LOL: The Joy of Being a Chinese Mid-Laner in the LCK
Chapter 26

He's Really Suited for RNG!

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If Blank's statement was primarily to shift blame and subtly mock Faker, then Untara's subsequent remarks were a fervent attempt to incite negative feelings towards Faker.

Untara first bowed repeatedly in apology, demonstrating his "bowing spirit" and expressing his sincerity. Then, with a look of shame, he said:

"I played terribly in these two games. I'm very sorry for disappointing everyone, and also for disappointing Sanghyuk-hyung. In these two games, Sanghyuk-hyung was always directing me to do things, fulfilling his role as an older brother, but I just couldn't keep up."

"I'm very disappointed and ashamed. Of course, I'm also a bit scared. Sanghyuk-hyung will definitely scold me when he gets back. Of course, I'm willing to accept it; it's what I deserve since I couldn't ensure I did everything exactly as Sanghyuk-hyung intended."

"I'm truly sorry. I don't ask for everyone's forgiveness, only that Sanghyuk-hyung can forgive me. I will definitely work hard next time to follow all your commands and will absolutely not do anything outside of your decisions."

In the LCK, while SKT had many fans and Faker had many fans, there were also quite a few people who weren't their fans, and even a significant number of pure anti-fans.

Seizing this opportunity, the anti-fans suddenly became fervent, wildly exaggerating the situation and asking increasingly sharp questions. Untara, as if slightly aware, continued to play the role of a bullied, innocent little brother, repeatedly saying things like "Sanghyuk-hyung, please forgive me."

Finally, as the interview drew to a close, kkOma, who had been silent, finally spoke his first words: "For the next match, our mid-lane position will temporarily be given to Pirean. Faker will be resting for a period."

Untara, who had been acting innocent, was overjoyed.

Blank's eyes also gleamed with hidden excitement.

This time, it's stable!

KkOma saying that in the interview meant they had truly cornered Faker!!

"For the top-lane position, we will also be promoting Thal to play, rotating with Untara," KkOma added.

Untara's expression changed. He looked anxiously at kkOma, but kkOma didn't look at him and left after speaking.

Untara couldn't help but clench his fists, gnashing his teeth slightly. He felt as though he had won, but also as though he hadn't.

"Pfft!"

Xu Junyan, who had watched the entire interview, chuckled again, sincerely commenting, "This kind of idiot who only causes internal strife and acts innocent is truly too perfect for RNG."

His mood was relatively relaxed.

Although it seemed the SKT internal drama had occurred earlier than expected, no, it was much earlier, but these fools like Untara and Blank were far easier to handle than the "Royal Dogs" of RNG.

Closing the livestream, Xu Junyan opened his ranked queue again. He had already climbed to second on the Korean server, only 50 points away from first place, faster than the expected three days. If he stayed up all night and got four consecutive wins tonight, he would definitely reach first place!

During the queue time, he also remembered to check Weibo, Douyin, and other social media platforms to see the aftermath of the bait he had cast two days ago.

It was better not to look, but after looking, Xu Junyan almost burst out laughing again.

These brainless Royal Dogs were truly something!

In just two days, they had actually made the video clips of Xiaohu and Damon's heartfelt and sincere invitations to [minnaaQAQ] to join RNG during their livestream go viral!

On Douyin, the most liked video had over 300,000 likes, with 87,000 comments and 30,000 shares.

Looking at the comments, the top ones were all praising RNG, praising Xiaohu's magnanimity, and saying that RNG was truly a very humane club. They also lamented how lucky [minnaaQAQ] was.

In addition, many Royal fans were becoming arrogant in the comments section because of Damon's empty boast of winning the championship, and in the eyes of many, RNG was already destined to be the champions of this year's Worlds!

The top-liked comment read:

'Come on, brother, we, the Royal Family, need a master like you to protect the world's best RNG!!'

Xu Junyan almost gagged, wondering internally what kind of person would make such a nonsensical comment.

It was just strange, and disgusting.

Looking at Weibo, as expected, he, the primary target of hatred for the Royal fans, had been implicated in this matter as well.

The locusts who sprayed him day in and day out had found a new angle, frantically barking in the comments or private messages.

"See this parasite! What kind of people are qualified to join our RNG! The number one on the Korean server!! What are you? I seriously suspect that trash like you got in through connections before!"

"Hahaha, you ungrateful wretch, look at this quickly, don't pretend you haven't seen it! You actually had the nerve to say our RNG was heartless and unjust before, and now you're being slapped in the face, aren't you? This brother [minnaaQAQ] had an argument with Xiaohu and Letme before, but our RNG still invited him to join! /sunglasses"

"Even the team manager personally came forward to make promises and guarantees, with such sincere and earnest tones. I was moved just by watching! This is true courtesy and respect for talent, a club that wants to achieve good results!"

"This shows what kind of trash this ungrateful wretch is, to fall out with a club like RNG. Truly disgusting!"

"Hold on, hold on! Everyone, be gentle with the insults. He just couldn't resist the temptation of match-fixing, he just naturally likes match-fixing, otherwise, why would he be called Match-fixing Brother? /smirk"

"I'm really curious, when will a traitor like you die? A parasite and scum of the LPL!"

"Alright everyone, there's no need to keep showing pictures of the great [minnaaQAQ] to him. What is he, worthy? A player with the record of great [minnaaQAQ] is something he'll never achieve in his life, and as for being number one on the Korean server, is he going to bet his life on it?"

"After all, he's Match-fixing Brother~, besides match-fixing, does anyone really think he has skill? No way, right? /sweat /sweat"

"..."

Scrolling through the arrogant remarks of these little royal scoundrels, the smile on Xu Junyan's lips grew wider. He opened Weibo's top-up channel and directly funded these comments and posts to buy trending topics! Let the storm rage even more fiercely!

After buying, he temporarily collected his thoughts and fully immersed himself in the ranked match, earnestly climbing the ranks.

The night passed quietly.

Because the former number one on the Korean server was also competing for the top spot, Xu Junyan played all night until nine o'clock the next morning. With 7 wins and 1 loss, and a score of 2781, he successfully reached the top, surpassing the former number one on the Korean server by a full 24 points!

"Ah~"

After more than a month of continuous effort, he had finally achieved his personal goal. Xu Junyan stretched comfortably, letting out a soft groan, but he didn't feel tired at all.

He still had a big event waiting for him.

Opening Weibo, he saw a certain topic prominently displayed on the trending list. Upon clicking it and seeing the extremely explosive real-time comments within, he became even more invigorated.

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