Xu Cheng, This Esports Circle Will Disband Without You!

No one yet knows the storm that these young players, currently at the peak of the S6 server rankings, would unleash upon the LPL region in the future.

At this moment, with the climb to the top finished, the screen froze.

The Factory Director, with trembling hands, clicked open the rankings.

The first thing he saw was Xu Cheng's information—

ID: [Bro! We're rich now!]

Rank: King 1492

Position: 1

Win Rate: 80.1%

Games Played: 89

... !

80.1%!

80.1%!!

The Factory Director's eyes no longer saw anything else, only this dizzying string of numbers—

King with 1492 points, rank one in the nation, with an 80.1% win rate...

He did it.

He actually did it!!

This record was a full 24.9% higher than the highest record in LOL's 7-year history!!

The entire internet was watching, history was being rewritten!

Several years later in S10, a super prodigy with the ID Canyou would break the record with a 78% win rate, topping the Korean server and causing global uproar and official shock.

Now, Xu Cheng reached the top of the national server with an 80.1% win rate. Although the S6 national server wasn't as strong as the Korean server, it wasn't significantly inferior.

And in the S6 era, which would later be seen as primitive, the breaking of this record caused an even more unimaginable shock and uproar!

[80.1%! Holy crap! God!!]

[Too strong, too exaggerated. This win rate can already look down on the world, right?]

[Data Monster! My superman!]

[I'm kneeling! Truly amazing! There's no other word to describe how I feel right now!]

[Congratulations to the Grandmaster on his enthronement!]

[Congratulations to the Grandmaster on his enthronement!]

[Congratulations to the Grandmaster on his enthronement!]

[...!]

The livestream chat scrolled by, and gifts poured in from major professional teams.

At the same time, the Factory Director, who had already prepared, began his actions.

At this moment, there was no need for further words. He didn't even say congratulations to Xu Cheng, but instead, he quickly typed out a message—

[Brother, we've played together for so long, you should know my job. I've never lied to you. I really am Clearlove...7, EDG jungler. Your talent is immense, and I want to invite you to join EDG. You]

Before he could finish typing, Xu Cheng suddenly sent a few messages from the other side of the chat.

Huh?

The Factory Director was startled and quickly looked over—

[Xiao Kai, I've got some things going on in my real life lately, plus I need to think about my future, so I'll be taking a break for a while.]

[If you want to give me the money, just send it to the address I sent you on WeChat. If not, that's fine too.]

[Oh right, whether you're a scammer or not, thank you for your company during this time. It's okay if you're a scammer, since no one will know what happened between us, and they won't laugh at your poor business skills for delaying your career, haha.]

[Okay, that's all for now. I have to go home early today, bye!]

??

????

The Factory Director's mouth hung open, and he almost instinctively clicked to send his own message.

But Xu Cheng's avatar had already disappeared. The system prompt indicated that this player was no longer a friend.

"What... what does this mean?!"

"Why did he leave?"

"Huh?"

The Factory Director was completely stunned!

He never expected that after reaching rank one in the national server, Xu Cheng would just up and disappear.

Yes, in his extreme confusion at this moment, he didn't notice or guess Xu Cheng's intentions—

Xu Cheng said he needed a break, not to quit the game. He needed time to consider his future path, not to log off permanently.

To Factory Director and everyone else, his words sounded like a farewell letter!

He even deleted his friends!

He didn't say how long this break would be, and judging by his tone, had something happened in his real life that made him want to say goodbye to LOL for good?

No way!

I worked so hard for so long, day and night, just waiting for this day to reap the rewards, and now you're telling me the fruit has run away on its own?

"No, big brother, please listen to me before you go!"

Factory Director was about to lose it.

"And I forgot to tell you, big brother, I'm live-streaming!"

"The entire internet knows how amazing you are right now. What do you mean by leaving at a time like this?"

Yes, whenever Factory Director saw the phrase "[No one will ever know about this anyway]," he felt dizzy and nauseous, as if he were about to vomit—

The viewers all over the internet are watching you. All the clubs, including me, were planning to make our move and poach you.

I still wanted to see the look on your face when you found out!

If you leave now, won't everyone go crazy?

Unfortunately, nothing he said mattered anymore because Xu Cheng was no longer on his friend list.

"WeChat, WeChat! Don't you have his WeChat?"

Abu, standing beside him, was also pale with anxiety and quickly urged him on.

"Oh, right, right, WeChat..."

Factory Director suddenly came to his senses and quickly opened WeChat. He sent a few messages, and they weren't deleted.

But...

Except for an address that was sent not long ago and clearly wasn't meant to reveal Xu Cheng's personal information.

No matter what he sent, the other side remained silent, with no further news.

Factory Director exclaimed, "Damn it, I knew it! This guy added me on WeChat with a burner account! He's too cautious, isn't he?!"

"It's over, it's all over. The prize has slipped through my fingers!"

"...I told you to talk to him earlier. Look, you thought it was foolproof, you thought you knew him, but you really don't know him at all!!"

Abu took a deep breath, his mind also in chaos.

And just as the two of them were frantically arguing, even confused about friend or foe, and lashing out at each other—

The viewers in the livestream chat, as well as the major clubs that were ready to engage in a "bloody battle" with EDG, were also exploding!

[???]

[Grandmaster!!! How can I live without you, Grandmaster!!]

[No way, is he really quitting?]

[A break and quitting aren't the same thing, are they...]

[He deleted his friends, doesn't even want the money, is a break really like this? Is Data Monster really done playing?]

[No! LPL needs you! Carry us one more time, Grandmaster, sob sob...]

[Only you can save LPL, sob sob sob...]

[Can someone tell me what happened? Didn't they say Data Monster reached the top? What's going on in the livestream chat?]

"He's gone? Are EDG and Ming Kai that incompetent? They let him slip away like this?"

"I'm going to be sick, what are we going to do?"

"This is great news! Originally, Data Monster and Factory Director had such a good relationship, our chances weren't high. Now, everyone is back on the same starting line!"

"...!"

Shocked, confused, dumbfounded, angry, and even gloating...

In short, the livestream chat had descended into utter chaos at that moment.

Soon, the news of Data Monster breaking the historical record to reach the top and immediately announcing his "retirement" spread like wildfire throughout the entire esports circle and even the entire internet.

In an instant, it felt like mountains collapsing and the seas reversing.

Everyone went insane!

"Find him! You must find him! I don't believe he's been playing for so long without leaving a single trace!"

"Whoever finds Data Monster's real identity, I'll reward them with 100,000 yuan. First come, first served!"

"Damn it, Grandpa Monster, show yourself! This esports circle will fall apart without you!"

"...!"

For a time, similar voices filled the major clubs and the entire esports circle.

Now everyone was truly desperate.

Because they were genuinely afraid Xu Cheng would quit altogether in the future, something absolutely unacceptable to them after waiting for so long.

Meanwhile.

Xu Cheng had no idea that simply saying he needed a break to prepare for a competition would cause such a huge misunderstanding.

What he told the Factory Director was indeed the truth—

After this period of time and last night's experience, he needed to consider one thing.

The future.

How should he proceed?

Should he continue with his studies as planned, or become a professional player, someone he knew nothing about, someone completely unfamiliar, with an uncertain future?

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