Regression - Second Chance At Life-Chapter 264: Illiana

Illiana is one arrogant woman, and her arrogance is earned because she always managed to excel at the things that she did.

Whether it was studies, sports, or cultural activities, she managed to quickly catch up to people who had been doing it for years.

She was a known prodigy in her circle; her parents felt proud of her, her friends felt envious of her, and some harbored deep jealousy for her, but they would never dare to say it to her face. Instead, they did their best to win her attention.

She is the type of person who walks into a room and manages to get all the attention she wants. She has a natural charisma that makes people want to be around her, be acknowledged by her, and be seen by her.

This made her arrogant, and she has every right to be; not many people can do what she can.

But she has one problem... She gets bored very easily. Being how good she is at everything, not many things manage to catch her attention.

She tries something, finds it easy, gets bored, and moves on.

That’s been most of her life.

But then she came across gaming. She saw two guys from her class playing some kind of combat game on their mini consoles.

When she inquired about it, they gave her a full detail walkthrough of the whole thing... After all, she is beautiful, and beautiful girls almost always get what they want, especially from normies.

Newly introduced to gaming, she tried it, and just like every other thing she did, she excelled at it, but then something happened.

As she continued to get better, winning got harder, and this took her by surprise.

She thought this would be just like any other thing she picks up. Dabble a little in it, get good at it, and then get bored.

But she never expected to get challenged. And she realized why.

It’s just because of the sheer number of people who have access to gaming. With so many people playing games, a few will definitely stand out.

And even though they are few in number, when taking into consideration that over four billion people play video games, with at least 50 percent of them playing it daily, that small number of good players who excel at video games is much higher when it’s just pure numbers.

No other field has such huge saturations of elites.

Illiana, for the first time in her life, felt challenged. And it was not just multiplayer; even single-player games that had nightmare mode difficulty were extremely fun for her to overcome.

She fell in love with gaming, and so she decided to make a career out of it.

When her parents heard about her ambition, they were concerned, but their concern didn’t last long because it didn’t take long for Illiana to start bringing in the money.

With her natural magnetic charisma, a very beautiful face, and a killer body, it was very easy for her to establish a fan base as soon as she started streaming.

At first, people only came to her because they found her beautiful, and Illiana had no problem with her; she knows she is beautiful, and it’s one of the reasons for her arrogance. But then people really started noticing just how good she actually is when it comes to gaming.

She showed her fans that she is not just a pretty face who shows off her nice big cleavage in front of a camera to get attention; no, she is an exceptional gamer as well, putting on an amazing display of skill and IQ. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

She was not like the other girls in the online streaming space, whose skills were just average, and who solely relied on their looks to grow as a streamer. No, she proved that she can hang with the top players in the scene and built a dedicated fan base who liked her not just for her looks, but for her skills as well.

She became the face of female gamers. Becoming an inspiration to girls who actually love gaming.

Whether it is FPS, fighting, or any other multiplayer games, she did quite well, but her favorites are fighting games, as they are the ones that hooked her to gaming and the ones she spends most of her time playing.

As Illiana continued to grow her audience, she started liking it more. Knowing that thousands and thousands of people spend four to five hours of their day just watching her play games, admire her, love her, lust over her, and be obsessed with her gave her a high she had never felt before.

The high that comes from fame. And now that she has gotten the taste of it, she wants more, and that’s why she pulled the stunt. Anyone who manages to defeat her will get a kiss from her as a reward.

She knew what she was doing. She knew many guys who followed her were desperate and would do anything to be in her presence, let alone earn a kiss from her.

But she wasn’t stupid enough to put herself in a situation where she would actually have to kiss one of her fans. So the game of her choice was the one she is the best at.

A fighting game. And a game in which she is ranked third in the whole world. Only behind two other male professional gamers.

So there is no way she would lose to some random guy who decides to show up in one of her events.

Or so she thought.

Now she finds herself in a predicament that she never thought she would be in.

A random guy showed up and is about to defeat her, giving her one match point.

Illiana looks at the guy and can’t help but cringe a little because the dude is the definition of ugly. The guy clearly didn’t put any thought into cleaning up after himself.

There are stains on his t-shirt, his hair is greasy, his skin is extremely pale, his lips look crusty, his eyes look hollow and empty, as if he has given up on life itself.

His upper body looks skinny, his arms have no muscle, but his stomach is protruding, indicating that his health is also very bad.

And to make matters worse, the dude has clearly not showered, as Illiana can smell the stink coming off him.

His overall appearance and the way he carries himself have thrown Illiana off her game, costing her two rounds.

She glances at the man again, who has not looked at her even once. She feels a chill run down her spine.

’I can’t lose, No. I can’t kiss a man like this...’ Illiana thinks and focuses on the screen in front of her.

She decides to ignore the smell, the sound, and she cuts off every bit of distraction around her as fire burns in her eyes. She is not going to lose this. Not now. Not ever.

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Adam watches with interest as it seems the match is about to get more interesting. He can see the girl’s body tense up as she leans in a little closer to the screen.

’She’s locking in’ Adam thinks and smiles, before turning to look at Bart, who looks like a nervous wreck.

’Well, his wish might come true...’ Adam thinks and goes back to looking at the main screen as the girl and her opponent start their four round.

And this round, the girl comes out blazing, attacking her opponent with some vicious combos, and even though her opponent manages to block some and hit the girl back a little, he is soon overwhelmed as the girl seems to have entered a trance-like state in which she can’t be touched.

And with ease, she delivers the last blow, earning her second victory, making their scores even.

"Last round!" Everyone gets excited.

Adam, too, is drawn in as he didn’t expect to get so invested in watching two people play a game.

He looks at the girl’s back, and she still seems to be in the zone. He then looks at her opponent, the guy’s hands are trembling, probably from nervousness and anxiety.

Adam frowns but doesn’t think much of it.

The fifth round begins. The girl once again goes on the offensive while her opponent does his best to defend against her attack.

But things aren’t looking good for him. The girl is showing why she is one of the top-ranked players in the entire world.

Her opponent is sweating; his hands are getting clammy.

He tries to go on the attack, but is immediately punished for his attempt. He tries to counterattack, but the girl seems to have predicted it and punishes him again, bringing his character’s health to a red line.

Seeing this, the crowd starts getting excited. Adam notices Bart clenching his fists hard while his jaw tightens.

He is getting excited over the fact that his favorite streamer won’t have to kiss the ugly guy.

Adam chuckles at the pathetic display and looks back at Chiperz’s opponent. And that is when something catches Adam’s eye.

The look on the guy’s face. It has changed. It’s no longer one of emotional detachment. It’s anger.

Anger that comes from deep hatred for oneself and for everything around oneself. It’s a dangerous emotion to have.

Adam knows this, can recognize this, because he once felt the same type of anger, and during that time, he just wanted to hurt someone.

Luckily, he had no one around him to hurt.