Chapter 204: The Last Hope of the Village

The next morning, Liang Yan woke up; sitting on the bed in a daze, he finally realized that he seemed to have replied to that comment without switching accounts.

He immediately opened Weibo and saw that his private messages had indeed exploded.

Of course, his Weibo had also exploded.

【Just passing by, watching the monkey show (hilarious)】

【Who gave you the confidence?】

【I used to think you were somewhat reasonable, but now you look truly disgusting—can't you survive without sucking up to the crowd for attention or riding the RNG hype?】

【High-intensity surfing and jungling, hahaha, even having to reply to a random passerby's comment】

【With such petty small-mindedness, you're destined to stay in that garbage European region】

Blah blah.

Liang Yan glanced; sorting by likes, the top fifty comments were all cursing him.

Looking at the comment count, there were actually over ten thousand!

At this point, less than ten hours had passed since Liang Yan replied to that comment.

The number and fighting power of his dog fans were terrifying.

Liang Yan had a black line across his forehead.

Without looking, he knew he was probably on Weibo's hot search, and Zhihu, certain sites, and Tieba were probably full of people cursing him.

Breaking his defenses was impossible.

But it was really annoying.

And Liang Yan was never one to shy away from head‑on clashes with netizens; the famous "European Electric" incident had happened before.

Those who know him all know this guy definitely wouldn't play dead.

Several members of the G2 team had already been privately betting last night on when Liang Yan would notice his Weibo being flooded and when he would post to argue with netizens, with Ka Lao Si taking the lead as the bookie.

Everyone checked their phones every few minutes to see if there was a notification of the blogger's new post, but they waited until bedtime and still didn't get that alert.

Everyone was puzzled, thinking, 'That shouldn't be—when did this kid become so obedient?'

Just when everyone thought Tang Anna would sweep the board because Liang Yan wouldn't reply to the bet, that exciting notification sound finally rang out.

Startled by the ringtone, AP sprang up like a zombie from sleep, eyes opening, mind still foggy, he did a carp‑sit‑up and instantly grabbed his phone, unlocked it, and logged into Liang Yan's Weibo.

【Don't argue

【Tomorrow, do your best to let RNG die clearly

【Just stare wide‑eyed and it's over】

Brother, you're awesome!

AP excitedly exited Weibo and started shouting in the team chat:

"@Everyone

"Give money!

"Hurry up!

"Don't play dead!

"Get out here, all of you!

Only AP had bet that Liang Yan would post at this time.

Oops, we gave him a big serving.

……

That afternoon, the third match of the quarterfinals best‑of‑five began.

SKT easily took H2K 3‑0.

Actually, the vast majority of European netizens had anticipated this result, so aside from H2K's fans being a bit disappointed, everyone else was fine.

Disappointment was inevitable, but very few people blasted H2K on Twitter.

After all, once the group stage was over it was clear that H2K had won first place purely by luck of the draw, and their run hadn't been smooth either.

Before that, EDG had been crushed 3‑1 by ROX; netizens could tell from the comparison what caliber Group C was, and from that they inferred the H2K‑SKT matchup—even if not entirely accurate, it was basically nine‑out‑of‑ten correct.

Thus the European online scene remained relatively harmonious.

Now G2 had become the hope of all Europe.

Although European netizens had no confidence, after all the Uzi‑returning RNG in the summer tournament looked truly strong, and G2 had left everyone with the painful memory of MSI, plus their first‑round 3‑0 and second‑round near 0‑3 volatile performance, even G2's own fans in Europe were feeling a bit uneasy.

But, at least he was the last person in the village with any hope of getting into college.

Even though this guy was usually a hated troublemaker, at this moment European netizens were still united.

So after H2K was eliminated, the only voice left on the European internet was:

LetsgoG2!!!

In Berlin, where the EU Alliance Headquarters is located, the offline atmosphere was also intensely charged; many related graffiti appeared on streets and alleys, each drawn by talented people who used all sorts of strange war memes as metaphors, and beneath the graffiti were many notes that looked as if they'd been hastily scribbled with lipstick, the most common of which was still "LetsgoG2".

This actually reflects the pessimistic psychology of insecure European fans, so beneath the lively surface there also lurked a somewhat heroic atmosphere.

It felt as if G2 were about to be eliminated by RNG at any moment.

Moreover, it's worth noting that although the Europe‑America region has always been sworn enemies, they actually share the same online social circle—for example, their favorite social app is Twitter, their favorite video site is YouTube, and their favorite streaming platform is Mouse Platform… and so on.

To some extent, the two regions share a single player pool, and during transfer season players moving back and forth between them is commonplace.

So, on the Europe‑America internet now there has emerged an interesting phenomenon.

——After the three teams in the North America region were completely wiped out, some North American viewers actually started cheering for G2.

This situation also occurs offline.

……

October 17, local time, 5 p. m.

The final Bo5 of the S6 World Championship quarterfinals, watched by hundreds of millions, officially kicked off at the Chicago Grand Theater.

During the player introduction, G2's members actually heard cheers from the North American audience in the venue; accustomed to being booed as soon as they stepped on stage, they were momentarily dazed.

The wind direction suddenly shifted—did the sun come out from the west?

After taking their seats, the team put on their headsets and began chatting away; this match venue, which the duo had always found unpleasant and even called a huge tomb, now actually earned a few words of praise from them.

Liang Yan found it funny—this must be the "love the house and its crow" effect.

After both sides took their seats, the live commentary panel, as usual, began making win‑loss predictions.

During the group stage, whenever it was a Europe versus other regions matchup, the live commentary panel would basically all four predict that the European team would lose.

This time, however, two North American commentators broke precedent by voting for G2, and when explaining their reasons they spoke with sound logic, earning cheers from many in the live audience.

Of course, the LPL commentary panel presented a different picture.

Even Su Xiao Yan, who was most optimistic about G2, did not cast a single vote for them.

Part of this is due to fear of being swarmed by RNG fans, but the main reason still stems from the LPL commentators' arrogance toward the Europe‑North America region.

This, too, has become a regional tradition.

Even though there are plenty of examples in history of LPL teams stumbling against Europe‑North America teams, this stereotype cannot be changed.

Moreover, the RNG team now appearing is the last hope of the LPL.