Disconnected in midair!
Twice, at that!
What did that even mean?
In 2016, plays like this were rare even in highlight reels, let alone in a top-tier game between star players.
Xu Cheng had just outplayed Uzi and Xiye!
Two undisputed star players in the LPL pro scene today.
"That was so damn cool..."
Even Factory Director rarely swore, but he let one slip.
Thresh's play had been smooth and stylish: two dashes and two crowd-control abilities. It really made you want to shout—
Holy crap! That was awesome!
[He really knows how to show off!]
[That play left me stunned. What level of Thresh gameplay was that?]
[God of Operations! Holy crap, one play like that in the Professional Arena, and he could dine out on it for the rest of his life!]
[That was so sick... Can someone tell me who he is? Does he stream? I wanna be his fan, sob.]
[God among gods! A feast for the eyes. I'm calling that the greatest Thresh play ever!]
It was only 2016, after all. The game wasn't as outrageous as it would be in later years, and the current meta leaned toward macro play and team fights.
Xu Cheng's solo play had stunned not only the players there, but countless viewers, who were practically losing their minds!
Ah Shui wasn't losing his mind. His attention was completely focused on the game.
His fingers flew across the keyboard as he typed:
[Save your ult. Stall them here until I get there, and we'll get both kills!]
Ding, ding, ding!
Beethoven had run so far that he'd even abandoned his horse. He turned around, ready to look for an opportunity to help—
After Thresh's miraculous play saved Hecarim, the situation had completely turned around.
Little Dog and Xi Ye were both at half health. They'd used their ultimates, Flash, and even their basic abilities. Their mid laner had just recalled, while Thresh was level six. If he dropped his ultimate to stall them—
They had a good chance of killing both opponents.
"We can't stay here. Retreat, retreat, retreat!"
Xi Ye had also realized how dangerous the situation was and hurriedly called out.
Uzi didn't say anything, but he was already preparing to back off.
Whoosh.
Xu Cheng's ultimate landed perfectly, trapping them both.
"We're screwed!"
Xi Ye shouted and took his hands off the keyboard.
Little Dog was just as frustrated, but their health was indeed in an awkward spot. They could take on Hecarim alone, but now that Thresh and Ah Shui had arrived, fighting was a bad idea.
But just then—
"Hm? Why isn't he attacking us?"
Xiye suddenly noticed that after casting his ultimate, Thresh didn't do anything else to stall them. He didn't even attack—
Xu Cheng might mess around with his champions, but he didn't mess around with his builds. His AD Thresh had a respectable amount of damage by now!
"He... what's he doing? Drawing circles in place..."
Little Dog noticed that after casting his ultimate, Thresh stood outside it, circling them as if he were watching horses penned up in a paddock.
Then, with a carefree air, he tossed Uzi a lantern.
Little Dog: "?"
[Bro! We're loaded!]: "Speedrun the lantern, speedrun the lantern."
Little Dog: "???"
Even though he was fuming, he couldn't think of anything to say in response.
Little Dog and Xiye instinctively began attacking the completely defenseless Thresh.
"Pfft!"
Seeing this, Ah Shui, who was hurrying over, burst out laughing.
He slapped the table and cursed, "Damn it! Here we go again! He's doing it again, isn't he?"
"This guy—old habits die hard. He just can't stop feeding, huh? We've only got a slight lead! I can't even."
"He's feeding?"
Halfway through their attacks, Little Dog and Xi Ye finally realized what was happening.
They looked at each other.
Suddenly—
Brother Jujube's fair, chubby face visibly flushed red!
"He's even humiliating us?!"
"Do you think we need you to go easy on us?!"
"Who do you think you are?!"
"So... are we fighting or not?"
Xi Ye had also felt like he'd taken ten thousand points of damage. Thresh's arrogant behavior had nearly made him snap.
But he was still a little tempted.
"I'm not fighting. If you want to, go ahead."
Brother Jujube was getting angry.
"Then... I won't fight either."
And so, a strange scene unfolded.
The tense standoff suddenly turned peaceful.
Thresh, Riven, and Lee Sin stood face-to-face, staring at each other.
But no one made a move.
[???]
[A legendary portrait for the ages!]
[Hahaha, seeing who can stare the other one to death?]
"What are they doing..."
"He really is feeding? Holy crap, I'm stunned!"
"No... I don't get it. He's actually treating Uzi and Xiye like that? Isn't he way too arrogant?"
"I wasn't surprised by the play, but I'm genuinely shocked by this!"
A lot of viewers had only heard Ah Shui and the others talk about Xu Cheng's antics. They hadn't actually seen him mess around—
After all, the game was pretty competitive, and Xu Cheng had been fairly "normal" at the start...
But now they'd seen it.
Just like one viewer said, this was even more ridiculous than his play just now.
It was one thing to do that to some King Rank Players, but he was even humiliating Uzi and Xiye?
Dude, open your eyes! That's Little Dog, the world's number one ADC!
Xu Cheng wasn't sure if he really was the world's number one ADC, but when he saw the two suddenly stop and stand there like idiots, he immediately got annoyed.
[Bro! We're loaded!]: "You're really not gonna take a free kill?"
[Bro! We're loaded!]: "Well, if you won't attack, then I will."
After leaving them with that message, Xu Cheng actually started auto-attacking Xi Ye, one hit at a time, under the entire internet's watch.
!!!
Ignoring them. Humiliating them!
What did it mean to ignore someone? What did it mean to humiliate them?
This was blatant disregard and brazen humiliation!
"He's way too damn cocky! I can't take it anymore. Kill him!"
Xi Ye had a bad temper to begin with. At this point, he couldn't hold back any longer.
It was like someone had taken a dump on your neck and then asked you for toilet paper!
He struck back without hesitation.
Then he found, to his dismay, that he couldn't beat Thresh!
Xu Cheng's Thresh was nearly at full health and had a damage-focused build. Against a squishy Lee Sin with no abilities left, he traded auto-attacks with him for a moment. Xi Ye was beaten to death by those hits, completely dumbfounded.
[Bro! We're loaded!] slew [Wangzai is delicious]!
???
"Hahaha, I'm dying."
Factory Director couldn't hold it in anymore and burst out laughing over voice chat.
Everyone else was struggling to keep a straight face too. What kind of monster was this? Xi Ye was even more ridiculous—he'd actually been killed in the counterattack...
That was going down in the highlight reel!
The rest of the game was clear-cut. Ah Shui's Hecarim arrived, and Brother Jujube was instantly killed in a fit of humiliation.
After that, Xu Cheng stopped sticking to his principles. He'd realized the game was pretty intense, and if he kept playing like this, they'd probably lose badly.
For once, he started taking the game seriously.
In the end, with Brother Jujube on the verge of a mental breakdown and desperately wanting to go take a shower and leave the game running, they barely managed to win.
Once the game ended, Xu Cheng was about to leave and start another one.
Factory Director, who'd been waiting for him, suddenly panicked.
He hurriedly typed, "Hey, I'm EDG's jungler, Clearlove."
"Do you want to go pro?"
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