Did you all see that? CNHOOK2 anticipated that the Lee Sin would come back to mid for another kill and waited for it! Then he played it perfectly to get a turn around kill! Lightless screamed into his microphone. He slapped his thigh and said, What a beautiful outplay on Lee Sin!

The hundreds of thousands of people in Lightless stream chat also erupted with excitement, flooding the chat with walls of text.

In the gaming house of an NLB team in Korea, Clues eyelids twitched as he watched Zed dance through the gank and a 2v1 to kill the Lee Sin on his team. Goddammit! I dont know who this CNHOOK2 is or where he came from, but this guy is way more difficult to deal with than I thought hed be. I cant be reckless anymore or treat this as a casual game. I gotta give it all Ive got or Im going to turn into a doormat for him to walk all over!

Can I still turn this around? I was careless at the start careless enough to completely lose the early game. Now that Zed has two kills can I still come back? Or have I lost the midlane completely?

15 minutes from the start of the game, Lin Fengs Zed had a KDA of 4/1/1.

Lin Fengs forehead was unfurrowed, his breathing was slow and regular, and his expression was completely calm. He played with perfect precision and machine-like efficiency. His hands never stopped moving, and the sound of his mouse clicks and keyboard taps created an entrancing rhythm.

By the 20 minute-mark, his Zed was 6/1/2. And at 27 minutes, Lin Feng and the Blue Team secured the victory.

Everyone following CNHOOK2s climb on the forums cheered and celebrated when they refreshed the Korean Challenger ladder page to see the end result of the game. The people following on Lightless stream were also ecstatic! More importantly, the number of concurrent viewers on Lightless stream had climbed to more than 1 million viewers! His chat was impossible to keep up with as messages flooded in at a breakneck pace from so many people.

At present, CNHOOK2 had won four out of the five games that he played and League fans all over China were losing their minds.

However, this ranked climb was still far from over for Lin Feng. He continued onto his 6th game of the night, and this time he was playing Jayce. A midlane Champion who was known as the Defender of Tomorrow. Jayces weapon was the Mercury Hammer, forged from Hextech. And it could switch between the Mercury Hammer form and the Mercury Cannon form.

By the time his 6th game hit the 10 minute mark, Lin Feng had already solo-killed the opposing Orianna twice.

At 18 minutes, Lin Feng completely decimated the opponents ranks in a teamfight around the Dragon Pit. And when the game timer hit 32 minutes, Lin Feng had won another game! He was on another win streak with two consecutive victories!

In the hotel room, Lin Feng took another sip of his water and closed his eyes for 10 seconds. That brief respite was all he needed. After taking a deep breath, he dove right back into the battlegrounds of Summoners Rift for a 7th game.

A 7th game where he was, once again, victorious! Lin Feng had reestablished his win streak with a hat trick!

At this moment, let alone the casual League players watching CNHOOK2s climb, even the pro players watching Lightless stream were completely blown away by his incredible gameplay and perseverance!

PFOO! Lightless exclaimed. He shook his head, incredulous, and laughed loudly. See? he asked towards the camera aimed at his face. See? I knew it was going to be hard and it looked like CNHOOK2 was gonna get sniped Korean style. But hes way too good to let that happen! He paused to read his streams chat before continuing, Thats back to Rank 8 for our Chinese Secret Agent! Hes even closing in on 7th!

did you ever get this close???you tried to climb to top 10 too right?!?tell us how hard it is!!!!do you think its hermes??Do you know who it is?What odds do you give him?

Lightless looked at his chat and smiled. What odds would I give One? A solid 1. If anyones going to do it, its him. But that doesnt make it any easier He grimaced and closed his eyes, thinking back to a time where he tried to achieve the same goal. I failed. I was never good enough. But then again, Im not one. He opened his eyes and said to his viewers, We cant celebrate too early. This is the time that the Korean professional players log on to play a game. If he gets matched up against someone like Rake Well, rip I guess. But it might not even take professional players. Like some of you said, I tried to do the same a year ago. I got together with a friend of mine and we duo queued, which by the way is far easier than climbing solo. But when we got deep into the top 100, everyone started going against us. Literally everyone. The pressure combined with everyone being against you? That was too much for me. I went on a big ass losing streak. I just hope CNHOOK2 wont fall for the same trap.

CNHOOK2 won his 8th game and reached Rank 7. He was doing what everyone else dared only dream. They spammed different forumboards and the various streams that were talking about Lin Fengs games. But there was only one stream that was showing the live gameplay. That was Lightless stream. Everyone in China with access to the internet tuned in and many of them flooded his chat with their excitement.

666666666666!Omg, he actually won again!Fucking hell! Nobody can stop hook2! Hahaha! Is he gonna climb all the way to rank!? Its gonna happene!God! Its a new god of leagueHook2 is my idol!

Lightless read through his chat, but he couldnt share the same excitement with his viewers. All theyre seeing is another win. Three wins, a loss and then a four game win streak. That sounds impossible at this level. But its also 9 full games. That takes a lot out of you. This last game especially. It was like his teammates were playing against him too. The amount of mental resilience that asked of him He cant keep this up. It just isnt possible. Maybe he should take a short break Just then its going to be so much harder to hit the Top 5 If thats even his goal. Probably is. Right. Streaming. He smiled at his camera and cheered, Yeay for CNHOOK2!

Ah, come on! Lin Feng yelled at his laptop screen, throwing his arms up in the air. What the fuck was that!? He groaned as he was forced to accept the loss. It only took my teammates 18 minutes to screw up so hard that He breathed in, letting the air fill his lungs. No excuses. I couldve played that better. I shouldve carried harder. He breathed out and tried to let every hint of irritation escape from his body with it.

Lin Feng gritted his teeth and shouted, Fuck! He shook his head and then said to his screen, How did this KhaZix give their Lee Sin 3 kills in 7 minutes? How does that even work!? And this ad-carry? What is wrong with them!? How do you only have half the CS of your lane opponent? This is Challenger, not Challenged League!

Lin Feng slammed his hand down on his desk in frustration. Frustration aimed at himself and not at his teammates. He knew solo queue was all about the individuals. And he knew there were going to be good games and bad games. And downright terrible games. There were always going to be games that he simply couldnt win or games where he had to try so hard that the question became if it was worth the effort it would take to win. But those were the simple truths of solo queue. Im better than this, he mumbled to himself, clicking through the menus and finding hed dropped back to Rank 8. Im better than this, dammit! But Ive only got a bit more to go and I still need so many points to get to Rank 5!

The people following Lin Fengs ascent of the Korean Challenger were far more upset than Lin Feng was. New posts appeared on the different forumboards and Lightless stream was lighting up with the most obscene curses, all of which were directed at Lin Fengs teammates. Lightless moderators were working overtime, trying to distinguish the good from the bad messages.

fuck! Were hook2s teammates brain dead or something?Ive never seen someone feed so badly in Challenger!how did that khazix and kogmaw even get out of bronze! Can you even buy boosted accounts in Challenger!?!I HOPE THEY DIEdox them someone goo doxx tehm.they had to be doing it on purpose! Theres no way!

Lightless raised his hands and said, Guys, guys, cool it. Please. He then focused on his screen again, because CNHOOK2 was in queue again. Dammit, One! This isnt like you! Everyone else is too busy with your teammates, but Im here to watch you. Do you really not see how tired you are? Youre slipping up! This is a game you wouldve won three hours ago! But I get it. The time crunch. Youve only got two hours to go. He grimaced and said to his viewers, Looks like hes going into his next game. Lets give him some positive vibes and energy!

CNHOOK2 take my energy _ CNHOOK2 take my energy _ CNHOOK2 take my energy _ CNHOOK2 take my energy _ CNHOOK2 take my energy _ CNHOOK2 take my energy _ CNHOOK2 take my energy _ CNHOOK2 take my energy _ CNHOOK2 take my energy _ CNHOOK2 take my energy _ CNHOOK2 take my energy _ CNHOOK2 take my energy _

The game lasted just short of 30 minutes. Lightless shook his head the entire time. Hes not tilted, or not playing like he is anyway. But he isnt playing at the level we saw earlier tonight. Hes making silly mistakes and his plays are slower. And of course he is! Hes been playing these high intensity games all day! Itd be strange if he wasnt exhausted! Its just Fuck! I want to see you win, man! Refind yourself, for all of us. Please!

two losses in a row?????DID HE LOSE IT!?!?!?!?! HE NOW ALSO SUCK!!!????come on! Where are the win streaks from ebfore! Dont tell me hes tilted from that loss earlier?crap, if hes actually tilted, itll be hard to keep climbing!nooooooo y u do tis to meeeee?!?!??!??!!??I STAY UP LATE FOR YOU! YOU WIN GAMES FOR ME! OR YOU PAY ME! YOU CHOOSE!:C I just wanna see him win.Hes climbing the ladder like I do the stairs I dont get up my stairs QQ

Lin Feng rubbed his eyes and repressed a yawn. I shouldve won that last game. Its He sighed and shook his head. Im not even frustrated. Im just Im tired. He blinked a couple of times, finding it progressively more difficult to open his eyes again. Maybe I should just take a nap What time is i No nap! No nap! he exclaimed, his eyes growing round and wide. Shit! Where did the time go!? Ive only got a bit longer to go! Its almost over and Im losing! ShitShitShit! Drink and play! He reached for his glass of water and took a sip from it, then scrunched his eyebrows and looked at the glass. Oh Empty.

Here, drink this.

The voice sounded like that of an angel to Lin Feng. It caused tingles in his neck as his exhaustion disappeared. He looked up at An Xin who was offering him a glass of water and smiling at him. He smiled weakly back at her.

An Xin shook her head and pushed the glass into Lin Fengs hands. She said, Working hard like usual, eh? Oh, wow wow! Dont drink that all in one go! Youll have to go to the toilet in the middle of your next game. We wouldnt want that, now would we? She smiled brighter and winked at him. You got this, Lin Feng.