League: I really didn't tank!

Chapter 237 Textbook-Level Staged Accident

4 month 7 number.

Chen Dongqing was sitting on the bus, happily browsing Tieba (a Chinese online forum).

Because of his recent dual-track operation in both GPL and LPL, most of the discussions on Tieba are now revolving around him.

How would you evaluate Shu Ge's 10-1 victory in the group stage of the neighboring league to advance?

【god!】

[Generally speaking, I watched every group stage match, and it's obvious that Shu Ge (a player) doesn't know how to play Perfect (a skill in PvP). Players like that are destined not to go far.]

Indeed, if Tree Bro encounters Macsed again in the knockout stage, he'll probably be eliminated.

[Is losing just one group stage match the end of the road? Maybe Brother Shu will win the next one.]

[How long has it been? Less than two weeks, and it's still very blue!]

Indeed, just a few days ago in the third round of the group stage, Tree Bro was still using the same two-ship infantry strategy to the death, a tactic that was destined to be no match for Protoss.

Underneath a single post, countless people were discussing it heatedly, making Chen Dongqing itchy to join in and eager to stir things up.

He thought for a moment and started editing the post: [A bunch of League of Legends addicts, do they really think LOL can compete with StarCraft? They're dreaming. I'm waiting for Tree Saint to lose to IG and then be eliminated from the StarCraft league too. #SweatingSoybean #SweatingSoybean]

"Tree Saint" is a derogatory nickname for Chen Dongqing. Because Chen Dongqing has good grades, no scandals, and a clean private life, everything about him is perfect, so haters can't find anything to criticize. In the end, they can only give Chen Dongqing the word "Saint" to use in a sarcastic way.

Of course, this kind of derogatory nickname isn't very hurtful, and fans even like to use it for fun now.

As soon as the post was published, countless netizens reacted immediately, rushing to the bottom of the post and flooding it with comments.

[Losing to IG? That son of a bitch really knows how to think.]

[This dog son has a knack for dealing damage when things are going badly; just enjoy the show.]

[Here's some information: Tree Bro's opponent in the semifinals is Z. And here's a little-known fact: Tree Bro has never lost to Z.]

Haha, this is really funny!

As Chen Dongqing saw the countless comments appear, a slight smile appeared on his lips.

Just as he was considering whether to post another message supporting Tree Bro, Linko suddenly spoke up, informing everyone of IG's starting lineup for today.

The difference from the last time they met was that IG changed their top laner from Duke to TheShy.

It's hard to guess what they're thinking.

However, there's really not much difference. Based on the experience from scrims, whether IG fields Duke or TheShy, the top laner is always fed.

Duke is also a long-time sufferer of tree phobia, so at least with TheShy, he could at least go toe-to-toe with Chen Dongqing.

Chen Dongqing, of course, didn't care.

Compared to Duke's tendency to stay under the tower and endure pressure, he prefers TheShy to charge out and engage in a skill-based battle with him.

At 5 p.m., Wawa and new commentator Wang Duoduo appeared at the commentary booth, discussing the upcoming match.

The director presented a long list of data showcasing the recent performances of both teams.

QG players' stats are always outrageous, leaving Wawa completely bewildered. After yelling twice, he steered the conversation towards IG.

"I have to say, IG's top laner's stats are really strange," Wawa analyzed, arms crossed. "Although his KD is only 2.3, ranking ninth among the ten players, just a little higher than the jungler's KID, his damage per minute is a whopping 523, and he also has a 24% damage share, both ranking second among top laners!"

In the LPL, the top laner's stats have always been quite strange.

After all, it is a fact that top laners in the LPL are weak. Take last year as an example. In terms of top lane statistics, Chen Dongqing's data has always been outstanding. His damage per minute is as high as 777, ranking first among top laners and first in the entire league.

Who was the second-highest damage per minute in the top lane last year? It was Flandre, with 534 damage per minute, ranking 26th among all players.

The difference is that big.

Now, in 2017, when damage per minute has generally declined, TheShy's damage per minute is still not as high as Flandre's last year, but his ranking has successfully reached tenth in the league, which is a top laner who can barely keep up with Chen Dongqing's pace.

Since Chen Dongqing sparked a trend of carry-style top laners last year, the top lane meta has changed around the world, and tree-style top laners have become popular in major leagues.

Clearly, the LPL is the most affected, with a group of new top laners eager to enter the LPL and make their mark. TheShy is at the forefront of this group of top laners.

It is believed that in the future, the top lane will no longer be a weakness in the LPL.

As the baby was speaking, both teams had already taken to the stage. The director even gave a special shot to the top laners of both sides. You could see that IG's top laner, TheShy, had a cold expression, giving people a feeling of not wanting to be approached.

On the other side, QG's top laner was much more amiable, the handsome guy smiling warmly as he chatted with his teammates.

But in a place unseen by the audience, inside the competition room

[IGTheShy: shuguo, jiayu!]

TheShy's Chinese has never been very good. Although he typed it in pinyin, there were still some mistakes. Chen Dongqing stared at it for a long time before he could barely make out that it was "Brother Shu, keep going!"

"It seems this guy really likes me. Maybe he's actually a male prostitute?" Chen Dongqing thought to himself.

At this point, the referee officially sent a message indicating that the match could begin.

Chen Dongqing, the top laner for the blue team, responded and clicked "Start Game".

Upon entering the BP game interface, Chen Dongqing didn't even need to communicate with Banbazi before quickly banning Poppy.

Their draft strategy for today was already decided, so they need to draft quickly and not give the opponent time to think.

On the other hand, IG did not cooperate with them and chose to ban the female police officer.

Bnabazi smiled; he had anticipated this situation.

TheShy, the top laner, is also a master of Fiora and Camille, so the opposing team won't ban these two champions.

However, it locks the stomach.

At worst, we can just release all the slots and let the top laners on both sides play them!

The two sides traded blows, and the first round of bans and picks quickly came to an end. QG, on the blue side, banned Viktor and Rengar, while IG banned Jayce and was making their final ban selection.

"Camille and Fiora are both out there right now!" Wawa said with some surprise. "No matter which one is banned, QG will definitely grab the other without hesitation!"

"So IG definitely won't ban them!" Wang Duoduo chimed in from the side, "They never intended to ban those two heroes in the first place!"

As soon as the words were spoken, IG made their final move, banning Graves and entering the champion selection phase.

Fiora and Camille are both here!

On the first floor of QG, the Fiora instantly lit up and locked on!

The cheers below the tower exploded instantly. Chen Dongqing's Fiora has always been a powder keg on the field. As long as she is picked, she can immediately ignite the enthusiasm of the audience!

Amidst the cheers of the audience, Camille also instantly lit up on the first floor of IG and quickly locked onto her target!

The outcry immediately rose to a new level.

"Fiora vs. Camille, this artistic duel has unfolded on the stage!" Wawa exclaimed excitedly, "TheShy is really putting on a show!"

"Then this game will be interesting!" Wang Duoduo said with a hint of anticipation.

The business plan (BP) process between the two sides continued immediately afterward.

After this top lane matchup is decided, the remaining four heroes for both sides can only serve the top lane.

The lineups for both sides were quickly finalized.

Blue side QG: Top lane Fiora, Jungle Jarvan IV, Mid lane Syndra, Bot lane Ezreal and Karma.

Red team IG: Top lane Camille, Jungle Lee Sin, Mid lane Orianna, Bot lane Kog'Maw and Lulu.

"With these lineups on both sides," Wang Duoduo analyzed, "it all comes down to how well the top laners perform."

"That's a huge test for TheShy!" Wawa said, arms crossed. "After all, Tree is a well-established MVP, while TheShy is just a rookie."

Wang Duoduo then said, "But actually, this isn't the first time TheShy has faced off against Tree."

The doll tilted her head: "Oh? Is that so?"

"Yes!" Wang Duoduo said affirmatively, "I don't know if you guys have seen a GIF of Riven fighting Fiora. Riven used R-Flash to kill Fiora who was using Flash to dodge the skill."

"Oh? That GIF, I remember it!" the doll said with a smile. "What's wrong?"

Wang Duoduo laughed and said, "That Riven is TheShy, and that Fiora is Tree Bro before he went pro!"

"That makes for an interesting match!" Wawa quickly added, "This match can also be considered Tree Brother's revenge match!"

At this point, the match had already begun, and both top laners quickly bought their items and left the fountain.

Both players have identical builds and talents, both using Fervor of Battle and Doran's Blade, highlighting a life-or-death struggle.

Chen Dongqing nodded in satisfaction when he saw this equipment build.

That's what makes it interesting.

As the level 1 minion spawned, Chen Dongqing glanced at the opening and found it had spawned behind Camille.

Having a level 1 vulnerability spawn behind you isn't necessarily a bad thing. According to the rule that vulnerabilities spawn in different halves of the map, as long as you find a way to break the first vulnerability, the second one will spawn in front of you. When the opponent runs backward, you can easily break the second one.

Chen Dongqing didn't intend to give Camille a chance to last-hit minions at level one. He started by moving back and forth across the minion wave, wanting to see what Camille would say.

He maintained a good position, and if Camille swept her leg, he could immediately use his Q skill to close the gap.

But after he swayed back and forth a couple of times, Camille on the other side still showed no intention of making a move, and also swayed back and forth in response.

TheShy waited until the melee minions were low on health before finally making his move, with Camille stepping forward and sweeping her leg at the minions.

This forces Chen Dongqing to make a choice: either honestly finish off the enemy or sacrifice three minions to whittle down their health.

There's no need to choose.

What are three soldiers worth?

Fiora used a dash to get close and stab, and because Camille was sweeping minions, the two were already close, almost touching. She then immediately followed up with a basic attack.

At this moment, TheShyW finished his sweeping kick and then used a basic attack to activate his passive shield.

However, Chen Dongqing was extremely experienced in laning. He had already anticipated that Camille would use her shield, so he didn't intend to continue chasing her. Instead, he moved his feet and walked behind Camille in advance.

The flaw is already in sight.

But Chen Dongqing was in no hurry. He silently counted the time in his mind, and only when it was almost time did he make a slash!

The moment the blade touched the Blue Steel Shadow, her physical shield disappeared.

With a single strike, Fiora's Fervor of Battle reaches level 6, and she gains a movement speed boost!

Chen Dongqing knew the next opening would be in the lower left, so he let Camille move on her own while Fiora stayed still and slashed at her again.

After delivering the final slash, the retreating Camille conveniently exposed an opening.

Chen Dongqing took two steps, then slashed again, gaining speed once more!

This time, the weakness reappeared above, and Chen Dongqing once again pursued fiercely. Finally, he used another Q dash to chase into the tower, breaking through the third weakness. He then chased after the tower and slashed it down, sacrificing a little to escape!

A level one attacker can relentlessly exploit three openings; no one can withstand that.

Although Fiora took some tower damage, the enemy Camille was clearly at a greater disadvantage, as she was reduced to one-third of her health and retreated under the tower, too afraid to come out.

Doran's Blade only has one health potion at the start, making it impossible to raise your health.

"This Camille is already at a huge disadvantage at level one!" Wawa exclaimed. "With such low health, given QG's style of play, she's likely to get tower-dived!"

The director focused the camera on Xiangguo, and saw that Xiangguo's Prince was already heading to the top lane, clearly intending to upgrade his Red and Blue Tahm Kench to level three.

The camera then cuts to the top lane, where Chen Dongqing's Fiora is already pushing the lane. With Fiora's pushing speed, she can push the minion wave into the tower after the third wave ends.

The meaning of "越上" is already clear.

Of course, the people at IG aren't stupid either.

The camera pans to KID, showing his Lee Sin farming in the top half of the map, currently on his way to the Red Buff.

Lee Sin's early level 3 speed isn't as fast as Jarvan IV's, but he's closer, so both junglers appear in the top lane's tri-bush almost simultaneously.

Against a team like EDG, Clearlove usually camps in the back and waits until the tower dive starts before trading kills, since EDG's top laner doesn't care anyway.

But that doesn't work with IG. KID's core jungling philosophy is to protect his carry. Although his real carry is the mid laner, his top lane teammates can't be neglected and must be protected immediately.

The two junglers clashed head-on in the tri-bush area. The early-game fighting power of Jarvan IV and Lee Sin was evenly matched, and Xiangguo couldn't ignore Lee Sin and force a tower dive.

Actually, if QG had given up on diving the top lane tower and instead went to IG's jungle to invade their jungle, they would have made a huge profit.

But QG won't do that.

"Hold them off," Chen Dongqing said. "I'll cross it myself."

Xiangguo's hand trembled slightly as he asked, "What are the odds?"

"I don't know," Chen Dongqing said. "We'll see after we try it."

"OK." Xiangguo nodded. "I'll stop him for you."

Soon, the top lane minions pushed into the tower. Chen Dongqing looked at Camille under the tower, who was at half health.

Chen Dongqing estimated the damage, and it was roughly sufficient.

He ignored the two people fighting nearby and decisively went into the tower!

At this moment, the opening was refreshed above Camille, which was also a very difficult position to touch. However, Chen Dongqing was not afraid at all. Fiora took the initiative to close in and seized the moment when the turret launched a basic attack to strike!

The red line was locked onto Fiora, but due to the attack interval, it hadn't had a chance to make a move yet.

After being slashed under the tower, Camille seemed to trigger a stress response, immediately turning around to auto-attack Fiora to refresh her shield, then hooking onto the edge of the wall behind her and kicking Fiora!

The young TheShy was extremely cautious in every move, fearing he might be tower-dived.

But in doing so, they fell into the trap set by the cunning Chen Dongqing.

Seeing the Steel Shadow's flying kick coming, Chen Dongqing reacted quickly, immediately using a W to catch the kick and then thrusting out a sword aura with his other hand!

TheShy observed the direction of the sword energy and determined that he couldn't avoid it by moving around, so he had to use a dodge.

Chen Dongqing wasn't annoyed that the sword energy was dodged. Instead, he smiled with satisfaction and used Q [Sky Piercing Slash] to dash behind the tower, hitting a wave of newly arrived minions along the way.

If you observe the top lane situation of both sides now, you can see that Fiora only used W and Q, plus being hit by the turret once, to bait out Camille's passive, hook, and flash.

They even tricked me out of my underwear!

"It's over!" In the commentary booth, Wang Duoduo, seeing this, couldn't help but pronounce TheShy's death sentence. "Fiora hit a minion with her Q, the cooldown is very short, and Maokai is back!"

TheShy was still using his sweeping kick halfway through, but Chen Dongqing was too lazy to dodge. He let Camille use her W to heal, while he walked towards Camille's position with a determined look in his eyes!

TheShy had no choice but to stick to the wall above him to hide his weakness!

Below, Kid, who was still locked in combat, saw that his top laner was about to die, so he immediately abandoned his opponent and headed towards the top lane!

But it was too late.

The prince used the red buff to stick to the Lee Sin, while Fiora had already walked up to Camille's face!

Do the same thing, time your attack to hit the tower once it's out of range, and also stack Fervor.

By the time the turret's first attack came, Fiora had already landed her second auto-attack, and quickly followed up with E to reset her auto-attack, then released a Q on the spot!

A quick three-stage attack, combined with the previous basic attack, rapidly stacks Fervor to eight layers, followed by a critical strike with the second stage of E!

The classic hidden E technique – this one strike instantly empties Camille's health bar!

At this point, the second attack from the turret barely managed to hit Fiora, causing no real damage.

Chen Dongqing turned and walked towards the outside of the tower, leaving with almost no health after being hit by the tower again!

At this moment, Kid's Lee Sin also arrived and placed a ward, but it seems that he made a mistake with W and didn't use it for a long time. He was about to reach the ward when he finally managed to move W by one centimeter!

This eye-touching technique didn't really have any displacement effect, as the distance between the two sides was quite large.

Kid had no choice but to try his luck with a Q.

But at this distance, the Q skill had no chance of hitting, so Chen Dongqing dodged by turning around.

Kid panicked when he saw this, and Lee Sin simply used his E-Flash to slam in, finally securing the kill on Fiora.

Without W and Flash, Lee Sin, facing the pursuit of the Prince, will only face death.

Xiangguo Prince rushed out and killed the Blind Monk in a few moves, easily securing the kill.

"One for two!" Wawa shouted excitedly, "Starting with Shu Ge's solo kill under the tower and ending with Xiang Guo's kill, QG has won this wave decisively!"

From the players' seats, Chen Dongqing heard the faint cheers from the audience through his noise-canceling headphones. He smugly marked the enemy top and jungler's Flash, then said, "Nice, nice!"

This wasn't just a one-for-two exchange; the key was that the enemy top and jungle players also had to use their Flash.

They'll have two more flashes in the next team fight, so it'll be easy for them!

After being resurrected, Chen Dongqing quickly bought two longswords and a pair of straw sandals and went online, gaining a very favorable advantage.

After logging in, he pressed TAB to check the opponent's equipment and saw that TheShy had chosen to buy a second Doran's Blade.

This item build is obviously a gamble. TheShy's idea is to use the high cost-effectiveness and low recycling rate of Doran's Blade to make up for the economic disadvantage in the early laning phase.

After all, judging from the equipment of both sides, two Doran's Blades are indeed not inferior to one Doran's Blade plus two Longswords.

Upon seeing this, Chen Dongqing's eyes revealed a serious expression.

He didn't think that this Camille with two Doran's would cause him much trouble. An opponent he had solo killed once could never beat him.

His thought at that moment was that if he could kill Camille again, the opposing team would be completely defeated.

Just do it!

After logging back in, Chen Dongqing played very aggressively, looking for any opportunity to whittle down the opponent's health.

But by this time, Camille's level had caught up as well. With all her skills and passive available, it was really difficult for Fiora to trade blows with her!

Chen Dongqing wasn't in a hurry; he would develop slowly and wait for level six.

Soon, the time had come to a little over 6 minutes.

As Chen Dongqing pushed the eighth wave of minions into the tower, he watched as Camille devoured the minions under the tower, and then looked at his own level five experience points, his eyes gleaming.

He only needs to finish off the siege engines in the ninth wave to level up to level six!

The enemy Camille lost a lot of minion experience due to being tower-dived, so she should only reach level 6 after this wave of minions is cleared.

Moreover, the opposing side is definitely unwilling to give up the siege engine.

This is an opportunity.

Chen Dongqing deliberately slowed down the advance of the minion wave, and started only last-hitting minions.

While he was replenishing melee units, he was also hit by Camille's W outer edge.

But Chen Dongqing remained calm. The Sword Maiden retreated slightly, letting the two sides' cannon minions fight each other until they were both low on health!

The opportunity has arrived!

Chen Dongqing decisively pressed forward, taking down the artillery soldier with a single strike and leveling up to level six.

Meanwhile, Camille's W was ready, and TheShy stood in what he considered a safe position, unleashing a W sweep kick.

As expected, the moment Camille threw her sweeping leg, Fiora pressed forward from the side, clearly intending to attack!

This was within TheShy's expectations.

Although Fiora has reached level six, he doesn't think he will die, since with his E skill's long-range dash, Fiora will have a hard time chasing him.

TheShy used his E to hook directly to a distant wall, and then used his Q to refresh his shield while the hook was extending, preserving his own status.

Chen Dongqing's eyes flickered slightly. TheShy's operation was reasonable. Despite being behind by one ultimate, he managed to take down the cannon minion with a single combo.

But there are still flaws.

Fiora decisively cast her ultimate, "Unrivaled Challenge," on Camille in mid-air, and then accelerated towards the location of Camille's grappling hook!

Just as Camille was about to hook the wall, a flash of golden light appeared, and Fiora flashed forward!

[Sky-Piercing Slash] followed by [Laurent's Mind's Eye Blade]!

By using Flash and Q, Fiora caught up with Camille's E dash and they arrived at the wall together!

Now the heroes on both sides are almost overlapping, so no matter which direction Camille kicks, she will be blocked by Fiora!

Even though TheShy is exceptionally talented, his reaction was still a fraction too slow, and the second E command he had already entered was too late to be retracted.

Camille kicked Fiora's W, and then a sword aura shot towards her face!

"Hmph, too slow!"

Fiona uttered arrogant words, stunning Camille while simultaneously exposing the first weakness of her ultimate ability!

Chen Dongqing smirked and simultaneously used both hands to quickly exploit the remaining three weaknesses during the stun duration with a zigzag movement, unleashing a healing array!

Although the four-hit combo couldn't kill Camille, TheShy had no Flash, no E, and no R at this moment, so his death was inevitable!

Chen Dongqing followed up with another QA attack, exploiting the opening and securing a solo kill!

This staged accident tactic is something JJking often uses; those who frequently watch JJking's highlights should remember it.

PS: Thanks to JW Hu for the 100 Qidian coins reward, thank you boss.

See you tomorrow, guys!

(End of this chapter)