League: I really didn't tank!

Chapter 234 Who can demolish it faster?

Inside the Zhengda Plaza, QG fans were cheering and screaming, some so engrossed in the sound that they couldn't hear the commentator anymore.

It has to be said that those who came to watch this game live really made a good deal, because there were so many memorable moments in this game.

A flash kills the AD carry, and the top and jungle combine to melt three backline heroes – these two plays are like a visual feast!

Chen Dongqing glanced at the damage data, confirmed that he had the highest damage output in the entire match, nodded in satisfaction, and walked backstage with his teammates.

"Awesome!" Chen Dongqing hooked his arm around Xiangguo's shoulder. "It has to be you, Liu Shiyu!"

Xiangguo's initiation was the key to turning the tide of the team fight.

Although they would most likely have won that team fight even without Xiangguo's 1v3, they definitely wouldn't have won it as decisively.

"So-so." Liu Shiyu was still a little sullen. "I'm a bit upset that this guy stole my dragon again."

"Hahaha," Chen Dongqing said cheerfully, "Let's try not to use the penalty next round, okay?"

Uzi listened to his Ueno chatting from the side, and he was also very happy.

But the thought of that well-developed Ashe being instantly killed by Graves's Flash made him want to stay in Bengbu.

Is this what an ADC is?

The exclamations of amazement from both commentators continued in the commentary booth.

The director quickly switched to a replay of the previous game.

"This match was practically a two-man show by Xiangguo and Shuge!" Watching the replay, I remember giving high praise to QG's top and jungle players in this game: "An early counter-gank, a mid-lane solo kill, a well-coordinated team fight – they firmly controlled the rhythm of the entire match!"

Actually, WE's lineup for this game was quite good.

After all, Graves is a champion with short range and short legs. As long as Ashe and Lulu can farm up, there's not much Graves can do.

But things didn't go as planned. Ashe died twice in a row from Graves's gunpowder, completely disrupting her rhythm.

"But can you blame Mystic for playing badly?" Colonel Guan sighed. "His Ashe was instantly killed in one wave and knocked up by EQ flash in another. He really had no way to deal with it."

No one in the world could have used Flash in this situation.

Oh, perhaps A-Guang can hand it over.

"Next up is the MVP of the first game! I think that's a no-brainer!" Colonel Guan said with a smile, "Yeah, it really is Brother Shu!"

With a perfect 8-0-4 score and a 34.4% damage share, he truly embodied the word "Carry".

[This is absolutely outrageous. I feel like this armor penetration Graves build is the right way to go; the damage is insane.]

[You'll see once you play a game; a penetration-build Graves without an item advantage is just a pile of dregs.]

The direction of the comments has slightly deviated.

Inside the QG rest room, everyone watched the MVP screen and had no objections.

Banbazi pressed the remote to turn off the TV sound, then turned around and asked, "What's the plan for the next game?"

Normally, the bottom lane should receive some protection in the second game.

However, the ADC position ultimately requires development time, and some people may not be able to wait that long.

Chen Dongqing glanced at the time and then said, "Let's hurry up and play the next round."

"What?" Linko, who had already arrived at the scene, asked with a smile, "You really want to go back and finish the third match?"

"Actually, that's what I've always thought," Chen Dongqing grinned. "But I didn't say that when I went on stage, just because I was afraid of putting pressure on you guys. Now that we've won the first round, I'm definitely going to lay my cards on the table!"

The match has lasted 26 minutes. The current time is 5:45, which is one hour and fifteen minutes until 7:00.

Including the halftime break, the second game's draft phase, and the post-match interview, if we manage our time well, this hour or so should be enough.

The QG members didn't mind playing along with Chen Dongqing this time.

Of course, WE isn't stupid either. They've suppressed EDG's first place in Group B. If they want to quickly defeat WE, they'll have to use some unconventional tactics.

But coincidentally, QG actually had a dirty trick that they didn't use, and it was a dirty trick that the opponent would definitely fall for.

When both sides stepped onto the stage again for the second game, Chen Dongqing glanced at WE's side and could see that the WE players seemed to be in a relatively stable state of mind, chatting and laughing together.

Chen Dongqing grinned.

You won't be laughing in a minute.

Sitting down, Chen Dongqing adjusted his headphones and said, "Brothers, let's do our best! Just asking, if we win this game within twenty minutes, anything?"

"Who can say for sure?" Xiangguo said from the side. "It depends on whether the other side cooperates or not."

Shortly after, the referee announced in the voice channel that the match could begin, and 957 clicked to start the game.

"Alright, the second game has begun!" said Colonel Guan. "We can see that QG, who have the right to choose sides in the second game, have again chosen the red side, and the positions of both sides remain unchanged!"

This move alone got the audience quite excited.

"QG, who actively choose the red side, usually pull off some unconventional moves," Remember joked. "This game's draft is something to look forward to!"

QG's draft strategy was already showing signs of its true colors right from the start.

WE, on the blue side, banned Camille, Jayce, and Graves in the first round.

The reason they didn't ban Fiora is simple: QG didn't ban Poppy, but instead banned Rengar, Lulu, and Maokai.

"What do you mean?"

A hint of doubt flashed through Hongmi's mind; he didn't understand QG's thinking.

If it were last year's three-ban version, he might have hesitated, but now with the five-ban version, he doesn't need to rush at all, since there's a second round anyway.

Let's observe further.

To adapt to any situation, they decisively locked in Caitlyn as their first pick, choosing her to push the lane – this was their strategy for the second game.

QG made their choice quickly, locking in Jhin and Karma, a combination that emphasizes one thing: tower defense.

WE then locked in Zyra and Kha'Zix, establishing a very strong jungle-bottom duo.

Caitlyn and Zyra's laning ability allows them to easily secure bot lane priority, and Kha'Zix can also easily gain control of the bottom half of the map by relying on his invasion ability and bot lane priority.

Simultaneously gaining control of the bottom lane and the jungle means quickly destroying the bottom lane tower; this is a fixed strategy.

Banbazi saw through WE's plan, but he didn't seem to be on guard at all and still chose his own option.

For their third pick, they locked in a jungler, Nidalee, and entered the second round of drafting.

In the second round, neither side banned Poppy or Fiora.

QG chose to ban Ekko and Vladimir, while WE banned Syndra and Vayne, and then entered the champion selection phase!

"Alright, the fourth pick for the red side, QG's choice is Varus!" Guan Daxiao exclaimed in surprise, "Is that mid-lane Varus?"

With Varus being heavily nerfed, QG has surprisingly picked him!

"But upon closer inspection, it actually makes sense!" Colonel Guan analyzed, "Although Varus has been heavily nerfed, it only means he can't hold his own in the bot lane! In fact, if placed in the mid lane, this champion's strength is still adequate!"

That makes sense. Armor penetration Varus was originally a popular mid-lane build, and it was only moved to the bot lane after being buffed in the previous patch. Now that it's been nerfed again, it's pretty much back to being a mid-lane build.

WE made their choice quickly, locking in Viktor to drag the game into the late game with Caitlyn, and then adding a front-line Poppy to finalize their lineup.

At this moment, QG's fifth floor finally revealed their hidden trap card – the Troll King.

Seeing this, the audience was slightly disappointed.

Is that all?

Trundle vs. Poppy is not a rare matchup; on the contrary, it's quite common. Many top laners, led by Duke, use Trundle to counter Poppy—it's a no-brainer.

Of course, the thought that this was Tree Bro's troll made the audience start to look forward to it again.

Tree Bro is always coming up with something new and interesting; maybe his troll will be a little different?

After a series of position swaps between the two teams, the lineups were finalized.

Blue side WE: Top lane Poppy, Jungle Kha'Zix, Mid lane Viktor, Bot lane Caitlyn and Zyra.

Red team QG: Top lane Trundle, Jungle Nidalee, Mid lane Varus, Bot lane Jhin and Karma.

Looking at the lineups of both sides, Banbazi nodded in satisfaction, believing that his draft picks in this game were extremely well done!

He patted Chen Dongqing on the shoulder and said, "Alright, the stage is set for you. Now it's up to you to dominate the top lane."

"OK! Leave it to me!" Chen Dongqing waved his hand confidently and said, "Fifteen minutes to the high ground!"

Banbazi left satisfied, and he and Hongmi shook hands again in the center of the stage. At this moment, Coach Cui was full of pride, because he knew that his draft picks had won big this game.

Hongmi looked serious and didn't say much before quickly walking back to the lounge.

As a coach, he had already figured out QG's purpose with this lineup.

But what's the point of realizing this only after the BP (Banner-Up) process is over?

We can only hope that our own team members can perform well.

Back in the lounge, Redmi glanced at the screen.

The match has now begun, and both sides' heroes have left the fountain and started their level one setup.

Xiangguo decisively chose to start in the lower half of the map, which clearly indicates his intention to climb to the top of the military training 957.

Condi, on the other hand, followed the original plan, starting in the top half of the map, then farming down to help the bottom lane. Both junglers mirrored each other's start and did not interfere with each other.

In this match, both sides were basically aware that there was no such thing as counter-ganking; the competition was all about the speed at which they could take down towers.

Who dismantles faster, the troll or the policewoman?

The race begins!

Chen Dongqing followed the minions online and forced them into the bushes to find Poppy's location at the start of the game.

His talent build this game is insane; he went straight for Fervor of Battle. With this talent, a Troll Warlord can easily beat Poppy. Chen Dongqing bound QWER to the mouse side button and scroll wheel, so he could play with one hand.

He easily gained lane control by taking a couple of bites from Poppy, then turned back to farm minions, slowly pushing the lane with the help of his passive health regeneration.

Meanwhile, WE's bot lane duo were also pushing the lane by taking level two early thanks to Caitlyn and Zyra's strong play.

But on the other hand, Uzi, facing this combination pressing down on the line, showed no fear whatsoever: "Don't be a coward, push forward!"

QG's Jhin and Karma combination, although not as good as the opponent, was not far behind. Uzi was very bold and even dared to take the opportunity to push forward and steal Caitlyn.

Xiaoming's Karma also used RQ to bombard the minions, forcibly holding back the minion wave.

This laning strategy was undoubtedly correct. Even after more than three minutes, the bottom lane minion wave was still stuck in front of QG's bottom tower.

With the minion wave positioned this way, Uzi could comfortably farm with his back to the turret, completely unconcerned about being ganked or dove. Condi glanced at the minion wave, shook his head, and went back to farming.

The camera suddenly cuts back to the road.

On the other side of the road, the scene is completely different.

Poppy clearly couldn't withstand the minion wave, and at this moment a wave of cannon minions had already pushed into the tower, and Xiangguo's Nidalee also appeared at the right time.

Although the champion under the tower was Poppy, who was quite tanky and had good crowd control, it didn't stop QG's top and jungle from making a classic level 3 tower dive!

Chen Dongqing stood outside the tower, observing Poppy's position. A pillar suddenly appeared, pushing Poppy out from the gap between the defensive tower and the wall!

Taking advantage of the pillar's slowdown, Xiangguo, who was also standing outside the tower, seized the opportunity and threw out a javelin!

When slowed down, this javelin is impossible to dodge; it hits solidly and takes a huge chunk of Poppy's health away!

"I'll take it!" Chen Dongqing commanded, and the troll used W to slam down an ice field, then Iron Fang directly bit into it!

As Xiangguo watched the troll withstand the pressure, Nidalee quickly pounced with an empowered W!

However, 957 reacted quickly. Poppy, at level two, decisively activated her W, and a golden circle blocked Nidalee's pounce!

But Xiangguo had anticipated this, and the moment his W was blocked, he flashed close and unleashed an AEQ combo with Thunderlord's Decree!

The rest was just basic attacks. Poppy at level two, having learned Q and W, would definitely not have her E skill, so the two QG players were fearless and boldly stuck to each other's faces and attacked wildly!

In the end, Chen Dongqing took down Poppy with one hit, but he was also taken down by the turret, resulting in a trade of top laners between the two sides!

"OK!" Chen Dongqing said calmly. "This is a profitable trade!"

This wasn't just stubbornness; he had been prepared to be replaced from the beginning. After all, Poppy, who learned from W, was tough and not so easy to kill.

Even if they get replaced this time, they'll still make a huge profit.

The first blood and assist total 600 gold, while losing a kill only gets you 300.

In addition, there are some hidden benefits.

For example, when Poppy revives, 957 must teleport back to lane, while Chen Dongqing, who died after pushing the lane into the tower, can leisurely walk back to lane.

Once this TP advantage was exploited, QG's top and jungle plans were truly halfway complete.

The pace of the game continues for both sides!

Seeing his top laner get killed, Condi had no choice but to speed up the pace of the game.

Within seven minutes, the Kha'Zix reached level six and then invaded Xiangguo's jungle.

This invasion was very successful because it coincided with the time when Xiangguo's second buff spawned!

This time, Condi led Xiye and Ben into the jungle. After observing the situation, Xiangguo decisively chose to leave the blue buff.

Xiye ultimately secured the blue buff!

With the blue buff, Viktor has reached a near-complete form.

After securing the blue buff, Condi led the mid laner to gank bot lane, playing with incredible arrogance!

Once the bottom lane minions pushed into the tower, the four of them ganked it, forcing the mid laner, Goldwyn, to use Teleport for protection.

It's quite difficult to achieve a four-on-three victory, so WE didn't push it too hard and all withdrew.

Although they didn't manage to get past the enemy, forcing the mid laner to teleport is a good thing. Moreover, forcing Gao Dewei to teleport over has another advantage: it prevents Gao Dewei from taking down WE's mid tower, thus indirectly preserving the tower's health.

Immediately afterwards, WE turned their attention to the Dragon Pit, and the four players worked together to secure the Fire Dragon. WE's rhythm is steadily improving.

It must be said that as a top LPL team, WE is indeed quite good in terms of tactical execution. After all, there aren't many teams that can gain such an advantage against QG.

Of course, QG's counterattack came quickly.

As soon as the camera switched to the top lane, we saw Trundle biting Poppy.

W accelerates forward, then Q slows down the enemy, and then it's a relentless chase and attack!

There was nothing that could be done about 957.

In terms of movement speed, he can't outrun the troll; in terms of damage, he can't beat the troll.

If he charges up his ultimate move, it will be instantly interrupted by the troll's pillar, leaving him only able to take the hits!

This is why trolls counter Poppy.

Chen Dongqing took down a third of Poppy's health in one go, and then happily went back to push the lane.

From the camera's view at this moment, his mouth is moving constantly, clearly indicating that he is communicating with someone.

Soon, Xiangguo answered the call and came to the top lane!

957 had already set up vision in the river early on, so the Nidalee spotted him early on, and there was no way she would be caught and killed this time.

However, this did not hinder them, as QG continued to pressure his health.

Chen Dongqing erected a pillar, slowing down Poppy, and then immediately threw Nidalee's javelin over!

It's still the same classic routine; Poppy, a champion without any mobility skills, has no chance of dodging the javelin!

Poppy's health dropped to only 30% after that Q hit!

After marking the target, Xiangguo swaggered over to the top lane and started helping Chen Dongqing push the lane!

Their intentions were quite simple: they wanted to take advantage of WE's mid and jungle being in the bottom half of the map and dodge Poppy in the top lane again!

This is a bold and open conspiracy, and now 957 only has two paths to choose from.

Either go home and recover, or die.

957 had no choice but to retreat to the rear and return to the city.

But his retreat gave QG's top and jungle players the opportunity to take down the tower.

"Xiangguo helped Shuge push the minion wave into the tower. 957 didn't teleport this time, so this tower push might be a bit dangerous!" Remember said urgently, watching the screen, "Trolls can take down towers very quickly!"

"They probably can't take it down, right?" Colonel Guan glanced at the hero icons on the left and said, "Xiye has Teleport this time; he can teleport to the top lane to farm minions and defend the tower first!"

As soon as Guan Daxiao finished speaking, a blue teleportation beam appeared at the top tower, coming from Xiye, the mid laner of the blue team!

Colonel Guan grinned, marveling at his foresight, but the camera suddenly switched to the middle lane the next second!

Viktor was teleporting under the tower when, off-screen, a Varus flashed up!

Moreover, the timing of this Flash was very clever. Varus was at the very limit of the turret's attack range, but he could also hit Viktor!

Varus's attack range of 575 is quite impressive.

Colonel Guan's first reaction was, "Oh no, I'm going to be embarrassed!"

Then, his second reaction was, "Hey, something seems off!"

Because it seems that Godway doesn't intend to just interrupt a teleportation!

Varus raised his bow and arrow, once, twice, until the teleportation was about to complete, and then he used his ultimate to interrupt the teleportation!

After this wave, Viktor's already low health was reduced to only 60%!

Godway looked at Viktor's health bar and nodded in satisfaction. Taking advantage of the immobilization, he auto-attacked Viktor twice more, triggering three stacks of his passive with the stacking effect of his ultimate. Then, he unleashed his E [Wraith Arrow Rain] once more!

Viktor's health bar is down to only 30%!

The stun had ended, and Xiye used Q on Varus to quickly create distance, but he was hit by Varus's auto-attack during the Q skill, which added another stack of passive to his body!

Godway looked at Viktor, who had less than 30% health left, and instead of drawing his bow and charging up his Q, he turned around and drew it.

He knew that charging up his Q would be interrupted by Viktor's ultimate, but instantly using Q wouldn't kill him.

Therefore, the best approach is...

Varus deliberately created distance, first pulling himself out of Viktor's ultimate range, before drawing his bow and charging forward.

Xi Ye knew that if he were hit by this arrow, he would surely die, so he was extremely nervous at this moment, keeping a close eye on Varus's movements.

He still has Flash available this time, so as long as he doesn't mess up, he definitely won't die.

Just then, Varus fired an arrow!

He charged up an arrow and aimed it straight at Victor!

Faced with the deadly arrow at his doorstep, Xi Ye had no time to react and immediately used Flash to pull back!

But the arrow seemed to have locked onto the enemy, piercing through Viktor's body and taking away his last bit of life!

"QGGodV has killed WEXiye!"

At that moment, the cheers from the audience were almost explosive!

To anticipate the opponent's Flash, you must first apply enough pressure so that the opponent will cooperate and obediently use Flash to catch your skills.

For example, Godwin's strategy of holding back and moving forward slowly is an excellent way to apply pressure.

"He predicted Xiye's Flash! Wei Shen secured a solo kill!" Guan Daxiao almost cracked his voice, excitedly shouting, "Wei Shen's play was amazing! He not only cut off Viktor's Teleport, but also killed him under the tower!"

I remember being amazed at that moment: "This is truly an incredibly confident player!"

Meanwhile, during the live stream, the screen was completely covered by "Xi La".

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, this title will likely stay with Xiye for the rest of his life.

The camera then cuts to the top lane, showing QG's top laner and jungler relentlessly attacking the top tower!

Then you see the troll standing on the frost field, his hands glowing red – a special effect from the Nidalee's healing.

The reason why Nidalee is called "healing powerhouse" is not only because of her sufficient healing power, but also because her healing can increase attack speed.

At this moment, the troll's staff seemed to swing out of a phantom, and with the extra attack power granted by his Q skill, the turret's health plummeted!

Finally, the troll took a bite and the defensive tower was reduced to ruins!

The 600 gold coins were evenly divided between QG's top and jungle players.

WE backstage lounge.

Hongmi first saw the mid-laner get solo killed, then saw the top lane tower being pushed down. Under the double blow, her vision went black and she almost fainted.

The worst thing happened.

He clearly felt that the game seemed to have already slipped away.

The second game will end tomorrow. The regular season will be quite fast-paced.

See you tomorrow, brothers!

(End of this chapter)