LOL: I'm in the LPL, that's my fight!

Chapter 48: LPL's belated realization: Is Crush's true talent in leading a team?

Seats in the viewing area on the fourth floor of the "See You Later" internet cafe are limited, and only a lucky few can snag a spot.

The players in the lobby who couldn't go upstairs, like ordinary people, could only obediently open their Huya live stream rooms, stare at the images flashing on the screen, and send messages while watching the match.

They had seen clearly the overwhelming barrage of questioning comments before, and they were already seething with anger.

Now things are all set up—in the game, BJBS is unleashing its full power, racking up kills, and the fans in the offline viewing area have also brought out irrefutable evidence of the team's in-game voice chat. With this buff in hand, their combat power has instantly exploded.

They directly confronted the keyboard warriors who were stirring up trouble in the live broadcast room and on the Anti-Japanese Forum with an almost frenzied enthusiasm.

[Hehehe, go ahead and scream, try screaming again!]

[Do you think you can question me, Crush God? You really think you understand the game just because you watched a couple of matches?]

[I'm a regular at the "See You Later" internet cafe. We know better than you what time the team trains until and what their condition is every day. Don't challenge their talent with your limited knowledge.]

[No way, no way, you guys don't think Crush was joking when he said he wanted to make it to the LPL, right? He's serious, you know?]

[Guessing a lane swap is nothing; the true power of Crush hasn't been revealed yet.]

Riddler, get out of Gotham!

Let me put it this way—two weeks ago, apart from the mid-laner, the other four members of BJBS were just average Master players, the kind you could find in any random game, the kind who wouldn't even make a ripple in the LPL academy.

Wait, what do you mean by "ordinary master"? A master is already incredibly awesome...

【No, wait a minute—you mean Crush only joined BJBS two weeks ago? Just two weeks?】

[Shouldn't a team with this level of coordination and chemistry have been together for at least half a year?]

The live chat exploded instantly.

While the "accidental" exposure of these inside stories at the "Never Say Goodbye" internet cafe was taking place, the city-wide competition was still in full swing.

On the other side of the screen, many LPL team operations staff, data analysts, and youth training directors, who were originally just ordered to "pay attention" to the professional journey of this number one crush in the Chinese server, could no longer sit still.

Wait a minute.

What did you just say?

Crush wasn't on BJBS from the beginning? He joined later?

Also, were the other members of BJBS just picked up randomly from random matches?

He's not a youth training reserve, not a veteran from a secondary league, or at least a semi-professional player who has played in professional competitions for a period of time; he's just an ordinary... passerby?

Oh right, I remember now—he did mention it briefly during his livestream, saying that he came from an LSPL team.

There was also the jungler I often duo-queued with. His initial rank wasn't high, and many people thought it was a scripted setup by Huya to promote popular celebrities...

Two weeks.

In just two weeks, they managed to mold four mediocre teammates into the BJBS team that we see in today's live stream, a team with excellent teamwork, precise rhythm, and a step-by-step approach?

At that moment, many "scouts" who were assigned by the club's management to keep an eye on Crush's every move on the screen were having an unprecedented brainstorming session.

To be honest, their game understanding isn't that high. Some of them haven't even played ranked games seriously for years. After all, truly capable and tactically savvy players wouldn't be relegated to this kind of arduous task of "camping out in streams and watching people."

But anyone with a modicum of common sense can understand a very simple truth—

For a random team that has only been formed for two weeks to perform like the one shown in the live stream on the stage of the City Championship, how capable must the person in charge of training this team be?

It's not "not bad," not "quite impressive," but rather—outrageously strong.

Combined with the audio recording from the "See You Later" internet cafe and the subtle details of Crush's commands revealed during his live stream, the answer is almost obvious.

Crush.

He is not only a mid-laner for BJBS.

Is he also the coach of this team?

In an instant, countless LPL club management personnel, whether sitting in their offices drinking coffee or lounging on the sofas at the base scrolling through their phones, almost simultaneously let out a terrifying scream.

Being ranked number one in the national server is nothing special.

Even if he's a mid-laner, it's not a big deal—after all, there are always top-ranked players in the Chinese server, but only a handful can actually achieve that.

A streetball king with leadership skills... well, that's definitely valuable.

A mid-laner who can instantly grasp the situation, coordinate teammates, and command the overall battle is the core player that countless clubs dream of. They are the kind of rare commodity that "I'm willing to negotiate no matter how much you ask for."

However, Crush himself said that he wants to fight his way up from the city championship to prove himself.

Alright, young people have pride. If he wants to prove himself, let him. Anyway, once he reaches LSPL, or even doesn't have to wait that far—on the road to the City Championship—once he truly understands the cruelty and strength of the professional arena, he will naturally seriously consider the necessity of joining a strong LPL team.

After all, no one can resist the allure of top-tier competitions forever.

And now?

You told me that this person has coaching ability and can train a professional team within two weeks.

Honestly, if the match hadn't been happening in real time, with the footage right in front of us, probably not many people would have chosen to believe this exaggerated and almost outrageous description.

But it just so happens to be true.

A talent that no one would associate with in ranked games or during live streams, or rather, a talent overshadowed by the personal abilities of a super genius!

"The big one is coming."

This short sentence, like a pebble thrown into a calm lake, bounces repeatedly in countless chat boxes, voice channels, and forum posts.

Huya platform was the first to take action.

The large images that used to be rotating on the homepage have been quietly replaced with links to the City Championship live stream.

It's not just any ordinary recommendation spot, but the kind of "crazy push" that features site-wide pinning, pop-up pushes, and even direct redirects to the mobile app's opening screen.

Whether you're a League of Legends player, a fan of female idols, an outdoor gamer, or even a casual viewer in the single-player game section, the first thing you'll see when you open Huya is the ongoing match.

The pop-up window also features a short documentary filmed specifically for the BJBS team, from Crush joining as the last member to the team's successful formation and rapid growth.

Someone in the live chat joked, "If you didn't know better, you'd think the World Championship finals had started early."

Within the anti-racism forum, that post quickly rose to the top of the trending topics.

The number of comments skyrocketed from a few hundred to several thousand, then to tens of thousands, increasing dramatically with each refresh.

The "first comment" and "front row viewing" comments had long been squeezed out of sight, and the later users could only frantically scroll down to the third page before they could barely find a place to reply.

When all the previous rumors about Crush, the number one player in the Chinese server, were indirectly confirmed, and even underestimated, people belatedly realized the truth.

The truly terrifying thing about that young man who was laughing and joking in the live stream, giving instructions as if reciting menus while operating the game, and occasionally cracking jokes with his teammates is that he was the one who was being treated so badly.

After realizing it belatedly, I felt an overwhelming, burning excitement.

I thought I had overestimated this lucky guy in the Chinese server, but I didn't expect that the value he showed was just the tip of the iceberg.