From the beginning to the end of a qualifying match, it would usually take about 30 minutes on average before it would be declared over.
For a random ranked match of the Korean server's champion bracket, this length of time was neither fast nor slow.
However, for the Chinese players who were anxiously waiting in the various forums of the League of Legends, the wait for the ranking matches seemed like an eternity.
Countless people were glued to the Korean server's champion bracket statistics on the Tieba forums. They couldn't help but refresh every two or three minutes to see if cn Hook 2's ranked match was over or if he had won.
After countless refreshes, they all ended up regrettably.
After all, even a god-like player would not be able to win every single 1v1 match in a dozen or so minutes straight away.
Even the Four Kings of eSports, who stood at the top of the world's professional esports pyramid, couldn't do it.
Because this was a random ranked match.
It was a ranked match of the Korean server's champion bracket.
Even if the world's top professional players were to play, they might not be able to guarantee that they would be able to carry every single match if they met some random expert from the Korean server's champion bracket. It was also very likely that they would fail miserably or even fail miserably.
But now, the Chinese players were really nervous and worried.
It was precisely because they knew how deep the waters of the Korean server's champion bracket were, that they were even more worried and worried about cn Hook 2's solo path.
Just today, during the day, the Korean server's official website had already released an announcement that the Korean server's ranking for the new season would be completely reset after 2 AM today. The winning points and ranks of the previous S5 season would be completely reset in the new season.
In other words …
There were only five or six hours left for cn Hook 2 to fight for the Korean server's champion bracket rankings.
"What rank can he reach?"
On the Tieba forums, some Chinese players couldn't help but mutter to themselves.
This was also the thought in the minds of all the other Chinese players.
But this kind of thing was simply impossible to predict.
All the Chinese players could only forcibly suppress the anxiety and anticipation in their hearts as they waited for the final results that cn Hook 2 finally handed in for the Chinese server tonight.
…
One win streak.
Two wins streak.
Three wins streak.
Almost every time cn Hook 2's ranked match report came in, it could set off a sensation of cheers and celebration on the major League of Legends Tieba forums.
All kinds of posts flooded the screen.
The leaderboard of the Korean server was even more overjoyed by the Chinese players. Every second, there would be hundreds of posts popping up.
Victory!
He won again!
With three consecutive victories, the guru had risen to ninth place on the Challenger Group leaderboard!
In addition to the major Tieba forums, on Huya TV's live broadcast platform, the popularity of the viewers in Lightless Heart's OB's live broadcast room had skyrocketed to a full 790,000!
It was approaching the 800,000 popularity mark!
Even for a first-rate professional player like Lightless Heart, it was extremely rare for him to be able to receive such an astonishing amount of attention from a live broadcast and even as an observer.
But it wasn't strange at all.
After all, Lightless Heart's live stream was the only channel that could directly observe the situation of cn _ hook2's solo matches on the Korean server.
Hundreds of thousands of viewers had just heard that they could watch cn hook 2's livestream, and they had rushed over in a hurry to witness this mysterious top player's feat of breaking through the Korean server's leaderboards with their own eyes.
This was definitely the grandest and most lively event on the Chinese server during this period of time.
As it turned out, the attention of these viewers tonight was not wrong at all.
It was completely worth the ticket price.
"Holy sh * t, 666666666!!"
"This clockwork is so strong!"
"God hook2 is so awesome!!"
"F * ck, the early stages of this match are so difficult, but he still won in the end!?"
"That's crazy! That's crazy!! Damn, I'm burning up watching this!! "
The viewers in the live streaming channel were so excited that they kept spamming the bullet screen. As the host, Lightless Heart was also feeling excited — —
That senior …
Today's condition seemed to be even better than before!
Three wins in a row!
…
Shanghai, Magic City.
Inside the training base of the Rapid Water Esports Club.
"Maple … looks like he's in a good condition today."
Shi Hang couldn't help but exclaim in admiration as he looked at the live stream on the computer screen in front of him.
Golden Shanshan nodded with a complicated expression.
"Yeah."
"That guy … is even stronger than you."
Then, as if thinking of something, Golden Shanshan suddenly turned to look at Shi Hang.
"By the way, what's Maple's current strength level?"
"Previously, when your Zhejiang University and the Shanghai Esports Association fought in the regional knockout tournament, I remember that you were outmatched. Is that guy stronger than you are now?"
"If that's the case —"
"Holy sh * t, doesn't that mean that if he returns to the professional circle now, Morning Star's throne as the number one mid laner in the Chinese server will immediately be given to someone else?!"
As he spoke, the Golden Shimmering Gold was shocked by his own deduction.
Shi Hang shook his head.
"It's not that exaggerated."
"It doesn't mean anything that I was able to beat Morning Star today. On one hand, my condition and hand feel are quite good today, and I can be considered to have exceeded my usual level. On the other hand, there are many other factors —"
"In short, if I were to face Team God or Morning Star in the future, my chances of winning would at most be four to six."
After a pause, Shi Hang continued.
"That guy, Maple …"
"If he was in his peak condition back then, indeed, Morning Star wouldn't be a big deal."
"But right now, he's not strong enough."
As soon as he finished speaking, Shi Hang's gaze became a little profound.
"He's still in the stage of improving and recovering his condition. I can't say how much he's recovered recently, but at least he shouldn't be able to immediately improve again and cross the next threshold."
…
Beijing, Chaoyang District.
In a hotel room, Lin Feng, who was about to start his fourth solo match, grabbed a cup of water and took a big gulp to hydrate himself.
He put the cup down.
Lin Feng took another deep breath. He was concentrating on what he was doing.
He knew his own condition best.
Tonight …
His condition and hand feel were indeed quite good. Recently, his continuous hard work in training and actual combat had also helped a lot to improve his condition and recovery. The effect was obvious.
Compared to the time when he fought against Zhejiang University's team and Shi Hang in the Regional Elimination Tournament, the current him had become even stronger.
But it was only a quantitative change.
It hadn't reached the level of qualitative change.
(So, it's not enough.)
Another 36 minutes later, the fourth solo match ended.
After three consecutive victories, Lin Feng finally faced his first defeat on the Korean server tonight.
On the internet, the players on the various Tieba forums of the local server could not help but grieve. Gloomy and gloomy posts filled the homepage. With just one loss, cn Hook2's Champion Group ranking immediately dropped to the tenth place.
In Lightless Heart's live broadcast room, countless viewers, including himself, sighed repeatedly.
"What a pity …"
"You played Hook2 very well this time, didn't you?"
"Victor clearly killed the opposing Bomberman in the early stages of the game. His teammates are not good!"
"It's his teammates! Otherwise, he would've won for sure! "
Beijing, in a hotel room.
Lin Feng's face was still calm after losing a solo match. It seemed that his mentality wasn't affected at all.
It was normal to lose a match.
Because with his current strength, he really wasn't strong enough to rely on his own strength to forcibly turn the situation around in this random Champion Group ranking.
But —
Lin Feng closed his eyes and reached out to rub the space between his eyebrows. When he opened his eyes again, the flames of battle suddenly burned in his eyes again.
No matter what.
Tonight, I will complete the mission!
Nothing can stop me!
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