Huya, Jiucheng stream room.
Jiucheng, with the Peak Tournament matchmaking interface open, checked both leaderboards, his expression extremely grave. "We still greatly underestimated Exalted Emperor."
" Exalted Emperor is currently the top mid-laner and the number one Gan in the country." Maoshen, looking at the data from the Honor of Kings Camp, exclaimed in astonishment, "His score on both leaderboards is only one point ahead of yours!"
"This is the final Peak Tournament, I can only succeed, I can't afford to fail!" Jiucheng took a deep breath to adjust his state.
He wasn't obsessed with being the top mid-laner, but he was extremely obsessed with being the top Gan in the national rankings.
In 2017, the new hero Gan was released. After just one trial on the test server, I was convinced that Gan would become my main hero.
On the day Gan was officially released, I played day and night to try and become the top Gan in the country. However, on the night of the Major National Badge, I missed the top spot by just one point.
This matter has always been an unresolved knot in my heart, even though I used Gan & Mo to win the Mid Lane Overlord throne, even though I won the FMVP Long-Victorious God of War skin, and even though I have been the number one Gan in the country for the past few years.
The thought of Gan in the national server rankings the month Gan Jiang was released fills me with immense pain.
It's like finding a girlfriend you'll spend your life with, but her first love wasn't you; you simply can't let go of that.
The only way to prove it is by repeatedly ranking the nation's Gan!
"The chat says that Exalted Emperor also played a Peak Tournament," Maoshen joked, arms crossed. " Cao Tutu, you two didn't run into each other, did you?"
"It's great to bump into him!" Jiucheng exclaimed, revealing his sharp edge. "Perfect for a test of who is the strongest Gan in the national server!"
Back then, when he was at his most vulnerable, he encountered Mo but failed to become his opponent's Gan. Now, after being tempered in the KPL arena, both his gaming skills and mental fortitude have long since reached their peak.
He was absolutely confident that he could defend his title as a top national Gan!
Maoshen sneered, "What if Exalted Emperor is on the blue side, and they get to ban and pick first? Wouldn't you just explode?"
"If I can't play Gan, he can't either!" Jiucheng had a plan. If he really ran into Exalted Emperor, and it was the red team that banned and picked last, he would just ban Gan!
A short while later.
Match made.
Enter the game's ban/pick (BP) interface.
Jiucheng breathed a long sigh of relief upon confirming that he was on the blue team.
The person on the first floor retorted, "Hey, Brother Cheng!"
Second floor jungler. "Not bad, we actually ran into Cheng-ge."
Third-floor marksman. "How's Chengshen doing lately? After leaving AG Super Play, which KPL team are you planning to play for?"
Wandering on the fourth floor. "Tsk tsk tsk, I saw in the live stream that you're competing with that new streamer Exalted Emperor for the top national Gan, is that true?"
Four familiar voices came through the team's voice chat channel.
Jiucheng and Maoshen exchanged a glance, both showing disbelief.
The live stream chat was filled with an uproar.
" Chengshen? His teammates are all top-tier experts!"
"Shocking! Jiucheng is sprinting to the Gan of the national rankings late at night, and all four of his teammates are former reigning Overlord! Is this a sign of moral decay or a distortion of human nature?!"
"Incredible! Add to that Chengshen, the former Mid Lane Overlord, and these are five veteran Overlord. I really can't imagine how we could lose!"
Maoshen's throat bobbed slightly, clearly shocked. " Cao Tutu, I have to say, your luck is absolutely incredible! All your teammates are old friends!"
"Heaven is helping me!"
Even Jiucheng was trembling with excitement. Although his four teammates were all Overlord players from the ancient seasons, their gaming skills were no longer what they used to be.
but.
Even a starved camel is bigger than a horse; even now, they're not some nobody who can easily extort money from them.
This star-studded lineup, without exaggeration, can even go toe-to-toe with the top teams in the KPL League Group S!
"I have bad news!" Maoshen poured cold water on the situation.
"What bad news?" Jiucheng asked.
Maoshen pointed at the public chat and narrowed his eyes slightly, saying, " Exalted Emperor has been matched against you."
Douyin, Su Hang's live stream room.
"A car accident with Jiucheng?"
Su Hang looked at the public chat and was slightly surprised. Although he was mentally prepared, he was still a little surprised to actually run into Jiucheng.
"I won't be able to get Gan this round."
Su Hang glanced at the BP interface. He was on the red side, with the fourth champion being the Mad Summoner, and he was banned and picked after the enemy team.
" Exalted Emperor, ban Gan & Mo and Gan immediately! Jiucheng's Gan Jiang is incredibly powerful."
"Right, right, right! Since we can't get it, we can't let Jiucheng get it either!"
" Jiucheng gets Gan, what's the difference between that and Duanmu Yan getting the Thunder Yatales Summoner?"
At this moment, the teammates also learned that their teammates had run into Exalted Emperor and the opposing team had run into Jiucheng, and they all turned on their microphones to ask.
"Boss Exalted Emperor, should we ban Gan?"
"No need."
Su Hang, speaking in transcribed text, said, "I want to see just how far he can go with Gan now!"
When Gan first came out, I won the title of National First Gan by a narrow margin, but I never got to play against Jiucheng, the National Second Gan, which was a bit of a regret.
Eight years have passed, and the matchmaking system has assigned Jiucheng as his opponent. Naturally, he wants to experience his opponent's strongest form!
"There are more experts?"
Looking at the live stream chat, Su Hang learned another bombshell: Jiucheng's four teammates were all former reigning Overlord players!
In previous matches, I've encountered veteran Overlord, but it was usually only one or two. This is the first time I've faced five veteran Overlord at once in this Peak Tournament!
One chopstick is easy to break, but five chopsticks are as strong as iron!
Having already experienced the gaming skills of Overlord players, Su Hang knew very well that five veteran Overlord joining forces would be no ordinary problem!
"We need to pay special attention to two people," Su Hang's mind raced. "One is Jiucheng, who's laning against me, and the other is the enemy support."
Thanks to tips from viewers in the live chat, Su Hang learned the identity of the opposing support player: the 2022 support Overlord, a top-ranked player with all support heroes in the national server, and currently ranked tenth on the Watching Over Her!
Compared to other positions, support is a thankless and demanding role. They get the lowest pay, do the hardest work, and are also under pressure from their teammates.
But in high-level games, support players are practically the darlings of the team!
The importance of the support role is no less than that of the jungler. A good support can often enable the team to unleash 200% of its original strength!
Having played in the national standard support competition, Su Hang knows very well that when the situation becomes unfavorable to a certain extent, even the best support player is powerless to turn the tide!
This is also why Su Hang doesn't particularly like to use roaming and positioning techniques.
"First, I need to find out what level our support player is at." Su Hang decided that if their support was only average, then he, as the mid laner, would have to work harder, taking over the support responsibilities: scouting vision, initiating team fights, and setting the pace of the game...
Su Hang (voice-to-text): "Fifth floor, how's your support game going?"
The person on the fifth floor typed a reply, "Which aspect are you referring to?"
Su Hang continued with the speech-to-text conversion, "For example, do you have Major National Badge for support heroes?"
Fifth floor: Yes.
Su Hang felt a little relieved. Even if the Major National Badge support couldn't compare to the Overlord support, its awareness and skills were at least up to par!
However, since the fifth floor didn't use their mic, I still need to briefly explain the situation of the opposing support so that the fifth floor is aware of the situation!
Su Hang: The opposing support is the top support Overlord of 2022, so it might be a bit difficult to deal with.
Fifth floor: I'm the Overlord too.
Su Hang was stunned.
"You're Overlord too?"