Qin Dandan had said that, so Lin Jing couldn't possibly fight her for the support position. She swallowed the words she was about to say and replied to Chen Jing, "It's fine."
Qin Yu had chosen Sun Shangxiang, and Chen Jing had chosen Ma Chao. They still needed a mage.
Lin Jing hesitated for a few seconds between Xiao Qiao and Daji, then locked in Daji, a hero with simple and direct skills that didn't require much technical operation.
Seeing the hero she chose, Qin Dandan spoke again, "Why did you pick Daji? Daji is unplayable in high-tier games. A utility mage would be better."
Qin Dandan's words left Lin Jing unsure how to respond.
As she pondered whether to acknowledge or ignore it, Sheng Kuang's voice came from her phone, "It's fine, just play whatever."
Among the five of them, only Chen Jing and Lin Jing weren't at the Glorious rank. Sheng Kuang and the others were all at high star levels in Glorious King, with Qin Dandan having the highest at 96 stars.
In such a match, the teammates wouldn't be particularly bad; they would either be professionals or streamers. Even purely recreational players would be considered experts among the player base.
They didn't encounter any professionals or streamers in this game. However, judging by the opposing IDs like "Proxy" and "Order Taker," they were likely involved in escorting or boosting services, similar to Jiang Zui before.
While the game was loading, Qin Dandan kept talking. Apart from Chen Jing, who chatted with her, the others remained silent.
Sheng Kuang and the others were using their main accounts. Even though Qin Dandan had changed her name, netizens had already figured out who she was. As soon as the game started, a message came from the opposing side. Su Dan Novel Network
[All] Top Up For Me (Zhuge Liang): Holy crap!!!
[All] Top Up For Me (Zhuge Liang): Kuang Shen!! Boss Jing!!
[All] Top Up For Me (Zhuge Liang): And Goddess Dan!!!
Sheng Kuang and Chen Jing headed towards the jungle and the top lane respectively, ignoring the message. However, the Yao player stood in front of the crystal and paused for a few seconds.
[All] Little Cabbage (Yao): Hello.
[All] Top Up For Me (Zhuge Liang): Whoa, Goddess Dan actually replied to me.
[All] Top Up For Me (Zhuge Liang): Goddess Dan, I'm your fan. I vote for you every year.
After Qin Dandan replied, the five players on the opposing team all started chiming in, their messages unanimously praising her.
This was Lin Jing's first time playing in such a high-tier match. The hero she had chosen was seen by these skilled players as someone who could be easily dominated with eyes closed. Therefore, she played very cautiously from the start, sticking close to the tower to clear minions.
In the first few minutes of a game, supports usually stay with the mid-laner. This is to provide support to the top and bottom lanes and to contest the river buffs.
Lin Jing only saw Yao follow Luna over once when the mid-lane jungle buff spawned.
At level three, Lin Jing stood obediently under the tower, clearing minions. Her health wasn't high. After using all her skills on the minions, the opposing support stunned her mid-lane tower. Zhuge Liang jumped out from the bush and onto her. Before she could even react, the game announcement showed that she had been killed by Zhuge Liang.
She had given up the first blood of the game.
She had played many games with Sheng Kuang and the others. Due to her lack of game sense or her venturing into the enemy jungle with the mid-laner and jungler, Sheng Kuang could escape, but she couldn't. Occasional first bloods had happened before, so Lin Jing didn't think much of it at this point. After respawning at the crystal, she obediently went back to the mid lane and continued clearing minions under the tower.
However, it wasn't possible for her to just obediently clear minions.
Firstly, the opposing Zhuge Liang was indeed quite strong. Secondly, Zhuge Liang likely realized that she, unlike the other four, lacked game sense and mechanical skill, so he targeted her. Thus, before she could even finish clearing a wave of minions after respawning, she was tower-dived and killed by Zhuge Liang, who was already level four.
From then on, Lin Jing was either being repeatedly killed by Zhuge Liang or on her way to being killed by Zhuge Liang.
The fifth time Lin Jing died to Zhuge Liang, a line of text appeared on the screen.
[All] Top Up For Me (Zhuge Liang): Daji, stop feeding.