There weren’t many people in the livestream room to begin with, so when this comment was spammed several times in a row, it naturally stood out.

Seeing the comment, William Thompson couldn’t help but pause for a moment.

Pigo, Pig, nicknamed “Second Brother”.

This person was also a streamer in the LOL section of the Shark platform during the afternoon slot, a former pro player just like William Thompson, but his popularity was dozens of times higher, usually around four to five hundred thousand viewers.

The two of them didn’t have much interaction back when they were pros, and after retiring to become streamers, they kept to their own lanes. William Thompson couldn’t quite figure out why the other guy was dragging him out to “beat a dead horse” at this moment.

The comments in the livestream room were already getting rowdy, with everyone riling up the “Feng Army” to go to the other streamer’s room and demand justice for William Thompson.

William Thompson knew these bastards didn’t really care about justice—they just wanted to watch the drama.

Still, he was a bit curious. Thinking there was nothing to worry about with a fellow platform streamer, William Thompson opened Shark Live and quickly clicked into the LOL section.

Sure enough, over at Second BrotherBrian’s stream, the viewer count had already soared past a million.

To be precise, it was at 1.9 million.

And it looked like it was about to hit two million, making him the undisputed “king” of the afternoon slot.

As soon as William Thompson clicked into the other’s livestream, he heard a voice saying, “Don’t hate, guys, I’m actually a fan of Brother William.”

“How should I put it? Brother William is a pretty genuine guy.”

“Huh? That doesn’t sound like he’s roasting me…” William Thompson thought, a bit puzzled.

He had retired not long ago under a storm of criticism, and all the people he’d once had some connection with in the pro scene had collectively gone silent—no one dared to speak up for him in that situation.

Even though some time had passed since the S6 World Championship, the online hate hadn’t died down. William Thompson didn’t believe someone from a completely different circle would speak up for him.

Sure enough, the twist came...

After the other finished speaking, he let out a weird chuckle and continued:

“Actually, I commentated one of Brother William’s matches right after I retired, and man, that really cracked me up. You can’t deny Brother William’s laning skills, but seriously, if you gank him, my Brother William will die for sure.”

“A lot of people roast him now, but I want to say something for Brother William: if you look at him from another angle, you’ll find a lot of joy.”

“A player who brings us happiness is a good player, right?”

Hearing this, William Thompson’s face instantly darkened.

Damn, this is just another way of roasting him!

The comments in Second Brother’s livestream were also going wild, practically covering the whole screen.

“No lies detected, bro!”

“666, Brian is at it again, making people sick!”

“He’s always been good at trolling.”

“Gotta say, this round of trolling is beautiful!”

“William the Great’s match really made me sick, but after Brian’s recap, it’s actually kind of funny.”

“Stop stalling, I just got here—let’s watch another round!”

Looking at the comments, Brian quickly opened Bilibili and found that video in the ghost-animal section. The title was: “S6’s Number One Top Laner ‘William the Great’ Descends from the Heavens—Epic Feeding Montage!”

William Thompson’s mouth twitched as he subconsciously glanced at the views: 3.6 million weekly plays, 40,000 likes.

Who the hell has so much free time?!

Looking at the uploader, sure enough, it was Brian.

Actually, this was pretty common. Many streamers would open Weibo and Bilibili accounts to keep up their popularity and get fans to follow them. After retiring and becoming a streamer, Brian had also made a name for himself in Bilibili’s ghost-animal section, mostly by poking fun at other pro players.

The video started playing, and a familiar scene appeared.

In the corner of an internet café, on the computer screen, William Thompson’s mouth still wore that seemingly carefree smile, but anyone who knew him would notice that his smile was gradually becoming a bit stiff.

The S6 World Championship,

For William Thompson,

Was a turning point in his career—and even his life.

“Hey! That’s a solo kill!”

Brian’s voice came through the headphones.

“What did I say? Brother William really has the skills. Who’s the enemy top laner? The world’s number one top laner Clark, who just won the S6 championship! Who can say anything about this Riven solo kill?”

As Brian spoke, William Thompson could almost see a turret appear before his eyes.

Under the tower was a level 5 Renekton with more than half health. He pretended to push the wave into the tower, then suddenly exploded into action, using Q and an auto-attack to kill a melee minion and hit level 6.

Draw the blade!

Slash!!!

In a flash, dazzling skill combos, lightning-fast Q-A, and after both players flashed to outplay each other, Renekton’s corpse lay under the tower.

William Thompson’s Riven ult perfectly predicted Renekton’s flash, and after the kill, he barely escaped the tower with a sliver of health.

Back then,

There must have been cheers from the crowd, right?

......

“All right, the highlight’s over. Now comes the William the Great feeding plays everyone’s been waiting for.” Brian’s cheerful voice came through the stream again.

“Look at this chase after winning the dragon fight—I really don’t get it. I can understand wanting to win, but who gave you the courage to chase all the way to the enemy’s mid lane tier-two tower?”