League: I really didn't tank!

Chapter 249 The Second Round: Double Down the Kill!

Upon seeing the kill notification, not only were the entire audience shocked, but the three commentators were also stunned!

How was he killed?

Why should they kill him?

Because the entire shot was taken in the bottom lane, the three commentators' information about the top lane was that Gragas had used Teleport towards the bottom lane, but did not teleport down.

And then what? It's just that the teleportation was interrupted. Does a teleportation interruption cause damage?

The director then answered everyone's questions.

The playback was quickly switched out.

The first thing you see is Gragas standing under the tower, teleporting towards the bottom lane.

The teleportation light intensified, as if it would teleport directly to the bottom lane in another second.

However, in Season 7, the teleportation time was increased to 4.5 seconds, which gave 957 a chance to interrupt.

Kennen charged forward in his Thunder Claw and unleashed a RW combo!

At this moment, a wave of minions approached, blocking the path of the Q skill. Moreover, Kennen did not have his passive available. 957's idea was to directly use his ultimate to interrupt Gragas' teleport, and also use his ultimate to push down this wave of minions, and then immediately recall to base to replenish supplies.

However, since the Gragas was under the tower, Kennen's use of his ultimate to enter the tower and interrupt the teleport was actually a very dangerous move.

If you encounter a cunning old fox like Chen Dongqing, this kind of action is no different from giving away your freedom.

Chen Dongqing has always been good at adapting to changing situations on the field. His original intention was to teleport to support the bottom lane, but seeing that the teleport was about to be interrupted, he switched to another strategy.

Just as Kennen used his ultimate to dash in, before he could even stun Gragas, the dense teleportation light surrounding him suddenly vanished.

Chen Dongqing canceled the teleportation himself.

Immediately afterwards, he unleashed a powerful attack, [Exploding Barrel]!

The moment the Gragas unleashed his ultimate, he was stunned by Kennen's ultimate.

But it's not a big problem.

957 was immediately shocked. He pressed D, but he didn't have Chen Dongqing's reaction of 95 points, nor did he have Chen Dongqing's permanently locked state. His reaction was a step too slow, and he was directly blown into the depths of the turret by the ultimate move of the barrel!

It wasn't until this point that 957 finally used Flash, but he was blasted back and then Flashed out again, essentially returning to his original position.

At the same time, the barrel also awoke from its control.

Without even needing to use Flash, Kennen immediately uses his E skill [Meatball] to charge forward, and simultaneously uses his Q skill [Rolling Barrel] to roll towards Kennen's feet while he's using the E skill to dash!

Flash was not enough to escape the range of Gragas' E skill, and Kennen was directly stunned by the impact.

After E skill's control ends, Chen Dongqing detonates Q skill to slow down again!

The turret fired a shot, and Kennen's health bar was emptied!

Chen Dongqing and Tadak worked together perfectly this game, one providing control and the other dealing damage, resulting in a direct kill on Kennen!

"Wow!" the doll exclaimed as she watched the replay, "Brother Tree is really decisive!"

"Yeah, right!" Miller clicked his tongue in admiration. "He even canceled the teleportation himself, unleashing his ultimate move just before the stun triggered. That should count as a form of control cancellation, right?"

Colonel Guan remained silent.

He had just said that QG hadn't gained much advantage in this wave, but the next second the top laner got a solo kill, leaving him somewhat embarrassed.

Meanwhile, the comments section erupted in laughter.

Do you even understand the true value of a warrior under the tower with a barrel?

[Damn it, Guan Gou is jinxing us again. This guy's jinxing skills are really something else.]

Can you please tell this jerk to shut up? He's disgusting.

[Is the person upstairs 60E? Since when can 60E speak?]

[But it must be said, Brother Shu's reaction was indeed quick, as if it had been planned in advance.]

[This is what Brother Tree is like]

In Peanut's live stream, KT's Ueno couldn't help but applaud as they watched the scene unfold.

"This is Ilex!" Smeb's eyes were filled with undisguised admiration. "To be honest, if it were me, I wouldn't have been able to seize this opportunity."

Little Peanut said with a smile, "Yes. So you're the runner-up, and they're the champion."

Smeb's expression changed, and he immediately reached out and pinched him, "You brat! Weren't you the runner-up too?"

In this little peanut's live stream, the number of comments surged rapidly, while the game continued.

After Chen Dongqing secured the solo kill, he casually remarked that Kennen didn't have Flash, earning unanimous praise from his four teammates.

Of course, praise aside, it's unlikely that Xiangguo would gank Kennen just because he didn't have Flash.

Because the bottom tower's health was too low, he had to put more effort into the bottom lane.

But Chen Dongqing also suffered from stomach problems.

He was already able to play on his own once he started playing.

His Gragas is now level 7, with a level 4 Q skill, and he already has the Hextech Revolver and Incinerate Gem in hand, heading straight for the Force Staff.

At this stage, Gragas is just like an AP Malphite with a level 4 Q; he no longer needs to fear Kennen.

After Gragas was released, Kennen immediately threw a QW combo at him, but Chen Dongqing remained calm and used his pre-emptive drink to reduce the damage, so he didn't lose much health at all.

Immediately afterwards, he used a Q to roll and used his passive [Happy Time] to almost restore his health to full!

957 habitually took a step back, only to find himself right in the center of the barrel—Chen Dongqing had anticipated this.

Chen Dongqing deliberately waited until Kennen reached the edge of his Q skill before detonating it, relying on the extra damage from the revolver to instantly blast away a quarter of his health!

Both sides traded blows at the start, and Kennen was completely outmatched.

This blood exchange is just a microcosm of the top lane laning phase.

This scene continues.

Once his Q skill was ready, Chen Dongqing went up to the opponent and used his Q skill to trade blows again.

Kennen landed a Q, but it only dealt less than 200 damage.

Gragas landed a Q, and another fifth of the kill was gone.

Immediately after, Gragas' W skill was ready, and after taking a sip of wine, his health was almost fully restored.

How do you play Kennen?

Less than a minute after going online, 957 was trapped under the tower with half health left!

If 957 hadn't known that Gragas' ultimate wasn't ready yet, he wouldn't have been able to stand under the tower!

Furthermore, 957 also knows that Gragas has Flash, and that Gragas' ultimate spins faster than Kennen's ultimate. If nothing unexpected happens, the enemy Gragas will most likely take advantage of the time difference between these two ultimates to E-Flash and tower dive!

There's no other way, we have to call in more people!

If you can't get a jungler, then get a mid laner.

Fortunately, Xiye's Karma still had lane priority. After pushing the lane, she quickly came to the top lane, gave Chen Dongqing a good beating, and then helped Kennen push the minion wave out, which relieved the top lane and allowed 957 to go back to base to replenish supplies and wait for his ultimate.

Seeing his hard-earned advantage destroyed, and with Karma acting arrogantly in front of him, Chen Dongqing was filled with rage.

No, can't we just let the top laner play the game in peace?

Isn't it annoying to keep calling out to people?

Aren't you afraid of my teammates?

Chen Dongqing is standing under the tower waiting for the minion wave, and the screen switches to the bottom lane.

Gao Dewei was certainly not a spirit bound to earth. Seeing Xiye go top, he decisively grouped up with Xiangguo and went to the bottom lane.

WE's bot lane duo had already retreated, but Varus and Elise managed to block them from the side using the quick movement of the jungle's Blast Cone.

Varus used his ultimate flash to leave Kog'Maw behind, and then the vines spread out, binding Lulu behind Kog'Maw as well!

Varus and Elise unleashed their damage on Kog'Maw, and even with Lulu's shield and ultimate, Kog'Maw was still forcibly killed!

Uzi followed closely behind, and Lucian unleashed his ultimate, taking Lulu down with him.

With both of WE's bot lane duo eliminated, QG can easily push down the next tower!

"Nice!"

The QG players cheered in the voice chat, their bot lane advantage couldn't have come easier!

Upon hearing his teammates' joy, Chen Dongqing immediately became displeased: "What do you mean? Isn't this bot lane advantage thanks to me?"

Despite the bot lane getting so many kills, the top lane Gragas didn't get a single assist. But anyone who watched the game knows that Gragas truly made a crucial contribution to the team's success.

"Great job! Great job!" Shi Senming immediately nodded in praise with a grin, "Awesome! Awesome!"

Seeing such a strong advantage in the bottom lane, Uzi was in a great mood and happily offered a couple of compliments.

Chen Dongqing's expression softened slightly, and he resumed his laning phase.

After the enemy Kennen pushed the minion wave, he recalled to base to replenish his supplies. By the time Chen Dongqing pushed the minion wave to the enemy tower, Kennen had already re-entered the game.

When it re-entered the game, it was at full health and had its ultimate ability ready, so it was obviously impossible to kill it.

Seeing this, Chen Dongqing simply abandoned the idea of ​​continuing to fight one-on-one and instead started another strategy.

Gragas recalled to base and bought a Hextech Belt, then quickly headed to the mid lane.

His target is Karma in the mid lane!

So you're the one targeting me in the top lane?

"There's a ward in the upper river on the other side, you can crouch in the lower river." Gao Dewei pinged the control ward he had placed in the lower river, indicating that there was no vision in the lower river on the other side.

"OK." Chen Dongqing grinned, and the barrel swayed as he circled around to the bushes in the lower river. When Karma came online, he pushed the minion wave to the middle and decisively made his move!

Varus' ultimate isn't ready yet, but he doesn't need it. All Godve needs to do is use his E on Karma to slow her down, and then leave it to Chen Dongqing!

The barrel was already filled with beer. Once it reached a suitable distance, it immediately used an EQ combo to charge in!

Xiye was under immense pressure from this Gragas, and he could only use Flash to dodge E. However, Chen Dongqing's reaction and operation were abnormally strong. Gragas, with the E skill active, Flashed to follow up and forcefully knocked Karma down with a full belly!

Immediately afterwards, the [Exploding Barrel] was thrown precisely, blasting Karma back to her original position, where it hit the Q skill that had been used earlier.

Classic geometric bucket!

Gragas used a reverse push rod to catch up with Karma's movement direction, firing countless rockets close to her face, then slammed his W down on her, while simultaneously detonating his Q skill, triggering Thunderlord's Decree in one combo.

Verus also fired an arrow!

Countless damages were poured onto Karma almost simultaneously!

One second Karma's health bar was almost full, but in the next instant it was completely depleted!

"QGilex has killed WEXiye!"

As the heads rolled in, Chen Dongqing licked his lips in satisfaction.

I'll make you disgust me on the road.

Chen Dongqing quickly headed towards the top lane, and halfway there, he even switched screens to check the situation in the bottom lane.

So you two started by placing wards in the top lane? You're next!

WE players' bench.

Xi Ye stared blankly at his black and white screen, then moved the mouse to look at his death analysis.

ER push stick thunder WQ, every segment of damage is fully applied.

It took 0.886 seconds.

Xi Ye was shocked: "This guy killed me with full health and a shield in just 0.8 seconds, can you believe it?"

"No way?" The brother-in-law pressed TAB, glanced at the Gragas's equipment, and said, "It's just a Hextech Protobelt, how could it one-shot someone?"

Xiye was also puzzled, "How should I know? Varus only used EQ, all the other damage was dealt by Gragas."

"So what do we do next?" Condi looked at the situation and felt a headache coming on.

This guy is really tough to deal with.

Ignore him and he'll solo kill your top laner; ignore him and he'll blow up your bot lane.

One second you see Gragas being pushed under the tower, the next second he's solo-killing your top laner.

One second you're looking at the Gragas and he's getting ganked, the next second he's running to the mid lane and getting ganked by your own mid laner.

Now, if the mid laner dies, the mid tower will fall too, and both the mid and bot lane carries will be wiped out. How can this game be played?

WE had only one of their three towers remaining in the top lane, so QG naturally switched lanes, with Uzi and Xiaoming moving to the top lane and launching an attack on the top tower.

WE was hoping to have their brother-in-law take down the tower to gain an economic advantage, but instead, Gragas came to the bottom lane with his belly swaying and cleared out the minions with two Qs, giving them no chance at all. QG easily took the top tower for free.

At this point, we can see that Gragas now has a pair of magic penetration shoes in his hand, highlighting his violent nature.

Then, the game entered a boring garbage time.

Before Big Mouth gets developed, WE can't organize a decent offensive.

So in the following period, QG relied on the pressure from the dual marksmen Varus and Lucian to continuously push towers and acquire resources.

The economic gap widened rapidly.

During this period, Chen Dongqing transformed into a tower-guarding tool, farming lanes everywhere. Relying on the tower-destroying and last-hitting gold, his economy developed rapidly.

For his second item, Chen Dongqing chose Luden's Echo.

The combination of Hextech Protobelt and Luden's Echo is an impossible item combination in later versions, but it's obviously not a problem in this version, and is even somewhat reasonable.

The push rod costs 2600, Luden's Echo costs 3200, and Sorcerer's Shoes costs 1100. Although it's a two-piece set, it only adds up to 6900, which isn't much at all. The winning side can easily achieve this in about twenty minutes.

After Gragas left with two items, QG decided to speed things up, and everyone headed straight for the Baron pit.

A massive dragon fight erupted!

On the other side, Kog'Maw, who had consumed the vast majority of the team's resources, finally completed the Blade of the Ruined King and Hurricane set. With Lulu as his third item and Karma as his fourth, WE now has the ability to engage in team fights head-on.

With this confidence, WE chose to engage in a head-on team fight!

But QG's players are waiting for you to take over the team fight!

The current Xiangguo (a type of hot pot) is not going to compete with Condi (another hot pot brand).

Just as WE arrived at the front, Xiaoming's Braum decisively used his R-flash to initiate!

A glacial fissure runs across the river, dividing the WE lineup!

Meanwhile, Godvey unleashed his ultimate move, [Chains of Corruption], heading straight for Karma's face and forcibly immobilizing her!

"Here it comes! QG initiates the team fight, everyone's focusing fire on Karma!" Wawa shouted from the commentary booth. "But WE has so many shields! Lulu's ultimate is protecting her, Karma hasn't been killed!"

With ample protective abilities, Karma absorbed QG's first wave of damage and miraculously survived. She used Flash to escape with low health and survived!

On the contrary, it was because everyone in QG was focusing their fire on Karma that the lineup became relatively clustered together.

957 seized the opportunity and made a flash entry!

Kennen flashed, used his ultimate, and then used his Force Staff and W to stun all four members of QG, delivering a perfect teamfight control and AOE attack!

All that's needed now is for Kog'Maw to provide some damage, and the game can be turned around!

But at that moment, something unexpected happened.

957 only managed to immobilize four members of QG. Who was the only one who wasn't immobilized?

Wine barrel.

Chen Dongqing had a clear mind. He knew that even if the five of them managed to take down Karma, it wouldn't necessarily be a win, and they might even end up losing.

So he lingered on the sidelines, took a swig of wine, and waited for an opportunity.

Lulu has no shield, no polymorph, and no ultimate; Karma has no E and no Flash; Kog'Maw has no Heal; Kennen has no Flash and no ultimate.

With a team fight capability of 95 points, Chen Dongqing listed all the skills that WE used one by one in his mind.

The opportunity is here.

The barrel, which had already finished drinking, stood to the side and suddenly pushed the pusher forward, offering meat and eggs to satisfy its hunger!

While using E skill in mid-air, Chen Dongqing's hand speed was explosive, quickly pressing Q, R, and Flash!

This time, Chen Dongqing didn't even consider whether to blast Da Zui back; all three of his skills were aimed at Da Zui's face!

The three skills are pressed in sequence, but the skill release order is not the button press order.

While the E skill is in the dash state and the Q skill is casting in parallel, the R skill, although pressed, cannot be released in time.

Instead, it was the Flash that was pressed later that forced its way in, appearing on Kog'Maw's face with the forward dash state of the E skill!

Boom!

The barrel, with its belly full, knocked over Big Mouth!

Only after the Q skill [Rolling Barrel] finished casting did the previously entered R skill command take effect, releasing instantly without any button delay!

Take advantage of the time when Big Mouth is stunned by the attack and unleash your ultimate move!

Meanwhile, within the ultimate's range was Karma, who had flashed away!

Karma, who was low on health, was hit by this ultimate ability, and her health bar was instantly wiped out!

Big Mouth was at full health, and Chen Dongqing didn't control the landing point of his ultimate skill, which was supposed to blow him away.

But Chen Dongqing would certainly not agree.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Dongqing right-clicked on the giant mouth flying in front of him, used W to smash it, and then detonated it with Q. Both skills hit the giant mouth in mid-air, directly triggering Thunder!

A bolt of blue lightning struck!

Explosion instantly!

Some people may not know that the term "instant explosion" originated from Gragas, describing this hero's ability to kill opponents extremely quickly! (Note 1)

The brother-in-law had no room to maneuver and could only watch as his health bar nearly emptied in an instant, before the screen turned black and white.

"Double kill!"

WE's two carries both died at the hands of Gragas.

Mystic stared at the screen in disbelief. Just like Xi Ye before him, he opened the damage list and took a look.

0.835 seconds.

Since the goal this time was to kill the target instantly, there was no need to consider blasting the target back, so the kill was even faster this time than last time.

The brother-in-law inexplicably turned his head and glanced at Xi Ye beside him.

Coincidentally, Xi Ye was also looking at him.

The brother-in-law saw the words "I told you so" on Xi Ye's face.

I told you, Gragas can kill people really fast.

Without Kog'Maw's follow-up damage, Kennen's lightning attacks upon entering the fray are meaningless.

Kennen's equipment is too poor, he can't deal the damage from his Thunderfury.

957's electric attack reduced all of QG's health to half, but that was the end of it. The four QG players followed up with their own attacks and took down Kennen.

Condi, who followed Kennen into the fray, also couldn't escape and was killed.

Chen Dongqing pursued Lulu relentlessly, using his second E to kill her as well.

ACE!

The sound of a team wipe echoed throughout the stadium, and QG fans in the stands created a deafening cheer. In their eyes, this team fight victory was simply unbelievable!

"A 0-for-5 exchange! QG can take the Baron and a lane of inhibitors!" Wawa shouted. "That was a brilliant play!"

At this point, the mid lane minion wave was in a bad position, making a decisive push impossible. Therefore, QG had a clear strategy: their jungler and two marksmen would quickly secure the dragon, while Gragas and Braum would push the mid lane. With the help of the later Baron buff, they quickly pushed down the tower, and just before WE's players respawned, they also destroyed the mid lane inhibitor.

At this moment, the director switched to the replay of the team fight, and the screen was already filled with comments.

Holy crap, when I saw Kennen enter the fray, I thought we were going to lose the team fight.

Who the hell would have thought this barrel would be so powerful?!

[Explosion instantly!]

[Are you forcing Brother Shu to play with Gragas? Brother Shu grinned.]

The professional players watching were also shocked.

"OMG!" Although one was in North America and the other in Europe, Ah P and his senior brother both exclaimed the same thing: "This is insane!"

"I don't know if it's just my imagination, but I always feel like Ilex's heroes deal exceptionally high damage," the senior player said, shaking his head. "Hopefully, I won't get one-shotted like that during MSI."

The rest of the game didn't have much content.

QG returned to base to regroup, then grouped up and pushed forward, easily taking down the crystal.

The first game lasted 23 minutes and 58 seconds.

Xi Ye stood up with a troubled expression and scratched his head.

This loss was so unacceptable, but he didn't know what went wrong.

Shouldn't he have gone to help the top laner clear the wave?

The brother-in-law stood up with a dazed look in his eyes; he still hadn't recovered from the shock of being instantly defeated.

How can a barrel of wine kill someone so quickly?

Both are two-item builds, and you think you can one-shot an ADC like that in the top lane?

957 glanced at his teammates, feeling a little guilty. He walked over and patted the two carries on the back, saying, "My bad, my bad, I didn't play well this game."

Although the team didn't really gank top lane in this game, they actually provided him with a lot of help.

But he still got crushed in the top lane.

Although 957 was used to Chen Dongqing's brute force, he was still a little embarrassed because of the huge hole he had created this time.

"It's nothing, it's just one loss."

One game's defeat means nothing. Xi Ye shook his head, put his arm around his top laner's waist, and returned to the rest room.

Meanwhile, the QG team members, upon returning to the lounge, were greeted by the management team.

"Awesome! You played really well that time."

Linko showered Chen Dongqing with praise, expressing his genuine admiration for Chen Dongqing's performance.

"So-so. I had a bit of a hard time in the early game, otherwise I would have gotten even more kills!" Chen Dongqing replied with some regret.

Although he got his revenge in the mid-to-late game, it couldn't make up for the pain he suffered in the early game, and he's still feeling frustrated.

The MVP of the game was being played on the TV in the lounge.

Actually, the choice of MVP in this game is relatively unpredictable.

Although the subtle role of the barrel in the early, mid, and late game is obvious, statistically speaking, the barrel is not particularly outstanding.

However, it can only be said that the official team understands the game, as they still awarded the MVP to Chen Dongqing.

5-0-5的KDA，+2500的对位经济差，22%的伤害占比。

Seeing that he really was the MVP, Chen Dongqing felt a little better.

Coach Cui stepped forward and said, "Next game, the opponent will choose one side, and we will most likely play on the red side. We will be at a slight disadvantage in the draft phase, but this will not have a significant impact on us."

It's common knowledge that the red side has a disadvantage in drafting and banning (BP).

But for QG, the problem isn't actually that big.

Firstly, they have a deep hero pool, giving them a significant advantage in the draft phase.

Secondly, they have Chen Dongqing.

It's common knowledge that the red team's top laner will have a very comfortable time, and they have the world's best top laner.

Coach Cui continued, "Judging from the first game, the opponent's overall strength is significantly weaker than ours. So relax, in the next game, we'll focus on the top lane, okay?"

Of course, none of the QG members felt there was a problem.

Chen Dongqing nodded in satisfaction.

So you guys targeted me in the first game?

In the second round, I doubled my bet and came back strong!

I'll write a bit longer about the first game, which took me two days to finish. I'll speed things up for the next two games and should finish writing them in the next two days.

Note 1: The "instant explosion" meme comes from a tutorial video that Ruofeng made after retiring. The hero in that tutorial was mid-lane Gragas, and the title was "Gragas, the King of Three-Skill Instant Kills, Death Bombardment!" (You can find it on Bilibili; I just searched for it, and the commentary video from that time was a bit cringey).

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See you tomorrow, brothers.

(End of this chapter)