Hearing Abu's words, Chu Ran's pupils contracted and the corner of his mouth twitched.
Why the hell hadn't he said so earlier?
Wait a second~
What the hell was I scared of?
I've got cheats. So what if I'm the one getting drilled in the top lane?
Honestly, it wasn't even certain that he would be in the starting lineup.
Thanks to EDG's efforts during this period, they had successfully bought Nofe, the coach of Rox—the "main culprit" behind their quarterfinal elimination this year—
along with an ADC, though he had originally been Rox's mid laner, Cry.
It had been arranged long ago for him to come to EDG as an ADC—Zet, the player Chu Ran knew from the future—replacing the weak-link kid during the half-year Spring Split. But who could have expected Deft and Pawn to renew their contracts for another year because of Chu Ran?
Which meant he would probably be warming the bench after coming here.
But it didn't seem to matter much. In Chu Ran's memory, Zet hadn't performed very well, and he had struggled to communicate with his teammates. Later, when the weak-link kid played in the Summer Split, he really had stunned the LPL with all sorts of insane reactions.
He had once been called one of the "LPL's three new-generation ADCs."
And then there was no then.
Abu looked at Chu Ran's expression and immediately laughed. He had already guessed what Chu Ran was thinking.
"Want Ah Guang to play? It's already decided. You'll be in the starting lineup against Snake Esports, together with Yuan Shuo and Hekui."
"Oh, Kai Ge is playing?"
"Ming Kai..." Abu glanced at Ming Kai. "His fighting spirit has collapsed. He plans to rest during the Spring Split. Zhiming will play."
Chu Ran shuddered all over. Prince Ai Luoli.
Fine.
When the time came, the match would probably depend on him, Pawn, and Deft.
At that moment, Ale seemed to notice Chu Ran's expression too and looked rather displeased. "Little Ran, what kind of expression is that?"
"Nothing. Don't misunderstand. I just thought of something funny."
"What's funny?" Ale asked casually.
"TPing to bears, TPing to lanterns. I suddenly realized EDG had actually gathered Wolong Fengchu."
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In an instant, Abu chose to walk away. "Hekui, Zhiming, I don't care. Do whatever you want."
Everything about Chu Ran was good except for that mouth of his.
Why did he have to bring up exactly what shouldn't be mentioned?
Seeing the looks in Deft's and Ale's eyes, Chu Ran hurriedly ran to Ming Kai's side. "Kai Ge, save me!"
"You brought it on yourself with that cheap mouth. Don't come looking for me. I want to let you taste my Muay Thai too. Oh, and Zz1tai wants to hit you even more. He posted on Weibo exposing your evil deeds."
Ming Kai held his phone out in front of Chu Ran, and Zz1tai's Weibo post was displayed right before him.
Snake-Zz1tai:
Disgusting! Holy crap, I've played professionally for so many years and never encountered anyone this disgusting. He seriously broke my defense, @EDG-Easy. We're both on Lingshi Road. Don't walk alone at night when you go out from now on. Watch out for invisible rats coming to put a sack over your head.
Hehe~ Hello!
He had only posted it around ten minutes ago, but several thousand comments had already flooded in below.
As the LPL's player number 003, Zz1tai might not have had any results, but he still had diehard fans.
Chu Ran opened his own Weibo and found that plenty of people had already come to leave comments under his posts. Of course, he couldn't tell whether they were Imperial antis pretending to be someone else.
You disgusting thing. Is Zz1tai your father? You broke someone's defense in a Rank game and you're proud of it?
You're both part of the Lingshi Road Trio, both making a living in the LPL. Was it necessary to target Zz1tai so hard just for your own program effect?
Not a fan of anyone, just a passerby. Zz1tai is so adorable, yet someone without professional ethics like Ran Chu broke his defense. Was leeching off Little Dog's popularity not enough? Now you have to leech off Zz1tai too?
You've disgusted This Lord to death. You like playing support Twitch? Are you some sewer rat who lives in the sewers?
Just a passerby, but EDG really deserves to be called hungry. They'll eat any trash. EDG is completely finished.
"Getting flamed now, huh? Fans are a scary group. If they don't like something, they'll flame it."
Ming Kai spoke as he shared his personal experience with Chu Ran. "So sometimes, don't do things that stir up this kind of controversy. Catch him a few times and that's enough. You directly caught Zz1tai into a 'Hehe~ Hello!' Snake Esports even posted an official Weibo statement calling you out."
As he spoke, Ming Kai mimed holding a gun, then laughed.
"But it really is funny."
"So, Kai Ge, being afraid of fans flaming you is one of the important reasons why you'd rather do nothing than make a mistake?"
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The smile on Ming Kai's face instantly vanished. He directly joined Deft and Ale, and the entire EDG Club was filled with a joyful atmosphere.
However, two people couldn't be happy.
One was Mouse, Ah Guang. Against a weak team like Snake Esports, he had wanted to go up and put on a show, only for Chu Ran to snatch the spot from him.
It made no sense. Why did Chu Ran get to steal his starting position?
The other was Scout. Watching Pawn work hard in Rank to regain his form, he gnashed his teeth and began worrying about his position as the starting mid laner. Still, he would be the substitute against Snake Esports this time.
A dark thought emerged in his heart.
He hoped Pawn would make mistakes onstage because of his back injury, so that he could play. Then his female fans would get to see his handsome figure on the competitive stage again.
At the same time, at Snake Esports' club base.
Zz1tai was still red-faced, shrieking madly.
The more he thought about it, the angrier he got!
The angrier he got, the more he thought about it!
Zz1tai collapsed into his gaming chair. The stream had already been shut down, his eyes were vacant, and Chu Ran had completely beaten him senseless.
"Holy crap, Zz1tai, stop thinking about it. I'll play against EDG in a few days and properly teach that disgusting beast a lesson for you!" 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 some time off before becoming a support first. He had heard that Zuo Wu had personally gone to Incheon to invite an ADC named Ohq.
Zz1tai stared blankly and muttered, "Stop talking crap. You'll be facing Deft!"
"What the hell is Deft? It's not like This Lord hasn't played against him before!" Crystal Brother froze, then immediately roared, his expression arrogant. "Back when This Lord was at my peak, Uzi, Deft, Sima Old Thief—This Lord hung them all up and beat them!"
"There is only one god in the LPL, and that's K God! I'm afraid you don't understand, Zz1tai. This Lord only wants to avenge you because Easy disgusted you. Other people don't even have the qualifications to let K God play."
"One fish, four meals?"
Next second, Crystal Brother's face immediately turned red. "That was crowd-control cancellation, crowd-control cancellation!"
At that moment, Zhu Kai only felt a headache coming on as he watched the scene. EDG had one living father, while Snake Esports had two abstract boys.
Just as he was feeling troubled, Holy Spear Brother suddenly walked up to Zhu Kai.
"Coach Zhu, I'm afraid I won't be able to play against EDG in a few days."
Zhu Kai froze. "What's wrong?"
"There's suddenly something going on at home. I need to take a few days off."
In an instant, Zhu Kai's headache grew even worse. He immediately looked at Holy Spear Brother suspiciously and said, "Don't tell me you're afraid of Easy. You're a veteran, and he's a rookie!"
"Uh, there really is something going on." Holy Spear Brother spread his hands, looking helpless.
Seeing that Holy Spear Brother was serious, Zhu Kai had no choice but to wave his hand. His head was about to explode.
Without Holy Spear Brother, how could they compete with EDG?
Especially in the top lane. Although Chu Ran had never played in the LPL, his All-Star Solo had proven that he was a very strong laner.
He had reached first place on both the domestic and Korean servers, so he couldn't be underestimated. And behind him stood EDG, Ming Kai, Pawn, Deft, and even Meiko was no slouch. They truly counted as this year's LPL galaxy fleet.
Looking at Zz1tai, who was still chattering endlessly with Crystal Brother, Zhu Kai's eyes lit up.
It was simple. Wouldn't it work if Zz1tai carried?
"Zz1tai!"
"Yeah."
"When we face EDG, you'll play top lane as a substitute. Let Tank play mid. Something came up at Holy Spear Brother's home and he needs to go back. You'll play top for a few games."
Hearing this, Zz1tai was somewhat taken aback.
He had been playing mid since joining Snake Esports. Before joining Snake Esports, he had played top lane. After joining Snake Esports, he was still playing top lane.
Then hadn't he come here for nothing?
But when he heard that EDG's starting top laner would most likely be Chu Ran, Zz1tai immediately nodded in agreement.
"Then practice more over the next few days. Easy's Fiora is very strong."
"It's not like I haven't played against Fiora before. My Gangplank beats Fiora to death, one shot, one kill!"
Zz1tai confidently patted his chest, a fierce glint appearing in his eyes.
You used Twitch to break my defense and turn me into a rat, right?
Onstage, I'll shoot you dead one shot at a time!
"This guy posted on Weibo. Holy crap, he really knows how to make trouble. He apologized to you, Zz1tai, but—"
Hearing Crystal Brother say that Chu Ran had posted an apology to him on Weibo, some of Zz1tai's anger faded. But seeing Crystal Brother stop halfway through, he immediately asked in confusion, "But what?"
"See for yourself."
Zz1tai grabbed his phone, opened Weibo, and clicked on Chu Ran's post. His face, which had just returned to normal, immediately flushed red again, and veins bulged on his hand.
He really wanted to go to the EDG Club and slap Chu Ran several times.
EDG-Easy:
I'm guilty! I'm sorry, sumimasen! I shouldn't have used support Twitch in Rank and broken the defense of LPL player number 003.
I'm sorry to Zz1tai, sorry to Snake Esports, and sorry to the LPL. I was the one who pioneered support Twitch in the LPL, causing countless Public Matches to adopt support Twitch. I'm sorry to all ADC players. My crimes deserve ten thousand deaths!
But no one is perfect, and everyone makes mistakes. I didn't know the LPL had such an unwritten rule: you can't break the defense of players or gamers!
I sincerely admit my mistake. I'll definitely pay attention next time. And here, I offer player Zz1tai my heartfelt apology. As a veteran, I don't think you'll blame a rookie like me, right?
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Zz1tai typed out a whole bunch of comments, only to find that he needed to follow Chu Ran first. Then he realized that if he started arguing with Chu Ran on Weibo, the controversy would really blow up.
After all, the LPL really did not have an unwritten rule saying you couldn't break someone's defense by ganking them.
But his defense really had been broken now.
Fuck you!
Who are you being sarcastic to?
Zz1tai immediately began frantically clicking report. Only after reporting the post for several minutes did he close his phone. Out of sight, out of mind.
At the same time, as soon as Chu Ran's Weibo post was sent out, it immediately caused a huge uproar across Weibo!
66666! I'm Zz1tai, I'm about to get so tilted I'll become depressed.
No, I seriously can't take it anymore. Why does this guy have so many tricks?
Bro, did you inherit the Yin-Yang School or something? You're the Yin-Yang Master, aren't you?
Ran Chu, you really deserve to die! Because of your support Twitch, do you know what kind of nightmare I just went through as an ADC player?!
I bought a watch last year. You really are guilty. Support Twitch is freaking animal behavior! I ban Twitch every single ranked game now!
I get what this guy means. He sincerely admits his mistake and firmly refuses to change!
Ran Chu is seriously disgusting. He has no respect for veterans at all. I hope Zz1tai can properly teach him a lesson for Little Dog.
This guy's professional ethics are truly low. Not only does he have no respect for the World's Number One ADC, he's also here mocking Zz1tai.
Exactly. Only Ran Chu enjoys breaking people's defense.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Breaking someone's defense with skill is a crime, but your Little Dog going AFK to shower is violating heavenly law? Why haven't I seen him struck dead by lightning yet?
Imperial antis are even more disgusting. Ptooey! Spit on Imperial antis before leaving.
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