Ankit saw other YouTubers branching out with fresh content—solo versus squad matches, one-gun challenges, runs without medkits—to keep viewers hooked.
He stuck to what worked for him, focusing on clean headshot clips and squad plays.
March rolled in with a Free Fire update that introduced ranked mode and Rush Hour events, along with tweaks to matchmaking and store layouts. Ankit set his sights on topping the global leaderboard first.
He jumped into ranked matches with his squad, but progress stalled after just a few games each day—some kind of daily limit or glitch blocked more play.
Without a global ranking display yet, he had no clear sense of where he stood.
He looped in his squad and friends, including Gyan, explaining the plan so they could grind together toward the top. In the store, new characters and costumes popped up, but Ankit skipped topping up.
He advised his team the same, mentioning quietly that these would likely go free in events down the line.
A few days later, Free Fire rolled out the global leaderboard with full rank breakdowns: Bronze (1-3), Silver (1-3), Gold (1-4), Platinum (1-4), Diamond (1-4), leading to Heroic. No rewards came with climbing tiers—just bragging rights for now.
Ankit and his squad tested it right away. Their first match ended in a Booyah, Ankit netting 16 headshot kills. He queued with them whenever possible; otherwise, he filled in with Gyan or other friends.
Daily caps kept things gradual—his rank settled at Gold after consistent wins.
3 days quickly gone like this, in these days, He posted solo vs. squad footage that pulled 1,500 to 2,000 views. Subscribers ticked up by 300, hitting 800 total.
The next morning, Gyan sent an invite: "Bro, Heroic in three days? Help me push?" Ankit typed back, "Let's go." He'd already hit early Heroic at 3,310 points, chasing the 4,000 max to lock in top spot.
His squad matched him there, while most leaderboard names hovered in Platinum.Yash's channel grew to 750 subscribers, his mix of solid plays and goofy commentary drawing fans.
He and Gyan started teaming up regularly, chatting over mics to entertain overlapping viewers.
Their levels showed the grind: Ankit at 67, Yash 64, Sumit 62, Amit 61, Gyan trailing at 47. The board's highest sat at 55—Ankit's crew outpaced everyone.
Gaming filled much of Ankit's days, but he balanced it with home life. He ran errands for his mom, chopped vegetables in the kitchen, handled laundry, helped his sister with homework, and played simple games with her in the yard. Fitness stayed routine too: morning meditation to clear his head, followed by runs and jump rope around the block.
Sitting indoors all day dulled his edge; fresh air and movement kept him sharp for long sessions.
He kept distance from neighborhood kids his age—they seemed too caught up in kid stuff, and their parents would complain about screen time anyway.
No school or tuition meant open days, split between Free Fire and exercise. His parents backed the setup quietly, telling his sister he was "under the weather" to explain his absences.
Lately, he'd added reading time travel webnovels on his phone during breaks. He scanned for stories mirroring his own—sudden returns, mysterious voices—but knew it was a long shot.
Still, the habit stuck. Each evening, as he wound down, the questions looped in his mind: "Why did I time travel? What did that voice mean by 'all things possible'?"
Silence met him again today, same as always.(Or he thought so)
The rhythm felt sustainable—game progress by night, steady chores and training by day—building toward whatever came next in Free Fire's quiet rise.