Chapter 2: Handsome Moves

Handsome Moves

Luo Yuchen controlled Figo to send Mist Master back to the fountain once again. Seeing the question raised by YYOU, he continued explaining.

“Figo’s damage mainly comes from his passive.” While recalling, he moved the mouse over Figo’s passive skill.

“According to the description, the Lone Warrior passive has two effects. First: when an enemy approaches, the greatsword awakens the Lone Warrior’s fighting spirit — this is used to detect invisibility. Second: when Figo’s skills hit an enemy, he gains Courage. Normal attacks consume Courage, and that’s the source of his damage.”

Xiao You’s livestream was instantly flooded with comments, and he himself was very curious, so he typed: “Can you explain in more detail?”

By now Luo Yuchen was already level 6, with his ultimate unlocked and three kills under his belt — unstoppable.

He moved Figo into the enemy jungle. “I’ll demonstrate.”

The enemy jungler was a burly man wielding a hammer, busy pounding away at a ghost monster. Before he could finish it off, he was stunned by the sudden appearance of the greatsword‑wielding lady.

“Figo’s Q skill, Leap of Faith, is a movement ability. If it hits an enemy, it grants two more leaps, so the first strike has to be accurate.”

Luo Yuchen had Figo leap at the enemy jungler.

“After the first hit, don’t rush the second leap. Always follow with a normal attack first.” He demonstrated as he spoke. “Attack once, then use the second leap, then another attack. Save the third leap for later…”

After two Q‑A combos, the enemy jungler had already lost a third of his health. “Now follow up with Figo’s W skill to imprison the enemy, attack, then use E to pull them in, attack again. See? I haven’t even used my ultimate, and he’s already at sliver HP.”

The enemy jungler wasn’t a wooden dummy. Seeing his health drop to a sliver in an instant, he immediately pressed Flash — but…

“Bang!” His Flash didn’t go off. He was knocked into the air, let out a cry mid‑air, and fell to the ground.

“Earlier I said not to use the third leap of Figo’s Q skill right away — that’s to prevent the opponent from escaping with movement abilities.” Luo Yuchen killed the enemy jungler and even claimed the ghost monster. “The third leap of Q has a small knock‑up effect when landing, and the damage is high. Combined with normal attacks, it creates a burst combo.”

After finishing his explanation, Luo Yuchen continued sweeping through the enemy jungle, while his own team fell into an eerie silence.

After a long moment, Xiao You finally came back to his senses and typed: “Bro, your hand speed is insane!”

Father of Earth: “Insane? It’s downright terrifying.”

In Xiao You’s livestream, the barrage of comments was so dense the feed lagged.

“This kind of hand speed must come from being single for years!”

“Unbelievable — less than three seconds, and he pulled off five skills plus five normal attacks!”

“So this is how Figo is supposed to be played? My eyes: I’ve learned it. My hands: I’ve failed to learn it!”

“……”

The viewers’ excitement was plain to see, and Xiao You himself felt a little stirred as well.

YYOU: “Bro, your Figo’s damage seems way too high.”

“I only used all my skills except the ultimate to demonstrate,” Luo Yuchen replied. At this point he already had seven kills, and the game had only been going for eight minutes. “Figo learns Q at level 1, and combined with normal attacks, that’s already a small burst. She has solo‑kill potential from level 1. Before level 8, as long as she’s farmed decently, she can kill fragile enemies without even using her ultimate.”

This was Figo before being nerfed — her damage exceeded the game’s balance threshold by far. Luo Yuchen couldn’t help but think of the real world, where Figo had already been weakened: her passive was changed back in Season 3, and again in Season 5.

“Hey cutie, did you know Figo’s passive can detect enemies hiding in bushes?” Support player Raya suddenly spoke over voice chat. Her voice was sweet and syrupy, clearly coming from a voice changer.

Luo Yuchen rubbed his ear. “Better not. Figo is a warrior. Her passive’s range is the same as her normal attack range. Using it to check bushes is basically the same as throwing your life away.”

YYOU: “But if you’re already standing at the edge of the bush, going in isn’t much different.”

Luo Yuchen’s lips curved slightly. He glanced at the jungler Modo’s portrait and said: “Modo isn’t suited for jungling. He only barely has the ability to clear camps once he reaches level 4.”

YYOU: “But once he gets a magic blade, his jungle clear becomes fast, and his damage is high!”

“Modo buying a magic blade requires strong economy. Unless you have a lane partner willing to give you farm so you can survive the early game smoothly, it’s not recommended.”

Xiao You’s livestream was instantly flooded with “haha” comments.

“See what the pro said? Xiao You was just trying to mess with us!”

“Only Gold rank and already called a pro? That’s way too cheap a title!”

“Is it really that hard to admit someone else is better than you?”

“I’m just telling the truth!”

“……”

Xiao You asked the moderators to ban the IDs that were stirring up arguments. Then he noticed a viewer comment:

“Little bro definitely doesn’t know Xiao You was planning to leech off his lane farm.”

Embarrassment flickered in his eyes.

“Brother You, listen to me — add little bro as a friend, he’s a real talent!”

Xiao You felt that made sense. Just then, a knock came at his door.

Xiao You opened it. “Captain Yu?”

“Meeting room in half an hour.”

“Alright, I got it.” Xiao You returned to his desk and noticed viewers asking if that was Captain Yu and whether a meeting was about to start.

“It was Captain Yu. As for the meeting, I don’t know.” Xiao You spoke while plugging a USB drive into the computer — he wanted to export the recording of this match.

“Captain Yu hasn’t streamed in ages…”

“Spring Split is coming soon, probably no time for streaming…”

The topic in the livestream chat gradually shifted toward the Spring Split.

While Xiao You was importing the video, Luo Yuchen scored another four kills.

By the ten‑minute mark, the match had already lost all meaning.

Luo Yuchen was unstoppable — gods blocked him, he slew gods; Buddhas blocked him, he slew Buddhas. In a one‑versus‑five, he cut down four opponents, losing only half his health.

At fifteen minutes, the enemy team chose to surrender.

The victory sound rang out. Luo Yuchen clicked the mouse, and the game returned to the main screen.

A Gold‑rank match wasn’t worth his attention, but the fact that Figo hadn’t been nerfed in this world gave him new ideas.

Since he needed to climb the ladder anyway, he might as well use Figo — she was a perfect weapon for ranking up.

From then on, Luo Yuchen controlled the greatsword‑wielding heroine and slaughtered his way through the entire low‑tier bracket.

In every match, Luo Yuchen crushed his lane opponent until they were completely useless. No game lasted longer than eighteen minutes, and he was MVP every time.

By four in the afternoon, Luo Yuchen had climbed from Gold III to Platinum IV.

He took off his headset, massaged his slightly sore neck, and stood up from his booth.

“Logging off.” By now, the front desk at the internet café had changed shifts — the ponytail girl was replaced by a lively young man.

The young man moved quickly. “That’ll be twenty. Thanks for coming, hope to see you again.”

After leaving the café, Luo Yuchen waved down a taxi. On the way home, he stopped at a restaurant and packed two dinners to go.

His home was in the West Bay district of the city, beside West Lake and backed by Wolong Mountain — a beautiful area where every inch of land was worth a fortune.

When Luo Yuchen arrived at his doorstep carrying the food, he saw a little boy waiting at the gate.

“Brother!” The boy ran toward him, grinning with his front teeth missing. “Is one of those dinners for me?” He blinked his eyes playfully as he spoke.

Luo Yuchen handed him one of the meals. “Where are Uncle Lin and Aunt Chen?”

“My mom went to Zhongdu for a meeting, and my dad’s working overtime at the research institute. Brother, I’ll keep you company tonight, hehe!”

Luo Yuchen opened the door. “Come on in.”

The little boy with the missing front teeth was named Lin Simo. No one would have guessed that one day, he would become the protagonist of this novel’s world.

The Luo family villa was next to the Lin family villa, and the two families had a very good relationship. Whenever Lin Simo’s parents were busy, he was a frequent guest at the Luo household.

After entering the living room, Lin Simo immediately turned on the television. Luo Yuchen didn’t mind — after all, what child doesn’t love watching cartoons?

Lin Simo’s habits weren’t bad. Even though he had the TV on, he still sat at the dining table to eat.

Luo Yuchen laughed. “So you’re eating by sound?”

“I’ve already seen this episode,” Lin Simo said while shoveling rice into his mouth. “It’s the one where Modo kills Bean.”

The television was playing an animated series produced by the creators of Sacred Alliance. The plot was adapted from the game’s settings, meant to enrich the game’s world and increase the IP’s value.

“Brother, after dinner I’ll help you play ranked. I’m Diamond level, you know.”

“No need. Elementary schoolers should focus on homework. After dinner, please spend quality time with your multiplication tables.”

Lin Simo’s face fell, but Luo Yuchen pretended not to notice.

With his parents away on business trips abroad, Luo Yuchen wasn’t alone thanks to Lin Simo’s company. Noisy as he was, it was still companionship.

After finishing his meal, Luo Yuchen picked up his phone, opened the Sacred Alliance official app, and suddenly saw hundreds of friend requests flooding his inbox.

What happened? Luo Yuchen was baffled.