Fly sighed, " Chou Ox suffers from dissociative identity disorder. His brother is the primary personality, and Chou Ox is the secondary personality that his brother split off from!"
"So it was a mental illness!"
Menglei and Huahai suddenly realized.
In the KPL professional scene, there are quite a few players suffering from mental illnesses, but the vast majority suffer from mild depression or anxiety... while severe mental illnesses such as dissociative identity disorder are extremely rare!
Huahai turned to Fly, her eyes strange, and said, " Feiniu, I remember you've had dissociative identity disorder for ten years, haven't you?"
"Uh-huh."
Fly didn't mince words, laughing, "However, I achieved clinical remission nine years ago through medication."
Menglei asked curiously, " Feiniu, what did you feel when you had episodes of your split personality before?"
"Because I recovered nine years ago, I don't quite remember what it felt like when it flared up," Fly said, frowning as he recalled. "It was probably a headache, then drowsiness would come over me, I'd fall into a deep sleep, and when I woke up, I wouldn't remember what had happened!"
Menglei pressed for an answer, "Before your dissociative identity disorder is cured, will you be able to communicate with the other personality inside you?"
"We can't communicate."
Fly shook his head. "It's the same principle as account hijacking in King of Glory. You're playing the game perfectly fine, and then someone else who knows your account password suddenly logs into your King of Glory account, and you'll be forcibly logged out by the system."
"Besides, you don't even know who logged into your account, so communication is out of the question!"
The Menglei a sudden awakening.
Huahai said with a hint of doubt, " Feiniu, I've read more books than Teacher Meng. You can't fool me. Is it that you simply can't communicate with her, or is it that you don't want to communicate with her other personality?"
"What good would it do me to deceive you?" Fly glanced at him and said, "From the time I fell ill to the time I was clinically cured, it was less than a year. I hadn't even figured out how to communicate with him before I was cured. How can you blame me for that?"
Huahai's doubts vanished completely.
Actually, for a fleeting moment just now, he suspected that Chou Ox was Fly!
After all, the two were familiar with each other and both suffered from dissociative identity disorder, which seemed too much of a coincidence!
Most importantly, Fly and Chou Ox have never appeared together!
In the first round of the Imperial Crown internal battle, Chou Ox was present, but Fly was absent!
On the eve of the second Imperial Crown War, Fly was present, Chou Ox was absent!
Fly recalled, "When I was hospitalized with dissociative identity disorder, I saw many other patients with the same condition. The most severe case had 13 personalities simultaneously, and even the experts were at a loss!"
"13 personalities coexisting?"
Menglei gasped in astonishment, unable to imagine how terrifying it would be for one person to have 13 personalities coexisting within them!
At this moment.
"The game is about to begin, commentators, get ready!"
The in-ear monitor played the director's announcement that the game had started.
Menglei, Fly, and Huahai stopped discussing mental illness and shifted their attention entirely to the civil war in the Imperial Crown.
Fly said skillfully, "Alright, viewers at home, welcome to the second match of the Imperial Crown War. We are now entering the ban/pick phase. The red team has five players from the Imperial Emperor, and the blue team has five players from the Jueying faction!"
Menglei and Huahai felt a sudden relief from their stress.
It's worth noting that Fly has extremely rich and professional commentary experience, and is often invited to serve as a guest commentator at professional matches!
"I need to make a statement here," Huahai said with a smile, looking at the live stream chat. "Heroes used by both sides in the first game cannot be used again in the second game, so those viewers hoping to see Imperial Emperor Erlang display his Divine Might again may be disappointed."
This statement greatly disappointed some viewers in the live stream.
"Holy crap! Why is the Imperial Crown war even copying the KPL League's global ban/pick rule?"
"Pfft - typical case of the father acting like the son. Bro, let me tell you, it was the Imperial Crown's internal war that first adopted the global ban/pick system, and then the KPL League thought this rule was advanced, so they just copied it and adopted it."
"I must say, the Imperial Emperor who invented global ban/pick + peak duel is truly a genius!"
"Holy crap, wait a minute, even the ultimate showdown was invented by the Imperial Emperor?"
"Yes, the Imperial Crown internal battle is a best-of-three series, using a global ban/pick system, while the [ Imperial Crown Alliance War] is a best-of-seven series, using a global ban/pick system plus a peak showdown!"
"Dude, think back carefully, why is the first sentence on the first page of the KPL League chronicle '[ The Imperial Crown is Born]'?"
Despite some viewers' slight disappointment, many more are eagerly anticipating the hero the Imperial Emperor will choose for the top lane!
Both sides selected their heroes very quickly.
In no time, the initial lineup was complete!
Jueying Yifang: Top Lu Bu ( Flash ), Jungle Yun Ying ( Smite ), Mid Lane Zhuge Liang ( Flash ), Roaming Zhang Fei ( Flash ), Marksman Hou Yi ( Flash )!
Imperial Emperor's Team: Jungler Pei Qinhu ( Smite ), Mid Laner Shi ( Flash ), Roamer Sun Bin (Heal), Marksman Di Renjie ( Flash )!
" The Imperial Emperor's lineup is so fragile, they don't have a frontline to tank damage," Fly said in disbelief. "Could it be that the Imperial Emperor is going to pick a tank for the top lane?"
"You can only choose tank heroes!" Huahai exclaimed in surprise. "But if you pick a tank hero, Imperial Emperor's unparalleled skills will be completely useless!"
"Damn it, this is not a wise move." Menglei clenched his fist, extremely anxious. "Once the team falls behind, Imperial Emperor will have no room to maneuver!"
The viewers in the live stream instantly became tense.
"Holy crap! Is the Imperial Emperor the game's founder) prepared to sacrifice himself for the team's lineup?!"
"It's definitely Yun Shu! She only knows how to play jungle carries. If the Imperial Emperor- level player picks a warrior or assassin, there won't be enough gold to go around. To ensure Yun Shu's Tiger develops, they'll have to settle for a tank that doesn't cost much gold!"
"We can only hope that the tanks chosen by the Imperial Emperor (the game's leader) will have both high tankiness and room for skillful maneuvering!"
"With both tankiness and room for maneuver, only General Meng Tian can match it!"
"No way! The enemy team has Lu Bu. Meng Tian can go toe-to-toe with Lu Bu in the early game, but in the mid-to-late game, Meng Tian simply can't withstand one of Lu Bu's enchanted attacks. It'll turn into a grandfather-grandson duel!"
"Never pick a tank hero that's too clunky, otherwise your team will be unable to turn the tide if they fall behind!"
The entire audience was on edge.
Fly, Huahai, and Menglei held their breath.
At this very moment.
The hero icon on the fifth floor of the red team lights up.
A reserved yet open-minded male voice rang out.
" The Zhao Family, Zhao Huaizhen!"
The hero chosen by the Imperial Emperor was none other than Zhao Huaizhen!
Menglei's eyes widened. "What the hell, Zhao Huaizhen?"
Huahai was utterly shocked. "The Master of Techniques Zhao Huaizhen?"
Fly was also somewhat shocked, after all, Zhao Huaizhen had long since fallen from grace and become a Tier 5 tank. He had not only disappeared from the KPL arena, but even in casual matches, no one cared about Zhao Huaizhen!
"As you can see, the Imperial Emperor has chosen an extremely obscure hero, jokingly referred to as a fallen genius— Zhao Huaizhen!"