LOL: What is a concept player?

Chapter 374 I don't care how strong my opponent is.

The roar of the crowd and the cheers blended together, filling the entire stadium with an enormous sound wave that reached the eardrums of everyone present, as if it were about to blow the top of their heads.

The deafening shouts coming from inside the stadium could be heard from a great distance.

Glow sticks and support signs were waved wildly in the hands of countless spectators, their blood surging wildly. Visibly, the faces of the spectators turned red, and some even cracked their voices.

But they still cheered enthusiastically for the five spirited young men on the IG stage, because today's match was truly exhilarating for them.

The popularity of many live streaming rooms in China skyrocketed, and there were even some glitches. Celebrations, congratulations and sponsorships flashed across the screen in the blink of an eye.

【IG is awesome! 】

[6666, no one can beat IG!]

We've already secured second place! This is IG! This is LPL!

Why aren't Han Xiaozi and the haters saying anything? Don't you like it?

[Here's a joke: a team that was down 2-3 is now about to come back from a 3-5 deficit.]

[The Void World came back from 3-0 down to win 5-3, hahaha.]

The live chat was buzzing with discussion. Many haters of IG and Chu Ran, as well as those who fawned over Korean players, were furious and hurled insults at DWG, calling them a terrible team.

They claimed to have fought their way from an internet cafe team to the world championship, that they were invincible, and they were hyped up before the competition, but when the actual matches started, they were all shockwaves.

These people will never admit that IG is strong. Over the years, they just think that Chu Ran's opponents are all too weak.

There's no way, you can never wake up someone who is pretending to be asleep.

Some people believe that if Chu Ran were placed in Season 3 to Season 5, he would never have achieved what he has today.

Seeing the continuous praise for IG, they felt uneasy, especially the fans of GSL and FPX.

Three LPL teams went to the tournament, but two of them were eliminated in the first round of the group stage. Although that was embarrassing, one team went on a winning streak and made it all the way to the finals.

My failure was heartbreaking.

But other people's success is even more heartbreaking.

At this very moment, Uzi, sitting in the LPL commentary booth, has this mindset.

Staring at Chu Ran and the others cheering on the stage, he was so angry he almost ground his teeth to powder. Miller and Guan Zeyuan's excited, incoherent appearance only fueled his envy, jealousy, and hatred.

He should be the one receiving the world's attention and cheers, but he keeps running into idiot teammates every year.

Is Little Tiger even human this year?

Uzi felt he was born at the wrong time; if he had any good teammates, he would have won the championship long ago.

Take IG for example. Jackeylove was completely outplayed by himself online, but he still made it to the finals, while he watched them play at home.

What's the point?
"Damn it, they're all noobs, and this tournament format is garbage."

Now that things have come to this, Uzi has started to blame the S-series format. If the format were better, he might have been able to fight his way out of the loser's bracket. It can only be said that his luck was just too bad.

"Wait, I'll win the world championship next year!"

Uzi was lost in his own fantasy.

At the same time, on the second commentary stage, Doinb and Xiaotian looked even uglier than Sima. They had been openly and secretly supporting DWG, but now they were being slapped in the face.

Who could have imagined that a team like DWG would be swept 3-0? Especially after Doinb saw a comment in the chat: "Doinb's only destined spot is the top 16, he's not even as good as Xiaohu."

In an instant, Doinb was so angry that he was trembling all over, wishing he could beat Xiaotian up on the spot.

Similarly, Xiao Tian was so angry by the comments from netizens that his chest heaved and his body temperature rose. He looked at Doinb as if he were looking at his father's killer.

If Doinb and others hadn't played terribly in the group stage, he wouldn't be sitting here watching the game right now.

IG's victory over DWG evoked a variety of emotions in countless people.

In the European and American regions, voices of praise quietly resounded, with some even believing that IG had already secured the world championship this year, since it didn't matter whether SKT or G2 advanced from the other half of the bracket.

They were all once Chu Ran's defeated opponents.

Of course, there were also many dissenting voices.

After all, G2 is quite strong this year. Many G2 fans in the European region believe that G2 can create a miracle this year, while in the LCK region, the anger of the vast majority of Korean fans is almost overflowing.

[The five useless DWG members should just keep sleeping in internet cafes!]

[Not a single trace of carbon-based life was seen, damn it!]

How could such a trash team even be in the World Championship? They should jump into the sea and feed the sharks along with GRF!

As expected, we can only trust SKT and Faker.

[And SKT and Faker? They got speedrun at MSI this year, have you forgotten?]

[Damn it! Damn it! Where did this LPL lackey's barking come from? Get out of our LCK!]

One sentence was enough to break the defenses of many Koreans, and the entire Korean internet became incredibly noisy.

Meanwhile, in the LCK commentary booth, several Korean commentators appeared to have lost their parents and became silent.

I was hoping the finals would be a meeting between two LCK teams, but that expectation has now been dashed.

Staring at Chu Ran's MVP portrait on the big screen, they looked dazed, even a little scared and fearful.

This is the person.

Since their debut, they have defeated countless LCK teams, and the LCK region has yet to overcome this obstacle.

Sometimes, they genuinely feel that the world is unfair. Clearly, in terms of overall regional strength, their LCK region is far superior, yet the LPL produced a monster like Chu Ran.

"My God! Congratulations to IG, congratulations to Chu Shen! The MVP of the third game has been awarded to Chu Shen again, and it is well-deserved!" Guan Zeyuan shouted excitedly. "Chu Shen has shown the world that he can master any hero."

"That's right. Back when I was teammates with Clearlove, Clearlove's Evelynn was on fire at the S7 World Championship. At that time, Chu Shen was still a top laner. No one would have thought that Chu Shen would transform from a top laner to a jungler this year, and he's just as on fire. Maybe he's using this method to inform his old teammates."

Miller nodded with a broad smile, "Look, I've made it to the finals again this year!"

Upon hearing their words, inside the EDG club, Clearlove was genuinely excited for Chu Ran, but like Abu, he also felt some regret.

If I had known, I would never have let Chu Ran go. I could have just given him EDG shares.

Of course, even so, he might not be able to stay, since Chu Ran now owns IG and Panda platforms, which are much larger in scale. However, Abu has fallen for someone else.

"Let's see if we can buy Jackeylove next year."

"They'll post this on Instagram? Dream on."

“We offered more than IG, why wouldn’t he come? I don’t believe Xiaoran is doing charity. Our club offered a price much higher than the market average, I don’t believe Jackeylove wouldn’t be tempted. If Xiaoran offers the same price, then we won’t compete for him.”

"If all else fails, buy Meiko back."

In fact, it's not just Abu who has this idea; now that IG has advanced to the finals, many clubs are starting to have designs on it.

We admit we can't beat your IG.

If we can't beat you, then we'll break you up so that IG won't be this strong next year.

By acquiring several core members of IG, we can both weaken IG's strength and strengthen our own, killing two birds with one stone.

Chu Ran and the others were naturally unaware of the thoughts of the various clubs. At this moment, they were hugging and cheering with each other on the competition stage. Rooike felt a little uneasy. They had advanced to the finals once again. Last year, they had beaten KT to enter the finals, but then they encountered the invincible EDG. Chu Ran, that monster, blocked their path to the championship.

This year, this monster is his teammate, and Rooike feels that he should finally win the championship this year.

"Chu Shen, do you think we'll win the finals?"

"We'll win, don't worry." Chu Ran nodded. "As long as those two don't commit crimes, and TheShy doesn't have a breakdown."

Chu Ran pointed at Jackeylove and the other two, which immediately made them grit their teeth.

"No, buddy, I deal a lot of damage, okay? You can't say I'm committing a crime just because I died a few times," Jackeylove retorted.

Meiko quickly nodded in agreement, "Exactly, exactly. Do you think everyone is like you? How can you not die in a game? If you did that every game, I would be a superstar."

TheShy, standing to the side, scratched his head; he simply enjoyed the thrill of dominating the top lane.

However, he often neglects vision control, and if Chu Ran isn't jungling, he'll give the opponent a lot of opportunities.

To be honest, TheShy feels like there's something he can't change.

Because of the current plating version, if you can pressure the opponent to eat the plating, your snowball will get bigger and bigger.

High returns are usually accompanied by high risks. This is the playstyle of TheShy. If you ask him to pay attention to vision and the movements of the enemy jungler and mid laner at all times, it will cause the top laner to be timid and hesitant.

Then he wouldn't be called TheShy anymore.

"I'm off to shake hands."

Chu Ran didn't say anything more and walked towards the DWG booth.

At this moment, the DWG members were packing up their equipment in a daze. Clearly, everyone was stunned by the defeat, and even their handshakes were weak and listless.

"I hope you will be even stronger next year."

Upon hearing Chu Ran's words, Canyon and the others' expressions turned rather unpleasant, and even Nuguri's gaze towards his idol, TheShy, changed.

"Siba!"

Beryl was a little frustrated. "We'll definitely come back stronger next year!"

They were somewhat unwilling to accept their loss this year, but they didn't have too many regrets. After all, it was already quite an achievement for them to have come this far from their previous position in internet cafes.

"Yes, come again next year. I really hope to see you next year."

Looking at Showmaker's expression, Chu Ran smiled. Next year's DWG will be the peak, and he is also looking forward to it.

A moment later, the group stood in the center of the stage and bowed. The image of the young man in white was even more memorable, prompting the audience to erupt in another powerful shout.

Backstage, Daney hugged them excitedly.

It can be said that today's BO5 match met his expectations; they thought before the match that it was highly likely to be a 3-0 victory.

"Ran-ge, it's already trending on Weibo right after it ended," Meiko muttered as she scrolled through her phone.

At this moment, the trending topics on various forums were immediately flooded with IG posts.

#IG easily defeats DWG 3-0!#
#LPL team has once again reached the World Championship finals, with a very high chance of continuing their three-time world championship reign!#
#Chu Shen's skills are still sharp, he once again achieves a pentakill at the World Championship!#
Clicking on any of these comments reveals tens of thousands of views, and the number is rapidly increasing, even though the match had only ended a few minutes ago.

Many celebrities outside the entertainment industry immediately jumped on the bandwagon, posting on Weibo and tagging Chu Ran and others to offer their congratulations. Even though they don't even play League of Legends, it's definitely not wrong to ride on Chu Ran's coattails.

As for some people, they were somewhat stunned.

Chu Ran left LPL in the second half of this year. At that time, the internet was calm. When Chu Ran first came back, everyone thought that his popularity would decline, after all, a public figure has been out of the public eye for a long time.

It's only a matter of time before it's all over.

But Chu Ran broke the mold. So far, his popularity has increased even more than before, and the various products he and the IG team endorsed have been hyped up once again. It can be said that Chu Ran is the undisputed number one LOL influencer.

Even Faker is far from being able to catch up.

Meanwhile, in the SKT backstage lounge, Faker looked somewhat nervous.

Finally, someone has been able to challenge his position.

He's been lonely in the triple crown position for too long, and finally, his first challenger has arrived.

Oh.

There are two of them.

Faker ignored Meiko.

But no matter how many teams they are, Lee Sang-hyeok will not let them succeed, because he will defeat IG in this year's finals and let the world see the return of the king.

In the interview booth, Chu Ran and Xi Ran faced the camera. As the biggest contributor to this BO5, Chu Ran was naturally the interviewee.

Xi Ran was dressed beautifully, showing off her two long, fair legs. With a sweet smile on her face, she saw the director give her an OK sign and immediately said, "Okay, congratulations IG, congratulations Chu Shen!"

"After defeating DWG, Chu Shen has once again entered the World Championship finals stage and will be aiming for his third championship. Chu Shen, how are you feeling at this moment? Are you excited or worried?"

"Because if you win this year's championship, you will become the second triple crown winner, and Meiko will also become a triple crown winner. Are you worried about not being in good form or anything like that?"

Chu Ran pondered for a few seconds, then smiled at the camera and said, "I don't really have any special ideas. How many championships I can become depends entirely on how many years I play professionally."

"This year's triple crown is only because I've only been a professional player for three years," Chu Ran said firmly. "Perhaps a triple crown is impressive to some people, but it's their limit, not mine."

"So I'm not nervous at all, because I'm determined to win this championship this year!"

silence.

Dead silence.

When Chu Ran finished speaking, Xi Ran was stunned. The audience around the interview area was so shocked that they forgot to cheer and applaud.

After a short wait, the deafening sound waves gradually appeared, creating an incredibly exciting scene with the live broadcast rooms of various competition areas!

[Holy crap! God Chu!!]

Three championships are your limit, but my limit depends on how many years I play professionally!

[You bastard! You go outside the stadium right now and move all the trash cans away. There aren't even enough trash cans for you to fit while you're sitting there!]

[Hey, what's this guy doing here? Does he mean he's going to surpass the triple crown?]

My God, I've never seen such an arrogant person in my entire life.

The major competition regions around the world were immediately thrown into an uproar. Xi Ran bit her tongue to regain her composure, her red lips trembling as she opened and closed them, "God Chu's confidence is a bit exaggerated. May I ask, do you have any expectations for your opponent in the finals?"

"Who do you hope will advance in tomorrow's semi-final between SKT and G2?"

"SKT, I guess," Chu Ran blurted out.

"Does Chu Shen think SKT is stronger than G2?"

Upon hearing Xi Ran's words, Chu Ran's expression became more serious, and the eyes of the world's audience suddenly focused on him. Chu Ran slowly raised the microphone, smiled and shook his head at the camera.

"That's not it."

"I don't care how strong my opponents are, because none of them are as strong as me."

"I just feel a great sense of accomplishment from beating the triple crown winner and becoming a triple crown winner myself!"

(End of this chapter)