Chapter 242

Xia Lu high ground was the first to be breached.

G2 Zhong Ren rushed onto the high ground through the breach, drove the enemies away, then broke Zhong Lu, and began to block the SKT Zhong Ren inside the gate turret, letting the minions gradually wear down the health of the upper lane high ground turret.

The clock just hit thirty minutes, and SKT's three lanes were all breached.

When a comeback was hopeless, stubborn resistance actually became a great torment.

G2's Elder Dragon buff finally ended, and they prepared to retreat.

At this moment, Bengi gazed at the high ground where all three lanes had been destroyed, then turned his head to glance at the pale‑white side profile of Faker, and finally looked at Viktor, who had a crescent‑moon mark hovering above his head…

Suddenly, a nerve in his brain twitched.

Then, Bengi's ring finger inexplicably pressed the Q key.

All the commentators' eyes widened instantly:

"What?!"

"Bengi actually charged forward on his own!"

"He didn't dodge at all! And he didn't even manage to kick Viktor! His second‑stage Q was actually interrupted by a sudden, fully charged powerful impact punch from Jiao Shen beside him!"

"Jiao Shen! That reaction is way too exaggerated! After breaking Mang Seng's second‑stage Q, his ultimate locked straight onto Faker!"

"All of G2 focus fire!"

"Faker only managed to slap a shield on himself before he kept flying upward, and before he could come down he was melted by the concentrated fire!"

"Faker goes down again!"

"But SKT went berserk focusing fire on Jiao Shen! In the end Jiao Shen was gulped whole by Tam, chewed, and melted straight away in Tam's belly, ending his sinful life!"

"But Naul and Mang Seng have also fallen!"

"SKT lost three key players! Jinx pulled off a perfect ace but still had to stay alive! Bang sprinted straight to Quan Shui—but Tam took a bullet to the butt!"

"One for four! It's over!!!"

Less than ten seconds later, the two frontline towers were destroyed one after another.

The four surviving members of G2 surrounded SKT's base in a tight circle.

Nobody went to block Quan Shui.

At this moment, everyone turned into demolition slaves, frantically tearing things apart.

While tearing down, they held up the G2 team banner.

Until the base's last hit point was drained, a violent surge of energy burst from underground with a deafening boom, shattering the entire large crystal into a sky‑full of colorful fragments.

The four team banners lit up neatly above the heads of the four players.

Unfortunately, Liang Yan could only watch this historic moment from inside Quan Shui.

The funny part is that this was actually the only time he died all match, and he just happened to miss it, leaving him feeling a bit glum.

As for why it's historic, it's because for Liang Yan this was the first time he officially faced Faker on stage.

I don't know what others thought, but in Liang Yan's heart this moment is worth remembering.

The game clock froze at 31 minutes and 18 seconds.

Faker stared at the scoreboard on screen, sat quietly in his seat for a moment, then took off his headset, stood up, and left the player's bench with his teammates.

The venue commentators' voices mixed with the crowd's din, pouring into his ears.

"Congratulations, G2!!!"

"Totally unexpected! In this Bo5, the first game was taken by G2, whom nobody expected to win!"

"Yeah, it looks like we need to reassess this team's strength!"

Apart from the Korean‑language casters, all other regional commentators shouted excitedly, congratulating G2 on taking the first game and heaping praise upon them without reserve.

Of course, there was no shortage of fawning over Firrrrrre.

Faker listened to those praises, his steps unceasing as he walked backstage, thinking:

"Exactly, this is also what he deserves."

"But the match has only just begun."

……

Europe casting desk.

"Hahahaha……"

Before the camera could switch over, the livestream rang with Sjokz's hearty laugh from the analyst desk.

"We won! Can you believe it? We actually won! G2! My goodness, they've given all of Europe another huge surprise!"

The chat flooded with "ohhhhhh", and the whole livestream's atmosphere became intensely hype.

The four commentators' excitement spilled over, they chatted over each other for a while, then moved into the segment praising Firrrrrre.

"This game's MVP, I have no hesitation giving it to Firrrrrre! I believe everyone with a vote will make the same choice as me, because he's just insanely C!"

"Exactly, each of his plays is crucial—early game he snags kills to build an advantage, mid game he grabs to turn the tide, one sudden variation he snags to set up G2's edge, and especially this last wave! With his pinpoint mechanics he brought G2 the final victory, and at the same time served Faker a big pot!"

"Objectively speaking, the Demon King's performance in this game was actually quite excellent; when he took two kills in Xia Lu, I felt despair, once thinking this game had lost its suspense and SKT would win effortlessly. But! Firrrrrre's several plays completely reversed the situation—he is practically G2's savior!"

"Wow, such high praise, so many compliments—but well said, I totally agree! Besides that, I really want to loudly praise our coaching staff; this Vi+Titan combo is ridiculously terrifying! Although both sides only fought two large‑scale teamfights from start to finish, it was precisely this last one—did you see? Faker kept flying in the air! He was melted right up there! This kind of point‑blank instakill ability is terrifyingly strong!"

"Yes, from the summer split until now, Coach Ka Luo Si's BP skill has indeed risen visibly, just like… just like… Oh, I want to use a Chinese phrase to describe it: 'Immortal touches my head'—he's had an epiphany!"

"Hahaha, I feel Coach Kkoma is already starting to get a headache!"

……

Amid the crowd's farewell, G2 Zhong Ren returned backstage.

Ka Lao Si stood at the lounge door, planting a loud mua on the face of everyone who walked in, leaving Lao Zhang—still unaccustomed to such warm Western etiquette—stiff all over from the mua.

And when it finally came to Liang Yan's turn, he slid under Ka Lao Si's bear hug with a sliding tackle, calmly walked into the lounge, plopped down beside Tang Anna, and with a composed smile despite his fart, said to the girl next to him:

"How about that, bro—was I cool this game?"

Tang Anna was originally quite excited; when Liang Yan entered the room, her eyes sparkled as she fixed her gaze on Liang Yan, but when Liang Yan actively sought praise, her tsundere side was instantly triggered, and she pretended not to care much and gave a slight nod:

"Not bad."

"Tsk, as expected of the twin tails."

Liang Yan laughed softly.

Just then, a huge commotion came from the venue, and I don't know what program was being performed during the break.

The commotion drowned out Liang Yan's words.

Tang Anna only vaguely heard the last three words.

Thinking there was nothing good to say, she glared:

"What did you say?"