No, He's Still Hinting at Ming Kai, Still Hinting!

After Chu Ran posted that Weibo, it immediately attracted the attention of many meme lovers and anti-fans.

The comment section was quickly flooded, with hundreds of comments appearing in just a few minutes.

[666666, LPL's Little Peanut beating up his idol, huh?]

[This guy is hilarious, how does he come up with so much content?]

[No, man, do you have to be a League of Legends professional player to be this entertaining now?]

[Just tell me, did EDG hire you to mess with Clearlove?]

[Ahahaha~ How dare you! Who are you hinting at?]

[Peanut: My favorite jungler is Clearlove!]

[Ran Chu is at it again, it'll be satisfying when Snake crushes him.]

[This is getting ridiculous, Ran Chu, did you not brush your teeth this morning? Your tone is so arrogant.]

[What brand of trash bag is this? So much capacity? Zz1tai might be bad, but he's not someone you can just touch porcelain with.]

Looking at Chu Ran's Weibo, Zz1tai's expression instantly turned grim, while Crystal Brother beside him was still laughing heartily.

"Zz1tai, you gotta admit, this guy has half my talent. It's true that people like us who enjoy reading are all like this."

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

If you liked reading so much, you'd be feeding pigs instead of being a professional player. He closed Weibo, exhaling the frustration in his heart.

"Talent my ass, do you need to read to play League of Legends?"

"When you play competitively, it's about strength, about mechanics. I'll definitely crush his Nasus later!"

[Red Temperature Value +134]

At this moment, Zz1tai was truly choked with anger. While he wasn't the best top laner, Chu Ran wasn't someone who could just step on him.

He was determined to teach Chu Ran a lesson about respecting veterans later.

At the same time, in the EDG lounge.

Meiko and the others couldn't stop laughing after seeing Chu Ran's Weibo. Deft leaned on Ming Kai's shoulder, completely content, while Ming Kai just stared with dead fish eyes.

Where's my knife?

"Little B... Little Ran, stay put. I'll go get you some US dollars. Your talent is too outstanding, I want to give you a tip, in US 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.

"Alright, stop messing around. Little Ran, play well later. You've generated the hype yourself, and if you don't win, I can't protect you."

Hearing Abu's words, Chu Ran smiled and nodded.

He knew why Abu was letting him start against Snake today.

It was both an opportunity for Chu Ran to prove himself and a test to see if he was capable.

If he couldn't even beat Zz1tai, Abu would have to reconsider EDG's starting lineup for future matches.

"Then V me 50 first." Chu Ran extended his right palm towards Abu, making Abu's mouth twitch.

He strongly suspected Chu Ran had come to EDG just to scam them. They had collectively sent him nearly a thousand yuan in the past month, but there was only money going in, never out.

An EDG Pixiu!

"Here! Play well, don't disappoint me."

"Don't worry." After opening his phone and receiving the 50 yuan, Chu Ran roared, "I feel the beast sleeping within my body has awakened! Unrivaled appetite!"

As countless spectators took their seats in the venue, and under the call of the host Xiran, who was wearing an evening gown.

Chu Ran, Zz1tai, and the others all took their places in the player booths. The first match of the day was EDG versus Snake.

It was an episode filled with hype and drama, the cheers from the crowd were deafening, and the heat in the live broadcast rooms of major platforms was soaring.

The screen then cut to the commentary desk, where two familiar figures appeared.

"Hello, everyone, I'm commentator Miller, welcome to the first day of the first week of the 2017 LPL Spring Split regular season. Up next, we'll be watching EDG against Snake. The two teams from Lingshi Road have stirred up quite a bit of controversy recently. We're very excited to see who will come out on top."

"I'm commentator Wawa." Wawa nodded in agreement. "Teacher Miller is right, the EDG lineup we're seeing today has also exceeded audience expectations."

"Last year, there were rumors that Deft and Pawn wouldn't renew their contracts, but we didn't expect them to renew this year. And they've even brought in a new top laner, Easy."

"His signature hero, Fiora, is quite well-known on both the Chinese and Korean servers. We saw his outstanding performance in the previous All-Star Solo Competition, where he successfully won the championship."

"However, matches are different from solos. As a rookie, it remains to be seen if this player can adapt to his LPL debut today. His opponent is Snake's Zz1tai. I heard Holy Spear Brother couldn't make it to this match due to a last-minute issue, so Zz1tai is filling in as a substitute top laner."

"As we all know, Zz1tai has been playing top lane for IG for the past two years, but this year he's playing mid lane for Snake. However, I believe his top lane skills are beyond doubt. I have a feeling Easy will be under a lot of pressure!"

After Wawa finished, Miller quickly nodded in agreement, "Yes, after all, one is a rookie and the other is a veteran. It depends on whether Easy can withstand the pressure. But based on the match situations over the years, it's rare for rookies to have such brilliant performances."

"Without further ado, let's look at the first BP for both sides."

Many EDG fans frowned upon hearing Miller and Wawa's words.

Although they hadn't said anything explicitly negative, their words implied a greater leaning towards Zz1tai.

Even though they weren't very familiar with Chu Ran, looking down on him was like looking down on EDG itself, as if they weren't even considering the "Ten Thousand Pigs Arching Over the Tower" strategy.

The next second, the BP interface appeared before everyone's eyes.

In the first game, Snake was on the blue side, and EDG was on the red side.

At the player booths, both coaches, Zhu Kai and Nofe, were flipping through their notebooks.

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

"Let him pick!" Zz1tai said confidently, "If he has the guts, let him pick!"

Seeing Zz1tai's confidence, Zhu Kai immediately banned Maokai.

"Huh? Why did Snake ban Maokai with their first pick? Easy, as a player, wouldn't normally pick Maokai. His style is different from Mouse's."

Miller was a bit surprised, completely baffled by the Maokai ban, his mind filled with questions.

Is Zhu Kai really a coach?

Isn't he just impersonating a coach?

Nofe and the others were also a bit surprised by Zhu Kai's ban, "Does this guy think Xiao Ran will pick Maokai? Or is there some trap?"

"It's fine, don't overthink it," Chu Ran waved his hand. "Based on my guess, he's simply banning Maokai."

One Zhu Kai, one White Moonlight.

The two magical coaches of the LPL.

Since the start of the spring season this year, the game had undergone a major revision, increasing from three bans to five bans.

Rengar had been significantly reworked, his Ferocity Value reduced from five to four, and a passive and skill were added.

LeBlanc had been reworked, gaining the passive Demonic Seal. In Chu Ran's opinion, it was better not to change it; killing people wasn't as satisfying anymore, but wave clear speed had increased.

As for the most OP hero this year, Galio, according to Chu Ran's memory, his rework wouldn't happen until March.

The first three picks for both sides were quickly revealed.

Snake (Blue Side): Maokai, LeBlanc, Syndra.

EDG (Red Side): Kha'Zix, Rengar, Graves.

"Oh? EDG directly banned three junglers, showing great respect for Sofm. Kha'Zix and Graves are both popular junglers this version, and Rengar, having just been reworked, is not only strong but also seems to have a bug, so he must be banned."

"Snake, on the other hand, focused more on targeting General Pawn's champion pool. But in my opinion, you don't need to target General Pawn. His past performance as Wutian Buddha proved how deep his champion pool is. However, Camille was left open, what do you think?"

"This new hero is very strong, should Snake pick her first?"

Seeing this, Zhu Kai was a bit at a loss. He had planned to let Sofm pick a jungler first, but EDG was simply insane!

But on second thought, it made sense. Their mid laner Pawn and bot laner Deft didn't need much targeting; they had confidence in their own strength.

"Camille."

Sofm pouted. He had wanted to play Nidalee, which would have been a perfect opportunity to show Ale what "jungle raising pigs" meant.

On the other side, Nofe and Deft quickly communicated, and then picked Jhin and Alistar. Immediately after, Snake locked in Caitlyn and Thresh.

"Xiao Ran, are you going for a warrior top laner this game?"

"Yes, pick him at fourth. Leave the counter pick slot for Brother Yuan Shuo; I don't need it."

Pawn and Nofe couldn't help but glance at Chu Ran.

Such confidence?

"Then let's pick Lee Sin. Zhiming, are you okay with that?"

When Chu Ran heard Nofe ask Ale to pick Lee Sin through the translator, his whole body shivered. He felt like he was about to witness a primary school student.

Then, in the second round of BP, Snake banned Jayce and Corvum, while EDG picked Shen and Poppy.

The next second, a crisp female voice resounded throughout the venue.

"Prepare!"

Blade Master Fiora!

The moment this hero was picked, the audience at the venue and in the live stream exclaimed.

Miller and Wawa's eyes widened, feeling a sense of shock.

A rookie debuting and picking Fiora right away?

That aggressive?

"Wow wow wow!" Wawa screamed, "Fiora! EDG's Easy player is debuting in the LPL with Fiora! A newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger! We should commend this courage, but isn't picking Fiora without a counter pick slot a bit too confident?"

"That's right," Miller shook his head, dispelling the surprise in his heart. "I feel like General Pawn doesn't need a counter pick slot at all. This is hard to evaluate; I can only say that player Easy is very confident in his Fiora."

At the Snake player booth.

The moment Zz1tai saw Fiora, his eyes narrowed, and he roared.

"Gangplank! Let me play Gangplank! If I don't beat him to a pulp today, I'll take his surname!"

Then, when Gangplank and Taliyah appeared before everyone, it immediately sparked a heated discussion.

"Oh? Zz1tai's Gangplank has a reputation, and it's actually quite good against Fiora. I feel like player Easy might struggle a bit," Miller said with a smile. "General Pawn also picked Orianna, which isn't a big problem either. Her synergy with Lee Sin is also decent."

"The main event of this match seems to be top lane. I wonder if Easy will be as impressive against Zz1tai's Fiora as he was in solo queue," Wawa said with a chuckle.

The team compositions were finalized.

Snake, on the blue side: Top lane Gangplank, Jungle Elise, Mid lane Taliyah, Bot lane Caitlyn and Thresh.

EDG, on the red side: Top lane Fiora, Jungle Lee Sin, Mid lane Orianna, Bot lane Jhin and Alistar.

As the lineups were revealed to the audience in the venue and the livestream, the bullet comments in the stream immediately began to scroll.

[It's over, it's all over. I feel like this guy is going to fall on his LPL debut!]

[Could it be that an emerging genius in the LPL will be strangled in the cradle before they can even grow?]

This is detestable. Without this guy, how can we resist the sharp edge of the Imperial forces?

[It's simple, Fiora can just dominate Gangplank, right?]

[Uzi Haters are going too far. How can Fiora beat Gangplank?]

[Good, those who offend Little Dog deserve to be beaten!]

[Zz1tai, if you can beat the Ran Chu, we'll credit you on behalf of Little Dog. If Little Dog wins the championship later, you'll have one percent of the credit.]

Amidst the varied opinions and the cheers from the crowd, Summoner's Rift gradually unfolded on the big screen.

Chu Ran put his headphones back on, his eyes instantly sharpening.

Show time had begun.

This moment was captured by the director, causing a buzz among the audience in the venue and the livestream.

[66666, what does this guy mean? Is he still hinting at my Factory Director?]

[Damn it, the match has started, and you're still hinting! Still hinting!]

[What do you know? This is called paying tribute! As an EDG player, how can you play without paying tribute to Factory Director?]

[Holy crap, those eyes are so similar, so damn similar!]

[Uh, dude, Ming Kai, you can't imitate him. What if you end up as 4396 again?]

[Invoking a god, huh? But why would you invoke a useless Kai? You've really amused me.]

In the EDG backstage lounge, Abu saw Nofe return and slowly asked, "What do you think? Can we win?"

"Probably... we can win," Ming Kai said, slumping into his chair, his mind screaming internally.

This brat Chu Ran, always paying tribute to me on stage every day.

You even stole my cool way of putting on headphones, but you're allowed to imitate me, not surpass me!

You terrible guy, you're truly terrible.

Damn it!

Meanwhile, in the RNG backstage lounge.

Uzi was chewing gum, confidently declaring, "EDG will definitely lose, I said so."

"But his Fiora is his signature hero, maybe it won't be that bad," Letme said in a deep voice.

Hearing this, Uzi waved his hand, "Matches are matches, and solo queue is solo queue. Back then, my Jhin also..."

Seeing Uzi abruptly stop, Mata LeKai glanced at him, his eyes full of teasing.

Go on, why don't you keep talking?

For a moment, Uzi immediately changed his tune, "I don't believe he can beat Zz1tai. It was like that in scrims when he was at RNG, and he's even worse in official matches!"