I Have Sinned! But I Don't Think You'll Blame Me.

Chu Ran's pupils constricted as Abu spoke, his lips twitching.

Why didn't he say so earlier?

Wait a minute~

What am I even afraid of?

I've got cheats, so what if I'm the one playing top lane during military training?

Honestly, it's not even certain if he'll be the starting player.

Through EDG's efforts during this period, they successfully acquired Nofe, the coach of Rox—the very "culprit" that eliminated them in the quarterfinals this year. They also brought over an AD, though the original AD was Cry, Rox's mid laner.

It was originally planned long ago for him to come to EDG and play AD, the player known in the future as Zet, who would replace Fish Boy for the spring split. But who would have thought that because of Chu Ran, Deft and Pawn would renew their contracts for another year?

This likely meant he'd be warming the bench upon his arrival.

But it seemed to not have much impact. In Chu Ran's memory, Zet's performance wasn't great, and he had a lot of trouble communicating with his teammates. Later, Fish Boy's appearance in the summer split shocked the LPL with his various clutch reactions.

He was once called one of the "LPL's three rising ADCs."

And then there was nothing more.

Abu saw the look on Chu Ran's face and immediately started laughing, having already guessed Chu Ran's thoughts.

"You want Ah Guang to play? It's already been decided. You're starting against Snake, along with Heo Gyu and Hwan Kyu."

"Oh, is Kai Ge playing?"

"Ming Kai..." Abu glanced at Ming Kai. "His mental state is shattered. He plans to rest for the spring split. Ji Ming will be playing."

Chu Ran shivered all over. Prince Ai Luoli.

Fine.

Come the match, it'll probably be up to me, Pawn, and Deft.

At this moment, Ai Luoli seemed to notice Chu Ran's expression and was a bit displeased. "Little Brother Ran, what's with that look?"

"Nothing, don't misunderstand. I just thought of something funny."

"What's so funny?" Ai Luoli asked casually.

"TPing to a bear, TPing to a lamp... I'm just suddenly feeling that our EDG has gathered Wolong and Fengchu."

[Red Temperature +55]

[Red Temperature +66]

Instantly, Abu chose to walk away. "Heo Gyu, Ji Ming, I don't care, do whatever you want."

Chu Ran was good at everything, except for his mouth.

Why bring up that particular topic?

Seeing the looks from Deft and Ai Luoli, Chu Ran quickly ran to Ming Kai's side. "Kai Ge, save me!"

"I told you not to run your mouth. Don't come to me. I still want to show you my Muay Thai. Oh, and Zz1tai wants to beat you up too. He posted on Weibo accusing you of your evil deeds." Ming Kai handed his phone to Chu Ran, and Zz1tai's Weibo post was clearly displayed.

Snake-Zzltai:

[Disgusting! I've played professionally for so many years and never encountered someone so disgusting. You've truly broken my mental defense. @EDG-Easy, we're both on Lingshi Road. Don't walk alone at night from now on, be careful of invisible rats coming to put a sack over you.

Hehehe~ Hello there!]

His Weibo post had only been up for about ten minutes, but it was already flooded with thousands of comments.

As LPL's 003 player, Zz1tai might not have had many achievements, but he had his loyal fans.

Chu Ran opened his own Weibo and found many people leaving comments. Of course, he couldn't tell if they were fake fans impersonating others.

[Disgusting thing, is Zz1tai your dad? Are you proud of tilting someone in solo queue?]

[We're all from Lingshi Road, mixing in the LPL together. Is it necessary to target Zz1tai like this for your own entertainment?]

[Not a fan of anyone, just a passerby. Zz1tai is so cute, but he was tilted by someone with no professional ethics like Ran Chu. He wasn't content with riding Little Dog's popularity and had to ride Zz1tai's too.]

[I'm so disgusted, you like playing Mouse support. Ran Chu, aren't you a rat living in the sewer?]

[Pure passerby, only feel that EDG lives up to its name, eating all sorts of garbage. EDG is rotten to the core.]

"You're getting flamed, huh? The fan base is really scary. They'll just flame if they don't like something," Ming Kai said, imparting his personal experience to Chu Ran. "So sometimes, don't do this kind of thing that stirs up trouble. Just gank a few times. You ganked Zz1tai so much that, hehe, you're good, and Snake even posted an official Weibo to accuse you."

As he spoke, Ming Kai mimed holding a gun and then laughed.

"But it is indeed funny."

"So, Brother Kai, is the reason you're afraid of being flamed by fans why you'd rather do nothing than make a mistake?"

[Red Temperature +349]

The smile on Ming Kai's face instantly vanished. He joined Deft and Ai Luoli, and the entire EDG was filled with a joyful atmosphere.

However, two people couldn't bring themselves to be happy.

One was Mouse, Ah Guang. He had wanted to put on a show against a weak team like Snake, but Chu Ran had stolen his spotlight.

It made no sense. Why should Chu Ran get to start over him?

The other was Scout. Watching Pawn diligently playing ranked games to regain his form, Scout gritted his teeth, worried about his starting mid-laner position. However, for this match against Snake, he was the substitute.

A dark thought entered his mind.

If Pawn made a mistake on stage due to his back injury, he could get a chance to play. Then, his many female fans could see his handsome figure on the battlefield again.

At the same time, at the Snake club base.

Zz1tai was still blushing, roaring in a frenzy.

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became! The angrier he got, the more he wanted to!

Zz1tai slumped into his gaming chair. The stream had ended, his eyes were vacant; he had been completely stunned by Chu Ran.

"You damn Zz1tai, don't even think about it. When we play EDG in a few days, I'll play and teach this disgusting piece of trash a lesson," Crystal Brother roared from the side.

After the bloody BO10, he had rushed to the hospital for bloodletting treatment. He had originally planned to take a break and play support for a while. He heard that Zuo Wu had specifically gone to Incheon to invite an AD named Ohq.

Zz1tai stared blankly and muttered, "Don't talk nonsense. You're going up against Deft!"

"What the hell is Deft? It's not like I haven't played against him before!" Crystal Brother was stunned and immediately roared, his face defiant. "Back in my prime, I could beat Uzi, Deft, and Sima Laozai all at once."

There's only one god in the LPL, and that's K God! I'm afraid you don't understand, Zz1tai. I'm seeing you being disgusted by this Easy, and I'll get revenge for you. Others don't even have the qualification to ask K God to play.

"One fish, four kills?"

The next second, Crystal Brother's face turned red. "That was a CC cleanse, a CC cleanse!"

At this moment, Zhu Kai saw this scene and felt a headache coming on. EDG had a living legend, and their Snake also had two eccentric boys.

As he was feeling troubled, Holy Spear Brother suddenly walked up to Zhu Kai.

"Captain Zhu, I'm afraid I won't be able to play in a few days when we face EDG."

Zhu Kai was stunned. "What's wrong?"

"Something came up at home temporarily, I need to take a few days off."

Suddenly, Zhu Kai's headache worsened. He looked at Holy Spear Brother with suspicion and said, "Aren't you afraid of Easy? You're a veteran, and he's a rookie!"

"Uh, it's really something," Holy Spear Brother shrugged, looking very helpless.

Seeing that Holy Spear Brother was serious, Zhu Kai had no choice but to wave his hand, his head about to explode.

Without Holy Spear Brother, how could they contend with EDG?

Especially in the top lane position. Although Chu Ran hadn't played in the LPL, his performance in the All-Star Solo match proved he was a strong player in lane.

He had reached first place in both the Chinese and Korean servers. He couldn't be underestimated, and with EDG backing him, Ming Kai, Pawn, Deft, and even Meiko were not weak. They could truly be considered this year's LPL's "Galactic Fleet."

Looking at Zz1tai, who was still chattering non-stop with Crystal Brother, Zhu Kai's eyes lit up.

It was simple. Zz1tai could carry the team!

"Zz1tai!"

"Yes."

"You'll be the substitute top laner against EDG. Let Tank play mid. Holy Spear Brother has something to attend to and needs to go home. You'll play top lane for a few games."

Hearing this, Zz1tai was a little taken aback.

He had come to Snake to play mid lane. Before coming to Snake, he had played top lane, and after arriving at Snake, he was still playing top lane.

Wasn't that a wasted trip?

But as soon as he heard that Chu Ran was very likely EDG's starting top laner, Zz1tai immediately nodded in agreement.

"Then practice more these few days. Easy's Fiora is very strong."

"It's not like I haven't played Fiora before. I can beat Fiora with Gangplank, one shot at a time!"

Zz1tai confidently patted his chest, a fierce glint appearing in his eyes.

So this guy broke me down into a rat by playing Twitch. On the battlefield, I'll kill you one shot at a time!

"This guy posted on Weibo. Holy crap, this guy is really something. He apologized to you, Zz1tai, but..."

Hearing Crystal Brother say that Chu Ran had apologized to him on Weibo, Zz1tai's anger subsided a little. Seeing that Crystal Brother only told half the story, he asked doubtfully, "But what?"

"See for yourself."

Zz1tai grabbed his phone and opened Weibo. He clicked on Chu Ran's Weibo post. His face, which had just returned to normal, immediately flushed again, and veins bulged on his hands.

Damn it, I really want to go to EDG's club and slap Chu Ran a few times.

EDG-Easy:

[I am guilty! I'm sorry, my bad! I shouldn't have used Twitch as support in ranked games and made LPL player #003 break down.]

I'm sorry to Zz1tai, sorry to Snake, sorry to LPL. I'm the one who pioneered the Twitch support strategy in the LPL, causing countless public matches to feature the Twitch support playstyle. I've let down all the AD players out there. I deserve to die!

But no one is perfect, who can avoid mistakes? I also didn't know there was such an unwritten rule in the LPL that you can't push players to their breaking point!

I sincerely admit my mistake and will definitely be more careful next time. I also want to offer my sincere apologies to player Zz1tai here. As a senior, I don't think he'll hold it against a newcomer like me, right? ]

[Red Temperature +123]

[Red Temperature +246]

Zz1tai commented on a bunch of things and found he still had to pay attention. Then he thought about it: if he actually argued with Chu Ran on Weibo, the situation would really blow up.

After all, there wasn't really an unwritten rule in the LPL about not pushing people to their breaking point.

But he was genuinely pushed to his breaking point right now.

You motherfucker!

What's with all this passive-aggression?

Zz1tai immediately started clicking the report button frantically. After a few minutes of reporting, he turned off his phone, deciding it was better not to see it.

At the same time, Chu Ran's Weibo post sent shockwaves through the platform!

[66666! I'm Zz1tai, I'm about to break down and become depressed.]

[No, I really can't hold it together. How does this guy always have so much content?]

[Bro, did you learn from the School of Diplomacy? Are you a master of passive-aggression?]

[Chu Ran, you really deserve to die, you really deserve to die! Because of your Twitch support, do you know what kind of nightmare I, as an AD player, just went through!]

[I bought a watch last year, you really are guilty. Twitch support is truly a beast! I ban Twitch in every ranked game now!]

[I get what this guy means, sincerely admitting mistakes, absolutely refusing to change!]

[Chu Ran is truly disgusting, showing no respect for seniors. I hope Zz1tai can teach him a lesson on behalf of Little Dog.]

People like this have really low professional quality. Not only do they show no respect to the world's number one ADC, but they're also being passive-aggressive towards Zz1tai.

[Indeed, only Chu Ran enjoys pushing people to their breaking point.]

[Oh, right, right, right. Is it a crime to break someone down with skill? Then isn't your Little Dog going AFK while showering violating heavenly law! Why hasn't he been struck by lightning yet?]

[Imperial scum are even more disgusting, ah—pfft! Spitting on Imperial scum before leaving.]