"Alright, viewers here and watching on TV, welcome to the final team match of the 10th Overlord Feast! I'm your commentator, Li Jiu!"
"I'm the commentator, Xiaosa!"
In the commentary booth, two men in suits smiled.
Li Jiu smiled and said, "Then before the match begins, let's do what we always do and check the real-time online support rates for the challenger and defending teams."
"Director, could you please switch the camera?"
A small window popped up in the bottom right corner of the organizer's live stream room.
The red and blue support bars for the two teams alternated.
The commentator exclaimed in Xiaosa: "72% of the audience supported the challenger team, and 28% supported the defending team."
Li Jiu's eyelids twitched, slightly surprised.
It's important to know that the defending champion is Chengdu AG, the most popular, hottest, and most-followed champion team in the KPL. In terms of fan cohesion, they are second to none.
Just like in the last game Wolf Warrior, their 70% fan support rate completely crushed Wolves.
Now, a makeshift team of a new streamer has a support rate several times higher than AG's. I dare not say that there will be no one like them in the future, but it is definitely unprecedented!
Xiao Xiaosa covered the microphone and whispered, "Ninth Brother, the influence and appeal of the Imperial Crown Team are even more ferocious than we expected."
"The organizer's live stream saw a surge of one million viewers, all of whom were fans of Imperial Crown who came specifically to see it!"
"No wonder the Exalted Emperor team's approval rating surpasses AG's," Li Jiu said, clenching his fist. "This is only with two core members of the Imperial Crown present. If the Captain of the Imperial Crown were here in person..."
Xiao Sa said with Xiaosa chill, "Wouldn't that cause the live stream to explode? After all, every King of Glory player was hugged by Captain of the Imperial Crown when they were kids!"
Li Jiu expressed his deep agreement.
Although it was a joke, it was enough to prove the unshakeable status of Captain of the Imperial Crown in the King of Glory community!
Captain of the Imperial Crown is the first King of Glory player, the first Glory King, the first Major National Badge player... Over the past ten years, he has won so many first-place titles that all King of Glory players have taken it for granted.
The Captain of the Imperial Crown still has his charm, while I am old and decrepit! This is the heartfelt sentiment of many veteran players and professional gamers who have retired from the game.
Time seemed to stand still for the Captain of the Imperial Crown. His gaming skills not only did not decline with time, but instead became even stronger!
No one has ever witnessed the Captain of the Imperial Crown at full power, because no one can push him to his limit, not even Champion Emperor player!
Xiao Sa asked Xiaosa, "Ninth Brother, you said the Imperial Crown team members, have you ever seen their captain?"
" The Imperial Crown Team has a very strict hierarchy," Li Jiu said thoughtfully, stroking his chin. "You'd probably never see ordinary team members, but you'd definitely see core members like Yuejing and Jueying."
"After all, when Imperial Crown's Crown celebrated its first anniversary, its twelve core members held an offline gathering! The Captain of the Imperial Crown must have attended as well."
Xiaosa Sa frowned and recalled, "I remember after that gathering, the Imperial Crown Team banished the three vice-captains, Silver Dragon, Phoenix, and Mountain Lord, as well as the team leader, to other King of Glory regions, right?"
"It seems to be called the Three Emperors' Rebellion."
"Ninth Brother, you've been in this industry for a long time, do you know anything about the inside story?"
Li Jiu's eyes flickered, and he covered his mouth with his hand. "You've come to the right person. I actually know some inside information."
Xiaosa couldn't wait to ask, "What exactly happened?"
"The main reason the Captain of the Imperial Crown parted ways with those three Champion Emperor players was due to differences in their philosophies!"
Xiaosa was stunned. "Different ideologies?"
Li Jiu lowered his voice and said, "I heard this from someone else. In 2016, the first anniversary of the founding of the Imperial Crown team, the Vice Captain of the Imperial Crown Silver Dragon and Phoenix, as well as the team leader Mountain Lord, wanted to get the Imperial Crown Team into the KPL League."
" Xiaosa crap?" Xiao Sa cursed, quickly covering his mouth and looking around to make sure no one was paying attention before letting out a sigh of relief, though his face still looked completely incredulous.
2016 was the inaugural year of the Honor of Kings Professional League. If Imperial Crown had entered the KPL League at that time, the Big Three" would have been out of the running, and the fates of many well-known KPL players would have been rewritten!
Li Jiu continued, "However, the Captain of the Imperial Crown disagreed, Silver Dragon Phoenix Mountain Lord and the others left Imperial Crown in a fit of anger to establish their own sect."
"I see!"
Xiao Sa clicked his tongue Xiaosa surprise, then said in a puzzled tone, "That's not right. After Silver Dragon and the others went independent, they could have created their own team and entered the KPL League."
"I don't know about that."
Li Jiu shook his head. "However, many years ago, there was a version that was widely circulated and quite credible."
Xiaosa Sa hurriedly asked, "Which version?"
Li Jiu said in a low voice, "Although Silver Dragon Phoenix Mountain Lord have established their own faction, they have always been core members of the Imperial Crown Team. The Captain of the Imperial Crown has always reserved the three team titles [ Chen Dragon ], [ Herald of Dawn ], and [ Yin Tiger ] for them."
"And the Silver Dragon Phoenix Mountain Lord and the others also tacitly acknowledged themselves as members of the Imperial Crown, because the Imperial Crown prohibits participation in any professional competitions, so they had no choice but to comply."
"It sounds funny, but the details hold up to scrutiny."
At this moment.
The director's voice came through the in-ear monitor.
Li Jiu and Xiaosa quickly straightened their collars and got into commentary mode.
"Alright viewers, we've now entered the hero ban/pick phase, and the first round of bans is out."
Li Jiu stared at the live stream screen and said, "The hero banned by the blue challenger is the Luminous, Donghuang Taiyi."
"The red defending team banned Mulan and Diaochan in the first round!"
That brings us to this.
Not only was Li Jiu stunned.
Even the Xiaosa was stunned.
The heroes that Exalted Emperor banned were all strong in the current version, which is understandable and falls under the normal ban positions.
The heroes that AG banned were so clearly targeted; it was as if the words "targeting Exalted Emperor" were written all over their faces.
The audience erupted in uproar.
"Holy shit! Shameless!"
" Mulan and Diaochan, Exalted Emperor can all pull off Immortal Technique Maneuver, AG's tactical strategy is clearly aimed at Exalted Emperor."
"Strategist, please advise, how do we counter this tactic?"
"There's no solution. AG has openly told you that they're targeting you. What can you do about it?"
"If AG isn't targeting Exalted Emperor, who is it targeting? Yuejing? Jueying? Or Huahai? With one emperor and two kings, they simply can't target everyone. They can only pick on the weakest target, Exalted Emperor!"
"You should have a conscience! Have you lost all your conscience? This is supposed to be a top KPL team, how can you have no professionalism at all?"
Blue team's playing area.
Su Hang downed his cola in one gulp, "They're targeting us, aren't they?"
For a long time, his principle has been to leave room for maneuver in all things, so that he can meet again in the future. Even if the relationship sours, he will never go to extremes!
But AG's current move against the opponent is clearly a prelude to taking things to the extreme!
Huahai's face changed from pale to flushed. "Brother Exalted Emperor, banning your favorite hero is just the beginning. AG will definitely target you heavily in future matches."
"Targeting me?"
Su Hang picked up his phone, his eyes flashing with a sharp edge, "Then they chose the wrong person!"