Valorant: I Am Still the World's Best

The next day.

Su Ming played ranked games all night, and his gameplay, where he dominated the entire match, was edited together by a random player on the North American server from the enemy's perspective. It was quickly uploaded by Chinese content creators and went viral online.

The entire video is a terrifying perspective showing enemies being instantly killed, with the shooting speed being ridiculously fast, prompting viewers from various countries to express their amazement.

【Isn't this a deformed melon?】

[From the enemy's perspective, Raven is terrifying; he fires so fast.]

[Which of these world-class superstars in the dueling arena doesn't unleash their power like water?]

[No hair, Ghost Kang also bombed the Empowerment Bureau like this. Now there's Ghost Su too.]

[What happened to Su Shen? He just finished a match and then played ranked games for ten hours straight? Don't overwork yourself!]

The online discussion is in full swing.

Nobody knew that Su Ming was simply after points.

The points I earned from staying up all night to unlock new abilities, plus the points from the previous BO3 match against DRX, were just enough for one chance to draw a commemorative item before I went to bed.

—Remembering the Coordinates: VCT2026 EMEA League Starting Stage Qualifier BO5

—M8 vs Fnc.

Su Ming skillfully entered the recollection, searching for the owner of this recollection on the computer screen.

M8.Marteen.

"A name I've never heard of before; looks like a new generation player."

More than that, Su Ming was curious about FNC in 26.

He looked closely and saw that Fnc's championship roster had been completely overhauled. The evil bald man Derke, the little prince Chronicle, and the world's number one hunter Leo were all gone, replaced by three IDs that he was not familiar with.

On the M8 side, Su Ming didn't recognize a single player.

The Valorant football scene is changing too fast.

Veteran players who relied on the early success of other FPS games have been gradually phased out. Only those with top-tier skills or those who continuously learn new knowledge and tactics can remain active in the professional arena.

"Let me see what level FNC is at in 26."

Su Ming gripped the mouse with anticipation.

"Um?"

As soon as he placed his hand on it, Su Ming sensed something was wrong.

Something's nine out of ten wrong.

He casually swiped the mouse, and normally the cursor could be dragged across half the screen, but this time the cursor only moved a tiny bit.

Su Ming's face darkened, and he quickly opened ESC to check the sensitivity.

1600x0.06.

EDPI: 96.

Su Ming was numb.

Dude, did you come here to practice shifting gears in Valorant?

The Demon1, now renowned worldwide for its ultra-low sensitivity, has standard parameters of only 1600x0.1 and an EDPI of 160. This contestant's sensitivity has been reduced by a full half.

After taking one last look at the completion conditions for the "Recollection" level, Su Ming leaned back in his chair, slumped down, and smiled with relief.

—Recalling the completion conditions: Lead the team to defeat Fnc, total kills in BO5 ≥ 126, kill difference ≥ 43, headshot rate ≥ 35%, first kills ≥ 23.

(This is the data record of the Lord of Remembrance himself, without any modifications. Just achieve the desired result.)

Some people are still alive, but they are already dead.

Some people are still sitting in their chairs, but they've already started going to jail.

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Zhang Zhao yawned sleepily, sat up in bed, and looked at his roommate, Su Ming.

...This kid seemed to have been playing ranked games until very late yesterday before going back to his room?

"You have so much energy!" Zhang Zhao said with envy.

He had a late-night snack last night, and after briefly reviewing the game, he lay down on the bed to play on his phone. Halfway through, he suddenly passed out and slept for twelve hours, his mind still foggy.

High-intensity esports competitions are too exhausting.

I heard that in the early days of League of Legends, there was an insane schedule where two best-of-five (BO5) matches were played in a single day, which caused some players to end up in the hospital and needing surgery.

"Um?"

Zhang Zhao had just gotten out of bed when he discovered that Su Ming was talking in his sleep again.

He was used to this, but when he leaned closer to listen, his expression instantly turned strange.

"Is this sensitivity even for a human to use?"

"Whip, whip, whip! This idiot teammate of yours only knows how to whip corpses. Can't you even kill a few people?"

Why are you whipping me?

"...Wow, whipping a corpse feels so good."

The tragic turn of events in the dream made Zhang Zhao worry about his child's mental health.

An hour later, Zhang Zhao finished washing up and tidying up and returned to his dormitory.

Su Ming was already awake, leaning against the bed scrolling through his phone, seemingly replying to messages.

"How long did you sleep?" Zhang Zhao asked with concern. "I'll catch up if I need more. I don't have much to do today, so I'm just playing ranked matches to warm up my skills."

In fact, by the time the teams reached the winners' bracket finals, the remaining teams had already tacitly agreed to stop arranging practice matches.

With all the eliminated teams gone, none of the teams remaining to compete for the championship were willing to reveal their tactical secrets.

Even if they do arrange a practice match, both sides will probably put on an Oscar-worthy show, putting on a good acting show.

Su Ming could imagine that after he was killed, Wang Senxu, that fool, would be laughing and praising the other side for their "good gun".

"Six hours of sleep is enough." Su Ming gave a very convincing piece of evidence: "When I was preparing for the college entrance exam, I only slept five and a half hours a day."

Zhang Zhao was filled with awe.

"Awesome!"

Su Ming got out of bed and extended an invitation: "How about it, Brother Zhao, how about we duo queue for a bit today?"

"sure."

Zhang Zhao agreed without hesitation, then added after thinking for a moment, "But we can only play until dinner. After said he'd take us to study EG's match recordings tonight."

"OK."

Su Ming quickly finished washing up and went to the training room with Zhang Zhao, where they opened the game client.

As soon as he logged in, Su Ming started changing the settings.

"Um?"

People like Zhang Zhao and Qiuqiu are the most shrewd.

They especially liked asking other people about their sensitivity, game settings, and peripheral parameters.

Just like the "intensive test-taker" who always cares about what textbooks other students are using to practice questions during exam preparation, afraid of missing even the smallest detail and falling behind others.

"Why are you using 1600x0.1 now?" Zhang Zhao asked curiously. "I remember you're Gao Min, right?"

"With low sensitivity, direct fire will be more accurate."

Su Ming told the truth.

In retrospect, he was truly impressed by Marteen's powerful frontal attacks.

Perhaps it was just a flash in the pan, but judging solely from his performance in that one match, Marteen truly delivered the performance of the best rifleman of the past 26 years, single-handedly carrying the entire team into the World Championship.

Going to jail is good.

How can you develop your abilities without going to jail?

One of the top CS players also started his career after going to jail.

Marteen doesn't have any other strengths. His sniping skills are average, and his hero pool only includes Yoru, who is purely accurate.

Just like Demon 1 in 23.

Both of them were extremely unbalanced in their studies.

Accuracy is the greatest weapon in FPS games.

After completing the Marteen Recollection game 32 times, Su Ming learned his techniques for fine-tuning low sensitivity and the firing rhythm of the rifle.

The positioning attribute jumped from 88 to 91, reaching a completely new level.

According to Su Ming's own understanding, the 80-90 range is considered to be at the level of world-class players. And the range above 90 is considered to be at the top level, even in world competitions.

This all-around warrior finally has one outstanding feature.

However, he really couldn't use Marteen's super low sensitivity; with that kind of sensitivity, playing a game of Rez would be equivalent to completing a biceps workout.

The only option is to use the same sensitivity setting as Demon1 for compatibility.

Thinking about the upcoming match against EG, Su Ming's thoughts suddenly started to wander.

From a 26-year perspective, wouldn't this be considered a clash between the "strongest in modern times" and the "strongest in history"?