Chapter 316: The Shame of Carrying a Girl, Serent
Chen Mo's Tryndamere video had been uploaded to the internet again.
This time, the title was: "Serent's Tryndamere Carries a Girl 0-8 Reverse Godlike, Truly the Shame of Carrying!"
Moreover, it wasn't just a video filmed by a passerby. Many people had also looked up Chen Mo's match history in *League of Legends*, and there was indeed a 0-8 Tryndamere game.
As for Li Jingsi's Vayne, she had ended up with a 9-1-2 scoreline, earning the highest kills, MVP, highest damage output, and a whole row of top accolades that were truly eye-catching, forming a stark contrast with Chen Mo's Tryndamere.
This post had once again been bumped into a hot topic on the forums.
"Hahahaha, Chen Mo really doesn't know how to play *League of Legends*, does he? The 'healing enemy' Alistar from before, and now this shameful Tryndamere carrying a girl—doesn't this prove he's just not suited for this game?"
"Wow, he tries to carry a girl but ends up getting carried by her instead. This is so humiliating!"
"Serent's reputation is completely ruined. From now on, when people mention carrying a girl, they'll think of him."
"I'm starting to suspect that Chen Mo is actually a noob. Maybe his previous achievements were all just luck?"
"Impossible. Look at his other games; he's pretty decent. It's just that he's especially bad at *League of Legends*."
"Hehe, I've already saved this video. I'm going to watch it whenever I'm in a bad mood. It's pure joy."
"Same here. Watching Serent get wrecked is way more satisfying than watching him dominate."
"Upstairs, you're all so mean. But I love it."
"Chen Mo: I'm not playing this game anymore!"
……
On the other side, Chen Mo had no idea that his Tryndamere video had become a laughingstock across the entire internet. He was busy analyzing the data for *League of Legends*.
During the Spring Festival period, *League of Legends* had seen explosive growth. The number of active players had skyrocketed from a few hundred thousand to over a million, and the peak concurrent users had broken through the 200,000 mark.
This growth rate was terrifying, especially considering that the game had only been online for a little over a month.
But Chen Mo knew that this was just the beginning. The real explosion would come after the Spring Festival, when all the major gaming companies resumed operations and started competing.
At that point, *League of Legends* would face its true test.
However, Chen Mo was confident. After all, this was a game that had been proven successful in his previous life. As long as he didn't mess up the operations, there was no reason for it to fail.
Moreover, he had already prepared a series of follow-up plans, including new heroes, new skins, ranked mode, and various events.
The Spring Festival event was just the appetizer. The main course was yet to come.
……
In the chat group "Big Designer's Home," many people were discussing *League of Legends*.
"Chen Mo's *League of Legends* has been performing really well lately. It feels like it suddenly became popular overnight?"
"I heard the active players have already exceeded one million. That's fast!"
"With that many players? Has anyone here played it? Tell us what it's like."
"It's really fun, and most importantly, it's easy to pick up. There's basically no learning curve. That's truly impressive."
"Exactly. Making a game complex is easy, but making it simple without losing the core fun—that's where a designer's true skill shows."
"Also, judging by Chen Mo's intentions, it seems like he plans to make this game his next big focus? I'm from a small third-tier city, and even I can see *League of Legends* promotional posters in internet cafes. And quite a few people are playing it."
"Chen Mo really has a sharp eye and sense of timing. The Spring Festival period is definitely a gap in the market. Other gaming companies didn't plan to release any new games during this time. Taking advantage of this window to seize the market—that's a smart move!"
"Is Chen Mo here? Come accept our admiration! @Chen Mo"
"Doesn't seem like he's here. Probably busy."
"I'm going to play some *League of Legends* too and learn from it! I feel like this game still has untapped potential!"
……
Among the small circle of designers, anyone with even a slight sensitivity to metrics like playtime had noticed the strong growth momentum of *League of Legends*.
Although they were shocked by the immense potential of this new game type and were all very envious, unfortunately, most of them could do nothing about it.
Because the big companies were already on holiday, and independent game designers couldn't realistically create a game in such a short time without any preparation.
Moreover, during the Spring Festival, everyone was busy with family matters. Most people didn't have the time or energy to research and develop new games.
With the right timing, location, and people, plus a little bit of luck, the fire of *League of Legends* was burning brighter and brighter.
……
February 16th, the first day of the Lunar New Year.
"Xiao Mo, get up and eat!"
"Get up now. Don't make me call you a second time!"
"Get up..."
Chen Mo sat up from his bed with a helpless expression. "Mom, I'm 26 this year. Can you stop calling me 'Xiao Mo' all the time?"
Hearing this, Chen Mo's mother chuckled. "So you know you're 26? When are you going to find a girlfriend? I'm waiting to hold a grandchild!"
Chen Mo: "..."
There was no way around it. Every parent of this age had unlocked a special skill: no matter the topic, they could always steer it toward "When are you going to find a partner?"
Maybe it was some kind of historical inevitability?