DOTA's Madness Chapter 1

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Chapter 1: Beyond G.o.dlike Battle Platform

Zhao Dingguo was an ordinary DOTA player.

The so-called DOTA was actually a map on the stand-alone game Warcraft, belonging to the 5V5 compet.i.tive confrontation game. There were two sides in this game, the Sentinel and the Scourge. Players could choose one of two sides to fight, and the goal was to destroy the opponent's Ancient Nexus! [1]

This game has always been very popular, with hundreds of millions of players!

Zhao Dingguo started to play a few months ago with the great recommendation of the surrounding cla.s.smates. Although it was difficult to get started at the beginning, he really found this game very interesting. Although put it bluntly, DOTA was a map that has not changed for many years. Three fronts were confrontational, which can seem monotonous, but each game has different wonderful feeling!

Of course, the excitement here was based on the fact that Zhao Dingguo won.

Or, at the very least, he had to fight against theopponent, kill and be killed for 60 minutes, and finally lost a hand. If the battle became one-sided and his side was completely abused, it would be too boring!

Right now, Zhao Dingguo's playing a game like that.

Less than twenty minutes before the start of the game, the opposite side's hero Bloodseeker have killed their heroes ten times in succession, and the orange subt.i.tles appeared on the screen: Beyond G.o.dlike. In the later period, the main carry Void had a highest tier item in his hand, and everyone who saw him was killed. In addition, the external defense towers of the three lanes have all fallen, and the heroes including Zhao Dingguo could only be trapped on the high slope of their own base, saying nothing dares to go down!

Who was out to farm, who would die!

“Attention, the Scourge are going to push in the middle lane, be careful!”

In front of the screen, Zhao Dingguo was full of sweat. He squeezed a slightly slippery mouse and pulled the keyboard to type a line.

Theoritically, the opposite side's attack was swaying and un.o.btrusive. It should be visible with a glance to the small map, so there was no need to say anything. However, in twenty minutes of playing, Zhao Dingguo already knew the level of his companions. Even if he has already spoken out, they may not listen.

He had no way but try his best.

At this moment, Zhao Dingguo felt a bit tired.

In today's game, the hero he used was Sven, the Rogue Knight. Honestly, although he only played for a few months, his ability was not good, but he is also considered to be experienced. Moreover, he could be considered to be good player, at least he took the head of the opposite heroes three times – although he also be killed five times, but it's much better than the two carries on his side who have become food.

Another hero Venomancer has also been used by a good player, but DOTA, has always been a game for five people!

Perhaps this conclusion is not necessarily true in the low-end bureau. Maybe there were master players who could turn the table by their own, but with Zhao Dingguo's ability, he couldn't save the day!

The collapse of the Sentinel was inevitable!

After more than ten seconds, the four enemy heroes of the Scourge rushed to the bottom lane's highland with a wave of Ghouls. However, the already-desperated eyes Zhao Dingguo suddenly shone, he saw a glimmer of hope!

Probably thinking that the victory was within their hand, the opposite Bloodseeker has run far from other teammates, about half of the screen. As for the opposite carry Void, he was still farming in the bot lane. The battle line from the middle road is one hundred and eight thousand miles away! It's five-vs-four, and the Sentinel has the geographical advantage of standing on the high ground, with the help of the defensive tower, they could fight!

This was not necessarily impossible!

Zhao Dingguo, who was struggling, immediately sat up straight, his fingers have been pressed to the keyboard shortcuts, ready to release the signature skills of Sven – Storm Hammer.[2]

This skill was a CC skill that can stun the enemies in a small AoE and gave good damage. The Bloodseeker rushed to the front alone, as long as he could control him first, then the teammates around him keep up to focus Bloodseeker, the fight would become five-vs-three, the victory was basically unable to run away!

Winning this battle, even if didn't turn the table, at least gave them more opportunities.

“A group of rookies, you are dead!”

Seeing that he stepped on the high ground, the player who controlled Bloodseeker played a line of words arrogantly, and then rushed up, even before his own soldier.

A great opportunity!

Zhao Dingguo was immediately excited and did not hesitate to activated the skill.

His grasp of the timing was quite appropriate, as Bloodseeker was stunned on the high slope, just to withstand the blow of the defensive tower. Zhao Dingguo, who was overjoyed in his heart, immediately use Warcry, then activated his ultimate skill and rushed to start fighting with Bloodseeker!

As long as there are two or three teammates to keep up, he could kill Bloodseeker in an instant!

For this, Zhao Dingguo is very confident!

However, when he rushed down and fought with Bloodseeker for a few seconds, when the follow-up hero of the other party had already rushed over, he was surprised to find that none of his teammates came over! The two trash carries were far away to hide, and the only reliable teammate Venomancer responded a little slower, as he missed his skill Venomous Gale in a hurry.

Not only that, the most powerful source of CC in the team, Rhasta the Shadow Shaman was gone!

This battle can't be played!

Originally, if the other party's hero rushed forward alone, it was completely possible to kill him before the other three people reacted, and then the battle would be more and less easier. But now, the inaction of teammates has turned the move of Zhao Dingguo, who seized the opportunity, into a suicide move. Moreover, his own side was also inexplicably missing one person, it is really a defeat!

Zhao Dingguo's Sven and his teammate's Venomancer quickly be killed, and the remaining two later reacted like they were just awakened from the state of sleepwalking, so they rushed one after the other… only to die.

The natural disaster-stricken one defeated the middle road highland and then forced the last world tree of the Guards Corps!

This was the defeat!

Not to mention Zhao Dingguo, even if a master of the professional team came back, it was hopeless. Zhao Dingguo, who suddenly lost the mouse, suddenly realized that the Shadow Shaman has still been at the Fouintain and didn't partic.i.p.ate in the fight.

“Haha, you're such a bunch of chicken!”

The opposite Gorefiend chatted all again in a mocking tone.

Zhao Dingguo, who had a sigh of anger, was worried, but before he could type something in the chat bar, the teammates blamed him first.

“Sven, why did you suddenly get off the high ground? Don't you know how to defend?”

“Sven is stupid! In the pervious team battle, we lost because his Storm Hammer only hit one hero!”

The angry Zhao Dingguo wanted to curse back, because even if he was defending the high ground, it still depended on the situation. In the opposite's side, Bloodseeker was alone, so there is no need to pa.s.sively defend. But they were not all wrong, at least in a pervious team battle, it was indeed Zhao Dingguo's own mistakes.

He only played for a few months after all!

Zhao Dingguo, who was refuted by the heart, groaned and found the trouble with the Shadow Shaman: “How suddenly did you go back when we were in a team battle?”

Shadow Shaman was probably typing slowly. After more than ten seconds, he finally said a line. At this time, the World Tree has already been attacked: “I'm run out of mana, so I go back to the Fountain.”

This unconstrained answer made the players who controlled the Venomancer screamed and made Zhao Dingguo didn't know he should laugh or cry.

The Scourge appeared at least one minute before they attacked, how is it not enough to replenish in advance? Why did you have to wait until they're at the door to retuen to the Fountain?

Well, Zhao Dingguo could only admit that the fate has brought him a rookie companion!

Without waiting for him to say something, the World Tree was completely destroyed, and the game ended with the victory of the Scourge. Seeing the cahtlines of the Scourge on the screen to celebrate the victory, Zhao Dingguo decided to turn off the game.

In any case, failure was always unpleasant.

Fortunately, Zhao Dingguo could also comfort himself. Games were just entertainments, and if you fail, you could always play another game! He didn't even run into this kind of rookie every time. Like the previous two, he met some teammates who were still awesome, and they cooperated to take down the opponents!

“Or, go eat first!”

Zhao Dingguo looked at the watch and found that it was just the point of eating, so he turned off the DOTA battle platform.

However, when Zhao Dingguo got up, he accidentally saw a half-green, half-gray icon on his laptop screen. The green represented life and vitality, gray represents death and cold. The two colors are intertwined, making Zhao Dingguo feel a bit strange!

What is this stuff?

Zhao Dingguo clearly remembered that he had not had this thing on his laptop before. Strangely, he stopped and placed the mouse on the icon.

Beyond G.o.dlike battle platform!

It seemed to be a brand new game play platform.

However, Zhao Dingguo determined that he had never installed this. Was it that platform is like some rogue software, and it is directly installed in the background without the user's confirmation? This was a bit ugly. Moreover, it was also a battle platform. How could DOTA advertise its compet.i.tor?

Thinking of this, he opened Baidu and searched the words “Beyond G.o.dlike battle platform”.

The result naturally made him disappointed. The two words “Beyond G.o.dlike” gave back many results, but there is no news related to Beyond G.o.dlike battle platform. It seems that it is a newly launched platform, didn't even have the official website and the minimum promotion!

Can such a platform also have a good future?

Zhao Dingguo shook his head in disdain and got up and went out to eat. However, when he returned to fill his stomach and was ready to reopen the game, he suddenly thought of the inexplicable battle platform. Since it is new, people who want to come to it should not be much, and there will be fewer masters. Should he give it a try?

Maybe I can find a few rookies to abuse!

Thinking this way, he quit the DOTA platform, and then clicked on the icon of the Beyond G.o.dlike battle platform. After a faint ripple of light, a brand new world appeared in front of him!

TL's note:
1. The main structure is just called Ancient, but to avoid confusion, it will be translated as Ancient Nexus (yeah, I do play League of Legends).
2.This skill's name is Storm Bolt, but the DOTA 2's name Storm Hammer fitting better with the raw content.