So Weak

The second ranked match Lin Xiao and Qiao Xin Yu played actually ended in just ten minutes.
It was another easy, steady victory with little suspense.
The reason there were no updates on their ranked progress between ten o'clock and twelve-thirty was simply because they had each gone to grab a quick lunch.
Duo queueing in the Korean Challenger tier, where their opponents were the absolute strongest Challenger players in Korea, was a mentally exhausting task if they wanted to secure consecutive victories.
Therefore, only with a full stomach did they have the energy to grind.
After winning their second ranked match of the day, Lin Xiao's fighting spirit was high:
"Keep going, keep going!"
Qiao Xin Yu smiled and replied: "Alright~"
At this point, the young girl's Korean server account, Dancingshoe, had successfully climbed into the top ranks of the Korean Challenger ladder, jumping up two spots from eleventh to ninth place.
And right at one in the afternoon, their seventh ranked match entered the queue.
At the same time, Shuang Leng Mo He logged onto the Korean server.
He also started his solo queue climb.
...
At one-thirty in the afternoon, the LoL stats thread on the Duo Wan forum was updated on schedule.
The CN server players, who had been waiting eagerly, refreshed the page, wanting to see if their God-tier duo, Hui Qi Lian Dao and Wu Xie, had secured another victory to get closer to their win streak goal.
However, the screenshot of the match history below the main post showed no change from half an hour ago.
This time, the CN server players had learned their lesson—maybe it was just because their match was taking longer? Or perhaps the battle was exceptionally fierce, or someone had been delayed before starting the queue.
So they didn't feel too anxious or worried, patiently waiting for the results.
At exactly two o'clock, the thread was updated.
The latest match history was posted, but it left all the CN server players who cared about this duo feeling incredibly deflated and disappointed.
Because Hui Qi Lian Dao and Wu Xie's win streak had been snapped.
Their seventh ranked match was a defeat.
"Sigh, you win some, you lose some. They can't win forever..."
"It's fine, it's just one loss~"
The CN server players comforted themselves. But just as they were about to close the thread, their attention was caught by a new screenshot posted below.
It was a screenshot of Shuang Leng Mo He's latest Korean server ranked match.
It turned out that just now, Shuang Leng Mo He's first ranked match of the day had ended in a victory!
This news acted like a shot of adrenaline, instantly lifting the spirits of the disappointed CN server players.
Their God Mo was starting to show his power!
Only... the time God Mo finished his match seemed to be almost identical to when Hui Qi Lian Dao and Wu Xie finished their seventh match?
Some sharp-eyed players noticed this detail.
...
Wait—
Looking closer, countless CN server players stared in shock:
"Holy shit! God Mo was actually in the same game as Hui Qi Lian Dao and Wu Xie just now!?"
No wonder their win streak was snapped—if their opponent was God Mo, then it wasn't surprising at all.
But this realization quickly made the CN server players worry.
Damn, this won't do!
If God Mo, Hui Qi Lian Dao, and Wu Xie queued up at the same time and ended up on opposite sides, wouldn't they just be fighting among themselves?
They were already playing on an away server, and dealing with the top Korean players was already mentally exhausting. If this kind of friendly fire happened frequently, their climbing efficiency would be severely affected!
For a moment, the CN server forums fell into a state of chaos.
Many players began calling for Shuang Leng Mo He, Hook, and Dancingshoe to stagger their queue times to ensure that the CN powerhouses wouldn't hinder each other's progress.
In fact, people were already taking action to resolve this issue in reality.
...
S City, Maple Team's training base.
"Hey, Old Jian, let me make a quick call first. Hold off on the team practice for two minutes, alright~"
Jiang Hao Jie looked at Jian Yu Ke with a flattering expression.
Jian Yu Ke adjusted his glasses and smiled: "Who are you calling?"
"Yes, yes!" Jiang Hao Jie nodded vigorously, offering a stream of shameless flattery. "As expected of you, Old Jian! You saw right through me!"
Then, he put on a pitiful expression: "Look at that thread on the forum just now. That guy ran into Old Mo in ranked again... This kind of friendly fire isn't good for our CN server... Can you spare me two minutes to make a call?"
Jian Yu Ke shook his head: "Go ahead, I didn't say you couldn't..."
As he walked toward the door, he left one last sentence: "It's already 1:15 PM. I'll give you at most two minutes to explain. Don't chat all day."
Jiang Hao Jie agreed enthusiastically: "Yes, yes, yes! Don't worry, how could I chat with that guy? He and I barely have anything in common. His mouth is so toxic, listening to him talk for two more sentences would shorten my lifespan—"
"Ten seconds have passed."
Jian Yu Ke's voice drifted from afar.
Jiang Hao Jie shut his mouth instantly, dashed to his bed like a gust of wind, grabbed his phone, frantically dialed a number, and called a certain someone.
...
"Hello?"
"Oh, right."
"Why?"
"Ah, alright."
After a few simple grunts, Lin Xiao hung up.
On the other end of the YY channel, Qiao Xin Yu asked curiously: "Who was that?"
Lin Xiao explained: "Jian Ren Ni. He said we should stagger our queue times with Old Mo to avoid friendly fire."
Qiao Xin Yu understood: "Hmm, that makes sense. Facing Old Mo indeed brings a lot of pressure."
Lin Xiao muttered grumpily: "If our mid-jungle duo hadn't been so trash last game... we wouldn't have lost..."
The girl couldn't help but laugh: "Alright, alright, stop complaining. I'm ready. Let's see if we can climb higher today?"
Lin Xiao's attention was successfully diverted, and his fighting spirit was reignited:
"Alright! Let's climb higher today!"
...
Seoul, South Korea.
NJseal Team's training base.
In the training room, the curtains were drawn halfway, blocking the sunlight and leaving the room somewhat dim.
Five Korean youths sat casually in front of their computers, their right hands idly scrolling through web pages.
Tellingly, one of the youths stopped scrolling. His eyes fell on a certain piece of news, and his brows furrowed slightly:
"Kla was eliminated first?"
Then, he commented in a flat, calm voice:
"So weak."
To evaluate Kla, a top-tier professional mid laner, in such a casual and dismissive tone seemed rather arrogant.
But if anyone knew his true identity, they would never think so.
Because he indeed had the right to evaluate Kla, or any other top mid laner in the world.
He was the mid laner of NJseal.
And since last season, he had been crowned the world's number one mid laner.
Pone.