League: I really didn't tank!

Chapter 157 Now, who's in a hurry?

Witnessing the bot lane turn the tide with a series of brilliant plays, countless fans in the audience began waving glow sticks, and cheers erupted one after another.

See that?! Do you even realize how prestigious the title of LPL's best AD carry really is?!

That little wolf club is ridiculous!

Seeing that the enemy turret's health was low, Uzi started directing his teammates, instructing Xiangguo to temporarily leave the top side of the map and come to the bottom lane to protect and push the turret.

Seeing how fierce his teammate was, Xiangguo naturally wouldn't refuse. After clearing the jungle, Nidalee recalled to base and headed straight for the bottom lane!

Although EZ and Karma have long range and are good at defending towers, they couldn't withstand QG's three players in this wave.

Xiangguo went online with the siege minion, and with the help of the tough siege minion, he pushed down the bottom tower, which only had one-third of its health left.

The game then progressed to the middle of its run.

"Don't rush, don't rush, Zihao, go to the mid lane and farm for a while." Chen Dongqing, who was in the top lane, was reluctant to group up and said, "We haven't finished our items yet, it's not time to rush."

"It's okay, I understand." Uz nodded. "It's only been a few minutes, it's too early to team up."

The game remained deadlocked. Although Uzi was playing Jhin, he was quite aggressive in farming jungle monsters, taking both the red buff and the river crab, and his economy began to grow rapidly.

Meanwhile, seeing that the pressure of defending the mid-lane tower was not great, and that Orianna, a long-range mage, would have no problem defending the tower, Bang simply stopped moving and let Wolf go to the mid-lane to help, while he slowly stacked Tear of the Goddess in the bottom lane by himself.

The situation just kept dragging on, little by little.

QG's poke lineup is one that doesn't engage in team fights, and SKT is even less likely to engage in team fights; they never even considered team fights from the beginning.

So both sides developed slowly, occasionally looking for opportunities to gank, until the 17-minute mark, when the kill score had only changed from 2-1 to 3-2, with each side getting one kill.

QG's kill came from Duke in the top lane, while SKT's kill came from Liu Qingsong, who was caught while placing a ward.

Although both are human heads, the meanings they represent are quite different.

Liu Qingsong's arrest has no impact on the overall situation. People can continue to play their games online as usual; at most, they'll just be a little cowardly.

But Duke's capture was a different story. Chen Dongqing took the opportunity to push down the top lane tower. QG not only had a lead in kills, but also in two towers!

Their economic lead has now exceeded one thousand!

With a score of 2-0, and having also secured a kill on Chen Dongqing with an extraction, he is undoubtedly the one with the best economy, and the economic gap is mainly reflected in him.

After returning to town, his equipment had been upgraded to Duskblade + Serrated Dagger + Caulfield's Warhammer + Cooldown Reduction Boots, leaving him just one step away from getting Youmuu's Ghostblade.

He nodded in satisfaction and said, "Brothers, can we begin?"

"OK, let's go!" Uzi readily agreed. He cleared the lane, recalled to base to buy equipment, and then quickly grouped up in the mid lane. QG's poke composition was about to enter their true power spike!

Their primary target is China and Tajikistan!

Chen Dongqing was the first to arrive at the mid lane. Under the protection of the jungler and support, he began to push the lane. Uzi arrived just as the minion wave reached the tower.

Seeing this, Chen Dongqing quickly switched to cannon mode and unleashed a cannon shot!

This shot was fast and accurate, hitting Faker directly and taking away a third of his body!

Upon seeing this, Uzi immediately followed up with his W [Deadly Spectacular], but unfortunately Faker activated his W to accelerate and dodge it.

But that's enough.

At this moment, Xiangguo's Nidalee also followed up, throwing her Q at Faker as well. This heavy poke skill, along with the threat of Nautilus' hook, made Faker dare not defend the tower at all, and in the end, he could only give up the mid-lane tower.

They took down the mid-lane tower in less than two minutes by grouping up, which is quite a smooth pace.

But QG's period of dominance has only just begun.

After taking down the first tower, QG continued their advance, heading straight for the second tower.

On the other side, SKT did not dare to be careless and also shifted all their firepower to defend the second mid tower!

This defense proved effective. EZ used his ultimate to defend a wave of minions, and Karma used her RQ combo to defend another wave. QG's minion wave would be cleared as soon as it entered the tower, and it wasn't something that could be cleared in a short time.

But QG didn't panic.

Take your time.

At this moment, Blank's Kindred also finished clearing the jungle and appeared from the side to join the team.

Chen Dongqing seized the opportunity and fired another shot!

The energy cannon shot through the acceleration gate and hurtled straight toward Kindred at an incredible speed!

Even though Xiaohai activated the Q skill, Kindred was still unable to roll out of the skill's range!

Boom!

The scene immediately erupted in gasps of surprise.

Kindred's health has been reduced by almost half!

Previously, Chen Dongqing's shot hit a high-level Orianna, and it didn't seem like much. But this time, his shot directly hit a low-level Kindred with no health and no resistances, and the visual impact was immediately noticeable!

"What kind of damage is this?!" Colonel Guan's voice suddenly rose, and the QG combo quickly followed!

Seeing that Kindred had lost her Q skill, Uzi unleashed a W [Fatal Flourish], accurately hitting Kindred, and then quickly set up his ultimate [Curtain Call]!

At the same time, Xiangguo's Q skill quickly followed.

The javelin was aimed at Kindred, who was immobilized by the Virtuoso, so it was easy to hit her precisely!

Unfortunately, Xiangguo's equipment was slightly inferior, and one Q was not enough to take away half of Kindred's health, so Kindred survived with only one or two hundred health left.

But just then, Uzi's ultimate move fired its first bullet!

The little black guy was completely numb, so he could only use his ultimate ability, "Lamb's Breath," to protect himself. He didn't even dare to wait for his ultimate to heal him. Instead, he waited for his teammates to come to his aid. With Karma's shield and speed boost, he quickly retreated and managed to save his life.

Having lost his target, Uzi could only use the remaining bullets of his ultimate ability on the minions that had just reached the second tower, clearing the minion wave completely.

"What a pity," Chen Dongqing shook his head, "The damage was just a little bit off!"

"Well, there's nothing I can do about it. I haven't gone home yet, and I only have one jungle item." Xiangguo also felt a little disappointed. "It's not a big deal, let's keep pushing!"

As they were talking, a group of their own soldiers slowly advanced.

Xiangguo squinted slightly, and another Q!

Unfortunately, Nidalee's Q is still quite difficult to land and can be easily dodged.

But it's not a big problem. QG can throw out skills endlessly. As long as one hits, one person will have to go home!

This almost costless consumption has left SKT in a state of constant distress.

It wasn't until this point that they realized the weakness of their lineup: the lack of team fight initiation was a huge blow!

They initially thought QG's poke composition was only strong in terms of attrition, and that the shields from Orianna and Karma should be able to mitigate most of it.

But they didn't expect its consumption capacity to be this strong!

Jayce's Q skill is so hard to dodge!

Moreover, once you get hit by the cannon fire, you'll immediately be hit by Jhin's W and Nidalee's spear. If you get hit by the full combo, you might even die!

Another minute passed in the game, and with Xiangguo's lucky draw finally hitting, Nidalee's dart struck Karma, taking away a third of her health!

Uzi's W followed immediately, landing another precise stun!

Wolf had no choice but to use a shield to protect himself, but the shield was shattered by Jess's cannon in the next second, and he also lost a lot of health!

Just then, QG suddenly made a move!

You guys don't have Kindred's ultimate this time, right?

Xiangguo's Nidalee instantly switched to leopard form, flashed and used W to pounce, and landed with a Q skill bite, emptying Karma's health bar!

Meanwhile, Liu Qingsong's Titan instantly flashed and used his Q skill, his target being Faker!

As soon as the Titan's hook pulled in, Doinb immediately followed up with his ultimate, not even giving Faker a chance to turn around, and he was instantly petrified!

This time, Chen Dongqing switched to melee mode, and Jayce used his hammer to AE, easily taking down Faker!

Cheers erupted from the stands, and Wawa was instantly excited, "That's the charm of the POKE lineup! SKT won't team fight us! Well, we won't either! Let's see who gets angry now!"

After taking down two opponents, QG surged forward, first taking down the second mid-lane tower, then grouping up and heading straight for the dragon.

Normally, they would have taken Baron Nashor with this advantage, but unfortunately, their poke composition is somewhat weak in team fights, and Cassiopeia's ultimate is not yet ready. Engaging in team fights head-on could easily lead to problems, so taking the dragon is a more reliable option.

After pushing back to base for a short rest, QG immediately grouped up again!

Their advance was unstoppable, and they successively destroyed SKT's top and bottom second towers. At this point, SKT only had three bare high ground towers left, which could be considered as a prison.

"Great, great!" Chen Dongqing was overjoyed to see such an easy advantage, and said, "Let's manage this, brothers, and let SKT experience the taste of strategic play!"

QG may not be an expert in operational strategies, but as a professional team, they do know a thing or two.

Moreover, now that all the outer towers have been removed, operations will be much easier.

Liu Qingsong and Xiangguo placed wards at the entrance connecting the SKT base to the jungle, allowing them to clearly monitor the enemy.

Meanwhile, the group ambushed in the jungle, keeping a close eye on the jungle and side lanes, looking for easy prey that would willingly come to them.

Soon, Wolf took the initiative to play the role of the easy target.

Given the team's extremely poor vision and the fact that the Baron pit was completely dark, Wolf, despite knowing the danger in the jungle, gritted his teeth and went in to provide vision.

The other team members all disappeared at the same time just now; they must have gone back to base, right?

Wolf was thinking in an almost pleading manner.

He casually used his Q skill towards the first bush he encountered after entering the jungle, but the Q skill passed through the bush.

no one.

Wolf felt much relieved. He took a few more steps forward, activated his scanner, and planned to check if there were any wards in the bushes.

But then he saw a red shadow appear in the scan.

Damn it, someone's there!

The QG player wasn't standing in the bushes, but rather at the corner of the wall behind them, so the Q skill wasn't found!

Wolf tried to run, but it was too late. Titan hooked him, and then Jayce and Nidalee pounced on him, instantly melting him!

The audience's cheers rose again, and Wawa immediately shouted, "Wolf got lost! He got caught by QG! It's 24 minutes now, they can go straight for Baron!"

QG did exactly that; once they created a numerical advantage, there was no reason for them not to engage Baron.

Faker is a little dizzy.

Even now, he still doesn't understand why his situation has turned out this way.

They weren't far behind in the laning phase, but as the opposing team started grouping up and pushing, they instantly became like a sieve, unable to defend no matter what!

Damn Jayce and Nidalee!

Faker cursed inwardly.

But of course he couldn't just sit and wait to die; he had to lead his teammates to the Dragon Pit to engage the enemy team.

After a moment's thought, to avoid QG still ambushing in the jungle, they decided to go from the mid lane and then cross the river, which would be the safest option.

Faker developed this strategy last year when playing against EDG. Back then, EDG liked to pretend to take the dragon after gaining an advantage, and then ambush people.

There was a time when EDG's five players camped near the Baron Nashor for almost a minute, but the opposing team just wouldn't come. If they had just attacked the Baron, they would have taken it long ago.

However, Faker clearly underestimated QG's recklessness; they were a team that proactively initiated a dragon fight despite being 10,000 gold behind.

QG's carry players were focusing all their efforts on Baron from the very beginning. When the SKT players stepped into the river, Bang's vision control changed the target and saw that Baron only had 3,000 health left!

"Almost done! Hurry up!" Faker urged for two games, then hooked the ball onto Xiao Hei's Kindred, meaning he should go straight into the Baron pit and sell himself.

Kindred's ultimate and Orianna's ultimate still have a bit of a combo feel to them.

But QG clearly won't give them that chance!

Doinb's Cassiopeia retreated from the Baron pit and stood directly in front of the SKT team.

He placed his W ability in Kindred's inevitable path while holding onto his ultimate, creating an immense threat and giving Kindred no chance to vault over the wall into the dragon pit.

Immediately afterwards, another cannon shot was fired from inside the dragon pit, hitting Kindred once again and taking away nearly half of her health!

At the same time, a banner also popped up at the top of the screen.

"The Blue Legion has killed Baron Nash!"

Hearing the screams coming through his headphones, Faker shook his head, pressed W to give Kindred a speed boost, and said, "Forget it, let's go!"

QG's decision to engage the dragon was incredibly decisive, exceeding our expectations and leaving us no time to defend!

Faker first used his E skill to control the ball back, then used W to accelerate his teammates. He then used Q to leave the ball behind him. When Liu Qingsong's Titan came over, he used his ultimate to lift up the Titan, controlling QG's only hero with the ability to lock down enemies, helping the team escape.

"Ani, this can't go on," Wolf couldn't help but say. "Should we try initiating a team fight next wave? The enemy team has the Baron buff, they'll definitely push straight to our high ground, we can't defend it!"

"This is a bit difficult," Faker sighed.

When did SKT ever fall to the point where they need to initiate team fights?

But it seems that's all we can do.

"I'll place a ward, then I'll teleport behind them and catch them," Duke said. "You guys just wait for me to flank."

"OK," Faker replied. "Then it's up to you, Haocheng."

Chen Dongqing returned to the city, and the time is now 25 minutes. Compared to eight minutes ago, his equipment has once again made a significant improvement.

With Duskblade, Youmuu's Ghostblade, CD boots, a small armor-piercing bow, a longsword, and an already upgraded Cull, this build is absolutely the best in the game in terms of equipment.

Moreover, he was standing on the Dragon buff, making him incredibly arrogant.

"Can you give me the blue one?" the humble Xiao Chen asked in the voice message.

"Yes, yes, yes! Eat whatever you want!" Doinb rolled his eyes. He knew that Chen Dongqing wasn't there to ask for his opinion.

Because Chen Dongqing was almost at the Blue Buff location when he said those words.

After obtaining the blue buff, Jayce's cooldown reduction officially reached 40%, truly entering his "Cannon King" state.

"Push the top and bottom lanes first, then group up and push the mid lane!" Chen Dongqing commanded in the voice chat before heading straight for the top lane.

Doinb went to the bottom lane, and QG131 pushed forward in all three lanes, first pushing all the minions past the second tower, and then quickly traversing the jungle to launch an attack on the mid lane high ground!

With all three lanes of minions pushing up to the high ground, and the Baron buff approaching in the mid lane, SKT felt immense pressure!

At that moment, Chen Dongqing aimed and fired a shot!

Boom! By sheer coincidence, Kindred was hit again!

Kindred's first two items were still Bloodrazor jungle item and Runaan's Hurricane. In this version, Kindred's passive effect is to enhance Kindred's basic attack and add a percentage damage effect, so these two items are considered standard for Kindred. They have high damage and are very cheap to build, costing only 5225.

Thanks to the cheap equipment, Kindred has now entered the two-and-a-half-item stage, just like Jayce. Because of the huge pressure Jayce put on him before, Blank chose to build Bloodthirster as his third item this time, and now he has Rainbow Fist and Ruby Crystal in hand.

But it didn't work!

Still only one shot takes away half of my health!

Although both are two and a half pieces, can your equipment, which costs a total of six thousand yuan, compare to my equipment, which costs eight thousand yuan?

"Ugh," Blank sighed, "This energy consumption is so annoying!"

There was nothing he could do but return to the city to replenish his health.

Fortunately, he was on his own high ground, which meant he was close to home.

"Stand closer to me," Wolf shook his head. "That way I can give you a shield."

Faker sighed slightly, then asked, "Haocheng, can you open it?"

"Yes, I'll start as soon as Shan Jiu arrives." Duke nodded with a serious expression. He would wait a moment for Xiao Hei to return after replenishing his health, and then he would teleport behind without hesitation!

SKT's wards were placed very deep, all the way to the river, so they weren't cleared by QG. Four seconds later, Poppy teleported over and appeared behind QG without them noticing.

Immediately afterwards, Duke rushed towards QG's back row.

The director gave Duke a close-up split-screen shot, so all the viewers noticed Bobby who had circled around from behind.

As Poppy drew closer, countless people's hearts raced, feeling that this would be a crucial team fight!

If Poppy can tank Jayce, then this team fight is really hard to predict!

Soon, Poppy had rushed into QG's 1000-yard range and officially appeared in their field of vision.

Upon seeing this, Liu Qingsong's heart raced. Forget about maintaining a professional image, he immediately shouted, "Bobby's behind! Bobby's behind!"

Chen Dongqing quickly zoomed out and saw Poppy not far behind him. Poppy had already built the King's Plate Armor, and with Homeguard and W's movement speed, she was running incredibly fast!

We also saw Doinb's Cassiopeia throw her W at Poppy, but Poppy immediately used Flash to dodge the W and then Flash right in his face.

In that instant, many thoughts flashed through Chen Dongqing's mind.

A reaction time of 90 points is definitely not slow. Chen Dongqing quickly pressed Flash, but it was still a step too late.

Duke was afraid that this team fight would fail, so he activated his W speed boost, flashed to Jayce's face, and used his E skill on him!

Once Jayce was hit by Poppy's E skill, he couldn't use Flash anymore. Poppy pushed forward against Jayce and ended up right in front of all five SKT members.

A team fight is about to break out!

The SKT players had been harboring resentment towards Jayce for a long time, and seeing that they finally had an opportunity, they all rushed in to take him down!

But at that moment, Doinb seized the opportunity and made a sudden move!

The snake woman decisively threw out her ultimate skill forward, and a golden light flashed during the skill's cast time.

R Flash!

The reason this Cassiopeia was picked is to prevent team fights!

A cone-shaped green light enveloped all four SKT members in front of them, and even Faker was not spared this time, all of them were petrified!

Under this invincible control, Chen Dongqing's health bar finally stopped at one-third!

"Whoosh! Awesome!" Chen Dongqing shouted. Despite his low health, he didn't retreat but advanced. Jess found the right angle and fired another shot!

He observed the positions of the four petrified opponents. Ezreal and Orianna were positioned far apart, and Ezreal had Iceborn Gauntlet while Orianna had Archangel's Staff, making them difficult to kill instantly. However, for some reason, Kindred and Karma were stuck together.

So this shot was no surprise, it hit Kindred and Karma directly, and their health bars dropped visibly!

Once the target was identified, Doinb quickly used his Q skill on the two opponents from the side, while simultaneously unleashing his E venomous fangs continuously!

Chen Dongqing decisively activated W to switch to hammer, then flashed and used Q to hammer! This hammer hit two people as well. Chen Dongqing had a clear target and locked onto Kindred first. With his 2.5 attack speed, he used two hammers and, with the help of Cassiopeia's Venomous Fang, Kindred died first!

At this point, with 2.5 attack speed, Chen Dongqing had only one hit left. He struck Karma with the hit and then quickly followed up with his E [Thunder Strike], sending Karma back to the fountain!

"Double kill!"

After killing the enemy, Chen Dongqing used the speed boost from Wind Rider to dodge Ezreal's WQ combo and then dodge Orianna's QW combo, successfully escaping to safety!

"Beautiful!" Wawa immediately started shouting, "Thanks to Doinb's brilliant counter-initiation! Tree's Jayce, with low health, managed to kill two people! And thanks to Wind Rider's speed boost, he didn't die! Now it's a four-on-three situation, a huge advantage!"

Back in the team, Uzi wasn't in a hurry to deal with the backline; his primary goal was to work with his teammates to take down Poppy.

With the help of his teammates, he first took down Poppy with four shots, and then used the opportunity to snipe her and keep her in place!

Even with his excellent positioning, Faker couldn't avoid getting hit by a shot and slowed down. Liu Qingsong then flashed and used his ultimate to follow up, followed by a hook that sent Faker back to the fountain!

"Four for zero! Now there's only one Ezreal left on the field!" Guan Zeyuan shouted. "Looks like we can end it all in one go!"

"Wave after wave!" Uzi's voice was louder than anyone else's. He pulled back his teammates who were chasing EZ, and the group converged with the minion wave, almost instantly destroying the high ground turret and crystal.

Immediately afterwards, the minion wave headed straight for the enemy's nexus!

With SKT's four players having 20 seconds left to respawn, victory is already assured!

On SKT's side, Bang, who was left with only one player, knew that his team was doomed to lose, but he still had to put on a show. He recalled to base, bought a Potion of Anger, and then rushed out of the fountain to face QG's five-man army alone.

Upon seeing this, Chen Dongqing smiled slightly and fired a cannon in return!

Bang's pupils contracted slightly, and he immediately pressed his E skill to dash away. However, EZ's E skill had a slight delay, and Jayce's cannon was fast, so EZ was unable to dodge the damage and only managed to dash away after taking the damage!

Unfortunately, EZ had the high armor provided by Iceborn Gauntlet, so this shot didn't take away half of his health, only about two-fifths.

Seeing this, Uzi didn't hesitate and immediately used W [Deadly Flourish] to lock onto the EZ who had moved away!

The skill hit precisely, and while EZ was rooted to the spot, his health bar finally dropped to half!

Immediately afterwards, the Leopard Woman's Javelin followed up!

Xiangguo had long believed that Uzi could hit, so he threw the javelin while Jhin's W was still charging up!

EZ had barely been immobilized when the javelin was already flying in front of him!

Iceborn Gauntlet's armor was useless against Nidalee's javelin, and so, the health bar vanished successfully!

EZ's remaining half-health bar was instantly wiped out, turning into Nidalee's three hundred gold coins!

"ACE!"

The announcer's cold voice rang out, signaling that all five members of SKT had been eliminated!

"Whoosh! Invincible!" Xiangguo roared in the voice chat, "Still pretending in front of me, huh? Let's go!"

SKT's base was now completely unobstructed. Amidst the deafening cheers of the crowd, the QG players continued their relentless advance, shattering the red team's crystal into countless fragments!

"Two to one, QG takes the lead and reaches match point!" Wawa's passionate voice echoed throughout the arena. "They're just one step away from the MSI trophy!"

The camera panned to the QG players' bench, where five spirited young men stood up at the same time. Some patted each other on the shoulder, while others put their arms around each other's shoulders, looking quite harmonious.

The five people, accompanied by the cheers of the audience, headed backstage.

"This was purely a tactical victory!" Miller couldn't help but sigh. "Faced with SKT's defensive lineup, QG quickly changed their strategy, shifting their focus from ganking and fighting to attrition and tower pushing! Although both are offensive-oriented playstyles, they completely seized SKT's lifeline in this game, thus securing an easy win!"

"It has to be said that everyone calls QG a reckless team, but in reality, they're not reckless at all!"

Miller expressed his immense admiration for this.

Perhaps this is where QG is stronger than ROX. ROX is a team that relies entirely on its top and jungle to drive the game, so when Duke picks a top lane Rammus and tightly restricts ROX's top and jungle, their entire team will immediately collapse.

But can Duke pick Rammus for top lane against QG?

They mocked Chen Dongqing, but what about Xiangguo and Uzi? Aren't they all big Cs?

At this moment, the speed at which the live stream chat was flooded with comments was beyond imagination. The championship was within reach, and the passion of countless fans was stirred up!

[QG, kill them all!]

[Great! Seeing LCK slowly tortured to death makes me feel so good!]

Indeed, it used to be LCK tormenting us, but now it's our turn to torment them!

This Jayce is too ruthless; he'll most likely be banned next game.

"Awesome! Awesome!" The group celebrated joyfully back in the lounge, with Uzi patting his stomach and saying, "Holy crap! Chen Dongqing really racked up stats this game! Both games were this bad; if they win the championship, he's a shoo-in for FMVP!"

At that moment, the MVP selection screen appeared on TV.

There's still no suspense; it's still Jayce.

Chen Dongqing and Jess, two handsome and wealthy men, stood side by side, and the two looked quite harmonious.

As for the data

4435's counterpart economic lead

33.22% of the damage share

19.97% of injuries

135.6% damage conversion rate

All of them are incredibly luxurious, absolutely dominant data!

"I told you the FMVP was mine, didn't I?" Chen Dongqing smiled smugly, but he quickly composed himself and said, "Forget about that, it'd be embarrassing to lose. Let's think about how to draft the next game!"

SKT on the blue side are quite aggressive and not easy to deal with.

"In the past, drafting and banning (BP) was indeed difficult," Banbazi said with a smile. "But now it's different."

The reason why SKT on the blue side is difficult to beat is because they have enough ban slots, and QG also has to deal with the problem of how to handle Zilean.

But what about now?

The emergence of the Jayce, Nidalee, and Jhin composition directly destroyed SKT's defensive counter-attack strategy, which they relied on for survival. If they want to continue playing this strategy, they must ban Jayce.

Perhaps just because of this one ban, the BP situation for both sides will be reversed!

Moreover, they still have one trump card to play.

This can be considered a preliminary recovery. Today's chapter has 7500 words, which is quite a lot. Let's just end this match directly.

Tomorrow will only bring more, not less.

See you tomorrow, guys!

(End of this chapter)