League: I really didn't tank!

Chapter 236 The food was still warm

As WE's base exploded, countless spectators below the stage were in disbelief and exclaimed in shock!

"WE, the top team in Group B, actually lost to QG in less than twenty minutes!" Even Guan Daxiao was shocked. "What happened?"

In the footage, Chen Dongqing has already stood up and led his teammates to shake hands with the other side.

He didn't even bother to check the damage numbers; he was playing Troll Warlord, so his damage was bound to be low.

His four teammates only glanced at him briefly before quickly following Chen Dongqing, knowing he was in a hurry.

During the handshake, Chen Dongqing noticed that WE's expressions were not very good.

However, it's not hard to understand; if you're eliminated twenty minutes into the game, you'll be anxious too.

Chen Dongqing still interacts with the WE team members quite often. He went up to them and said, "Sorry, brothers~"

957 had a pretty good temper, and said with a smile, "So eager to finish? You have things to do later?"

Chen Dongqing's recent foray into other fields has caused quite a stir, and even WE members know that Chen Dongqing has a StarCraft match today.

Chen Dongqing just chuckled and didn't explain further before shaking hands with the next person.

Xi Ye was clearly a little sullen, but she still shook hands with Chen Dongqing.

Being pushed down twenty minutes ago is no one's fault but their own. They played poorly.

A solo kill in the mid lane and a double kill in the bottom lane—if either of those had been missed, they wouldn't have lost so quickly.

After the handshake ended, Chen Dongqing returned backstage, only to be stopped by the host, Yu Shuang, who said he had an interview scheduled for the day.

Chen Dongqing sighed and handed the peripherals to his teammates before turning around and saying, "Let's go, let's hurry up."

Yu Shuang smiled, a beautiful smile curving her lips, and said, "So rushed?"

"A little bit."

The two quickly took to the stage, and Chen Dongqing glanced at the winner of the MVP award.

It has to be said that it was really hard to give out the MVP this game.

It ended so quickly, with hardly any team fights. The key point is that QG performed well in all three lanes, and the score could have been given to any of them.

Ultimately, the official decision was to award the MVP to Uzi.

Both players took down a tower purely through laning, but Uzi killed two towers while being left to his own devices by his team, so his achievement is obviously more valuable. Moreover, his participation rate and damage share are also top-notch, so giving him the title is no problem.

Chen Dongqing didn't show much expression when he saw this; he agreed with it.

After the MVP award ceremony, the interview phase began, and the number of comments on the screen surged when viewers saw who would be interviewing that day.

[Don't the officials know what's good for them? Brother Tree is in a hurry!]

[It's not a big problem, it's still early, there's plenty of time.]

[Haha, WE lost too quickly, they still had plenty of time.]

That's outrageous, the two games together only lasted less than fifty minutes.

【一把26分43秒，一把18分17秒，加起来正好45分钟】

[45 minutes to speedrun WE is just ridiculous, that's not even enough time for IM to play a single game]

The wine is still warm!

第二场比赛结束的时间是5点45，算上5分钟休息和10分钟的BP，比赛是正好6点钟开始的。

Then they crushed WE in nineteen minutes, and it's not even 6:30 yet.

What was initially a somewhat anxious two hours felt incredibly ample after these two matches.

Therefore, Chen Dongqing wasn't in a particular hurry.

Yu Shuang's first few questions were all quite standard, and Chen Dongqing gave them normal answers as well.

The map of the Yan state didn't reach its end until the fourth question.

Yu Shuang asked with a smile, "It's said that QG Club is quite strict, so how do you usually arrange your time in the evenings after the matches?"

"Hmm," Chen Dongqing hesitated for two seconds, then glanced at Yu Shuang.

But he always reacted quickly. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Let's decide whether we win or lose the game. If we lose today, we'll definitely go straight back to base to review the game. If we win, then we can do whatever we want. As for me, I'll play some other games to relax."

Upon hearing this, Yu Shuang smiled with satisfaction, clenched her right fist, and said with a smile, "Then I wish Ilex all the best in the upcoming matches!"

Chen Dongqing smiled upon hearing this and said, "Thank you."

The interview ended there. Chen Dongqing handed the microphone back to Yu Zhen, then quickly returned to the lounge to meet up with his teammates. Together, they took the backstage elevator down to the fourth floor of Zhengda Plaza.

There's an internet cafe here called Zhenpi Internet Cafe, which is owned by Mr. Ma. It's said that Mr. Ma claims many people steal mice and ashtrays from this cafe.

Chen Dongqing and several teammates walked to the door of the three-person private room. They had booked the three computers in the room all afternoon, and the internet fee alone was nearly four hundred yuan.

Uzi peered into the still-running machine and asked, "Does this mean we can't go in?"

"No," Chen Dongqing replied, "No one else can be in the camera's view after the match starts."

"So what's the plan? How long will this match take?"

"I don't know," Chen Dongqing said, shrugging. "Why don't you guys go to the restaurant next door, find a private room, and order first? I'll come over after I've finished ordering, what do you say?"

"Okay!" Uzi patted his stomach; he was starving.

The main QG team left the internet cafe first, leaving only Chen Dongqing, Park Yunlong, and Linko behind.

Chen Dongqing took out his phone to check the time, exchanged a glance with the two middle-aged men next to him, and then walked into the private room.

Upon entering the private room, he also saw his third opponent of the day.

It is the future Human Emperor, Time.

This person is not very famous at present, but he will be world-renowned in the future.

As soon as Chen Dongqing joined the competition room, he saw that Time had sent him a friend request, which Chen Dongqing gladly accepted.

Before the match started, Time sent a message and chatted for a bit, saying that he had just taken some time to watch Chen Dongqing's LOL match.

Li Peinan doesn't like playing League of Legends, so his understanding of it is very superficial.

However, unlike StarCraft, LOL is more friendly to people who don't play games. Even those who don't know much about it can enjoy watching it.

Therefore, Li Peinan easily understood Chen Dongqing's dominance in the LOL competition.

The thought that this person would soon be his opponent in the StarCraft arena filled Li Peinan with a sense of absurdity and strangeness.

The match began quickly.

Both sides are human players, and in a battle between players of the same race, there aren't many tricks involved. It all comes down to the scouting skills and human proficiency of both sides.

Unfortunately, these are both of Chen Dongqing's strengths.

In Terran civil wars, defense is more important. Blindly throwing two ships of infantry could easily lead to a counterattack by bunkers, mines, or other means.

So Chen Dongqing wasn't in a hurry. In the first round, he chose to use a ship of soldiers to harass the enemy, while the opponent chose to start with a raven.

Chen Dongqing's individual skills were unparalleled. His riflemen spread out and focused their fire perfectly, quickly clearing out the turrets at minimal cost. After this major battle, TIME's follow-up troops were separated and suffered heavy losses, ultimately losing 1-0.

In the second game, Chen Dongqing's early attacks didn't yield any advantages, but he wasn't in a hurry. He developed slowly and unpretentiously used a simple and unadorned 200 population strategy with two attacks and two defenses, a move that INnovation used to excel at, and it reappeared on the field!

Moreover, if you look closely, you can see that Chen Dongqing's punch with two hundred people is different. Under the surge of APM, countless troops operate separately and are as easy to control as an extension of their own limbs!

TIME was gradually chipped away at, and ultimately there was no way to turn the tide, so they had to type GG.

2-0, Chen Dongqing won the match and ended the first round of the group stage with a perfect score of 3-0!

At this moment, many people in the live broadcast room were chatting happily.

Holy crap, a tree!

[Just beat WE 2-0, then beat TIME 2-0?]

[Brother Tree is winning big!]

[But a single punch from two hundred people is too powerful, isn't it? Could Lu Bu even pull off such a feat?]

Let's not try to piggyback on Lu Bu's skill level. TIME isn't that good. When Brother Shu meets some real powerhouses on the international stage, things will be different.

[TIME's biological father +1, hahaha]

Now the true father is as powerful as a nation.

After the competition, Chen Dongqing saw the "Awesome" message from TIME. He chuckled and replied with "Keep it up!" They exchanged pleasantries.

With a 1-2 start on the first day of matches, Time's chances of advancing were already quite slim.

Chen Dongqing exchanged a few polite words with the other party, waved goodbye to the audience on the camera, and then clicked to check out and left the Zhenpi Internet Cafe with two middle-aged men.

Unexpectedly, when they walked out of the internet cafe, they saw that a lot of people had gathered at the entrance.

It was the end of the match, and many spectators were leaving, strolling around Zhengda Square. Meanwhile, a number of people in the know were gathering at the entrance of an internet cafe, hoping to catch a glimpse of Chen Dongqing.

They already knew through various channels that Chen Dongqing was playing StarCraft in this internet cafe, and they also knew that Chen Dongqing had won the match.

When they saw Chen Dongqing come out, many people surrounded him, and some even shouted, "Brother Shu is awesome!"

"Thank you, thank you." Surrounded by fans, Chen Dongqing was in a good mood and greeted them cheerfully.

"Brother Shu, what are you going to do after the match?" a fan asked from the side.

"Of course we're going to eat!" Chen Dongqing said matter-of-factly. "Get out of the way, I'm starving!"

A burst of laughter immediately erupted among the fans. Although Chen Dongqing's words were blunt, they could all tell that he was joking.

Fans watched Chen Dongqing and his two companions leave, but a small group followed them into the restaurant.

Chen Dongqing walked into a private room and saw that the round table was already full of dishes. Uzi's chopsticks were flying around like phantoms as he was eating voraciously.

Coach Cui saw the three of them enter and asked, "Did you win?"

"We won, two to zero."

"Not bad!" Cui Mingyuan was relieved. "Let's eat."

Chen Dongqing sat back down, picked up his chopsticks, and took a bite of the food.

Still warm.

Half an hour later, when everyone came out to pay the bill after finishing their meal, they were told that the money had already been paid by someone else.

Chen Dongqing immediately recognized the name as belonging to one of his fans, but the person hadn't come to their private room to greet them, so he didn't know who it was.

After thinking about it, Chen Dongqing decided to post a special Weibo message to express his gratitude.

Now that both matches are over, Chen Dongqing can finally take a break.

In the League of Legends arena, QG only has one match this week. The match is on the 24th, and the next match won't be until the 30th.

The situation is similar in StarCraft, with a fairly easy schedule.

On March 28th, Chen Dongqing sat at the training base as the second round of the group stage officially began.

Today's schedule is relatively tight, with a total of four matches to be played.

Chen Dongqing's skill level is what it is now. He is unlikely to lose to domestic Terran and Zerg players. The only exception might be when he faces Protoss.

Therefore, in the first two matches, Chen Dongqing dominated, winning both 2-0, and leading the entire group with an undefeated record!

It wasn't until the third match that Chen Dongqing finally encountered some difficulties.

His opponent in this match was named Macsed. He is also a veteran player who entered the StarCraft professional scene in 11. As a player who transitioned from Warcraft III to StarCraft II, he won the championship titles at NGF and StarsWar in 12 and was once the number one StarCraft player in China.

He is also the current team leader of IG's StarCraft division, and is nicknamed "Coward God".

The key point is that this is a Protoss player.

Under the opponent's conservative style of play, Chen Dongqing suffered a defeat in the first game. He and Park Yunlong analyzed the reasons for the defeat and made a comeback in the second game, winning back a game and going to the life-or-death battle.

In the third game, Chen Dongqing adopted a strategy of aggressively pressing with speed-boosting riflemen and tanks, aiming to exploit Macsed's weakness in ground-based Stargate technology. However, the opponent was very experienced and quickly switched to Blink Stalker technology, constantly intercepting Chen Dongqing's reinforcements on the way. Ultimately, Chen Dongqing won the game thanks to his excellent Blink Stalker maneuvers.

In the GPL tournament live stream, many StarCraft players breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing Chen Dongqing's first defeat.

Losing once is normal.

If this guy, a complete novice, could actually win the championship without losing a single time, that would be absolutely outrageous!

Of course, this doesn't stop players from seeing Chen Dongqing as the savior of CN StarCraft.

[To be able to fight Hu Xiang to a standstill right from the start is already quite impressive.]

[Hu Xiang has clearly studied Ilex, focusing on just one defensive tactic. If Ilex had more tactical options, it's hard to say what would happen.]

Indeed, let's give him another two months.

"Countering Protoss is a serious problem that Ilex needs to address!" Huang Xudong commented in the StarCraft Old Boys livestream, "When facing Terran and Zerg, you can rely on your micro to brute force your way through, but against Protoss with excellent defensive capabilities, no matter how good your micro is, it's useless. You have to compete with them in terms of macro-management!"

Note: P, T, and Z are abbreviations for the three races. P (Protoss) represents the Protoss, Z (Zerg) represents the Zerg, and T (Terran) represents the Terran. When I write about the three races in the text, I usually use their full names, but when it comes to conversational language, I use more colloquial abbreviations instead.

"That is indeed a problem." Sun Yifeng nodded, but he wasn't worried: "But Ilex is still young and talented. This problem should be solved sooner or later. At worst, we can just wait until the GPL in the second half of the year!"

Meanwhile, in the QG training room, Chen Dongqing looked at the word "defeat" appearing on the screen and sighed inwardly.

There's no need to review this game, because the reason for the loss is obvious.

He still lacks tactical reserves.

In ranked matches, Chen Dongqing can still rely on his excellent skills to defeat the Protoss and maintain a win rate of 80%, but it's not so easy in professional matches.

Park Unryong stood behind Chen Dongqing, seemingly lost in thought.

He thought for a moment, then took out his phone and started sending messages.

After a one-hour break, the competition resumed.

Chen Dongqing's opponent this time is IA.

As a Zerg player, IA can rely on his rich experience to consistently defeat TIME, but he is, after all, a Zerg player.

Chen Dongqing swiftly and decisively controlled IA, maintaining his group stage record at 6-1.

Even though he lost a game, he was still in first place in the group!

In the current live chat, many people have started discussing whether ilex is the best Terran player in China.

Although he has only been in the industry for a short time, having played only seven best-of-three matches so far.

Although his playing style is still very immature.

Although he is a professional League of Legends player.

But his personal abilities are beyond doubt.

After the game ended, Chen Dongqing made a point of saving the recording of the best-of-three series he lost and carefully studied the reasons for his defeat.

The main reason for losing the last game was that the opponent's transition was too fast. After the Flash chase, Chen Dongqing's support was cut off, resulting in a lack of follow-up forces on the front line.

Countless solutions can be derived from this.

If the enemy opens their star gate, can he farm and drag the game into the late game with them?

Would it be feasible to send troops back to secure the rear?

Or, without relying on reinforcements, could we gain a sufficient advantage through direct confrontation?

Chen Dongqing kept reviewing and pondering in his mind.

Given his attributes, once he loses a match, he's unlikely to repeat that pattern of defeat.

Theoretically speaking, given time, he will surely become an invincible player.

As Chen Dongqing was watching, Coach Park came up to him, greeted him, and said, "Come on, get ready for the training match."

"Huh?" Chen Dongqing asked, somewhat surprised. "Weren't there no practice matches today?"

"Of course there are, but they're just StarCraft 2 practice matches," Coach Park said with a smile. "Interested? If you don't want to play, that's fine too, I'll cancel for you."

"What's not interesting about this? Come on over!" Chen Dongqing immediately put on a beaming smile: "Who's your opponent in the training match? Is he/she very strong?"

A legendary coach like Park Un-yong, who has coached several world champions, must be able to bring in top-notch coaches.

"Very impressive." Park Unryong replied quickly: "At least very impressive back then."

"What's your skill level?"

"World Champion"

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Upon hearing the title "World Champion," Chen Dongqing sat down in front of the computer with some excitement. While following Park Yunlong's instructions to switch the server to the Korean server, he listened to Park Yunlong's introduction: "Today's opponent is named PartinG. You can search for him."

Chen Dongqing then opened Baidu and searched for the ID, and was immediately shocked.

"PartinG, 2012 WCS Champion, 2012 WCG Champion, 2012 MLG Championship Champion, was the strongest Protoss player in 2012."

Macsed, who defeated him today, was the third-place finisher at the 2012 WCG. It was PartinG who eliminated Macsed in the semifinals.

As a Protoss player, PartinG is clearly much stronger.

Chen Dongqing couldn't help but become more serious, and at the same time, he understood Coach Park's intentions.

It's clear that Park Unyong noticed that he couldn't play against the Protoss, so he brought in a former world champion to give him special training.

See that? This is the kind of resources a legendary coach has!

Where else in China can you find such a top-notch sparring partner?

After entering the Korean server of StarCraft, Chen Dongqing was eager to get started and quickly joined a custom room.

PartinG on the other end was quite polite, sending Chen Dongqing a friend request and then saying hello.

Park Unyong said from the side, "Keep a calm mindset and remember every defeat."

In Park Unryong's opinion, he does not believe that Chen Dongqing has the strength to challenge the champion god race, even though his talent is arguably the best in history.

"Yes, I understand," Chen Dongqing thought so too.

And that seems to be the case.

Chen Dongqing is now like someone who has just left the beginner village and encountered the ultimate boss. In the first few matches, he can hardly put up any decent resistance.

The first three games ended in three consecutive losses.

Although Chen Dongqing suffered losses when fighting against various gods in China, he ultimately won more often than he lost. This was the first time he had ever suffered such a crushing defeat.

China's StarCraft players are ultimately still at a wildcard level. Even though they are among the top players in China, they still fall short on the world stage.

After the third match ended, PartinG on the opposing team typed a long string of words, but it was all in Korean, which Chen Dongqing couldn't understand.

"What did he say?" Chen Dongqing asked, turning around.

"He said your skills are impressive, but your play is too simple and monotonous," Park Un-yong said. "He also noticed your problem."

Chen Dongqing pursed his lips and sighed.

"It's alright, it's not a big problem," Park Unryong said. "We have plenty of time, let's review these three games first."

"Okay." Chen Dongqing nodded and began watching the replay. Park Yunlong discussed some details with Chen Dongqing, as well as some things to pay attention to next time.

After half an hour of reviewing the situation, Chen Dongqing felt he had gained a lot.

During this debriefing, Park Yun-ryong repeatedly emphasized that Chen Dongqing should abandon tactics and simply drive normally, focusing on adaptability.

This actually reveals what kind of contestant Park Unryong wanted Chen Dongqing to become.

Chen Dongqing's current situation is that he is invincible in individual operation, but due to the limited game time, his tactical reserves are shallow, and he lacks sufficient adaptability in the battle.

In this situation, the specific tactics don't really matter.

Tactics, in essence, are about creating an economic or troop advantage for oneself through various opening moves, and then using that advantage to defeat the opponent.

In reality, Chen Dongqing doesn't need this advantage at all. As long as he can keep the forces of both sides balanced, he can win by skillful maneuvering!

So Park Un-yong's idea was to make Chen Dongqing remember every detail that should be paid attention to through one defeat after another, so that he would become a player who had no fixed tactics and relied purely on experience for every move.

Only in this way can Chen Dongqing ensure that he is not at a disadvantage when facing any opponent, and then rely on his skills to win.

Of course, this sounds simple, but it's actually very difficult to implement. After all, one must fail to grow, and his current strength is already quite formidable; there aren't many people who can consistently cause him to fail.

After a half-hour replay, Chen Dongqing exited the replay system, but was surprised to find that PartinG was still in the room!

"Why is this person still here?" Chen Dongqing asked, somewhat surprised.

"If I don't let him leave, how can he leave?" Park Yun-yong chuckled and said, "Don't worry, from now on he'll be your long-term sparring partner."

Chen Dongqing was immediately filled with respect, amazed by Coach Park's powerful PUA skills.

Even after so many years, the contestants still obey him without question.

Over the next few days, Chen Dongqing entered into a series of intense training sessions and matches.

It's either a League of Legends scrim or a StarCraft scrim.

His StarCraft skills also improved significantly, from not winning a single game at the beginning to barely winning a few games the next day.

Later on, Chen Dongqing was able to maintain a 50% win rate, a growth rate that made PartinG exclaim that it was unbelievable.

On March 30th, the LPL matches kicked off, with QG returning to the same group for the round-robin stage.

The opponent in this match is RNG.

After fighting their way back from the inter-group tournament, RNG has a record of one win and five losses and is currently locked in a fierce battle with LGD for the last place in Group A.

The promotion of an all-Chinese squad during the transfer window has become a joke.

In today's match, QG showed no mercy, winning 2-0 and letting the audience know who the real all-Chinese team is.

On April 1st, QG will face off against Snake again.

Chen Dongqing faced off against his old rival, Flandre. In the first game, he picked the classic Jayce and bombarded the Snake team relentlessly. In the end, he used a Q-flash-RQ combo to instantly melt two opponents and successfully led his team to victory.

In the second game, Xiangguo once again displayed his "starvation" playstyle. His Prince relied on frequent ganks to completely dominate the Snake team's mid and bottom lanes. At the same time, Chen Dongqing also got a solo kill in the top lane. Xiangguo was hit with his trident and successfully won the game!

With a 13-game winning streak, QG's undefeated record continues!

On April 2nd, the final day of the GPL group stage began.

Of the twelve finalists in this GPL season, there were only two Protoss players, both of whom Chen Dongqing had already faced. The remaining opponents were Terran and Zerg, so Chen Dongqing showed no mercy and secured four more victories with swift and decisive strikes!

The GPL group stage has now concluded. To everyone's surprise, Chen Dongqing advanced to the quarterfinals with a record of 10-1!

This news undoubtedly attracted the attention of more StarCraft fans, and even many casual viewers who didn't know anything about StarCraft couldn't help but pay attention to this event!

There's nothing we can do but blame the fact that the name ilex at the top of the list is just too dazzling!

Countless people have their eyes on April 8th, six days from now, eager to see how Chen Dongqing will perform in the elimination rounds.

Of course, before that, Chen Dongqing needs to get past IG in the LPL match on April 7th.

This IG match won't last too long. It's mainly about interacting with a certain top laner, writing some lighthearted stuff, and incidentally transitioning into the StarCraft storyline. I can't write too much about this at once.

After defeating IG and winning the StarCraft GPL championship, we'll prepare for the playoffs.

See you tomorrow, guys!

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