He's Still Hinting at Ming Kai, Still Hinting!

After Chu Ran's Weibo post was sent out, it immediately drew the attention of countless Meme Lovers and anti-fans.

The comment section was flooded in the blink of an eye, with hundreds of comments appearing in less than a few minutes.

666666, so LPL's Little Peanut was beating up his own idol?

You made me laugh so hard I nearly spat. Why does this guy have so many tricks?

Wait, do League of Legends Professional Players have to be comedians now?

Just tell us—were you hired by EDG to ruin Factory Director?

Ahahaha~ You've got some nerve! Who are you hinting at?

Peanut: My favorite jungler player is Clearlove!

Ran Chu was at it again. It would be hilarious if Snake Esports crushed him later.

What a joke. Ran Chu, did you not brush your teeth when you woke up this morning? Your breath was huge.

What brand of Trash Bag is this? How could it hold so much? Zz1tai might be bad, but he wasn't someone you could mess with.

As Zz1tai stared at Chu Ran's Weibo, his expression instantly darkened, while Crystal Brother beside him was still laughing loudly.

"Zz1tai, you know what? You really do know what? This guy has half my talent. Sure enough, people like us who love reading are all like this."

Zz1tai glanced at Crystal Brother, his eyes filled with contempt.

I told you to study, but you went to feed pigs. Otherwise, you wouldn't have become a professional player. He closed Weibo and let out the stifled breath in his chest.

"What the hell kind of talent is that? Do you need to study to play League of Legends?"

"What matters in competition is skill and mechanics. This lord will definitely smash his dog head later!"

Red Temperature Value +134

At this moment, Zz1tai was genuinely furious. Although his top lane was not especially strong, he was not someone Chu Ran could walk all over.

Later, he absolutely had to make Chu Ran learn what it meant to respect his elders.

At the same time, in EDG's Backstage Lounge.

Meiko and the others could not stop laughing after seeing Chu Ran's Weibo. Deft leaned against Ming Kai's shoulder, enjoying himself, while Ming Kai alone wore a deadpan expression.

Where was my knife?

"You little... Little Ran, stand right there. I'll go outside and get you some dollars. Your talent is so outstanding that I have to reward you—with dollars!"

"Look, Kai Ge, what's our relationship? Why are you still talking about 'knifing' me?" Chu Ran grinned, making Ming Kai immediately want to unleash his Depression Knife Method.

"Enough messing around. Little Ran, perform well later. You stirred up all this hype yourself. If you lose, even I won't be able to protect you."

Hearing Abu's words, Chu Ran nodded with a smile.

He understood why Abu had put him in the starting lineup against Snake Esports today.

First, it was to give Chu Ran a chance to prove himself. Second, it was to see whether he was actually capable.

If he could not even beat Zz1tai, Abu would have to reconsider EDG's future starting lineup.

"Then V me 50 yuan first." Chu Ran held out his right palm toward Abu, making the corner of Abu's mouth twitch.

He strongly suspected that Chu Ran had joined EDG solely to scam money. Over this period, everyone had V'd him nearly a thousand yuan combined, yet there was only money going in and never money coming out.

The LPL's Pixiu!

"Take it! Play well, and don't disappoint me."

"Don't worry." After taking the 50 yuan on his phone, Chu Ran roared, "I can feel the beast sleeping within my body awakening! My appetite is invincible!"

As countless spectators finished taking their seats in the arena, under the shouts of Xiran, the female host in an Evening Gown—

Chu Ran, Zz1tai, and the others took their places in the Player Booth. Today's opening match was EDG versus Snake Esports.

The hype and entertainment were both maxed out. Cheers thundered through the venue, while the popularity of Livestream rooms across every platform surged rapidly.

The camera shifted, and the director turned it toward the Commentary booth. Two familiar figures came into everyone's view.

"Hello, dear viewers. I'm commentator Miller. Welcome to the first day of Week One of the 2017 LPL Spring Split regular season. Coming up, we have EDG versus Snake Esports. These two Lingshi Road teams have caused quite a stir recently. Who will come out ahead? We're all looking forward to it."

"I'm commentator Wawa." Wawa nodded in agreement. "Miller is right. EDG's lineup today has also exceeded the audience's expectations."

"Last year, there were rumors that Deft and Pawn would not renew their contracts, but unexpectedly, they both renewed this year. EDG also brought in a new top laner, Easy."

"His Signature Hero, Blade Master Fiora, is slightly famous on both the Chinese and Korean servers. We also saw this player's outstanding performance in the previous All-Star Solo Competition, where he successfully won the Solo Competition championship."

"But competition is different from Solo Competition. As a rookie making his LPL debut today, it remains to be seen whether he can adapt. His opponent is Snake Esports' Zz1tai. I heard Holy Spear Brother had something come up and could not play this match, so Zz1tai is filling in as the top laner."

"We all know that Zz1tai played top lane for Invictus Gaming over the last two years. He came to Snake Esports this year to play mid, but I think there is no question about his top-lane strength. I have a feeling Player Easy will be under enormous pressure!"

After Wawa finished, Miller hurriedly nodded along. "That's right. One is a rookie, the other a veteran. It depends on whether Easy can withstand the pressure. But based on the matches in recent years, very few rookies have delivered eye-catching performances right away."

"Without further ado, let's take a look at the first game's BP."

Many EDG Fans frowned when they heard Miller and Wawa's comments.

Although neither of them said it outright, their words clearly showed that they favored Zz1tai more.

Even though the fans were not very familiar with Chu Ran either, Looking down on Chu Ran meant Looking down on EDG. It was like they did not take their army of Uzi Haters seriously at all.

Next second, the BP Interface appeared before everyone.

In Game One, Snake Esports was on blue side, while EDG was on red side.

In the Player Booth, coaches Zhu Kai and Nofe were both flipping through their notebooks.

"Do we ban Fiora?" Zhu Kai asked with a frown.

"Let him pick it!" Zz1tai declared, full of vigor. "If he has the guts, let him pick it!"

Seeing Zz1tai so confident, Zhu Kai immediately banned Maokai.

"Huh? Why did Snake Esports use their first ban on Maokai? Player Easy should not be picking Maokai, logically speaking. His style is different from Mouse's."

Miller was somewhat stunned. Seeing that Maokai ban left him completely confused, his heart full of questions.

Zhu Kai, was he really a coach?

Was he pretending to be a coach?

Nofe and the others were also a little surprised by Zhu Kai's ban. "Does he think Little Ran will pick Maokai? Or is there some kind of trap?"

"It's fine, don't overthink it." Chu Ran waved his hand. "Based on my guess, he simply banned Maokai out of pure simplicity."

One Zhu Kai, one White Moonlight.

The LPL's two Magical Coaches.

Starting with this year's Spring Split, the game had undergone a major update, changing from three bans to five bans.

Rengar had received a major rework. Its Ferocity Value was reduced from five stacks to four, and its passive and abilities were also changed.

LeBlanc was reworked as well, gaining the passive Demonic Seal. In Chu Ran's opinion, it would have been better not to change her at all. Killing People was no longer as satisfying, though her wave clear speed had improved.

As for Galio, the most OP champion of this year's version, Chu Ran remembered that his rework would not arrive until March.

The first three bans from both sides were quickly decided.

Snake Esports, blue side: Maokai, LeBlanc, Syndra.

EDG, red side: Kha'Zix, Rengar, Graves.

"Oh? EDG directly banned three junglers. That is a lot of respect for Sofm. Kha'Zix and Graves are both popular junglers in this version, while Rengar was just reworked. Not only is it powerful, it also seems to have bugs, so it had to be banned as well."

"Snake Esports, meanwhile, targeted General Pawn's Champion Pool more. But if you ask me, there is no need to target General Pawn. Wutian Buddha proved back then just how deep his Champion Pool was. Camille has been left open, though. What do they do?"

"This New Hero is very strong. Will Snake Esports First Pick it?"

Seeing this, Zhu Kai was at a loss. He had planned to take a jungler for Sofm in the first slot, but EDG was simply insane!

But upon further thought, it made sense. With Pawn in mid and Deft in bot lane, Snake Esports did not really need to target them. That was confidence born from sheer strength.

"Elise."

Sofm curled his lips. He had wanted to play Nidalee, so he could show Ale what it meant to farm pigs in the jungle.

On the other side, Nofe, Deft, and the others communicated quickly before locking in Jhin and Alistar. Snake Esports then locked Caitlyn and Thresh.

"Little Ran, are you playing a Warrior Top Laner this game?"

"Yeah, pick me on four. Give the Counter Pick Slot to Brother Yuan Shuo. I don't need it."

Pawn and Nofe could not help glancing at Chu Ran.

Was he really that confident?

"Then let's take Lee Sin. Zhiming, no problem for you, right?"

When Chu Ran heard through the translator that Nofe wanted Ale to pick Lee Sin, his entire body jolted. He felt like he was about to see Primary School Monk.

Then, in the second ban phase, Snake Esports banned Jayce and Corki, while EDG chose Shen and Poppy.

Next second, a crisp female voice rang throughout the venue.

"Prepare yourself!"

Blade Master Fiora—Fiora!

The moment this champion was locked in, the audience at the venue and in the Livestream rooms all cried out in surprise.

Miller and Wawa Widened their eyes, visibly shocked.

A rookie picked Fiora in his very first appearance?

That aggressive?

"Wawa wawa wawa!" Wawa shrieked. "Fiora! EDG's Easy picked Fiora in his LPL debut! A newborn calf is not afraid of tigers! This courage deserves recognition, but isn't it a little overly confident to pick Fiora without taking the Counter Pick Slot?"

"That's right." Miller shook his head, clearing away his surprise. "I feel like General Pawn does not need the Counter Pick Slot at all. This is hard to evaluate. All I can say is that Player Easy is very confident in his Fiora."

In Snake Esports' Player Booth.

The instant Zz1tai saw Fiora, his gaze sharpened, and he immediately roared.

"Gangplank! Give me Gangplank! If I don't beat the shit out of him today, I'll take his surname!"

When Gangplank and Taliyah appeared before everyone, they immediately sparked heated discussion.

"Oh? Zz1tai's Gangplank—that's quite something. And it really is good against Fiora. I feel Player Easy might not be able to bear it." Miller laughed. "General Pawn has also picked Orianna, which is not a problem. The combination with Lee Sin is quite strong too."

"It feels like the main event of this match will be in the top lane. I wonder whether Player Easy can still be as eye-catching as he was in Public Matches when facing Zz1tai's Fiora." Wawa said happily.

Both lineups were set.

Snake Esports, blue side: Gangplank top, Elise jungle, Taliyah mid, Caitlyn and Thresh bot.

EDG, red side: Fiora top, Lee Sin jungle, Orianna mid, Jhin and Alistar bot.

As the lineups appeared before the audience at the venue and in the Livestream rooms, bullet comments immediately began scrolling.

It's over, it's all over. Feels like this guy is going to fall in his LPL debut!

Could an LPL genius on the rise be strangled in the cradle before he even had the chance to grow?

How terrible. Without this guy, how will we withstand the Imperial rabble's onslaught?

Simple. Just have Fiora crush Gangplank.

The Uzi Haters are losing it. How is Fiora supposed to beat Gangplank?

Good. Anyone who offended Little Dog deserves to get beat up!

If Zz1tai can beat up Ran Chu, we'll remember one percent of the credit for Little Dog. When Little Dog wins the championship in the future, one percent of the achievement will be yours.

Amid various opinions and the on-site cheers, Summoner's Rift gradually unfolded across the big screen.

Chu Ran put on his headset again, his gaze instantly turning sharp.

Show time had begun.

The director caught this moment as well, immediately setting off heated discussion at the venue and in the Livestream rooms.

66666, what does this guy mean? Is he still hinting at our Factory Director?

Damn it, the game has already started and you're still hinting! Still hinting!

What do you know? This is called paying tribute! How could an EDG player keep playing without paying tribute to Factory Director?

Holy crap, that look is so similar! Damn similar!

Uh... bro, Ming Kai isn't someone you can imitate. What if you end up going 4396 too?

Summoning a god, huh? But of all people, you summoned Waste Kai. That really made me laugh.

In EDG's Backstage Lounge, Abu saw Nofe return and slowly spoke. "What do you think? Can we win?"

"We should... be able to win." Ming Kai slumped in his chair, complaining wildly inside.

That little brat Chu Ran pays tribute to me every day on stage.

You even copied my handsome way of putting on a headset, but I told you to imitate me, not surpass me!

You awful little bastard, you really are awful.

Damn it!

At the same time, in RNG's Backstage Lounge.

Uzi chewed gum and declared confidently, "EDG will definitely lose. I said so."

"But Fiora is his Signature Hero. He might not be that bad," Letme said in a deep voice.

Hearing that, Uzi waved his hand. "Competition is competition, Rank is Rank. Wasn't my Jhin back then also—"

Seeing Uzi abruptly stop, Mala Xiang Guo immediately glanced at him, his eyes full of amusement.

Go on. Why did you stop talking?

In an instant, Uzi immediately Changed Tone. "I don't believe he can beat Zz1tai. Back when he was at RNG, he was just like that in scrims. He'll be even worse in an Official Match!"