Watching the barrage scroll endlessly in his stream, Lin Fan shook his head.
Seriously? It's already 2022, the League of Legends professional league has been running for twelve seasons, yet these haters' insults haven't evolved at all.
In the end, it was still the same crude, brainless lines.
Brothers, at least be creative with the sarcasm.
But today's task still needed to be completed. Two hours of slacking for a direct ability boost—where else could you find a deal like that?
It was basically earning money without working.
Not just standing there earning it, but lying down and earning it—dignity and face fully intact.
He glanced back at the barrage. The combat power was still ferocious.
But none of that really mattered. Could they actually scold someone out of existence?
If that were possible, it would qualify as a global medical miracle.
At that point, there'd be no need to discuss anything anymore—just see whose verbal attacks were stronger.
Without the slightest hesitation, Lin Fan pressed the button to start streaming.
"Brother Fan, there's no need to take these things to heart. When I first went pro, I was flamed like crazy too. Even now, when I open my stream, there's still a huge crowd chasing me to flame.
As a pro player, getting flamed is normal."
JackeyLove, who had already returned to his seat, appeared behind him at some point.
The viewers in the stream had been furiously typing attack messages, especially after seeing the screen light up.
They were ready to roll up their sleeves and go all out.
Today's goal was to flame this trash support into retirement.
But before they could send their messages, they heard JackeyLove's voice.
After thinking about it, many of them deleted what they'd typed.
After all, that wouldn't look good.
If they were going to flame, it should at least be when JackeyLove wasn't nearby—or at least not looking at the screen.
"Brother Fan is actually working very hard. He's just a support—there's really only so much he can do on stage…" JackeyLove thought for a moment and spoke to the stream.
These words would more or less have some effect, easing the pressure on Lin Fan.
As soon as JackeyLove spoke up, a large portion of the aggressive barrage disappeared.
Lin Fan silently accepted JackeyLove's goodwill.
Since you really treat me as Brother Fan, once I come out of closed training, I'll take you straight to the top.
At the very least, we won't end up placing ninth at Worlds—assuming we even get the chance.
If he remembered correctly… Mark would be arriving at Top Esports within the next few days.
Given Mark's strength and track record, it was highly likely he would directly replace Lin Fan as the starting support.
There wouldn't even be a rotation—Lin Fan would be pressed straight onto the bench.
At that point, there wouldn't even be a chance to prove himself, which was truly troublesome.
But Lin Fan also knew his current level.
The original body might have been mid-tier among pro players, but someone like him—who had only ever reached Gold—dropping straight into pro play was unrealistic.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have decided to leave Top Esports during the meeting.
There was no choice—he simply wasn't cut out for this line of work.
If not for awakening the system later—and a slacking-focused system at that—where completing tasks granted strength boosts, he'd probably already be packing his bags to work in a factory.
"Brother Fan, want to duo later?"
JackeyLove extended another invitation.
Lin Fan really wanted to accept, but at this moment, if he chose to duo with JackeyLove, today's task would be impossible to complete.
After all, it was already close to ten o'clock, and the task required two full hours of slacking.
So he could only refuse.
JackeyLove nodded. This time, he truly had no way to help.
He could only train alone.
ADC solo queue completely depended on whether the support played well.
In high-level games, if you ran into an autofilled support, the entire match was pure suffering.
But there was no helping it.
Their own support had been targeted by the coach and had now started to check out…
JackeyLove clicked Start Queue and waited.
Meanwhile, the barrage in Lin Fan's stream grew even more frantic.
Now that the stream had officially started, people who had followed were flooding in, ready to flame.
Especially after seeing Lin Fan reject JackeyLove's duo invitation.
"People really get more clueless the worse they are. He asks you to train together and you just refuse?"
"If JackeyLove hadn't told us not to pressure you, we'd already be flaming hard."
"Can you please put in some effort? The entire team is stacked with big names, and you're the only dead weight. How do you even have the nerve?"
"Honestly, Baolan would be better."
"Even Gold-tier Thresh can dominate Canyon's Peak with win streaks. Why can't a pro player understand the game? Just latch onto a carry. In matches, just protect JackeyLove—at least two of those five games would've been wins."
Of course, there were still some people speaking up for Lin Fan—but mostly just to take shots at JackeyLove.
At the end of the day, wherever there were people, there was conflict.
Especially since JackeyLove was the first domestic ADC to lift the World Championship trophy.
In many people's eyes, this support was simply useless.
As long as he stayed on TES, JackeyLove would never achieve anything.
Especially if they lost three more games—missing playoffs would have nothing to do with them.
So they had to firmly defend that stance…
Lin Fan didn't take any of these barrages to heart.
To be honest, he'd been part of this crowd before.
Aside from disgusting others, it couldn't really affect pro players at all.
It was neither painful nor itchy.
In fact, most of these people got bored if you ignored them.
But the moment you responded, they'd get fired up instantly.
At this time, there wasn't much else to play, so he might as well start downloading some games.
As for gacha games, he could only be a free-to-play player.
Even though it was already Season 12, his salary as a pro player was pitifully low.
It seemed to be only fifteen thousand a month—the lowest on the entire team.
Actually pulling gacha seriously was impossible.
Take Genshin Impact, for example. A hard pity required over twenty-five thousand primogems.
That alone was several thousand yuan, not to mention pulling for constellations.
A few tens of thousands wouldn't be enough—you'd need to be insanely lucky.
Anyway, Genshin wasn't a PvP game.
Monthly card players and whales had essentially the same experience.
In that case, it was perfect for slacking.
So, under the stunned gazes of the stream viewers, League of Legends was directly uninstalled from the computer.
After the lightning-fast uninstall, Lin Fan began downloading other games.
Not just Genshin Impact—there was also CrossFire and PUBG.
He even casually installed Steam.
What was he trying to do?
A pro player uninstalling League of Legends on stream—was he planning to quit?
The next moment was pure ecstasy.
Quitting was good! Hurry up and let Top Esports strengthen their roster.
Just look at this player's professional attitude.
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