League: I really didn't tank!

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The commentary for this highly anticipated match was naturally provided by the two good friends, Wawa and Miller.

The two were also looking forward to the match and were briefly discussing the recent situation of their respective teams.

They dared not talk about the blitzkrieg against Poland, but that didn't stop them from discussing the recent rotation between Ai Luoli and the factory manager.

At the start of the Spring Split, Clearlove took a short break due to feeling unwell, and Ai Luoli took over as the starting jungler.

But who would have thought that, under Ai Luoli's leadership, EDG would actually lose to OMG.

The fans were clearly getting fed up and collectively called for the factory manager to come back. Fortunately, the factory manager in 2017 listened to advice and made his first appearance in the battle against WE, winning a hard-fought 2-1 victory.

"However, after these two matches, EDG's team statistics have fallen behind," Wawa said, looking at the data presented by the broadcast director. "Whether it's average gold advantage or team K/D ratio, QG has a significant lead!"

"After all, QG is undefeated with a 10-0 record in individual games!" Miller exclaimed. "Plus, their unique playstyle means that no team in the world can match them in terms of statistics."

At this moment, the two players are already seated in their respective seats. Chen Dongqing immediately puts pressure on A Guang in the team room, asking him how many times he plans to die today.

"?" The factory manager immediately asked with a question mark, and then said, "He caught me two levels ago. If you're so capable, go ahead and kill him when you're only one level away."

"Two-level gank top? Do you think I don't understand EDG?" Chen Dongqing asked with a grin. "If you're so capable, then come and try. You don't want the bot lane anymore, huh?"

At this moment, EDG's current bot laner, Zet, glanced at the chat. He couldn't understand the messages between the players, but that didn't stop him from taking a deep breath, feeling a little nervous.

He was Cry, the ROX support player last year. He came to EDG as a freebie along with coach Nofe. Last year, he watched QG crush ROX backstage at the Staples Center.

Now that he's sitting on the stage, he feels immense pressure.

At this moment, the referee also gave the message that the blue team's top laner could click to start. A-Guang looked serious, and after confirming with his four teammates, he clicked to start the game.

"Alright, this match will still be using version 7.3. As we can see, EDG on the blue side has immediately banned Camille!"

Camille wasn't as popular after being nerfed, but Chen Dongqing's Camille performance was so terrifying that EDG still didn't dare to let her go.

LGD, who stubbornly played Camille last time, has been ridiculed ever since, and EDG doesn't want to be the next one.

In retaliation, QG promptly banned Poppy, a ban they never need to think about.

"Then, for their second pick, EDG banned Fiora, while QG immediately countered by banning Maokai! They're really targeting Mouse!"

The reason for targeting Mouse is simple: it's not because he's particularly skilled, but because once you ban his Poppy and Maokai, he's practically useless.

"In the final move, EDG banned Jayce at the last second, bringing the total number of top lane bans by both sides to five! QG, in response, banned Varus, entering the champion selection phase!"

On the first pick by the blue side, EDG immediately locked in LeBlanc. This champion is a key mid-lane champion in the current version, and although her damage was only slightly nerfed in the new version, she is still viable.

On the other side, QG made a quick move, locking in Karma and Caitlyn, securing the bottom lane and also keeping Ardent Censer in their hands.

QG really likes the Ardent Censer buff, or rather, Uzi likes it.

Therefore, given that both Zyra and Karma were available, they preferred to choose Karma.

"Alright, it's EDG's turn to choose. Their picks are Zyra for support and Shen for top lane!" Wawa nodded. "Because of the Courage of the Colossus rune, Shen is also a very popular choice."

"We'll pick Malzahar, then ban Kha'Zix." Banbazi didn't hesitate. This champion is a pretty good choice to counter LeBlanc. Anyway, push the mid lane, and then when you see LeBlanc in the late game, just use your ultimate (R) and it's over.

As for the bans in the second round, both sides had clear strategies.

QG opted to ban Kha'Zix and Jhin, while EDG went ruthlessly, banning Riven and Heimerdinger.

"Huh?" Wawa was utterly shocked by what she saw. "Five bans on top laners? That's so targeted! And does the hero even need to be banned now?"

"But I don't really see any logic to this!" Miller analyzed, arms crossed. "You've already picked Shen, clearly intending for him to play a tanky role, so why so many bans? Why not just let Shen tank?"

Only EDG knows the reasoning behind this.

Whether it's Nofe, the head coach who came from ROX, or the EDG players who suffered greatly, they all know how monstrous Ilex is.

If you don't ban this kind of person, they'll really mess with you!

Look at the ban that EDG gave to Da Tou in the end. People who haven't learned their lesson really can't ban him.

[Haha, Ah Guang recalled some painful memories from last year's spring finals]

[Classic Torbjörn Top Lane]

[If five top laners are banned, and this top laner still gets crushed, how embarrassing would that be?]

You know what, I think that's quite possible.

QG was also quite helpless in this situation, but fortunately, the top laner getting so many bans was beneficial to his teammates.

Without hesitation, Xiangguo locked in the best jungler besides Rengar and Kha'Zix: Lee Sin.

Actually, besides Lee Sin, there's also Graves, who was recently buffed, but QG won't choose that jungler.

EDG quickly locked in their lineup with Rek'Sai and Ashe, thus finalizing their composition.

"Now it all depends on what hero Brother Tree picks for his last pick." Wawa's words were tinged with anticipation: "With five top lane bans, there are very few heroes left to choose from."

Miller thought for a moment and said, "If it's against Shen, then Kennen, Gangplank, and Kled are all pretty good, but considering that QG's mid laner is Malzahar, they might lack AP damage in the late game, so picking Kennen is the best option."

But at that moment, QG made their final move, and a hero suddenly lit up.

"Let us hunt down those who have fallen into darkness!"

His choice amazed everyone, eliciting cheers from the audience.

With the team already picking Caitlyn, this Vayne can only be played in the top lane!

Chen Dongqing gestured for him to step forward and solemnly said, "I request permission from Jian Zihao to use Vayne. I hope it will be approved!"

"Get lost!" Uzi waved his hand. "You've already made your choice, what's the point of applying again?"

At this moment, it can be seen from the contestant's camera that A-Guang's face turned noticeably darker.

"Huh? Vayne top lane?" Miller was a little surprised. "But theoretically speaking, this choice isn't a problem!"

"That's right!" Doll nodded with some interest. "Vain makes up for their lack of damage, and because of her Q and E, Vayne is a very advantageous choice against Shen!"

"Now we just need to see how well Tree's Vayne is doing," Miller said, arms crossed. "But since Tree dared to pick her in a match, she must have a certain level of skill, so let's just wait and see!"

At this moment, the two coaches shook hands in the center of the stage, and the lineups for both sides were finalized.

Blue side EDG: Top lane Shen, Jungle Rek'Sai, Mid lane LeBlanc, Bot lane Ashe and Zyra.

Red team QG: Top lane Vayne, jungle Lee Sin, mid lane Malzahar, bot lane Caitlyn and Karma.

Looking at both teams' lineups, it has to be said that they are both quite good, with a reasonable output ratio, front-line initiators and protectors, and mid and jungle heroes with very strong tempo.

"In other words, neither coach made any mistakes in the draft phase, so the winner will depend on their individual performance."

Miller analyzed, "But it has to be said that QG has two AD carries, Vayne and Caitlyn, which makes them too strong in the late game, so EDG will face offensive pressure in the early game."

Miller was analyzing the scene when the live stream gradually zoomed out, eventually surveying the entire area.

At this moment, it can be seen that almost 90% of the audience members in the audience are holding up QG-related light boards.

Amidst the cheers of the audience, the voices cheering for EDG were almost negligible, quite weak.

Influenced by the blitzkrieg against Poland, fans of EDG are unlikely to attend matches in person for a while; if they hold up an EDG light stick, they'll be looked down upon by their peers.

In this match, QG seemed to be the hero everyone was looking forward to, ready to bring down the villains EDG from their pedestal.

This match is also crucial for Chen Dongqing.

At this crucial juncture of announcing his cross-industry career change, if he loses this competition, he will face a huge backlash.

But we won't lose this one.

The match started quickly.

The marksman top lane is a strategy that QG has tried countless times in the league, and with Chen Dongqing's little idea, they also had a rather interesting start.

At this moment, we can see that QG's four players, excluding the support, moved in unison at the start of the game, heading straight for the top lane!

Xiangguo has one ward, Gao Dewei has one ward, and Uzi has one ward.

The three players placed three wards, illuminating all three bushes in the top lane. After placing the wards, the three players collectively recalled and headed towards the bottom lane.

The only one who didn't come, Shi Senming, had a clear strategy. He first used his ward to light up one intersection in his own bottom jungle, and then used his body to light up another one. He did this to gather information and determine whether his bottom jungle had been invaded.

Of course, this is just a safe approach.

In fact, considering the lineups of both teams, QG had Caitlyn and Karma, so EDG didn't even have the right to invade at level one.

"The other side isn't here." Shi Senming gave the information in the voice chat, and Xiangguo nodded with relief, then went to the bottom half of the map to prepare to start jungling.

Chen Dongqing, with a sinister smile on his lips, looked at the three wards in the top lane bush and crouched down in the bush near the river.

The minion waves spawned quickly and slowly converged in the middle of the top lane.

Through the wards placed earlier, you can see that A-Guang's Shen is crouching in the first bush, seemingly waiting for Vayne to spawn.

But Chen Dongqing wouldn't go online; he just stayed online.

Ah Guang was a little confused at this point.

What is that Vayne on the other side doing? Did she disconnect?

If a player with long range is fighting a player with short range, and they're neither pushing the lane nor coming out to pressure for experience, what are they doing?

Soon, the melee soldiers on both sides were left with low health.

At this point, Ah Guang finally couldn't hold back any longer. He stepped out of the bushes and unleashed a basic attack on the low-health melee minion.

At that moment, Chen Dongqing finally moved.

Vayne unexpectedly appeared from the river, blocking Shen's retreat, and then chased after him with a basic attack!

The moment Shen activated his basic attack, a silver-white circle appeared beneath his feet, indicating that Vayne had leveled up her W skill at level one.

But A-Guang wasn't worried. As a top laner who had always played a defensive role, he had plenty of experience playing long-range characters against short-range characters.

Shen moved forward directly, heading towards the third bush closest to QG's defensive tower.

The three bushes on the top lane are for short-ranged enemies to kite long-ranged enemies. At the start of the game, head to the bush at the front and use its concealment to kite. Even if the enemy places a ward and attacks, it doesn't matter. You can pay a small price in health and move to another bush to continue hiding. This way, it's not a loss at all.

But he didn't expect there to be a ward in the bush. Vayne's basic attacks kept coming, and she landed another basic attack!

Ah Guang frowned slightly upon seeing this.

Is there a ward in this bush? Did Vayne place a ward here beforehand?

A-Guang was slightly surprised, but he acted quickly. Seeing a ward in the bush, Shen used his Q to create a shield and then walked towards the bush in the middle!

Now you're finally blind, aren't you?

There was only one ward three minutes ago. If that ward had been placed in the bush, the enemy would have had no way to defend against ganks.

As Shen headed towards the second bush, Vayne continued to chase him, using her passive movement speed to chase him down and trigger her third passive.

And after Shen Jincao.

Vayne kept moving! Another basic attack landed!

???

Ah Guang was completely bewildered, and his mind was filled with questions.

Why are there eyes here too?!

Vayne chased after him again, unleashing two more auto-attacks and another three-hit combo. At this point, Shen's health was down to only 60%!

But just like Shen's body, A-Guang's heart was riddled with holes by VN's arrows. He had no choice but to turn around and crawl into the first bush!

On his way to the first bush, he was hit by Vayne's three-hit combo!

Your health is down to only 30%!

But even the first patch of grass has eyes!

Vayne's Silver Bolts pierced through the bushes without hindrance, striking the Eye of Twilight in the chest!

Ah Guang was stunned. He finally realized that he seemed to have been set up.

QG must have grouped up at the start of the game and placed three wards on the top lane beforehand!

Under this design, one's rich experience in dealing with pressure seems to have become a trap, obediently handing oneself over to the other side!

Ah Guang was immediately filled with despair. He couldn't outrun Vayne with her passive ability, and he couldn't fight back. Moreover, he was still quite a distance away from the turret.

I am already a dead man.

He symbolically took two more steps behind the tower, while Chen Dongqing followed closely, pointing out the last three rings.

With 12 basic attacks and 4 three-hit combos, Chen Dongqing relentlessly pursued Shen from level one, eventually managing to kill him!

"First blood!"

As cheers erupted from the audience, they were accompanied by a burst of loud laughter!

"First blood!" Wawa was stunned by what she saw. "QG played too cleverly this time! They lit up three bushes in the top lane, completely trapping A-Guang!"

Miller chuckled, "That was really flashy, Ah Guang was completely dumbfounded!"

This first blood came exceptionally quickly and dramatically. The director quickly switched to a replay of the solo kill, and after the replay, he even showed a close-up of A-Guang's camera.

After being solo killed, A-Guang pouted and then scratched his head vigorously, his aggrieved expression written all over his face.

The factory manager was also a little numb at this moment.

At the start of the game, he was joking with Chen Dongqing in the room, saying that he could gank top lane at level two and then solo kill her at level one.

So you really can kill?

I'm just kidding, bro! Who's going to grab two levels up?

The comments section erupted in laughter at this point.

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【Ha ha ha ha】

[Hilarious! Ah Guang always tortures QG like this every time.]

[This is hilarious! Getting solo-killed at level one, that means the top lane is already over.]

The journey has indeed come to an end.

Vayne couldn't push the lane at the start, but he didn't push the lane either, instead slowly pushing the top lane to farm minions.

Shen only gained experience from three melee minions and was still level 1. When Shen logged back in, Chen Dongqing was already almost level 3.

Clearly, Shen still doesn't qualify to gain experience.

Chen Dongqing positioned himself in front of the minion wave, leisurely last-hitting minions.

Even after more than three minutes, when the cannon minion wave reached the tower, the enemy Shen was still only level one.

Given the current situation in the top lane, the factory manager doesn't even dare to gank the mid lane.

According to the original plan, their mid laner LeBlanc was facing Malzahar. He would go to the mid lane at level three to gank. If LeBlanc could land her chain, she would at least force a Flash.

But that's obviously not going to work now. If he dares to gank mid at level three, then top lane will definitely get tower-dived.

He could only climb up as soon as he reached level three, preparing to counter-gank.

If it were a typical team, seeing that the excavator hadn't shown up, they would most likely give up on the idea of ​​going to the top lane.

But the factory manager wasn't sure either.

QG is no ordinary team.

Sure enough, the moment the top lane minions reached the tower, Lee Sin appeared.

Although the current version has changed and tower diving is now much more difficult, what can you do when you're only level 1?

A Shen who learns Q at level 1 has absolutely no fighting ability under the tower!

"Hurry up, don't let him level up twice, the excavator is almost here!" Chen Dongqing urged as he used a basic attack to draw aggro, then unleashed an E attack!

When tower diving, E skill can be used to pin Shen to the wall with ease. Shen was directly shot into the wall, and then Chen Dongqing hit him with a basic attack, which reduced Shen's health by 30%!

Under the level advantage, the damage appears extremely high.

Xiangguo's Lee Sin seized this opportunity to control the situation, accurately landing a Q, followed by a second Q and an auto-attack, unleashing Lee Sin's high burst damage!

Just then, the factory manager's excavator quickly emerged from the jungle, trying to save his teammates!

The factory manager had a clear strategy. He first used his underground Q to hit the Vayne tanking the tower, and then used his tunnel to rush towards the Lee Sin, attacking from both sides!

But Chen Dongqing remained calm and collected. Vayne dodged the skill with a Q and followed up with a basic attack!

At this moment, Xiangguo also threw a punch, and Shen's health was already at low level!

In fact, according to the normal tower diving process, Vayne, who is tanking the tower, should leave the tower at this point, otherwise she will be killed by the tower.

But Chen Dongqing knew clearly that he couldn't leave under these circumstances.

He fired another arrow, hitting the third ring for the second time, emptying Shen's health bar!

At this moment, the factory manager's excavator also arrived next to Lee Sin and used W to knock him up, but because Chen Dongqing had not left the tower, the tower's aggro was still on Vayne, so this knock was meaningless.

Immediately afterwards, the turret fired a shot, emptying Vayne's health bar!

Chen Dongqing faced death calmly, without the slightest panic.

"The turret has killed QGilex!"

"Tower kill! Vayne didn't get touched the entire time!" Miller shouted excitedly. "Morakado dodged Rek'Sai's Q with a single Q!"

The respawn time after a turret is killed is even faster than the time it takes to retreat back to base; this is called a fast recall!

"After Vayne died, the turret's aggro switched back to the minions. Clearlove clearly couldn't do anything about this Lee Sin; he could only watch as Lee Sin pokes a minion and pulls away!"

The factory manager was immediately filled with despair.

He failed to secure the kill, the top laner died, and most importantly, it disrupted his mid-lane ganking rhythm!

This is an absolute rip-off!

Ah Guang also looked gloomy. Seeing that he was still level one after almost four minutes, he felt that there was no point in playing the game anymore.

The director quickly provided a replay, this time focusing on Vayne.

Chen Dongqing narrowly missed the enemy's Q skill with a Q, then tanked the tower until he died. Clearly, it was all a last-minute reaction; Vayne had planned everything the moment the enemy appeared.

【6666】

Good kill!

[We almost got counter-ganked by the factory manager, but luckily QG has plenty of experience in tower diving.]

QG is always good at tower diving.

The director then focused the camera on the QG players' bench, where they saw Xiangguo's hands had already left the keyboard. He couldn't help but clap twice and said, "Awesome, awesome! Your tower-tanking was brilliant."

"Then why don't you hurry up and call me 'Dad'?" Chen Dongqing leaned back in his chair. "Your dad risked his life to save you."

"Stop barking like a dog!" Xiangguo immediately retorted: "If you're so capable, then run away. I can still kill you, can't I? At worst, it'll be one for one."

At that moment, Chen Dongqing had just revived when he saw that A Guang's Shen had already teleported towards the top tower.

The resurrection time at level one is relatively short, allowing A-Guang to quickly teleport back online and devour a few remaining minions.

Chen Dongqing, on the other hand, remained calm. He had only died after entering the tower, so he could leisurely walk to the lane. He bought a pair of boots, a short sword, and a Culling Blade, and then slowly made his way to the top lane.

It's quite difficult for Vayne to solo kill Shen in the top lane, but Chen Dongqing can leisurely build a Miner's Blade and farm until the late game.

As A-Guang watched as Vayne's mining knife was released and she leveled up to level four after finishing off the tower, he looked at his own experience bar, which had only just reached level three, and suddenly felt immense pressure.

He sighed, then said, "What's going on with this Vayne in the top lane? She's 2-0 now."

Mingkai was furious when he heard this.

Didn't you win that 2-0 score yourself? I didn't give it to him!

Mingkai glanced at Vayne's equipment and sighed, "There's nothing I can do about this. The two of us simply can't kill him."

If both the excavator and Shen are fully developed, they have a chance to kill Vayne if they coordinate their control.

But now.

Shen is now useless. After more than three minutes, he still only has a Doran's Shield, and his development has been greatly affected by this wandering around.

If you force a gank, not only will you likely fail to kill the enemy, but if you get counter-ganked, the game is over.

After thinking for a long time, the factory manager finally decided to give up: "I'll go gank mid first, and then gank top after we get an advantage in mid. You just need to withstand the pressure for now."

Mouse sighed upon hearing this, and as the team's junior member, he could only respond.

But the factory manager was shrewd and calculating. Although he didn't intend to arrest the person on the way, it didn't stop him from giving them some help.

The excavator went back to farm jungle monsters. When the time was a little over five minutes, the excavator went to the top lane, activated the scanner, and cleared the fake wards that Chen Dongqing had set up. This gave the top lane a deterrent and relieved the pressure on the team. Then, without stopping, the excavator flashed into the mid lane!

This gank was extremely fast, catching Gordes and Wynn off guard. Scout also coordinated well, with LeBlanc using her W to apply the chain and hitting it precisely!

As Gao Dewei saw the excavator's hole appear, he didn't hesitate and decisively slashed and broke the chain.

Seeing that the mid laner had been caught out and flashed, Xiangguo, who was counter-ganking in the top lane, realized that he had been outmaneuvered by Clearlove.

"That old fox is really something." Xiangguo muttered to himself, then switched screens to glance at Shen under the tower.

Now that Shen has all his skills, his tower-diving power is too strong. They no longer have the ability to tower dive, and they can't even stop the damage now.

Xiangguo could only quickly return to the city, replenish his equipment, and continue farming jungle monsters, quickly reaching level six.

Level 6 is a power spike for Lee Sin and Malzahar, and at this time, Xiangguo will usually go to the mid lane to try and find an opportunity.

However, since the mid laner's Flash has already been caught, Malzahar without Flash has no chance to R-target LeBlanc, so it's definitely impossible to gank the mid lane.

But even spicy hot pot has its ways.

When in doubt, just get on the road and you're done.

With such a huge opening, only a fool wouldn't take it!

"Gouwei, push the mid lane," Xiangguo commanded. "After pushing, retreat and prepare to teleport, okay?"

"Okay, no problem." Godway sighed, but still nodded in agreement.

GoDeWei actually dislikes this kind of support because it's a huge disadvantage for the mid laner. He prefers to dominate the lane and then provide support based on lane priority.

But this is QG, and they won the championship using this strategy.

To achieve a higher tactical standing, you need to earn it through each game.

Just over seven minutes in, Gao Dewei used Malzahar's wave-pushing ability to push the minion wave into the tower, then retreated to the bottom of the platform and teleported directly to the top lane!

"Here it comes! QG's classic three-man tower dive! This time, their target is the top lane!" Wawa shouted from the commentary booth again. "EDG's mid and jungle aren't in the top lane. A-Guang is doomed this time!"

This wave is obviously going to be a disaster; the three QG players are even discussing whether to save their ultimate move.

"I won't hold back. Xiangguo's ultimate will depend on the situation," Gao Dewei said. "I'm afraid it'll drag on until the enemy reinforcements arrive."

As he spoke, the three of them launched their attack directly over the tower.

Ah Guang hadn't given up. After taking damage, he pulled the Soul Blade closer and created a sword array to protect himself.

But as soon as the sword formation was unleashed, Vayne pushed him away with her E and shot him against the wall. Then Malzahar used his ultimate to kill him, leaving A-Guang with no room to maneuver.

With the combined fire of the three, Shen's health bar was instantly reduced to almost nothing!

"Chen Dongqing, you take it!" Xiangguo even had the skill to give someone a head.

Given that Chen Dongqing picked Vayne, there's no reason not to give him the kill.

Chen Dongqing nodded slightly. He left the tower first, then came back again, taking the kill with a QA combo.

QGilex is on a killing spree!

At this moment, the camera cuts to the bottom lane, where the factory manager is still trying to gank the bottom lane to stop the loss.

This time he chose a pretty good position. The excavator drilled out from QG's bottom jungle and directly blocked the retreat of the QG duo.

But Uzi reacted quickly. The moment he saw the cave appear, he put out a clamp, and the excavator was immediately caught as soon as it drilled through the hole!

Uzi wasn't greedy either, and immediately told Xiaoming to retreat, leaving the factory manager empty-handed!

His attacks were repeatedly thwarted, and he had only managed to grab a Flash so far in the game, while on the other side, Chen Dongqing's Vayne had already reached 3-0.

The factory manager's heart sank, feeling that this game had become a personal showcase for Vayne.

See you tomorrow, brothers!

The design in the first-level article wasn't just for my own amusement; it came from a high-elo game on the Korean server. Details can be found in the chapter comments; someone has provided the video source.

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