Chapter 41: Is this a genius?

Seeing the enemy Ekko actually dare to run out from the fang tower and throw a Q, AP without hesitation flashed forward and unleashed a 【Rune Prison】.

Zven took a hit of 【Deadly Flair】 and then fired his sniper from the same spot.

Liang Yan estimated his teammates' damage was enough; besides, he had already gone super god, no need for a kill, so after landing 【Cocoon】 he threw a 【Self-destruct Spider】 to assist.

Although Ekko's ultimate was impressive, he couldn't release it while under hard crowd control; after taking a full combo from Ryze, he was finally sniped to death by Zven's Jinx with three shots.

As Ekko fell, Ezreal jumped up to help block the bullet, but ended up taking Jinx's fourth shot, losing nearly half his health in an instant, and hurried back to Quan Shui to heal.

After destroying the crystal, G2 continued to push forward.

After losing their only frontline, the surviving GIA members shielded their base in front of them.

Waiting for Ezreal to finish healing and leave Quan Shui, both fang towers had already fallen one, and the other had been chipped to half health.

The vampire had to abandon the mid lane.

G2 didn't retreat, waiting for a wave of super minions to arrive, then they outright crushed GIA.

The battle time froze at 23 minutes and 33 seconds.

Liang Yan's debut performance was practically a one-man show in the first ten minutes, and now the curtain finally fell.

The venue's temperature wasn't low, but Liang Yan's fair face showed not a trace of sweat; obviously he felt no pressure in this match. After exiting the game, he took off his headset, feeling refreshed, stood up, and walked with his teammates toward the opposing players' bench.

Seated in the blue side players' bench, the five GIA members—except for top laner Smittyj, whose condition was slightly better—were all drenched in sweat, as if they'd just been fished out of the water, their hair and jerseys soaked through.

After shaking hands and returning to the players' bench, Liang Yan packed up his gear, chatting and laughing with his teammates, his gaze occasionally sweeping over the spectator stands.

The audience's cheers rose and fell in waves.

The two commentators' loud congratulations echoed throughout the venue.

"Congratulations again to GIA, thank them for their performance, and I want to specially thank G2's jungler Firrrrrre here!"

"He not only delivered a remarkably perfect debut in his professional career, but also gave us an extraordinarily exciting match! Thank you, Firrrrrre!"

"Thank you, Firrrrrre!"

Deficio shouted along,

"This truly was a match that nobody expected but was wonderfully exciting!"

"Yes, indeed nobody expected it—a newcomer just out of his apprenticeship could actually deliver such a stunning performance—no doubt, I must use the word 'stunning' to praise his debut!"

"If he can maintain this performance in future matches... no, even if he can only muster eighty... seventy percent of today's level, I believe he will surely become the brightest new star in Europe's sky!"

"He will also join the ranks of the world's top-tier junglers!"

"Oh, speaking of this, I suddenly really hope that player Firrrrrre can come to our post-match interview stage; I can't wait to hear how he'll evaluate his own performance in this match, and I imagine the audience both on-site and behind the screens share my expectation! Director, arrange it!"

The on-site audience immediately gave an enthusiastic response.

The viewers in the live chat also started spamming:

【Firrrrrre! Firrrrrre!】

【Director, hurry up! I want to see this B's interview!】

The atmosphere has reached this point; not arranging it would be inappropriate.

However, this actually doesn't require special permission——

Quickshot shouted:

"Of course there's no problem! Because... please look at the big screen!"

On the venue's big screen, Liang Yan's personal portrait flashed out, radiant, with the three bold letters "MVP" shining brightly before him, while in the shadow cast behind his pose, Spider Queen Elise traced her lips with a claw, her eyes sharp and uncanny.

"Congratulations, Firrrrrre!

"At the start of his professional career, he not only easily secured his first win, but also, with his extraordinarily outstanding performance, earned his first career MVP!"

"Yes, this MVP is thoroughly deserved! Congratulations to him!"

"Alright, we two old-timers will cut the chatter, let's hand the camera over to the stage; the remaining time will be given to the interview host, Sjokz, and Firrrrrre!"

The screen flickered.

A tall, handsome man and beautiful woman appeared together on the live broadcast picture.

【Here they come!】

【I hope his remarks are a bit more confident! That would match his performance!】

【I just arrived; did G2 win? Who is this?】

【Remember him, bro, because he'll steal all your future hype!】

【After watching his matches, I suddenly feel everything else has become bland; what should I do? I think I've started to like this Chinese guy!】

【Me too!】

【But is he really our domestic player?】

【Of course not……】

Liang Yan truly realized that the saying "not photogenic" actually holds truth.

At this very moment, standing beside him, Sjokz—compared to how Liang Yan had seen her in videos and online images—felt like a completely different person; when seeing her true self face-to-face, her overall image gave a strikingly impressive impression.

Especially her enthusiastic smile, which is very charming.

As for the other... bear legs and such, Liang Yan really didn't glance at them even once, to avoid giving anyone ammunition on camera.

After finishing the opening procedures, the interview moved on to the main topic.

"The first question is purely spur-of-the-moment, also because I'm personally very curious—I want to ask Firrrrrre player, there's a rumor that you once sent resumes to LPL teams and got rejected; is that true?"

After Sjokz finished asking, she passed the microphone over.

Most newcomers standing before the camera will show stage fright, and even some veterans who've played for years, once they step onto the interview stage, will start speaking incoherently.

But from Liang Yan, there's not a trace of unnaturalness.

After listening to the host's question, he nodded:

"It's true; actually this wasn't long ago—I initially sent emails to six LPL teams, only one replied, they arranged to meet me; I remember that day it was raining, I waited at a coffee shop for nearly two hours and no one showed up."

Sjokz immediately made an exaggerated surprised expression:

"Oh my god, there are actually six clubs…… and even someone stood you up, this is too unbelievable. However, I believe that if they see your performance in today's match, they will surely regret it to the point of heartache (Eatonesheartout)!"

"I actually think it's not very possible."

"Ah? Why?"

Because LPL has never lacked talent; those who debut with impressive performance but are quickly figured out and become ordinary, they've seen too many of such talents. Even as strong as last year's Worlds FMVP player Ma Run, upon arriving in LPL, they are all first-round playoff exits. Someone like me, a greenhorn, would be even harder to catch their eye.

Liang Yan's words carried a hint of sarcasm; you could tell he was angry, but it wasn't entirely just venting—there was still some objective evaluation in there.

"Wow, analyzing LPL from this angle, I've actually never seen it before; you indeed have a very unique perspective. Then I want to follow up on this topic and ask one more question: Firrrrrre player thinks, since LPL never lacks talent, what exactly are they lacking that makes them always fall just short of reaching the top?"

Lacking a sound, rigorous, and effective club operation system; most importantly, lacking a person who can twist those talents into a single rope.

Sjokz heard this and was genuinely shocked.

Is this something a newcomer could say?

Icantbelieve!

Moreover, why is his English so fluent? Isn't he Chinese? He spouts out a string of advanced vocabulary off the bat, smoother than many people who grew up in English-speaking regions!

Could this be genius?!