Jiang Chen had a neat short haircut.
He was wearing the RNG team uniform.
Sunlight streamed through the glass ceiling of the venue, casting a slanted beam across his face.
He looked fresh and clean.
Xiao Jue was wearing a pair of five-centimeter high heels today.
She was in a white dress with straps that hung over her shoulders, revealing two segments of her snowy white arms. The breeze blew through her hair and rustled her white dress.
They stood together.
Like a painting, like poetry.
Surely, by now, many viewers must have started spamming the chat, feeling sorry for Song Yi who was about to face…
But most viewers were still focusing their attention on Jiang Chen.
“Who is the top laner you most want to face in the World Championship?”
“TheShy.”
This answer, given without hesitation, immediately caused an uproar in the Busan venue.
It was like throwing a powerful bomb into deep water.
…
G2 player lounge.
The head coach was gnashing his teeth, especially when he saw Jiang Chen’s gentle smile, as if he had eaten **something** and felt disgusted.
He couldn't stand the sight of him.
But when he heard Jiang Chen’s answer.
The hatred in his heart was immediately suppressed.
“This kid hasn’t even finished growing up, how dare he be so arrogant??”
“He got a little cocky after beating Wunder? If he really encounters TheShy and falls behind, how is he going to turn things around?”
It wasn’t just the G2 head coach who was thinking this.
This sentiment almost reflected the thoughts of the vast majority of League of Legends players.
“How dare you?”
“He’s just a rookie, even if he has some skill, publicly saying this, where’s his EQ?”
“If he faces TheShy, his head will be smashed… ”
The incident continued to ferment.
League of Legends had its own traffic flow,
Especially on the world stage, where it was watched by players worldwide.
Soon, this massive traffic flow engulfed Jiang Chen.
Sending Jiang Chen’s declaration of war on TheShy to the top of Weibo’s trending topics.
And it kept climbing higher.
…
IG!
Player Lounge!.
Head Coach Kim Jeong-jun was sitting on the sofa with his legs crossed.
He was chatting with the team manager next to him.
The two were sitting very close, their voices low, speaking into each other's ears, a hint of lewd smiles on their faces, and they became even more animated when they got excited about the topic.
You know what I mean.
Suddenly.
Jiang Chen’s answer made them both stunned.
They looked at each other, exchanged glances, and saw the astonishment in each other's eyes.
Kim Jeong-jun ended the previous topic and asked softly:
“Manager Su, what do you think of this rookie top laner Jiang Chen?”
“He has some skills! There are no weak teams in the World Championship, but if he really faces TheShy, it’s fine if he doesn’t make mistakes, but if he makes even one mistake, he won’t be able to come back.”
Kim Jeong-jun nodded.
“Makes sense.”
“Although this rookie Jiang Chen is good, he doesn’t have enough experience in big games. If it really doesn't work out, we can ban out Riven, he will only be able to pick champions like Ornn and Sion.”
As soon as the words left his mouth.
He turned to TheShy.
And asked: “What do you think?”
TheShy still had his harmless look, he pushed up his glasses and said: “I like to farm!”
Everyone: “…”
…
The live stream barrage exploded again.
“Holy crap, you’re getting cocky? Just because you won one game, you’re already bragging, who gave you the courage, Liang Jingru?”
“That’s right, there are only two types of top laners in the world, one is TheShy, and the other is every other top laner.”
“I’ll put it right here, if he doesn’t get blown up by TheShy, I’ll eat my shoes live.”
“Jiang Chen still has skills, that last wave of 1v5 where he got a penta kill, it’s rare even in ranked, let alone in the World Championship.”
But as soon as this barrage appeared.
TheShy’s fans swarmed it.
It was as if Jiang Chen had done something unforgivable.
The vulgar bias of netizens was on full display at this moment.
…
The RNG players had already reached the player lounge.
Uzi put away his keyboard.
Hearing Jiang Chen’s challenge, he immediately said to Ming: “Arrogance spreads, Jiang Chen has been infected by Yu Wenbo, just because he won a game, he’s going to challenge TheShy.”
“Yeah!” Xiaohu joined in the discussion.
“But Dogye, who do you think will win?”
Uzi thought seriously for a moment.
“Jiang Chen’s early-game laning and late-game laning are like two different people, this time he was able to comeback because he encountered Wunder and the hero counter, but against TheShy, if he really falls behind, it’ll be hard to come back.”
Hearing this.
Xiaohu and Ming’s expressions both became serious.
Mlxg had already put his keyboard away in his bag.
He picked up the conversation: “That may be true, but as long as Jiang Chen can hold his ground in the early game, we’ll win, after all, Dogye is a top-tier ADC, everyone knows how well he's been playing this year.”
Uzi patted Mlxg on the shoulder.
He said with a smile: “Don’t get ahead of yourself, if it wasn’t for Jiang Chen, we would have been sent packing. We’ll treat him to a good meal in Incheon tomorrow.”
“Alright!”
The player lounge was filled with harmony.
But in the shadows, there was a hidden sense of unease.
No one could truly relax against TheShy…