LOL: What is a concept player?

Chapter 353 How to beat Tazan? Enter his jungle and he's done for.

LCK has indeed been infected by LPL's bible. When their words spread to various LPL forums, many viewers thought they were just trolls, but when they found out they weren't, they were all amused.

All I can say is that the GSL bible will live on forever.

[Haha, now it's LCK's turn to claim credit, huh?]

Well, it's hard to say. GRF is quite skilled; IG should really hope they don't slip up.

[It should be fine, as long as we perform the same way as in the group stage. Besides, shouldn't Chu Shen be making his appearance soon?]

The draw ceremony immediately sparked heated discussions online. Groups like Uzi were secretly overjoyed, hoping that IG would be eliminated by GRF in the quarterfinals, so that no one could laugh at anyone else.

Amidst the heated discussions, several LCK teams held a special pre-match press conference, surrounded by numerous esports media reporters, with GRF players being the most concerned.

"Hello, TARZAN, you will be facing your strongest opponent, IG, in the quarterfinals, and you may be matched up against the legendary player Easy. Are you confident that you can defeat him?"

Upon hearing the reporter's question, Tarzan's lips curled up, and he confidently replied, "Easy won the championship in the top lane and mid lane positions in the past two years. He is indeed very strong, but it is impossible for him to win the championship in the jungle position this year."

"Because I'm in LCK this year!"

"I will return home in glory with the championship trophy!"

After Tarzan finished speaking, the Koreans in the audience and the live broadcast room cheered wildly for him, one after another, and the reporter was also shocked and immediately changed to another person.

"Chovy, what preparations did you make against Rooike, the mid laner?"

"Yeah, Rooike is really strong, but I've prepared a lot. I hope we can have a really exciting match, but victory will belong to GRF," Chovy replied with a smile.

Soon, the LCK's pre-match press conference was forwarded to the LPL forum and immediately became a trending topic. In particular, Tarzan's remarks gave a boost to the many Korean fans, who immediately began praising Tarzan on the forum.

Tarzan has been given all sorts of nicknames, such as having the potential to be the world's best jungler this year and being one of the most terrifying junglers in the LCK.

The highly anticipated match between IG and GRF has generated a lot of buzz during the pre-match period, with countless video bloggers and others offering their predictions.

The final support rate was 70/30, with IG having a 70% chance of winning. However, the 30% who supported GRF kept barking incessantly, which infuriated many netizens. Upon investigation, it was discovered that they were GSL and FPX's loyal followers, and they immediately faced severe consequences.

[So, they're hoping IG will be eliminated in the quarterfinals too, since they themselves were eliminated in the round of 16.]

[If you're a noob, shut up. You're trash from the round of 16, go sit at the same table as LGD.]

[You dare to shout about shockwaves? Even if you're in the top eight, you're still better than these two round-16 trash.]

For a moment, the fans of GSL and FPX were furious. At the same time, all of RNG and FPX's accounts were being bombarded with insults. In particular, Doinb wanted to make money by streaming, but found that the chat room was full of abuse.

His live stream audience also plummeted, and fewer people were sending him membership cards or participating in the lucky draw. It's fair to say that the round of 16 directly caused his once-thriving live stream career to fall into a Waterloo.

As expected, Doinb started being sarcastic and sarcastic towards Xiaotian again, especially in front of the live stream audience. This made Xiaotian want to kill Doinb, and the conflict between the two intensified once again.

As for Uzi, his performance was even more appalling.

Upon returning to the club, he discovered that the management's attitude towards him had changed and had become worse than before.

RNG management internal meeting.

"Arrange a retirement ceremony for Uzi. It's time for him to retire. Let him retire right here at RNG."

Upon hearing this, the manager was still a little incredulous, but he had no choice but to comply. Our Jian Zihao was unaware that he was about to retire.

While waiting for the quarterfinals to begin, all the major regions around the world were in an uproar, constantly arguing about which teams would advance.

Suddenly, their argument finally stopped because the quarterfinals began.

At the end of September, Chu Ran and his group arrived at the entrance of the huge sports stadium, where countless spectators had been eagerly waiting. The moment Chu Ran got out of the car, cheers and shouts erupted wildly.

At a glance, all you could see were fans holding up support signs for Chu Ran, going wild. This time, Chu Ran finally showed the world the power of his fans. It's safe to say that more than half of the people who came to watch the game today were Chu Ran's fans.

This scene was immediately broadcast live on various sports events, leaving many people in awe.

Wow, this is the power of Chu Shen!!

What does "world's best" even mean? I feel like even Faker can't compare.

[Haha, all you do is pretend. It'll be hilarious when you lose to GRF.]

To be fair, GRF is indeed not so easy to deal with.

Today, the popularity of LPL's live broadcast room has soared to tens of millions, comparable to the Bird's Nest finals in the past. Although the online player rate of LPL League of Legends is constantly declining, the viewership of the World Championship has not been low.

At that time, people were still playing games occasionally and watching competitions frequently, far from the point where they didn't even want to watch competitions anymore, as is the case in later generations.

After Chu Ran and the others entered the lounge, the audience also entered one after another, and in an instant, the venue was packed with people, and the originally quiet hall immediately became noisy.

Soon, a blonde, wavy-haired, hot-bodied host walked onto the stage and began her opening remarks. Then, amidst her cheers, the contestants from both sides took to the stage one after another.

The big screen also began playing the pre-match promotional videos prepared by both teams for the quarterfinals.

Everyone else was making grand pronouncements, but when it was Chu Ran's turn, the tone suddenly changed.

"It's easy to beat Tarzan. Just go into his jungle and he won't know how to play the game anymore."

The tone of his voice reminded many viewers of the former factory manager, whose famous saying about capturing level two enemies is still widely circulated. As soon as Chu Ran finished speaking, the atmosphere in the venue and the live broadcast room was immediately brought to its peak.

[66666! Chu Shen's arrogance!]

[Hahaha, this is the God of Chu! Who dares to disagree?]

Tarzan will deliver it himself; he got lost because there were no wild farms.

[Hilarious! This guy is like this: one likes to farm jungle camps, while the other prefers to farm minions in mid lane.]

They, the LCK, also have their own left hand; let's just call it the right hand.

The live chat was flooded with comments, and Chu Ran's words greatly displeased many Korean fans. Some of them suddenly roared and cheered for Tarzan, but their shouts were instantly drowned out by the cheers for Chu Ran.

Amidst the laughter and conversation, the camera panned to the commentary booths of various parties.

On the LPL commentary desk, Miller, Guan Zeyuan, and 957 were all on high alert.

"Alright, welcome everyone to the Round of 16 of the 2019 World Championship. Today we'll be watching the match between IG and GRF. I'm your commentator, Zeyuan!"

"Hi, my name is Miller."

"Hello everyone, this is 957." "First of all, we would like to congratulate our Leg Bro on passing the commentator exam and becoming a professional commentator instead of a professional player." Guan Zeyuan expressed his congratulations and then said, "So, Leg Bro, which team do you think has a higher winning rate today?"

957 chuckled, "I'm more optimistic about IG. After all, in terms of both paper strength and current form, IG is stronger than GRF."

“That’s right, I think so too, but here’s the problem.” Miller slowly said, “Our Chu God hasn’t played a match in half a year. Although I have confidence in Chu God, how much can a professional player maintain his form after half a year without playing a match? It’s really worrying.”

“Yes, Mr. Miller is right.” Guan Zeyuan nodded in agreement. “But Chu Shen always manages to bring us a little miracle. I think instead of worrying, let’s watch Chu Shen’s next performance!”

After they said those words, the live stream chat started scrolling with comments again.

[This guy is such a suck-up. So, if he doesn't play for half a year, his form won't decline? Is telling the truth considered hating?]

[This is hilarious! If someone can stay in form for six months without playing, then we might as well stop training altogether.]

[To be honest, I haven't played games for a month, and I can barely see where the mouse is. I heard that Chu Shen hasn't played many practice matches. Isn't he afraid of something going wrong?]

It's alright, just trust God Chu.

On stage, both coaches and players were speaking rapidly into the microphones.

In the first match, IG was on the blue side, while GRF was on the red side.

The first three draft picks for both sides were quickly finalized.

IG: Renekton, Akali, LeBlanc.

GRF: Pantheon, Jayce, Sona.

"Oh, the first three picks for both sides were quite standard, all featuring some strong heroes in the current version. Especially the red side, they are exactly like the red side in S7. In S7, they couldn't let Kalista out, and this year in S9, they can't let the reworked Pantheon out," Guan Zeyuan sighed.

“That’s right, IG immediately picked Supermodel Qiyana for Chu Shen in the first round. Is this to let Chu Shen dominate the first game?” Miller laughed.

"Not necessarily, Mr. Miller, it could be Qiyana mid lane," 957 reminded him.

After IG secured Qiyana as their first pick, GRF immediately picked Elise and Yuumi as their first two picks.

"Oh? GRF picked Yuumi directly, so they're going for Garen and Yuumi. I bet even Chu Shen himself didn't expect that IG would be the first team to use Garen and Yuumi in a competition, and that this would stay in the competition all year, even making it to the World Championship." 957 exclaimed.

Seeing this, Daney frowned, somewhat puzzled by GRF's intentions.

"They played Garen and Yuumi in the bot lane in the first game? That's a bit too timid. Viper is really strong."

"There might be other tactical arrangements. We'll just have to deal with whatever comes our way." Chu Ran took a sip of water, his expression calm.

Under Daney's arrangement, their second and third picks were Lulu, which met most people's expectations, and GRF indeed chose Garen as their third pick.

Amid cheers, the second round of bans and picks began. IG banned GRF's top laner Sword's signature Kled, followed by banning Ryze, while GRF banned Kayle and then Nidalee.

"GRF thought Qiyana was more likely to be played in the mid lane, so they blocked Chu Shen's Nidalee. Since your mid laner is an AD, your top and jungle lanes need to be filled with an AP. So GRF picked Gnar as their fourth pick."

"Sword's Gnar!"

Guan Zeyuan exclaimed in surprise, but his eyes widened suddenly. "My God, what did IG say? They're here! Back in the day, Chu Shen often played against champions that countered Gnar in the top lane!"

"Yasuo!"

In an instant, Yasuo's image appeared on the screen, and the moment Yasuo was locked on, the audience and the live stream erupted in cheers.

"It's locked in, TheShy's top lane Yasuo!"

Miller was slightly excited. "If Qiyana is the mid laner, then if Chu Shen's team needs to pick an AP jungler with knock-up, that would be Gragas."

"That should be it," Guan Zeyuan nodded in agreement.

But IG's next choice surprised everyone. When Sylas was picked, many people stared at each other in disbelief.

"Huh? Sylas, how come Qiyana is still jungle like this? That's fine, he has a knock-up too." 957 was a little surprised. "Oh no, IG's top, mid, and jungle are still swaying."

"Coach Daney's draft picks, with Sylas being a top/mid flex pick and Yasuo also being a top/mid flex pick, have presented GRF with a difficult problem. What do you mean? What kind of champion should Chovy pick to counter this?"

Guan Zeyuan laughed out loud, "Chovy is in a tough spot. He doesn't even know which hero to counter in this counter position. He can only guess now, or maybe make a more conservative choice."

It must be said that it is indeed as Guan Zeyuan and others said.

On the field, Chovy had a strange expression. After thinking for a few seconds, he finally chose Syndra. He originally wanted to choose Azir or Orianna, but their jungler had already chosen a strong champion, Elise.

Choosing a Tsar or similar figure would only slow down your own progress.

"Chovy picked Syndra as his last pick, because he thought Sylas would play mid lane."

Just as Miller finished speaking, the two sides quickly switched positions, and when the switch was completed, countless viewers were stunned.

What did they see?

No?

Sylas jungle?
"My God!! What is IG doing? A new strategy or tactic? Chu Shen has returned to the competitive stage after half a year, and he shocked us all in his first game. He directly picked Sylas jungle!"

Guan Zeyuan's eyes widened as he roared.

The lineups for both sides appeared on the big screen.

IG (Blue Side): Top lane Yasuo, Jungle Sylas, Mid lane Qiyana, Bot lane Kog'Maw and Lulu.

GRF (Red Side): Top lane Gnar, Jungle Elise, Mid lane Syndra, Bot lane Garen and Yuumi.

Originally, no one was particularly interested in discussing the lineup, but when Chu Ran's jungle Sylas appeared, the audience was immediately stunned!

[66666! This beast has started! Do you owe too much money and are gambling on online gambling?]

[Hilarious! Sylas jungle? Is that even a pick?]

[But you bastard, if you don't have enough money, just tell me. There's no need to fix matches.]

The competition zones erupted in excitement. A close-up of Chu Ran's handsome face appeared on the big screen, with a slight upturn at the corners of his mouth. In front of his retina, a faintly visible text floated.

[Unconventional Jungling: When you jungle with champions like Gragas, Lee Sin, etc., all your attributes will increase by 100%, and your accuracy in predicting your opponent's psychology will increase by 50%]

(End of this chapter)