Chapter 58: Quest Triggered, First Chain Quest!

As Yasuo appeared, not only the audience but even Miller the Doll was astonished.

Yasuo, as a champion, was not particularly suited for the professional arena. Especially in this patch, hardly any LPL teams would pick Yasuo.

Moreover, Yasuo’s mechanics were highly challenging, requiring exceptional skill to truly shine in a pro match.

“Player Chen Yan… really has both skill and courage,” Doll remarked with admiration. “Putting aside the match outcome, just picking Yasuo sets a powerful tone.”

Miller wholeheartedly agreed.

Although their understanding of the game was average, having commentated on countless matches, they deeply understood that the biggest problem in the LPL was the lack of innovation.

Teams kept picking the same handful of champions.

Not only were the viewers tired of it, but they were as well.

Seeing a player like Chen Yan who dared to break the mold brought joy to their hearts and inevitably biased their commentary.

In the live chat, fans were equally excited.

“Bro Yan is awesome! Showing his blade right away.”

“If he picks Yasuo, I’ll accept the loss, no matter what.”

“Regardless of anything else, Yan’s got guts.”

The chat was overwhelmingly supportive.

The cheers from the crowd echoed endlessly.

Hearing the roars from the stands, Doll couldn’t help but joke, “The audience who came today really got their money’s worth with just this one game.”

Everyone laughed heartily.

…

With Yasuo picked, both teams’ lineups were finalized.

WE [Blue side]: Top – Nautilus, Jungle – Kha’Zix, Mid – Karma, Bot – Jinx, Support – Lulu.

EDG [Red side]: Top – Rumble, Jungle – Jarvan IV, Mid – Yasuo, Bot – Kalista, Support – Thresh.

EDG’s strategy was straightforward and aggressive, focusing on early-to-mid game power.

WE, on the other hand, fielded a conventional teamfight-oriented lineup.

Watching the lineups in XiaOhU’s livestream, XiaOhU shook his head slightly, “Looks like WE’s going to take this 3-0.”

The chat was full of disappointment.

XiaOhU smiled wryly.

Though he came to the stream expecting to see a spectacle, he wasn’t petty enough to comment maliciously.

He was simply voicing his honest thoughts.

Yet the chat grew more hyped, and XiaOhU could only pretend not to notice.

He thought to himself, this time he might really seem like a villain.

But not only XiaOhU; most others favored WE’s lineup.

After all, this patch’s pace was slower, with many matches ending after the 30-minute mark.

And EDG’s lineup, if they couldn’t finish the game within thirty minutes, was basically doomed.

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Back in EDG’s backstage room.

NOfe had already returned.

Abu looked at the screen’s lineup with a troubled expression.

“Can we even win this?”

NOfe didn’t know the answer either.

Beside them, SCOUt suddenly spoke up, “It’s tough.”

“The lineup’s offensive pressure is huge. WE only needs to turtle and farm, just wait for time…”

Defense is always easier than offense.

In fact, EDG’s real opponent in this match wasn’t WE, but time itself.

Abu and NOfe exchanged a glance and sighed.

But looking at Chen Yan’s composed expression on screen, they still held onto a thread of hope.

At some point, they had already developed some trust in Chen Yan.

Abu even thought to himself, “If we witness a miracle today, that contract might not be impossible to sign.”

…

The initial excitement over Yasuo settled, and the majority still favored WE.

Surprisingly, iCOn was full of confidence in Chen Yan.

“Yan’s no fool. If he dares to pick Yasuo, he must have some tricks up his sleeve.”

“Don’t bark in the chat. What do you mean I’m a dog for Yan? Does he deserve me being his dog?”

“I’m just speaking the truth, and that makes me a dog? Stay tuned, I’m betting EDG will win…”

Chen Yan was unaware of iCOn’s heated debates in the livestream chat.

Meanwhile, the game had entered the loading screen.

He glanced at Karma’s mastery: Scorch, which dealt damage over time similarly to Liandry’s Torment.

This mastery wasn’t particularly well-suited for Karma, but there was no choice. Mid Karma with Gathering Storm would be too weak.

However, to Chen Yan, it didn’t much matter what mastery Karma used.

Against Yasuo, Karma simply couldn’t win the lane.

Or rather, most mages hated facing Yasuo with a passion.

For summoner spells, Karma took Teleport and Flash.

Chen Yan sighed a little.

While most mid laners took heals or cleanse for laning, WE was the first to realize the importance of Teleport.

Combined with WE’s previous game’s use of the Rift Herald…

It was clear that WE’s sudden rise this year was largely due to their advanced understanding of the meta.

The deeper one understood, the more one realized the truth of “the meta is the only true god.”

Chen Yan shifted his gaze away from Karma.

His own mastery was Perseverance, and his summoner spells were also Teleport and Flash.

Nothing special, just the standard setup.

…

Moments later, a flash of light filled the screen.

The match began!

At the same time, a system notification sounded in Chen Yan’s mind.

[Ding! System match quest triggered]

[Quest issued: During this match, achieve three instances of multi-target crowd control, with crowd control affecting two or more targets counting as one instance.

Detected champion: Yasuo. Additional quests activated.

Swift Parry: Successfully block a skill with Wind Wall at the moment of its release. Complete three instances.

Deadly Absorption: Absorb more than 10,000 damage with Wind Wall by match end.

Current progress:

Multi-target CC: 0/3

Swift Parry: 0/3

Deadly Absorption: 10,000

Quest rewards: Unknown

P.S.: Rewards depend on overall quest completion. The higher the completion, the richer the rewards.]

This…

Chen Yan stared at the task and was dumbfounded.

It was his first time receiving such a quest.

“So the system triggers extra chained quests based on the champion chosen, kind of like an Easter egg. But why hasn’t this happened before?”

Chen Yan vaguely guessed it was related to match quality.

From his understanding of the system, higher-quality matches often yielded better rewards.

In ranked games, the silly, quirky quests usually gave only the lowest tier of rewards, like basic game currency.

But this time, the reward was unknown, making Chen Yan secretly eager.

Quest completion? It had to be 100%.

As someone with obsessive tendencies, he couldn’t stand leaving tasks half-done.

Fueled by the quest, Chen Yan grew even more excited.

After purchasing his starting items, the moment the fountain shield vanished, he immediately stepped outside.

“Xiye, I’m coming!”