League of Legends: Unrivaled

The two groups once again stormed towards the Zero Point Internet Cafe.

A solo match for 5,000 yuan per round—who wouldn't want to come and watch?

Mao Pang patted Xia Xin's shoulder with some concern. "If you really want to play, aren't you afraid of losing?"

Xia Xin smiled calmly, "No."

Compared to Mao Pang's concern, Shu Yuewu showed no such anxieties. She raised her beautiful eyebrows at Xia Xin, "Just tell me how much you plan to give me in red envelopes if you win."

"..."

Xia Xin looked at Lu Ming and said calmly, "Are you sure you want to play solo? If it's a bet, I definitely won't lose."

Xia Xin's words were kind. After all, he had reached King rank on several accounts and was definitely King-level. Asking him to play solo against a Diamond player was unfair. He felt it was a bit of a bully, like an adult bullying a child.

In the words of a martial arts expert, Lu Ming's moves were full of flaws in Xia Xin's eyes. He wasn't on the same level as him.

But he really wanted the money, so he could only offer a final word of advice, letting the other party make their own decision.

But this sounded different to others, who thought Xia Xin was being self-righteous.

Immediately, laughter erupted.

"He's definitely not going to lose! How dare you say that? Even champions make mistakes sometimes. Who does he think he is?"

"Yeah, he looks pretty cool. Just don't cry if he loses later."

"They were just lucky yesterday. They really acted cool."

Lu Ming scoffed, dismissively saying, "First blood, one tower, one hundred hits. Pick any AD hero, go to bottom lane."

"Okay."

Xia Xin instantly locked onto Lucian.

Lu Ming compared several aggressive early-game ADs and chose Corki.

Indeed, Corki is pretty much the most aggressive AD in the early game.

Shu Yuewu fanned her face with her small hands, feeling a bit hot. Lu Ming and Xia Xin were surrounded by people. She patted Xia Xin on the shoulder and said, "Thank me! I'll buy you a drink. What do you want?"

Xia Xin shook his head. "No thanks, it'll be over in three minutes."

This wasn't arrogance, just being pragmatic.

Shu Yuewu chuckled. "Okay, you said it. I'll keep an eye on the timer. If it's over a minute, you lose."

Xia Xin was speechless. "Well... maybe three minutes and fifteen seconds."

Shu Yuewu covered her lips with her delicate white hands and smiled, her beautiful eyes narrowing. "...Ha, I told you you were fat, and you're already panting."

Because the opponent was using a conventional build of healing and flash, while Xia Xin was using a super-aggressive build of weakness and ignite, Xia Xin could already tell the outcome from this.

It was customary to go out with a Doran's and a bottle of red. Actually, cloth armor and five reds would have been better, but Xia Xin didn't want to take advantage of the opponent; he clearly hadn't been a frequent solo player.

At 1:30, minions were dispatched, and at 2:03, the bottom lane minions clashed.

When Xia Xin used his Q (Translucent Light) to hit the minions, he would also Q Lu Ming, hitting him twice.

Lu Ming, unconvinced, rushed in to drain Xia Xin's health. Corki was truly unstoppable in the early game.

He learned his E (Gatling Gun) and rushed in to drain his health.

Surprisingly, Xia Xin didn't dodge, but instead stepped forward and attacked, facing his E and engaging him. One Q added two passive hits, and a few basic attacks. Lucian's passive grants him two additional basic attacks with each skill, though the second one deals slightly less damage.

Of course, he couldn't outlast them.

Xia Xin's own health bar was less than half, while Lu Ming still had two-thirds.

Xia Xin was draining his health, but Lu Ming had no intention of taking it. It would be a waste to do so now.

The second wave of minions arrived, and both players were at level 2 at the same time. They traded some health again. Corki threw out a Q, but Lucian dodged it with his E, which was then followed by two A attacks, further reducing his health.

At the same time, Corki, using E, also attacked Lucian several times.

Lucian was instantly crippled, his health bar down to less than one-third. He was out of health potions, while Corki began to take damage, his health bar back up to about two-thirds.

They both distanced themselves and started farming.

Lu Ming smiled. "You idiot! You dared to use E against me? You're no sage!"

He now had two choices. 1. Go home. By then, he'd probably be level 4. What's the point of playing?

2. Stay home and continue farming. After all, going back now wouldn't buy him anything. At level 3, I have a flash and an E. My E has a longer range, and he hasn't flashed yet. No matter where he goes, I'll chase him down.

He's waiting, waiting for a chance to kill.

In fact, to everyone's eyes, Holy Lance Ranger was practically doomed, crippled so quickly.

This outcome was likely predetermined.

Shu Yuewu was also bewildered. He felt that with Xia Xin's strength, it was unreasonable for him to make such a low-level mistake. Even fighting with the plane using E?

Seeing the group of soldiers he had been waiting for approach, Lu Ming inched forward slightly, a hint of a sneer playing on his face.

With the death of the first soldier, both of them reached level three simultaneously.

Lu Ming's hand was also quick. He instantly tapped W, and the ace pilot came to meet him. "Valkyrie Dive" charged directly at Lucian.

"Die."

Lu Ming could already see the Grim Reaper's scythe swinging down at Lucian.

Then, with a flash of light, the kill message appeared on the screen.

In large, bright red letters, it said:

Holy Lance Ranger had killed the plane, obtaining "First Blood."

For a moment, the scene was completely silent, a pin drop audible.

Everything made you hold your breath, staring at Xia Xin's screen.

That Lucian standing quietly in the brush, dual guns raised, returning to the city.

Xia Xin stood up and said, "1 health, I won, right?"

Lu Ming jumped to his feet, his face flushed red. He pointed at Xia Xin and angrily said, "Impossible! I didn't even see how I died just now. You must have cheated. I, I didn't even use my healing yet."

All he saw was him using W to charge close, a doji flashed by, Lucian used E to dive into the brush, and then a flash of light emerged from the brush, Q unleashed, and his man was gone?

He only had a Doran's, not an Infinity Edge. He clearly had less than two-thirds of his health left, about 250 more than Xia Xin.

In fact, it wasn't just him; no one else at the scene had noticed because it was so fast, so fast that no one could react.

The moment the plane's W landed in front of him, the pilot had already crashed.

Fatty Mao, with a bewildered expression, put his arm around Xia Xin's shoulder and said, "Dude, you're not cheating, are you? I saw him lose over half his health, and then he disappeared in an instant..."

Shu Yuewu suggested, "How about we replay it and see?"

The decision was unanimously agreed.

Shu Yuewu sat down in Xia Xin's chair, pulled up the replay file from the League of Legends folder, and everyone started watching the replay together.

Straight to the very last moment.

The camera slowed down.

As the pilot ascended midair, Lucian's W crosshairs had already been unleashed. It could be said that the pilot himself collided with the W.

At the same time, the pilot acquired two summoner skills: Weakness and Ignite, and two basic attacks flew towards him.

Level 3 Ignite damages 110 HP in 5 seconds, and Weakness depletes 10 points of armor and magic resistance. This is deadly in the early game for Corki with less than 30 points of armor. Add to that Xia Xin's over 10 points of armor penetration, and Corki is completely shattered, leaving almost all his damage dealt as true damage.

Then, when Corki arrived, Lucian had already used his E (Relentless Pursuit) and launched into the brush, then used his passive twice to attack Corki. Before his passive could even reach him, a Q (Piercing Light) emerged from the brush, and he launched another two attacks.

The pilot... was shot down and died instantly.

To recap, Lucian's move was: Corki hit W, D, F, A, A, and then landed on E, A, A, A, A, A, and then was instantly killed.

It might seem like a lot, but it only took a second, and Corki's health bar was instantly gone.

All I can say is that Xia Xin's fingers were incredibly fast, incredibly fast, and his timing was impeccable. If the combo had been slower, it would have taken longer. If it had been faster, Lucian might not have landed his attack, resulting in much less damage.

Xia Xin's combo flowed seamlessly, without a single pause, creating a truly pleasing visual experience.

It was only in slow motion that it was clear; at normal speed, two beams of light would have been visible...

Everyone was speechless with astonishment.

Is this even human? Such fast hands!

Shu Yuewu subconsciously checked the time. Level 3 took 3 minutes and 12 seconds, and the kill took 3 minutes and 14 seconds, exactly the same as Xia Xin's prediction of 3 minutes and 15 seconds.

What a terrifying man! He had already calculated the ultimate kill at level 3, giving himself 3 seconds to execute the kill. If Lucian hadn't come up from the plane, it might have taken an extra 1 or 2 seconds.

Fatty Mao stared at the screen for a long moment, then sighed, expressing everyone's shared feeling, "Why does it feel like I'm playing... a different game?"

Everyone nodded in agreement.

That combo was so cool! Damn, a whole row of health vanished in an instant.

Lu Ming stared at the screen, stunned. He could only think of two possibilities: the opponent going home or not. He hadn't considered the third possibility, which instantly killed him.

So that's how it was. The initial fight with him was designed to lull him into complacency, so he could control his health and then kill him instantly at level 3.

What impressive skills.

Lu Ming's face paled.

Only now did he truly realize the disparity in strength. If he was considered an ordinary martial arts expert, the opponent was a peerless master. They were not even on the same level. Olo?

What a joke.

Seeing everyone else remain silent, Xia Xin had no choice but to say, "If everything's alright, I can go home now."

He had to hurry back to buy groceries; the little one at home must be starving.

Lu Ming's face flushed with anger, as if he were about to pounce on him, so it was best to leave.

To his surprise, Lu Ming gave him a thumbs-up. "I'm impressed by your combo. You're a real man, and you keep your word. 5,000 yuan. Come with me to get it."

"..."

An unexpected outcome. Of course, getting the money was the best.

As they were about to leave, a slovenly-looking man with messy hair suddenly stood in front of Xia Xin.

The man, holding a toothpick in his mouth and folding his arms, looked down at Xia Xin with a condescending expression. "Dude, that's interesting. Are you worthy enough to be my opponent? How about we play a game? I'm also an AD main."

"Of course, if you want to bet a little, that's fine. 5,000, or... 50,000, whatever you like."