Chapter 24: 100% Win Rate in Korean Server Ranked, Master Tier Promotion Series!

Energetic Little Jelly: "(Awkward) I didn't expect that the Bobo from back then would actually become a World Champion ADC now. (Pouts)"

Lu Zi'ang: "Don't mind him."

IG had just won the championship.

JackeyLove’s shout-out to Lu Zi'ang from the stage brought a massive influx of popularity to his livestream. This bold move effectively maxed out the topic's engagement.

As soon as Lu Zi'ang clicked "Start Streaming," the chat was already buzzing with heated discussions:

"Falcon Man, he is truly a man of mystery."

"He knows Teacher PDD and has a good friendship with him. Now he apparently knows JackeyLove, and in all likelihood, there’s some bad blood between them..."

"I can only say the esports circle is way too small."

"Falcon Man!! The Champion ADC has already declared he’ll see you at the top."

"He's live! He's live!!"

"I've gotten so used to watching Falcon Man's streams lately; if I don't watch for a day, I feel terrible."

"To the person above: Please be careful with your phrasing. People might think Falcon Man is toxic and addictive."

"This man is indeed addictive. (Heart eyes)"

"Can we all agree that War Falcon is the most handsome man in the esports circle?"

"No objections here."

...

Lu Zi'ang glanced at the chat but didn't respond to the fans' questions.

He greeted everyone as usual, opened the Korean server client, logged in, and invited Jelly to duo queue.

With IG’s championship win, the traffic on the entire Shark platform was significantly higher than usual, especially in the League of Legends section.

Many streamers, looking to capitalize on the hype—or perhaps out of genuine celebration—changed their stream titles to things like "IG is Awesome" or "Congratulations LPL, Congratulations IG."

Over this period of streaming, Lu Zi'ang had built a loyal audience. His performance in ranked games was simply too dazzling, and to date, he hadn't been killed a single time. His KDA was terrifyingly high.

Many viewers found watching Lu Zi'ang dominate in the Korean server even more satisfying than dominating games themselves. With the significant increase in match quality, this sense of gratification was even more intense.

What was lethal was that no one felt it was unreasonable; Lu Zi'ang’s plays were always as smooth as flowing water, handled with effortless grace. Even in the most dangerous moments, he could always resolve the crisis with a smile.

"Family, this is the final game of my Master tier promotion series. Given the current win rate Jelly and I have, and the nature of the Korean server's matchmaking, this upcoming game will be high-quality. It's worth watching..."

Lu Zi'ang then shifted his tone: "Watch as we continue to slaughter the competition."

In the stream, many were still spamming "IG is Awesome," but some expressed that this year's final felt dull because FNC’s performance was underwhelming.

"FNC played poorly tonight and got swept 3-0 by IG. It wasn't satisfying enough..."

"It’s Falcon Man’s ranked games that are actually exciting. He dominates every single match. I have a strong premonition that the other three teammates on his side this game are going to be absolutely terrible!"

"Isn't that a given? I ask you, have you ever seen a win rate this high? A 100% win rate! If I hadn't watched every single game, I’d suspect that Falcon Man and this 'Jelly' person were colluding to use hacks."

"It's absurd, but it makes sense."

"I can only say that tonight's final result is more important than the process. After all, it is our LPL's first proper championship trophy."

"The opponents in this ranked game are likely five Korean server Challengers, and very high-ranked ones at that."

The viewers in the chat speculated wildly. As they expected, the queue time for this ranked game was quite long—nearly seven minutes before a match was found.

During the pick-and-ban phase, Jelly sent a message:

"This is the last game of the Master promotion series. Our win rate has been way too high; the matchmaking system won't let us win. (Aggrieved)"

"Do you want me to support you? At least you won't be affected by the support."

Lu Zi'ang: "It's fine. If I need you to support me just to get through a Master promotion series, I might as well stop playing this game."

Energetic Little Jelly: "Alright then... (Pouts)"

From the start of the pick-and-ban phase, the three other players on Lu Zi'ang's team began acting strangely. They even started chatting in Korean.

Although Lu Zi'ang played in the Korean server year-round, he couldn't understand a word of Korean, so he typed to ask Jelly: "What kind of gibberish are these three Koreans chirping?"

Jelly, whose Korean was quite good, acted as the translator: "They're saying we're hackers because our win rate is too high, and they said they’re going to teach us a lesson."

The Korean server is different from the Chinese server; there is only one server where all players are crammed together. By entering a player's ID into OP.GG, one can query all sorts of data, including rankings.

The Chinese server has numerous sub-servers and a massive player base, so the skill levels aren't on the same plane. The players from Ionia alone could drown the entire Korean server player base with a single spit each.

Many high-ranking Chinese server players, calling themselves "Anti-Korean Vanguards," would gear up and dominate, which naturally left local Korean players with no love for Chinese players.

Especially with Jelly and Lu Zi'ang having won 77 games in a row over the past week, they had become somewhat famous in the Korean player community, and many high-ranking South Korean players were actively "sniping" them.

Lu Zi'ang raised an eyebrow and said bluntly: "Tell them to go AFK then."

Jelly: "I told them."

In this ranked game, Jelly went mid and Lu Zi'ang went bot. The three Korean players hadn't done anything weird during the pick-and-ban phase, choosing standard heroes.

Soon, the drafting ended, and the game began.

Lu Zi'ang was on the Red side. Since player IDs are visible during the loading screen, many viewers in the stream had already used OP.GG to look up their opponents, and they began sharing the intel in the chat:

"The Blue side is all Korean Challengers. Their LP is very high, all ranked in the top 200. There's even a 'one-trick pony' Tryndamere with 22,000 games... and a 68.9% win rate!!"

"Holy crap, we're up against a Challenger one-trick? I feel like Falcon Man is done for this game. Five Challengers, plus a one-trick. What about the other three guys on Falcon Man's team?"

"As for Falcon Man's team, the other three are scrubs. They’re Diamond 1 level and are also in their promotion series, but it's their first game. Their win rates are very low!"

"It's over. Looks like Falcon Man's win streak will only reach 77!"

"Still, that’s impressive. A 77-game win streak to reach Master is terrifying. Besides Falcon Man, I’ve never seen anyone else do something so insane."

At this moment, Lu Zi'ang had entered the game. He was playing Caitlyn, a very standard ADC.

Because he was on the Red side, he had to help the jungler with the first Red Buff.

But the jungler wanted to stir up trouble from the start and immediately tried to invade the Blue side's Red Buff!

Lu Zi'ang frowned. He couldn't understand it at all. A Mordekaiser jungle, playing so poorly at level 1, daring to invade—isn't that just a walking ATM?