Young artists compete, and even the richest fans have to fight for their votes.

Chapter 72 Ban Heroes

Because Longchuan used his highest-ranked account (the strongest player in the game), the number of viewers in the live stream increased rapidly.

[Wow, this is amazing! I actually saw a Challenger player in a casual game.]

[Hey newbie, anyone here who knows what's going on? They all seem like amateurs, why is Dragon God pulling out his main account? So cruel to someone's little sister?]

[Just arrived +1, really don't understand. There's a PK bar, this is supposed to be a casual game, but they're taking it more seriously than if they were playing against professional players.]

[Those who arrived early are here, but they still don't understand. Waiting for the explanation.]

[Hey Science Guy's here! I told you you guys only looked at the level and not the ID. There's an ID in the girl's team that you don't recognize?]

[Holy crap, what's Blackie doing over there? Same name?]

[The person jumping between the two sides indicates that it's indeed Blackie himself, not someone with the same name.]

[The Dragon God has really gotten bold; he even dares to hit Blackie?]

[I have a feeling that Dragon God only used his full power level because Blackie was on the other side.]

[Hmm, what the person upstairs said makes some sense.]

[I think that makes a lot of sense. Otherwise, why would the Dragon God suddenly come looking for streamers in the looks section and even play games with them?]

The first person to arrive said, "I heard it; the Dragon God said it was arranged by someone."

[Case solved! This whole thing was orchestrated by Boss Hei!]

But why?

[Uh...it hasn't broken through to that point yet, hahahahahahaha]

[Oh, oh, oh, the game's about to start! Let's not solve the case yet. I've never seen Blackie play a game before; I've only heard Dragon God say Blackie is amazing.]

I'm actually looking forward to it.

[It's getting exciting!]

【Yeah, it's getting exciting! As for what's exciting, don't worry about that, I have my own rhythm!】

Because Shu Hua knew that Xie Xun was originally a professional player, she subconsciously asked Xie Xun, "I saw in the comments that the opposing Xiao D's account seems to be very powerful."

So how should we play this round?

The three fans who came on mic seemed to be quite introverted; although they were on mic, none of them said a word.

Xie Xun: "It's okay, it won't affect the hero's stats."

"It's just that my account is relatively new, so my champion pool is a bit shallow."

Shu Hua didn't quite understand either, but Xie Xun's voice sounded very steady, and she inexplicably trusted him, "Okay, as long as you can win."

[Wait, did I hear that right? It sounded like Black Cleaver was talking about becoming the strongest king who can defeat the Dragon God.]

Seeing that you said that, I guess I didn't mishear.

[I thought it was just in-game dialogue being distorted and transmitted to the live stream; I must have misheard. I didn't expect Black Cleaver to be this arrogant?]

[I'll answer this from the gaming section too, hehe, um...]

[Black Cleaver is the biggest spender in the entire gaming community; we all call him Boss Black. Boss Black is especially generous to Dragon God, and Dragon God often mentions Boss Black, saying that Boss Black's gaming skills are on par with professionals. They must have known each other privately.]

【No, buddy, you…】

You type too slowly, it's not my fault~

Okay... I'll let you off this time.

Once the game has finished loading, both sides will enter the hero ban phase.

Shu Hua had already given the microphone access to Xie Xun's "Black Cleaver Shard." He spoke steadily, a knowing smile playing on his lips, and tapped three hero icons in quick succession:

"The first one is Zed, the Master of Shadows."

"The second one is LeBlanc, the Deceiver."

"The third one, ... Akali, the Rogue Assassin."

The instant Akali's icon turned gray, Longchuan's voice, noticeably higher and filled with disbelief and astonishment, came through the earpiece:

"What the hell?! Blackie, you've gone too far! Banning Zed and LeBlanc is one thing, but Akali too?!"

I've barely even played a few games of this on my streams! How did you know?!

Longchuan originally planned to use Akali this time, as she was his trump card and someone he was very good at playing.

But none of his teammates knew about this, and Blackie hadn't played games with him many times; he mostly watched his streams.

How did they find this out?! Longchuan was somewhat devastated.

It's not that Akali was banned; after all, he's a professional, and he can actually play any champion.

This isn't a professional competition.

Instead, it was because his hidden thoughts were so easily seen through.

Is he some kind of simple person?

"Heh." Xie Xun chuckled lightly, with a lazy, teasing tone. "Xiao Chuan, your training camp records can also be checked."

Longchuan was silent for a second; he had forgotten about it.

That's his boss, he can find out everything. I was careless!

However, this also shows that he is not a simple person.

Thinking of this, Longchuan cheered up again.

He also cleanly and efficiently banned three heroes:

Kha'Zix, the Voidreaver.

"Eternal Nightmare - Demonclaw".

"Outlaw Graves".

These three heroes are Xie Xun's signature jungler heroes, who once dominated the professional scene and created countless memorable moments in high-level games.

Longchuan's intention was clear: to use Xie Xun's own methods against him and also to disable Xie Xun's signature skill.

However, Xie Xun's reaction was completely unexpected by Long Chuan.

Far from being annoyed, he seemed to have heard something amusing, and a low laugh filled the channel, full of undisguised teasing:

"Ogawa did use his brain, but what a pity... Didn't you see my account's level? None of the three you banned are actually in the pool."

In short: all that work was for nothing!

"Pfft—" Shu Hua couldn't help but almost burst out laughing, and quickly covered her mouth.

Yes, she's professionally trained and can hold back.

Because Shu Hua wasn't familiar with Long Chuan, she maintained a certain level of politeness.

The comments section was much less restrained; people were laughing their heads off!

[Hahaha, even the Dragon God's face must be green!]

[Blackie: You didn't expect that, did you? I'm playing the opposite of the hero sea strategy—the hero spoon!]

[Dragon God's ban was pointless this time!]

[This move by Blackie is really high-level; I suspect he's using a new account to taunt people.]

[Hahahaha, the Dragon God thought he was clever, but he turned out to be incredibly wise.]

But the new account has a very shallow hero pool. Even though I taunted them, I'll still lose the game.

【No way, you guys really think Blackie can win? Even if Blackie is good, he's probably only top-tier among amateurs, while Dragon God is a professional.】

[Shouldn't anyone raise their hand? Doesn't Blackie's voice sound familiar?]

"I recognized my husband's voice immediately. Why does it sound so familiar?"

[I could only hear the magnetism in his voice; it was so pleasant, it was my husband's voice.]

[...Let the two upstairs fight!]

Okay, I didn't recognize it at all. Looks like I misheard. Maybe all nice voices sound similar.

When it came time to pick heroes, Xie Xun was in charge again.

"Shu Hua Na Magical Cat Yumi".

"Okay." Shu Hua obediently clicked the selection button.

The other three teammates, who knew a bit about the game, were taken aback. In high-level games, soft support Yuumi is usually not favored.

One of the female teammates whispered, "Huh? Yuumi?"

"Yes, listen to me." Xie Xun said firmly, "Lock it."

"Oh, it's locked." Shu Huashou quickly and obediently locked it, then remembered that someone seemed to have spoken just now, and asked, "What's wrong? Is this hero not good?"

It's a kitten.

The teammate who had just spoken up saw that Shu Hua had already locked everything, so he didn't say anything. He didn't need Shu Hua for anything anyway; she was just there to be a mascot.

Thinking about it that way, a kitten is actually quite suitable.

"No, I just wanted to say that Black Cutter is actually a cat-shaped character." She made up an excuse to get away with it.

"I see." Shu Hua didn't think much of it.

Next, Xie Xun quickly instructed his teammates to fill in the roles based on the opponent's chosen heroes:

"Desert Butcher Renekton (Crocodile)".

"Kasa, the Daughter of the Void"

"Morphite (the Stone Man), the Lava Giant".

Only Xie Xun is left, and the other side only has Long Chuan left to choose.

Longchuan seemed to be hesitant, and finally chose a relatively unpopular but extremely strong jungler in the early game, "Berserker Olaf", in an attempt to open up the game in the jungle.

It was Xie Xun's turn to make the final choice.

Without any hesitation, he clicked the mouse, and a highly aggressive hero portrait lit up and locked on instantly!

"—Lock! Time Assassin Ekko!"

[Holy crap! Ekko jungle?!]

[Blackie is about to show off his skills! This hero's rhythm is off the charts!]

[Olaf is incredibly strong in the early game, can Ekko withstand him?]

[This is exciting! Is Blackie going to go head-to-head with Dragon God in the jungle?]

[As expected, the highlight of this match is watching Dragon God versus Blackie.]

Doesn't anyone care about our adorable little kitten?

[Me! Me! Me! Raise your hand! I'm following this; I'm already guessing how many times the character will revive.]

[Drawer: Thank you so much.]

[I can already picture the kid still waiting to respawn at the base, and the match is already over, hahaha!]

[Upstairs, warning: you're in the dark! Hahahaha!]