It was psychological.
But the name directly above him, at number 51, made his stomach clench: . aoe4world 1v1 rm solo leaderboard
Leo didn't watch the loading screen. He closed his eyes. He remembered why he started playing Age of Empires as a kid—not for the rank, but for the feeling of the first villager building a house. The quiet before the storm. It was psychological
He had done it. He was in the top 50.
His name, , sat at number 52. A new personal best. A month ago, he was drowning in the 200s. Now, the summit was in sight. The top 50. The “Pro League” threshold, as the community called it. He closed his eyes
There.
Leo pulled three villagers. Not to attack the villager, but to stand on the exact cliff spots where the towers would go. They waved their hammers, blocking the construction. Khan’s villager stood there for five seconds, paused, and then turned back.