LOL: The Joy of Being a Chinese Mid-Laner in the LCK
Chapter 30

Defense Broken! Massively Broken! They're All Broken!

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The Royal Hooligans, who had just sheepishly retreated from the Korean web and Instagram, were now utterly crushed by Xu Junyan, completely red-faced! They were red all over!

Inside, they were so furious they felt faint. Each and every one of them stared with wide, unblinking eyes at Xu Junyan's latest Weibo post, their hearts filled with an unbearable mix of frustration, anger, and shame.

All the Royal Hooligans cursed him in their hearts, thinking, "This guy, he deserves to die!"

"It's intentional! It's absolutely intentional! A double entendre, he's implying we Royal Hooligans are those stupid dogs, right?"

"Pah! Who are you calling a Royal Hooligan? We're not hooligans!"

"Nothing was happening originally; it was them who insisted on using [minnaaQAQ] to mock Xu Junyan."

"Then, Xu Junyan revealed his identity and slapped them hard in the face."

"They refused to believe it, thinking Xu Junyan was just puffing himself up, willing to escalate the situation and investigate thoroughly."

"Finally, they found out the true identity of [minnaaQAQ] – it was Xu Junyan!"

"Look at this, from the very beginning until now, haven't they been digging their own graves, bringing about their own demise?"

"Clown."

Suddenly, they remembered Xu Junyan's third-to-last Weibo post. Just two words and a period: Clown!

"Damn it!"

"That's right, what they did was truly clownish! Pure idiocy! They couldn't even defend themselves. The Royal Hooligans were completely triggered, their faces and necks turning a frightening red."

In their rage and humiliation, this group of Royal Hooligans lost all reason and began mindlessly spewing insults on Xu Junyan's Weibo. They cursed whatever came to mind, a pure outpouring of rage, clearly having broken down completely and entering a state of impotent fury.

The Royal Hooligans weren't the only ones who had broken down. At the RNG club's base, in the marketing department's office... BANG!!

Damon's face flushed red, then turned sallow. His eyes were bloodshot as he angrily shoved a computer to the ground.

"It's him! How could it be him?!"

"Damn it!!"

"What the hell am I doing?"

"He thinks I'm a clown?"

"XU JUNYAN!!!!!!!!"

Damon, having completely broken down, continued to roar and smash things, so enraged he felt like he could vomit blood!

He had witnessed the entire drama on Weibo unfold live, and in fact, he had personally orchestrated most of it.

It was precisely because of this that when he recalled his own confident words from a couple of days ago: "We at RNG sincerely invite the great [minnaaQAQ] to join us. I eagerly anticipate the day we become one family..."

Damon's face took on an even more colorful array of hues, a mix of blue and purple, red and white, burning hot. In his rage and humiliation, not only were his lips trembling, but his entire body was shaking.

He could barely imagine how thick and mocking Xu Junyan's smile must have been when he watched this unfold.

Damon felt his self-esteem utterly shattered at that moment, as if he had just received a resounding slap across the face.

Completely broken!!

He suddenly thought, "Could all of this have been intentional on Xu Junyan's part? Did he meticulously plan all of this?"

"Otherwise, why didn't Xu Junyan reveal himself when they were initially hyping up [minnaaQAQ]? Why wait until the situation escalated to this point?"

"Otherwise, how could the true identity of this [minnaaQAQ] have been kept so deeply hidden? If they had found out earlier that this person was Xu Junyan, how could they have ended up like this?!"

The phone in his pocket suddenly rang.

Damon furiously pulled out his phone, about to smash it as well, but then he saw it was from their club owner, Bai Xing. His expression changed, and he suppressed the shame and anger in his heart, answering the call.

On the phone, Bai Xing unleashed a torrent of angry curses at him. It seemed the other party was also furious, as RNG had suffered a massive humiliation this time!

If it had only been Damon and Xiaohu saying, "We sincerely invite [minnaaQAQ] to join RNG," that would have been one thing, as it was just personal action.

But today, their official RNG Weibo had also updated with such phrases, humbly fawning over [minnaaQAQ] with the utmost praise and grand invitations. Even when Xu Junyan tweeted for them to scram, they had still eagerly clung on, displaying their innocent act on Xu Junyan's Weibo. In the end, it turned out they were the clowns all along?

For RNG, a club that placed immense importance on its brand image and marketing, this incident was simply fatal! They had never imagined that during their club's marketing efforts, the first blow would come from a scapegoat they had previously cast aside!

Damon dared not utter a sound, silently enduring all of Bai Xing's scolding. Of course, he was grinding his teeth, hating Xu Junyan with all his might.

After the torrent of abuse, Bai Xing asked Damon for his solution to the situation. They had been thoroughly played by Xu Junyan this time and had been made to look utterly pathetic. No matter what, they couldn't swallow this insult and had to retaliate.

Not only that, but most importantly, they had to leverage this situation to resolve the aftermath, at least so it wouldn't affect their club's upcoming brand marketing.

Damon said resentfully, "Boss, there's no need to delete these Weibo posts. I have a plan. Actually, the plan is quite simple. However, just resolving the impact of this incident isn't enough. We need to completely destroy Silence!"

"How do we do that?" Bai Xing's voice still carried suppressed anger, and it was clear that he was also hiding deep shame and humiliation from being toyed with.

"I didn't expect he's still playing ranked games. He even went through the trouble of reaching the number one spot on the Korean server. It seems he doesn't intend to completely give up on his professional career. If that's the case, we'll attack him from that angle. Before he thinks he still has hope, we'll strike him hard! Let's see who ends up suffering in the end. If he won't leave gracefully, we'll help him do it!"

Damon's expression contorted, his eyes glowing red, but then, as if thinking of something, the cold smile that spread across his lips suddenly intensified. His tone shifted as he resentfully plotted, "But for this, Boss, you'll have to contact other clubs. Offending us RNG and then actually expecting to continue playing in the LPL? Is he out of his mind! This time, he'll truly regret it!"

Ding dong!

In a private room at the Shanhai Internet Cafe in Modu.

Xu Junyan watched the impotent fury of the little Royal Hooligans in the Weibo comment section with a smile, while chatting with Kim Min-ah.

[Kim Min-ah]: "Oppa Junyan, isn't this a bit too much? I just looked at your Weibo, and it's so scary. Are they furious? They're cursing so fiercely."

Xu Junyan smiled and replied, "It's not too much, they deserve whatever happens to them."

After a pause, Xu Junyan added, "Thank you for your help with this matter. I'm sorry I dragged you into this. I promise it won't happen again."

Ding dong!

[Kim Min-ah]: "Aiya~ Oppa Junyan, why do you say that again? Didn't we agree beforehand that you'd cook me a big meal when you come to Korea? I don't actually feel bad about doing this. After all, that scumbag club and their scumbag fans treated you so badly, it was just a casual chat~! Anyway, you can't go back on your promise of a big meal! We agreed!"

[Kim Min-ah]: "/pouting kitten.jpg"

Xu Junyan chuckled, clearing away the lingering worries in his heart. He replied with a teasing message, "You really are a complete foodie."

Ding dong!

[Kim Min-ah]: "Hehe, I guess so~ I admit I'm a little greedy, but speaking of which, how's your visa application going, Oppa Junyan? When can you come over?"

Xu Junyan gently rubbed his temples and replied, "It'll probably take another week. If things go quickly, maybe three or four days?"

After officially deciding to go to the LCK, Xu Junyan had applied for his visa in advance. However, the process was quite troublesome, and it had already been half a month.

After chatting with Kim Min-ah for a couple more sentences, Xu Junyan put down his phone. His eyes sparkled as he looked into the empty space ahead.

Another new title had just been unlocked!

Also, to explain, my pacing for writing League of Legends novels is indeed habitually a bit slow because I'm more accustomed to writing slice-of-life stories. My previous book, "Kidnapping Enjing," was like that, and I got a lot of flak before it was put on shelves, /cries. As for this book, as you can tell from the synopsis, I'm aiming straight for a feel-good slice-of-life story that can also roast RNG. The official matches are indeed a little drawn out. I hope everyone can understand this early stage a little. Your continued reading is very important! Monthly tickets and tips are not important, but you must help me by reading every day during the new book period! This is very important! Thank you, everyone. Also, if you have time, you can check out my old book. I've put the link in the shopping cart for you all, muah~

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