When an Alpha is Marked by One of His Own Kind

Chapter 41

Fans of Team BLX and Xu Xiao rampaged through the relevant teams' official Weibo accounts for a few days before realizing BLX's officials were playing dead and not addressing the matter at all. It was like they wanted to pretend the whole issue didn't exist.
These fans then turned on the BLX officials, tearing into them for not treating their players well. Some of Xu Xiao's fans were even complaining that BLX should change their name to Team AD, because they clearly only cared about their AD Mo Mo. Besides Mo Mo, all their other players were expendable. If this incident had involved Mo Mo, surely the team's higher-ups would have sought justice by now.

How could they remain silent, even now?

@Has BLX's Upper Management Planted A Pipa Tree Yet1: Now I get why you guys were able to let go of an awesome player like Wolf Cub. You guys only keep a top laner to sell him out. [Admiration.jpg]

@Xu Xiao Go Go Go: Do you guys still think you're playing S5, where your AD can face every opponent under the sun? Can you all just wake up? If it weren't for Xu Xiao, do you really think you would be able to make it to the playoffs? Are BLX's higher-ups all brain dead or something?

@Pipi Shrimp Also Wants Justice: @LeagueOfLegendsTeamDG @DG-ZHE Have these guys come to apologize yet? I'd advise certain people not to let one championship win go to their heads. You guys are forgetting who your real daddy is. Fair play in the game is the spirit of the league, anyway. You really think it's appropriate to use your alpha status to bully an opponent in private?

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Angry esports fans lived up to their reputation of being hateful, vicious trolls. This matter instantly drew the attention of regional officials from the LPL.

The official statement issued on the matter—

Well, the general idea was that DG and BLX were two pillars of the LPL, and the two teams had always enjoyed a good relationship. The official statement asked everyone to not buy into the rumors circulating online, to not make unwarranted attacks on the players, and to continue supporting the players on the field.

Soon afterwards, Team BLX and Team DG both shared that statement from their official accounts.

Regardless of what had actually happened, fans had no choice but to accept this statement. Fans of BLX uneasily hoped that no internal discord would arise within the team, and that their performance in future games wouldn't be affected. Fans of Xu Xiao continued to spray their vitriol online, leading a mob against Lu Zhe.

The reason why the brunt of this attack was focused on Lu Zhe was that Xu Xiao had hosted a livestream later that night. When his fans asked about the incident, he only vaguely responded, "Ai, every team gives special treatment to the 'core' of their team. Like our captain, and like DG's captain too."

His implication was clear—BLX wouldn't speak up in his defense, and DG would protect Lu Zhe to the death.

When fans saw how this issue played out and thought back to Xu Xiao's words during that livestream, how could they have any doubt as to who was in the wrong?

As a result, Xu Xiao's fans clashed fiercely and repeatedly with Lu Zhe's fans. Many passersby came to feel that Xu Xiao's fans were too aggressive, but that Lu Zhe was a bit arrogant as well.

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However, none of this drama had any effect on the members of Team DG. They had all flown out to Korea already, where they were preparing for the start of their international tournament.

This tournament, formally known as League of Legends Rift Rivals, mainly focused on teams from different regions playing against one another. The Red Rift consisted of three major regional leagues—the LPL from China, the LCK from Korea, and the LMS which consisted of teams from Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau.