League: I really didn't tank!

Chapter 120 Thank you WE!

November 18st

When Chen Dongqing woke up again, it was already 9:30 in the morning, which was a bit late.

However, since we won the game yesterday, there was no penalty today.

Chen Dongqing leisurely lay on the bed and scrolled through his phone for a while.

At this moment, the Anti-Japanese War forum was full of posts about yesterday's semi-final, including scoring posts and bait posts.

[If you don't understand, is Tree Bro (Tree Bro) currently considered the best top laner in the world?]

[You're number one in the world again? How many people on your team are number one in the world?]

Two! The world's best AD carry and the world's best top laner.

[Almost there #sweatingsoybeans #sweatingsoybeans]

Let's be realistic and get past EDG first.

Playing against EDG should be relatively easy.

[What, are you lending your master money again to advance? The second half of the bracket semifinals haven't even started yet, right? Can't you let the out-of-town chicken get past WE first?]

[Haha, the person upstairs with 60E is getting a bit anxious. Even if EDG is trash, beating WE is a piece of cake, right?]

Chen Dongqing couldn't help but laugh as he looked at the series of ridiculous replies.

He continued scrolling down and could still find some normal posts with rational analysis.

After watching for a long time, and seeing that it was almost ten o'clock, Chen Dongqing finally got up and went to the training room.

Unsurprisingly, Doinb is already there.

Doinb pointed to a transparent plastic bag next to his keyboard and said, "Here, these are steamed buns for you."

Chen Dongqing was somewhat surprised, picked up the plastic bag, and said, "That's great!"

"I noticed you've been eating steamed buns for breakfast the past few days, so I bought you some today since I was passing by a steamed bun shop," Doinb said without turning around while playing a ranked game. "But I didn't expect you to get up so late today; the buns are cold."

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter." Chen Dongqing took the steamed buns and returned to his seat. He didn't care whether it was cold or not, as long as he could eat them.

It's still quite early, so Chen Dongqing didn't start streaming. Instead, he chose to play PUBG to rack up points.

Since all his attributes reached 90, it would take 4000 points to add even one more point, which was obviously not something that could be done in a short time, but Chen Dongqing was clearly even more anxious.

All he can think about now is the image of himself raising all his stats to 95 and then completely giving up – that's what real satisfaction is!

To achieve this goal, he worked exceptionally hard to accumulate points.

We're still short 15 * 4000 = 60000 points, not much left!

If he can win 600 million Happy Beans directly in Happy Landlords, he will directly achieve his goal.

Unfortunately, we couldn't win.

After a brief period of scoring in the morning, it was afternoon.

There were no practice matches this afternoon, so the QG players sat together in front of the big screen, watching the live stream.

There are no practice matches this afternoon because today is also the start time for another semi-final.

The match between EDG and WE was undeniably full of highlights.

Since Clearlove's desperate departure from EDG with Curly in the early stages of Season 4, the once-dominant WE team has been in decline and has become a mid-tier team in the league.

Since then, WE's fans have harbored hatred towards Clearlove.

Now, two years later, WE2.0 has finally risen to prominence and is finally facing EDG head-on on the playoff stage. As a result, old and new grudges have erupted, and fans from both sides have been fiercely arguing even before the match.

Under the watchful eyes of countless people, the first game quickly began.

EDG, who had a higher ranking in the regular season, had the right to choose sides and decisively chose the blue side in the first game.

However, the outcome was not unexpected. Condi, a semi-rookie jungler in his second year of playing professionally, was as naive as a child in front of Clearlove.

The factory manager's Graves started farming Condi's jungle, and through two brilliant ganks, he fattened up Pawn's Ryze in the mid lane!

Although Ryze was severely nerfed and his strength was greatly diminished, he was still barely usable in competitive play because he was so powerful before.

For example, WE's Xiye and EDG's Pawn occasionally pick Ryze to try their hand at surprise attacks. At least with the reliable point control from W, their fighting ability is still formidable.

Once Ryze got fed, the game became much easier. Pawn and Clearlove coordinated perfectly, quickly winning the first game.

In the second game, EDG still used Graves and Ryze.

Since they've won the match, there's definitely no need to change the lineup. In EDG's eyes, WE isn't a worthy opponent. They need to hide their strength as much as possible so they can better defeat QG!

In this game, EDG played at a much faster pace, and the gold difference reached 5,000 in just 20 minutes. Although WE managed to launch two impressive counterattacks thanks to 957's Poppy, they ultimately failed to turn the game around.

"Let's congratulate EDG on taking a 2-0 lead!" Commentator Similler's voice was quite loud, but it left countless fans disheartened.

Is WE2.0's revenge match really that ridiculous?

Chen Dongqing watched this scene without taking it seriously.

This was somewhat expected. Although WE is very strong, there is still a significant gap between them and EDG.

But just when everyone was pessimistic about WE, they suddenly stood up again!

In the third game's draft phase, WE finally couldn't hold back and chose to ban Ryze, and also picked a strange combination of Ekko jungle, Quinn solo lane, and Jhin bot lane.

Jhin has not had a high pick rate in professional matches since his release, because compared to the currently popular Sivir, Jhin not only cannot gain an advantage in the laning phase, but also has a significant lack of late-game potential.

But in this game, WE gave Jhin a completely new interpretation.

In the mid-game, WE's jungler Ekko and AD Jhin surprisingly managed to coordinate. Ekko initiated, and Jhin immediately followed up with his W to root and then his R to snipe. This disgusting combination caught EDG off guard.

After several waves of success, WE gradually increased their advantage and then won the third game.

The fourth match was even more dramatic.

At the start of the game, the factory manager relied on his personal skills to complete the gank first, creating an advantage for the bottom lane.

Deft, having gained the advantage, pressed his advantage relentlessly, quickly destroying towers and then switching lanes to push more towers, continuously expanding his lead.

But then, something went wrong.

At 32 minutes, after catching and killing Xiye, EDG decisively started Baron. Despite having a complete lineup and Graves and Kalista, Condi managed to steal Baron all by himself!

Moreover, after stealing the dragon, Condi used his invulnerability to dodge skills, and then used Flash + W to escape!

Immediately afterwards, the rest of WE surrounded them, and Xiye revived and immediately teleported to the front. With the help of the Baron buff, WE completed an amazing comeback and won the fourth game!

They came back from 0-2 down to win 2-2!

The WE fans in the audience erupted in cheers; they had truly seen a glimmer of hope!

However, these fans are overthinking it; after all, EDG isn't even serious yet.

Having been dragged into the fifth game, EDG was clearly getting impatient. They didn't care about anything else and directly pulled out their trump card, picking a bizarre combination of mid-lane Twisted Fate, jungle Graves, and solo Shen.

With Twisted Fate and Shen providing global support, EDG pulled out a playstyle that was very much like WE's!

However, this strategy is quite effective. The reworked Shen has extremely high stats, giving him a huge advantage against Maokai and Poppy in the top lane. In addition, he has an unparalleled protective ability.

WE was clearly caught off guard by Shen, and Shen's ultimate ability reversed the situation in several small-scale team fights.

Ultimately, EDG gradually built up their advantage into a winning position and secured the victory in the 32nd minute!

"Ah, it's a real shame. After WE's comeback from 0-2 down to 2-2, they ultimately fell in the fifth game!" Wawa said regretfully. "But I must say, both sides still gave us a fantastic match today. Let's congratulate EDG on securing the second ticket to the Spring Finals!"

"Next, they will face off against QG on April 23rd at the Shanghai Qizhong Forest Sports City Tennis Center! Stay tuned!"

At this moment, smiles appeared on the faces of everyone backstage at QG.

They were certainly not congratulating EDG. As their opponent in the finals, EDG was definitely the most troublesome team.

But they should thank WE!

Thanks to WE for coming back from a 0-2 deficit to win 2-2, forcing EDG to reveal a trump card they had been saving for the finals!

This is a fantastic opportunity for them!

I wrote over 7000 words today, nothing much to say, just a testament to my diligence.

The fact that EDG was reverse-swept 2-2 after being down 2-0 shouldn't be considered unfair criticism, because this reverse-swept 2-2 actually happened in the S6 semifinals, except that it was WE vs. RNG, where WE reverse-swept 2-0 but ultimately lost the fifth game.

RNG was the Spring Split champion that year, so they were definitely stronger than EDG. That's why WE came back from a 0-2 deficit to defeat EDG and win the game.

The finals start tomorrow.

See you tomorrow, guys!

PS: Thank you to 一厢情愿丶 for the 1500 Qidian Coins donation, thank you boss!

(End of this chapter)