Chapter 30: I'm Faceblind

Not a genius.

No embellishments at all.

Just six simple words: World's No. 1 Jungler.

This is Tang Anna's personal highest evaluation of the jungler position.

She doesn't know who he is.

She also doesn't know where Ka Lao Si got these few match recordings from.

Admittedly, his opponents aren't world‑top level, but you can tell everyone in the game is a pro player; this is a practice match between professional teams.

As for the player Ka Lao Si used for evaluation, measured by Tang Anna's standards, his skill is truly deserving of the title World's No. 1 Jungler.

Not to mention the Europe Spring MVP; even Trick isn't worthy to carry his shoes.

Even the top few from the LCK have to take a step back.

His style seems more like an LPL product; his play resembles that of this year's LPL rookie jungler mlxg, but he is calmer than mlxg and better at calculation and design.

Watching his match recordings, Tang Anna even felt it was a pleasure; he was like a perfect machine, flawless, with every decision absolutely calm and correct.

Of course, there cannot be such a perfect player in the world.

Perhaps in higher‑level competition he would reveal some of his weaknesses.

But based on these five recordings, he is indeed perfect.

Then the question arises.

Who is he?

Tang Anna asked directly.

Ka Lao Si hesitated, then ultimately chose not to conceal or evade:

"Uh... it's Liang."

"Who?!"

"Liang, Liang Yan."

"...... that utterly inconspicuous substitute?"

"......, how could he be inconspicuous? Don't you think he's handsome?"

"Oh, I'm face‑blind... really him?"

"Absolutely certain."

"Then you really are... emmm..."

"Yes, I'm an idiot."

"No, what I mean is, you're the luckiest idiot in the world."

"Thank you."

……

Ka Lao Si certainly wouldn't fully agree with Tang Anna's evaluation.

World's No. 1 Jungler……

Picked up casually……

No matter how you think about it, it's too absurd!

But Ka Lao Si does acknowledge Tang Anna's expertise to some extent; otherwise he wouldn't have hired her back as the team's analyst.

As he walked out of the meeting room, Ka Lao Si already had a plan in mind.

But when he returned to the training room, he acted as if nothing had happened in front of Liang Yan, merely sneaking out CyanideFI to talk secretly about who knows what.

As for Tang Anna, sitting at her workstation, she couldn't help but keep glancing at Liang Yan, and a few times Liang Yan noticed.

What's going on?

Liang Yan felt something was off.

That girl is usually icy cold; aside from seeing her a few times in the cafeteria, Liang Yan had never seen her loiter outside, and during work hours she would just sit at her station like a wooden post, not even seen going to the restroom.

What's up with her today?

Liang Yan couldn't help pulling out his phone, looking at his face reflected in the dark screen, touching it—smooth as ever……

No pimples either.

So what exactly is going on?

Thinking like that, Liang Yan queued up for the next ranked match.

Suddenly, some movement came from behind.

Liang Yan took off one earpiece, turned his head, and first saw two ponytails hanging down, then an open collar draped down, purple cloth hugging a white scene that just burst into his view……

Whoa!

What a formidable inner‑strength expert!

Liang Yan quickly averted his gaze, lifted his head, and watched as Tang Anna dragged a chair behind him and sat down:

"... What may I do for you?"

Everyone also noticed Tang Anna's odd behavior, forgot about the match outcome, and one by one took off an earpiece, focusing their attention like eyes in the back of their heads.

"Just look."

Tang Anna replied calmly,

"You go about your business, no need to mind me."

She said that.

A chime came from the headset; the ranked match was found.

Liang Yan silently turned back, put on his headset, and started playing the game.

This is the leopard woman he's using.

Original artwork skin.

Leopard woman original artwork.

In a daze, in Liang Yan's eyes, that strip of beast skin wrapping the leopard woman's chest actually turned purple…

Wake up!

How can women be as fun as games!

The leopard woman seems to have a maid set…

Wake up, hey!!!

Liang Yan made himself focus on the match before him.

But it felt as if ants were crawling on his body.

Fortunately the match hadn't officially started yet. Liang Yan turned back with a stern face and said to the girl:

「Can you sit farther away? I'm a bit hot. 」

「Oh. 」

Tang Anna stood up, moved the stool a bit, then raised her head to look at Liang Yan:

「Is this okay now? 」

「Sure……」

Liang Yan didn't turn his head.

A bit awkward.

Originally this was his polite way of telling someone to leave, but he didn't expect the other party to be overly obedient…

Liang Yan rationally disdained women, but his male instincts during puberty weren't under rational control, and Tang Anna could be considered a high-quality human female, especially in terms of breeding offspring—she indeed had ample endowment…

Otherwise they'd say ghs is the primary productive force.

Forget it.

Liang Yan let his attention wander wherever it wanted, his eyes only fixed on another world in the game, mainly presenting a split personality.

He couldn't understand why Tang Anna would behave like that; he himself was just an obscure substitute who had never even played a match, so logically there was no reason for her to suddenly pay so much attention to him.

Does she have a special talent?

Did he discover that I'm a cheat?

Liang Yan was thinking that when the latency value in the game's upper-right corner suddenly spiked, jumping from the original sixty-something to over a hundred.

The latency doubled, which greatly affects player operation, and moreover the leopard woman is a hero that already demands high operational skill even just for jungling.

Liang Yan had no time to worry about how people behind him looked; he focused all his effort on his own operation, trying to use anticipation to compensate for latency, but this inevitably deformed his operation—though not obvious, professionals could tell the difference at a glance.

Due to the angle blocking the view, Tang Anna couldn't see Liang Yan's latency data, and moreover Liang Yan deliberately adjusted his operation rhythm so others couldn't tell he had latency.

So Tang Anna merely felt that Liang Yan's operation was off.

It's not like that.

Tang Anna looked at the leopard woman on the screen, feeling very doubtful.

Such operation could at most get a score of 3.

Ineffective positioning, meaningless tugging, poor skill release rhythm… and so on, so many flaws that Tang Anna's scalp went numb.

After seeing such a perfect leopard woman, then looking at this ordinary leopard woman that can only be considered barely passing, Tang Anna felt uncomfortable all over.

Is that leopard woman really his play?

Looking at Liang Yan's screen, Tang Anna felt incredulous and unbelievable.

Is it really the same person?

From a tactical style perspective, yes.

But from an overall skill perspective, the two's strength is worlds apart!

Why is it like this?

Tang Anna couldn't figure it out, feeling only disappointed inside.

The filter also broke.

He's just an ordinary substitute, that's all.

She let out a soft sigh from her heart, silently stood up and left, not even moving the stool.

The obvious disappointment on her face was clear even to those secretly watching the show.

It was like being rejected after a confession.

What on earth is going on?

Everyone looked at Tang Anna, who had returned to her corner workstation, then at Liang Yan's side, each feeling completely baffled.

At the same time, Liang Yan glanced at the upper-right corner and then shockingly discovered——

Goddamn weird, the latency actually returned to normal!

What's the principle, did the machine soul get shy?!