League: I really didn't tank!

Chapter 251 Tearing Open the Wound!

Backstage at WE, Redmi stared at the screen in front of him without saying a word.

He just wants to ask one question.

Who exactly said QG couldn't handle Gragas?

In both of those games, they died because of this barrel!

In the first game, I forced Ilex to play Gragas, and he ended up getting bombarded and turned into a fool.

In the second round, he tried to steal the barrel but got ganked by the bear and became a complete idiot.

Isn't this going really well?

Damn it, you banned Gragas three times in a row when playing against EDG, were you just putting on a show for us?

Redmi felt deeply deceived.

At this moment, the WE team members had returned. Looking at the dejected players, Hongmi sighed inwardly but still forced a smile and went to greet them.

The more critical the situation, the more calmly we must face it.

Meanwhile, at the EDG base, the team was on holiday, with only a few people remaining to watch the match.

One is the factory manager, and the other is Scout.

The two couldn't help but exchange a glance upon seeing this scene.

Were they not serious when they attacked us?

Although they weren't the ones competing on stage today, they still felt a sense of humiliation.

After the game, the post-game data panel and MVP selection screen will be displayed in the usual order.

From a data perspective, Volibear's stats aren't actually that outstanding. After all, even if Volibear gets fed, his damage output is still just so-so, and he can't compare to a typical dual carry.

But when it came to the MVP selection screen, Volibear's terrifying nature became apparent.

With an economic disadvantage of 5157 and a damage taken percentage of 32.43%, these two figures are simply breaking records!

Seeing Chen Dongqing's terrifying statistics, the factory manager has sighed in despair countless times.

Damn it, how could we miss out on such a great top lane prospect?!

After the MVP selection screen, the camera switched back to the commentary panel.

As you can see, the smile on the person sitting in the commentary booth has completely vanished, and the purplish-red color on their face is clearly visible.

Compared to being swept 3-0 in the final, I would actually prefer to see the home team lose 2-3 and be eliminated in the semifinals.

Doinb wasn't much better, his smile was forced and insincere.

First of all, he felt very bad when he saw QG win the game.

Secondly, he saw WE, who had beaten him, get crushed by QG in the finals, and he felt a huge gap in skill, which made it even harder for him to accept!

But what could he do?

After a five-minute GG (Gap) period at halftime, both players returned to the stage, and during the preparation time, the camera was handed back to the commentators.

The three of them—Wawa, Miller, and Guan Zeyuan—immediately began analyzing the current situation between the two sides.

"The score is currently 2-0, and QG has reached match point!" Wawa sighed, "I have to say, QG's performance in these two matches has truly exceeded our expectations."

"Yes!" Guan Daxiao couldn't help but sigh. "We used to think that Gragas was a weakness of QG, a problem they needed to deal with. But now QG has proven with two games that they can play Gragas and beat him! On the contrary, WE fell for it and were easily defeated!"

"After this match, QG's only 'weakness' is gone, while WE is on the verge of collapse, facing an unprecedented challenge!"

"The situation is indeed not optimistic!" Miller chimed in. "How WE will respond to this desperate situation is definitely something to look forward to!"

At this point, you can see that Miller's mouth is stretched almost to his ears.

After QG's incredible comeback last year, Miller has become a die-hard QG fan, and his stance on the commentary is always quite clear.

Of course, no one is actually against it, since everyone is a QG fan.

Soon, the BP panel was accessed for the third time.

"Alright, the third game has started. We've received news that QG, who have the right to choose sides, have proactively chosen the red side in this game. Let's see how the two sides clash in the third round of drafting!"

On the QG player's bench, after clicking to start the game, Chen Dongqing saw that the opposing team had already banned Jayce, so he banned Poppy instead. Then he picked up a hand warmer and started wiping the water stains off the back of his hands.

I just sat down and took a sip of my Coca-Cola, but my hand trembled and I spilled a little.

Even the white team uniforms were stained with black dirt.

Black stains are unacceptable.

Chen Dongqing used the hand warmer as a towel to wipe himself.

At this point, the opposing team also banned Fiora, completing the second round of bans.

"Let's ban Zyra and Lulu again," Banbazi said. "Let's see what the other side says."

QG has now made it clear that they are not afraid of Gragas, so they are being relatively bold in their draft picks. They are clearly going to pick Karma, so let's see what you say.

As it turns out, WE had absolutely no way to deal with the draft phase.

After their defeat in the previous round, how could they possibly still try to steal the barrel?

But after losing the first game, they couldn't give the barrel to the opponent.

This is why QG deliberately chose the red side in the third game. They wanted to force WE to ban Gragas, thus gaining an advantage in the draft and also giving them a counter pick in the top lane.

As expected, after much hesitation, the opposing team banned Gragas on their third pick.

Regardless of the circumstances, Gragas is definitely worth banning in this patch, and generally speaking, there's nothing wrong with that.

After QG banned Lulu, they entered the champion selection phase.

WE acted swiftly, quickly selecting Karma for a mid-support flex pick.

Banning Gragas and then taking Karma, who was released after QG banned two supports, was already the best solution for WE.

At this moment, the QG players showed satisfied smiles.

Because if that happens, the policewoman will be released.

Do Uzbek policewomen even know what "value" means?

Female police officer and Thresh, decisive lock-on!

Redmi sighed and could only choose Spider and Ashe. In the first round of the draft, he would pick all the heroes he could fight with first, and then think about it later.

To be honest, they still haven't decided which top laner to pick.

The collapse of the top lane in the first two games caused them a lot of trouble.

But QG didn't seem to be giving them much time to think. They made their picks very quickly, choosing Lee Sin at lightning speed and then banning Malzahar just as quickly.

Although the opposing Karma is still undecided, theoretically banning a mid laner at this point would be a loss, but Wu Suowei...

The opposing team only had top and mid laners left to pick, but 957 wasn't worth their ban slots; they could just ban the mid laner directly.

In the second round, QG banned Malzahar and Viktor, while WE continued to ban top laners, choosing Camille and Aatrox for the ban slot.

"Immediately afterwards, QG made their fourth pick, securing Syndra!" Guan Daxiao shouted, "They still chose to pick this lane-dominant mid-laner, focusing on tempo!"

"Then on the other side, WE picked Ekko! This is probably a mid-lane pick to counter Syndra. It seems they're going to roll Karma to support, and then they picked Shen as their fifth pick! No problem!"

Besides Gragas, Shen is the most versatile champion in this patch. He's particularly useful on the support side.

Chen Dongqing was somewhat amused when he saw WE pick Shen.

In the original Spring Finals of 17, 957's Shen had some memorable moments.

The image of Shen leaning against the high ground tower, making the top and mid laners of RNG look like complete noobs, is still vivid in my mind.

Of course, Chen Dongqing is not going to be shown off.

"Play whatever you want this game." Banbazi used his classic line. "We have no shortage of control, damage, and frontliners. You just need to focus on crushing the enemy top laner."

"Give me Cassiopeia," Chen Dongqing said. "I'll play top lane myself this game; she'll definitely be a force to be reckoned with in the late game."

"OK!" Shi Senming nodded, locking in Serpent's Embrace as the last move, and the lineups for both sides were finalized!

Blue side WE: Top lane Shen, Jungle Elise, Mid lane Ekko, Bot lane Ashe and Karma.

Red team QG: Top lane Cassiopeia, Jungle Lee Sin, Mid lane Syndra, Bot lane Caitlyn and Thresh.

Chen Dongqing controlled the Snake Woman to leave the fountain, pondering the strategy for this round.

Cassiopeia vs. Shen is a classic counter-pick. Cassiopeia relies on her E skill for main damage, perfectly bypassing Shen's W's immunity to basic attacks. Moreover, her W's ground binding can also limit Shen's E and R.

However, Shen is a tough and durable champion, and he's also good at escaping. Cassiopeia is the type of champion that's easy to pressure but hard to kill. Also, if Cassiopeia keeps pushing the lane, she's easy to get ganked by the jungler. There are actually many things to be careful about.

To guard against Shen and Spider's chain control, Chen Dongqing specifically brought Cleanse in this game to ensure his dominance.

Of course, given QG's lineup for this game, WE probably won't target the top lane.

After all, Uzi picked Caitlyn in the bot lane, so WE had to target the bot lane to make a play.

With this mindset, Chen Dongqing started the game aggressively in the top lane, convinced that WE wouldn't gank top.

But as it turns out, his guess was absolutely right.

After the defeats in the first two games, WE has now realized that regardless of whether they gank top lane or not, the top laner is the one who needs to carry.

It would be better to completely abandon the top lane and move the main battlefield to the bottom lane.

From the third minute onwards, the two sides engaged in constant battles and provided support around the bottom lane.

But WE was clearly prepared for this game, as they chose Shen for the top lane.

Before Shen reached level 6, QG still held some advantage in the bottom half of the map. In a 3v3 battle between the bottom jungle and the enemy jungle, they managed to trade one for two, with Xiaoming taking down the enemy's bottom lane duo.

The camera then cuts to the top lane, where Chen Dongqing sees both junglers showing up in the bottom lane. Cassiopeia unleashes a fierce barrage of attacks with her Venomous Fang, managing to cripple Shen in one fell swoop!

957 glanced at the Cassiopeia's status and remembered that she had Cleanse. He knew that if he didn't go back, he would definitely be tower-dived.

There was nothing he could do but return to the city to replenish his health and mana.

The QG fans in the audience started shouting again.

One player traded for two in the bottom lane, while the top laner was forced to retreat.

This familiar combination of two fathers working together!

Fortunately, Shen had a Teleport scroll, and thanks to the Teleport, he didn't lose many minions and successfully reached level six in six minutes.

After Shen acquired his ultimate ability, the situation in the bottom lane finally turned around.

In eight and a half minutes, WE, relying on Shen's ultimate shield, launched a perfect counterattack, achieving a 2-for-0 exchange and reversing the situation!

"Alright, the kill score is now 2-3! QG is down by one kill!" Wawa said. "Thanks to Shen's ultimate, WE has gained a slight advantage in the bottom half of the map!"

"But Shen is at a disadvantage!" Miller said. "Shen's teleport was forced out by Maokai during the laning phase, so he needs to recall and go back to lane!"

The camera cuts to the top lane, where Cassiopeia has already pushed a wave of minions into the tower. Shen has just returned to base, so it's clear he won't be able to get a single minion.

Looking at the last hits of both sides, it's been a little over nine minutes now, and Cassiopeia has 80 last hits, which is considered standard for this time of year.

However, Shen's last-hitting damage was a pitiful 49.

The difference of 30 strikes in a single kill is shocking.

QG fans were excited to see this. With such a huge pressure, even if the bot lane loses this wave, the loss won't be much.

If you let the Cassiopeia and Caitlyn develop to the late game, you won't win!

Meanwhile, WE fans were also excited.

Compared to being tower-dived three times in six minutes in the previous game, this time being down 30 CS in nine minutes is nothing.

If Tree Bro doesn't kill the opponent twice in lane, he's definitely at a disadvantage!

If we can maintain our advantage in the bottom lane and offset our disadvantage in the top lane, winning a game won't be a problem!

All I can say is that dreams are always beautiful.

Even if WE can gain a slight advantage in the bottom lane with Shen's ultimate, Shen's ultimate has a cooldown of three minutes. How can WE get through this three-minute window?

Within those three minutes, the massive machine named QG slowly started up.

The first person to inflict the wound was Chen Dongqing.

The top lane Cassiopeia had a huge advantage, but she couldn't tower dive, so Chen Dongqing had no choice but to turn his attention to the jungle.

With Chen Dongqing's superior awareness and Xiangguo's judgment, the Snake Woman headed straight for the Swamp Frog camp and then found the spiders farming in the camp.

Because WE needed to wait for Shen's ultimate before making a move, these few minutes were a farming period, so Condi farmed all the way to the top half of the map.

That's why Chen Dongqing caught him.

The Cassiopeia appeared from around the corner, used her W ability to bind the Spider to the ground, and then immediately unleashed her ultimate!

Condi reacted quickly, turning around at the last second, only to be slowed down by Cassiopeia's ultimate!

Chen Dongqing secretly regretted it, but his hand speed was still fast. He used Q followed by AEE to attack wildly, and the spider's health dropped rapidly!

Condi was startled by the terrifying damage. He quickly used Smite on the Swamp Frog to heal, and then immediately used Blink to pull away after stepping out of the ground!

Meanwhile, 957 quickly came to support. Shen, fearing that the spider would die, decisively used his E-flash to taunt the cassiopeia, thus helping his jungler escape.

Chen Dongqing curled his lip slightly, then used two venomous fangs to finish off the wounded Swamp Frog before turning and leaving.

"Neither Spider nor Shen has Flash." Chen Dongqing pinged the skill, and Shi Senming quickly noted the cooldowns of the two skills in the chat bar.

"OK." Xiangguo nodded in satisfaction, took the baton, and started the second step of the rhythm, tearing open the wound.

The spider didn't dodge, which is a huge opening.

Without saying a word, Xiangguo led Shi Senming to invade the jungle!

QG's jungler and support coordinated their attack and successfully found the Spider in the jungle without Flash.

The Lee Sin warded up and used his R-Flash, taking advantage of the fact that you didn't have Flash, he used his R-Flash again to forcefully kick you back.

Shi Senming had a clear strategy. He used Q to target the spider hook, first to renew the control, and then turned around and threw out a lantern!

Condi looked at the Lee Sin on his left and Thresh on his right. He could only fly into the air to buy time, but his current position was too awkward, with nowhere to land around him.

Condi can only land in place.

The spider had barely landed when Godve's Syndra lit up the lantern, stunned the spider with an EQ combo, then followed up with a basic attack and W to unleash Thunderlord's Decree, easily securing the kill!

Godway secured the kill and then took over the third baton, further extending their lead!

Ekko does counter Syndra because Ekko has the agile E skill to dodge Syndra's skills, his ultimate's healing can negate Syndra's ultimate, and most importantly, after reaching level 7 and having level 4 Q, Ekko can push lanes faster than Syndra.

Based on these factors, Xiye consistently kept Gao Dewei firmly under pressure in the mid lane.

But now that Gordway has secured a kill and jungler Condi has been eliminated, the situation has reversed.

Godway finally gained control of the mid lane, and Syndra led Lee Sin straight to the bottom lane!

QG's mid and jungle gank was incredibly swift. When the two started from the mid lane, WE's Ashe and Karma duo were pushing the lane. They retreated from QG's tower, but it was clearly too late.

"Hurry up, hurry up!" Xiangguo urged in the voice chat, "Shen's ultimate is about to be ready, dive in!"

Under their command, QG's bottom lane duo abandoned the minion wave and chased after them!

Although no minions were coming, it didn't stop QG's four players from diving the tower!

Shi Senming was the first to rush into the tower, while Syndra, Lee Sin, and Caitlyn flanked from other directions, completely destroying WE's bot lane duo in one fell swoop!

"Alright, QG countered with a 2-for-0 exchange!" Wawa shouted. "Syndra and Caitlyn each got a kill! This is a huge momentum move!"

This is indeed a major development.

Although the lack of minions prevented them from pushing down the tower, QG's four players easily secured the Earth Dragon, further expanding their advantage.

After this, WE's bot lane duo was severely weakened, with one going 1-2 and the other 0-2, and they no longer had an advantage in the laning phase.

With Xiangguo's protection, Uzi easily took down the bottom lane tower.

Uzi officially took over the fourth baton, and Caitlyn switched to the mid lane, initiating a tower-pushing rhythm and attracting the attention of everyone in WE with continuous pressure!

For the next period of time, the game became quite simple, with both sides engaging in fierce offensive and defensive battles around the female police officer.

Although WE was at a slight disadvantage, they managed to hold on thanks to Shen's ultimate ability.

Seeing this, the hearts of the 60E audience members pounded wildly.

It's been 28 minutes now, and the economic disadvantage is still only a little over two thousand!

Although we were still at a slight disadvantage, this was the best game we'd ever had!

This economic disparity can basically be understood as a stalemate, where the outcome depends entirely on the ability of both sides to seize opportunities!

This version of WE is renowned for its ability to seize opportunities and its team fight capabilities.

This game might not be unwinnable!

But WE's fanbase is clearly at a lower level.

At this moment in the competition, the baton representing the rhythm had been passed back to Chen Dongqing from Uzi.

During those ten minutes or so, Uzi's female police officer drew all of WE's firepower, allowing Chen Dongqing to develop without pressure.

At 28 minutes, although Chen Dongqing was still 0-0-0, seemingly an outsider, his CS had reached a terrifying 310!

This ample last-hitting economy has allowed Cassiopeia to reach the three-item stage.

Moreover, it's a top-tier three-piece set with full stacks of Time, Archangel, and a hat.

The snake woman's densely packed health bars and nearly 500 spell power both exude terror.

The overall rhythm started with Chen Dongqing using Spider Flash, passed among the team members, and finally returned to Chen Dongqing.

Now that Chen Dongqing's Snake Girl has emerged from the shadows, he's naturally going to lead his team to victory!

"Let's split push," Chen Dongqing said. "I'm invincible on the side lanes, you don't need to worry about me."

"OK." The QG members all nodded in agreement.

Cassiopeia attacked the top lane second tower, while the other four attacked the bottom lane second tower, giving WE a choice.

Should we attack head-on or flank the enemy?

These ten-odd minutes of the match proved that QG's head-on confrontation was too tough, and they really couldn't gain any advantage.

But seeing that the policewoman and the snake woman were about to enter their dominant phase, they became a little anxious.

If the game drags on to the late game, WE will definitely be at a disadvantage.

After a moment's thought, Xiye gave the order: "Hanbing and I can hold the bottom tower. The three of you can try to gank Cassiopeia. That should be fine, right?"

In fact, Xiye really wanted to gank Cassiopeia himself, but the only champion in the WE team with wave clear ability was his Ekko, so he couldn't leave.

Only Ueno and his support can be sent to catch them.

Condi and Ben nodded in response to the command and immediately headed towards the top lane. At the same time, Cassiopeia pushed the minion wave to the second tower and began to threaten it.

Just then, the brother-in-law in the bottom lane seized the opportunity, unleashed his ultimate skill, and headed straight for the top lane!

This ultimate move was incredibly precise. Perhaps the brother-in-law successfully predicted Chen Dongqing's movements in the next few seconds, or perhaps it was just good luck. This arrow was aimed straight at the snake woman's face!

Chen Dongqing reacted quickly and clearly saw the crystal arrow being fired.

In just a moment, he realized that he couldn't dodge the arrow by moving around.

He also found out that the other side was coming to arrest him.

Should we dodge this arrow?

No need.

The arrow was already flying towards his face. Chen Dongqing neither dodged nor avoided it, and was completely stunned by the arrow!

A cheer immediately erupted from the sidelines; seeing this shot, they felt confident that they had the lead!

The moment the arrow hit, Karma and Elise rushed out from the side. Shen calmly walked to Cassiopeia's side and steadily launched an E taunt!

Spider followed up with a QW combo, and Shen's empowered blades kept slashing at Cassiopeia, whose health plummeted to below half!

Once Shen's taunt ended, Elise immediately followed up with a cocoon, and Karma followed up with a W. The three of them seamlessly connected their crowd control abilities!

But just as the spider was about to form its cocoon and was about to strike, a strange change occurred!

A clear light suddenly emanated from the snake woman's body, and she regained her freedom of movement!

Chen Dongqing waited until WE used their last hard CC before finally pressing the Purify button!

After the cleanse took effect but before Karma's W took effect, Cassiopeia successfully gained a short period of free movement.

Without saying a word, Chen Dongqing immediately unleashed a Q [Plague Explosion]!

The location where he released Q was very strange. He didn't use Q on the spider or Shen on his face, but instead threw it at Karma in the distance!

This Q was clearly unexpected by Ben. Karma didn't have time to dodge and was hit by the precise Q, causing her health to plummet!

Chen Dongqing threw a W at Twilight Eye, then followed up with a Q and started biting Karma with Venomous Fang.

S7's supports were always poor; even at 28 minutes, Karma only had one fully upgraded support item, a Sightstone, and a Locket of the Iron Solari.

This equipment is no different from paper in front of the three-piece Snake Woman set!

Karma was already low on health after Q followed by two Venomous Fangs!

957 was immediately alarmed. He quickly pressed R towards Karma, but the ultimate skill did not work as expected.

Because Shen is within the range of the Cassiopeia's W!

Shen's ultimate ability is also a form of mobility, but it cannot be used while he is rooted to the ground!

Chen Dongqing's W was released earlier to block Shen's R!

With no other option, Ben could only Flash away, but Chen Dongqing immediately Flashed after him and unleashed another Venomous Fang at Karma, taking down the first kill in one bite!

"Karma didn't last until his W took effect; she was instantly killed by Maokai's three E's, and Shen didn't even have time to use his ultimate!" Wawa shouted from the commentary booth, "That Cassiopeia's damage is just too high!"

Clearly, the doll didn't understand the mystery behind Chen Dongqing's "W".

On the front of the snake woman, the two had already brought her to low health. The spider had switched to its spider form and immediately flashed to chase after her, biting her hard!

Chen Dongqing pressed 2 to activate Seraph, and a huge shield appeared, easily blocking the spider's attack.

Immediately afterwards, Cassiopeia placed another Q at Elise's feet, followed by a barrage of Venomous Fangs, quickly reducing Elise's health to below half!

Condi was startled by the terrifying damage. He immediately ascended to the sky, intending to wait for the Seraph's Shield to wear off before finishing off the low-health Medusa.

But Chen Dongqing remained calm and unhurried, accurately throwing another Q skill at Shen, and then continuing to fire Venomous Fang!

Time has the attribute of consuming mana and restoring health, and Cassiopeia's Venom Fang can also restore health. As Cassiopeia casts her E skill one after another, green numbers keep appearing on her body, and her health is rapidly recovering!

At this moment, the shield on the Cassiopeia disappeared, and the Spider finally fell from the air, launching another basic attack at the Cassiopeia!

However, due to the snake woman's repeated healing, her health had already fallen out of danger, and the spider's basic attack was simply not enough to take her down!

Just then, the Cassiopeia finally unleashed her ultimate skill, Petrifying Gaze!

His ultimate ability wasn't aimed at the nearby Spider, but at Shen on the other side!

957 was unable to dodge in time and was instantly petrified by the ultimate move.

Immediately afterwards, Cassiopeia used her Q on Elise!

With no Flash or E available, the spider was powerless to dodge the skills.

957 pressed R again, but failed to release it once more because he was petrified!

"Cassiopeia landed a Q, followed by two Venomous Fangs, and secured another kill!" Doll yelled, "We're doomed! Shen didn't even get to use his ultimate!"

Chen Dongqing's strategy was exceptionally clear this game. He used both hands to attack, and every time he weakened an opponent, he would use a skill to restrict Shen, preventing him from ever using his ultimate!

Now, Shen's two teammates have both been killed by Cassiopeia, and Shen can only admire his ultimate ability, which he has yet to use.

Although the Cassiopeia's health bar is empty, her advantage lies in her long range, high movement speed, and healing ability, making her impossible for Shen to touch!

Chen Dongqing's hand speed was incredibly fast. Cassiopeia maintained a perfect skill rhythm of QAEEAEE, and with the movement speed bonus from her Q skill, she always kept a suitable distance. Shen's health was also dropping rapidly!

When the enemy advances, we retreat; when the enemy retreats, we advance.

The snake woman's venomous fangs never stopped, and the distance between the two remained unchanged.

Shen didn't get his second E skill until just before he died, but the distance was clearly not enough. He managed to slide his E into Cassiopeia's face, but it didn't trigger the taunt effect.

The snake woman fired a venomous fang backhand, sending Shinya back to the fountain.

"Triple kill!"

With a triple kill, Chen Dongqing single-handedly tore through WE's entire defense!

Today's writing is still 7,000 words. Although the competition is not completely over, it's almost over. I'll save the next few hundred words for tomorrow's awards ceremony.

See you tomorrow, guys!

(End of this chapter)