Citong

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Grandpa Ge recognized Citong and Fly’s talent during his time at QG. Both players earned King Titles at the first Clash of Kings, and Citong became the first Farm Lane King. Alongside Fly and three other veterans, he formed the QG Five Tigers, who established the QG dynasty in the 2017 KPL League 42 44.

Citong spent seven years on the KPL stage. His past achievements included taking four championships in a single year, and he later remembered his hardworking 2022 self as the standard he needed to recover. Despite his marksman talent, he had once continued training relentlessly rather than relying on ability alone 42 48.

He eventually left the KPL after receiving generous recruitment terms from Tiger Roars in the Mountain Forest, a grassroots team founded by Mountain Lord. He turned down AG Super Play’s invitation; Maoshen also attributed his choice to Tianyun’s membership in Tiger Roars in the Mountain Forest 42 44.

After partially retiring, Citong lost his motivation to grow stronger and suffered a decisive defeat against Yaodao at the third Clash of Kings. His pursuit of Tianyun encouraged a successful physical transformation, but did not stop his gaming skills from declining 48.

Appearance

Citong returns to streaming with a noticeably leaner, muscular physique 44.

• Weight: Reduced from 200 jin to 120 jin 44.
• Build: Defined six-pack abdominal muscles, which surprise both Maoshen and Grandpa Ge 44.
• Transformation: Viewers compare his new appearance to a male model 44.

Personality

Citong is playful and comfortable trading jokes with longtime friends. When Maoshen asks how he lost weight, he jokingly recommends eating more and moving less. He also tells Maoshen and Grandpa Ge that he invited them to promote his streaming comeback, not gossip about his love life 44.

His confidence rests on his former standing as the KPL’s leading marksman. Even after Exalted Emperor kills him beneath his tower, Citong initially remains certain he can win. His desire to retaliate is also a weakness: Exalted Emperor exploits it to lure him into another unfavorable engagement despite his attempt to play cautiously 46 47.

Citong can acknowledge both personal failings and evidence that contradicts his expectations. He recognizes that lost ambition—not simply a fading prime—caused his decline. After Exalted Emperor treats him respectfully, he questions Pei Qian’s hostile description of the streamer and shares their complete chat history with Maoshen 48 49.

Abilities & Skills

Farm-Lane Expertise

Citong is a former KPL number-one marksman with marksman heroes mastered at national-server level 46.

• Su Hang remembers him as one of the most troublesome marksman opponents he encountered in high-ranked games seven or eight years earlier 45.
• His Lady Sun and allied Donghuang Taiyi heavily suppress Sun Quan and Zhong Kui during the laning phase 45.
• His game sense and mechanics allow him to anticipate threats that his roughly 2,000-point teammates cannot reliably avoid 48.

Lady Sun Mechanics

Citong combines repositioning, burst damage, and target selection to fight while heavily outnumbered 49.

• Dodges Zhong Kui’s hook through a sudden change of direction 49.
• Uses Lady Sun’s roll and passive movement-speed boost to create distance after reviving 49.
• Prioritizes the vulnerable Sun Quan, then finishes the low-health Zhu Bajie with his ultimate 49.
• Kills Zhong Kui, Sun Quan, Zhu Bajie, and Yun Ying in a single high-ground defense 49.

Rapid Equipment Switching

His base defense relies on replacing equipment at critical moments to survive successive lethal attacks 49.

• Trade-off: Selling offensive equipment reduces his damage; one combo fails to kill Yun Ying because Shadow Battle Axe is his only remaining damage item 49.

Limitations

• His urge to punish opponents makes him vulnerable to psychological bait, even after he adopts a more conservative approach 46 47.
• His individual strength cannot prevent teammates from clustering into Diaochan’s chain explosions 48.
• His quadra kill does not save the match: Exalted Emperor teleports into the base, kills his weakened Lady Sun, and destroys the crystal 49.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Streaming Comeback and Exalted Emperor Match

Citong invites Maoshen and Grandpa Ge to help build interest in his return livestream. During a Peak Tournament match, he is matched against Exalted Emperor and selects Lady Sun. Maoshen and Grandpa Ge watch and comment from beside him rather than playing on his team 44 45.

Exalted Emperor’s Diaochan kills Citong and Donghuang Taiyi beneath their farm-lane tower. Citong later joins Gao Jianli and Xiahou Dun at the Overlord pit, where Diaochan deliberately presents herself as an easy kill. Citong commits his roll and Flash to the attack, only to be caught in a Perpetual Motion Machine combo that produces a triple kill 45 46 47.

Maoshen’s explanation that such consistency could come from tens of thousands of practice repetitions prompts Citong to reconsider his own decline. With Grandpa Ge estimating his winning chances at ten percent, he resolves to recover the relentless work ethic of his former self 47 48.

Last-Stand Quadra Kill

After Diaochan eliminates his four teammates, Citong defends the middle high-ground tower alone and kills all four advancing opponents. Maoshen considers the play comparable to those of the KPL’s current top marksmen 48 49.

The defense nevertheless ends in defeat at 9 minutes and 30 seconds. Citong receives losing-side MVP with a 7.2 rating, while Exalted Emperor finishes 14/0/0, earning gold-medal MVP and a 13.2 rating. Instead of mocking him, Exalted Emperor gives him a post-match like accompanied by “A worthy opponent!” 49.

Exposing Pei Qian’s Sniping Proposal

After ending his stream, Citong reveals that AG recruitment manager Pei Qian offered him a 100,000-yuan contract to snipe Exalted Emperor in the Peak Tournament. The chat history also shows Pei Qian seeking to recruit expert solo-queue players through Citong’s connections with Tiger Roars in the Mountain Forest 49.

Citong hands the conversation to Maoshen, whose anger prompts an immediate return to Chengdu to confront the situation within AG 49.

Relationships

• Fly — Former QG Five Tigers teammate and close friend. The “air purifier incident” strained their relationship for a time, but Fly still regards him warmly 42.
• Maoshen / Cat — Friend and guest at his comeback stream. Helps him recognize the value of intensive practice and receives his evidence against Pei Qian 44 47 48 49.
• Grandpa Ge / Gemini — Former QG head coach who recognized his talent. Analyzes his mistakes against Exalted Emperor and assesses his chances of winning 44 46 47 48.
• Tianyun — Fellow Tiger Roars in the Mountain Forest member and his romantic interest. Citong acknowledges pursuing her as an attempted source of motivation 44 48.
• Yaodao — Junior competitor who defeated him at the third Clash of Kings and took the Farm Lane King title 42 48.
• Su Hang / Exalted Emperor — Old high-ranked opponent whose play inspires Citong to recover his competitive drive. Their match ends with Exalted Emperor recognizing him as a worthy opponent 45 48 49.
• Pei Qian — AG recruitment manager who offers him the paid sniping contract. Citong later questions Pei Qian’s portrayal of Exalted Emperor and discloses their correspondence 44 49.

Notable Quotes

“I prayed to the gods.”
“The one who answered me was my 2022 self!” 48