Chapter 282

Miles and his two teammates gaped at Aria's lightning-fast keyboard movements.

"Holy crap! How many years of being single did it take to develop that kind of APM?" Ezra's jaw dropped as he watched Aria's flawless in-game maneuvers.

Aria's fingers danced across the keyboard without missing a beat. "Focus on your jungle camps. Stop feeding."

The moment she spoke, Miles's screen turned gray.

"Damn it, Aria! That's brutal!" Miles slammed his desk in frustration. "I thought you were going easy on us!"

A faint smirk appeared on Aria's lips. "This is what we call tactical mercy. Got it?"

When the next round began, Miles barely respawned before Aria comboed him into oblivion.

"Seriously, are you a pro player in disguise?" Miles groaned.

Aria casually cleared the jungle camps. "Just killing time."

"Killing time?" Ezra stared at his 0-5 score. "That's some next-level humblebragging!"

The livestream chat exploded:

[OMG! Those mechanics are insane!]

[Teach me, sensei! I'll be your hype man!]

[Actual pros would cry watching this]

[From today onward, I'm Aria's #1 fangirl!]

Declan peeked at the match stats and silently pulled out his phone. "Friend request sent."

After three consecutive losses, Miles finally cracked. "Mercy, please! I was wrong to show off in front of you!"

Aria arched an eyebrow. "Now you remember who's boss?"

"Boss!" The trio chorused in surrender.

Meanwhile, teams from other countries were being chased through streets by hordes of zombies.

"What the hell? The Chinese team is still gaming?" A foreign captain smashed his communicator after seeing the livestream footage.

"They partnered with the military?!" Another team nearly popped their eyes out watching Aria's squad board an armored vehicle.

Lieutenant Carter stared dumbfounded at Aria's rapid code modifications.

"Miss Bennett, we need your expertise," he said nervously.

Without looking up, Aria replied, "Armory biometric locks?"

"How did—" Carter's eyes widened.

"Lucky guess. What's my cut?"

"Take your pick from the arsenal!"

"Deal." Aria snapped her laptop shut and winked at her team. "Let's go shopping for some premium gear."

As their military convoy passed through the city gates, they encountered two battered foreign teams.

"How are they..." The foreign competitors nearly wept comparing Aria's relaxed squad to their own bloodied, exhausted state.

The disparity was downright unfair.