League: I really didn't tank!

Chapter 205: Lifting a rock only to drop it on one's own foot?

The next major battle for both sides will, of course, be the fight for the first tower.

On the top lane, because Jayce died again, Chen Dongqing chipped away at the top tower's health. At this point, ROX's top tower was already in grave danger. On the bottom lane, Uzi had been in a winning position and the bottom tower hadn't lost much health at all.

After a brief discussion, ROX ultimately decided to abandon the top lane.

Jayce is a complete waste if he can't gain an advantage. He has no damage and no control. If you force a 3v3 in the top half of the map, you can at most stall the disadvantage in the top lane, but it won't help you win.

If it's a smart team like SKT, they might even take advantage of your top lane gank and send a four-man gank to your bottom lane, causing your bottom lane to collapse.

After much deliberation, ROX decided to group up and push down the tower, but this resulted in the loss of the first tower.

Chen Dongqing pushed the minion wave to the tower. Smeb knew that QG's Lee Sin was jungling nearby, so he didn't dare to defend the tower at all and could only watch as Chen Dongqing took the first tower.

With 675 gold coins earned, Lucian's development instantly reached the same level as Olaf!

The camera then shifted to the bottom lane, where four ROX players were grouping up and pushing forward. They quickly destroyed the unprotected bottom lane turret!

After dismantling the tower, ROX showed no sign of leaving.

The first tower is gone, can I just take down one tower and leave?

They directly pushed their troops to the second tower, and with a wave of siege minions, launched a fierce attack on the bottom lane second tower!

Uzi frowned and pinged repeatedly, but because the top laner and jungler were both in the top half of the map, and Doinb in the mid lane had no intention of defending the bottom lane, the bottom lane second tower was indeed undefendable.

The bottom lane second tower was pushed down smoothly. In this version, the gold from the second tower is 150+ for the whole team and 100 for each person who participated in pushing the tower, which adds up to 850 gold. So, in the end, ROX still made a profit in this wave!

"Both sides are unreasonable teams!" Wawa couldn't help but laugh. "Judging from this, the economy is still very close! ROX has a slight lead of 500 gold and an extra Earth Dragon, but QG has two marksmen, so the outcome is really hard to predict!"

At this point, more than ten minutes had passed. After pushing down the tower, both teams' marksmen moved to the mid lane to continue the skirmish.

Uzi initially had the advantage in the laning phase, but when Ashe gained an economic advantage and reached level seven with her level four W, her laning strength suddenly increased, making it difficult for her to gain lane control. The offensive and defensive dynamics between the two AD carries shifted.

"Don't rush, don't rush, just hold the mid tower." Seeing that Uzi was no match for him, Doinb could only say in the voice chat, "How about I defend the mid lane? I'm better at defending towers, you go farm the bottom lane."

Uz pursed his lips and could only nod: "OK."

The situation remained deadlocked for a time, with neither side managing to secure a kill.

Peanut had already completed the Cinderhulk jungle item, and his combat power had reached a new peak. Relying on lane priority in the mid lane, he dominated QG's jungle, revealing his powerful invasion ability!

Even the usually dominant Xiangguo was clearly no match for the 4-0 Lafite, and could only harass from the sidelines and try to punish, but he often failed.

The economic gap between the two sides began to widen at a slow but steady pace.

Twenty-two minutes passed quickly.

During this period, both sides gained something.

Xiangguo and Doinb seized the opportunity to kill Pray in the mid lane with their ultimate abilities. A minute later, Peanut and his Alistar teamed up to kill Liu Qingsong, who was placing a ward. The kill score was 6-5, with QG still holding a slight lead of one kill.

At this moment, the doll began to analyze the situation on the field: "Currently, the dragon only has thirty seconds left to spawn, and this dragon is a fire dragon, which is very important!"

"That's right!" Colonel Guan said seriously, "Because ROX has always controlled the bottom half of the map, they already have two Earth Dragons. If they can also get the Fire Dragon, then the combination of two Earth and one Fire Dragons will be too overpowered, and QG's hopes will become even slimmer!"

QG understood this as well, so after finishing off a wave of cannon minions, Chen Dongqing also started recalling to base.

It has to be said that Chen Dongqing, who has been developing in an advantageous state all along and has caught up in last-hitting, also has three kills and a first-blood tower. His economy is now the highest in the entire game.

After returning to the city, he immediately crafted a Trinity Force and Black Cleaver two-piece set, bringing his combat power to a whole new peak!

Chen Dongqing declared, "We can engage now! I'm invincible this time!"

"OK!" Xiangguo's tone carried a hint of excitement. "I've been waiting for you to say that for so long!"

"Okay, judging from QG's moves, they seem to be preparing to engage!" Miller exclaimed excitedly. "They definitely can engage, Tree's gear is top-notch!"

Seeing Lucian emerge from the fountain in his two-piece outfit filled Miller with a profound sense of security.

How can we lose like this?

"However, we still need to pay attention to Olaf." Colonel Guan, observing Olaf's Warden's Armor after Black Cleaver, said, "Olaf has started building armor, but most of our team's damage is AD, so our damage output might be insufficient!"

Miller agreed, saying, "But our lineup is quite flexible. If we can kite the enemy, Olaf might not be able to make a difference!"

The two sides quickly converged at the entrance of the Dragon Pit. ROX immediately started the Dragon Pit, luring it into the river to fight and attracting QG's players to engage in a team fight!

QG, on the other hand, didn't hold back either, and immediately started attacking the dragon from the other side!

Let's fight it out! Who's afraid of who!

As Xiaolong's health continued to decrease, everyone's attention was focused on Xiaolong.

"How about I cast a fourth shot and wipe out our 1000 HP in one go?" Uzi shouted in the voice chat.

"Okay, okay!" Xiangguo nodded emphatically, his hand already on the punishment.

1500

1200

Little Dragon's health dropped rapidly, quickly reaching the critical point of one thousand!

At that moment, a loud shout rang out in QG's voice chat, and the Jhin's bullets and the white light of Smite landed on the Fire Dragon almost simultaneously!

A burst of high-damage finishing blow instantly killed the dragon!

"The Red Legion has slain the Infernal Wyvern!"

The moment Xiaolong was killed, a team fight immediately broke out!

QG was thinking about how to punish the enemy, while ROX was thinking about how to fight in team battles!

Just as Xiaolong was low on health and everyone's attention was focused on his health bar, GorillA suddenly appeared! Alistar used Flash + Double Strike, heading straight for Uzi!

This first move was too sudden, and Uzi's attention wasn't on him, so he couldn't react in time!

"The puppy got hit!" the doll immediately yelled. "Can you save it? It looks like you can!"

In the instant Jhin was knocked away, both sides displayed their unique skills!

Smeb's Jayce had just landed a Q, but Malzahar immediately countered with his R, while Pray fired an Frost Arrow, which Liu Qingsong blocked!

Thanks to his teammates' desperate protection, Jhin managed to survive!

Meanwhile, on the side of the team fight, two people were also facing off against each other!

The two superheroes, Olaf and Lucian, have already set their sights on each other.

Because he was fed enough in this game, Peanut didn't choose the usual mixed build of Cinderhulk to Locket of the Iron Solari and Deathcap, but instead opted to go straight for Black Cleaver, choosing a more carry-oriented playstyle.

At this point, Olaf possesses Cinderhulk, full stacks of Time Ward, and the triple health bonus from Black Cleaver. He also has the resistance from Warden's Armor and Ninja Tabi, making him almost a bane to AD carries!

With such equipment, Peanut naturally didn't hold back against Lucian and charged straight at him!

Chen Dongqing maintained a suitable distance and first used W [Fervor Blast] to mark Olaf!

Meanwhile, Olaf activated Ghost and immediately unleashed a Q!

Chen Dongqing saw this scene clearly: Lucian boldly used his dual pistols first, then used an E-step to dodge the flying axe while the bullets were in flight!

At the same time, because of the projectile trajectory of the basic attack, the two guns that were just activated were then used on Olaf, quickly reducing the cooldown of the E skill by four seconds. Then, two more shots were fired, reducing the cooldown by another four seconds!

It has to be said that Olaf's tankiness is just too high right now. Lucian fired four shots in succession, and his health bar didn't drop much at all!

At this moment, Peanut was obviously angry. He didn't want to be pulled along, so Olaf immediately activated his ultimate ability, Ragnarok, and charged forward quickly, his body turning red!

With the combined boosts of his ultimate and Ghost, Olaf's movement speed is almost explosive. He picks up his axe and throws out another Q!

But Chen Dongqing remained calm.

Previously, the passive effect of four shots had already reduced the cooldown of the E skill by eight seconds.

Lucian's E skill only has a total cooldown of 14 seconds, and after the 40% cooldown reduction, it only has 8.4 seconds left!

In other words, his E skill has already been refreshed!

He quickly seized the moment when Olaf was facing him, unleashing another Q [Piercing Light], followed by dual pistols and E [Cold Retreat], dodging the axe once again!

Moreover, Chen Dongqing followed the same method, using E to pull away and then using dual pistols, refreshing the E skill again!

This is the strength of Trinity Force Black Cleaver Lucian, almost like Infinite Power, with continuous mobility!

And Peanut was indeed quick, getting it back on his face in a split second!

Chen Dongqing made his third "cold retreat," widening the distance once again!

For the first time, Peanut regretted not choosing the Blue Smite.

Lucian used his E skill three times in a row and Olaf, with his 500+ movement speed, couldn't catch up with him, can you believe it!

This time, Chen Dongqing didn't have Q or W to refresh his dual pistols, but it's not a big problem, he still has his ultimate!

Lucian first reduced the ECD with a dual-wielding shot, then raised his dual pistols high and unleashed a torrent of bullets!

The Holy Lance Baptism!

Lucian had already stacked six layers of Black Cleaver armor penetration on Olaf, and with the Culling Shot being a high-damage skill, Olaf's health bar finally started to drop rapidly!

Peanut wanted to chase, but he found that Lucian with W and Trinity Force for attack speed was indeed difficult to catch. Even if he caught up, he had no way to deal with Lucian who was still at full health.

He turned around and tried to leave!

But Chen Dongqing wouldn't allow it!

Olaf's ultimate doesn't grant movement speed when he's trying to escape, and Lucian immediately closed in, his ultimate still firing bullets wildly!

The team fight was in complete chaos, but cheers were rising from the sidelines!

Because all the viewers unanimously focused their attention on the one-on-one duel between the two top laners.

Everyone knows that the outcome of the game, to a certain extent, determines the result of the match between Lucian and Olaf!

Therefore, everyone saw Lucian walking his dog for three consecutive rounds.

Moreover, at this moment, we can see that Olaf's health bar has been reduced to one-third under Lucian's ultimate attack, and it seems that he has no way to escape!

At this moment, Kuro noticed Peanut being chased and attacked, and Karma provided a shield from a distance.

But this is not very meaningful.

Chen Dongqing relentlessly chased after Olaf, unleashing a full combo of his ultimate moves, followed by a barrage of dual pistol attacks!

E skill refreshed again!

Lucian used his fourth dash to bring Olaf into attack range once again!

This time it's a ruthless pursuit!

Two more shots were fired, and Olaf's health bar was reduced to just over 500 HP!

With full Fervor and full Black Cleaver armor penetration, those 500 HP are nothing!

At this moment, Pray's Ashe also healed Olaf, raising his health bar to over 700, and also used speed boost to help Olaf escape Lucian's attack range.

But this couldn't save Peanut!

Chen Dongqing's killing intent was made up!

After waiting for a second, Lucian flashed forward and appeared in front of the ROX team, unleashing his Q [Piercing Light] once again!

Lucian, braving ROX's damage, used his Q followed by two pistols, leaving Olaf with less than 200 health!

[Ruthless Pursuit]!

On his fifth dash, Lucian advanced again, firing two more shots!

"Shut down!"

Olaf's health bar is empty!

Meanwhile, on the other side of the team fight, both sides also gained something. Jayce, who was pinned down by Malzahar's R, had already died, but as a price, ROX also traded Uzi's Jhin!

The situation on the field has now become a four-on-three. Xiangguo's Lee Sin wards up and uses his R-flash to kick Karma back. The four QG players rush in and send Karma away as well!

ROX has only two players left!

At this moment, Liu Qingsong's Titan had very little health left, but he was not afraid at all. He threw a hook, but missed the AD carry. Instead, he hooked the support Alistar!

The Minotaur clearly had no way to escape and was also taken down by QG!

"Pray turned around and took down the Titan with two arrows, then used Flash to create distance, and turned back to use W to slow him down. QG had no way to chase, but they still had their jungler, so they could go straight for Baron!"

"My god! Tree Bro's play was insane!" Wawa, who had witnessed Chen Dongqing's solo performance from beginning to end, was pounding his heart and shouted, "ROX's most fed Olaf was single-handedly devoured by Tree Bro!"

Before this team fight began, the three commentators were specifically worried about Olaf having too good an item.

After all, QG's only AP damage dealer is Malzahar, and Malzahar's damage obviously can't hit Olaf.

For Olaf, QG is a team that relies on physical attacks. As long as Olaf stacks up his armor, he becomes invincible!

And it was this invincible Olaf who died at the hands of Lucian alone!

This made the three commentators ecstatic!

"This is Brother Tree!" Miller exclaimed, seemingly losing his temper. "You can always trust him!"

Inside the Staples Center, the noise and cheers had reached their peak, just like when Kobe Bryant made his final free throw at Staples Center six months ago!

The red and blue fans were all gaping, their eyes filled with disbelief!

From start to finish, Lucian chased Olaf and fired a total of 18 shots, then added two Qs, one W, and a full combo of his ultimate, finally sending Olaf back to the fountain!

Karma's shield? Ashe's healing? Neither worked!

During this time, Olaf didn't even manage to touch Lucian!

The ocean of blue glow sticks representing QG was now like a tsunami, churning everywhere!

With a roar from the dragon, Baron Nashor's power flowed into the bodies of three QG players!

With a 2-for-4 exchange and the Baron buff, QG almost instantly turned the tide of the game!

At this point, they were already leading by 3,000 gold and had the Baron buff in hand; victory was within reach!

While QG players were resting back in base, the director switched to the replay, and everyone saw the details of the team fight.

Lucian, despite only having two guns, managed to create the feeling of a hail of bullets, relentlessly firing eighteen shots at Olaf, unleashing the full power of Fervor of Battle to easily secure victory in the game!

[Holy crap! A tree!]

[This is fucking amazing, I'm impressed!]

[That's really awesome!]

I reckon Peanut must be horrified, being walked like a dog!

At this moment, Peanut's smile had vanished from the ROX players' bench.

Whenever he recalls the game footage from earlier, he feels like slapping himself.

Why did you provoke him? Is he worse off financially than you?

By this time, his Olaf had revived, and Peanut could only force himself to suppress his frustration and start thinking about how to get through the difficult 210 seconds.

Meanwhile, Chen Dongqing, back in the city, was flush with cash. He immediately bought a Bilgewater scimitar and was about to make a rogue.

"QG has officially launched a 4-1 split push; they want to counter-attack ROX's mid-lane turret!"

ROX still had their mid and bottom lane towers intact, but that wasn't a problem. Doinb placed the Banner of Command on the siege minion, and with the Baron buff stacked on top of that, the Super Caitlyn reappeared.

Chen Dongqing went straight to the bottom lane to push the wave, but coincidentally, he ran into Kuro's siege minion.

That's right, both mid laners chose to build Banner of Command as their first item in this game, but the result was that neither mid laner could push the lane. They could only watch helplessly as the two cannon minions fought each other.

If both sides appear, it's the same as if neither side appears.

But you can't just not leave; if you don't leave, you'll have to send...

In any case, due to the Banner of Command, the mid-lane matchup in this World Championship finals has been completely ruined, but fortunately, both mid-laners are happy to see this.

Chen Dongqing was quick at dealing with cannons; Lucian went up and used a combo to cripple the cannon, then easily took it down with a few more auto-attacks.

Meanwhile, in the mid lane, ROX had no way to deal with QG's siege minion.

They could only watch as the cannons fired one shell after another, quickly destroying the mid-lane tower!

Then comes the second tower!

While the second tower was under attack, good news also came from the bottom lane: Chen Dongqing destroyed the bottom lane's first tower!

The pressure of the continuous destruction of towers brought ROX to the brink of collapse. They knew that if this dragged on any longer, they would definitely lose!

So, they chose to start a group purchase again!

Ashe's ultimate hit Xiangguo's Lee Sin, and Karma's RE instantly provided a speed boost to the entire team, making a team fight imminent!

Seeing this, Chen Dongqing, who was pushing the bottom lane, decisively teleported to the front, and another 5v5 battle broke out!

In this team fight, QG's players had a clear objective.

After Jayce was rendered useless, Pray's Ashe became the core of ROX's damage output in this game!

And this core player used Flash to escape at the end of the last team fight!

How can you deal damage with an Iceborn Gauntlet that has no Flash or ultimate?

Liu Qingsong still had Flash available, so he used Flash + R on Ashe. As the ultimate skill progressed, he finally knocked Ashe into the air!

The two sides began a fierce battle of offense and defense around Ashe. Peanut's Olaf went straight forward to try to withstand QG's damage output, but at this point, his Olaf no longer had the unparalleled tankiness he had before.

Thanks to the extra attack from the Baron buff, QG's damage output has jumped to a new level. In addition, Doinb had some free time this time, so Malzahar used all three of his abilities (QWE) on Olaf, and the little bug devoured his health bar!

GorillA's Alistar seized the opportunity and used a WQ combo to knock Chen Dongqing's Lucian away.

Smeb quickly followed up with damage, and Jayce hit Chen Dongqing with a shot, then immediately switched to his hammer and swung it at him!

This hammer blow was the final ripple of his 0-5 Jayce!

But the next second, a [Netherworld Grip] was unleashed, and Jayce was once again firmly pinned down.

Smeb is on the verge of collapse.

Damn it! I'm already 0-5, why are you still attacking me?!

Doinb didn't really have a choice, since ROX's mid laner was Karma who built Banner of Command, and they only had Jayce and Ashe as their two carries. He couldn't reach Ashe with his ultimate, so he could only use his ultimate on Jayce.

After R hit, QG unleashed a burst of damage, instantly depleting Jayce's health bar!

Chen Dongqing, on the other hand, focused his firepower on Olaf, taking him down with two shots!

Then there's only one Minotaur left with his ultimate ability activated, but he obviously can't escape either.

Well, thanks to the concerted efforts of ROX, they finally managed to save Ashe.

But their Ueno and Assist were all dead.

At this moment, Liu Qingsong's Titan was still being relentlessly attacked by Ashe and Karma, and ultimately could not withstand the damage, once again becoming a victim of Ashe's Frostbolt.

Seeing this, Chen Dongqing naturally wanted to avenge his good brother!

He slid forward again, using the newly purchased Bilgewater Scimitar to slow down Ashe. Xiangguo then landed a Q, followed by a smooth ward-hopping Insec kick that sent Ashe flying back, and Ashe died once more!

"QG pulled off a brilliant 1-for-4 trade!" Wawa exclaimed, surprised by the swift victory. "There are still plenty of minions in the mid lane; they can push straight to the end!"

Second Tower, Highland, Highland Crystal!

Although ROX still has many defensive hubs left, QG has two marksmen and the Baron buff, so they can take down towers very quickly. A tower can't even last two seconds!

"No, no, there's no time to revive!" Little Peanut cried out anxiously, "Brother Ruixing, can you go and stall for a bit?"

How can we delay this?

A question flashed through Kuro's mind, but he quickly took action!

His chosen method was to drag it with his own body.

Karma tried to draw the minion wave from the side to slow its advance, but it was all in vain. QG swarmed in, and Karma sacrificed herself to buy her team a full second of time.

"ACE!"

The announcer's cold voice rang out. With the rapid tower demolition speed, before the four fallen ROX players could even respawn, their base crystal shattered and turned into countless fragments!

"Congratulations QG!" Wawa exclaimed, his face flushed and neck bulging. "They've taken the first game and won the first match of the finals!"

"That was a fantastic win! Tree pulled out Lucian top lane, a champion he hasn't played in ages, and successfully shut down Smeb's unstoppable Jayce!" Miller's voice was clearly tinged with excitement. "Smeb was completely shut down in this match!"

At this moment, the chat room was already exploding with excitement!

[Lucian is ruthless!]

[I knew it! Tree Bro was the first person to play Jayce, how could he not beat Jayce?]

[You deliberately let Jayce out to lure Smeb in, didn't you? Chen Dongqing, you're so cunning!]

[This scene seems familiar, doesn't it? You figure out a burst damage vampire build, then pick Ryze to burst down the vampire, right?]

[Slaughtering the LCK: Progress 7/9!]

The cheers at Staples Center never subsided, and many enthusiastic fans even started waving QG's team flags. The white flags and platinum team logos reflected the lights in the dark arena, looking exceptionally eye-catching!

Chen Dongqing took off his headphones and stood up. He immediately heard the shouts of the audience and saw a sea of ​​blue lights and platinum flags in front of him. He was instantly filled with excitement!

This victory was well worth it.

He waved to the audience and strode backstage with his teammates.

Halfway there, Doinb slapped Chen Dongqing hard on the back, laughing and saying, "Well done, Chen Dongqing! Your Lucian is really awesome!"

It was Chen Dongqing's lightning-fast five-hit combo with E in the dragon team fight that turned the tide and led the team from a disadvantage to victory. As a teammate, you really have to admire that.

Even Uz, standing to the side, seemed to be lost in thought for a moment.

Before this match, Uzi was a staunch supporter of crit-based Lucian builds, believing that Trinity Force and Black Cleaver were cowardly items with no damage output.

But this match proved that Trinity Force Lucian also has its merits.

"So-so," Chen Dongqing grinned. "Don't you know who I am?"

At this moment, the rest of QG also came over. Xiangguo immediately patted Chen Dongqing's butt and escorted his top laner back to the backstage area.

On the other side of the passage, the ROX members looked somewhat dejected, with Peanut hanging his head in a bitter and dejected manner.

As the team's most fed player, he was singled out and killed in a team fight, and he felt he was the culprit of the match.

"Hey, Wanghu." Kuro came up and patted his little brother on the shoulder. "Don't be discouraged, you did your best."

As the 2015 world runner-up, Kuro has considerable experience in losing finals. Although he lost the first match, he remained relatively calm.

"This game was my fault, I dragged you down, brother," Smeb chimed in to comfort him. "You're always the one who tells us to play games with a smile, why are you sighing today?"

Hearing his older brothers' optimistic remarks, Little Peanut calmed down and said with a smile, "Then let's hurry up and figure out how to win the next game."

Meanwhile, in the LCK commentary booth, the "Roaring Emperor" couldn't help but think of QG's previous two BO5s after seeing his team lose the first game again.

The first two teams didn't win a single game and were eliminated immediately!

But of course, he couldn't say anything discouraging at this point, so he said directly, "In the first game, ROX still showed strong dominance. Although they lost the game, it proves that they are not much different from QG!"

"A best-of-five series is a long one, and if ROX can adjust in the second game, they still have a chance to win!"

Beside him, Kim Dong-jun nodded and said, "But at the same time, ROX must also pay attention to Lucian. This champion has almost sealed Smeb's Jayce, and Ilex is also a top-tier Jayce player. This is not good news for us!"

"Fortunately, we have the right to choose sides in the next game, and we have plenty of bans, so Lucian won't have too much of an impact on our draft."

ROX head coach Nofe had already started discussing the draft phase. After speaking, he looked at his players and said, "What do you think of our idea if we pick red side in the next game and then let Zyra go second, forcing them to ban Miss Fortune? The only downside is that the opponent might not ban Zyra and just pick her first."

"I think that's fine," Pray said. "As long as I can get Ashe, I don't care if the other team picks Zyra."

Known as the world's number one ice master, he is very confident in himself.

"That's settled then!" Nofe scribbled in his notebook, recording the information for this match.

A best-of-five series is a marathon, and you must make timely adjustments in each game to gain a significant advantage in the last two games.

The focus of this match is QG's newly drafted Lucian.

The most distinctive feature of Ilex is that every time he pulls out a special move, it's basically his signature move.

Just like Jayce in the S6 Spring Split, he was the only one who stood out, while other top laners only managed to master him by the Summer Split, and then this champion began to wreak havoc on the World Championship.

During the Mid-Season Invitational, he played top lane Fizz and top lane Irelia.

When the World Championship came around, Ilex started playing top lane Kled and top lane Lucian again.

Even if Smeb wanted to, he couldn't pick these heroes!

Smeb bit his lip; he was clearly somewhat unwilling to accept it.

Although he lost miserably in this match, he doesn't think he lost to Ilex; he still has a chance.

Then, the group discussed the problems that had occurred in the previous round, and waited until the staff came to tell them to go on stage.

"Reaching the World Championship finals for the second time is a hard-won opportunity for us!" Nofe concluded solemnly. "So, everyone must seize this opportunity and leave no regrets, okay?"

"Definitely!" the ROX members declared firmly. "We will definitely win!"

Soon, the draft phase of the second game began.

Both teams had already planned their draft strategies and various tactical variations during the break.

So neither side encountered any problems with the business proposal (BP) process.

QG, now on the blue side, banned Poppy, Nidalee, and Miss Fortune.

ROX banned Caitlyn, Syndra, and Lucian.

Nidalee and Syndra remain the standard ban picks for both sides. Basically, the blue side bans Nidalee and the red side bans Syndra. This is a tacit agreement that generally won't change unless there are extreme circumstances.

As for the issue of Zyra and Miss Fortune, ROX on the red side had a very simple meaning: we don't care, you can do whatever you want, we can handle it.

QG, of course, didn't stand idly by and immediately let both of them pass, then instantly locked in Zyra.

On the other hand, ROX is facing a choice.

One is Ashe, used to counter Zyra; another is Karma, who can rival Zyra; and the third is Jayce, a must-pick or must-ban champion for ROX.

They have to choose two of these three, and the one that's left over will inevitably be chosen by QG.

"Jinghao, the choice is yours," Nofe said. "Do you still want Jess?"

Smeb didn't hesitate: "Take it!"

As soon as the words were spoken, Jayce lit up on the first floor of ROX, and Ashe lit up on the second floor, confirming the dual carries on both floors.

The cheers from the audience erupted as expected, and even the commentator, Wawa, couldn't help but praise, "Smeb is truly a confident player! He doesn't doubt himself because of one loss; if Jayce is available, he'll definitely pick it!"

At this point, Chen Dongqing needs to make another choice.

With Lucian banned, there aren't many champions left to choose from, since Jayce is a lane bully in this World Championship.

After a moment's thought, Chen Dongqing ultimately chose Irelia to counter, and then picked Karma to play mid lane.

ROX then picked Lee Sin and Tahm Kench, giving the counter pick to their mid laner, while QG chose Jhin paired with Zyra and locked in Olaf.

The business plan was completed quickly by both sides.

Blue side QG: Top lane Irelia, Jungle Olaf, Mid lane Karma, Bot lane Jhin and Zyra.

ROX (Red Team): Top lane Jayce, Jungle Lee Sin, Mid lane Malzahar, Bot lane Ashe and Tahm Kench.

BP over, match begins!

The laning phase in the top lane wasn't as comfortable as in the previous game. Because the bottom lane had an advantageous combination, the team's main strategy was to help the bottom lane, so Xiangguo farmed all the way down the lane.

Chen Dongqing could only endure the pressure, but fortunately he made the smart choice to build Doran's Shield. When the minion wave was pushed under the tower, his health was still good, and ROX's Lee Sin and Jayce had no ability to tower dive.

But this good time didn't last long.

Soon, ROX launched their first attack!

Peanut leveled up to level six and then headed straight for the mid lane!

Just like QG's strategy in the last game, once Lee Sin and Malzahar are both level 6, they immediately gank mid with two ultimate abilities, and no one can survive!

Malzahar flashed in, pressed his ultimate (R), and Lee Sin unleashed a full combo, bringing Karma to low health.

Peanut was very modest this time, giving the first blood to his own mid laner.

This is crucial.

At this moment, the camera cuts to the top lane, where Chen Dongqing, seeing that Peanut is not there, is also trying to take action against Smeb!

However, Smeb's strategy was indeed clear. Although Irelia was strong in a stand-up fight, Jayce didn't give her a chance to stand up and fight. He came up with a combo followed by his E to knock Irelia away while triggering Wind Rider and then dashed away!

Chen Dongqing was somewhat frustrated by the situation. He could only slowly accumulate advantages, but these slight advantages were insignificant in the face of the team's disadvantage.

From then on, ROX found a breakthrough strategy – relentlessly focus on the middle!

ROX finally found the key to victory in this game.

If you want to crush QG, it's useless to gank the top or bottom lane alone, because Doinb is a very smart mid laner, and he will always find an opportunity to stop the damage in the other half of the map.

So you have to catch it.

Anyway, we can hold our own in the top and bottom lanes, so let's crush the mid lane first!

Nine minutes later, Xiangguo finally made his move. Olaf rushed to the bottom lane and, with the help of Jhin and Zyra, managed to kill ROX's Tahm Kench. Meanwhile, in the mid lane, ROX made another move!

It's the classic Malzahar Lee Sin again, and this time Jayce is added to the mix!

After Smeb returned to base, he had nothing to do, so he went to the mid lane and got an assist!

And this time, the kill still went to the grasshopper!

With two kills in hand, Kuro gained plenty of extra gold and immediately built his first item upon returning to base!

Without a doubt, the banner of command!

This is why ROX gave the kill to a mediocre player like Malzahar; that item was crucial!

Thanks to his teammates' help, Kuro's command flag was delivered three or four minutes earlier!

In those few minutes, they had enough time to command their banners and launch two waves of attacks, and the benefits from those two waves far exceeded the gains from just two heads!

Then, ROX finally started their mid-jungle synergy, and this time their target was the bot lane.

While Doinb was sealed by the cannon minion, the four ROX players swaggered down to the bottom lane. Malzahar's ultimate was still on cooldown, so ROX wasn't after kills at all. They pushed the bottom lane minions over and then rotated to the Infernal Dragon.

QG, of course, didn't hold back either. Xiangguo and Uzi cleared the minion wave in a few seconds, and Doinb also dealt with the cannon minion in the mid lane. Everyone gathered in the river!

At that moment, both top laners teleported to the bottom lane simultaneously, and a 5v5 team fight broke out!

Both sides first fought for the Dragon, and Peanut won the fight. However, QG was stronger in team fights with Karma, so they successfully traded two for four and gained two kills!

But ROX was not discouraged. They had the dragon, so they didn't lose out in this team fight.

Two minutes later, Kuro's Banner of Command started again, this time with a spectacular three-man gank on the top lane!

Chen Dongqing got a kill in the last wave, and his advantage in the top lane has become more and more solid, but he is easy to be caught if he pushes too far into the lane.

He had actually realized that the grasshoppers were coming and had retreated in advance, but ROX was just too ruthless.

They didn't even need to push the minion wave. Malzahar forced his way into the tower, used his ultimate to hold Chen Dongqing down, and then it was just a normal burst of fire, easily securing the kill.

"Sigh," Chen Dongqing couldn't help but sigh. There really wasn't much that could be done.

The camera then switched to the bottom half of the map, where Doinb and Xiangguo returned to the bottom lane to mitigate their losses.

But now that thirteen minutes have passed, the tower protection on the top lane has long since disappeared. ROX, with the help of three people, pushed the lane into the tower and took down the top lane tower first.

"Tree is QG's only advantageous lane, but with Smeb taking the first tower bounty, that advantage will be gone!" Wawa said with some heartache. "This game looks like it's going to be very difficult!"

With the help of his teammates, Smeb finally performed as the best top laner in the LCK.

He knew that if his Jayce played a 4-1 split push on the side lane, he would be easily killed by Irelia, so his role in this game was clear: to push towers with his teammates!

This is the method QG prefers to use, but the effect is absolutely outstanding!

QG originally had Karma and Zyra as two strong points for defending towers, but the problem was that both of them were vulnerable to Banner of Command!

ROX's offensive remained fierce, directly placing the Banner of Command on the mid-lane minions before grouping up and pushing forward!

QG had no ability to clear the magic-immune cannon minions, so they had no choice but to engage in a head-on team fight. Without saying a word, it was another 4v4!

However, the result of this team fight was not ideal! ROX's team fight ability is also not bad. The two sides fought again and both sides suffered heavy losses, but ROX came out slightly ahead in this round.

"QG only has two low-health enemies left, and they've successfully taken down the mid-lane turret! Their advantage is growing bigger and bigger! Well done, ROX! Hold on to this advantage!" The Roaring Emperor shouted excitedly from the LCK commentary booth, "This is what LCK should be like!"

"Although QG was the first to use the Banner of Command strategy, it seems to be working quite well for us!" Next to Roaring Emperor, CloudTemplar nodded in satisfaction: "We defeated QG using QG's own tactics this time!"

Speaking of this, the three commentators suddenly remembered that the armor penetration build for Jayce was also the first strategy that QG came up with.

Does this mean QG shot themselves in the foot? And not just in the foot, but in both?

At this point, the advantage was already so great, and ROX wasn't playing split pushing this game, so there was no way to catch anyone. QG didn't have much of a solution but to tighten their lineup and wait for ROX to make a mistake.

However, ROX played too steadily, and Chen Dongqing couldn't find any weaknesses. Finally, in the 27-minute Baron team fight, ROX relied on its economic advantage to achieve a difficult three-for-five exchange. The remaining two pushed forward and took down QG's top lane high ground.

In the final 31 minutes, ROX won the crucial team fight at Baron Nashor, and then joined up with the super minions in the top lane to take the game in one fell swoop.

"Congratulations to ROX Tigers!" Seeing Peanut's radiant smile on the screen, the "Roaring Emperor" finally burst into laughter: "The score is tied 1-1! ROX has found a way to win this game. Let's look forward to both teams' performances in the future!"

Before the final, I saw some people saying they wouldn't watch it unless it was a 3-0 score.

Then I can only say you're going to be disappointed.

ROX is the opponent I've been preparing for for so long. Can I easily crush them with a 3-0 victory?

If I were to run over it, I would feel guilty for all the words I had written before.

This first match is indeed a bit long, because if I were to write about a comeback game, the word count would inevitably be quite high, since I would have to convey the pressure of being at a disadvantage.

See you tomorrow, brothers! Another long chapter of 10,000 words tomorrow!

(End of this chapter)