Your Sword Immortal Title Doesn't Have My Approval

Cheers and shouts rang out without end.

Inside Shanghai's Zhengtai Plaza, countless EDG Fans screamed at the top of their lungs, the waves of sound seemingly ready to overturn the entire venue.

For them, after losing one game and being taunted to their faces by so many Imperial fans and LGD fans, they had now fiercely slapped those people across the face.

Nothing felt better than this.

The moment the screen froze, the livestream room's popularity exploded. Trending searches appeared across the internet, most of them discussing Chu Ran's Camille this game.

Chu Ran's Camille had truly taught the entire LPL a lesson today, leaving everyone shaken.

At the LPL Commentary Desk.

Miller and Guan Zeyuan's faces were filled with amazement. Clearly, neither had expected the match to end this way.

"Congratulations to EDG! After falling behind 0-1, they brought in Player Easy and successfully tied the series. Player Easy's Camille this game truly caught us by surprise, and we're looking forward to his performance in Game Three."

"That's right. Congratulations to EDG."

Miller nodded in agreement with Guan Zeyuan. Beside them, Uzi's expression was somewhat grim as he reluctantly forced a few words through his teeth.

"Congratulations to EDG. I hope LGD can adjust their condition and perform well in Game Three."

Uzi squeezed out a smile at the camera, but added in his heart, I hope Jinoo can beat Chu Ran into retirement.

Was this what he had come to commentate on?

He had come to watch Chu Ran get stomped, not to watch Chu Ran show off across the entire game!

Looking at the post-game panel before him and Imp's Sivir damage, Uzi frowned and could not help complaining inwardly.

"If I'd been playing, my damage would probably have been twice Imp's. ADCs really have to rely on themselves. What champion skin owner? Just some ancient champion. There's no value to it at all."

Thinking of that, a trace of confidence suddenly appeared on Uzi's face.

This year, he would Aim for the Bird's Nest!

He would definitely win the championship!

This game's MVP naturally went to Chu Ran's Camille, without any dispute.

KDA: 6-0-7

Damage: 26475

Damage Share: 27.6%

Damage Conversion: 176.3%

Seeing those numbers, many viewers were mildly shocked. Was this really a stat line a top laner playing for EDG could have?

The bullet comments began rolling again, flooding the screen at breakneck speed.

Outrageousness opening the door to outrageousness—outrageous to the extreme.

That's kind of terrifying. Did this guy seriously turn on cheats?

A little cheating doesn't count as cheating!

Sword Immortal? With this level? There are three million Sword Immortals in heaven, but even they'd have to lower their heads before this guy.

Feels like Ah Guang can pack his bags overnight. There's no longer any room for him in EDG.

Mouse: I should be under the car, not here.

RNG really had no eye for talent. They let an SSR slip away.

What was this called? Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river. Don't bully the poor young man.

RNG probably thought this guy would be saying, "Don't bully the poor old man," but turns out he was the Dragon King returning. An esports Xiao Yan, huh?

Today, RNG looked down on me. One day, I'll make you too high to reach.

Of course, these comments also drew criticism from LGD fans and Imperial fans. The livestream room and online forums were filled with hot discussion.

Stop barking, Uzi Haters. Isn't there still one game left?

No one seriously thinks EDG can come back from 0-1 to win 2-1, right? No one really thinks that, right?

LGD was just in bad form. They gave EDG one game because they were afraid a 2-0 would make you cry little pearls.

At the Player Booth, Chu Ran looked at his stats and smiled with satisfaction. He was fairly pleased. Sure enough, that pre-match drink had not been for nothing.

"Brother Ran, you were insane. From now on, you're my idol." Meiko gave Chu Ran a thumbs up. He had barely needed to do anything this game, and they had won.

Hearing that, Chu Ran laughed. "Don't call me your idol. I'm afraid you'll join another team someday and stomp me."

"Haha, but you really did play well." Deft slung an arm around Chu Ran's shoulders as they headed backstage, his face still full of smiles. "Your Brother Yuan Shuo doesn't even get out of breath or have a sore back when he plays with you now. He can play a BO10 in one go!"

"Did he take some Liuwei Dihuang Pills?"

"No, Brother Yuan Shuo just needs to lie down."

The moment Deft said that, Pawn rolled his eyes repeatedly and could not help laughing as he cursed.

When Chu Ran and the others returned backstage, praise from Abu, Ming Kai, Nofe, and the others came pouring in. Only Mouse sat on the sofa with a blank stare. Watching Abu enthusiastically praise Chu Ran, Mouse let out a long sigh inwardly.

After being with EDG for so long, he had ultimately given his loyalty to the wrong place.

Mouse understood that he would probably no longer have any chance to be the starting lineup top laner.

EDG was not a charity. Naturally, whoever could help the team win and whoever was stronger would take the spot. There was no such thing as getting emotional just because they had spent a long time with a player. Esports was this cruel.

If you weren't good enough, then give up your position and let someone capable take it.

Clearly, Chu Ran was exactly that kind of candidate. Though his style was completely at odds with EDG's former style, Chu Ran could play tanks too if needed.

"Forget it. I'll take a break from competing with Tong Yang, do some streaming, and wait for retirement." Mouse stared blankly at the ceiling, nearly shedding little pearls.

Why was there Ah Guang if there had to be Chu Ran?

What a sin!

"Nothing special, nothing special. Third best in the world. Camille's one of those champions anyone with hands can play." Chu Ran waved his hand, acting slightly modest in the face of everyone's praise. It caused Ming Kai and the others to shake their heads, all pointing at Chu Ran in speechless frustration.

They praised him a few times, and he started showing off. So everyone here had no hands, was that it?

Meanwhile, on the other side, in LGD's Backstage Lounge.

Jinoo sat slumped on the sofa, staring blankly at the ceiling. His current state was exactly the same as Zz1tai's back then.

He had boasted boldly before the match, then fallen silent afterward.

He wanted to establish the Sword Immortal name, only to be beaten so badly he no longer knew who he was.

"My fault. I didn't know he could play Camille, and at such a high proficiency too. There was just too little information on him."

Heart attributed the loss to himself. For a newcomer like Chu Ran, the various clubs had not actually gone to great lengths to study him.

As a result, they had been harshly taught a lesson and humbled.

"Pupu, what's wrong?" Ping Ye Ling looked at Imp, who also had a life is meaningless expression, and immediately asked with concern.

The corner of Imp's mouth twitched. "Stop talking. I'm thinking."

A moment later, Imp slapped his thigh and shouted, "I get it! You just have to pull out the bathtub plug."

"..."

In an instant, Godv and the others nearly fell to the floor.

"I thought Pupu was thinking about something important. That was it? You don't have any thoughts about losing this game?" Eimy smacked his lips, secretly sighing that Imp was indeed not normal in the head.

Imp looked utterly unconcerned and shrugged. "We lost the game, but I didn't lose. I killed Deft once in lane."

"I was the one who ganked." Eimy raised his hand, only for Imp to grab his wrist and push it back down. "Just tell me, did we kill him or not?"

After hearing Imp's words, much of the atmosphere from losing the game was dispersed.

"No more talk. We'll definitely take the next game. Chen You, good luck!"

Jinoo flexed his fingers and vowed confidently, "Don't let him get Camille. I guarantee I'll kill him."

The break passed in the blink of an eye, and the third game arrived instantly. The on-site audience and viewers in the livestream room were all fully focused.

The red and blue sides switched, with EDG on red side this game.

Guan Zeyuan's voice rang out from the Commentary booth. "Alright, welcome back. We've now reached Game Three between EDG and LGD. Who will come out on top? Let's wait and see. Let's go straight into the BP."

At the Player Booths, both sides quickly completed their first three bans.

LGD: Ryze, Nautilus, Poppy.

EDG: Alistar, Kha'Zix, Rengar.

"Eh? Neither side banned Camille? What does that mean?" Guan Zeyuan widened his eyes, slightly surprised.

Beside him, Uzi's eyes immediately lit up. If LGD got Camille, wouldn't that mean they had the game in the bag?

Then LGD could win 2-1, and he would write a little post on Weibo. If EDG did not get flamed to pieces, he would consider it his loss.

"Could Player Easy perhaps have a champion that counters Camille? I believe everyone saw Camille's numbers and mechanics last game. Letting it through like this truly makes no sense. EDG isn't even on blue side this game." Uzi chuckled.

Miller's eyes also held some surprise. "Then LGD First Picks Camille, and EDG—oh! They instantly lock Fiora. Player Easy deliberately let it through. What does this mean? Is he going to teach them the matchup from both sides?"

When Chu Ran locked Fiora in the first slot, both the on-site crowd and viewers in the livestream room were slightly surprised. Cheers and mockery rose and fell one after another.

This is ridiculous. Ran Chu is seriously putting on airs!

Does he think beating Jinoo last game meant he was stronger than Jinoo? He just benefited from a meta champion.

I've watched matches for so many years, and I've never seen a player more arrogant than Ran Chu.

Sigh, you Imperial fans are only seeing it now?

If you don't show off after winning, when will you show off? After losing?

Exactly. Learn from Brother Jujube, raging after losses and chewing on his hands?

At the Player Booth, Jinoo's eyes narrowed when he saw Chu Ran lock Fiora. "Fuck, he doesn't take me seriously at all."

"Ran Chu is acting so arrogant. I have to put some pressure on him this game." Eimy clicked his tongue, then added, "I'm getting serious this game."

That made even Godv laugh. "Danzi, you should figure out how to clear your jungle first. Don't get counter-killed by someone at low HP again."

"Clan Leader, you don't know this, but Danzi's famous now. You know LPL Yue Lun, right? As long as this game doesn't die, his Kha'Zix will probably stay nailed to the pillar of shame." Ping Ye Ling laughed, nearly making Eimy turn red.

Both team compositions were quickly finalized.

LGD, blue side: Camille top, Lee Sin jungle, Orianna mid, Jhin and Braum bot.

EDG, red side: Fiora top, Elise jungle, Viktor mid, Caitlyn and Thresh bot.

Once the compositions were set, Uzi immediately began analyzing them from the Commentary Desk.

"Mm, I think both compositions are alright, but not banning Camille and then picking Fiora to fight Camille—I can only give that a zero. It's completely irrational. Once Camille gets ahead this game, Caitlyn's ability to deal damage becomes a problem no matter what."

"Although Easy's Fiora proficiency is pretty good, we saw the Camille-versus-Fiora matchup last game. Camille completely counters Fiora."

"Mm, Little Dog is right. We don't really understand what Player Easy is thinking. We can only look forward to his performance this game." Guan Zeyuan nodded in agreement, sending the livestream room into a frenzy.

It was not just them. Even Nofe, Abu, and the others were completely confused.

Backstage at EDG, Abu did not understand. "Why let Camille through?"

"He insisted that I couldn't stop him." Nofe sounded helpless. "He said he could handle it."

"You're the coach!"

"They've already picked. Don't question it for now. We should choose to trust him."

Hearing Ming Kai's words, Abu could only helplessly suppress his doubts. Meanwhile, Mouse's little thoughts began stirring again.

Could it be... he still had a chance?

His once-dead heart suddenly began beating fiercely!

Summoner's Rift unfolded before everyone's eyes. Neither side made much of a move at level one, both forming a straight-line formation.

At 1:40, the top lane minions met. The first vital appeared at Camille's upper left, and seeing it, Chu Ran did not indulge Jinoo at all as he stepped forward aggressively.

Jinoo's eyes lit up. He remembered how Chu Ran's Camille had dealt with his Fiora last game. As long as he waited for Fiora to come over and use Q to strike the vital—

Eh?

No, use your Q!

Watching Chu Ran's Fiora simply walk forward while holding onto her Q, Jinoo pursed his lips and stepped forward to cast Tactical Sweep.

Piercing Strike.

Just as Tactical Sweep was about to land, Fiora used Piercing Strike to dash sideways and evade it completely. It only struck three red-side melee minions.

Jinoo froze instantly.

This was bad!

Fiora used Q to close the distance. His W had missed, and at level one, his Camille was absolutely no match for Fiora with vital strikes and Warlord's Bloodlust.

A moment later, when the broadcast camera switched to top lane, several startled cries immediately erupted.

"Eh, top lane! What happened to Jinoo? How is his HP already nearly gone right at the start?"

"What happened? Were they trading this fiercely at level one?"

Miller and Guan Zeyuan were dumbfounded.

It was only the first minion wave, yet Camille had less than half HP left and had already used a potion. Uzi was stunned.

No, how was Jinoo this trash?

He had not come to commentate on this match to watch this.

He should have known better than to leave the club.

Jinoo's expression was ugly. He only felt the laning pressure piling up, cold sweat gradually appearing on his forehead.

Being beaten to low HP at level one cost him the minion wave. He could only hide behind and soak experience, waiting for the wave to push into his tower.

"What are you trying to do? Ah xiba."

Seeing Chu Ran's Fiora move, panic appeared in Jinoo's expression. Was she going to dive him at level three?

Did she really not see him as human?

Looking at the level-two Camille trembling beneath the tower, Chu Ran walked directly into turret range. AE1A—two Auto Attacks landed, and the sound of a vital shattering could be clearly heard.

Caught off guard by the attack and seeing his HP rapidly drop, Jinoo panicked. But he also knew it was a good opportunity. Tactical Sweep appeared from Camille's long legs. He used the first cast of E to hook onto the wall, extending Tactical Sweep's range and hanging on the wall to ensure the outer edge could hit Fiora while also creating distance.

In the blink of an eye, Chu Ran used Piercing Strike forward, once again closing the distance with Camille.

Jinoo's pupils involuntarily widened. He knew he had to retreat. Fiora still had W available. If he used his second E to kick toward her, not only would he fail to stun her, he would bury himself.

But as he used E2 to retreat backward, Fiora flashed in sync with a burst of golden light.

Laurent's Riposte!

"Fuck!"

Jinoo's face instantly turned pale.

She flashed and used W, deliberately crashing into his E2?

Could Fiora be played like this?

Damn!

Controlled in return by Laurent's Riposte, he not only took damage again, but Fiora's E2 damage triggered a guaranteed critical hit, her blade cutting straight into his carotid artery.

After recovering from the stun, the pale-faced Jinoo hurriedly Handed over Flash. But at this fatal moment, Chu Ran's Fiora swung her sword like a reaper's scythe, Making a Move without warning.

Bang!

Camille staggered at once, her long legs snapping as her Flash turned into a Flash to the grave.

"EDG-Easy has slain LGD-Jinoo!"

"First blood!"

The unexpected First blood announcement echoed throughout the arena, leaving everyone stunned senseless!

Chu Ran looked at Camille's corpse, his voice full of defiance. "Sword Immortal? I never acknowledged that."