Chapter 889: Ruler of Esports 3

Compared to the original host’s miserable ending, the male and female leads had risen to the top through this very same game. Competing professionally, streaming, earning millions each month—they bought houses, cars, and lived a life others could only envy.

Thinking about it, Tang Wan could only fall silent.

Lin Haiyang’s actions—falling for someone else—were morally questionable, but he hadn’t truly wronged the original host in any unforgivable way. In the end, it was the host herself who had been too stubborn, too extreme. For the sake of someone unworthy, she had thrown away her entire life.

As for the villain of this world, his name was Fan Tong, the captain of another team, TG Team.

Fan Tong was among the earliest players of Honor of Kings. His skills were top-tier, and his dream was to lead his team to win the KPL championship. Before the male lead even appeared, Fan Tong had already brought TG to victory twice in the league.

And just like Lin Haiyang, he also had someone he liked—Qiqi.

But unlike the male lead, Fan Tong had never confessed. He had planned to do so only after achieving three consecutive championships.

Unfortunately, just as he stood on the brink of that third title, Lin Haiyang appeared.

Not only did the championship slip from his grasp, but even the girl he liked ended up in someone else’s arms.

…

Unwilling to accept defeat, Fan Tong began studying tactics specifically designed to counter Lin Haiyang. Wherever the male lead appeared, he would target him relentlessly.

But in the end, it was useless.

Instead of suppressing Lin Haiyang, it only pushed him to grow stronger.

In the following seasons, Fan Tong continued leading TG into the KPL, but their results only worsened year after year. Meanwhile, NSDD, with Lin Haiyang at its core, grew stronger and more refined, eventually securing three consecutive championships.

In esports, a player’s peak was fleeting.

Fan Tong was already twenty-four. Combined with the lack of fresh talent in TG, their decline became inevitable.

In the end, the team was acquired, and as captain, Fan Tong had no choice but to retire.

…

Just as Tang Wan finished absorbing the plot, Little Cutie’s voice rang out.

“Ding! Congratulations, Host. The villain’s favorability has increased by 10. Current favorability: 10.”

Tang Wan froze.

“…What?”

“I haven’t even met him yet,” she said, baffled.

Little Cutie chuckled. “Host, in that match just now—the enemy player with the ID ‘Tong Huashun’? That was Fan Tong.”

Tang Wan’s eyes widened.

What kind of coincidence was this?

Without hesitation, she reopened the game.

At that very moment, a friend request popped up.

Tong Huashun.

Tang Wan accepted instantly.

…

At the TG team base, a pale-skinned, black-haired young man leaned lazily against his gaming chair, a playful smile curling at his lips.

Seeing this, one of his teammates shivered slightly before asking curiously, “Captain… what are you looking at with that sly grin?”

Whenever their captain showed that fox-like smile, it meant something big was about to happen.

Hearing this, Fan Tong lifted his sharp, slightly mischievous eyes and replied casually, “Nothing. Just met an interesting player.”

As soon as his friend request was accepted, his fingers moved across the keyboard.

“Rank together?”

In low-tier matches, coordination was almost nonexistent. Players made unpredictable, chaotic moves. Whenever he had free time, Fan Tong liked to use a smurf account to play these games for fun.

So when he encountered that Zhuge Liang who had been feeding nonstop early on, he hadn’t found it strange at all. Like everyone else, he assumed it was just another clueless player.

While others mocked and flamed, he remained silent.

But what he hadn’t expected…

Was that in the latter half of the match, that same Zhuge Liang would suddenly transform—as if a different person had taken over.

Six kills. Clean execution. Flawless control.

The kind of performance that left the entire lobby stunned.

Even among professional players, such a dramatic shift mid-game was almost unheard of.