The system crashing is a big deal, not to mention it’s not insignificant. The anchors who didn’t participate in the competition naturally don’t care, and the only ones affected are the few in the finals.
There were quite a few people who encountered system crashes, with half of the twenty people in the finals being affected. However, this number was too coincidental, and anyone with a delicate mind would notice something was off.
Some of Xie Yao’s fans felt that something was amiss, but because he didn’t show any abnormalities, they obediently kept quiet.
Jiang Song understood that the small anchor had his own thoughts, so he didn’t rashly intervene. However, he couldn’t help but furrow his brows as he watched Xie Yao’s expressionless face.
In Praise’s live broadcast room, fans could see that the man in the frame had a very serious expression. After hanging up the phone, he directly turned off his microphone and stood up, walking to the back and dialing another number.
Jiang Song stood by the half-open curtain, and after the call was connected, he heard Manager Chen’s voice.
“What’s up?” If it were before, Jiang Song would have retorted without any hesitation, but now he obviously didn’t have the mind to waste time with Manager Chen.
He went straight to the point. “Is Bai still training with the team?”
“No,” Manager Chen asked curiously, “What are you asking them to do?” It couldn’t be that the former team captain suddenly had a change of heart and wanted to show love to the old teammates.
Thinking of this, Manager Chen felt goosebumps all over his body and quickly stopped his delusions.
“The practice match ended not long ago, and they happened to have a small jungle player’s birthday in the adjacent team. You know how much they treasure this little kid who just got promoted from the youth training program, so they called us to come over and show support.”
Manager Chen laughed. “Maybe if you check Weibo, you might be able to see the latest update they just posted.”
“They’re all together?” Jiang Song’s furrowed brow loosened a bit.
Originally, he only planned to find SUS and the others, but he didn’t expect to get it for free.
“Okay, got it.”
After getting the information he wanted, Jiang Song hung up the phone and immediately called Yi Bai.
Manager Chen listened to the sound of the phone being hung up and felt like a trapped pigeon with a blackened face.
On the other side, Yi Bai and a few others were celebrating the birthday of their team’s jungler in a private room, having a good time, when they received a call from Jiang Song.
Meanwhile, Xie Yao calmly started to match.
In the top twenty of the finals, ten people were delayed from entering the live broadcast room due to a system malfunction. The match could only begin once the live broadcast room was open.
In a game of King of Glory, there are ten players per match. The other ten streamers who were unaffected by the glitch had already finished their first match and started their second.
This means that if the player Xie Yao was competing against performs normally this match, Xie Yao will have a harder time catching up to the seventeen-point lead within the limited time.
The bullet comments were obviously anxious, but Xie Yao’s expression was as steady as an old dog, showing no signs of panic.
When he clicked the match button, he entered the game instantly. The game default is to open team voice chat, but Xie Yao was unusually silent when he entered the game.
As expected, everyone in the game had just experienced a system crash.
“I’ll take the Mage,” Xie Yao said on the first floor. He didn’t pay attention to the quiet in-game voice chat and immediately locked in Ignis, a powerful mage.
Ignis is a powerful mage in King of Glory, with mechanics that are almost at the t0 level. He has high burst damage, strong flexibility, and even has up to eight dashes. As long as the player’s skills can keep up, taking down an opponent in an instant is no problem.
This is the kind of hero that Xie Yao is most skilled at.
Most streamers are still inferior to professional players, even the young players in the youth training camps.
Xie Yao may have fallen from grace, but he is still a genius. There is no reason why he can’t excel in his best position.
“I won’t talk much after the match starts, please understand.”
Xie Yao said something seriously to the camera before the game began.
Based on the recent system crash, it appeared that the victims were all streamers who were around ten places away from Xie Yao in ranking.
Due to the time difference in fixing the system, the other ten had already started the second round while Xie Yao’s opponents were relatively weaker in skill level.
He found this round relatively easy to win.
During the finals week, the competition time was limited each day. In order to maintain a top three ranking, players like Xie Yao needed to ensure they didn’t miss a single round. Moreover, Xie Yao wanted more than just a top three ranking; he aimed to be the first.
Now, he was one round behind, and even if he won, his opponent would still be winning. So despite Xie Yao’s nonchalant words, his fans could tell from his increasingly serious attitude that it was not easy. They all remained sensible and didn’t say anything.
After five rounds, the pressure on Xie Yao suddenly relaxed because the streamer who had been leading since the beginning of the finals lost this round. Xie Yao was so happy that he smiled into the camera.
He knew it would turn out this way.
Even if the platform delayed him one round with the system bug, it didn’t stop him from succeeding.
The bug this time was obviously targeting him. After all, in such a big live-streaming event, wouldn’t the technical staff check the system beforehand? They only found the bug when the competition started and even delayed the event for half an hour.
Moreover, this was a competition jointly organized by three platforms.
All of them are outside of the top ten, why? Because the top ten are all cash cows for the platform. Maybe there are big shots behind them, and it’s not easy to offend them. If they want to target Xie Yao, they need to have some cover, so they can only involve those who are comparatively weaker.
They are all unlucky scapegoats.
As a result, there is a time difference between the matching of the top ten and the bottom ten. Those who finish the game first will always seamlessly start a new game to avoid wasting time, so the two sides always match with the same group of people.
The difference is that Xie Yao’s opponent couldn’t beat him, while the opponent of the first place was equally skilled.
Xie Yao didn’t react at first, he was waiting for the moment when he would stumble. After all, even Xie Yao couldn’t guarantee that he would keep winning when facing opponents of equal strength.
Besides, the so-called first place was not worthy of the title.
So Xie Yao won five games in a row, and his teammates also gained points along the way. The top ten players won and lost, and the first place player had a sudden reversal. The score rankings on the field changed instantly.
Some people fell out of the top five, while some people relied on incredible luck to become Xie Yao’s teammate and enter the top five. Xie Yao climbed to the top with the MVP bonus points, only one point ahead of the second place.
The game officially ended at 9:30 pm. The beginning and the end of tonight’s game were both dramatic, and Xie Yao’s comeback, along with the topic of “Shark TV system crash,” climbed to the tail of the hot search.
Xie Yao’s fans cheered, finally able to hold their heads up high!
With the match temporarily suspended, the official event page was filled with curses, and discussions about the rankings were in full swing. The changes in scores were paused, and Xie Yao’s name was displayed prominently at the top, with his photo above it, very eye-catching.
Putting aside the rankings and the somewhat mocking one-point difference, Xie Yao’s face was simply stunning in comparison to the photos of the other top streamers. His face was extremely eye-catching.
Although the previous first place was not ugly, and his live streams showed him to be a handsome and clean-cut guy, he looked a bit inadequate compared to Xie Yao.
The former first place had been criticized by trolls and haters before, but now that the top photo had changed, the comment section was miraculously much cleaner.
In theory, Xie Yao had accumulated quite a few haters over the past two months, but tonight, he seemed to be lucky. The comment section was terrifyingly harmonious.
After winning the first place today, Xie Yao’s first thought was of the call he received from Jiang Song before the game.
The live stream hasn’t ended yet. After the semi-finals, Xie Yao didn’t livestream for as long as he used to. According to his recent habits, he should have ended the stream and gone to eat supper, but he didn’t.
The fans in the chatroom thought their favorite streamer was about to leave and began leaving messages like “Good night” and “Rest early, see you tomorrow.” But after saying “Good night” for at least three minutes, Xie Yao, who would normally end the stream immediately, didn’t move.
On camera, he looked handsome with every strand of his hair glowing from the overhead light. He tried calling someone twice, but no one picked up, and he started dialing for the third time.
: Yao Yao, did you forget to end the stream?
: First place, Yao Yao is awesome!
: I had so much fun watching tonight. This garbage platform is obviously targeting you. At first, I thought you were being bullied and had to swallow your pride. It made me so angry, but I realized later that it was your absolute confidence and calmness. You’re amazing!
: This is the third call, why haven’t they answered yet? The way you look while calling is so cute. I command them to pick up the phone!
Xie Yao didn’t read the messages in the chatroom. His phone was next to his ear, and he could hear the ringing tone of the person he was calling.
Jiang Song had just received a call from his father, who sounded anxious and told him that his mother had been hit by a car.
Jiang Song was very close to his family, and his concern was evident when he frowned upon hearing about his mother’s accident.
After a few instructions on the phone, Jiang Song hung up and immediately booked a flight to F country. He was so flustered that he didn’t even have time to grab his coat or phone before leaving for the airport.
Little did he know, it was all a prank.
When Jiang Song arrived at the airport, a deliveryman showed him a photo, compared it to his face, and handed him something. Then, the deliveryman gave him a phone that turned out to be his father’s.
Even though he knew that his father and mother liked to tease him, Jiang Song’s temples were still throbbing when his father told him it was all a joke and wished him a happy birthday.
The usually calm Jiang Song gritted his teeth and said, “Dad, my birthday is next month.”
His talkative father was silent for a moment.
The phone beeped once and the other person hung up.
Jiang Song was no longer surprised. He returned the phone to the delivery guy and took a taxi back home, no longer angry with his father.
As soon as he got home, he received a call from Xie Yao.
Jiang Song answered just one second before the third call ended
