LOL: What is a concept player?

Chapter 291 When I reached the summit and met Incheon, the LCK region was like the sky had fallen!
At this moment, after a brief silence, countless people in the spacious stadium were immediately awakened.

Shock, groans, cheers—a cacophony of sounds converged into a mighty torrent, sweeping towards the IG team members in the stands, who were gesticulating wildly with excitement.

In the commentary booth, the exclamations of surprise continued, frantically stimulating everyone's auditory and visual senses.

"Several years ago, someone asked me when our LPL region would stand at the top of the world! If last year's EDG only proved that our LPL already had the strength to reach the top."

"Now that IG has defeated KT and successfully advanced to the finals, they will compete with EDG, the number one seed from the LPL, for this year's World Championship title."

"Regardless of the outcome, this year's championship belongs to LPL, which proves that LPL is the world's number one region! The LPL, which once stumbled and struggled along the way, has now completely stood up!"

"Let's congratulate IG and LPL!!"

I remember he was a bit hysterical, his voice cracked, but he didn't care and continued to raise his hands and roar loudly.

His excited roar echoed from the commentary booth into the air above the venue, reverberating throughout the area.

At that moment, the few LPL viewers present who heard Remember's words felt their blood surging uncontrollably, and everyone could clearly hear their own heartbeats.

Goosebumps rose all over his body, and his eyes stared fiercely at everything in front of him.

What a dreamlike scene, which has actually become a reality today.

In an instant, a surge of heat gathered from the dantian flowed through the body and into the throats of the LPL viewers, finally bursting forth with a deafening roar that shook the stadium.

"IG—Awesome!!"

"We are the champions, we are the champions again!"

Excitement and jubilation are the main themes of the LPL right now, and disbelief fills the eyes of countless viewers.

They didn't expect that IG, who were almost universally underestimated before the match, would actually defeat KT. Moreover, if someone hadn't made a mistake in the third game, they would have won the BO5 series 3-0 today.

This shows that IG's strength is far superior to KT's by a level.

KT is known as the "super team" of the LCK this year, and they have lived up to their name, dominating almost everyone they face in the second half of the year.

Therefore, it's normal not to be optimistic about IG's chances against KT.

The team consists of five people, almost all of whom are rookies. Except for Rooike, the others have not been playing professionally for long, let alone having participated in world championships or achieved any honors.

If IG weren't a top-tier esports club, many viewers might mistake it for an internet cafe team if they had a different team name.

Yet this very team exceeded the expectations of audiences worldwide, managing to eliminate the strongest team in the LCK this year, leaving no LCK team in the finals.

Is it IG that's too strong, or is it KT that's causing a shockwave?

The audience had many questions on their minds.

Of course, there was even more excitement. It was an unprecedented scene, and the live broadcast rooms of LPL's major streaming platforms were completely in an uproar.
The moment IG defeated KT, countless champions flooded into the official live stream, causing the stream's popularity to soar.

LPL has been around for so many years.

Last year, they finally won a championship, which was already amazing.

But when today's match came to a close, with two LPL teams meeting in the finals, it was simply unheard of!

You have to understand that the LCK region has been developing for so many years. Apart from the two amateur teams in S1 and S2, since S3, which year has there been no LCK team that hasn't made it to the finals?

Even during the two years when Faker's presence was at its lowest.

Samsung also had ten S4s, and S7 also reached the Bird's Nest.

Many LCK viewers initially felt that the humiliation of not winning the S-series championship was a once-in-a-lifetime event for LCK after their defeat at the Bird's Nest last year, and they all vowed to get revenge the following year.

But no one expected that after GENG and AFS were eliminated, countless Koreans would place their last hopes on KT.

Hopefully, KT can win the World Championship this year, especially on their home turf. The importance of this championship cannot be overstated.

But what they are seeing now has deeply affected them. Their only hope in the region has been extinguished, and the last glimmer of hope for the LCK has been dashed.

This year, despite being on their home turf, no teams from their own region made it to the finals.

That's not all.

The finals were considered an internal battle between two teams from the weak LPL region, a scenario they felt should have occurred last year, when the finals at the Bird's Nest should have been an LCK internal battle.

In an instant, the entire LCK was filled with lamentations, and the situation completely erupted in all major regions.

In countless live broadcast rooms for domestic sports events, the barrage of comments is like a torrent, dense and relentless.

Holy crap, IG is awesome!!!

[66666! IG, we are the champions!!]

[What a trash region LCK is! It's not even a hair's breadth better than our LPL! We're having an all-Chinese final on their home turf!]

This is our LPL! Our LPL has truly risen up!!

[The strongest team in LCK this year? The first shockwave!]

[Shout, Han Xiaozi, keep shouting! If you like shouting, you silver medalist, kneel down before me!]

Upon seeing the scene before them, many of the Han filial sons who had been shouting happily just moments before fell silent, feeling as if they had a fishbone stuck in their throats.

They never expected this outcome. KT, who were so strong, were crushed by the seemingly insignificant IG, eliminating them from the semifinals.

Why is it so.

Faced with the clamor of reprisals, this group was furious, but they didn't know what to say. They could only watch these comments and get angry.

The mouse and keyboard were smashed, and various accounts that had previously posted comments were immediately deleted, and this situation is escalating.

Universities and internet cafes across the country were in an uproar, with boundless cheers and shouts echoing through the sky.

In the huge male dormitory of the university, many hot-blooded teenagers came out and roared, shouting "IG is awesome!" This confused many people who did not follow League of Legends.

It happened once before last year, and now the result is the same again this year.

Some players who had not yet heard the news of IG's elimination of KT quickly turned on their phones and found a constant stream of notifications appearing on their screens.

The semi-final had only been over for a few minutes, but all the trending topics on Chinese forums exploded. Besides IG's victory, the other trending topic was that LPL had already secured this year's World Championship title.

In an instant, the heat intensified again, turning the country into a boiling ocean!
The live stream was so crowded that it kept lagging, a scene of deafening noise and deafening activity.

Inside the EDG backstage lounge.

Mingkai and the others were completely dumbfounded by the scene before them, and they couldn't help but recall what Chu Ran had said yesterday.

At first, when Chu Ran said IG would win, they thought Chu Ran's prediction was definitely wrong, but now they've been proven wrong.

"No way, is Ran a fortune teller or did he come back from the future? He was so sure IG would win, and then IG actually won?"

Meiko swallowed hard, somewhat dumbfounded.

It's worth noting that less than 10% of viewers supported IG before the match. Under the prevailing trend, most people believed KT would win because, based on the data and their apparent strength, IG had no reason to beat KT.

结果
After a few seconds of shock, Meiko quickly jumped up excitedly, "Holy crap, we won!"

KT didn't make it to the finals, so wouldn't it be a piece of cake for them to beat IG?
"Don't be so optimistic. Haven't you noticed how much IG has improved?" Mingkai's tone was slightly shocked. "It feels like they've transformed this World Championship."

"Yes, I think so too, especially the top laner and mid laner have become so strong." Flandre frowned. "If we express it in terms of numbers, I think their top and mid laners have improved by at least one or two times compared to before."

"That's outrageous." Spicy Hot Pot smacked his lips. "Who would have thought? I'm starting to wonder if Chu Shen's predictions always lead to victory. And how did Jackeylove dare to flash forward like that?"

indeed.

Jackeylove's Xayah flashing forward and auto-attacking isn't too difficult to execute.

But you have to understand that this is a do-or-die team fight in the semifinals. An AD carry needs to use Flash to move forward and deal damage. If they don't achieve a huge result, they'll be criticized and forced to retire.

Unless LPL players have a change of heart.

Making this choice at this point in time might truly be a case of youthful fearlessness; those three crucial critical hits helped IG secure the victory.

Mingkai and the others nodded in agreement with what Mala Xiangguo said.

Mingkai watched as his former teammate Deft comforted the weeping Ucal, and it was as if he saw his past self in him.

Before the competition, he was confident that he would win the championship, but after the competition, he didn't know where he was. Actually, Mingkai thinks he is quite strong.

Although he underperformed in the World Championships, he was able to adjust his mindset and maintain his peak performance.

There are also many professional players who, after failing in the World Championship, immediately blend into the ranks of top players in their own region and completely lose contact with them.

At this moment, Imp finally snapped out of it, then slapped his thigh and roared hysterically, "Damn it! You piece of trash on the street!! You son of a bitch!!"

Imp is numb.

If he could choose a team to play against in the finals, Imp would definitely pick KT, because he wants to defeat Deft fair and square in the finals and completely dispel the rumors on the internet that 'Deft is better than him'.

Of course, the fact that Deft didn't make it to the finals, while he can compete for ultimate glory, already shows that he is better than Deft and can shut up some of the haters.

Imp, however, felt it wasn't enough.

But the fact remains, and Imp has no better options than to fly into a rage of impotence.

At the same time, inside the RNG club.

Uzi has broken down so badly that he smashed his new keyboard and mouse, and his salary is going to be docked again.

"Fuck! Fuck!! KT is trash, I'll mess with you! Are those guys KT actors? Can't they just die?!"

At this moment, Uzi truly broke down.

Within the LPL, IG was completely outmatched by RNG, yet IG still made it to the finals and could compete with EDG for the championship trophy. Meanwhile, RNG could only watch helplessly from home.

After venting his frustrations, Uzi immediately criticized the format of the World Championship.

"Damn it! This tournament organizers are idiots! Can't you change the format? This garbage format allows some trash teams to get into the finals by luck, I'm not having it!! I don't approve of IG advancing at all!"

Uzi's chubby face was incredibly rosy.

He now genuinely believes there's a problem with the tournament format. He thinks EDG's ability to reach the finals is largely due to their strength, even though he finds EDG repulsive.

Uzi was genuinely dissatisfied that IG made it to the finals.

They could have easily beaten IG, so why did they get the chance?

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. Uzi looked at his teammates with increasingly hostile eyes and kept muttering to himself.

"They're all trash! Absolutely all trash!"

"If he had a few good teammates, he would have won countless championships by now. Or if the competition format were changed, RNG would probably be in the finals by now."

Uzi looked at the stage camera shown by the director in the live stream room.

The entire KT team was devastated, their faces pale. Listening to the roaring crowd in the audience, they were trembling all over.

"Damn it! Go to hell, KT!!"

"Take all of KT and shoot them! If any of you manage to walk out of this stadium today, I'll change my surname to yours!"

"Does anyone have a knife? I need to kill all of KT's men! Kill them all!"

"KT club has no reason to exist anymore, just bulldoze it with a truck!"

Most of the people who came to watch the game today were local Koreans. Before the game, they were hoping that KT would finish the match 3-0 and then go to the finals to defeat EDG.

This would not only wash away the shame of the past two years, but also prove that their LCK region is still the world's number one region.

All that effort resulted in this outcome.

The South Koreans' rationality had been completely consumed by anger. At this point, water bottles were even thrown from the audience onto the stage, demonstrating the extent of their fury.

Playing on home soil, only to have no Korean teams in the finals is a huge disgrace for the LCK region.

They have never suffered such injustice in all these years.

On the LCK commentary booth, the "Roaring Emperor" and his teammates were still clutching their heads and wailing in anguish, "No! No!! This isn't real, why did this happen? The last hope of the KTLCK region, which we placed so much hope on, has fallen into the hands of IG and will miss this year's finals!"

"This is simply unbelievable! Unprecedented! This year's participating teams have achieved the worst results in the LCK region in recent years! Only the top four, West Eight!!"

"And to make the finals an all-LPL affair, I can't accept this!!"

The heart-wrenching sobs echoed throughout the commentary booth and reached the ears of every viewer on the Korean website.

No surprises.

The family trees of everyone at KT are being sincerely greeted by the Koreans.

[The five members of KT are now on my kill list. Just wait, I'll kill them all today!]

These five guys should be drafted into the military. They don't deserve to be LPL professional players. Drag them all to the front lines and let them take the bullets!

[Deft's citizenship is probably already Chinese; he's serving his country with utmost loyalty!]

[Damn it! Damn it! I'm going to burn the entire KT club down!]

The angry remarks are just the tip of the iceberg.

The moment KT lost the game, the KT club's management was already trembling with fear. They tried many methods but didn't know how to quell the anger of the Koreans.

It went from being the most promising year to the darkest year in an instant.

KT has taken a lot of traffic in the early stages, and now they have to give it all back, and may even suffer a backlash.

Incheon has no Koreans.

These four words will be devastating for the LCK region. They didn't even win a gold medal at this year's Asian Games and were already being mocked as a silver medal region. Now they're going to become the bottom region.

On the stage.

The five members of IG were jumping for joy, and Ning Mazi was even more arrogant, shouting: "That's it? KT is this? Do they need a lesson? Do they need some idiot guidance?!"

"Damn! What a trashy shockwave team!"

Rooike and the others paid no attention to Ning Mazi's words.

Defeating KT means they've reached the finals and will face EDG in Incheon. If they can defeat EDG, they can not only wash away the shame of losing to EDG before, but also win the World Championship.

How could they not be excited at this moment?

"Oh! The five IG players are hugging each other enthusiastically on stage. It's so exciting! I'm excited too. Let's congratulate IG again and look forward to the finals in a week, an internal battle that belongs only to our LPL!"

"That's right, unprecedented!" Rita shouted loudly, "Let's give a round of applause to the two teams, and let me congratulate LPL in advance. Now the question is, as IG's opponent in the finals, Chu Shen..."

Rita then shifted the focus to Chu Ran, "Chu Ran, how do you evaluate IG's performance today? Do you think you're confident you can beat them in the finals based on their performance today?"

Upon hearing this question, Chu Ran paused for a moment before slowly replying, "Well, in my opinion, four words."

"Why are there four characters?" Ji asked suddenly, but his expression immediately changed and he stopped talking.

Meanwhile, GSL, who was hiding in the live stream, could only watch in frustration as the screen was filled with comments saying "Uzi is no good".

This year, three LPL teams participated in the World Championship. Whoever failed to reach the finals will be embarrassed. GSL, which was extremely arrogant before the tournament, now has no say at all. On the contrary, the fans of GSL have become completely rampant.

[Hilarious! Does this guy even deserve to comment on IG? Our IG beat KT, not some trash like G2!]

IG is definitely going to win the championship this year. No need to even think about it; beating KT means they're the champions!

[You could say today's match is the final!]

[You bastard, what kind of evaluation are you giving? Four words? Those four words are—'IG will win!']

Do you even realize how significant this year's theme song, "Reaching the Pinnacle," is? It's all about IG!

Amidst the uproar in the live chat, Chu Ran's lips subtly curled into a smile on camera. "These four words sum it up: mediocre, a battle of noobs, a feast, I'm stuffed, I suggest surrendering."

In an instant, under the gaze of countless shocked eyes, Chu Ran uttered a series of four-character phrases, instantly silencing the previously bustling live stream and plunging it into a deathly silence.

I remember Rita and I getting goosebumps and feeling utterly terrified. I wish we hadn't asked that question.

A few seconds later, Chu Ran completely touched that sensitive nerve in the chicken giblets in the live broadcast room.

[Fuck you, you beast!]

[Can we start the finals right now? I want to see Ran Chu die right now!] [Ran Chu, you're pretending! You can hold more than Doraemon's pocket!]

[Hilarious! All they do is talk big. IG can even beat KT, why would they be afraid of EDG?]

[Stop squawking, you chicken giblets, you beat EDG?]

[This is ridiculous! Does beating KT really affect the championship? I think EDG will be the champion no matter who wins today.]

[Today's match is the final; even the chicken giblets have run out of jokes.]

The comments section was flooded with messages, and at that moment, IG and KT had finished shaking hands on stage, and all the IG members had bowed in thanks under the spotlight.

Seeing this, many Koreans in the LCK finally accepted the fact that their LCK region had not made it to the finals this year.

Suddenly, their regional forums became even more turbulent, and almost the entire South Korean region was in an uproar. Some people even immediately took banners to the entrance of the KT club.

Tens of thousands of people have petitioned for KT to withdraw from LCK.

The organizers quickly increased security at the venue today, otherwise they were really afraid that angry fans would rush to KT's backstage and tear Deft and the others to shreds.

Of course, the safety of IG and others must also be protected.

Just like that year's World Cup between Germany and Brazil, where the German team almost didn't make it out of Brazil, today's scene is extremely similar to that day.

Amidst the angry shouts, the match finally came to an end.

Although the South Koreans are unwilling to believe it, they can only lament now; there's nothing else they can do.

Many LCK clubs and professional players were also unwilling to believe what they were seeing.

They used to be the strongest region in the LCK, but now they've been reduced to playing on their home turf and getting beaten by an LPL internal battle.

shame.

What a shame!
At that moment, even the Koreans started to miss Faker. Although Faker didn't win the championship last year and was criticized by them, he still made it to the finals.

Without Faker, their region can't even make it to the finals.

Amidst this surging discussion, SKT and Faker's accounts were flooded with messages from countless Koreans.

Lee Sang-hyeok, please save LCK!

[The darkest year yet, can Faker save LCK next year?]

I strongly suggest that the LCK region should not allow our players to play in other regions, otherwise their citizenship should be revoked!

That's right, our LCK was ruined by LPL's money; otherwise, we LCK would be invincible!

That Easy guy is actually from South Korea; he just had his nationality changed. LPL is shameless; they buy their way in when they can't win!

[We also need to ban all LPL players' accounts on the Korean server, preventing them from playing on our server again!]

Inside the SKT club, Faker witnessed all of this, and although a burning fire was burning in his heart, he wanted to stand up now and bring a ray of light to the LCK.

But he was willing but unable to do so.

Since things have come to this, their region can only continue to work hard next year.

"Next year, I will help LCK take back everything that belongs to us."

Faker's eyes were full of confidence; he believed he could do it, and he was certain he would.

Besides the uproar in the LCK, other foreign media outlets are also going crazy promoting the fact that "LPL has already secured this year's World Championship title," causing a huge stir on the international internet.

No one expected that the LPL, which couldn't even beat their European and American regions in the past, would now win the World Championship twice in a row.

People can't help but wonder why this is the case.

A moment later, one person appeared in their minds: Chu Ran.

Since Chu Ran debuted in the LPL, the LPL has been getting stronger and stronger, and its performance has become more and more outstanding.

Soon, the heated discussions on foreign websites also reached the LPL, appearing on major forums such as Weibo, Anti-Fighting Bar, and Hupu.

The trending topics on domestic forums have exploded, with the number of active users increasing exponentially, all discussing today's match and the upcoming finals.

#IG defeats KT, securing the LPL's World Championship title for this year!#
#Meeting in Incheon, this year's World Championship is an LPL internal battle, unprecedented!#
#Our LPL has truly risen up! We've won the S-Series championship for two consecutive years!#
#Without Chu Ran, there would be no LPL today!#
There were many trending topics, but the discussion surrounding Chu Ran's influence on the LPL was particularly heated, with many fans expressing their own opinions.

[Where did this 'filial son' come from? Today, IG beat KT, what does that have to do with that bastard Ran?]

[Damn it, without Chu Shen's late-night classes, are you sure IG could beat KT?]

[Hilarious! Chu Shen deserves at least a third of the credit for beating KT.]

[My contribution is utterly worthless! IG beat KT entirely on their own merits. What are they anyway? We'll see who's the real deal in the finals!]

[They still claim Ran's influence on the LPL is enormous? How enormous? Does that mean the LPL wouldn't be stronger without Ran? Ran's fanboy has a really big face.]

[Charge EDG! They dare to go against IG, they've got a death wish!]

At that moment, the entire IG team was overjoyed when they returned backstage. However, when Ning Mazi saw the trending topic online, his face immediately darkened, and he was very unhappy.

"No way, what are these marketing accounts trying to do? What do you mean that our IG's victory over KT has a lot to do with Ran? What the hell does it have to do with him? Ran and EDG are really shameless, licking their boots and asking for credit, aren't they?"

Ning Mazi was furious. "What? You said that we were able to beat KT because you had to take classes with us? Did I go to class? Brothers, let me handle the interview later. I'm going to clarify this fact."

Upon hearing this, Rooike glanced at Su Xiaoluo. Actually, he wanted Su Xiaoluo to remind Ning Mazi, but to his surprise, Su Xiaoluo agreed.

He also felt that although Chu Ran had taught them some things that day, it wasn't the key factor in their victory over KT today, and they shouldn't let Chu Ran take all the credit.

Moreover, seeing the performance of the IG team today, Su Xiaoluo felt a surge of pride and confidence.

It's obvious to anyone with eyes that IG is much stronger than before. Now that they've defeated KT, they and EDG are no longer teammates striving for the LPL.

We're rivals now.

Seeing Su Xiaoluo's appearance, Ning Mazi patted his chest and said confidently, "Leave it to me, no problem."

Since Su Xiaoluo had agreed, the Rooike members couldn't say anything, but they had a bad feeling.

Meanwhile, after the match ended, Chu Ran returned to his team's backstage area from the commentary booth. The moment Ming Kai and the others saw him, they immediately gave him a thumbs up.

"Ran, you're absolutely amazing! You actually guessed right! IG won."

"Meiko, you're the awesome one." Chu Ran glared at him, making Meiko pout. "I mean, Ran-ge, you're amazing. The whole internet is celebrating LPL's consecutive S-series championship win."

"What's there to celebrate?"

Chu Ran raised an eyebrow. "They should wait until EDG wins the championship again before celebrating, not now."

"Let's go, let's find a place to eat. Watching the commentary on the game up there really made me hungry."

"Xiao Ran, you still have the nerve to talk? Why did you say those things? Right now, IG fans are at their strongest. If you provoke them at this time, aren't you just asking for trouble?"

Mingkai shook his head. "I reckon the club's management is cursing you out again."

"I'm just telling the truth. Is it a crime to tell the truth in this society?" Chu Ran said indifferently. "Let the IG fans jump around for a while. I've always liked it when people jump to the top and then I pull them down hard."

"Because that would result in being smashed to pieces."

After Chu Ran finished speaking, Ming Kai and the others backstage couldn't help but shiver.

Just then, the camera suddenly switched to the interview area, showing Ning Mazi's lunar-like appearance and Yu Shuang in a red evening gown. This immediately caused the already excited LPL viewers to hum softly.

[No, how could Ning Mazi possibly hold back?]

[If it were me, I'd like to invite Aunt Yu Shuang to the hotel later, and then have her call Guan Gou.]

[You absolutely must build the Uzi three-piece set and unleash devastating damage.]

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Yu Shuang and Ning Mazi exchanged a brief greeting before quickly getting down to business.

"Okay, congratulations to IG for defeating KT and advancing to the finals. This means the finals will be an all-LPL team battle, which means that the LPL has already secured this year's championship."

"So, Ning, what do you think was the main reason you were able to defeat KT today?"

Upon hearing this question, Ning Mazi didn't mince words and blurted out, "Yeah, I think it's because KT is just too bad this year, or rather, LCK as a whole is just too bad."

"Besides that, our IG team is just too strong, which is why we were able to defeat them so easily. If we had been more focused, KT would have been swept 3-0 by us."

"Before the match, many netizens thought they were the strongest team in LCK in recent years, but after playing against them, they found that they were just so-so."

As soon as Ning Mazi finished speaking, he immediately launched into a frenzy of cheers and shouts from the LPL audience and fans.

On the Korean website, the host responsible for translating Ning Mazi's words spoke in an extremely low tone, but the translation clearly carried a terrifying anger.

After the translation was completed, the already furious South Korean felt like his lungs were about to explode!
[Damn it! Who is this pockmarked good-for-nothing? What is he pretending to be?!]

[How dare they say our LCK is bad? Can't they make it out of the stadium today?!]

Players with such poor sportsmanship don't deserve to participate in the finals. I strongly suggest the organizers disqualify IG and let KT participate in the finals!

[You LPL players are so arrogant, but you can only be arrogant for this year. Next year, we in the LCK will definitely beat you to a pulp!]

Yu Shuang nodded in surprise, "Now many netizens are saying that the reason why IG was able to play so easily is largely due to Chu Shen giving you a lesson late last night?"

"No."

Ning Mazi shook his head without hesitation. "To be honest, what he said yesterday wasn't very useful, so I didn't even listen. You see, I didn't listen and we still beat KT, right?"

"To put it bluntly, if EDG were to face KT today, EDG might not even be able to beat KT. So what Easy said is only somewhat useful, but not very useful."

"The reason why IG was able to defeat KT is entirely due to our own strength."

After these words were spoken, many chicken giblets instantly became so excited that they danced around as if they had gone mad.

[Talkative! A filial son talks nonsense! Official clarification!]

[Hilarious! Now that son of a bitch is shut up. What does beating KT have to do with you guys?]

Our success on Instagram is entirely due to our own hard work and dedication!

[How dare they and EDG try to ride this wave of popularity? Seriously, what a jerk!]

Seeing the disgusting and arrogant face of the chicken offal, countless EDG fans were absolutely furious.

You know, after news broke yesterday that Chu Ran had communicated with IG, these fans were so grateful they were in tears. Now that IG has defeated KT, they've turned their backs on them.

Putting aside whether our late-night conversation was actually useful, people shouldn't be this shameless.

[Damn, this chicken giblets are disgusting, just like the GSL from back then.]

[You chicken offal guys are probably not born in the Year of the Rooster, you're born in the Year of the Dog! You turn on me like that, amazing!]

[Wow, who was thanking EDG and Chu Shen yesterday?]

Upon hearing Ning Mazi's words, Ming Kai and the others backstage stared at each other in disbelief.

Even if you don't actually use it, it's not unreasonable to express your gratitude in an interview.

"Holy crap, is this really that disgusting? Even if it was useless, we still spent time and effort communicating with them late at night, couldn't we at least say thank you? Why are you doing this?"

"Did Ning Mazi and Su Xiaoluo lose their biological mother?"

Meiko couldn't stand it at all, and they immediately had suspects, after all, Ning Mazi and Su Xiaoluo had a criminal record.

If it weren't for the LPL internal war, they wouldn't have bothered with IG yesterday.

To put it bluntly, no matter who makes it to the finals today, EDG isn't afraid of anything.

"It's really disgusting, just like RNG." Spicy Hot Pot frowned and agreed. "Maybe their whole family died suddenly. Look, Chu Shen, what does this mean?"

"Master Dongguo and the snake, Lü Dongbin and the dog, Ning Mazi is just like that."

"It's okay, Coach Guo, we'll just slap his mouth until it's raw during the finals." Chu Ran raised an eyebrow. "Anyway, IG is a spinning top; once you whip it, it keeps spinning."

As soon as Chu Ran finished speaking, a joyful atmosphere immediately filled the backstage area.

At the same time, after hearing Ning Mazi's interview remarks, Jackeylove frowned and said, "No, buddy, that's a bit much. You should at least thank him."

"Indeed, this makes it seem like IG is ungrateful. What is Ning doing? Does he have no brains?" Rooike was speechless. He could accept Ning's arrogance.

However, he couldn't accept that Ning Mazi was brainless; his statement was tantamount to binding them all to their fate.

Without even thinking, Rooike knew that their family tree had been bombarded with insults by countless people.

However, at this moment, Su Xiaoluo nodded in agreement and said, "I think it's a good idea. After we beat KT, we'll be rivals with EDG. What we need now is buzz."

"Didn't he also get to where he is today by talking? What Ning said doesn't matter. He's just trying to generate buzz. Once we beat EDG in the match, all the online criticism against us will stop."

Although Su Xiaoluo is somewhat naive, he still has a thorough understanding of the LPL.

Regardless of what happens in the LPL behind the scenes, as long as the team wins the match, the winning team is right. The LPL today is very different from what it used to be.

Fan culture is prevalent.

Winning means you're right, losing means you're wrong.

It's that simple.

Rooike and the others didn't say anything more, but sent apology messages to Chu Ran and the others. At that moment, Ning Mazi was still talking non-stop in the interview room.

"Yes, KT is indeed very strong. They deserve the title of the strongest team in LCK this year. It's just that we, IG, are even stronger."

"Ning is very confident," Yu Shuang nodded with a smile. "Then one last question: your opponent in the finals will be EDG, and EDG is your arch-rival. Are you confident that you can defeat them in the finals?"

"Hmm," Ning Mazi pondered for a moment, "I don't think this should be our concern. We should be thinking about which champion skin to choose."

hiss!
Yu Shuang's eyes widened in shock as she stared at Ning Mazi with a look of horror. His words immediately caused the audience from all the competition areas to gasp in shock.

I never expected Ning Mazi to be so confident!
In an instant, the fans at the scene erupted in deafening cheers, and the live stream chat exploded once again.

[Awesome! Ning Wang is invincible; that's the kind of confidence you need!]

I highly recommend picking Camille!

[6666, Ning, do you even have the skill to pick a skin before the match? What kind of championship do you have? What kind of championship does your IG have?]

[The 2018 League of Legends World Championship winner, so what? Doesn't he deserve a skin? But he does? What kind of trash is he? What's the value of his championships?]

[However, the filial sons are making a mess of things, their double standards are outrageous. Ran's choice of skins before the match is considered confidence, but IG's is considered arrogance? Your EDG team was sweating buckets when they beat G2, you've given me a good laugh.]

[Joy! G2 beat them 3-0, sweating buckets; KT beat them 3-2, a breeze. That's chicken giblets!]

Is there any basis for comparison between the top teams in Europe and America and the top team in LCK?

While LCK was filled with boundless anger and lamentation after Ning Mazi's interview, LPL's excitement had turned into a major battle, with IG and EDG fans completely at odds.

The atmosphere of working together for the LPL championship, which was so strong yesterday, was completely gone. All the forums were filled with their insults. However, EDG still had a lot of honors and was still ahead of the chicken fans.

This infuriated many chicken offal enthusiasts, who immediately launched a massive attack, with Su Xiaoluo personally arranging the marketing campaign.

After Chu Ran and his group returned to the hotel, having finished their meal, they checked their phones again and found that all of their social media accounts had been compromised.

"Holy crap, the chicken giblets have gone mad, haha. Ran-ge, someone messaged me saying they want us to forfeit, because stopping IG from winning the championship is ruining League of Legends, ruining LPL, and ruining Chinese esports."

"Haha, Meiko, I'm afraid those GSL fans who turned against RNG after losing to G2 have now become G2 fans. I'm all too familiar with these words." Spicy Hot Pot laughed out loud, but the next second he couldn't laugh anymore.

"Damn it, what do you mean I learned the jungling style from Ning Mazi? When I was playing recklessly, Ning Mazi was still playing in the secondary league. What kind of person was he?!"

"Teacher Guo, they've called me an old wall lamp and I still want to win the championship? It's like a toad trying to eat swan meat. Damn it, it disgusts me."

"Pfft, there's something even more disgusting." Mingkai slowly said, "Ning Mazi posted on Weibo, saying that he thanked us for taking the time to communicate with them yesterday despite our busy schedules. Although it was of no use, he looked forward to having a good chat with us in the finals and then asked us which hero's skin we liked."

"Damn it, he's such a jerk!" Meiko said angrily. "Ran, spray this moon surface to death! I'm watching his live stream, I want to see him break down."

"Breaking his defenses is easy, isn't it?" Chu Ran felt it was indeed time to curb Ning Mazi's arrogant attitude. He checked his red temperature and saw that he would soon be able to max out all his heroes. He immediately took out his phone and opened the Weibo editor.

Weibo account EDG-Easy:

[@IG-Ning, what are you barking about? I prefer the skin I wore for my wedding, but you probably won't be able to wear it anymore. Just break up with me, you'll never win a championship in your life, I'm telling you!]

(End of this chapter)