League of Legends: He Was Like a Script, but Only for a While

You never know whether the next play will make you a legend or leave everyone laughing.

Xu Chen has been bound to a strange talent: [Highlight Moment].

When his health is critical, there's a chance he will turn into a “scripted freak,” pulling off insane plays that leave even professional players wide-eyed.

But most of the time, he's just a hardworking yet mediocre academy player who can even flash into a wall during a crucial team fight.

His coach calls him a “Schrodinger's weapon,” and his teammates look at him like they're opening a mystery box.

The whole internet argues: Is he a genius, or just a lucky actor?

Only Xu Chen knows the truth:

Those 27 seconds of godlike play come at the cost of his control over his own sense of self.

From LDL to LPL, from “team liability” to “tactical centerpiece,” he's forced to walk a knife's edge:

He feeds his talent with danger and trades victories for growth.

But when the System coldly announces [Highlight Time +1.5 seconds],

Xu Chen grips his trembling hand and asks himself for the first time:

“If the price of getting stronger is gradually becoming a machine with no sense of self,

then what are we even winning for?”