The chat in Imperial Crown's live stream exploded!
"Holy crap? Xiao Yan Zhao Huaizhen in the jungle?!"
"Damn it, if the Imperial Emperor hadn't brought out Zhao Huaizhen, I would have almost forgotten about this extraordinary hero!"
"Holy crap, Zhao Huaizhen at his peak was practically the highest mountain in the overpowered category! His 2-1-3 combo could instantly kill squishy targets regardless of their technique. Even Dehua got MVP with Huaizhen!"
"You need to know that Huaizhen at his peak was comparable to top-tier junglers like Jing and Lan!"
"If Zhao Huaizhen hadn't touched that yellow knife back then, he wouldn't have become the useless person he is now, someone even a support player is looked down upon!"
"That's absolutely right. Zhao Huaizhen, once a genius jungler, has fallen to the level of a despised piece of trash!"
After the initial shock, Fly calmly analyzed, "Compared to other cumbersome tanks, Imperial Emperor's choice of Zhao Huaizhen was indeed the optimal solution, but—"
"But!"
Huahai chimed in, " Zhao Huaizhen was already nerfed into oblivion three years ago. His skills and stats have been nerfed again and again. The developers didn't just cut Huaizhen in half; they nerfed him to death!"
"Everyone should remember how overpowered Zhao Huaizhen was at his peak, especially his [ Three Thousand Lightning Movement ] technique, which was comparable to Sun Ce's [ Ghost Ship ] technique at its peak—killing without a trace and easily annihilating the back row!"
Menglei nodded, " Zhao Huaizhen was released in 2022. Although his peak period only lasted three months, during those three months, Zhao Huaizhen's pick rate, win rate, and ban rate... were all the highest across all ranks!"
The viewers in the live stream wholeheartedly agreed.
Fly lamented, "But as I said before, it's 2025 now, not 2022. Zhao Huaizhen become a fallen genius!"
"Well."
Huahai crossed his arms and sighed, "I admit that Imperial Emperor's skills are very strong, but Zhao Huaizhen's hero strength is what it is. He can't carry the whole game like he did with Erlang in the first game. If he could take down the enemy marksman with his five-stage punch and creeping movement, that would be incredibly lucky!"
Rare.
The viewers in the live stream did not refute the claim about the Huahai.
After all, once Zhao Huaizhen became a bottom-tier hero, the developers felt it was still too much and directly optimized and removed Huaizhen's most threatening [ Three Thousand Lightning Movement ] skill.
Just like the old Dharma, who could use the second stage of his ultimate skill to achieve Double Ultimate, Triple Ultimate, or even four ultimate skills, but after the ultimate skill was revamped, he can only do one! Instantly, he was downgraded from T1 to T5!
The viewers in the live stream were utterly despondent.
"I really don't want to see Imperial Emperor lose the game."
"It's okay, we have a one-point advantage. Even if we lose this round, we can win the third one!"
"Hey, Imperial Emperor, just surrender and start the third round!"
The screen was filled with wailing and lamentation in the comments.
The audience was on the verge of a breakdown.
After all, the Imperial Emperor has always presented himself as invincible, and if he loses the match, his invincible legend will come to an end!
There is one minute left before the match starts.
Fly noticed the audience's displeasure and quickly changed the subject, saying, "I wonder if anyone has been paying attention to the jungler position on Jueying's side?"
The viewers in the live stream were taken aback.
The barrage of comments instantly surged.
"Holy crap! I just realized that Yujingzi is playing with Yun Ying!"
"Huh? Zhao Huaizhen and Yun Ying seem to be an official couple, right?"
"Hahaha, what a twist of fate! Three years ago, Yun Ying Yun Ying was a bottom-tier hero, and now she's a Tier 1 hero. Zhao Huaizhen, who's only Tier 5 now, is simply not good enough for Yun Ying!"
"Breaking off an engagement is an extremely shameful thing in the King's Canyon. Three years ago, Zhao Huaizhen, the youngest T0 jungler in the Zhao Family and a genius, was the hope for the entire family's revival... Sorry, wrong scene!"
"Dude upstairs, that's hilarious! If Yujingzi had started by announcing the annulment of the engagement to the Imperial Emperor, the show would have been absolutely explosive!"
"By the way, is Yujingzi a boy or a girl?"
Late at night, at the [ Si She Reptile Pet Shop ] in Jiangbei District.
"Could it be that the captain has been turned gay by the Yuejing? Choosing Zhao Huaizhen and Yun Ying as a forced couple?"
A small, pure white Little Snake was coiled on the table, its round, cute head raised, its eyes gleaming coldly as it stared at the gaming phone on the stand, hissing and flicking its tongue.
"Don't be jealous, my dear."
A long, slender, fair hand slowly descended, gently stroking the Little White's head. The young man with his hair in a bun said with gentle elegance, "I will marry no one but you in this life. When the game starts later, I'll use the annulment plot to thoroughly 'humiliate' the captain!"
The game countdown is down to 1 minute.
"Are you there, boss?"
A clear, crisp female voice rang out.
"Excuse me, beautiful lady, our Si She Reptile Shop is temporarily closed. If you have any..." The young man with his hair up at the front desk looked up and suddenly froze!
"Oh? Okay, I'll go now."
Seeing that it was a regular customer, the young man with his hair up shouted, "Hey, you want a snake pet as a prank prop, right?"
"Yes, yes."
A girl in a navy blue JK uniform, carrying an open birthday gift box, hurried to the counter and asked, "Boss, do you have those prank snake toys that come in a potato chip can?"
"Yes, please wait a moment, I'll go get it for you."
The young man with his hair up returned, this time with a can of potato chips in his hand. He grinned broadly and said, "Twist the lid, and a toy snake will pop out—perfect for pranks!"
How much is it?
"I charge others twenty, but since you're a regular customer, I'll only charge you the cost price of fifteen."
The girl in the navy blue JK uniform scratched the back of her head and said, "I feel so bad, boss. I always take advantage of you, I feel really bad about it!"
"You've supported my business for ten years." A gentle look appeared in the young man's eyes. Ever since the reptile pet shop opened, the other party had come every year to buy snake pets and prank props to support his business!
"Ten years have passed without me even realizing it." The girl in the navy blue JK uniform remembered something, took out her phone, and said, "Boss, let's add each other on WeChat. I can contact you directly WeChat next time I want to buy snake pets or prank toys!"
"OK."
"Remark?"
"[ Xu Lin ]!"
"And you?"
"[ Jiang Sui ]!"
After seeing off the girl in the navy blue uniform, [ Xu Lin ] hurried back to the front desk, looked at the game screen, and breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank goodness I didn't delay the Imperial Crown War!"
"Welcome to Honor of Kings! The enemy will arrive on the battlefield in five seconds. Get ready, all troops, attack!"
With the familiar opening remarks, the game officially began.
[ Xu Lin ] picked up her phone, skillfully upgraded her second skill, controlled Yun Ying, and typed as she rushed towards the jungle.
[All] ( Yujingzi · Yun Ying ): Zhao Huaizhen, I want to annul the engagement!
The team burst into laughter in the voice chat.
"Haha, Little Snake, you're really good at this."
"The captain will probably be furious with Hong Wen." (Tom Hong Wen is reading a book)
"This is also a psychological tactic, targeting the captain's mentality! Not bad, not bad, our chances of winning have greatly increased!"
"However, the annulment of the engagement is indeed timely. Zhao Huaizhen, with his T10086 strength, is no longer a good match for Yun Ying, who has joined the ranks of top junglers."
Xu Lin's smile was even more difficult to suppress than Psyduck's. At this moment, he was extremely curious about how Captain Imperial Emperor would respond to his "humiliation" of having his engagement annulled.