mixed with countless noises caused by tinnitus, and it was not real.

Su Zhiye stood up with his hands on the table, and just took a step forward, a sharp pain suddenly came from his heart.

Then the pain spread from his heart, and he subconsciously touched the medicine in his pocket, but as soon as his fingertips touched the cold medicine bottle, his eyes suddenly turned black, and he fell to the ground unconscious.

-

"Brother Su!"

"Brother Su!"

"Are you listening? Break the night!! ”

It's noisy.

No, it's not noisy, because the nervous tinnitus that I suffered from staying up late training and wearing headphones for many years is gone, and there is no buzzing noise, only this one male voice has been whispering in my ear.

"Then I'll just refuse the EFG trial for you, okay, okay, it's my fault, I know you won't go to another team, you shouldn't have been given a tryout. The key is that the salaries offered to you by other teams are too high, and it's hard not to be impressed. My good brother, I know it's wrong, don't ignore me. ”

Tryouts?

Su Zhiye slowly opened his eyes.

He was stunned.

As far as the eye can see, the familiar layout, is his single room in XY.

Profound.

Su Zhiye thought that he should have been helped in by the people of the club after fainting with low blood sugar.

"What tryout?"

Su Zhiye's voice was a little hoarse, and his brain had a slight pain after a hangover, and he slowly sat up.

"EFG. Harm, didn't they lack a good mid-laner last season and didn't go far, and now they want you with a salary of 40 million, which is much more than XY gave you, so I'll ask you if you want a trial. ”

“EFG？”

Su Zhiye repeated.

"Yes, I don't agree with ordinary teams who want to ask me to find out about you, EFG didn't come to ask you if it's the top four in the playoffs. Don't say it, I had dinner with the SEA manager two days ago, aren't they going to retire from the middle laner, and they also asked if you have any intention of transferring, but I remember that you didn't answer if you didn't like Gu Yuan. ”

EFG？

Final four?

Cheng Yansheng is a friend who met Su Zhiye before entering the profession, and he has a wide range of connections, and almost all the major teams in the DFL (Dawn and Twilight Pro League), that is, the major teams in the Chinese division, have acquaintances, because of Su Zhiye's relationship, he is very familiar with most professional players, so he takes on the role of "informant" during the transfer period every year, helping the team manager to find out the tone of the intended players, and also helping the players contact the intended team.

EFG didn't even enter the playoffs last year, and the news that the boss behind the scenes was considering selling the team when there was a problem with the funds was Cheng Yansheng told him, let alone 40 million, and now he can't get out 4 million, how could Cheng Yansheng persuade himself to go to EFG.

Su Zhiye frowned.

Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly realized something and suddenly took his phone.

November 11, 2023.

In 2023?

Su Zhiye's heart trembled, and his voice was dyed with disbelief: "Yansheng, how many years is it now?" ”

"Twenty-three years."

It's strange: "What's wrong with you?" Is EFG's tryout going? ”

"Wait a minute."

Su Zhiye's consistently clear voice was a little hoarse: "...... I'll call you in a moment. ”

Then he hung up.

In 2023.

2023 ......

Two years ago......

Su Zhiye stared at the ceiling with his eyes open, his brain was blank.

He's ...... Crossed?

Rebirth, to be exact?

Reborn back two years ago, at the end of the second year of his career.

As if he didn't believe in evil, Su Zhiye sat up violently and was about to find something else that could prove the time, but the moment he straightened up, there was a sudden stinging pain in his heart, and then his heart thumped violently.

He put his right hand on his chest, lowered his eyes, and stared at his fingertips for a few seconds, as if he realized that although his soul was reborn, his physical condition was still not good.

Does that also mean that in the original timeline, he died because of a sudden heart attack that could not be saved.

- After his debut, as the captain, he always trained at high intensity and often stayed up late, which formed an acquired heart disease.

Su Zhiye suddenly thought of the official blog that led to his sudden death in his previous life - his assistant played a fake match on the world's highest stage that all professional players dream of.

No wonder, after five rounds of fierce battles, I put the first and second KDA in the whole game with the output, and killed the line singlely, and opened the group perfectly, XY still lost.

Su Zhiye slowly closed his eyes.

There was no anger, no questioning, only confusion and confusion.

Why.

He couldn't figure it out.

Although it is not like he has a contract with the highest salary in the DPL China Division, Straw also has an annual salary of 9 million, not counting the live broadcast and endorsement income.

Straw's family background is not bad, and without worrying about food and clothing at all, it turns out that there are really people who can abandon their dreams and e-sports spirit in pursuit of more money, regardless of the hard work and hard work of their teammates day and night.

And his club, the club where he gave up his higher-paying contract and stayed for three years, was known and acquiesced in by a part of the management.

Su Zhiye just lay on the bed and let his thoughts go free, tossing and turning back and forth between the two shocking facts of being beaten and reborn, trying to accept it.

His throat was uncomfortably dry, and after a long time, he slowly straightened up, took the water glass, and wanted to go downstairs to get a glass of water.

Sure enough, everything was laid out like it was two years ago, and the calendar at the staircase clearly said 2023, and Su Zhiye wanted to convince himself that all this was just a dream, and he couldn't continue to deceive himself.

He had been in poor health, and was accustomed to drinking warm water, so he slowly went to the kitchen to boil the water, and then leaned against the cold wall, tilted his head, closed his eyes, and let out a long breath.

The gurgling sound of the kettle made Su Zhiye's already chaotic thoughts even more confusing.

Suddenly, there was a conversation from far and near.

"Who is that sister, she's pretty too."

"Who else could it be, Straw brought, it's a female anchor, waiting for him to pack his things, Straw is going to take her out to play for a few days."

"Mu, can there be a sister who takes a fancy to me."

"Forget it, you, where can you have a sister who has Brother Su to fall in love with others, Brother Su's face is not for both men and women - ah, Brother Su!"

Su Zhiye turned his face slightly and saw the two Ueno brothers walking into the kitchen while chatting.

Su Zhiye's temper has always been good, and he is also very good to his teammates, Ueno and the others were not embarrassed by teasing him behind his back and being caught red-handed, but greeted him with a smile: "Brother Su is early, have you eaten?" ”

However, today was a little abnormal, Su Zhiye did not reply, but looked straight behind the two.

Li Nanxuan was stunned for a moment, followed Su Zhiye's gaze, and saw Straw carrying a bag crossbody, pushing the suitcase and hurriedly walking into the living room.

"Gone, gone."

Straw was a little impatient on his face, but I have to say that he is still relatively handsome among professional e-sports players, and he is the kind of ruffian who is more popular with girls.

"The car I called has arrived."

The girl took his bag: "Let's go." ”

"Hurry up. Fuck I came back from dinner so late yesterday, I didn't get up in the morning, and the plane was almost in time - fuck!! ”

Suddenly hit by an external force, Straw had no idea what was happening, and fell towards the table next to him.

"I. Exercise. Fuck, who's fucking sick?! ——…… Brother Su? ”

No matter how bad Straw's temper was, he didn't dare to provoke Su Zhiye, and was inexplicably pushed and bumped on the table by the latter, and he raised his head and met the boy's cold eyes.

It was an expression he had never seen before.

After staying in XY for a year, Straw and Su Zhiye are already very familiar, and he knows very well that Su Zhiye is not angry at this moment.

…… It's more like a kind of incomprehension and sadness.

His heart skipped a beat, and Straw didn't have the idea of resisting for a while, opened his mouth, and only made a voice after a while: "Brother Su......"

Su Zhiye didn't speak, but the raised fist didn't fall for a long time.

The two Ueno brothers at the door of the kitchen were startled, and after coming to their senses, they hurriedly rushed up to pull Su into the night.

"What's wrong? Don't do it, Brother Su, calm down, calm down. ”

"Huang Zhao, why did he mess with you, Brother Su has something to say, let's talk about it."

Straw also recovered from his daze, straightened up after Su Zhiye was pulled away, his eyes were uncertain, and he asked tentatively: "It's not Brother Su, why do you want to hit me for some reason?" Did I mess with you? ”

Su Zhiye's lips moved, and his voice, which was still slightly hoarse and didn't drink water, spit out a few words: "You owe me." ”

Then he didn't look back and walked directly out of the base gate.

My brain was in a mess, and I don't know why, the moment I saw Straw just now, a wave of anger arose, and I couldn't suppress it.

He wanted to beat Straw hard to relieve his anger.

It's just that when it comes to it, it still hasn't been done.

What if you beat him up? I can't change the fact that I missed the championship in the World Championship in three years, I can't change the status quo that I died of a heart attack, and the person who was beaten may not even know why he was beaten.

This feeling of having nowhere to vent your anger is too uncomfortable.

I can't even stay at the XY base.

The cold wind of November has begun to take on the power of winter, and it is poured into the thin placket without stinginess, but Su Zhiye seems to have no sense.

In his previous life, he didn't pay much attention to things outside of the game, but he also heard the good stories of fans about his "career of one man and one city".

Some people also say that Night is not only guarded, but also carried, and brought XY into the world competition for three consecutive years, and the single snow girl in one hand is known to the world.

From the 2022 S5 season to the 2025 S8 season, Su Zhiye boasted that he had a clear conscience about XY, and he could even be regarded as doing his best.

And then what.

Then XY rewarded him with the fact that XY assisted Straw players in the World Championship for improper behavior that affected the fairness of the S competition, and some people in the management of the XY Esports Club were also aware of and involved in this situation.

Su Zhiye closed his eyes.

I don't know how long it took, the mobile phone ringtone woke him up, and Cheng Yansheng's phone called again.

His fingertips were blown cold and stiff by the cold wind, and Su Zhiye slowly took out his mobile phone and took it.

"Brother, EFG is waiting for a reply, high salary! Quick, have you thought about it? ”

Without waiting for Su Zhiye to speak, Cheng Yansheng said to himself: "Forget it, I'm asking nonsense again." Do you still want to stay at XY? If I'm sure, I'll push other teams to find me. ”

"Why are you ignoring me so much today, are you busy? If you're busy, I'll take your acquiescence. ”

Su Zhiye's lips moved, but just as he wanted to speak, the cold wind suddenly poured into his throat, choking him and coughing violently.

"Grass, it's cold, if you're not in good health, wear more."

Cheng Yansheng chattered like Xianglin's sister-in-law: "Are you smoking again, smoke less, and wait for me to find you to smoke again." Drink some hot water Brother Su, you are busy, then I will hang up. ”

Su Zhiye covered his mouth, slowed down for a moment, and finally spoke: "No." ”

Cheng Yansheng: "Huh? ”

Somehow, Su Zhiye's mind suddenly appeared that during the interview with S8 and World Decision FMVP, SEA jungler Gu Yuan said with a cold face: "XY mid-laner is very strong, but our teamwork is better. ”

That year's World Championship was the wild core version, SEA was originally based on the jungler as the core, and the mid lane was always a functional hero, commonly known as the bastard midlaner, SEA's economy and resources were inclined to the jungler, and Gu Yuan also lived up to expectations, in the finals SEA midlaner was killed by Su Zhiye five in a row, still with his own strength, the field played more than 35% of the team's output, from Su Zhiye's hands to snatch the summoner trophy that symbolizes the highest glory.

Dog stuff.

Su Zhiye slandered in his heart.

He spoke slowly: "Make an appointment for a trial at SEA." ”

Cheng Yansheng was stunned: "Huh?? ”

Su Zhiye exhaled a slightly hot breath into his palm, and pulled away his shoulder-length hair: "I'll go and be a dog for Gu Yuan." ”