Decided, LPL players are dogs, I'm going to LCK.

"Ah~!"

At 3 AM, a soft groan echoed in a private room at the internet cafe.

Xu Junyan, who had been playing ranked matches all day, stretched and yawned, preparing to end his day's journey and get some rest.

Today's results were still very good; he only lost one game, winning all the others, gaining a net of 182 points.

If he continued at this pace, conservatively speaking, in half a month he would be qualified to compete for the top spot on the Korean server.

As he was getting ready to log off, Xu Junyan's gaze swept across his screen and he noticed that his only friend's avatar frame was flashing again.

This guy was still online!

Xu Junyan couldn't help but feel a mix of amusement and exasperation.

He initially thought the guy named "want to breathe" was socially awkward, especially since he remained silent even after being falsely accused of being an "actor" and subjected to various insults. How good-natured could he be?

But after being constantly bothered by this guy all day, with constant invitations to duo queue, Xu Junyan gradually realized that this person was likely a chatterbox.

Otherwise, after being rejected so many times, a normal person would have understood social cues and stopped bothering him.

This guy was different. Ever since the ranked match at 7:30, he had politely asked in English every hour if Xu Junyan had time to duo queue.

After each inquiry, he would attach his match results.

Xu Junyan clicked on it again and saw that the tag displayed indicated he was on a nine-game winning streak.

"That's amazing?"

Xu Junyan couldn't help but be surprised.

He remembered this guy had been on a losing streak before. How did he suddenly become so fierce today, winning nine games in a row!

Subconsciously, he opened the opponent's match history again. At first glance, this person was carrying hard! Just like himself, he was a booster in Master and Grandmaster games!

"Could he really be a small-time booster? Maybe the employer was playing before, and now it's the hired player's turn?"

Xu Junyan pondered carefully. After a moment, he felt it wasn't likely.

While some boosters could carry hard in Master and Grandmaster games, their champion pools wouldn't be as diverse as "want to breathe's." At most, they'd have three or four champions they were highly proficient with. Otherwise, if he was that good, wouldn't he have gone pro and made a name for himself already?

This guy, however, was different. It was as if he was deliberately showing off his skills. In his nine consecutive wins, he used nine different champions. This champion pool could definitely be described as terrifying. After all, even if we don't go far back, just looking at recent seasons, the number of champions played by mid-laners in the LPL Summer Split was mostly between 7 and 10.

This meant this person was definitely of professional caliber!

Considering he communicated in English, it was highly probable that he wasn't an LPL player but from the neighboring LCK region.

He just didn't know who it was.

Xu Junyan searched for this person on opgg but found no detailed identity records. At first glance, he seemed more like a solo queue player.

"No, why am I thinking so much about this when I'm idle? I can just ask him directly."

Xu Junyan chuckled and typed a message, asking if he was a professional player and where he played professionally.

Ding!

"want to breathe" sent a positive reply but didn't elaborate on his identity or where he played. He then threw the question back, asking if Xu Junyan could duo queue with him now.

Seeing that the other party didn't want to disclose more, Xu Junyan didn't press further. Of course, regarding the duo queue request, there was still no discussion. He decisively logged off to sleep.

Even after learning that the other party was a professional player with formidable strength, Xu Junyan's resolve remained unshaken.

The prestige of reaching the top of the Korean server solo queue was different from reaching it through duo queue. Given his current reputation in the LPL, if he wanted to sign with a new team next season, he could only prove himself to be even stronger.

Of course, even so, was it really possible to find a job in the LPL? Would any club dare to take him?

Xu Junyan lay on the sofa, suddenly lost in thought.

Through occasional surfing online these past few days, he realized he had probably underestimated RNG's influence, underestimated their determination to eliminate him completely, and, of course, underestimated the proportion of "Huang Za" (RNG fans) among LPL fans.

What if, in ten days, no LPL team was willing to take him?

Xu Junyan asked himself this question in his heart.

This wasn't alarmist. Given the LPL's atmosphere, teams that were only motivated by profit might actually do something like this.

Moreover, even if those teams believed he didn't throw games, that he was innocent and clean, would they dare to sign him while facing the wrath of so many "Huang Za"?

Difficult!

RNG's marketing was too good. Even before the S8 Spring Split began, they had already captured a large portion of the LPL audience, with very few truly clear-headed individuals.

And in the coming days, RNG would continue its marketing, its influence among LPL fans would grow, and the number of "Huang Za" in the LPL would continue to soar.

To put it bluntly, by next year, when the LPL truly became like this, with "Huang Za" fans everywhere you looked, and the audience filled with "Huang Gou" (derogatory term for RNG fans), what would be the point of him staying? To disgust himself?

"Oppa Junyan! How about coming to our LCK?"

Suddenly, a question Kim Min-ah had asked him before resurfaced in Xu Junyan's mind.

Go to LCK.

Of course, if he went to the LCK, all these problems could be easily solved because the LCK had no "Huang Za"; it was a forbidden zone for them.

Furthermore, going to the LCK meant standing in direct opposition to the "Huang Za." He could freely curse RNG and the "Huang Za" to his heart's content, infuriate them, and earn system titles, avenging the injustice of being falsely accused back then, without any restrictions.

Thinking about it this way, it suddenly felt quite good.

The only trouble was that once he went to the LCK, he'd be leaving his homeland. Every Chinese person, after all, has a certain attachment to their homeland.

"Besides, it's not like you can just go to the LCK whenever you want. If I want to become the first Chinese player in the LCK..."

Xu Junyan pondered quietly, and before he knew it, he had fallen asleep. When he woke up again, it was already noon the next day.

As soon as he opened his eyes, Xu Junyan didn't rush to get up and wash. He turned on his computer and immediately logged into the client.

Seeing that [want to breathe] was online in his friends list, Xu Junyan grinned and sent a message: "You there? Wanna duo?"

Ding!

[want to breathe] replied instantly: "gogogo!"

Xu Junyan smiled slightly and told the other person he'd wash up and eat first, and would be there later. The other person said "ok" twice.

He had already made up his mind.

LPL? No thanks!

Since this place was destined to be filled with obnoxious fans, dark and chaotic, why shouldn't he go to the LCK and have some fun?

A living person can't be held back by a single drop of urine.

As for the plan to go to the LCK, Xu Junyan had already figured it out.

The first item was still that his own strength had to be solid. Therefore, he still had to aim for the number one spot on the Korean server. Rank points weren't the most important thing, but they were always the most fundamental.

The second item, Xu Junyan was prepared to take a gamble.

Although he didn't know who [want to breathe] was, they were definitely a professional player, and a professional player in the LCK at that.

So, he just needed to duo queue with them more often, continue to impress them up close with their amazing mid-top synergy. If he impressed them for long enough, they would develop a reliance. If they relied on him for long enough, would they proactively invite him to join their team?

He just didn't know if this person had that much say in his team, and also, was the team this person was on any good?