Kar98K Upon Touchdown! - Chapter 759

At the same time, all the major esports clubs in the country were shocked!

During the interim when Shen Zeyan and Liu Zilang had announced that they would not be extending their contracts, many clubs had covertly approached them.

It could be said that the sniper was the heart and soul of every PUBG team, and Shen Zeyan was known as one of “Asia’s Top Three Sniper Gods”.

Even if his fans exaggerated about his title, his performance at the California International Invitationals, where he competed against top-tier teams from Europe and America, was a testament to his abilities.

As for Liu Zilang, there was no need for elaboration.

Nor was there a need for him to further prove himself.

Standing under the shower of golden confetti, all the proof that was needed was the two trophies in his hands and the medals around his neck.

Two players of such caliber… had discreetly joined the same team.

Moreover, three familiar faces had appeared next to them.

How was it even f*cking possible?

Everyone trembled uncontrollably when they were reminded of the five-man team that put Asia on the competitive FPS map in the past. A sign of respect toward the legendary pioneers of the previous era of competitive esports.

However… it was already a new era.

Throughout the country, many other esports clubs had appeared and delivered. Some of those clubs were OMG, 4AM, RNG, 17 and 1246. They were the forefront of the new generation of professional esports teams.

With the competitive scene at hand being more formalized and more regulated, those teams had the potential to create their own legacies.

As they trembled with respect in the face of the news, their fighting spirit was also ignited. As fellow competitors in the esports circle, no one was willing to submit to them without a fight.

From the moment their hands touched their mouses and keyboards as professional esports players, there was only one goal for them. That was, to become the champion and to create a legacy of their own!

In the upcoming PCPI Hua Xia Preliminaries of the PGI, would people see an ancient empire reclaim its past glory or a new contender rise to the throne?

It was all unknown.

The only thing that was known, was the fact that a sub-team consisting of legends had shown up in the official league roster.

They were not like sub-teams from other clubs, destined to be bottom-feeders. Rather, they were the team that could end up making the biggest waves…

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Eight PM, on Douyu’s casting platform.

The popularity of Liu Zilang’s live stream channel reached 15 million. His channel not only had the highest popularity in the Attractive Section, but it was also firmly number one in all of Douyu. Right then, he was the ‘Big Brother of Douyu’.

There was a lot of weight behind the reason why he was so popular that night.

The news from Se7en had attracted many drama-seekers to his channel. Not to mention, Liu Zilang was in Douyu, while Shen Zeyan and Li Muqiu were on Panda TV. Hence, drama-seekers on Douyu could only look for Liu Zilang’s channel.

The other reason for it was that it was the last night of voting for the “Four Heavenly Chicken Kings”. Many fans and followers were online to vote for their favorite casters.

Many ‘windfall tycoons’ once again unleashed Super Rocket attacks and caused Liu Zilang’s popularity to be boosted to astronomical heights.

The rankings of the “Four Heavenly Chicken Kings” were at the time as follows:

1st: Vic123. Score: 9451319!

2nd: 17shou. Score: 4986102!

3rd: GodV. Score: 46861716!

4th: YJJPP. Score: 4065645!

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The conclusion was plain for all to see.

Liu Zilang had almost double the points of the first runner-up. He had secured a seat in the “Four Heavenly Chicken Kings”. The ones below him were still up for contention.

YJJPP who was in fourth place had a small lead against Pigff and NB211 behind him.

The casters’ rankings were solely dependent on the support of their fans. The standings could be changed easily with the appearance of a ‘legendary tycoon’.

Up until the last moment, no one could say who would be part of Douyu’s “Four Heavenly Chicken Kings”.

All Liu Zilang’s followers in his channel could do was stretch the gap between him and the second place caster as much as possible. That was to prevent him from being overtaken at the last minute.

That was why Super Rockets and other presents kept on coming even though he was already in first place.

As part of the world champion team and having been recently crowned ‘Solo King’, his fans wanted him to be the First Heavenly Chicken King. That way, his followers would also be able to share his glory.

Other than that, once the clock struck midnight and the results of the Four Heavenly Chicken Kings were announced, a fanbase match would be played with the top twenty fans from each of the channels.

It was something everyone looked forward to.

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In the live stream channel.

Liu Zilang was playing a solo match while talking to his viewers about Se7en.

Many of his followers were curious about his team. It was only recently formed, but it had an established reputation.

Liu Zilang rarely looked at the bullet screen while he was playing. Still, he took the time to answer several questions that appeared on the bullet screen to appease his followers’ curiosity.

He saw that someone had left a message saying that Misaka Mikoto only got into the team as a substitute because of her relationship with him.

Liu Zilang’s face darkened. Then, with several swift motions, he booted that ID from the channel in the name of ‘clearing the trash’.

‘You must be joking!

‘Do I look like someone like that?’

Liu Zilang was about to deliver a lesson on integrity to his viewers so that they could be like him, one clean of any base desires and with only pure intentions.

However, he then received a call from Wang Qianqian.

‘What’s she calling me for?’ he thought.

Still, he muted his mic and answered the call.

Wang Qianqian first congratulated him with some mockery in her tone for being the “Big Bro of Douyu” that night. Then, with several tactful words, asked if he was interested in a ‘family gathering’ on Douyu.

‘A family gathering?

‘Why do I feel like I’m being set up for something strange?’

Liu Zilang reflexively put up his guard when he heard that.

After some more prodding, Wang Qianqian finally revealed that she was planning to entice Shen Zeyan and Li Muqiu to defect from PandaTV.

Then, she would invite Gao Yunyang and Misaka Mikoto over to the platform so that Se7en2 would have a base of operations on Douyu. She had even thought about the design for the channel header and interface.

The reason she wanted to do so was that she was confident in Se7en2’s potential in the upcoming PGI.

It was a preemptive move.

If her gamble was correct, it would pay off in spades.

Liu Zilang was ambivalent about the idea. He was not someone who would convince others to defect.

However, seeing how Wang Qianqian had helped him immensely in the recent campaign, he gave her the contacts of Shen Zeyan and Li Muqiu.

Then, he apologized to his teammates in his heart.

‘Now that the infamous SharkChilli has her eyes on you, I can only wish you luck…’

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Late at night.

Once the clock struck twelve, Liu Zilang’s Douyu channel once again erupted in a flurry of congratulatory Super Rockets. This also happened in the channels of the three other Heavenly Chicken Kings.

Liu Zilang was successful in taking down his title of the Top Chicken and was the overall winner of the Four Heavenly Chicken Kings campaign.

The three other Heavenly Chicken Kings were 17shou, GodV and NB211.

It has to be mentioned that the race for second to fourth place was intense in the final hour of the campaign.

Especially for the fourth-place winner, it changed almost every minute.

Rumors were that a rich young girl had pushed NB211’s rankings up in the final minute. Otherwise, any of the other two would have taken over his spot.

‘I guess you can say that rich lolis are the number one productive force…’ Liu Zilang had thought sagely when he was watching the race unfold.[1]

After that, it was the event that everyone had been waiting for.

The first ‘Douyu Four Heavenly Chicken Kings’ fanbase match.

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[1] This is an echo of a line in Deng Xiaoping’s 1978 speech, “Science and technology is the number one productive force.”