Lin Feng was surprised by Ceng Rui's unexpected answer.
Because just two days ago, when he called Ceng Rui and mentioned the Nightingale dark match, Ceng Rui's attitude wasn't like this at all.
At that time, Ceng Rui, who had always been calm, couldn't stay calm. He took the initiative to ask Lin Feng to bring him over to witness the Nightingale dark match.
It could be said that Ceng Rui was absolutely looking forward to this kind of top-notch battle in the professional esports circle.
But now, Lin Feng took the initiative to let Tang Bingyao and Ceng Rui play a few rounds on his account first, but Ceng Rui chose to refuse.
This made Lin Feng a little puzzled.
"Ceng, you're not playing?"
"Why?"
Ceng Rui smiled bitterly and shook his head.
"It's too much pressure …"
"What's there to feel pressured about? It's a rare opportunity to fight against professional players. You're not the kind of person who would be afraid of a god."
Ceng Rui took a deep breath.
"Of course it's not because of that-"
"If it's just a chance to fight against professional players, of course I have no problem."
"But don't you know? The nature of the Nightingale dark match is no longer as simple as a group of world-class professional players sparring in private?"
… …
Lin Feng finally understood the current situation from Ceng Rui's explanation.
It turned out that the matter was completely blown up by the results of the first day of the dark match that was announced in the MSN group last night.
Originally, the Nightingale Dark Tournament was just a private battle between a group of top professional players in the circle. The existence of the leaderboard was also a tradition of the previous Dark Tournaments. Although the leaderboard on the first day of this tournament had shocked all the participating professional players, this commotion was limited to the inner circle of this small circle.
But …
Last night, the rankings were leaked.
And it went viral overnight on the Internet. Almost two-thirds of the ordinary League of Legends players in China, North America, Korea, and Europe all saw the rankings and knew about the existence of the Nightingale dark match.
Once more people knew about it, the situation naturally began to become out of control.
With rankings, there would be competition and comparison.
For the professional players in the MSN group who participated in the battle, with their identity and status, even if they were dissatisfied or competitive because of this ranking list, they would at most put this competitive spirit in their hearts and do their best to strive for better results in the next two days of secret battles.
However, the situation was different for ordinary League of Legends players.
Normal players and netizens loved to join in on the fun and gossip. Moreover, the players of the various regions would often compare themselves to each other on the internet. They would always think that the pro players of their region were the best, which would often lead to arguments and even curses. It was an endless ruckus.
And this time …
The release of the leaderboard for the first day of the Dark War was like a new point of contention for countless ordinary players.
All of a sudden, the whole internet was in an uproar.
…
When Lin Feng heard this, he suddenly understood.
"Is that so …"
"So now there's an argument online because of this ranking?"
Ceng Rui nodded, then shook his head.
"It's not as simple as an argument."
"It's because our local server's God class players' rankings on the leaderboards are too low. The other servers … especially the Korean server's players and netizens have been using this matter to ridicule us."
"Sure enough, the LPL region is lousy. Even Morning Star of the Seven Kings is ranked so low. A bunch of other pro players can't even make it into the top 15."
"Even if our players want to refute it, the truth is right in front of them. They can only endure it."
"As a result, many netizens have also begun to blame the pro players on the server. They feel that they are all disappointing and have lost face for the server."
Tang Bingyao felt a little indignant.
"But it's not their fault."
"The Nightingale Dark War was originally attended by the best players in the professional circle."
Ceng Rui sighed.
"Everyone knows that, but the leaderboard for the first day of the Nightingale Dark War is right there. Sure, there are a lot of experts, but the rankings of our pro players are just too low. It's normal that the players can't accept it."
"Right now, the main thing is that Nightingale's secret battle has blown up. Everyone knows about it. Originally, this exchange was just a private exchange between professional players. Now, it has escalated into a battle of wills between the various servers."
"In other words, even if it's for the sake of the server's reputation, the pro players participating in the Dark War will do their best to reach the top of the leaderboard."
As he spoke, Ceng Rui's gaze fell on Lin Feng.
"There are still two days left. What position do you think you can reach on the leaderboard?"
He knew Lin Feng's social status in the past, therefore, he had high hopes for Lin Feng. After all, even if there were many strong cultivators in the secret tournament, Lin Feng's social status in the past was incredible. He would definitely be one of the most outstanding cultivators of the tournament.
Lin Feng scratched his head.
"Me?"
"I don't know. I'll try my best to reach the top five."
His words were very conservative.
Even though Lin Feng was confident in his own strength, he definitely wouldn't underestimate any of the other opponents in the Nightingale Dark War.
Even top pro players like Morning Star, Tian Tian, and Orian were ranked between fifth and tenth. Lin Feng hadn't recovered to his peak yet, so he didn't dare say he could reach the top three or even the top of the leaderboard.
Ceng Rui nodded.
"See? Even you aren't confident in reaching the leaderboard.
"But our server really needs someone who can fight their way into the top five of the leaderboards. Every match you're up against is extremely important. If I were to fight one or two matches and lose, it'd affect your account's ranking."
Ceng Rui's tone was solemn as he spoke.
Tang Bingyao also understood what Lin Feng meant. She cautiously suggested to Lin Feng.
"How about … I forget about it too?"
"I definitely can't beat those people. It wouldn't be good if I lost …"
But after thinking for a moment, Lin Feng decisively waved his hand.
"It's fine!
One or two matches won't affect anything. "
"This is a rare opportunity. Don't worry, Tang Tang!"
"If worst comes to worst, I'll just have to work harder to get back my record. That way it'll be more challenging, hahaha!"
… …
In the end, Ceng Rui insisted on refusing to play with Lin Feng's account. Unlike Ceng Rui, Tang Bingyao was more simple-minded. The more she thought about it, the more pressure she felt. After listening to Lin Feng's long speech, she sat down in front of the computer in a daze and prepared to play the Nightingale Dark War.
The time was 2: 45 PM.
There were still 15 minutes until the second day of the Nightingale Dark War.
Tens of millions of League of Legends players had their eyes glued to the Dark War. Even if they couldn't see the live stream, they had heard about the start time of the Dark War.
Who knew …
What would happen to the leaderboard today?
Lin Feng sent Nian Thirteen a message on MSN to let him know that he was in position.
As the administrator, Nian Thirteen first obtained Lin Feng's account ID according to the rules and had Lin Feng announce his position. That way, when arranging the groups, priority would be given to each participant's main position and a more reasonable allocation of team members.
Lin Feng reported the mid and adc positions.
Nian Thirteen was stunned.
“adc？”
"You've been practicing as an adc lately?"
Lin Feng typed, "Oh, it's not too bad. I'm helping my classmate. She'll go first."
Nian Thirteen almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Bro, are you kidding me? This year's Nightingale Dark War is going to explode. Those guys in the group are going to go all out for the next two days. And you're still in the mood to let your classmate play? "
"Damn, you're too careless!"
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