LOL: What is a concept player?

Chapter 321 Someone's playing tricks, temporary retreat, a celebration for certain teams.

When they saw this message, many netizens thought it was just another rumor spread by trolls or marketing accounts, and they didn't believe it at first.

But after they checked carefully, they found that it was actually true.

Suddenly, no one paid attention to Scout's boast in the live stream that he would defeat Chu Ran.

For most netizens, Scout is just something to watch for fun; everyone's looking forward to seeing how Scout becomes the Joker.

They want to settle scores with Scout's group of "mommy fans".

But now, in the context of Chu Ran's temporary withdrawal from the LPL, this is insignificant.

Many of Chu Ran's fans quickly went to the official Weibo homepage of IG, and sure enough, they found the announcement that IG had posted not long ago.

The announcement stated nothing more than that Chu Ran would be temporarily leaving the LPL for a period of time due to personal reasons, and that an IG youth training jungler would temporarily take his place in the upcoming Spring Split.

This caused an uproar throughout the entire LPL. No one expected that Chu Ran, who had just been at the height of his power and was supposed to reform the LPL, would be suddenly removed from his post.

[Holy crap! What happened? Can someone carry Chu Shen off the stage? Isn't Chu Shen the owner of IG?]

[Good riddance! A cause for celebration! That bastard should get out of the LPL! Chinese esports is saved!]

[Feels good now, you beast, you like to pretend, who do you think you are!]

[Could it be that Ran Chu is afraid of my junior teammate, which is why he's rushing to temporarily leave the professional scene? Hahaha.]

[Sigh, that's nonsense. The real reason he's avoiding the Demacia Cup is because he's afraid of losing to Ning and Uzi in the Spring Split, afraid his undefeated streak will be shattered. After all, the Demacia Cup and the Spring Split are completely different.]

[Yo yo yo yo, a bunch of little black dogs are barking again. They're all defeated by Chu Shen, what's so exciting about that?]

[Damn it! It's normal to win and lose in a competition. Who judges a hero by victory or defeat!]

But your master is destined for defeat.

...

Suddenly, Chu Ran's haters were so enraged that they lost their composure, which drove them even more into a frenzy.

They started frantically seizing on Chu Ran's temporary withdrawal from the LPL and began fabricating all sorts of rumors.

"Hahaha, so the beast's hand is broken!"

At the RNG club base, Uzi was beaming with joy, slapping his thigh repeatedly.

Although he didn't think the news was true, he hoped it was.

"May you die a good death!"

Ning Mazi gloated and chimed in, "These people are talking so convincingly, it might really be true, hahaha, which hospital is he in? I'll go buy some fruit baskets and visit him!"

"Forget about buying the fruit basket, let me post a Weibo first."

Seeing Uzi and Ning Mazi's excited expressions, Xiaohu and Xiaoming looked at each other in bewilderment.

They always felt that the two of them were celebrating too soon.

Every time, the two of them would open the champagne halfway through, but they were too lazy to advise each other and just sat back and watched the show.

As for their newly promoted top laner, Langx, he was secretly enjoying the show.

He's really something else. Ever since he joined RNG, this kind of hilarious thing has been endless.

However, he also somewhat regrets coming to RNG.

His life at RNG was not ideal!
He thought he could start a new chapter in his career here, but he didn't expect how many haters he would be attacking.

Just like this time when RNzg lost to IG in the Demacia Cup, which prevented them from winning the championship, many GSL players started to blame him, as well as Ning Mazi's filial son.

Comments included things like, "What a trash top laner, he's not even as good as Letme."

Logically, he should be in a terrible state of mind, but fortunately, Chu Ran's various trending topics gave him some comfort in life.

"Sigh, if Chu Shen really leaves the LPL, and RNG loses again, these haters will criticize me relentlessly."

Teacher Langxing was deeply moved.

After all, he is being criticized now because most of the haters are focusing their energy on Chu Ran.

If Chu Ran really retires, then he will be under a lot of pressure.

Soon after, he saw Uzi and Ning Mazi's Weibo posts.

Weibo user UziQAQ:

[Haha, brothers, today is the happiest day ever! Welcome to my live stream! I'm giving away 5 RMB in cash prizes today. A cause for celebration! Chinese esports has finally ushered in a bright and prosperous future!]

Weibo user RBzg-Ning:

[Serves him right! Good riddance! Can anyone help me find out which hospital Ranchu is in? I know a good orthopedic surgeon who can recommend him. Oh dear, this is terrible; we might see Yang Guo (a character from a popular Chinese drama) in the LPL (League of Legends Pro League) someday.]

Their Weibo posts quickly garnered support from many netizens.

[Haha, did the beast really lose its hand?]

[That feels good. I wish this were real, if it were real I wish Ran's other hand would be severed too.]

Seeing Ran, the filial son, desperately trying to escape, made me incredibly happy.

...

The rumor about the severed hand spread like wildfire, convincing many people that it was true.

At the same time, everyone watched Chu Ran's Weibo for a long time without any activity, which made his fans' hearts skip a beat and they became quite nervous.

But no matter how much they inquired, they could not find any news about Chu Ran.

This made many of Chu Ran's fans anxious, and they started to inquire about the Weibo accounts and live streams of people Chu Ran knew.

For example, Mingkai's private messages exploded instantly.

"I'm speechless. What tricks is that little brat Xiao Ran up to now? Even his fans are asking me about it."

"I hope nothing really happened." Spicy Hot Pot said worriedly, "Then I won't be able to beat Chu Shen next year. I'm so disappointed."

"He's still crushing them." Flandre shook his head with a smile. "He didn't even get to face them in the Demacia Cup."

He had barely finished speaking when Scout, who was standing nearby, immediately snorted coldly after understanding what he was saying.

"I wasn't in good form at the Demacia Cup. I really hope this is just a rumor, otherwise how am I going to beat him in the Spring Split?"

Hearing his words, Mingkai and the others were speechless.

They really wanted Scout and Chu Ran to stop being so hostile, since they were both Chu Ran's old teammates.

But saying it seemed to have no effect, so all I could do was sigh.

But this is actually a good thing. With such a strong competitive spirit, Scout will work even harder, and who knows, he might actually be able to stand on his own and even become a top-tier top laner.

“Tianye replied, saying he didn’t know either.” Mingkai shrugged.

Baolan, who had just been switched over, slowly spoke up: "Indeed, Rooike and the others don't know what happened either."

"What are you thinking? Xiao Ran is fine. She's just being targeted by a group of people."

Abu's sudden appearance and speech piqued everyone's curiosity.

However, Abu didn't explain much and immediately told Mingkai and the others to focus on training.

"Xiao Ran, step back for now. This is our chance, and we must seize it!"

"Indeed, without Xiaoran, EDG has a good chance of winning the Spring Split again."

This reminded them, and afterwards Mingkai found Abu and asked about Chu Ran.

"Nonsense, he offended all the clubs and is so strong, how could we not deal with him? Luckily, he doesn't have any bad records, so we couldn't catch him. He just went back to his studies."

"Ah!" Mingkai's eyes widened.

He seemed to remember that Chu Ran also had the identity of a student.

And he almost never attended classes.

Thinking about this, Mingkai suddenly asked, "So, has EDG joined in?"

Abu paused for a few seconds, then said, "You talk too much."

At that very moment, on the other side, at the FPX club, their owner and manager were extremely happy.

"My god, so arrogant! Let's see if he's still so arrogant." Doinb was genuinely overjoyed.

Why can't they be as low-key as I am and celebrate wildly with the audience in the live stream?

"Family members, today is a great day! I'm giving away a cash prize of 10 yuan. Everyone who signs up for a membership card can participate in the lucky draw!"

"My God, I don't have any inside information. Anyway, we probably won't see Ran Chu in the first half of next year. Without Ran Chu, LPL won't fall. We'll see FPX put on a show then."

Doinb's words during the live stream quickly spread to various LPL forums, and of course, they also drew widespread ridicule.

After all, FPX was a complete mess at that time.

...

At the same time, in an office at Fudan University.

Chu Ran stared intently at the leader in front of her, somewhat speechless. "No, so for the sake of influence, I have to stay at school for at least half a year."

"There's nothing we can do. Someone filed a petition against you because you've hardly ever been to the school. Even if you're a world champion, you can't have too many privileges."

"It's only half a year, so it's a good time to rest and take a break. I also know a little bit about it, and the competitions in the first half of the year weren't that important."

"That's what they say, but if I don't show up, a bunch of people will get excited again, and I'm really annoyed."

Chu Ran crossed his arms, raised an eyebrow, and said, "Who allowed these people to trip me up behind my back?"

"The tallest tree catches the most wind. If you don't step down, how will others get a chance to rise?"

That makes sense; even someone as strong as Faker has his share of power struggles.

However, it was eventually discovered that they couldn't do without Faker, so Faker was brought back into the spotlight.

"Focus on your studies for the next six months."

"Hmm." Chu Ran nodded. "However, I heard that the school seems to support completing credits early so that students can graduate early."

"Yes, that's possible. What do you want to do?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Ran stood up, patted his sleeves, and said calmly, "Then let's just graduate directly."

After saying that, Chu Ran left with peace of mind. A moment later, Chu Ran's Weibo update quickly attracted the attention of countless netizens.

There was no other content on the Weibo post; Chu Ran simply posted a smiling emoji, leaving many people completely baffled.

[Holy crap! Chu Shen! You've shown up! Quickly explain what happened, your smiling face is so hard to keep up with!]

[Wow, I see Chu Shen's anger in that expression.]

[I've given you all the candy you filial sons have given me, now you beast, hurry up and die, hahaha.]

He felt very angry, but there was nothing he could do.

...

The scene sparked heated discussions online again, particularly within the IG club.

Meiko couldn't help but sigh, "No, Ran-ge really has to go back to school for half a year? How are we going to get through those six months?"

"No, buddy, I'm still waiting for Ran to lead me to victory." Jackeylove was genuinely surprised when he heard this news.

The main concern is how they can continue to dominate the LPL without Chu Ran's jungle role.

"It's okay, even without Chu Shen, IG can still win."

“Yes. Rooike is right!” Daney clapped his hands and said firmly, “We’re invincible even without Easy, aren’t we, TheShy?”

Upon hearing Daney's words, TheShy stopped practicing his champion.

Version S9 is coming soon, and the biggest change compared to previous versions is the introduction of plating.

If you can't win on any lane, you don't even need to get a solo kill; you can snowball just by using plating.

In addition, there have been significant changes in other aspects, such as the removal of the penalty mechanism for last-hitting minions in the jungle, the resurgence of jungle carry gameplay, and a major buff to the Kleptomancy rune.

Then TheShy said shyly, "I think we can still play very well next year even without Chu Shen."

...

Time flies, the years are like a shuttle.

The year-end has quietly passed, and Chu Ran did not spend this year with her fans in the live broadcast room. Instead, she went on a trip around the world.

After the start of the new year, the S9 season in the LPL officially kicked off. The entire league was still divided into East and West divisions, and the schedule was very tight.

However, only a few clubs ultimately garnered the majority of the traffic.

Especially IG, which garnered immense attention from netizens on its very first day of debut.

Fortunately, they played quite well, which silenced the gossip.

However, as the tournament progressed, IG, without Chu Ran as their jungler, eventually began to falter.

Especially in the current version, which relies heavily on junglers, the preseason quietly ended, and IG ultimately entered the playoffs as the fifth-place team, which immediately triggered a barrage of ridicule from countless haters.

[Say something! Hey, you little brats and chicken offal, is this the IG team known as the "Galactic Battleship"? What happened? Why aren't they first in the regular season?]

[Haha, that's hilarious! They can't even beat RNG and EDG, and they almost got thrashed by FPX. Is this all IG is capable of?]

[Before the match, some people seemed to be saying that IG was going to MSI this year, but I think they'll be eliminated in the first round of the playoffs.]

[I'm ecstatic! MSI? With IG's current form, if they even make it to MSI, I'll eat my hat!]

[But what about the beast? Please, beast, come down from the mountain and save it!]

[Ran Chu is already dead. You guys picked him. Besides, what use would Ran Chu be? Could he beat Ning and Uzi? Ning seems pretty strong this season.]

Come on, he's not even as good as my junior from elementary school. Mala Xiangguo (a hot pot restaurant chain) should be secretly thrilled to have a mid-laner like my junior.

[They're all trash. Look at which team is in first place now! Doinb and Tian Shen's mid-jungle synergy is simply invincible. The new king has ascended the throne.]

Don't you guys pay attention to Top? I feel like 369 and Knight are the future of domestic mid and top laners.

[What kind of shockwave is that? It's not as good as SDG's Bin; I feel he's the real star of domestic top laners.]

...

As April approaches, the spring breeze blows again, and the drums of war beat ever higher.

Although Chu Ran has stopped being active in the professional arena due to his studies, the popularity of LPL has not diminished at all.

On the contrary, the emergence of several new players this year has made the LPL more active.

Amidst this heated discussion, Chu Ran's Weibo, which hadn't been updated for several months, suddenly posted a new update, quickly attracting the attention of countless netizens.

Weibo IG-Easy:

【No, what kind of shockwaves are these? Shoe King, shower, Mayan, Jade Syndrome, abortion, rebellious phase, Mebius, what? Is there no normal person in the LPL?】

...

(End of this chapter)