Uriel_Love

In the neon-lit world of Chinese esports, victory is king, but sometimes, it’s love that pulls the trigger.

Shen Wanqing is a rising PUBG streamer with nothing but talent and dreams. Lu Zeyan is the cold, calculating heir to a billion-dollar tech empire and the secret identity behind “Reign,” China’s most feared professional PUBG sniper. When Wanqing defeats Reign in a viral match with a legendary headshot, she doesn’t just win the crowd. She captures the attention of the man behind the mask.

Their paths cross again when Zeyan's company sponsors a national-level esports competition, and he recruits Wanqing into his elite training team, unaware that the girl he’s recruiting is the same one who humiliated his alter ego. What begins as a tactical partnership soon spirals into a clash of hearts.

But love on the battlefield comes with no easy wins:

Shen Wanqing must fight societal bias, toxic fan culture, and hidden sabotage within the team.

Zeyan must break free from his cold-blooded upbringing and challenge his family's dynastic plans.

Together, they’ll uncover the corruption threatening the esports world and rewrite the rules of both love and the game.

From steamy late-night training sessions to televised tournaments, jealous rivals, family drama, and heartbreaking choices. This is a love story built on bullets, betrayal, and undeniable chemistry.

Crosshairs of the Heart

Location: Secure Tournament Server – Midnight Scrim Match

The custom match had only four players:

QingQingSnipes (Shen Wanqing)

It started like any other scrim, a test run, a quick warm-up.

"Why does this bot move like..." Reign squinted at his screen. "That's your jump path."

Wanqing frowned. "And it's anticipating me two frames ahead. I never uploaded this session data."

Then CHIMERA-A01 headshot both of them.

Mayhem (via comms):"That's not a bot anymore. That's... you. Both of you."

The lead scientist stood in front of a curved monitor. On it, CHIMERA-A01 learned in real time, pulling from both Wanqing's and Reign's historical play, then adapting based on their scrims.

"It doesn't just copy them now," the technician whispered."It's creating a hybrid."

Madam Ji leaned in. "And how long until it can outperform both?"

"Good. Send it into the qualifiers under a false team name. Let them taste their own obsolescence."

LuTech War Room – The Real Players React

Wanqing slammed her fist on the table.

"They're training it with our matches. Every kill we get... it learns faster."

Mayhem patched in another feed. "Worse. They're training it live. Using dummy teams to inject CHIMERA into upcoming league matches under fake accounts."

Reign narrowed his eyes. "They're not just replacing us."

"They're planning to erase us."

Scene – CHIMERA's First Public Match

A new team called Team Nova_Blue entered the regional bracket with no history.

Their star player? A silent, masked gamer with perfect tracking, reflexes beyond human, and no visible face cam.

"This Nova_Blue player… It's like they know what their opponents are about to do."

"I don't care who they are. This is next-level e-sports."

Wanqing watched the stream in silence.

The moves. The micro-flicks. The same sidestep she used when surrounded.

Reign walked in quietly, holding two steaming bowls of noodles.

"Figured if we're going to fight a neural superweapon, we should eat first."

She cracked a small smile. "You're a strategist, not a chef."

They ate in silence, a comfort shared between two people who'd survived too much to need small talk.

Then, Wanqing looked up. "What if they really do it? What if they create something better than us?"

Reign set his bowl down and leaned forward.

"Better is just faster. Stronger. Smarter."

"But it'll never be us. Never know what it's like to win after losing everything. Or fall in love mid-match."

Her cheeks turned pink. "Who said anything about...?"

Final Scene – Deep Web Forum Leak

A new anonymous thread exploded on gamer boards:

[LEAK] Ji Corp's Chimera AI Spotted in Ranked Ladder Under Fake Account!Includes side-by-side comparisons of Reign's signature loadout and Wanqing's infamous 'double feint.'

Attached was a blurred image of CHIMERA's real-time match stats.

"The future isn't human."

Chapter 17 – Chimera Protocol