On the official Naraka Bladepoint commentary desk.
Korgi stared wide‑eyed at the replay footage.
The results of today's solo and trio matches were still hard for him to believe.
"Brother Infinite Borders has truly created a record. Even for professional players, this is something extremely hard to break."
"In the same tournament, he's the first person to win both the solo and trio championships… and Brother Infinite Borders isn't even an Naraka Bladepoint pro. You can only say there's no precedent. As for whether anyone will match this in the future, that'll depend on other solo kings."
"At the very least… none of the other solo players I've seen have anywhere near Brother Infinite Borders' level of dominance.
"Solo qualifiers: group first.
Solo knockouts: group first.
Trio knockouts: group first.
"To be honest, from the very beginning, he already had championship‑level strength. He came here aiming for the title. It's just that many Naraka Bladepoint fans didn't dare believe it."
As soon as Korgi finished his concluding remarks, the official livestream chat exploded.
"I'm numb. Before the match I was still hyping up Little Spider and the others, saying they just weren't serious in knockouts and would smash finals easily. Instant slap in the face."
"We trusted the pros too much. Never expected the strongest player wouldn't be among the pros, but from the League of Legends scene."
"Honestly, this feels humiliating. A cup tournament full of pros… and none of them could take the championship? Someone even crossed games to win it? No wonder these teams keep getting worse results."
"It's only because NetEase doesn't have enough influence, plus the global player base is small and prize money is stingy. Other countries don't even have Naraka Bladepoint divisions. Otherwise you'd still be dreaming about a world championship."
"In the end it's just a small game. It can't make the big stage."
People held it in when Lin Fan won solo.
But when he took trio as well, part of the Naraka Bladepoint community completely broke down.
Players they'd supported for so long weren't even as good as Brother Infinite Borders—someone who'd only played for three or four months, and even then played on and off.
After all, Brother Infinite Borders was famous for being "unfaithful."
He dabbled in every game.
The only exception was League of Legends—his attitude there had never changed.
No interest.
Never ranked.
Yet he could still win MSI.
To everyone else, that was nothing short of a miracle.
"Hahahaha, he really won everything. Elite Cup solo and trio double crown—who else?"
"So now standing before us is: 2022 Spring Split Regular Season MVP, Spring Split Champion, 2022 MSI Champion, TFT TOC3 World Champion, Naraka Bladepoint Elite Cup solo & trio double champion!
"And the TES mid laner dine, who defeated professional Go player Zhan Ying as an amateur!"
"Wait—why did something weird sneak in there?"
"This is clearly Eagle‑chan's victory. I watched yesterday's Go game—how should I put it? She couldn't even calculate a basic ladder. That's something beginners must learn. Hard to imagine she's a pro. But seeing her follower count explode—already up eighty thousand—I seriously suspect it was intentional."
"If you put it that way, I kinda agree…"
"Honestly, if it were any other pro, this would be impossible. But since it's Zhan Ying, it somehow feels normal. She's just that abstract."
…
Someone added:
"Let's be honest—aren't we proving Zhan Ying won big just by mentioning her in Naraka Bladepoint discussions?"
"Go to Brother Infinite Borders' stream and shout it—tell him to play Go with Zhan Ying again. Just thinking about it is funny."
"Hahaha, we're all troublemakers."
"That's normal. Who doesn't want to watch chaos these days?"
Unnoticed, Weibo trending topics began to shift.
Brother Infinite Borders wins Eternal Calamity Elite Cup double crown, and right underneath popped up: Abstract Zhan Ying…
There was no shortage of people stirring trouble.
After all, spectators never hate drama.
On Bilibili.
Zhan Ying's livestream room.
"Eagle‑chan is trending! Trending again!"
"Hahaha, who'd have thought Brother Infinite Borders winning could send Zhan Ying onto the hot search."
"I can only say—those who understand, understand. I laughed for a whole day yesterday. Just thinking about that scene again… silence speaks louder than words."
"I can't take it anymore. I'll go laugh somewhere else and come back."
Zhan Ying looked at the scrolling chat.
She wanted to say something, but nothing came out.
"Hmph~"
She propped her chin with one hand.
"Who's still laughing?"
"Let me see who's still laughing!"
"Laugh! Keep laughing!"
Then she put her hands on her hips, facing the camera with a proud expression.
"Anyone still laughing, get out!"
"I just… I just miscalculated a ladder."
"So what if I miscalculated? Who's never miscalculated before? Isn't that a small problem? What if I messed up a ladder?"
Maybe mentioning it broke her defenses.
Zhan Ying burst out laughing herself.
Messing that up was actually pretty normal.
When you first learn, who can calculate everything perfectly right away?
It's all step by step…
Thinking carefully, the last time she seriously calculated ladders was probably fifteen or sixteen years ago.
Ah… teacher, I will absolutely never say I'm your student when I'm out there.
Her phone vibrated wildly in her pocket.
Seeing chat mention hot searches, she didn't even need to think—those few awful friends must have seen it too.
"Brother Infinite Borders, huh?"
Just wait. If there's really another chance to play Go together in a couple days, I'll let you know what a real 2‑dan is.
No joke—when I go all out, I can even beat Teacher Rui Naiwei.
Then everyone will know my true level.
She lowered her head and glanced at her phone.
Lin Fan was still live, chatting with viewers.
"Today had a lot of luck involved. Mainly my Titan grabbed twice really cleanly. I just threw it out and somehow caught people. The pressure was huge."
"Dai Laoliu and Yaya were both down. So many people were coming—I had to gamble. Didn't expect him to walk right into my hands."
"Luck. Pure luck."
"My real strength is just average."
The chat exploded.
"Brother Infinite Borders, bring back that arrogant vibe. Why are you suddenly humble after winning?"
"You weren't like this after winning League. You almost straight up said Faker was trash."
"Normal. League is his main job, so he's confident. Naraka Bladepoint is just for fun. He probably won't even join future events."
"I agree. But honestly, the biggest winner of this Elite Cup isn't Brother Infinite Borders or NetEase—it's Zhan Ying."
"I thought you'd say something clever, but this made me burst out laughing. Thinking about it, it's true—almost a hundred thousand new followers."
"Wait… Brother Infinite Borders has how many followers?"
"Douyu subs: 17 million. Weibo followers: 7 million."
"Well… gaining a hundred thousand is still pretty good."
"So when are they playing Go again?"
"No idea. Still waiting on news."
At that moment, JackeyLove's voice came through.
"Damn it! It's doomed! Lose one fight and it's over."
"Why are ranked opponents so strong lately? I'm getting depressed."
"Probably teams with bad results are grinding harder. Didn't we just run into RNG's bot lane?" Mark said.
"Really? I didn't notice. But lane pressure was huge. Summer Split against RNG might be tough."
"If we don't work harder, we won't survive bot lane."
"And then in matches you'll just smash their heads in—that your ninja way, JackeyLove?" Lin Fan turned and said.
"Go away. Brother Fan just bullies people all day. But that's how geniuses are."
"Anyway, don't even think about skipping Haidilao tonight. Only you go compete during training and make extra money. True life winner—daily millions. Compete more, earn three hundred million a month, three billion a year…"
"JackeyLove got beaten so hard he's losing his mind."
The chat burst into laughter.
TES's double‑C were absolute clowns.
But it also showed how good the team atmosphere was.
"No wonder they win so much. The five are just right."
"Knight's been gone a long time, but his reputation is still taking hits."
…
Zhan Ying looked at the dense chat, full of envy.
When would her room ever be this lively?
Being a big streamer really wasn't easy.
But she really wanted to be one too.
Soon, Lin Fan wrapped up.
"Alright guys, you heard JackeyLove. We're eating early. That's it for today."
"Hey! Why do you dump everything on me?"
"But yeah, tonight we're definitely slaughtering the rich guy. That prize money is eye‑watering."
Before ending stream, Lin Fan glanced at chat one last time.
"Playing Go with Zhan Ying? I've got matches the day after tomorrow. Tomorrow's free actually… but how do I even ask her? I don't have her contact."
Zhan Ying watched the stream.
"Hmm. I've heard your request."
"Since you want to play so badly, let's do a match tomorrow. After tonight, I'll post on Weibo."
"That way he'll know my stance."
And it'd look like they invited her.
Perfect.
Better stay hidden in his stream—any movement and she'd know instantly.
Lin Fan continued:
"Alright then, brothers, go spam Zhan Ying's stream and wait for good news."
After checking Baidu, he'd grown curious about what a professional 2‑dan was really like.
Yesterday she clearly hadn't been serious.
This time, after being pushed to trending topics, she'd definitely want to reclaim face and go all out.
Perfect chance to test her true level.
As Lin Fan ended stream, a flood of viewers rushed into Zhan Ying's room.
She was still staring at her phone when suddenly over eight thousand people poured in.
And the number kept climbing.
Just saying one sentence caused her room to explode?
She was stunned.
But seeing the scrolling barrage, she quickly nodded.
"Sure, sure. If he wants another match, that's no problem at all."
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