League: I really didn't tank!

Chapter 195 Will the winds from Ionia howl in this windy city?

Ten minutes later, when Chen Dongqing, who was 2-1, logged back in, he already had the electric knife in his hand.

In fact, Yasuo's item build underwent a dramatic change during the Summer Split.

The price reduction of Trinity Force led to the emergence of a semi-tanky Yasuo build with Trinity Force, Frozen Mallet, and Bloodthirster. This build made Yasuo both tanky and high-damage, and it dominated ranked games.

But designers who always like to teach players how to play games certainly don't want to see this happen.

They made sweeping changes to address this issue in the 6.18 World Championship patch.

First, the crafting path for the Ice Hammer was changed, replacing the Pickaxe with a Giant's Belt, which resulted in an increase in the Ice Hammer's health and a decrease in its attack power.

Then Yasuo's attack speed growth was nerfed, and the armor penetration condition for Yasuo's ultimate was also changed. Now, the extra armor penetration only triggers when Yasuo lands a critical strike.

After several consecutive attacks, Yasuo players have collectively returned to the critical strike build.

However, this doesn't affect Chen Dongqing much. His Yasuo proficiency is high enough that he doesn't need a semi-tank build to increase his margin for error. Moreover, he prefers to have the wave-pushing efficiency of the Statikk Shiv so he can do more things.

This version of the Statikk Shiv can also crit along with attacks. A single Q crit can instantly kill three ranged minions, and leave melee minions with very little health.

After pushing the lane, Chen Dongqing immediately went into the shadows, putting immense pressure on SSG.

Faced with this situation, Ambition could only place all his vision in the top half of the map to guard against Yasuo's ganks.

With Yasuo confirmed to be absent, Ambition finally seized the opportunity, and Olaf launched a surprise attack on the mid lane!

Viktor's Flash had only a tiny bit of time left, and Olaf and Syndra seized the opportunity to finally kill Doinb.

Doinb, who was ultimately caught and killed, could only shake his head helplessly; there was really nothing he could do about this.

Olaf, with his ultimate and Ghost activated, charged in, leaving Olaf with absolutely no room to maneuver.

He pressed the shop button to update his equipment, and then a voice suddenly came from the voice chat: "inb, teleport to top lane after you respawn, I'll go mid lane."

Doinb thought for a moment, then nodded: "OK."

The mid-lane is a big stage, so it's best to let the stronger fighters handle it.

At this moment, after SSG's mid and jungler killed Viktor, they pushed the mid lane minion wave forward, intending to take down the mid tower.

At this point, we can take down the middle tower in one fell swoop!

But just as the minion wave reached the tower, a Yasuo suddenly slid out from the F4 camp, passing directly through the thick wall and sliding to the mid lane.

?

A question mark simultaneously appeared in the minds of both Master An and Crown.

So smooth?

They knew Yasuo's E could pass through walls, but this was the first time they'd ever seen it pass through such a thick wall.

After Yasuo appeared, he used his Q on the minion wave, instantly killing all the ranged minions and extinguishing SSG's hopes of pushing the mid tower.

Ugh.

Master An sighed and had no choice but to turn and retreat.

At this moment, the camera switched to the bottom lane, and we saw that Xiangguo's Lee Sin had already arrived in the bottom lane.

Lee Sin had a clear objective: to destroy the tower. So he didn't hesitate and helped Uzi push the lane as soon as he came online. The three of them headed straight for the turret.

"SSG's bot lane is helpless in this situation; neither Ashe nor Braum can clear waves!" Guan Daxiao's tone carried a hint of heartache. "Uzi ultimately took the first turret. Now let's see what QG has to say, whether they want to switch lanes!"

QG's answer is: no lane swapping.

With Chen Dongqing's over-farmed Yasuo now in the mid lane, the enemy Syndra, who had finally managed to get fed, is completely unable to move. So, the bottom lane can take this opportunity to push further and take down the second tower before leaving.

The consequence of not switching lanes was that Ambition had to come to the bottom lane to protect Ruler, but Xiangguo also understood the situation and stayed in the bottom lane, calling his teammates to counter SSG's Krugs.

The three players were constantly pulling and tugging at each other in the lower half of the court.

The camera cuts to the top lane for a few seconds and you can see that Gnar and Viktor have entered a phase of mutual respect, with the two of them farming and neither of them touching the other.

The director also found the scene uninteresting, so he switched the camera to the middle.

The mid-lane matchup, on the other hand, was incredibly intense.

Chen Dongqing's Yasuo is like an eel, sliding around everywhere!

Moreover, it's clear that Chen Dongqing's E isn't just aimless; each E is based on a specific strategy. For example, when Syndra uses Q, he will use an E to dodge it at the perfect moment, completely avoiding Syndra's skill.

Two more minutes passed, and Chen Dongqing already had the Statikk Shiv, attack speed boots, and crit cloak in his hands. With 90% crit chance and a 1.33-second Q cooldown, Yasuo was at his peak strength, so Chen Dongqing was naturally not afraid of Syndra who didn't even have a Luden's Echo.

At this moment, Chen Dongqing pushed the minion wave to the tower, and a new wave of minions also arrived. Chen Dongqing confirmed that the enemy Olaf was still in the bottom lane and decisively made an attack!

Yasuo first used EQ on a minion to build up a Q stack, and then quickly and seamlessly used E to slide forward, directly into the turret's range!

The third commentator immediately took a deep breath.

This is an attempt to jump over the tower!

In the blink of an eye, Yasuo was still sliding around inside the tower, using his E to slide onto Syndra's face again, and then using his Q to deal damage first.

The turret's aggro quickly shifted to Yasuo.

Crown seized the opportunity and unleashed an EQ push shot!

But Chen Dongqing was prepared. Yasuo's longsword sliced ​​through the ground, and while face-to-face with Syndra, he unleashed a wind wall!

The Dark Orb was launched under the effect of [Scatter the Weak], but it encountered the Wind Wall and didn't move an inch!

Meanwhile, Yasuo, behind the wind wall, casually unleashed an EQ combo on Syndra!

Through Doinb's spam messages, Chen Dongqing knew that Syndra's Flash was still not ready.

Chen Dongqing used EQ to knock up Syndra, then slashed her with a basic attack. When his Q skill had 0.5 seconds left on cooldown, he used EQ on a nearby minion, and then immediately followed up with R!

Here are two tips for Yasuo. One is that when your Q skill has 0.5 seconds left on cooldown, you can use your E skill [Striking Forward], which will reset the remaining 0.5 seconds of your Q skill's cooldown to zero, allowing you to immediately use EQ.

Secondly, you can follow up with R at the instant of EQ, which will bring the circular Q to the target of the ultimate, similar to the principle of EQ flash.

Yasuo's ultimate will clear all of his Q stacks, and he will need to recharge his Q upon landing. However, if you have this skill, you can land Yasuo with one stack of Q.

As long as you land and follow up with a Q, you can quickly accumulate wind in your hand, so this operation is also called double wind.

With skillful maneuvering, when Yasuo used his ultimate, Syndra had essentially taken damage from three Q skills. Then, after the ultimate was unleashed and a Q followed up upon landing, Syndra died as Yasuo was enveloped in a gust of wind.

"QGilex has killed SSG Crown!"

With the kill secured, Chen Dongqing executed a fluid maneuver, easily exiting the tower with an E skill, leaving no trace.

Meanwhile, the cheers from the audience for this solo kill were deafening!

"Oh my god!" The three LCK commentators on set were practically in tears, with the "Roaring Emperor" exclaiming in an extremely exaggerated voice, "Why did Crown get solo-killed by Ilex again?!"

We seem to have seen this scene in the last game!

Why do you, a mid laner, keep getting killed by the top laner?

At this point, Crown was also helpless.

Why is it that every time we reach the mid-game, there's always a top laner with a gold lead coming to lane against him?

How the hell am I supposed to play games like this?

2016 was actually the peak of Crown's career; he was the only person that year who could go toe-to-toe with Faker.

But in front of Chen Dongqing now, he is like Buzz Lightyear being manipulated at will.

For the next few minutes, Samsung was in a precarious situation. They couldn't win their mid lane matchup, and their bottom lane was constantly being pushed. Ambition was constantly running back and forth between the two lanes, and he didn't even have much time left to farm jungle camps.

Even so, Samsung's disadvantages are still growing.

At 15 minutes, SSG's bottom lane second tower was finally destroyed by Uzi.

Doinb, who needs to farm, went to the bot lane where no one cares and continued to farm invisibly.

QG swapped lanes across all three lanes, and Jian Zihao took the opportunity to rotate to the mid lane, launching an attack on the mid tower.

However, Samsung knew that the mid tower was the key point of the game and was unwilling to give it up. They chose to let Ruler's Ashe farm the bottom lane alone, while the mid laner and support came to the mid lane to cooperate with Ambition, and the three of them defended the mid tower!

Although Ambition is an Olaf, he possesses the valuable Smite. Whenever a siege minion enters the tower, his Olaf will definitely appear, using Smite to take down the key siege minion and stop the opponent's advance.

Under such immense pressure, the mid-lane rhythm was momentarily disrupted.

Chen Dongqing, on the other hand, returned to the top lane with his advanced development and started a fierce attack on Gnar!

Xiangguo seized the opportunity to come to the top lane for the first time. Lee Sin unleashed a powerful kick, and Yasuo immediately followed up with his ultimate. The two of them unexpectedly sent Gnar away again.

"Rampage!"

—Approaching a rampage!

"Although the situation has been stalled, this stalled situation is already bad news for Samsung." Remember couldn't help but cross his arms and analyze, "Because QG has three main carries: Yasuo, Viktor, and Jhin. The later the game goes, the more advantageous it becomes for them."

"What Samsung needs to think about right now is not how to stall the situation, but how to quickly reverse it!"

In the next few minutes, the gap between the two sides continued to widen. Although the central tower was able to hold on, it was only a matter of time before it fell.

At 21 minutes, a wave of minions pushed into the tower. This time, QG grouped up very tightly, with all five members present, and launched a massive attack, officially taking down the low-health mid-lane tower.

But this time, the five of them teamed up, not just to push towers, but also to take the dragon.

This dragon is an earth dragon, and it has very high strategic significance.

At the current 20-minute mark, Samsung's carry players all have two items, but QG's carry players don't have three items yet – a sensitive point!

When QG's economic lead hasn't materialized into a full build, the resulting advantage is very limited.

Therefore, everyone at Samsung understood that this was their last chance.

If the game goes on for another six minutes, and the next dragon spawns, by the time QG's players have completed their three core items, Samsung's game will be pretty much over.

"Alright, it seems Samsung has chosen to engage head-on this time!" Guan Daxiao glanced at the economy panel and shouted, "QG currently has a massive 5000 gold lead, a huge advantage, but Samsung isn't without a chance! Let's see how the team fight goes!"

Chen Dongqing didn't rush to join the team this time, but instead stood on the side to observe. After all, he was a pure damage dealer with a fragile build, and standing in the front would make him easy to die.

Meanwhile, the Samsung team bravely stepped forward, searching for opportunities.

With Braum's protection, Cuvee's Gnar quickly charged up the dragon's rage. Just as the dragon was about to reach low health, Gnar also reached full rage!

At this moment, because Xiaolong was low on health, Lee Sin and Olaf had no choice but to fight head-on with Smite!

Two beams of punitive light fell one after the other!

"The Red Legion has slain the Mountain Wyvern!"

"The Lee Sin was two levels ahead of Olaf, giving him a huge advantage in the fight with Smite. He easily secured the dragon with Smite!"

"But at the same time, Cuvee entered the game!"

Gnar leaped forward in a rage, stomping on Xiangguo's head. As he grew larger in mid-air, his ultimate ability was unleashed simultaneously!

Little Dragon died, and Gnar was filled with rage.

Just like Chen Dongqing's Gnar sniping five opponents when he faced EDG, Cuvee seized an opportunity when QG was unable to retreat and made a perfect entry!

He might not be able to replicate this entry next time, but this opportunity was certainly perfect!

The ultimate skill's range covered all four QG members except Yasuo. Uzi reacted extremely quickly, realizing what was happening the moment he saw Gnar jump forward, and the Jhin decisively flashed away.

The next instant, Gnar's ultimate ability took effect, and Lee Sin, Viktor, and Zyra were all pushed against the wall at the entrance of the Dragon Pit!

At that moment, the entire audience erupted in uproar!

"Damn it! That ultimate move hit three QG players! SSG is about to launch a counterattack!"

In the SSG voice chat, everyone was shouting excitedly:

"Nice, Seungjin!"

"Opens easily!"

"Go! Go! Go!"

Ashe's W and R, Braum's ultimate, Syndra's EQ—all followed up in that instant, and the Samsung team seized every opportunity to launch a desperate counterattack!

Just then, a flash of golden light appeared in the arena.

Yasuo, who was observing from the sidelines, instantly flashed to the center of the arena and unleashed his Wind Barrier!

A wall of wind became an unbreakable barrier, standing in front of the Samsung team. Any skill that touched it vanished instantly!

A simple skill instantly extinguished SSG's counterattack, but the SSG members were already on the edge of a cliff with no way to retreat. Ambition Olaf activated his ultimate skill and dashed into the fray.

After Gnar used his ultimate, he immediately followed up with another W, stunning Viktor and Zyra, who were of higher status. Olaf and Gnar were trying to kill Viktor first!

After Doinb's control ended, he flashed away, Viktor unleashed two AoE attacks with E and R, and together with Uzi's Jhin, they dealt explosive damage!

On the other side, Xiangguo also made a move almost without hesitation, using W to reach the back row of SSG and then using R-flash to attack!

The angle of this ultimate move was almost perfect. Syndra, who was standing at the very front, was kicked away, and after the angle was adjusted by Flash, the flight direction was exactly in the direction of Ashe!

And the most coincident thing is that at the very moment Syndra was kicked away, Braum also used his W to poke at her, and was knocked away by Syndra!

Syndra then continued flying, crashing into nearby ice!

One kick and three people!

Even Xiangguo himself hadn't expected the kick to be so powerful. His heart pounded, and he shouted into the voice chat, "Chen Dongqing!!!"

Chen Dongqing heard the sound, but he didn't have time to speak at that moment.

Seeing the three dotted lines appear on the screen, no Yasuo could resist touching them.

But if you use R directly at this point, you'll only be a low-level Yasuo.

But Chen Dongqing was quite rational. He first used EQ on Olaf behind him, and then instantly used R to finish him off!

It was another classic double wind technique. Yasuo had just received the attack when he immediately dealt damage with a Q skill to all three of them!

But this Q skill's damage is no joke!

Yasuo's current build consists of Statikk Shiv, Infinity Edge, and half a Sterak's Gage. With this build, Yasuo's damage is at its peak. One stab to a squishy mage or AD carry can take away a third of their health!

Immediately after the ultimate skill landed, Yasuo's ultimate skill also dealt a high amount of physical damage with an additional 1.5 AD. Then, Chen Dongqing landed and landed a guaranteed auto-attack, and Ashe died instantly!

Syndra with her crown decisively flashed away and used her ultimate on Yasuo in front of her!

But Chen Dongqing remained calm, used his E to dash to Braum, and quickly moved forward using the speed difference, finishing off Syndra with a Q!

News of Yasuo's double kill spread, and Chen Dongqing, relying on Xiangguo's perfect R kick, entered the fray and easily took down Samsung's two carries!

At this moment, only Brûlée, who posed no threat, remained in front of him.

Chen Dongqing didn't even bother with this Bloom and quickly headed back to provide support!

The fighting continues in the rear!

SSG's top and jungle duo had their eyes fixed on Viktor. Olaf activated his ultimate and unleashed a flurry of attacks, eventually managing to kill him with sheer force.

But it was all for naught. Uzi had a perfect opportunity to deal damage, and Jhin was slowly firing his shots one after another. Winning the team fight was just a matter of time.

Unfortunately, this version of Jhin mostly builds Youmuu's Ghostblade and Duskblade, focusing on utility, which results in low basic attack damage. He only managed to bring Olaf to low health, but didn't manage to kill him.

At this moment, Yasuo rushed back to the battlefield!

First, he was facing a low-health Gnar who was already being tortured by Zyra and couldn't move.

Without saying a word, Chen Dongqing used AEA to easily take down Gnar!

"Triple kill!"

Uzi, who had just reloaded and was about to kill Olaf, heard a voice coming from his headset and immediately said, "You take it, you take it. I can keep Braum for you!"

Chen Dongqing understood immediately and used his EQ combo to finish off the low-health Olaf.

"Quadra kill!"

With a quadra kill secured, all the viewers could smell the scent of a pentakill, but when the camera panned, they found that CoreJJ's Braum had already run far away!

But at that moment, Jhin suddenly unleashed [Perfect Curtain Call], a cone-shaped sniping area enveloping Braum!

Uzi remained calm and collected as he launched his sniper attack!

The first shot missed.

The second and third shots both hit!

With continuous deceleration, CoreJJ struggled to move forward and was eventually caught up by Yasuo!

Braum couldn't last long against Yasuo's ultimate with its 50% armor penetration. Chen Dongqing easily secured the kill with a few EQ slashes and a Q!

"Penta kill!!!"

"ACE!"

The atmosphere at the Chicago theater reached another peak, with countless audience members standing up and cheering throughout the venue!

The three commentators from the European and American studios, watching Yasuo's incredible performance, couldn't help but shout, "OMG! Penta kill! That's iiiiiiiiilex! That's the world's best top laner!"

The LPL commentators were ecstatic: "Tree's pentakill in the knockout stage! If I remember correctly, this is the first pentakill for an LPL player in the World Championship! It's also the first pentakill for a top laner in the World Championship!"

And Remember went even further, showing off his fancy moves: "The winds from Ionia will eventually howl through this Wind City. From this moment on, the whole world will remember the name Ilex!"

The LPL chat was also in an uproar, with countless comments covering the screen!

"Baron! Baron!" After securing a pentakill, Chen Dongqing seemed to enter a state of enlightenment, his tone even quite calm, as he led his teammates straight towards Baron!

They have Yasuo and Jhin, and they can take down Baron Nashor extremely quickly, in just over ten seconds.

With 1500 team members earning economic benefits, the economic difference between the two sides officially exceeded 9000!

What kind of idiotic team fight is Samsung putting up? They can get one-shotted by Lee Sin!

Why can't you just say it's because Xiangguo kicked it well? All you do is criticize the other side's food? What kind of brain do you have?

[Brother Tree, my Superman!]

The winds from Ionia will eventually howl over this windy city!

[One Riven, one Yasuo, both wind-type champions, could Tree Bro have done this on purpose?]

It's probably not; it's just a coincidence. To think it was intentional would be too far-fetched.

The QG players also excitedly returned to base to replenish their equipment.

This team wipe and the dragon kill resulted in a very rewarding outcome for everyone involved.

"How was that? Wasn't my kick awesome?" Xiangguo excitedly boasted, "One kick for three! Who can do that?"

Actually, his original idea was just to kick the two carries, but the enemy Braum took the initiative to use his W to get close and let him kick three of them. He didn't mind attributing this to his own brilliant calculation.

"Awesome! Awesome!" Chen Dongqing went home, bought Bloodthirsty Hand, and gave a thumbs-up as he logged back in: "Three-fifths of that pentakill is yours!"

After securing the Baron buff, QG's victory was only a matter of time.

"Don't rush, don't rush, the mid lane second turret and the top lane second turret haven't been destroyed yet," Uzi said. "Let's split push first, then push high ground on both lanes together!"

The QG players shared the same thought: Chen Dongqing, with three items, would easily defeat Gnar, who only had two items, in the side lane; Gnar wouldn't even be able to defend the tower.

The situation was similar in the mid lane. With the minions carrying the Baron buff, SSG no longer had the ability to clear the wave, and the mid lane second tower was destroyed in no time!

Seeing this, An Zhangmen from SSG knew very well that they had already lost the game, and it was only a matter of time before they lost.

But QG isn't in a rush.

Currently, Yasuo, Viktor, and Jhin all lack Flash, so there's a theoretical possibility of losing if they force a team fight.

So, just take it slow.

Over the next five minutes, QG continued to slowly chip away at Samsung's strength, eventually taking down Samsung's top and mid lane inhibitors.

This kind of split pushing is something Samsung is very good at, but this time they became the victims.

At 28 minutes, the dragon spawned again, and QG was already prepared, securing another earth dragon.

At this point, there was still one minute left before the Baron Nashor spawned, but QG didn't want to wait for it and immediately grouped up to push the bottom lane!

With all three of their units flashing, they were fearless!

On the other side, Cuvee hasn't given up yet; he's still hoping to turn the game around with his "Buddha's Palm" technique. But QG, having learned their lesson once, certainly won't fall for that trick again!

While Gnar's E skill was still in the air, Xiangguo was prepared and Lee Sin kicked him, sending the airborne Gnar back to the ground!

Seeing that he had only kicked one enemy, Chen Dongqing calmly refrained from using his ultimate skill and instead used Q on a small minion to build up his wind.

Liu Qingsong seized the opportunity, and Zyra used Flash + RE to take down both Gnar and Olaf!

Cuvee had just been kicked away by Lee Sin when he was controlled by Zyra and couldn't move at all!

When Chen Dongqing saw this, his eyes lit up.

The opportunity is coming!

Yasuo, riding the wind, moved forward swiftly, using his E to dash towards Gnar, but instead of using EQ, he immediately set up a Wind Wall!

At the same time, Syndra pushed the ball in, but it was blocked by Yasuo's Wind Wall!

Immediately afterwards, Yasuo flashed with golden light!

Q Flash!

The moment the tornado struck, Yasuo's position changed, and he appeared in front of the enemy's two carries!

The wind was so fast that it caught the other side off guard, and they were blown away before they could even react!

Chen Dongqing had a clear objective: he slashed at Hanbing, then used EQ followed by R, unleashing a double wind attack, and landed his ultimate, instantly wiping out Hanbing's health bar!

This squishy character is no match for a godlike Yasuo!

Moreover, Yasuo had already completed four items by this time. After Statikk Shiv and Infinity Edge, he had Bloodthirster and Guardian Angel, giving him both damage output and tankiness.

Gnar finally pounced, pushing Yasuo onto the high ground crystal. Crown's Syndra was also trying to focus fire on Yasuo, who seemed to have low health!

Syndra's high damage output directly triggered Yasuo's Bloodthirster shield.

Samsung employees were immediately filled with despair!

Without an ADC, Bloodthirster's shield is already unbreakable, let alone with a Guardian Angel.

At 29 minutes and 22 seconds, Samsung was wiped out once again.

At 30 minutes and 01 second, the blue team's main crystal shattered.

Today's word count is a bit low. Actually, I wrote a little more later, but it's most appropriate for the story to stop here, so let's end it here for today.

The rest will be distributed in one lump sum of 10,000 tomorrow, no problem, right?

(End of this chapter)