League: I really didn't tank!

Chapter 187 Drawing Lots and Poisonous Predictions (A Long Chapter of 10,000 Words)

Chen Dongqing's interest in the match stemmed primarily from the message he received from the system.

[Hidden PUBG Mission: Win the Douyu PUBG Invitational Tournament!]

[Reward: 2000 points!]

We have no choice but to fight now.

Upon seeing the system task, Chen Dongqing quickly switched to search for relevant information about the match.

The PUBG tournament organized by Douyu this time was different from the later, wildly popular Golden Grand Prix. This time, they just randomly found a few streamers to form teams and compete against each other, mainly to drive traffic to each other's streams.

At the same time, this can be considered an experiment. Only if this competition can be successfully held will Douyu have the confidence to hold a larger-scale Golden Grand Prix in the future.

Of course, although the scale is small, the competition is by no means low. In order to ensure that the competition can be held on a large scale, almost all the top players on the platform who have played PUBG have joined.

There's Gao Dewei, who's already on vacation; there's Dai Mei; and even Xiao Dingdang Xleft, who recently switched to PUBG but has been accused of cheating.

Many people think this is a good opportunity to gain traffic, so many streamers are ready to go.

Chen Dongqing looked at the message and roughly translated it in his mind—it was all rotten fish and shrimp.

Only Wei Shen and XDD are future professional players; the rest are streamers. Although there are skilled streamers, they are definitely not top-tier.

Chen Dongqing looked at the message and said, "Then, when does the competition start? I only have ten days off, and I have to start preparing for the training matches after ten days."

"It officially starts at 7 pm the day after tomorrow, with two matches every day, and it will be over in a week. All of them are online matches, so it will be quick!" Luwei immediately replied, "I wasn't originally planning to participate, but if you come, I'll just call people to join."

"What else is there to say?" Chen Dongqing immediately replied, "Just do it! Let's go!"

After saying that, Lu Wei secretly asked Chen Dongqing for his QQ number and then pulled him into a discussion group.

There were only four people in the discussion group. Chen Dongqing was delighted when he saw the people in the group.

One of them is Reed Brother Ma Fei.

One of them is another of Reed's younger brothers, Last炫神丶.

That year, Xuan Shen hadn't yet degenerated into a dog; he was still a drooling kid trying to ride the coattails of the reeds.

"Holy crap! Awesome!" Chen Dongqing started typing as soon as he entered the group.

"Who are you?" Xuan Gou glanced at the spokesperson's ID, only to find that the ID was just a "1", and he couldn't tell anything about it.

Are you a fan of mine?

Xuan Gou slurped his saliva, looking smug. "I'm the third King in S6, so it's normal for me to have some fans!"

But then, Luwei, the group leader, spoke up: "He is Ilex, you should know him."

Show Dog: "."

Is it too late for me to quit now?

No, we can't back down now.

Although Xuan Shen felt disgusted just seeing the ID ilex, he couldn't bear to leave because he thought about the terrifying amount of traffic behind ilex.

He has to ride this wave of popularity!

"Alright, let's play squad mode, let's practice a bit!" Luwei said excitedly, "Let Brother Shu carry us!"

Chen Dongqing, just wanting to have some fun, said, "Okay, let's go!"

The competition doesn't start until the day after tomorrow, so these two days are considered a period of practice for everyone in squad mode.

During the adjustment period, Chen Dongqing also got a good grasp of the abilities of his three teammates.

Luwei and Mafei are at a normal level, neither high nor low.

As for Xuan Shen, he's a complete waste of time and a complete novice. He often makes some extremely stupid moves, which makes the spectators shout curses.

For example, phrases like "Xuan Shen WCNM" and "Ni Zhen Jβ La Tu" are constantly emerging.

Poor, humble Xiaoxuan, faced with the pressure from the big streamer, didn't even dare to talk back, and could only humbly shout "mine, mine."

Meanwhile, news that Chen Dongqing planned to participate in Douyu PUBG competitions spread rapidly, sparking discussions among fans.

It has to be said that it does sound a bit abstract for a professional League of Legends player to suddenly switch to playing PUBG on the eve of reaching the highest level of League of Legends.

Upon learning the news, Linko immediately called Chen Dongqing, but Chen Dongqing simply said that it was just a casual vacation and told the manager not to worry.

"How could I not be worried?" Linko said irritably, "How is this any different from Gao Dewei playing Tianya Mingyue Dao last year? This is terrifying!"

"There's a difference," Chen Dongqing said. "I'm definitely much better than Gao Dewei."

Linko was speechless.

When did this guy ever play LOL? Anyway, there aren't any scrims right now, so let him play by himself.

Soon, it was September 3rd, and the competition officially began.

The competition rules are simple and straightforward: sixteen teams of four play two matches a day, one on the island map and one on the desert map. Scores are calculated based on kills and rankings in each match, and the team with the highest score after one week is the champion.

Chen Dongqing had observed the opponents, and the most threatening ones were the team formed by Xiao Dingdang and another PUBG expert, and Gao Dewei's team. The rest were just mediocre players.

The official team opened a new live stream room specifically for broadcasting the matches, and the live stream's popularity immediately exceeded 20 million, even higher than some of the less popular matches in the LPL regular season!

There is also a dedicated page for accumulating points. You can see that even though the first game has just started, the "Handsome Guys" team led by Lu Wei and Chen Dongqing has already been placed in the first position.

This is the true value of two top-tier livestreamers!

"Xuan Shen, don't mess with me today. You can send me whatever you want after the match." Lu Wei was still anxiously reminding him while preparing for the match in the custom room.

"Don't worry," Xuan Shen said, drooling slightly. "I'll be right behind you!"

Chen Dongqing chuckled and said, "It's alright, just follow my instructions, there won't be any problems."

This kind of 16-team, four-player squad competition is completely different from the usual 100-player, random four-player squad competition.

With 100 people in four rows and 25 teams, there are fights at almost every point, making it quite chaotic and uncontrollable.

But with sixteen teams, it's a different story; there's a lot more tactical flexibility.

However, in this era before the rise of professional PUBG leagues, most people probably don't understand what tactics are.

But Chen Dongqing understood!

Moreover, Chen Dongqing knew very well what tactical advantage meant in this kind of competition, so he wasn't flustered at all, and even put a question mark in the room.

Gao Dewei, who was in the same room, saw the question mark and returned the question mark in return.

This is how riddle tellers greet each other.

After adding the question mark, Gao Dewei typed, "Still playing PUBG at this point? Aren't you going to participate in the World Championship?"

Chen Dongqing chuckled and replied, "Weren't you playing Tianya Mingyue Dao around this time last year? Same here, take a break."

"?" Gao Dewei asked another question mark, then fell silent.

Soon, everyone was in place, and the game began.

At the very start of the game, Chen Dongqing changed his usual aggressive style and chose to jump to a relatively remote location, focusing on looting and securing a spot in the safe zone.

It wasn't until the second circle started to shrink that they encountered a small team of livestreamers. Chen Dongqing directed his three teammates to slowly flank them, and they eventually took them down easily.

After getting the kills, Chen Dongqing was in no hurry and focused on slowly advancing along the edge of the circle.

It wasn't until the final circle that Chen Dongqing finally gathered all the information, and then shouted, "Wei Shen is on the slope in the S direction. They have a 98K and an M24. Don't expose yourselves to them, or you'll get sniped."

"There's another team down the slope in the N direction. They just finished a fight. Come with me and clear them out!"

After giving the order, Chen Dongqing finally set out, leaving his three teammates completely bewildered.

"How did he know?" Lu Wei asked, bewildered.

"I can't find them!" Ma Fei was dumbfounded. "We stayed inside the house the whole time, didn't we? How did he know where both teams were?"

The two people in the same room exchanged a glance, and a single word simultaneously came to mind.

He's cheating!

But it was quickly rejected by the two of them.

Brother Shu is a global icon for his PUBG skills, with many fans even overseas. His account has over 100,000 kills, so how could he possibly be cheating?

Is it simply about identifying the location by sound?

Outrageous.

The other three quickly followed, and sure enough, they easily persuaded a group of survivors to their deaths.

At this point, only Wei Shen's team, XDD's team, and Shuai Ge's team remained in the final circle.

Chen Dongqing quickly came up with a plan after a moment's thought.

He decisively led his team to a low-slope relocation position, trapping the XDD team in the middle.

At this moment, Wei Shen also had a spiritual connection with Chen Dongqing, and together they first surrounded and killed XDD, and then launched the final battle!

But then the show's entertainment value kicked in again.

The whole team of show-offs who had been hiding their true colors started to cause trouble at this moment.

He was first knocked down by GodV with a headshot during a sniper duel, and then shouted "Ma Fei, save me!" in the voice chat.

Ma Fei seemed to have his deep-seated DNA activated, rushing up to help his teammates, only to be crippled by a burst of bullets halfway there!

With one down and another crippled, Wei Shen's team decisively launched an attack, advancing while throwing smoke bombs and lightning bolts, quickly charging into battle!

Even with Chen Dongqing's excellent marksmanship, he was really helpless under such a disadvantageous situation. After forcibly taking down two opponents, he was eventually killed.

"Damn it, this god!" Reed instantly broke through the building and started loudly attacking his teammates!

"My goodness!" Xuan Shen's main theme is also to stand at attention and take a beating without retaliating.

Chen Dongqing shook his head, but he still smiled and said, "It's okay, we have more kills and we're still in first place. We'll just play well on the desert map next time."

The second game went much better. Chen Dongqing continued with the same playstyle, and under his advanced tactical command, the handsome team was invincible. This time, they finally won the championship and also got 8 kill points.

The scoring rules for this competition are as follows: 8 points for first place, 6 points for second place, 4 points for third place, 3 points for fourth place, 2 points for fifth place, 1 point for 5th-12th place, 0 points for 12th-16th place, and 1 point for each person who dies.

In these two rounds, the handsome team scored a total of 17 kills, taking first place once and second place once, for a total score of 31, leaving the second-place Wei Shen team a full 7 points behind!

Today's two matches garnered immense attention, and besides the official live stream, everyone else was also streaming their own matches. As a result, many people noticed Chen Dongqing's unparalleled commanding ability.

How can someone who's dragging the team down hold onto first place?

Of the team's 17 kills, Chen Dongqing scored 12. He was always in the lead during every charge and was also responsible for commanding the entire operation. He was practically doing everything.

That's absolutely outrageous!

If this player could make it into the professional league, and had someone like him on the team, along with a few other skilled teammates, wouldn't they be unstoppable and win championships left and right?

Oh, so that's how Tree Bro plays LOL too. Never mind then.

The same scenario played out over the next few days.

Under Chen Dongqing's command, the handsome team was unstoppable.

Although there are still occasional mishaps, such as a teammate being eliminated mid-game due to a lapse in judgment, this happens to every team. Overall, the handsome team is still number one.

On the last day of the competition, Lu Wei specially invited Chen Dongqing to his home to livestream his victory!

Once the competition started that evening and the live stream was turned on, Chen Dongqing sat between Ma Fei and Lu Wei, instantly creating an explosive entertainment effect!

Chen Dongqing and Lu Wei's live streams both attracted nearly 20 million viewers, effectively merging their respective fanbases.

Even his younger brother, Xuan Gou, who is far away in Fuzhou, benefited greatly from this trend, and his live stream viewership soared!

This can be considered Chen Dongqing's compensation to Xiao Xuan, after all, he stole Xiao Xuan's first King rank in Season 6.

On the final day of the competition, the handsome team, with a huge lead in points, remained completely calm and focused on holding their ground, ultimately finishing the island map with a dominant lead.

In the final game on the desert map, XDD and Gao Dewei were clearly getting a bit anxious, searching for people to kill throughout the game.

Theoretically speaking, if we can eliminate the handsome team first, and then have them kill twenty more to win, then we really have a chance to catch up!

But impatience will lead to defeat.

XDD and Gao Dewei clashed head-on in the first circle, and the second and third teams fought each other early on!

Just as the fight was about to end, another team suddenly came to mediate.

This team is the number one handsome team!

"Charge! Charge! Take down these two teams!" Chen Dongqing shouted from beside the reeds, then took the lead and rushed into the room. With a burst of bullets in his left hand, he instantly killed XDD, and with a shotgun in his right hand, he finished off the wounded Wei Shen, easily completing the peacemaking!

"Whoosh! Take off!" Ma Fei shouted excitedly, "Are we getting enough points?"

This round saw another eight kills, and with the second and third place finishers already eliminated, they have secured the championship!

"Enough, enough!" Lu Wei seemed to have rediscovered the passion he had when playing League of Legends competitions back in the day. Then, he suddenly had a brilliant idea and shouted, "How about we all self-destruct? Let's play a cool one, how about that?"

"Sure, sure!" Chen Dongqing laughed and said, "Come on, I have some 'thunder' (a type of explosive), I'll share it with you guys!"

Soon, the four members of the handsome team each held a grenade in their hands, and then stood together under the watchful eyes of the official live broadcast, pulling the pins on the grenades.

Boom!

Amidst the explosion, the handsome team committed mass suicide, prematurely ending their championship battle.

"We are the champions!" Reed stood up excitedly and then took out the props that he had prepared in advance.

That's right, the main reason he invited Chen Dongqing to the competition today was because of this whole thing they did.

Lu Wei solemnly brought out a championship medal and slowly hung it around Chen Dongqing's neck, while shouting, "Today's FMVP winner is—ilex!"

Well, he knew who the star player in the team was, and he also knew that Chen Dongqing's live stream popularity was no less than his own, so he was still quite polite.

And just then, the final match officially ended.

The message came to Chen Dongqing's mind.

[Hidden quest completed! Reward points: 2000!]

Another 2,000 points have been earned, and Chen Dongqing's team battle ability has officially reached 93, just two points away from the maximum value!

Chen Dongqing was in a good mood and cheerfully delivered his acceptance speech, bringing the show to its peak.

After interacting for a while, the three of them finally decided to end the broadcast.

Lu Wei generously treated Chen Dongqing to a meal and then helped him hail a taxi to take him back to the base.

Just before getting into the car, Lu Wei finally called Chen Dongqing back. This time, his expression was unusually serious as he said, "Good luck in the upcoming World Championships! Bring the championship back this time!"

Looking at the other person's ugly face, Chen Dongqing finally remembered that the other person was a runner-up mid laner in the S-series, representing the best result for a mid laner in the LPL at present.

"Don't worry!" Chen Dongqing nodded with a smile, "Just like this competition, I will win."

It was past 11 p.m. when they returned to the base. After a quick wash, Chen Dongqing fell into a deep sleep.

The next day, September 10th, was the day QG officially ended their training camp. All the players who had gone back to their hometowns returned to the base in the past two days.

Chen Dongqing looked at Lin Weixiang, who had also just returned, and said with a smile, "Wait, my brother Xiang, you're on vacation too? Did you go back to your hometown?"

Lin Weixiang stammered, "Yes, that's right."

"He went back to Jβ's house," Liu Qingsong ruthlessly exposed from the side. "He went to Ningbo to be with his girlfriend, a long journey to see her off, you know what I mean?"

Lin Weixiang got angry at Liu Qingsong's words and shouted, "What the hell is it to you!" Then the two of them started fighting.

Chen Dongqing just watched and enjoyed it.

It's said that Lin Weixiang used to travel long distances to deliver condolences in 2016, and it seems that this habit hasn't changed since he joined QG.

The thought that Lin Weixiang would later enter the Mo Family's mechanical path made Chen Dongqing feel a little sentimental.

Soon, Linko and the two coaches arrived at the training room. Linko took out his watch, glanced at the time, and said, "OK, perfect timing!"

Today is a special day because it's the live broadcast of the draw ceremony for the group stage of the World Championship.

Banbazi quickly projected the live stream onto a large screen after a series of operations on his computer.

There is a special explanation segment for the lottery ceremony in China, and the explanation is provided by Ren Dong and Chang Mao.

As soon as the live stream started, Ren Dong immediately said, "After a year of competition, the seeded teams from the five major regions and the wildcard tier have all been determined. A total of sixteen teams are coming in strong. Let's see who these sixteen teams are that have advanced to the World Finals!"

"First, there are those from the North American region."

The team logos of the sixteen teams were quickly displayed in front of him, and Ren Dong then began to explain the rules.

"According to the rules, this draw will be divided into three pools!"

"The first pool features the number one seeds from the Mid-Season Invitational's semifinals! They will each take the top spot in their respective groups!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the four teams were selected and moved to the far left of the screen.

The four regions that will advance to the finals of MSI are LPL, LCK, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, and North America. Their number one seeds are QG, ROX, FW and TSM, respectively.

Although North America's CLG secured the region's number one seed with an outstanding performance at MSI, their poor performance in the Summer Split meant they had to hand over their spot to TSM.

Then, Ren Dong continued, "Pool Two consists of the second and third seeds from the LPL and LCK, the second seed from the North American and Hong Kong/Macau/Taiwan regions, and the first and second seeds from the European region—a total of eight teams!"

"They will draw lots according to the principle of avoiding teams from the same region, and each group will be assigned two teams!"

"Finally, the two teams from the wildcard region, plus the third seed from the European and American regions, will form Pool 3 and be allocated to the last spot in each group!"

After a brief introduction of the rules, the lottery drawing scene quickly cuts in – this is no coincidence, as domestic lottery drawing ceremonies are broadcast live and the pace can be controlled.

At this moment, the four guests who drew lots quickly came into view.

Sitting in first place is Taipei Assassins support player Mistake, who owns the Yeti championship skin.

The second is Faker's good friend CAP JACK, Captain Jack. He was once so badly affected by Faker's performance in ranked games that he questioned his existence and even filed a complaint with the official team.

The third is WEIXIAO, Gao Xuecheng, a legend of LPL's WE team.

Finally, there's Scarra, the legendary mid-laner of the North American team Dignitas during Season 2, hailed as the world's best Katarina, who is also of Asian descent.

The fact that four Asians were drawn in the lottery also suggests that the lottery ceremony was held in Asia.

Mistake was the first to stand up; he would be responsible for dividing the four number one seeds into four groups.

There weren't many rules to follow, and the four groups were quickly divided up.

Group A: ROX Tigers, Group B: FW, Group C: TSM.

And finally, Group D was disbanded: QG!

Each time a team is selected, the screen will show the image of that team ultimately lifting the trophy. As the number one seed, they represent the highest honor and the highest level of competition in the region!

Seeing the fleeting image of the cup being raised on screen, Linko exclaimed excitedly, "We're the last group!"

With that, the first guest's task was completed. Now it was Captain Jack's turn to step forward and begin drawing lots from the second seed pool. He was in charge of the first four draws.

The captain stirred the contents of the jar for a moment, then slowly picked up a ball, disassembled it, and revealed the team emblem inside.

A team with a green background and a gold name appeared, and this team name was the longest among the sixteen teams in this competition.

Snake!

In a certain place in Shanghai, the members of the Snake Team were so angry that they were trembling all over. Despite the hot weather, they were covered in cold sweat and their hands and feet were ice cold. Could this world ever get any better? How are we snakes supposed to live before you are satisfied?

This draw means that Snake will be placed in Group A, which is ROX's group.

The game starts on hellish difficulty!

Chen Dongqing felt pressured for Snake after seeing this draw.

Then, Captain Jack drew his remaining three lots: G2, EDG, and CLG.

QG, who sits at the top of Group D, has found its first rival, CLG.

Next up was Smile.

"Give it your all, Smile!" Uzi shouted from the sidelines, "Make a difference!"

Perhaps inspired by Uzi, the remaining slots for Smile are truly invincible for QG!

The first draw was Samsung SSG, but Group A already had ROX. Adhering to the principle of avoiding teams from the same group or region, Samsung was placed in Group B.

The second draw went to SKT, but for the same reason, SKT slipped into Group C. This slip, in turn, directly impacted EDG, who were also in Group C.

Seeing this, the QG members smiled happily.

EDG is in trouble, but they're basking in the glory!

All three South Korean teams have now been eliminated, and the remaining teams are all second and third seeds from other regions. Doesn't that mean they have a sure thing?

Uz excitedly took out his phone, intending to send a red envelope to Smile.

Then, Smiling drew AHQ and H2K. The former finally settled into Group A, while the latter fell into Group D.

The last pool will be given to North American legend Scarra. It doesn't matter how the draw goes, since it's a wildcard.

Is it really possible for someone to lose to a wildcard?

Soon, the final draw results were displayed on the large screen at the scene.

Group A: ROX, Snake, AHQ (Hong Kong, Macau & Taiwan 2), SPY (Europe 3)

Group B: FW, G2, SSG, C9

Group C: TSM, EDG, SKT, INTZ (Brazil)

Group D: QG, CLG, H2K (Europe 2), ANX (Russia)

Group D is practically an angel group, with two second seeds from Europe and America, as well as wildcard entrants.

This caused a stir in the live stream.

Wow, QG is having such a blast! I can now say for sure that our number one seed will definitely not make it to the round of 16 this year!

[LGD: Who are you implying something about?]

[You QG are having a good time, but what about EDG and Snake? One will face SKT, and the other will face ROX.]

It's okay, we'll make sure we finish second in our group and advance. As long as we play consistently, we should be fine.

The QG members were laughing loudly, with Uzi even slapping his thigh and standing up.

Chen Dongqing was also looking at the lottery results, which were quite different from what he remembered.

However, this is clearly a good thing for them.

Although QG is confident they can advance from any group, it's always better to be relaxed.

"Drawing such a favorable lot means that fate is on our side!" Linko said with a smile. "Then we can't let our guard down! We need to really focus on the practice matches from now on!"

Banbazi nodded, ended the live stream, plugged a USB drive into his computer, and said, "Let's have a meeting to discuss the new version!"

After the chaotic performance of the S5 World Championship, the designers specifically promised that they would not make major version changes before future World Championships.

However, the World Championship uses version 6.18, which is three versions later than the LPL playoffs' version 6.15.

There have been quite a few updates across the three versions, so it's important to pay attention to the things that need to be noted.

First, there's the new champion Kled, who was released on June 6.16th.

This is clearly a standard engage-type top laner, and its future effectiveness remains to be seen.

There was actually a major rework for Yorick in patch 6.18, but the designers have already confirmed that the new Yorick will be banned in Worlds, so let's leave that aside for now.

Then came a series of hero buffs.

Riven's ultimate ability has an increased kill threshold, with minimum damage increased by 20 and maximum damage increased by 60.

Chen Dongqing's assessment of this change was—the Blood Mother was strengthened.

Riven is a champion who can unleash a burst of damage at level six, and her execute damage is extremely precise; she often falls just a few dozen points short of killing the enemy.

This enhancement is clearly aimed at the most critical area.

Then there's the Captain nerf: his ultimate cooldown increased by 20 seconds, and his W healing reduced. This nerf targets the currently popular ultimate-utility Captain build.

Then, there's the nerf to Ashe: her Q duration is reduced by one second, and her ultimate damage is reduced by 50 points. This is a significant nerf, cutting into the current dominance of the dual Glacial build.

However, the impact is not significant. You can still win in future competitions, but you will no longer have the status of winning without hesitation.

Finally, Taliyah was nerfed. Her Q skill's wave clear ability was significantly reduced. Previously, her Q skill could deal 50% extra damage to minions, but this clause was removed.

Aside from that, there's not much else. Miss Fortune's passive damage to turrets has been increased, Nocturne's E fear duration has been increased by 0.25 seconds, and Ekko's attack damage has been reduced by 4 points. These are all subtle changes, and the extent of their impact will depend on how the game progresses.

"My conclusion about these three versions is that they have an impact, but not a significant one," Banbazi said. "We can still play the same way we did in the playoffs, but you guys absolutely cannot let your guard down. In my experience, there will be many more changes to come."

The World Championship is a competition in which sixteen teams spend nearly a month studying and mastering a specific version of the game.

With the strong research and development capabilities of professional players, unexpected heroes often appear in the later stages of the game, completely changing the course of the match.

As a time traveler, Chen Dongqing already had the answer in his heart.

The following week, QG spent their time in busy training matches, and soon it was September 17th.

There are only 13 days left until the start of the S-series.

QG will also arrive at Pudong International Airport today, embarking on their journey to North America.

While everyone was still waiting to board their flight, Linko, who was scrolling through his phone, suddenly laughed and said, "Guys, I've found something good!"

"Huh?" Chen Dongqing raised an eyebrow. "What?"

Linko glanced at Chen Dongqing and laughed, "I'll post it in the group chat, you can see for yourselves."

Immediately afterwards, there was another series of dinging sounds.

Chen Dongqing glanced at the WeChat group; it was a webpage URL.

Upon clicking through, Chen Dongqing couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

The URL begins with the words: Top 20 All-Star Players of the 2016 League of Legends World Championship

"The 'poisonous milk' list, huh?" Chen Dongqing joked with a grin.

Since Season 4, Riot Games has released a Top 20 player list every year before the World Championship, but in the first two years, this list had some issues.

In Season 4, Dade was ranked TOP1 by Riot Games, Cool was ranked TOP2, and EDG's ADC NaMei was ranked TOP4. Because he was the highest-ranked ADC, he surpassed Uzi to become "the world's best ADC personally recognized by Riot Games".

As we saw later, Na Mei's beef noodles turned into a disaster in no time, and Da Di and Wu Zhuangtai were also eliminated in the semifinals.

After Season 5, this list became slightly less toxic, but it is still extremely toxic.

The top spot undoubtedly belongs to Faker. The Demon King at his peak is the only player to have survived Riot's "poisonous curse".

But things started to go wrong from TOP2 onwards.

TOP2: imp.

TOP3: GODV

TOP4: Kakao

TOP5: Rookie

TOP6: PYL

Look!

Five people, all of whom made it to the top sixteen.

Does this sound like a word?

From then on, the reputation of the "Poisonous Milk List" was firmly established, becoming something that contestants avoided at all costs.

Chen Dongqing said with a smile, "Then let me see who's in this year's TOP 20? Surely none of us are missing from the list, right?"

At this point, everyone in QG tensed up.

They swept all the championships they could get this year, so it's only natural that they're on the list.

If someone doesn't make the list, they'll be ridiculed as a slacker.

Chen Dongqing scrolled down the webpage, and coincidentally, he saw an old acquaintance as soon as he scrolled down.

TOP20: Crisp.

Below this was a series of comments: "His teammates are so outstanding that his brilliance is sometimes overshadowed. Some people think he's an overrated support, lacking a champion pool of enchanter supports and not particularly outstanding in lane. However, his roaming and support abilities are extremely good, his initiation skills are top-notch, and he helps the team maintain a strong mid-jungle-support synergy. Most importantly, he's a member of QG!"

Looking at the list, Liu Qingsong couldn't help but scoff, "It's ranked last?"

"Making it on the list is enough!" Linko said from the side. "Out of sixteen teams and a total of 96 players, you're ranked in the top twenty."

However, it's not hard to understand. The rest of QG's players were too dazzling. Even though Liu Qingsong is an extremely good support player, he seemed somewhat invisible under the dazzling performance of his teammates.

Further down, you'll find some familiar faces.

Doublelift, Karsa, SofM, Zven.

Then, TOP15: Doinb.

"He's a versatile mid-laner who adapts his playstyle to the team's needs. He's proficient in tanks, mages, and supports alike. Once he gains an advantage in the mid-lane, he can carry the entire team—a true team-oriented mid-laner!"

TOP14: mlxg.

"Together with Doinb, they formed the core of QG's early-game offense. Their playstyle is versatile, their offensive capabilities are fierce, and they are among the top three junglers in the world!"

QG's mid and jungle players smiled and said, "Not bad."

If both of them are on the list, it means their entire team is in the top 20.

This can be seen as an affirmation of their remarkable achievements throughout the year.

Xiangguo nodded in satisfaction.

Among the top 20 junglers, only Peanut and Clearlove are ranked ahead of him, so it's not unreasonable.

Compared to the former two who could carry the entire team on their own, I am indeed still lacking in experience.

Then, everyone continued scrolling down, wanting to see where the team's top and bottom carries were ranked.

Trick, Meiko, Pary, GorillA, Bjergsen, Deft, Bang

All the way up to sixth place.

TOP6: Clearlove.

"The world's smartest jungler, always appearing in the right place at the right time, leading the team to victory without relying on mechanics. Clearlove deserves immense credit for leading two rookies, Scout and Mouse, to such achievements!"

Although the factory manager was consistently suppressed by QG in this year's league, he still received very high praise.

Looking at this comment, Chen Dongqing couldn't help but think of a related meme.

The factory manager always manages to appear in the right place at the right time, and then make the most idiotic move.

Many people thought that a player like Clearlove, who relies on his brain, would have a long career, but he proved with his career that when your skills are pushed to the limit, even the smartest brain is useless.

Then, in the top 5: Uzi!

"This player, who has come all the way from Season 3, continues to improve. He can play any ADC champion and is the core of QG in the mid-game, a key factor in expanding their advantage! He has extremely strong laning ability and can gain an advantage in the early game even when playing late-game champions. He is currently at the peak of his professional career!"

The contestants starting from the top 5 have virtually no weaknesses, and their evaluations are all very high.

As one of QG's two "daddys," Uzi certainly deserves this praise.

"Fifth place? Same as last time?" Uzi grinned.

This "jinxed" list started in 2014, and Uzi was also in the top 5 in 14, but he made it to the finals, so he managed to withstand the "jinxed" predictions.

However, in 14, Uzi was the only carry player on the team and ranked in the top 5, but now...

"Where does Chen Dongqing rank?" Xiangguo continued scrolling down: "He can't be higher than Faker, right?"

Chen Dongqing grinned and said, "It's normal for him to be taller than Faker, right?"

TOP4: Peanut.

"The world's strongest early-game aggressor jungler, his top-jungle duo with Smeb is terrifying, his champion pool covers all jungle champions, he's the complete version of SofM and Mlxg! The only flaw is that his performance was somewhat lackluster in both LCK finals, he needs to continue proving his strength in big games!"

Peanut's performance in the Spring and Summer Finals was not ideal, and the Summer Finals FMVP was ultimately won by Kuro. As the absolute core of ROX, Peanut really needs to prove himself.

This World Championship is the best opportunity.

Xiangguo's eyes flickered as he looked at the last two sentences of the review.

He can admit that he is not as good as Peanut, but if you say that Peanut is his complete version, he will not agree at all!

Then, in TOP3: Faker!

"Faker is only in the top 3?" Doinb was a little surprised, but upon closer inspection, it made sense.

"Undisputed greatest player of all time, he could completely neutralize the opposing mid laner when he had an advantage in the mid lane, but his performance was hampered by his jungler teammates. In comparison, the top two seem more flawless!"

TOP2: Smeb.

"LCK Spring and Summer Regular Season MVP, whose performance was the best in the league. His skills, decision-making, game understanding, champion pool, and snowballing ability are all top-notch. If you put such a player second, you have to consider how strong the first one is."

And the first place, needless to say.

"Wow." Several teammates had actually expected this, but they still couldn't help but gasp. It seemed like Riot Games was determined to revive them!

Linko stood to the side, laughing heartily.

TOP1: ilex!

"He won both the LPL Spring and Summer championships, delivering FMVP-level performances in both. He's also the MSIFMVP, the world's strongest solo laner, bar none, flawless in every aspect! He has already proven his ability on the big stage. With an extremely excellent team, he's the closest he'll ever come to a Grand Slam!"

"We also noticed that he seems to have been a participant in last year's World Championship, and we can't help but feel sorry that he didn't play last year."

Upon seeing the last sentence, Chen Dongqing couldn't help but laugh.

Are you still tearing LGD apart? Stop tearing them apart, LGD themselves are regretting it to death!

Chen Dongqing nodded in satisfaction: "Not bad, this list is quite fair."

"Putting you first makes it fair, right?" Xiangguo said from the side. "I don't think so!"

"Indeed!" Doinb wholeheartedly agreed. "It's illogical that I'm behind Liu Shiyu!"

Xiangguo's eyes widened immediately: "Holy crap, Big B! You really think highly of yourself!"

With departure time fast approaching, the QG team checked in and boarded the plane, heading to their first stop on their North American trip – San Francisco!

The group stage will be held at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium!

League of Legends esports is about to reach its hottest moment!

It's just an ordinary long chapter of ten thousand words, nothing special to say about it.

Considering how hard the author has worked, please give me some monthly tickets! They're about to expire!

I'm aiming for 3,000 this month!

(End of this chapter)