LOL: What is a concept player?

Chapter 341, page 1557? I need to be faster!
In an instant, upon hearing Chu Ran and his team's pre-match promotional words, the major competition regions around the world erupted in excitement, as Chu Ran currently has fans all over the globe.

The resounding and confident words, coupled with the five spirited young men on the big screen, immediately caused a deafening roar of cheers throughout the venue, with many spectators waving their glow sticks and support signs.

In the live broadcast rooms of various events, the barrage of comments kept popping up at this moment.

Because the opening group stage match of MSI was IG vs SKT, the popularity of the live broadcast room has exploded. Without exception, every live broadcast room that is commentating on this match has extremely high popularity on the platform.

This is the amount of traffic Chu Ran and Faker have!
Countless netizens are eagerly anticipating this epic battle, especially since Chu Ran has rarely faced Faker in high-profile tournaments since 2017.

After all, last year's Intercontinental Cup and All-Star Game were criticized by Kobe fans, Han Xiaozi, and Chu Ran's haters as Faker and his teammates not playing seriously.

[66666! Chu Shen is awesome, a new history!!]

[This is the confidence Chu Shen and his teammates have! Faker should step down; this game will practically force him into retirement!]

[I've speedrunned SKT again. If Chu Shen and IG can speedrun SKT again, I'll never criticize IG again.]

[These fans are really going overboard. They got this worked up over a single harsh remark in the promotional video. Are you guys afraid of Faker?]

[I heard you say, "For international matches, watch Wenbo. He's just a roadside blob, talking about new history. If you're so capable, Niao Niao should pick Draven this game, otherwise he's a dog!"]

The live stream chat was flooded with comments, while in other live streams, such as those of Uzi and Doinb, viewers were discussing which side would win the match.

Of course, without exception, these people were all supporting SKT in their words. After all, the mainstream opinion in the LPL right now is that SKT should win, since Chu Ran and IG are the ones who stand out from the crowd.

The LPL of today is not the LPL of the past. Back then, there were very few LPL world champions. No matter which team went abroad to compete, there were always more supporters than pessimists.

At this moment, the LPL region has won all the championships for two consecutive years, and the desire for the championship is no longer so important. Many people hope that Chu Ran can lose so that he can release some of the traffic he has.

"Impossible, guys. All I can say is that Faker has really returned to godlike status this year, and SKT is pretty strong this year, especially their rookie AD Taddy in the bot lane. I have high hopes for him. He can beat Jackeylove without any problem."

These were Uzi's words, and he smiled broadly, prompting Ning Mazi, who was standing next to him, to quickly chime in: "Clid played quite well. This game won't be easy for IG. They really thought they were playing against the LPL."

Meanwhile, inside the FPX club, Doinb exclaimed in surprise, "Maya, some people's sons really don't treat Faker and SKT like human beings. Do they really think that just because they lost a few times, they can never beat them?"

"Don't assume that a player will never lose. Even Faker can lose, so why can't some people lose? Are you starting to create gods?"

Their words resonated with many fans, and amidst the heated discussion, the faces of the SKT members appeared on the large screen inside the venue, their unison voices echoing throughout.

"This time, we will take back everything that LCK lost in the past two years and show the world who is the real number one region in the world!"

His confident words were like a storm, immediately causing a huge uproar at the scene and in the LCK region.

[Damn it! SKT is invincible, they've crushed the LPL, this trash region!]

[Our Faker is invincible! SKT has returned to its former glory! Who can stand against them now!]

[Our region has matured a lot in the past two years, and we're guaranteed to win this game today. If that Jackeylove doesn't pick Draven, I'll look down on him!]

After the promotional video ended, the scene shifted to the commentary booths of each competition area, where Miller, Guan Zeyuan, and I remember seeing the faces of the three commentators.

"Alright, welcome everyone to the first day of the 2019 MSI group stage. Next up is the epic battle between SKT and IG. I'm your commentator, Zeyuan!"

"Hello everyone, I'm commentator Miller."

"I remember."

After a brief opening, Guan Zeyuan and his team got down to business. Guan Zeyuan smiled and said, "We know that today's match is highly anticipated. Although it's only a best-of-one, it features two legendary players, making it incredibly exciting. So, what are your thoughts on today's match?"

“There’s nothing much to say,” Remember spoke first. “Just support IG, and according to the data, Chu Shen has a 100% win rate against Faker.”

"Haha, I remember, teacher. You should have said that Chu Shen's win rate in his professional career is 100%." ​​Miller exclaimed, "This is a legendary player from our LPL! So today, will SKT truly return to the throne, restore the glory of the LCK region, and break Chu Shen's undefeated record, or will Chu Shen continue to maintain his invincible status? I think we don't need to say more; let's leave the match to the two sides!"

As their loud and clear voices faded, the BP interface immediately appeared before countless people's eyes. In this game, IG was on the blue side and SKT was on the red side, so there was nothing to say about the BP of both sides.

The early picks were fairly standard, and the bans were mostly the popular heroes of the current version. However, Chu Ran strongly insisted on banning Clid's Lee Sin, which immediately made the Korean commentators in the LCK commentary booth look worried.

"NO! Damn it! IG doesn't follow any rules at all. How can they ban Lee Sin? In that case, our Clid will have to choose other champions."

At this moment, Clid on the field was somewhat unhappy.

Do you really think Clid only knows how to play Lee Sin? This game he'll show off Gragas to liven things up!
A moment later, the draft phase quickly moved into the second round, but the draft in this second round left countless viewers dumbfounded, completely unable to believe what they were seeing.

SKT, on the red side, picked Sona as their fourth pick in the second round, while IG decisively chose Draven and Nautilus, causing everyone to gasp and drop their jaws to the ground!

"My God!!"

In the commentary booth, Guan Zeyuan reacted quickly, immediately exclaiming in disbelief, "What are IG doing! They've locked it in, they've really locked it in! Jackeylove has directly picked his signature champion, Draven!"

"This is simply unbelievable, but that's IG for you. We never make empty promises. If we say we'll pick Draven in a match, we'll pick Draven! And it happened today, at the opening match of MSI!"

At this moment, the LCK audience and commentators were all dumbfounded.

Damn, Jackeylove actually dared to take it?
They thought it was just empty talk.

"Damn it! What do IG mean by this? Jackeylvoe completely disregards our Taddy and Mata. Is he trying to crush Khan or SKT again by picking Draven?!"

"IG will definitely pay the price for their arrogance this time!"

At the same time, the live broadcast room exploded the moment Draven was locked in!
[6666! That's what I admire most about IG—they do what they say, they're consistent in their words and actions, and they never play games with you!]

[Holy crap, even if IG loses this game, it'll still be worth the price of admission!]

[I laughed so hard I almost vomited prostate fluid! Niao Niao is really daring! How could he do that? Does he think he's so cool?]

[They've even brought out Draven. Does NiaoNiao think she's as lucky as RanChu back in the day, picking Draven to counter Khan's Vayne in the top lane?]

At this moment, on the SKT bench.

Khan's expression was strange. He hadn't expected IG to actually pick Draven. A deep-seated fear welled up inside him. Chu Ran's Draven back then had left him with too many psychological scars.

Faker's expression was even more grim. He knew what Jackeylove meant by picking Draven; he wanted to humiliate SKT again. So, even before the game started, Faker was already serious. "It doesn't matter. His Draven pick is completely useless. I'll carry."

At this moment, Taddy looked relaxed, not taking the number one Draven on both servers seriously at all.

This hero is just a bluff. Viewers think this hero is strong because they've seen streamers stomping noobs in low-skill games too many times. In reality, this hero is just a nobody in competitive matches.

If Draven doesn't get any kills and gets killed once, losing his passive, this champion is less useful than the now-useless Ashe, who at least can scout vision and initiate team fights with her ultimate.

"My Maya, Draven, Jackeylove needs to show some determination! It's only BO1, and he's already showing determination?" Doinb almost jumped up excitedly in his own live stream. "Is picking Draven to prove himself? But to prove yourself, you have to understand your opponents. They're facing a three-time world champion!"

For a moment, a chorus of mockery filled the live stream, but in the blink of an eye, when SKT picked their last hero, the eyes of viewers around the world widened in astonishment.

"Oh my god! What's the meaning behind SKT's gem?"

Miller looked stunned, genuinely shocked by the draft picks from both sides.

No matter how much they pondered and analyzed, they couldn't come up with this business plan.

In an instant, voices of doubt and shock rose up everywhere, leaving even everyone in the LCK region completely bewildered.

However, they quickly tried to defend SKT, saying that this was a secret weapon that SKT had carefully prepared to deal with IG, a hidden trump card, anyway, after both sides' lineups were finalized.

The venue was filled with cheering and shouting, and many people, including those watching the live stream, started to cheer for SKT, believing that SKT's lineup was better than IG's.

IG (Blue Side): Top lane Kennen, Jungle Camille, Mid lane Ryze, Bot lane Draven and Thresh.

SKT Red Side: Top lane Sylas, Jungle Gragas, Mid lane Irelia, Bot lane Sona Taric.

Under the watchful eyes of countless people, the match began. However, right from the start, everyone's hearts skipped a beat as Chu Ran's signal kept flashing in SKT's bottom jungle, leaving everyone puzzled.

"Ran-ge, is this the level 1 team?"

"Okay, level 1 team fight! I'm going to speedrun this game! Flash hook, Tianye!"

What 1557? Now that Chu Ran is here, he needs to be even faster. He wants to set a speedrun record that no one can break.

Seeing this, Ji De immediately tensed up, "Hey, what is IG doing! They're going to have a level 1 team fight, but SKT seems to want to avoid it, but Meiko's Nautilus flashes and hooks!"

"Meiko flashed and hooked Taddy's Sona! IG unleashed their fierce nature right from the start!!"

Before Taddy could react, Meiko initiated the attack, and Chu Ran's Camille immediately followed up with an E-flash, leading to a fierce battle in the lower river.

At this moment, the hearts of many viewers were completely tense, their eyes fixed on everything in front of them. When they saw Draven take down Sona's head and the sound of First Blood suddenly rang out.

Several Korean commentators in the LCK commentary booth immediately let out screams of pain.

"NO! You son of a bitch—!"

But the next second, they saw that Meiko had also been killed, and they were overjoyed. However, this joy did not last long.

On screen, as time passed, Draven's axe changed from one to two, and the two axes slashed through the air, causing many SKT supporters to gradually feel their hearts sink.

Because Draven's damage is now too much for SKT to handle, the Korean commentators from LCK are getting anxious and are frantically shouting, "Go, SKT, what are you hesitating for!"

But before they could finish their terrified words, Draven swiftly struck, and another head was quietly taken by Jackeylove.

"Double kill!"

When the game's announcement of the double kill came on, many Korean fans and their supporters felt a chill run down their spines. Those who were just shouting for SKT fell silent, while only IG fans cheered loudly.

"My God, a double kill! In the level 1 team fight, Ah Shui's Draven got a double kill! And he's going to get another one, IG still has to fight! It's not over yet!!" Guan Zeyuan roared at the top of his lungs, his face flushed with excitement.

In the blink of an eye, Faker used Flash, but Draven's axe had already flown out, allowing him to perform a "Flash to move a grave" for the world to see.

Seeing Draven's condition on the screen, Faker was extremely anxious, frantically signaling to his two remaining teammates, "Go, go!!"

Unfortunately, since Chu Ran and the others had come, they had no intention of letting them leave.

A golden light streaked across the sky, and Rooike's Wanderer immediately flashed and used W. Although there was no root, the slow effect was enough to keep the enemy in place.

"Wow! Rooike flashed and used rune root to slow Khan down, and Ah Shui's Draven charged in with his double axes!!" Miller exclaimed in astonishment.

"Could it be that he got a quadra kill?! Ah Shui!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Sylas's health plummeted at a visible rate until it disappeared completely, and he collapsed to the ground. At the same time, the voice of a quadra kill echoed throughout the Rift.

The only remaining Mata Gem could only retreat frantically at this point, but it was completely unable to escape Draven's attack range.

As they watched the axe spinning on the big screen, countless South Koreans' eyes suddenly turned bloodshot, and they bit their lips until they bled. In their commentary booth, waves of wailing and sobbing erupted.

"No! No, no, no, no! Go, Mata! It can't be like this! It can't be like this!!"

At this moment, countless eyes were focused on Draven, and many SKT shareholders panicked, frantically praying that Mata could escape, after all, SKT had also gotten three kills in this level 1 team fight.

If it's a 4-for-3 trade, then it's still playable. The most important thing is not to give Draven a pentakill.

If they start with a B.F. Sword, how will SKT's bot lane play?
But often, the more they don't want to see something, the more they will see it.

In the canyon strewn with corpses, Draven swung his axe forward again.

Bang!
Mata's gem ultimately failed to escape, falling heavily to the canyon floor, and the two awe-inspiring game announcements that left the world in disbelief rang out!
"Penta kill!"

"ACE!"

A five-kill team fight at level one, wiping out SKT's entire team.

At this moment, the whole world was stunned. The entire scene was filled with deathly silence. The chat rooms of various live broadcasts became empty. Everyone was so shocked that they forgot what they were supposed to do.

After an unknown period of silence, a sudden cheer erupted, snapping all the spectators out of their daze. Immediately afterward, all the competition zones became a sea of ​​jubilation, an unstoppable frenzy!
(End of this chapter)