LOL: What is a concept player?

Chapter 361: DWG's Strength, LCK's Celebration.

Upon hearing Chu Ran's words, the domestic audience immediately erupted in laughter, with many bursting into laughter and frantically sending barrages of comments to support Chu Ran.

There was no longer a blank period on the screen in the live broadcast room; it immediately started scrolling.

[66666, even after Chu Shen's return, he still can't forget Uzi!]

[Chu Shen, hahaha, Uzi might even have to retire.]

[So what? Uzi retired, does that mean he can just take a shower and drink milk and forget about it?]

[That's incredibly arrogant, but that's Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King of Chu. He has the right to be arrogant. All the other teams can now prepare to take second place.]

Chu Ran's words sparked heated discussions across various competition regions, with some viewers expressing their outrage, believing that Chu Ran was far too arrogant and presumptuous.

In the Korean LCK, some have suggested that Chu Ran must pay a heavy price in the subsequent matches, breaking his undefeated streak and causing his reputation to plummet.

Although GRF lost, it's unclear where these Koreans got their confidence from.

Perhaps it's largely due to the world championship heritage of their region over the years.

As for those GSLs in China, they are no longer the same as they were a few years ago. Back when Chu Ran started a fight against Uzi, they were able to revoke Chu Ran's and some other people's citizenship.

but now.

All that was left was his stubbornness, and he was quickly swallowed up by the vast crowd without making a ripple.

"You beast!!"

Inside the RNG club, Uzi, his chubby face flushed red, was frantically pounding the table, looking like he was about to explode. The others around him trembled at the sight of him.

No one expected that Chu Ran still missed Uzi so much. After returning from a six-month hiatus, in an interview following a victory, he once again expressed his sincerest greetings to Uzi, the God of the Void.

"Winning more world runner-up titles will make you number one in the world."

Recalling Chu Ran's words, many RNG staff members couldn't help but burst into laughter, which made Uzi even more agitated. Immediately afterwards, his hysterical roar echoed throughout the club.

"Is it funny!"

But Uzi, like those GSL players, is no longer the same as before. To many people, his angry and threatening roar is no different from a cornered dog jumping over a wall.

at the same time.

In an office, the manager, Third Young Master, was holding a video conference, and the issues they were discussing were quite simple.

"Force Uzi and Ning Mazi to retire."

"Anyway, they can't continue playing, but they can't leave RNG either. We'll hold a huge funeral for them, oh, a retirement ceremony, to prove RNG's humanistic care and get one last wave of traffic."

Ning Mazi was unaware of this.

He originally came to RNG this year hoping to win the championship, but he was forced to retire, and the timeline was ultimately altered.

If he knew this, he would rather stay at home and do live streaming than come to RNG to play professionally. Not only can they not pay his salary, but they can also arrange his retirement without his knowledge. This club is really a scumbag.

After the IG vs. GRF match today, many words about Chu Ran appeared again worldwide. On all the trending search lists, the headlines about Chu Ran and IG defeating GRF were very eye-catching.

The sheer volume of traffic also shocked many people.

It ranks first in terms of lack of updates across all forum platforms, including international forums like Twitter.

Clicking on any trending topic will yield at least tens of thousands of comments, and countless people have once again witnessed Chu Ran's unparalleled popularity.

Riot Games headquarters.

Upon seeing the global viewership ratings for the IG vs. GRF match, the management team remained silent for a long time.

Chu Ran's presence has indeed affected the lifespan of their League of Legends team. The main problem is that if you win every day, it becomes difficult when other regions stop playing.

However, some of their management members still understand the game. In the current S-series version, they can say that they have weakened Chu Ran, and most jungle carry junglers have been nerfed to the point that they are no longer viable.

Online, they even adjusted the stats of some of IG's commonly used popular heroes. However, after today's match, they found that they still couldn't stop them. They couldn't just stop pretending and weaken all of IG's heroes to the core.

A game company as big as them should have some self-respect.

that's it.

The fact that GRF could be so thoroughly defeated by IG is truly beyond their expectations.

You're saying GRF is bad?

That's not the case either.

The only explanation is that IG is too strong, and the reason why IG is too strong is that Chu Ran is too terrifying, and at the same time, the amount of attention he receives is also overwhelming.

Today, Chu Ran returned to the competition, and the global viewership report is several times higher than during the group stage. Moreover, this is only the quarterfinals. If we wait until the semifinals and the finals, the viewership will probably continue to rise.

Then the problem is coming.

If Chu Ran wins the championship this year, or if he retires, the popularity of their competition will definitely plummet to rock bottom.

The most important question is whether Faker will continue playing if he doesn't win a championship this year.

And the European and American regions, which have not won a championship for many years, clearly have their best chance this year. The audience in the European and American regions are eagerly waiting. If they fail to seize the opportunity, a large number of people in the European and American regions may also quit the game.

Difficult to handle.

They didn't want Chu Ran to win, but they were completely powerless to stop it. They couldn't very well personally disqualify Chu Ran from the competition.

The viewership for the World Championship Finals will drop significantly again.

"Let's find a way so that if he wins the championship again this year, he can't retire, just like Faker. He needs to keep appearing on the field."

"Let the Chinese side talk to him after the game. The final result is that he won't win the championship this year. I really don't understand why God would create such a monster."

All the executives at Riot Games were quite helpless. Who could have imagined that Chu Ran would be such a monster? They could only give Fujii some instructions and hope that the other remaining teams could step up their game.

Meanwhile, Chu Ran and the others were holding a victory celebration banquet, and everyone was all smiles as they looked at the trending topics on the internet.

"Ran-ge, do you know why Louis XVI only traveled on highways?"

Upon hearing Meiko's words, Chu Ran immediately retorted with disdain, "Because you can't make a U-turn on the highway, and you're in France now, playing this hellish joke, be careful you don't get beaten to death when you go out."

"It's okay, I'm here for you." Jackeylove patted his chest. "If you die, I'll definitely find a way to let you return to your hometown."

"Get out!" Meiko glared angrily.

Seeing their expressions, Rooike's worry lessened a bit, but he still couldn't help but ask, "Chu Shen, do you think our next opponent might be DWG?"

"If it really is DWG, then it will be a bit difficult. This team is quite strong, I feel it is even stronger than GRF. Their bot lane AD is a weak point, it is dragging them down."

After Rooike finished speaking, TheShy immediately chimed in excitedly, "Wow, their top laner Nuguri is really strong! I really want to play against him."

For a moment, head coach Daney frowned deeply. He had naturally spent time studying the DWG team, and they were indeed quite strong.

Their form and other factors limited them; otherwise, they wouldn't have been the third seed to enter the World Championship this year.

"A team that came up from internet cafes," Daney praised. "Regardless of their skill level, their mentality and resilience are absolutely top-notch. If we were to face them, we might feel some pressure." "Just a little."

Chu Ran said somewhat casually, "If you really run into DWG, you can win as usual. Don't demonize your opponents. They're just like that. Just do your best."

After saying that, Chu Ran immediately put down her chopsticks. "Don't tell me, I forgot to post on Weibo."

The next second, he immediately opened the Weibo editor, his hands flying across the screen, and soon a brand new Weibo post appeared before countless netizens.

IG-Easy:

Brothers, I've won! I feel great! This game was so much fun! I don't know why someone would get depressed playing jungle. Is it because the mid laner is too bad?

If it's because the mid laner is bad and likes to show off, then he really should be depressed. He's been a professional player for so many years and only made it to the World Championship once. He's also constantly trying to trick fans into buying memberships. If I were a jungler, I would want Yu Yu too!
Fortunately, I'm not the mid-laner.

Finally, I hope all junglers can encounter a normal, human mid laner.

"Holy crap, Ran-ge, that's amazing!" Meiko exclaimed.

The Weibo post had only been up for a few seconds when many people and fans rushed over. When they saw the content, they were immediately stunned.

[Haha, Chu Shen, you might as well just give us the ID numbers of FPX's mid and jungle players.]

[You dare to mock the Monkey King of Mount Emei? Watch out, or we'll have you in court on Weibo!]

Do you even know what it means to be the top mid-laner in the LPL this year?

To be honest, reaching the top 16 in the World Championship is already fantastic; it's a new career high for him.

[6666, you can kill someone by destroying their spirit!]

At this moment, countless talented people flooded Chu Ran's Weibo comment section, spontaneously discussing Doinb and Xiao Tian. As for their fans who intruded, they were quickly drowned out by a barrage of criticism.

Chu Ran smiled and then leisurely ate her food. "You don't know anything, Tian Ye. Of course I have to be fair to everyone. Otherwise, if someone praises our great world's number one ADC in an interview and also praises him on Weibo, then I'll definitely have to find someone else to talk to."

Upon hearing Chu Ran's words, Meiko and the others exchanged glances, their lips twitching.

really.

This just proves what netizens said.

With Chu Ran's return, the LPL will not be peaceful.

Doinb and Xiaotian, who were originally watching FPX for fun, were caught off guard by Chu Ran's Weibo post. Soon, wisps of white smoke appeared on their foreheads, indicating that their brains had been damaged by the high temperature.

"Is that bastard Chu Ran sick? What does it have to do with him whether I'm depressed or not?" Xiao Tian roared, almost smashing his phone. He had no idea what he had done to offend Chu Ran.

Wasn't it because he didn't object when the club targeted Chu Ran, and his own fans even went to attack him?

Injustice has its head, and debt has its owner.

Why don't you just go find my fans directly, Chu Ran? Why are you holding me back?

If you want to curse, just curse Doinb, that beast.

Look up.

Doinb was seen rapidly typing on his keyboard with a gloomy expression, seemingly using a secondary account to hurl insults at Chu Ran in the Weibo comment section. He was quickly overwhelmed by the barrage of criticism and angrily slammed his keyboard a few times.

Bang bang bang!
"That beast! What did it do to him that I signed up for a membership card? He just can't stand seeing other people make money. How can there be such a disgusting person?"

Doinb is absolutely furious, even more so than he was during his time with QG.

They can't win in matches, they can't win in verbal battles, and they don't have as many fans as their opponents. They can only swallow their anger when faced with a dragon charging in. Anyone would explode in their place.

So he vented his anger on Xiao Tian, ​​bringing up old grievances and sarcastically complaining that Xiao Tian's poor performance in the World Championship group stage led to their elimination in the round of 16 this year.

Gao Tianliang could not tolerate that.

Soon, the FPX club was engulfed in a heated exchange of insults.

Chu Ran, who caused all this, had a hearty meal and went back to play training matches with his teammates.

Time flew by, and the next day, the matches in the other groups also began. SKT's strength was undeniable. Although this team suffered a major upset at this year's MSI, the foundation of their three-time world champion dynasty remained.

Their quarterfinal opponents were no match for them, and SKT easily defeated them. This gave the LCK region a powerful boost, allowing them to temporarily forget the sadness of GRF's elimination.

The jubilation has returned, with headlines everywhere on the forums proclaiming: "The Great Demon King is back in full force! Two MVPs in three games! Faker's fourth championship is within reach!"

Domestic fans have also become active, appearing on forums like Anti-Faker and Hupu, praising Faker and SKT, believing that with SKT's current form, winning their fourth championship is no problem at all.

And we've returned to that classic topic—

SKT has only ever lost one best-of-five series against an LPL team at the World Championship. Do you understand how significant that is?

The BO5 loss naturally refers to the one at the Bird's Nest, and at the same time, the fans started talking nonsense.

The claim that losing at the Bird's Nest wasn't Faker's fault, but rather that SKT's management had problems at the time, is just empty talk and historical accounts.

It is no coincidence.

Besides SKT, G2, the European hope team, also easily defeated their opponent, making European fans ecstatic and shouting that the European region will reach the top this year.

After the match, Perkz posted a separate Weibo post calling out to Chu Ran and promising to meet her in the finals.

As for DWG, they also moved countless viewers around the world. Originally, it was thought that DWG would have a very difficult time, and the development of the game was pretty much as everyone expected, with the game dragging on to the fifth game.

But after the fifth game, they saw that everyone in DWG was in even better form than in the previous four games, which made many viewers gasp.

In particular, BeryL's performance as support in the fifth game truly shocked many viewers who didn't usually pay much attention to the support role.

With various roaming and support plays, a support player paired with Canyon's jungler completely decimated the opposing team. Combined with the incredibly strong individual skills of the two mid-laners, they advanced even though it was only a 3-2 victory.

No one dared to underestimate this team. Some even suggested that the team was rapidly transforming, having gone from an unknown internet cafe team to a world-class powerhouse after this BO5 series.

And this is the team that IG will face in their next match.

Wow, DWG is amazing! This team's resilience is terrifying.

[It's not just their resilience, their top, mid, jungle, and support are all mechanically insane!]

[Damn, isn't this just an internet cafe team? I don't remember them fitting this version.]

[Oh no, LCK is already hyping Nuguri as the Korean top laner "God of Chu" and Showmake as Faker's successor.]

I have a feeling that IG's chances in the upcoming match are a bit slim.

Not only did netizens discuss it, but in an interview, player Nuguri revealed that Chu Shen and TheShy are his idols, which immediately reminded people of Peanut and Clearlove back in the day.

The competition areas immediately erupted in chaos.

Amidst this heated discussion, Chu Ran immediately arranged for the club's operations team to create two portraits—Ox-Head and Horse-Face.

(End of this chapter)