(No brainless antics, strong plot, slow burn, and a journey back to the joy at the heart of gaming.)
Wei Yuan, a professional player of Legends of the Three Kingdoms, was betrayed by his Captain teammate and lost a match. But he unexpectedly awakened the Three Kingdoms Kings’ Battle System and embarked on a very different path to becoming a professional champion.
You want me to dominate the lane? The blood on my halberd’s tip is still fresh, and I’ll add another soul beneath my horse. You may have a hundred thousand soldiers, but none can stop me, the Imprisoned Lu Bu! Sacrifice the high ground. Wait for me to break through your ranks.
Your team lacks damage in team fights? My arrows pierce solid stone, my might surpasses the entire army! Though I may be old, my arrows are still sharp. Once I complete my Infinity Edge, Phantom Dancer, and Last Whisper, I’ll be able to claim heads amid a thousand troops.
Nobody on the team can initiate? How can I allow others to sleep peacefully beside my bed? I’ll turn the rivers upside down and bring order to all under heaven! Sun Ce’s Three-Corner Kill will send you soaring before smashing you back down.
The opposing team has a pro player carrying them?
Don’t panic. Put on your straw sandals and feel like you’re flying. The generals all speak of your kindness, my lord. Now I shall give my life to repay it!
Your teammates are useless bots who’ve given up?
No problem. I’ve been schooling noobs for ages. Watch as my horse tramples the Qilian Mountains and shakes the land. The Splendid Horse of Xiliang, Ma Chao, will take on five alone.
Years later, Yuange, Hero Shard, gazed at the mutated, sinister Three Kingdoms heroes in the Rift and cried out, “My lord, how could you betray me, the Phoenix Chick?”
(This story is set in a fictional world and incorporates many true stories, though plenty of details have been adjusted. For example, the game features more emphasis on lane mechanics and hands-on gameplay, with relatively less focus on strategic mind games.)
I felt pretty good after watching it, but there are too many youth idol dramas written, and there are very few chapters so far.