Lin Yu, an overworked office drone who pulls all-nighters, just wants to play one game as Garen and unwind.
A flash of purple light fills the screen, and he finds himself lying in the real Summoner’s Rift. The Shadow Wolves really bite. The monsters really kill. And the giant sword falling from the sky makes it clear: this is Runeterra, not a game.
The good news: he knows every champion’s abilities inside out.
The bad news: his “golden finger” only works when he talks. If he wants to do anything, he’ll have to run for his life.
Mistaken for a spy by Garen, held at swordpoint by Yasuo, and left hanging upside down in one of Teemo’s traps, Lin Yu uses his gaming knowledge to survive one close call after another, unexpectedly earning the champions’ trust.
But when he discovers Void creatures conspiring with humans at a Noxian camp, when Yasuo’s talisman begins to glow with a strange purple light, and when a chilling voice whispers in his mind, “You can’t escape. The Void is where you belong”...
Lin Yu finally understands that his transmigration was no accident.
The Void is waiting for him.
And there are even greater secrets ahead: Summoner’s Rift is being corrupted, Void rifts have appeared in the real world, and the power suddenly surging inside him, a mix of gold and purple...
What is it?
[An overworked gaming nerd × the champions of the Rift. Using game knowledge to fight for survival, this hardcore gamer’s rule of survival is simple: as long as you don’t die, you can beat the game.]
[Also known as: "I Talk My Way Through the Rift" "Garen Says I’m a Tactical Genius" "Yasuo Once Bought Me a Drink" "Teemo Gave Me a Backpack Full of Mushrooms" "Darius: Anyone Who Can Take One of My Axes Has Earned It"]
As an old LOL player, the moment I opened "Return of the Rift: Guardian of the Blue Star", I was firmly grasped by the familiar setting of Summoner's Rift - this is not only a wonderful time travel article, but also a passionate hymn written to all players who love the Rift.