The fact that cn hook2 had made it to the top five of the Challenger Group leaderboard on the Korean server had not only caused a sensation of celebration in the local server, but it had also caused a huge commotion among the Korean server's players.
A Chinese player …
Making it to the top five of the Challenger Bracket in the Korean server?
Although this was not unprecedented, at least for a long time, the Korean server had not encountered such a thing.
Not to mention that cn _ hook2 had pulled an all-nighter tonight. He had won 13 out of 16 solo matches, and he had even defeated Orian, who was recognized as the third best mid laner in Korea after F and Moon, in the last ranked matchmaking match.
Countless Korean players could not help but suck in a breath of cold air. All of them could not believe what they had just witnessed.
He was just an unknown guy …
How could he defeat the top professional mid laner in Korea?!
The first reaction of the Korean players was, "Impossible."
But when many people saw the scene of Tribulation and Yasuo's solo fight in the mid lane uploaded to the Korean gaming forum, all the Korean players were silent.
They were completely speechless.
Or rather …
They were shocked speechless.
In that short video, cn hook2's blue mid laner Yasuo and Orian's purple mid laner Master of Shadows had staged an epic duel between the pinnacle of the mid laners.
Both sides displayed the finer details of their micromanagement to the fullest extent of their terror.
It would definitely not be inferior to any OGN Pro League match between two professional mid laners.
It might even be better than that!
And it was in this extreme battle that could be said to be full of ups and downs. In the end, it was Yasuo, the Swordsman of Hook2, who had the last laugh. He killed Orian's Master of Shadows with a stunning and perfect maneuver.
This strength …
It was enough to make all the Korean players stunned.
Even if they were beaten to death, they would never have imagined that a Chinese player whose name they had never heard of could defeat Orian in such a dignified manner with pure skill.
That was one of the Seven Kings of the World!
China …
When did such a terrifying and mysterious expert appear?
…
Even on Warrior's side, a few of Orian's teammates hurriedly came over to ask Orian about the situation and truth of tonight's ranking match after seeing the video that had started spreading like wildfire on the forums.
Orian's expression was incomparably calm in the face of his teammates' questions.
It was as if the defeat tonight had not affected him in the slightest.
However, when the topic of cn _ hook2 was brought up, the expression of the ace mid laner of the Warrior team, one of the Seven Kings in the world, finally became a little more serious. He calmly gave his own evaluation and opinion:
"Very strong."
"If you don't consider his performance, then that person's control and hand speed are definitely top-notch."
"His fighting style is also quite strong and aggressive."
He paused for a moment as if he was thinking about something. Orian could not help but frown.
"However —"
"It feels like none of the professional mid laners in the China LPL region can match up to this person."
On Fate's side, Moon had the same opinion as Orian.
As one of the Yonkō, who stood at the top of the world's professional esports pyramid, Moon's insight could be said to be the best among all the professional players on the Korean server.
Therefore, even if he did not personally play against cn _ hook2 like Orian did, he could still see the details of the problem through the spectators.
That cn _ hook2 …
His playing style could be said to be the type that they had never encountered in the past when they played against the teams in the China LPL region.
In other words, this cn _ hook2 might not be an active professional esports player in China at all.
Moon's eyes flickered, and a rare sense of vigilance grew in his heart.
In fact, an opponent like cn _ hook2's playing style was the most likely to pose a threat to the Korean OGN teams.
In today's world of professional esports, the Korean OGN region's playstyle could be said to be the most aggressive and aggressive. The European and North American teams' playstyles tended to be more conservative. Originally, the teams in the China LPL region were also very aggressive a year or two ago, but in the past two years, they had slowly become more conservative.
In other words, they had begun to carry out the so-called "management" tactics.
But in fact, the Korean teams would not be afraid of this type of opponent at all.
In fact, from Moon's point of view, the China LPL teams had completely abandoned the style that was most likely to pose a threat to the Korean teams. They were pursuing trifles while neglecting the essentials.
But if the China professional teams began to produce players like cn _ hook2 in the future, then it might not be so easy for the Korean teams to meet the China teams in the future.
At least for Moon himself, if he had a choice, he would definitely not want to meet an opponent like cn _ hook2 so easily.
Fortunately …
That guy should not be an active China professional esports player.
But Moon still had doubts and speculations in his heart.
What kind of identity did cn _ hook2 have for him to possess such amazing strength?
…
Regarding this question, it was estimated that no one in the entire Korean professional esports circle knew the answer.
But there was one person who was an extremely rare exception.
Late at night in Seoul, SSK Team Esports Club. A man sat in front of a computer screen in the training room. His expression was calm and indifferent. He simply sat there quietly, but one could feel a faint sense of pride radiating from his straight and slender body.
It was a calm and proud posture.
Because there was no need for too many words, and there was no need for him to deliberately prove himself. He had the right to be proud.
The world's number one mid.
The captain of SSK Team.
The leader of the Yonko.
All kinds of heavyweight titles and glorious halos had been bestowed upon this person.
At the same time, he was also the person who stood at the top of the global professional esports pyramid.
The king of the new generation of Korean professional esports.
Han Shihao.
And at this moment, the world's number one mid sat in front of a computer screen. His expression was so indifferent that it made people feel a little alienated. Only the image displayed on the computer screen in front of him could let people understand what he was doing.
On the computer screen was the statistics of the final results of the Korean Champion's Group Qualifier that had just ended.
To be precise, it was the match between cn _ hook2 and Orian that had shocked countless players on both the Korean and Chinese servers.
Han Shihao had watched the entire qualifier from start to finish.
For him, such a thing could be said to be a pure waste of time. Normally, he would not have the slightest interest in such trivial matters. If he had the time, he would have already gone to bed and prepared to queue.
But tonight was an exception.
Because he had heard of the ID cn _ hook2 from the previous generation's esports king, the only person he had any respect for, Senior Lee Dao-jae.
So he could roughly guess the true identity of the owner of this ID tonight.
That …
A man who belonged to the same generation as Senior Lee Dao-jae.
An existence whose glory in the world's professional esports scene back then was not inferior to the current him. In fact, it might even be on a higher level.
But at this moment, Han Shihao was not in the mood to recall "that person's" past achievements.
Because he was still silently thinking about the qualifier that he had just watched.
He felt that …
That cn _ hook2's playstyle was somewhat familiar.
His expression was calm and indifferent. Han Shihao's mind was constantly going through his memories, trying to find the answer to his conjecture.
Suddenly, his thoughts came to a halt.
Han Shihao's eyes suddenly flashed a trace of coldness.
It's him?
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