League: I really didn't tank!

Chapter 240 Meeting Macsed again!

Seeing the word "Victory" on the screen, Wawa couldn't help but exclaim, "Fourteen consecutive wins! They've already secured the top spot in Group A and their ticket to the playoffs semifinals!"

"This is the world champion team! I can't even remember what their last loss looked like!" Wang Duoduo couldn't help but exclaim, "QG has always been the undisputed leader in the LPL!"

Wang Duoduo's words were actually quite arrogant, but they didn't offend the audience.

It truly stands out from the crowd, what's wrong?

Last year, after EDG and Snake were eliminated in the quarterfinals, QG went on to win the first championship in the region by defeating three Korean teams. This is the best interpretation of the phrase "standing out from the crowd".

The entire LPL is completely convinced of QG's talent.

The QG players were all relaxed.

Chen Dongqing stood up and, together with his teammates, first went to IG's side and shook hands.

When shaking hands with TheShy, you can see that he is still smiling shyly, but he doesn't say a word.

"Keep it up!" Chen Dongqing said with a smile in simple Chinese, and then patted TheShy's right arm with his left hand.

This hand is not injured yet.

After the handshake, Chen Dongqing and his teammates walked backstage together. Halfway there, Chen Dongqing put his arm around a teammate's shoulder and laughed, "The next game is all up to you guys! Let's try to get another perfect record!"

Chen Dongqing is going to participate in the final elimination round of StarCraft in the next two days, but there is also an LPL match the day after tomorrow, so the two matches clash.

Unlike the last time they clashed, the day after tomorrow is the final. The final will be a very long race, so Chen Dongqing definitely won't be able to travel between the two locations. He'll have to let a substitute take his place.

Fortunately, their opponent the day after tomorrow is LGD, who are the bottom two teams in Group A. I believe that even if they field their substitutes, QG will win without any pressure.

On the way, Uzbekistan was stopped by Ren Dong, who was interviewing him today. Chen Dongqing had nothing to do with him today.

Chen Dongqing was happy to have some free time. He returned to the lounge and celebrated with everyone for a bit. Before Uzi returned, he quickly took out his phone and started browsing the restrooms.

There are still less than five minutes left in the game, which is when the smell in the toilet is at its strongest.

Even if Chen Dongqing is eating shit, he has to eat it while it's still hot.

Sure enough, posts are popping up everywhere in the anti-Japanese forum now.

How would you evaluate these two top lane matchups?

[The rating is a complete and utter thrashing.]

[The contrast between positive and negative teaching methods really cracked me up]

[I have to say, TheShy is pretty fearless. After getting crushed in the first game, he wasn't scared at all in the second.]

What's the use of not being a coward if you're not strong enough? It's just like giving away a free kill.

You can't say he's not strong just because he couldn't beat Brother Tree; that doesn't make sense.

Indeed, last year in the Spring Split, 957 was completely outmatched by Shu Ge, and everyone said he was bad, but what happened?

[His damage per minute is second highest among top laners, so he's definitely not weak. It's just that Maokai is too strong. Looking forward to TheShy's future performance.]

Chen Dongqing looked at the post and nodded in satisfaction.

It can only be said that gold always shines. TheShy, as a player who will change the landscape of LPL top laners, will not be buried.

Of course, it's still early.

TheShy is only the second prong of the trident; the third prong and the handle haven't arrived yet.

As they were swiping, Uzi returned to the backstage area, and everyone immediately got up to pack their things.

They took a bus straight to the base, put their things away, went to their usual restaurant for a meal, and then slowly walked back to the base.

Standing at the entrance of the training room, Linko called out, "There's a match the day after tomorrow, and we'll be using substitutes, so you won't have any free time these two days. Focus on practice matches to get back into sync. If we win the match the day after tomorrow, we'll give you two more days off as compensation."

"OK." Seeing that there was a day off, the QG members had no objections and nodded in agreement.

They're not like Chen Dongqing, who just slacks off. Even on holidays, they mainly focus on streaming ranked matches. There's not much difference between playing training matches and ranked matches.

Shortly after everyone returned to the lounge, Linko led someone in.

Chen Dongqing was drinking water when she turned her head to look over, and almost spat out the mouthful of water in her mouth.

This is a boy of medium height, nearly 1.8 meters tall, but he doesn't seem to pay much attention to facial care, as his face is somewhat pockmarked.

But what's most striking is his bullet-shaped hairstyle.

The hair was piled up quite high, forming an oval arc, which together with the curve of the chin formed an oval shape.

A shallow parting line was shaved off at the parting line between the top of his head and the left side of his hair, revealing a rebellious spirit.

Chen Dongqing certainly knew this person, and he was quite familiar with him!

It's you! Original skin 369!

Linko, oblivious to Chen Dongqing's strange look, introduced, "This kid is Bai Jiahao, the starting top laner for the second team. He'll be replacing Chen Dongqing the day after tomorrow. Get to know him."

Bai Jiahao seemed a little reserved and shy as he said, "Hello, hello. My ID is 369."

"369?" Shi Senming asked with a grin, "What does your ID mean?"

369 scratched his head: "I just picked it randomly."

"You're all young, you should get used to it quickly," Linko laughed. "Just sit on that empty machine next to Xiangguo. There will be a practice match later, so get a feel for it."

"Okay!" 369's face showed obvious trepidation, but he was not intimidated. He slowly walked forward, greeted several team members, and finally came to Chen Dongqing's side.

Chen Dongqing stood up and greeted him with a smile: "Good luck in the competition the day after tomorrow! Winning or losing doesn't matter, don't put too much pressure on yourself."

QG had already secured first place in the group, and the last two matches were purely for fun, which is why QG dared to field their substitutes so generously.

369 nodded again, gently wiping the sweat from his forehead; he was genuinely nervous.

He quickly plugged his peripherals into the empty computer, then logged into his account and did some testing. Just then, Banbazi spoke up to indicate that the training match was about to begin.

This training match had nothing to do with Chen Dongqing, so he looked relaxed and stood behind his teammates watching the game.

He turned and asked, "Who's our opponent in today's practice match? Is they tough?"

"It's a bit tough," Banbazi said. "KZ."

Chen Dongqing gasped in shock.

Is this what you call a little hard?

KZ, this super team, boasts ROX's top laner and jungler, and EDG's two carries. Since its formation, it has swept all opponents in the LCK.

Most importantly, their top laner is Smeb.

Isn't this too cruel to 369?

369's hands started trembling when he heard who his opponent was.

Chen Dongqing went up and patted him on the shoulder, giving him some feedback: "Don't panic, don't panic, Smeb is very bad, just play casually, relax."

Is it bad?

A question mark flashed through 369's mind, but he didn't know how to express it.

Soon, the first training match began, and unsurprisingly, 369 was crushed by Smeb.

Banbazi remained calm and began to review some issues in the top lane during the game. In fact, the coach did not mean to blame him; it was just a normal review.

But after listening, 369 felt even more pressured, realizing for the first time how difficult it was to be the starting top laner in the LPL.

In the second game, five minutes into the game, 369's attempt to kite failed, and he was once again overwhelmed by Smeb.

Banbazi watched from behind and sighed. It was the first time he had ever experienced what it was like to be in a team without Chen Dongqing as the pillar of strength.

Chen Dongqing watched from the back with amusement. Fortunately, this match had nothing to do with him. When his teammates started their third practice match, he also entered practice mode.

His opponent, of course, is PartinG.

The two greeted each other and then quickly began the competition.

It's still a battle between humans and gods.

However, compared to their first meeting a few days ago, the dynamics of their confrontation have undergone a complete transformation.

In the first game, the Human race won.

In the second game, the Human race won.

In the third game, the Human race won.

In the fourth game, the Terran player won again!

It wasn't until the fifth game that the Protoss managed to sneak in a win.

Chen Dongqing noted down this round, summarized it, and reduced the number of ways he could win by one.

Then, after five more rounds, the Human race won every single one of them!

A 90% win rate across ten games!

It was already late at night. Chen Dongqing looked at the ID in the room and said helplessly, "This has no training effect anymore!"

Park Unryong, standing behind, nodded and said, "Yeah, PartinG can't keep up with your level anymore."

The world champions of interstellar travel, though past their prime, are still top-tier Protoss, yet they are now being utterly defeated by Chen Dongqing.

But don't forget, just a few days ago, Chen Dongqing was still struggling to find a win!

This speed of progress is so fast that anyone would have to exclaim "Holy crap!"

But Park Unyong is an exception.

Coach Park witnessed Chen Dongqing grow from a complete novice to a professional player in just two months. Now, he is no longer surprised to see Chen Dongqing make any amazing moves.

Anyway, interstellar studies no longer exist, so let's just leave it at that.

On the other side, PartinG looked at his string of defeats with disbelief on his face.

What the hell is going on?!

Just a few days ago, I was completely dominating them, but now they've turned around and are dominating me?

Just then, his phone rang. It was Coach Park calling. He quickly stopped and asked, "Coach Park, who is this person? Do I know him?"

Park Unryong said, "Yeah, you should know him, right?"

PartinG quickly asked, "Who is that?"

Park Unyong replied, "This person is called Ilex. He's a professional gamer from China. You should have heard of him."

PartinG was utterly shocked upon hearing this.

That's Ilex!?

At this moment, Park Unryong spoke up again, delivering a timely blow: "Li Shuo, you've worked hard these past few days. You won't need to come to the training matches anymore. Get some rest."

The phone hangs up.

PartinG went completely mad and opened a search engine to search for the ID "ilex".

The information he imagined appeared on the screen.

ilex, the 2016 League of Legends World Championship winner and MF MVP.

Even professional LOL players can easily beat me?

To be honest, PartinG has also considered crossing over into other fields, because since winning the championship in 2012, he has never achieved any decent results.

In the past two years, he tried to switch to Heroes of the Storm or League of Legends, but due to his lack of skill, the plan had to be shelved.

But now, this plan has been easily implemented by a professional League of Legends player.

PartinG seemed to remember something, and he added the words "StarCraft 2" after the ID "ilex".

The result, however, shocked him.

This is a Korean esports report.

The greatest esports prodigy in history? League of Legends world champion announces crossover with StarCraft II!

In the report, the author fully documented Chen Dongqing's journey from a novice to a professional player.

PartinG's eyes widened even more.

In other words, it only took him two or three months to grow from a novice to where he is now.

Considering that the other party had only spent a few days to rapidly improve to a level where they could easily defeat them, and then considering that the other party had only spent a few days to rapidly improve to a level where they could easily defeat them, I realized that this was a significant improvement.

In PartinG's heart, the edifice called interstellar studies has collapsed!

4 month 8 number.

Shanghai, IG Club.

The members of the LOL division woke up at noon and were discussing where to have breakfast.

IG Club has always focused on having fun, and even though they suffered a crushing defeat yesterday, they are still on holiday today.

"Want to grab something good to eat?" Kid turned and asked, "I know a really authentic Korean BBQ restaurant!"

"Garlic, please," Rookie refused outright.

Who can eat a full meal right after waking up?

And isn't it inappropriate to send a Korean to eat Korean BBQ?

Seeing that Rookie refused, Kid could only give up the idea and decided to go outside the base to get a savory pancake to eat.

However, as soon as they stepped out of the base, they saw a bus parked at the entrance.

Everyone in the LOL division knew that the StarCraft 2 division was about to depart.

Invictus Gaming (IG)'s StarCraft division represents a significant portion of the Chinese StarCraft scene. They secured six of the eight quarterfinal spots in this year's GPL Gold League!

Second place goes to Toodming, third to Macsed, fourth to IA, sixth to CoffeeMS, seventh to Jim, and eighth to XY.

Apart from Chen Dongqing in first place and Time in fifth place, the other six are all from IG.

That's outrageous.

Rookie went up to greet them, then asked, "Are you guys going to play against that Ilex?"

They were all from the same club and had eaten together before, so the LOL division was somewhat familiar with the people in front of them.

"Yeah," XY replied with some pressure, "I have to play him in the first match later. It feels a bit tough."

"Huh?" Rookie was a little surprised. "Is Tree Bro really that strong?"

"That's really impressive!" This was a consensus among everyone on IG.

"It's alright, I've beaten him before," Macsed said confidently. "Let me go and have a go at him later, I'm confident!"

Rookie patted Macsed on the shoulder solemnly, "It's up to you. Avenge us!"

"What revenge are you seeking?" Macsed asked. "Did he beat you up too?"

Kid immediately objected, "What are you saying! What are you saying?!"

The StarCraft 2 team immediately understood what was going on. Macsed said with a serious expression, "Yes, I will definitely beat him!"

How could our huge IG club be completely crushed by a single player?

After having lunch, Chen Dongqing and Park Yunlong arrived at the Shanghai Kintetsu City Plaza.

The GPL offline tournament was held in a rented large indoor venue, which has now been transformed into a StarCraft-themed venue.

There weren't many spectators, only about two hundred, and the seats weren't even full.

Before the competition began, the top eight contestants were called to the stage for a presentation. Chen Dongqing stood on the stage and saw that there were quite a few people in the audience holding up "ilex" light boards.

As the only part-time contestant in the entire event, he garnered the support of the majority of the audience.

Chen Dongqing waved to the audience and then prepared to start his first game. As the top seed in his group, he would play directly in the first match.

The knockout stage format is quite simple, similar to the NBA playoffs, with the strongest team playing against the weakest.

The team with the first-place finisher will play against the team with the eighth-place finisher, the team with the second-place finisher will play against the team with the seventh-place finisher, and so on.

At the same time, the distribution of the half-group is also similar, with the fourth and fifth in the group being in the same half-group as Chen Dongqing.

Therefore, Chen Dongqing's opponents today will be the winner between the eighth-place finisher and the fourth-place finisher in their respective groups.

Not long after, Chen Dongqing, guided by the staff, went on stage to begin his first match, which was also the first elimination match of the entire GPL.

His opponent was a Terran player named XY, whom Chen Dongqing remembered from the group stage.

He defeated his opponent 2-0.

In this match, Chen Dongqing had no intention of giving his opponent a chance.

Against the Terran, he used the same old tactics: conduct reconnaissance and prepare defenses, launch two ships of soldiers, and use a fast-paced game and elaborate multi-pronged air drops to exert maximum pressure.

With superior skill and pressure, we easily won the first game.

Chen Dongqing took off his headphones and heard the enthusiastic applause from the audience, which made him somewhat dissatisfied.

Is the demand so low?

When he was playing in the LPL, the calls for placing a control ward were louder than this!

He glanced up and saw his teammates sitting at the very back of the stands. They didn't understand StarCraft and were just there to watch.

Seeing Chen Dongqing win the first game, everyone gave him a thumbs up.

Chen Dongqing raised his chin, exchanged a glance with his teammate, and then walked back to the backstage area.

The second game began shortly afterward.

The knockout stage is a best-of-five (BO5) format, requiring three games to win.

Of course, having won the first game so easily, the next two games were naturally won in no time.

In the second and third games, Chen Dongqing easily won with overwhelming force, successfully advancing to the semifinals!

After the match, Chen Dongqing and XY shook hands in the center of the stage. Chen Dongqing glanced at the IG team logo on XY's chest and felt a little wistful.

They just crushed IG yesterday, and they crushed them again today.

I'm sorry, Principal Wang.

After the match, the next game would not be until all the quarterfinals were over, so Chen Dongqing was not in a hurry. He and Park Yunlong sat in the empty seats at the back of the stands with their teammates.

The remaining three matches are still ongoing.

Next up were Toodming vs. Jim, Macsed vs. CoffeeMS, and fourth-placed IA vs. Time. These three matches were also unpredictable, with the higher-ranked team winning each one.

Seeing the future human emperor stop at the quarterfinals, Chen Dongqing couldn't help but laugh.

IA is lecturing Time again.

Chen Dongqing walked backstage to prepare to go on stage, just in time to see Li Peinan, who had been eliminated, walk past him and leave the stage dejectedly.

Upon seeing Chen Dongqing, Li Peinan politely said, "Good luck in the upcoming competition."

Chen Dongqing smiled and said, "I will avenge you."

His opponent was IA, who had defeated Li Peinan.

Upon hearing this, Time suddenly became interested.

He was also curious to know how Ilex, who was also a human, would defeat the IA.

Seeing this, Time did not choose to leave, but instead sat down in the audience to watch the start of the semi-final.

But after watching the game, Time was speechless.

What's this?

Time stared at the screen for a long time before he could make out the words: the entire match was filled with the word "operation"!

Chen Dongqing still deployed two ships, but this time the two ships launched multiple airdrops, maximizing the suppression!

IA was overwhelmed by the Marines, so he could only swarm in with a bunch of Zerglings and Banelings, a desperate gamble!

But when Chen Dongqing saw this mixed force, he was not flustered at all; on the contrary, he was eager to try.

As mentioned earlier, Banelings have always been the bane of Marines, but Marines can deal with them by spreading out.

However, the Banelings also have countermeasures, such as using mixed forces for cover.

Let the Banelings blend in with other units and use them as cover to charge in and self-destruct!

Compared to the Terran's difficult scatter-gun tactics, the Zerg only needs to use a wave of mixed units to deal with them; the difficulty levels of the two sides are simply not in the same league.

Of course, at this point, the human race will start to push the limits of the "severing hand" strategy, and the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow will emerge as a result.

The Zhuge Repeating Crossbow is used to manually control Marines when dealing with large numbers of Zerglings and Banelings charging. It allows for precise, one-by-one elimination of the Banelings within the Zergling horde.

Next, even if the dog manages to get right in the face of the spearman, it won't matter. With the medical transport ship at their backs, the spearman can come and go as he pleases.

With sufficient skill, it's still possible to avoid injury.

This move first appeared at the WCS Global Finals last November.

ByuN defeated Dark, a top Zerg player, 4:2 to win last year's global championship, and also left behind this combo of Marines rapidly firing Banelings, which players call "Zhuge Repeating Crossbow".

This is one of the non-human operations that very few people can do.

And now, the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow has reappeared.

Countless spearmen stood apart and cleared out all the poisonous blasters from the horde of insectoid beasts, a sight that sent chills down IA's spine.

Do I deserve this kind of treatment?

Often, the collapse of a game lies in the depletion of resources during a battle of troop strength.

Faced with a two-ship troop suppression tactic, once your resources are depleted, the hole will only get bigger and bigger.

With spearmen firing and Zhuge crossbows firing simultaneously, multi-pronged attacks ensure that head-on battles are always overwhelmingly successful, as stable as a robot.

Another 3-0 victory, easily won.

"Alright, let's congratulate ilex!" the female host shouted into the microphone. "They defeated iAsonu 3-0 in the semifinals, securing their place in tomorrow's final!"

With two consecutive 3-0 victories, Chen Dongqing was virtually unstoppable in his matches against the Terran and Zerg races.

This dazzling performance once again garnered cheers from the audience, and the cheers grew louder.

When Chen Dongqing shook hands with IA, he glanced at the other person's chest.

Still wearing the IG team uniform

Sitting at the back of the audience, Li Peinan couldn't help but freeze for a moment.

Is this the correct way to play the human race?

So what am I?

Am I even worthy of playing professional StarCraft? Am I even worthy of playing Terran?

I do not deserve!

After a short break, the final match of the day finally began, with Toodming facing off against Macsed.

In the end, Macsed, who had defeated Chen Dongqing once before, fought a five-game battle with his opponent and finally won, advancing to the finals as well!

Chen Dongqing returned to the stage and stood with Macsed. The two successfully qualified for the 2016 WCS Global Tour Shanghai Station and will also start the final battle tomorrow.

Meanwhile, in the StarCraft Old Boys live stream room, Huang Xudong watched the barrage of comments flash by.

[Damn it, time to ship!]

Why did Hu Xiang advance? Brother Shu is going to be in big trouble!

[His luck was just too bad. If Potato had advanced, then Tree Bro would probably have secured the win.]

Looking at the comments, Huang Xudong had a similar thought and said, "Ilex just doesn't know how to play Protoss. I feel like Hu Xiang has a significant advantage."

As soon as Huang Xudong said this, the style of the comments in the live broadcast room changed abruptly.

【We're doomed!】

[Hu Xiang, in danger!]

[Poisonous Milk Color has made a move; I suddenly feel like there's a glimmer of hope for Tree Bro.]

Believe in science, brothers!

The live chat was filled with jokes, but at that moment, the camera was already focused on the two players during the match broadcast.

It was clear that Chen Dongqing's face showed no signs of worry.

Even a little excited?

There will be more StarCraft matches tomorrow, and then the regular season will end. (PS: I copied today's StarCraft storyline from the commentary and match reports. If there are any problems, please don't criticize me, criticize Huang Xudong, or the authors of those StarCraft match reports~)

See you tomorrow, guys!

(End of this chapter)