At this moment, every major livestream platform was in an uproar, and countless Meme Lovers were grinning from ear to ear.
Only a huge number of Imperial fans stared at their screens with gnashing teeth, wishing they could rush into the Player Booth and pin Chu Ran's hands down.
No one could stop Uzi from winning the Solo Competition—not even Uzi himself.
These fans had already thought of how they would praise Uzi once he claimed the Solo Competition championship.
Then Chu Ran had appeared out of nowhere and even put Uzi at a disadvantage.
At the Commentary booth, Miller, Guan Zeyuan, and Wawa were all greatly surprised, their eyes filled with shock.
"Ah, another angled cannon shot! My God, the instant that minion died, the cannon shot went right through and directly hit Little Dog hiding behind the wave!"
Seeing this, Miller cried out in a daze, then hurriedly exclaimed, "Player Easy is terrifying. His control over the minion wave and his timing on Jayce's combo are almost absurdly precise."
"That's right." Guan Zeyuan nodded approvingly. "Little Dog has taken another shot. Is he still not recalling? If he takes one more, he might get Solo Killed."
In the Player Booth, Uzi looked at his rapidly dropping HP, countless question marks appearing over his head.
Are you fucking kidding me!
That could hit too?
After discovering how ridiculously accurate Chu Ran's Jayce cannon shots were, he no longer dared to push forward. He hid behind the minion wave, using his range and Q Skill to CS while placing traps to restrict Chu Ran's Jayce's positioning and look for a Headshot opportunity.
Since he could not suppress him, he would beat Chu Ran through CS.
He refused to believe that Chu Ran could out-CS him while Jayce could not even hit him.
Just now, in order to land that Shockwave on him, Chu Ran had missed a minion.
With things as they were, Uzi pressed B beneath his tower, then pressed Tab. Looking at both sides' CS, his mind instantly buzzed.
Fuck!
Why?
Uzi felt his temperature rising. Why did Chu Ran's Jayce still have one more CS than him?
He had indeed missed several minions, but Jayce should have missed some too.
Could Chu Ran's CSing Skill actually be better than his?
That was impossible!
In an instant, Uzi's face reddened even further, making countless viewers burst into laughter.
Hey, hey, hey, how was the World's Number One ADC behind someone else in CS?
What was going on? The god had not even built a thirty-CS lead? Did that not mean he had lost? For a god, could it even be called a CS lead without thirty minions?
Because the god had gone to the Void, and the one competing now was the god's stand-in, Red-Temperature Jian Zihao.
How bold, who sent our god to the Void? Oh, turns out the god was originally from the Void.
Seeing these bullet comments, the Imperial fans were so furious they jumped to their feet and immediately began battling everyone in the livestream room.
Can you Uzi Haters and Anti-fans shut up? Little Dog was building up his strength. Why were you barking like dogs?
Exactly. Based on what I know about Little Dog, if he did not have a CS lead in lane, he was usually about to get a lane kill.
Look at Little Dog's eyes. Those were the eyes of someone about to kill. I saw the Little Dog from back then.
Ran Chu must die!
At the same time, seeing Caitlyn recall, Chu Ran immediately shoved the entire wave beneath the tower, then pressed B as well, rapidly considering how to solo kill this Caitlyn.
Caitlyn had used Exhaust just now. He had to make his move while it was on cooldown; otherwise, she would only become harder to kill later.
To kill Caitlyn, Chu Ran had to force out his E Skill. That way, even if Caitlyn had Flash, Chu Ran could Flash Follow.
But to Chu Ran, whether he could get a solo kill was important, while whether he could get a stylish solo kill was even more important.
Being handsome was a lifelong pursuit.
Why else had the Double Zed battle become such an eternal classic, making Yue Lun complain in his heart every day that this shitty game had not died yet?
Was it not because Faker's counter-kill had been powerful and stylish at the same time?
Therefore, Chu Ran decided he had to make it a little more stylish too.
As the saying went, if this match was going to be lost, then he had to go in and make a stylish play.
But if this match was destined to be won, then he had to win stylishly.
With all those traits backing him, Chu Ran could not think of any possibility of losing. Several ways of Solo Killing Caitlyn immediately surfaced in his mind.
The corner of the mouth rose on Chu Ran's lips as he returned to base and bought another Long Sword, a pair of Boots, and a Health Potion.
In a normal matchup, Jayce should have bought Tear of the Goddess at this point and later built Manamune, but there was not much need for that in a Solo Competition. Expanding his advantage was more important.
The Long Sword gave another 10 attack damage, while the Boots added 25 movement speed, allowing Chu Ran to gain even more speed. Uzi had missed a wave during this recall, so his economy was worse than Chu Ran's.
"He should have double Doran's and a Refillable Potion."
Sure enough, when they returned to lane and the wave pushed back toward the middle, Caitlyn's items were exactly as Chu Ran had predicted.
"Oh, both sides have recalled and returned to lane, but Easy has an extra pair of Boots over Little Dog. Little Dog needs to be careful—he absolutely cannot get hit by Jayce's combo again. Jayce has switched to hammer form. What does he want to do?"
"Little Dog has a Headshot stored up and is standing within the minion wave as he pushes forward, looking to use that Headshot to pressure Player Easy."
Only a moment after Miller said that, Chu Ran directly used Leap of the Heavens.
He instantly jumped onto a minion to close in on Caitlyn, making Uzi's expression change drastically. Uzi hurriedly used his E Skill to leap backward while casting W at a point behind Jayce in the air.
Caitlyn's strongest play was placing a trap during E. If done well, she could store a Headshot and use AE Flash WAAQR, firing three Headshots in an instant.
Naturally, this maneuver was difficult. So when Uzi pulled it off, all the Imperial fans collectively erupted, and even Miller and the others exclaimed in amazement.
"My God! Little Dog's trap placement during Caitlyn's E was unbelievably smooth. He completely caught Player Easy off guard, but unfortunately, Player Easy switched into cannon form."
"Another incredibly accurate cannon shot hit Little Dog. The huge movement speed bonus only allowed Little Dog to fire two Headshots, but it did not seem like a loss. The damage from two Headshots plus a Q Skill was higher than Jayce's cannon shot!"
"It feels like Player Easy is getting anxious. He wants to solo kill Little Dog as quickly as possible and end this Solo matchup, but unfortunately, Little Dog is a veteran after all. He has a wealth of experience, and that move forward from Little Dog was baiting Player Easy."
"Teacher Miller is right." Guan Zeyuan nodded in agreement. "But Little Dog's control over the distance was simply too good, so Player Easy's Leap of the Heavens could not land directly on Caitlyn."
"Wow!" Wawa immediately exclaimed. "Little Dog's laning ability is still beyond question."
At this moment, countless Imperial fans on-site cheered. In the Player Booth, Uzi's lips curled upward in disdain.
Chu Ran was still too green to play Solo against him.
Who was he?
He was Jian Zihao, the World's Number One ADC.
He was someone who could go even with, or even suppress, famous AD players in lane.
Inside EDG's Backstage Lounge.
Abu frowned and fiercely slapped Ming Kai's thigh, making Ming Kai bare his teeth in pain. His dead fish eyes rolled upward as he glared at Abu angrily.
"This is bad. Little Ran got impatient. He just needed to keep looking for opportunities to pressure him with the combo!"
"I know you're anxious, but calm down first. Could you stop slapping my thigh?" Ming Kai was somewhat speechless. Luckily Abu was the coach, or he would definitely have made him try his Muay Thai and Depression Knife Method.
"This feels like a mistake. That trade was clearly unfavorable." Deft knitted his brows, a trace of worry in his soft voice.
Pawn, standing beside him, cracked a joke instead. "Hekui, could you pull off that Caitlyn play?"
Deft gave Pawn an eye roll, too lazy to respond, and continued staring at the big screen.
Mosue also spoke up at this point. "After that exchange, it feels like the advantage is gone. Caitlyn's range advantage is showing again. She can just stand behind the minions and auto-attack."
Just as everyone thought Uzi was about to turn the tables, Chu Ran remained relaxed, his eyes locked tightly onto his Ultimate Ability cooldown.
Jayce's Ultimate Ability had a six-second cooldown, and even at rank four, it was still six seconds.
Spark Surge and Leap of the Heavens both had sixteen-second cooldowns at rank one, but fourteen seconds at rank two. Caitlyn's E Skill also had a sixteen-second cooldown at rank one.
They were both level four now. By normal logic, Caitlyn could not possibly have put two points into E, while Chu Ran had put two points into Q.
Those two seconds of cooldown difference were enough to accomplish many things.
"Oh, it is clear that Player Easy is having a hard time now. Meanwhile, Little Dog has become aggressive again. It could only be said that Little Dog was still Little Dog."
Just as Miller said this, a sudden change occurred on the Rift. His eyes widened as he cried out, "Ah, wait! What is Player Easy doing!"
In an instant, countless viewers focused intently. The moment Chu Ran's Ultimate Ability came off cooldown again, he immediately switched from cannon form back to hammer form, gaining 40 movement speed from the passive on top of the 25 from his Boots.
At that moment, his Jayce was like he had put on sprinting shoes, moving as fast as the wind.
Uzi's pupils contracted sharply. He hurriedly retreated, his mind briefly freezing.
His E Skill had not even come off cooldown yet. What did Chu Ran's Jayce mean by charging at him?
Could he still be trying to solo kill This Lord?
But just as he was puzzled, a golden light flashed and arrived beside his Caitlyn.
Uzi's first thought was to save Flash. His HP was still quite healthy. Jayce's last shot had dealt a little over 200 damage, nearly one-third of his HP. He immediately drank a potion. Jayce had no skills left, and if he used E, he would only send Uzi faster into the safe area beneath his tower.
By the time Jayce's skills came off cooldown, his E Skill would be ready too. Whether he wanted to kite or fight back, everything would be foolproof.
He felt that Chu Ran was anxious now, because if this continued, Uzi would win through CS.
Chu Ran might even chase him beneath the tower, and then Uzi could counter-kill him.
In an instant, Guan Zeyuan hurriedly cried out, "Oh! Player Easy is extremely impatient here, directly using Flash to close in on Little Dog with that huge movement speed! My God! He immediately applies Ignite! Thunderous Blow triggers Stormrider's Surge, but this instead sends Little Dog into the tower! What is Player Easy doing? He is directly chasing into the tower! And he has drawn minion aggro too! Has Easy lost his mind?"
"Hammer-form Lightning Field is continuously burning him, and Caitlyn's HP is dropping quickly. But Little Dog is not panicking. He is auto-attacking while moving around the tower, and he even places a trap to seal off Player Easy's retreat. It is over!"
"Then we can congratulate Little Dog!"
Seeing this, Uzi was delighted. His smile nearly split his face, and countless Imperial fans had already begun cheering, while Abu and the others shook their heads and sighed.
But suddenly, an unexpected change occurred.
Seeing that Leap of the Heavens had refreshed, Chu Ran immediately jumped onto a minion behind him, clearing the trap and leaving tower range with only a few dozen HP left. At the same time, he swiftly switched into cannon form.
With a flick of his mouse, he sharply turned back, like a Fadeaway Jump Shot.
Shockwave!
The blue cannonball flew straight ahead like a deadly particle orb. Uzi's expression changed drastically, countless question marks flashing through his mind. Seeing that his E Skill was still on cooldown, he hurriedly handed over Flash.
Only for his Flash to put his face directly into the cannonball.
Bang!
The massive cannonball struck him with perfect accuracy—and struck everyone's hearts as well.
A moment later, accompanied by Ignite's damage, an utterly shocking announcement echoed throughout the entire venue.
"EDG-Easy has slain RNG-Uzi!"
"First blood!"
At that moment, countless viewers were stunned by Chu Ran's play. The First blood announcement relentlessly assaulted their eardrums, leaving everyone stunned as an enormous uproar swept through the venue and Livestream rooms!
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