Faker's Invitation, Please Join Our SKT!

Ding!

That night, at 12 AM, Xu Junyan, having just finished a ranked match, immediately received a greeting from his only friend, [want to breathe].

Just four words: "Can we talk?"

Xu Junyan was surprised and playfully replied, "Why the sudden shift to lyrical speech? Are you feeling down because you've been losing all your scrims recently?"

Ding!

[want to breathe]: "Yes."

Xu Junyan felt a mix of amusement and speechlessness. This brother was unexpectedly honest. But then again, losing all their scrims? Bdd's KZ shouldn't be that bad, right? Wasn't KZ the ace team in LCK this year?

[want to breathe]: "May I ask, have you found a team for the new season?"

[MinnaaQAQ]: "No, nobody wants me."

Since the other party was being so honest, Xu Junyan didn't hold back and openly explained his current situation.

The other party immediately sent three question marks, seemingly in disbelief, thinking Xu Junyan was lying. From their perspective, it wasn't unreasonable to think that. After all, they had duo-queued together for a long time and knew how strong Xu Junyan was. How could such a formidable top laner be unwanted?

Or had the quality of top laners in the LPL region become that high? But that was clearly impossible! They had been completely dominated just a month ago.

Xu Junyan smiled and continued typing, "Really, my situation is quite complicated, and it's hard to explain in a short time."

Ding!

[want to breathe] instantly replied, "Is it a contract issue? Are you unable to play because of contract problems?!"

Xu Junyan typed back with amusement, "Why does your tone sound so agitated? Of course, it's not because of a contract, just some public opinion issues."

Ding!

[want to breathe]: "That's good."

A moment later, seemingly realizing his reply was inappropriate, he sent another message: 'Sorry, I'm not mocking you for not having a team.'

Xu Junyan felt his only friend on the Korean server was acting a bit off today, so he responded, "Just say what you need to say. Stop beating around the bush. It seems like you need my help with something?"

The chat window went silent for a moment. About half a minute later, as Xu Junyan picked up his Sprite to drink, the other party sent a very long message.

[want to breathe]: "Let me reintroduce myself, I am SKT's mid laner, Faker. I really want to invite you to join SKT. Although I feel a bit ashamed, our SKT's player lineup this year isn't very strong, and we might not achieve much. However, I truly want to continue playing with you. I feel very comfortable playing mid-top with you. With your addition, I believe we two can create a miracle. Do you dare to come? Let's fight together once!"

Pfft!

Seeing the message, Xu Junyan sprayed out the Sprite he was drinking, clutching his chest and coughing.

What the heck? Faker?? Where was the Bdd he had guessed? Why did it suddenly turn into Faker?!

He remembered excluding Faker as the first possibility when guessing this person's identity! After all, this person's demeanor was completely inconsistent with Faker's usual image.

"This guy who kept begging to duo queue with me like a persistent fly, how could he be Faker!"

Xu Junyan messily grabbed tissues to wipe his mouth, his eyes still filled with disbelief, unable to accept it.

Ding!

The other party sent another message.

[want to breathe]: "Please rest assured, if you come to SKT, the treatment will definitely not be lacking. If the club can't offer you a high salary, I can take a pay cut to subsidize you. Come on, let's fight for one year together! I can tell from your top lane playstyle that you are definitely a very driven player."

Xu Junyan gently rubbed his temples and sent two 'Wait' messages to Faker, his mind suddenly filled with hesitation.

He had initially thought the person duo-queuing with him was Bdd. This year's KZ was very strong. If he went there, he just needed to outperform Khan, secure the starting spot, crush RNG, and winning the championship wouldn't be difficult.

Even if it wasn't Bdd, it would at least be Pawn, right? This year's KT was also a star-studded team. If he went there, outperformed Smeb, secured the starting spot, crushing RNG and winning the championship wouldn't be difficult either.

But! SKT?

If he remembered correctly, this year's SKT was very weak. Because they were reluctant to spend money on acquiring players, besides the three veterans Faker, Bang, and Wolf, the rest were all rookies.

If he remembered correctly, SKT would also experience internal power struggles during this period, during which even Faker would be benched.

Top laner Thal, jungler Blank, and mid laner Pirean – the "Three Emperors" together formed a stable trio of underperformers. Even if Bang prayed to the Hall of Valor and recalled his strongest self, playing incredibly, he couldn't carry these three.

In SKT's history, this was about to become the weakest period for their team.

"Although it's surprising that the unnamed player is Faker, I don't want to go to SKT during this time."

Xu Junyan frowned tightly.

He still had a deep, almost irreconcilable feud with RNG. If he went to SKT and couldn't carry them to crush RNG...

"No, with the system here, what am I hesitating about? Besides, Bang will be very strong this year, and Faker has always been a player full of miracles. As long as these two are here, plus me, why would I be afraid of not being able to defeat those 'dog emperors'? Leading a declining three-time champion dynasty to rise again and crush everyone would be even more rewarding, wouldn't it?"

Xu Junyan shook his head, regaining his composure, realizing he was overthinking things.

Just crushing a few "dog emperors," did he really need so many strong teammates? With him, three people would be enough!

Besides, if he really joined SKT, it wasn't like he couldn't discuss with Faker or kkOma to swap out the jungler and take off like a rocket.

Also, SKT was different from other teams. Once he joined, he could directly strike down the Void Sword team at the team hierarchy level!

Xu Junyan smiled. Glancing at the chat window, he saw Faker had sent many more messages, hoping he would definitely join SKT and fight with him. The other party seemed very worried he would refuse, his tone even appearing somewhat humble?

Through these messages, Xu Junyan had a new understanding of this League of Legends legendary mid laner. He typed, "Don't rush. Listen to my situation first, and then decide if you really want to invite me to join you."

Ding!

[want to breathe]: "Go ahead!"

At that moment, Xu Junyan poured out everything about his grievances and current situation with RNG to Faker.

Faker was very surprised to learn that he was the top laner, Silence, who had played once for RNG in the quarterfinals of the World Championship. He then felt a bit ashamed, as their focus on the top lane in that match was unprecedented. After all, Xu Junyan had appeared suddenly, and they worried he was RNG's secret weapon.

However, Faker, as an opponent at the time, certainly wouldn't believe anything about match-fixing. If Xu Junyan was match-fixing in that game, what did that make everyone else? Idiots?

Therefore, he firmly believed that everything Xu Junyan said was true, and that RNG was deliberately causing trouble. The entire club, from top to bottom, was no good.

After Xu Junyan finished explaining the cause and effect, he also stated that he held grudges. Even if he played for SKT, he would continue to fight RNG to the bitter end in the future. So, was SKT still willing to take him?

To his surprise, Faker responded without the slightest hesitation, quickly and decisively: "I can make the decision. We are willing!"