LOL: The Joy of Being a Chinese Mid-Laner in the LCK
Chapter 15

You pro?!

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Xiaohu and Letme, who had been secretly smug just moments before, found their faces shifting from green to red, then from red to purple, and finally to white. Their expressions grew increasingly grim with each passing second, even though they were in a 5v4 situation.

No matter how they tried to find an opening, they were constantly caught by the opposing duo. Solo kills, split pushing, sneaky minion wave pushes – it was impossible to defend against them.

What was most frustrating was that even though the enemy team only had four members, both Ryze and Camille were invincible in a one-on-one fight. Camille, in particular, was so strong that three people couldn't even take her down, making her incredibly difficult to deal with.

Letme and Xiaohu suddenly fell completely silent.

Ironically, the chat in their respective streams also fell into an eerie quiet. The RNG fans who had been gloating and relentlessly mocking them moments ago were now as uncomfortable as if they had eaten a fly's excrement.

"What's going on? They're going for Baron? Are they trying to die?"

Suddenly, Letme exclaimed in surprise, no, in sheer ecstasy. His inner malice erupted once more, wanting to wash away the shame.

They had been struggling against the invincible synergy of Camille and Ryze, but the enemy team choosing to go for Baron felt like a direct invitation to death.

"Kill!"

Xiaohu's face lit up with excitement. He spammed pings, urging his teammates to engage in a team fight, a 5v4 battle.

He had been completely heated, feeling the stinging shame and embarrassment on his face, a huge blow to his pride. But now, it seemed there was a chance to turn things around.

"Idiot!"

Xiaohu sneered inwardly.

Before his laughter could even finish, a magic crystal arrow suddenly flew out, hitting the face of the person at the very front of their formation.

Janna was instantly stunned.

Camille extended her hook, forcefully engaging and kicking the ADC Caitlyn. In the blink of an eye, with Judgment of the Hextech, she perfectly dodged Sejuani's ultimate, which was thrown out with a desperate reaction, and scattered their grouped formation.

And Caitlyn, without Janna's protection, was directly kicked to death as Camille's Q finished its cooldown and she followed up with another kick after activating tiamat.

Xiaohu and Letme's strongest damage dealer was gone in the blink of an eye, killed on the spot.

Xiaohu and Letme's faces changed drastically. They wanted to focus fire on Camille, but Tahm Kench had already flashed over, swallowed Camille, and protected her.

The situation became 4v4, but it was only for a moment. As Camille activated Judgment of the Hextech, Ryze used his ultimate to teleport from the Baron pit, entering the fray. After appearing, he unleashed a combo of abilities, completely locking down Janna until she died.

With another member down, Renekton, Corki, and Sejuani were simply unable to continue fighting. They tried to escape, but they couldn't get away.

Although Ashe was behind, her slowing effect from "Volley" was still noteworthy. Moreover, Camille's E skill was an absolute tracking tool. With Caitlyn's damage gone, Camille was completely unrestrained, diving into the middle of the three enemies to deal damage. From behind, Ryze rapidly caught up, adding his damage.

Xiaohu and Letme ran for their lives with grim expressions. Xiaohu died during the chase, while Letme was chased all the way back to the fountain by Camille and Ryze.

That wasn't all. Letme thought he was safe, but unexpectedly, Camille hooked off the wall and suddenly entered the fountain to unleash a Tactical Sweep. At the same time, Ryze entered the fountain and executed a simple EWQ combo, successfully killing the low-health Renekton.

Subsequently, Camille used her second E skill to dash out of the fountain with a sliver of health remaining, while Ryze took one fountain attack before easily exiting the base.

A 0 for 5 exchange.

They had been utterly crushed.

Xiaohu and Letme's faces were truly grim at this moment, more so than ever. Their necks were flushed red, their faces equally so.

An indescribable sense of shame and anger consumed their minds.

What truly broke them was that after the team wipe notification, Camille displayed the Robot Question Mark emote, followed by Ryze displaying a thumbs-up emote.

That wasn't all.

In the public chat, Camille, who had fallen silent after typing 'BUG?', unexpectedly spoke again: "you pro?"

Those two words were incredibly mocking.

Everyone would forever remember that at the start of the game, Letme had used that very question to mock Camille, displaying his arrogance and condescension as a professional player.

Even further back, Xiaohu had arrogantly typed 'I pro' in the public chat, demanding his preferred role. When two sycophantic fans helped him curse out a player who wouldn't give up the role, calling them an actor, Xiaohu had remained arrogant, secretly gloating and filled with disdain.

And now?

These two professional players had been utterly dominated, even 4v5, in a completely ironic fashion.

"Pro," a ten-percent-off water bottle?

The most laughable thing was that throughout the entire ordeal, the person named "want to breathe" had never uttered a single word in response, as if deeming it beneath them.

Although "minnaaQAQ" had responded, it was only twice, once with a single word, and once with two words, as if saying any more to them was a waste of time.

But it was precisely these two responses, these three words, that pushed Xiaohu and Letme to the brink of boiling over.

Crack! Letme and Xiaohu's streams abruptly shut down simultaneously.

Inside the RNG base.

Xiaohu and Letme, who had endured the entire game, finally broke down. Their faces were flushed red, and they were furious.

"Fuck!!!"

Letme directly smashed his keyboard onto the ground, stomping on it fiercely. His face was so contorted with rage that he looked like he was going insane, yelling, "What the hell is he? Fuck!!"

Xiaohu's expression was so dark it could drip water. Enraged, he clenched his fists and punched the computer screen, smashing it to the ground, also roaring in anger, "Go to hell, who the fuck is this bastard! Who is he trying to act tough for? I'll kill you!"

"What's going on?"

Only the two of them were in the training room today. However, the team manager, Damon, happened to be passing by. Hearing the commotion from the training room, he frowned and walked in.

"Ran into an idiot."

Letme cursed furiously, his mouth spewing profanities, a stark contrast to the image he usually presented to his fans and viewers.

Xiaohu's face was terrifyingly grim, recounting the recent events as if he wanted to kill someone.

Damon's expression also turned sour upon hearing this. However, remembering that the two were on a live broadcast, he said coldly, "Turn the stream back on first and explain. Don't leave a bad impression on your fans. Otherwise, if it affects the club's upcoming marketing plans, you'll face consequences."

Letme and Xiaohu's faces changed. Xiaohu's was the most unsightly, as he had just smashed his computer in a fit of rage.

Letme forced a smile, gritting his teeth as he continued to curse Camille, feeling incredibly indignant. Despite his anger, he quickly and obediently reopened the stream.

Facing the question marks in the barrage of comments, his expression softened in an instant. He said, "Ah, Li Yuanhao accidentally spilled water just now, causing a short circuit."

"You think I ended the stream out of anger from losing the last game? No way, brothers, it really was a short circuit. As for that Camille from the last game..."

"Yeah, that guy's got something, I have to admit. If I don't play seriously, I really can't beat these Ignite specialists."

Letme said cheerfully, showing no trace of the hatred he had for Camille earlier. He continued, "But you guys really shouldn't mention that person, it's meaningless. He's just an ordinary stranger we met in a ranked game. Why keep bringing him up? Who is he? I don't even know him. Maybe he's someone who specifically came to gain popularity and provoke us to make short videos. But he'll be disappointed; I'm not angry at all. Seriously, don't mention him. Next game, next game."

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