League: I really didn't tank!

Chapter 132 EDG's Terrifying Strategy!

"Do we still need to install anti-swapping eyelets this time?" Liu Qingsong asked in the voice chat.

This ward placement is a standard opening strategy for their team, because Chen Dongqing's laning ability is unmatched, so the team needs to ensure that he can have a fair 1v1 matchup against the enemy top laner.

"This time it shouldn't be necessary," Chen Dongqing said. "Jian Zihao is the core player this game. Even in a normal laning phase, I won't be able to gain any advantage in the top lane, so let them switch lanes if they want. I'm fine with that."

"OK." Liu Qingsong nodded, continuing with the usual routine of guarding the lower jungle.

Chen Dongqing stood in the upper half of the map for a while as usual, waiting for the red buff to respawn. He helped Xiangguo attack the red buff a couple of times, and then quickly ran to the lane.

As he walked, he kept switching between the top and bottom screens.

Neither the enemy team on top nor bottom lanes has logged on.

After going online, Chen Dongqing paid a little attention. He quickly finished off three melee minions and then moved back slightly.

Just then, the opposing bot lane duo finally came online, but appeared in the top lane, slightly weakened. Deft only managed one CS, clearly having farmed a camp of Gromp.

"The enemy has switched lanes." Chen Dongqing left a message and then headed straight for his own jungle. He needed to join the jungler and get some experience.

Fortunately, he managed to farm three melee minions before the enemy bottom lane came online, which gave him a significant amount of experience. For a lane swap game, this was an incredibly lucky start.

Just then, Xiangguo finished taking down the red buff and was attacking the F4. Chen Dongqing went straight over and said cheerfully, "Share it, share it."

After this, the tone for the early game was basically set, clearly indicating a lane swap game.

The two continued to scavenge downwards, their next move being to send Chen Dongqing to the bottom lane and then take the tower gold.

On the other hand, EDG had a pretty good strategy.

As a team that primarily focuses on the bottom lane, lane swapping is something they excel at, and their top laner is Maokai, a champion with strong crowd control abilities.

And so, they quickly launched their first wave of action.

After sharing experience to reach level two, EDG's top laner and jungler headed straight for the final boss, accompanied by their support player, Meiko.

Meiko and Deft were fed the Gromp, so they leveled up to level two immediately after the first wave of creeps.

After advancing to level two, EDG's top, jungle, and support players immediately regrouped and headed to the mid lane!

Doinb's Nautilus was laning against Karma. He was already hesitant to farm, and when he saw the three enemy champions ganking him, he became even more scared and immediately flashed back to his tower!

But this flash was still a bit too slow. Maokai flashed into the tower and used a Q to force Nautilus out!

Immediately following was Alistar's Flash combo, and Doinb died quite peacefully.

"First blood!"

The first blood was achieved in just over two minutes, and the EDG fans in the audience felt a sense of triumph, with cheers erupting instantly!

"Damn, they've already got their eyes on me?" Doinb felt a bit annoyed, feeling that this game was no different from the last one.

Chen Dongqing had no choice but to eat the wave of minions that went under the tower together with Xiangguo.

This is just a wave of basic minions. Even if Doinb respawns and teleports back to lane, he won't get many minions. It's better for the two of them to get them and save their teleports.

Although they were very close to the mid lane, Doinb died too quickly, and they really didn't have time to provide support.

"It's okay, play it safe," Chen Dongqing said. "They used two Flashes on you this time, so they shouldn't be able to catch you for a while."

Just like in the regular season, EDG relentlessly ganked the mid lane, but the situation was slightly different this time.

The reason we targeted Cherish before was because his mid lane was relatively weak and was a weak point; catching him could open up the game.

The reason for targeting Doinb now is mainly because Doinb is a crucial player for QG right now. Whether the team can get into a rhythm in the early game depends entirely on Doinb's lane control in the mid lane.

Therefore, holding down the middle lane is quite important.

QG continued with their early game rhythm, with their top and jungle players clearing jungle camps all the way down, bringing Chen Dongqing to the bottom lane.

At that moment, the bottom lane turret was low on health. Chen Dongqing, without any hesitation, cheerfully walked to the turret and said, "You guys know what to do, right? Brothers?"

"I understand, I understand." Uzi's tone was tinged with resentment, but he still obediently led Liu Qingsong to retreat.

At this moment, a world-famous painting was created.

Uzbekistan on its way back to the city

The scene shows Chen Dongqing standing alone under the tower, single-handedly taking all the tower gold from the bottom lane, instantly making up for his previous economic losses.

And what is Uzbekistan doing?

Uzbekistan is returning to the city.

This simple and unadorned scene sparked countless discussions in the live chat.

[Uzbekistan's money? What did I just see?!]

Wow! The value of ILEX!

This is hilarious! What does "the throne within the team" even mean?

[Uzbekistan's team is terrible, I'm devastated]

The decision to give up the tower was made after communication through team voice chat.

After all, this game still requires Chen Dongqing's Gnar to split push and create pressure on the side lanes. Therefore, Gnar's equipment becomes particularly important, so it is still necessary for him to farm the tower gold to make up for the economic deficit.

On the other side, the big tree, who was also following the jungler to gain experience, didn't get the same treatment. Because he ganked the mid laner in the middle, his jungle clearing was a little slower, so he didn't make it in time for the turret to be destroyed.

Of course, it's also possible that EDG simply doesn't want to share resources with Maokai, after all, EDG's top laner has always been a force to be reckoned with.

As a result, the top laners of both sides immediately created a huge economic gap.

Chen Dongqing stayed in the bottom lane to farm minions and develop his strength. When he returned to base, he had a Vampiric Scepter in his hand, and his first item was Blade of the Ruined King.

Meanwhile, EDG's momentum continues.

EDG's Karma was unstoppable in the early game with her RQ combo, and she also had the relatively reliable crowd control from her W. Doinb, who didn't have Flash, didn't dare to go up and cause trouble, and could only play defensively under the tower to farm.

After gaining lane control in the mid lane, EDG seized the opportunity to begin their next phase of the game.

After pushing the lane into the tower, General Pawn immediately started roaming. Their target this time was to switch to Uzi who was pushing the top lane.

Since QG's top tower had already been destroyed, Uzi's action of pushing the top tower was actually very dangerous.

Therefore, both Liu Qingsong and Xiangguo bought true sight wards to light up the river in the mid and top lanes, in order to prevent being ganked in the top lane.

Moreover, this time, Zhuge Mingkai once again displayed his ingenuity, making a very bold move. First, taking advantage of Uzi pushing the lane, Clearlove's Graves went deep into QG's top jungle alone, moving to a flanking position. Then, he immediately placed a ward!

Immediately afterwards, two beams of TP light lit up at the same time!

Upon seeing this, the cheers from the audience below the stage instantly roared!

"EDG, this time they're going for a double TP gank!" Wawa shouted. "What do you say about this?! Can QG react in time?"

On QG's side, it was Xiangguo who first noticed EDG's coordinated attack, because he was in the top jungle area at the time, and he saw the teleportation light as soon as he moved the screen.

"The enemy has TP'd behind us!" Xiangguo immediately yelled, "Let's go! Let's go!"

As soon as Xiangguo said this, everyone in QG turned their cameras to the top lane, and saw that three EDG players had already appeared in their field of vision. They were grouped up and flanking from behind in QG's top red buff area's tri-bush!

"We need to teleport this wave!" Chen Dongqing didn't hesitate after seeing this, and decisively teleported to the minion next to Uzi. Even if it meant fighting, they had to fight!

At the same time, Doinb also chose to teleport!

Two teleport lights appeared again, and Xiangguo's Nidalee was nearby, making everyone realize that the first 5v5 team fight between the two sides had started in less than five minutes!

EDG's choice of this timing is really significant.

Although QG is very strong in team fights, they can only engage in team fights when everyone has their ultimate abilities available.

Without their ultimate abilities, champions like Gnar, Nautilus, and Leona are essentially crippled in fights. Sivir, as an AD carry, is in a similar situation; she deals almost no damage before acquiring items.

On the other side, EDG's Karma, Graves, and Alistar are all heroes who don't really need their ultimate abilities, and Lucian is one of the strongest before level six!

Immediately afterwards, the two sides grappled with each other. Several melee fighters from both sides immediately engaged in combat, while the ranged fighters unleashed their full power!

Chen Dongqing is in a mini-Gnar state, clearly the team's most powerful damage dealer.

The three rings were triggered one after another, and with the stacking of Battle Fervor, it actually dealt some damage!

But unfortunately, the enemy's damage output was even higher!

Pawn doesn't deal damage either; Karma's RE shield has become an insurmountable obstacle for QG.

Immediately afterwards, Graves and Lucian, the two damage dealers, focused their fire on the nearby Nautilus and secured the first kill!

Then, they turned their attention to Japanese women!

Mouse, on the other hand, was very experienced. He knew that if Nautilus was focused down, he would definitely die, so he saved his W and used it to bind Leona the moment Nautilus died!

The rest of EDG chased after them again. Although they had no skills left, they managed to kill Liu Qingsong with basic attacks!

Fortunately, before Liu Qingsong died, he used his Q skill on EDG's Alistar with the lowest health. Chen Dongqing then used a basic attack to hit with three hits, successfully trading a kill for one of them!

At this moment, it became a three-on-four situation on the field!

Chen Dongqing's anger was almost at its maximum. He saw that the opponent had completely blocked their retreat, and knew that they had nowhere to escape and could only force their way out!

Chen Dongqing shouted into the voice chat, "Come on, follow my control, we can still take one down in a second!"

As they were talking, Nar officially grew larger, and then Chen Dongqing used his E skill to pounce directly into the crowd!

Gnar raised his right hand high, bringing Graves and Karma into the skill's range, and then slammed it down!

He had observed Graves before; he had already used his E skill. As for Karma, needless to say, she had no mobility.

So, without a doubt, this W will render both of them dizzy!

After W made his move, Chen Dongqing threw another stone, hitting both of them again, and then slapped the nearby male gunner with a smack full of war fervor!

He single-handedly took down half of Graves' health!

Xiangguo's spear quickly followed up, accurately piercing Graves, and then Nidalee pounced and bit him. If Deft hadn't given him a heal, Graves would have been instantly killed!

But it wasn't a big problem. Uzi's Sivir came up and dealt crucial damage, killing Graves!

Immediately afterwards, the three QG players set their sights on Karma.

But Pawn definitely wouldn't give QG another chance to kill, so he immediately used Flash to create distance.

Chen Dongqing knew at a glance that it was hopeless, so he decisively shouted, "Let's go, let's go, let's sell!"

He used his E skill to charge into the crowd, so he definitely couldn't escape. He had no choice but to sacrifice himself to save his teammates.

Uzi was smart enough to take advantage of Gnar drawing fire and make a quick escape!

EDG wasn't in a hurry either, and focused on dealing with the two opponents in front of them. Chen Dongqing's Gnar didn't have much health to begin with, so without any fancy moves, he was killed directly.

The last remaining player, Xiangguo, couldn't escape either. He tried to escape, but was eventually knocked away by Alistar's WQ combo after Alistar's cooldown was over, and then killed.

Miller then began commentating on the endgame: "Xiangguo was also killed, and Uzi had already run far away, so it seems that EDG can't catch up."

Wawa took a deep breath and said loudly, "EDG's gank on the top lane ended with a 2-for-4 trade! I have to say, they really profited from that!"

What was originally a situation where two players could be surrounded and killed without any conditions turned into a two-for-four exchange thanks to QG's teleportation support.

Theoretically speaking, there's no change.

At this moment, the EDG fans in the audience screamed as they saw their team finally gain the advantage!

What a wonderful start! Let's cheer! Let's applaud!

The match went all the way to the third game, and the fans in the audience finally saw their team gain an early advantage, so they naturally cheered!

This time, they released all their pent-up emotions, and the cheers they erupted were quite frightening!

Even with noise-canceling headphones on, the shouts still faintly reached Chen Dongqing's ears, and even the stage beneath his feet began to vibrate slightly because of the powerful shouts!

"It's okay, it's okay, we can still fight." The only surviving player, Uzi, started to comfort his teammates, saying, "Chen Dongqing and I both got kills this wave, it's acceptable. We can just drag it out to the late game, it's a piece of cake."

At this moment, the other team members nodded in agreement; they all shared the same thought.

With a 2-0 lead, they certainly won't be discouraged by a small team fight loss; the game has only just begun.

Following that, EDG held an advantage, and their lineup was more focused on the early game, so they were bound to try to extend that advantage.

As a result, their mid-jungle-support synergy remained strong, constantly posing threats on the side lanes.

Under this pressure, Chen Dongqing didn't even dare to push lanes. He could only try to keep the minion wave in his own half of the jungle and develop slowly. Even so, he still needed to use true sight wards to ward the nearby jungle before he could feel at ease.

Even so, EDG still has other ways to reopen QG's wounds.

This time, their target is the jungle!

The factory manager, this old monster, has been at the top of the LPL for so many years, and he can use any playstyle with ease. This time, he directly started invading the jungle.

Behind his Graves, Maokai and Alistar followed closely, driving Xiangguo out of the jungle.

The factory manager didn't linger. After clearing a jungle area, he immediately switched to the mid lane and pushed the mid tower to apply pressure.

The outcome of the last wave proved that team fights with EDG are not feasible; the only option is to stall. Therefore, Doinb and Xiangguo dared not engage in mid-lane team fights and could only temporarily give up the mid-tower.

The rest of the match was also under EDG's control!

In this situation, EDG finally demonstrated its operational capabilities.

As the team that has learned best from the Korean team, they certainly understand vision control and how to slowly whittle down the opponent's strength.

They pressured the side lanes so much that the enemy dared not push their lanes, invaded the enemy jungle and kept farming gold, slowly taking towers and dragons, and the economic gap gradually widened under such pressure.

The game quickly reached 26 minutes, and QG had already destroyed all six of their outer towers, leaving only three lanes of high ground, severely limiting their development space!

Meanwhile, EDG also secured the dragons at the perfect time. Although the kill score remained unchanged at 2-5, EDG had a 7K gold lead and three dragons in hand!

As the player who consumes the most gold, Deft's Lucian has the most extravagant equipment; he now has Statikk Shiv, Mana Drain Bar, and Infinity Edge.

The factory manager's Graves equipment is also excellent. Thanks to the cheap equipment, he now has a Warrior Jungle Item, a Maw of Malmortius, and a Phantom Dancer – a three-item set!

The QG fans in the audience almost suffocated when they saw this scene, because they felt a terrifying sense of oppression!

On stage, the two commentators were also analyzing the situation.

"I think that under these circumstances, QG needs to consider how to stabilize their mentality."

Wawa said, "After all, they have three match points, and the next game is their turn to choose sides. As long as they can keep their composure, their chances of winning are quite high."

Miller adjusted his glasses and said, "Let's see how the rest of the match goes. Actually, QG still has a theoretical chance of making a comeback, after all, they have Gnar."

Gnar is a hero capable of creating miracles.

Korol, who now sits on EDG's bench, once used Gnar to knock out all five LGD players in mid-air during last year's Spring Split finals.

EDG turned the tide against LGD precisely because of this team fight.

Now, QG also has the theoretical possibility of making a comeback.

Three more minutes passed, and the time reached 29 minutes.

EDG's economic lead has widened again by 1,000, reaching 8,000.

Meanwhile, the fourth dragon is about to spawn.

EDG is all set and ready to claim their fourth dragon.

But this time, QG has no intention of backing down.

Uzi asked over the voice chat, "Can we take this wave now, Chen Dongqing? We've all been waiting for you, bro."

QG's only hope for a comeback lies with Gnar, so if they want to engage in team fights, they must wait for Gnar to come to the front.

Although the chances of a comeback are slim, everyone in QG has unwavering faith in Chen Dongqing.

Chen Dongqing decisively replied, "Of course I can handle it! You guys go and stall for time, I'll teleport right over!"

At this point, he had controlled his rage to a precious 95 points, almost at its maximum, and he also had enough gold coins. He no longer lingered over the remaining few minions and went straight back to town.

Because he farmed the bottom lane tower alone, and also had a kill in hand, plus he had been farming gold in the side lanes for over twenty minutes, his equipment is definitely not bad now.

He combined the Giant's Belt and Pickaxe into an Ice Hammer.

He now has Blade of Despair, Black Cleaver, and Frozen Mallet, all three items in hand, and he is more than three minutes behind his opponent!

He built a pure split-pushing build this game, making his teamfight ability relatively weak. But after getting the Frozen Mallet, Gnar finally gained considerable tankiness and became viable in teamfights.

After returning to base, Chen Dongqing did not hesitate and decisively placed a TP point on Nidalee's trap, and then used Gnar to teleport directly to the front line!

As soon as Gnar landed, he was already at 90 points of rage. The cute little Gnar's skin was already red, and he looked extremely threatening!

"Hey, QG chose to engage in this team fight! And Gnar's Fury is really good!" Wawa couldn't help but exclaim, "This fight actually seems to have some merit!"

In the audience, fans from both sides held their breath, watching the scene unfold before them.

Success or failure is here!

If QG wins, then the game is still going to be played.

If EDG wins, then we win this game!

Two updates today, totaling 10,000 words. Nothing much to say, just a testament to my diligence.

However, it's a bit awkward that the content is stuck here. I'll try my best to finish this chapter this afternoon.

See you guys this afternoon!

(End of this chapter)