League: I really didn't tank!

Chapter 257 0.85

Stark looked rather grim on the GAM bench.

The trend is over!

The Fiora got another kill, but he lost a lot of minions under the tower.

When he re-entered the game, Fiora had two more longswords in her hand and was also one level ahead of him.

He is no match for him at all.

But GAM can't afford to give up on the top lane.

On the contrary, the top lane is a crucial part of their team.

They had no choice but to bite the bullet and get on with it!

For the next few minutes, Levi kept ganking and counter-ganking in the top lane to help his top laner stabilize the lane, but Kennen and Lee Sin alone were not enough to keep Fiora in place, so they were unable to secure a kill.

Soon, the time came to twelve minutes. Relying on the pushback and Galio's pushing ability, GAM's mid lane finally got a valuable opportunity to move. The three of them quickly ganked top without saying a word!

However, the three of them were indeed somewhat lacking in their ability to keep enemies in place. Chen Dongqing quickly ran back, then used his W to block a Kennen stun, dodged a Lee Sin Q, and used his Q skill to escape Galio's skill range, easily breaking through the three-man encirclement!

A clamor of cheers immediately erupted from the audience!

Who are you guys trying to seduce? Are you trying to arrest my Brother Tree?

GAM's three players, still determined to push the lane and tower dive, were quickly thwarted when Xiangguo, the "sword-wielding bodyguard," appeared, forcing GAM's mid and jungle players to give up.

I thought this wave of ganks would end like this.

But soon, ten seconds later.

GAM's mid and jungle players were walking along the river, halfway back to the mid lane, when a sudden change occurred.

Xiangguo's barrels took a turn and appeared from the nearby jungle, and immediately started using W to drink!

GAM's mid and jungle players felt a chill run down their spines, realizing that someone might be lying in ambush ahead.

Sure enough, Syndra suddenly rushed out of the darkness ahead, clutching a magic orb.

The two QG players stopped acting; they never intended to ambush anyone in the first place!

Gragas used his E-Flash to knock up two people at the same time, and then deliberately used his ultimate to blast Lee Sin into Syndra's face!

Syndra landed a perfect EQ combo to stop the ball, then followed up with a basic attack and WR, unleashing a four-ball barrage!

The mid and jungle duo unleashed a Thunderclap combo, and Lee Sin's health bar plummeted!

Lee Sin should have been instantly killed, but Galio immediately activated a magic circle after landing, and the magic damage reduction effect of his ultimate allowed Lee Sin to survive!

Galio then landed with a bang, knocking Syndra into the air.

"Hurry up and run!" Mid laner Optimus shouted in voice chat. Galio landed and immediately used his W to taunt Syndra, trying his best to hold off his opponent!

Levi turned and ran to the top lane, where a Kennen teammate could protect him.

Xiangguo's barrel wasn't knocked up, and he rolled towards the low-health Lee Sin with a Q, but Levi decisively used Flash to dodge it!

His strategy was very clear; he even held onto his W skill before using his dodge ability.

Because his teammate Kennen has also gotten close. This is a Kennen with both ultimate and Flash. As long as he uses W to get close, it will be quite safe for him!

But in the next second, a Fiora suddenly jumped out of the jungle!

It's the Blast Fruit!

Moreover, the angle of the Blast Cone was perfect, blasting Fiora directly into Lee Sin's face!

Levi felt a chill run down his spine and suddenly panicked. He quickly pressed W to touch his teammate!

As a teammate, Stark was eager to protect Kennen, so Kennen decisively activated his ultimate and then used his E to quickly rush up!

Kennen used his ultimate, but Lee Sin didn't have Flash.

Looking at the two heroes in front of him, Chen Dongqing instantly planned out his strategy.

He quickly pressed Q, his left hand rapidly pressing the keyboard, and the mouse moved back and forth between Kennen and Lee Sin!

Use Q to dash towards Lee Sin, and during the dash, use your ultimate on Kennen.

Q hits Lee Sin, followed by Tiamat for a burst of damage, instantly killing the low-health Lee Sin!

Fiora, bathing in Kennen's electric field, already has two stacks of her passive ability.

Laurent's Sharp Eyes!

In the blink of an eye, this was actually a simple AR Tiamat W combo, a completely smooth combo sequence.

With a "ding", Fiora, relying on her invincibility to be immune to Kennen's stun, thrust a sword aura toward Kennen's face!

Stark was shocked and quickly turned to try to dodge, but the two were too close, almost overlapping. In the end, he was stabbed unconscious by a sword and a weakness was created!

Chen Dongqing grinned and, controlling Fiora, swiftly struck, exploiting two more openings with his positioning before Kennen could unleash his second stun!

While A-Flash-Four-Break looks cool, it's really unusable in this situation.

If you use Flash to exploit weaknesses, what if the opponent uses Flash to escape?

He skillfully left the last opening on Kennen's left side, so if Kennen wanted to escape, he would inevitably expose this opening to Fiora.

This is the opportunity.

Kennen's ultimate stunned Fiora again, and Stark quickly flashed away!

However, the second dizziness didn't last long, and with the reduction from the Mercury Shoes, it was even shorter.

After waking up, Chen Dongqing decisively flashed and followed up with a Q to poke, directly breaking the fourth vulnerability. Then, he unleashed a critical hit with the second part of his E, and Kennen died instantly!

"Double kill!"

"—Rampage!"

Fiora got another double kill and is close to going berserk!

Stark came to save his teammates, but unexpectedly, he not only failed to save them, but also got himself killed!

In the GAM backstage lounge, the Vietnamese coach looked at the scene before him and sighed slightly.

Stark is indeed a very talented top laner, and also very ambitious.

Having been invincible in the Vietnam region and the qualifying rounds, he was even confident of facing Ilex head-on, wanting to use Ilex as his stepping stone to achieve legendary status in one battle.

But as it turns out, .ilex is still the world's best top laner, and his position is unshakeable.

In the KT lounge, Smeb couldn't help but frown slightly when he saw this scene.

In numerous practice matches against GAM, he had already figured out Stark's skill level.

It has to be said that this is indeed a very talented top laner. He has quick reflexes, fierce mechanics, and a flexible mindset. Even he has to put in some effort.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to come up with this unconventional way of playing AD Kennen.

But now, Stark is no match for ilex.

KT coach Lee Ji-hoon sighed, "It seems that even if the opponent doesn't have Kennen, we can't let Fiora out. This guy's Fiora is too terrifying."

Little Peanut chuckled inexplicably upon hearing this, "Didn't I already tell you? You just wouldn't believe me!"

"It's good that you know now." The coach looked at the screen and said with a smile, "This time, GAM scouted out a path for us, and I already know how to draft against them."

In the scene at this moment, Optimus' Galio was ultimately unable to escape and was chased all the way to the mid lane by Syndra and Gragas, where he was forcibly killed.

All three members of GAM – top, mid, and jungle – were eliminated.

The game has completely crashed!

After recalling to base, Fiora immediately built Ravenous Hydra. From now on, Kennen is just a toy in front of Fiora.

Chen Dongqing began pushing the lane aggressively, fiercely attacking the top lane tower!

It was only at this point that the weaknesses of AD Kennen became apparent.

Because of the lack of spell power, AD Kennen's wave clear ability was severely lacking, a problem that could not be solved until Hurricane was released.

When the greedy Fiora keeps pushing the lane, Kennen can only stand under the tower endlessly farming minions, unable to move.

Fortunately, Fiora doesn't have Flash, making it difficult for her to dive Kennen's tower.

Stark maintains a fragile laning balance thanks to his support.

But this balance can often be broken with just a little bit of help.

At 14 minutes, Xiangguo came to the top lane again and dove the tower once more, and Gragas charged right in with his belly!

GAM's resistance was extremely fierce this time. Levi's Lee Sin appeared right on the spot, and Stark also activated his ultimate to fight back!

But at this point in time, what QG wants to do or what they want to accomplish is no longer up to you!

Xiangguo had no Flash left, so he used his ultimate to blast Kennen back, sending him straight to Chen Dongqing's face.

Chen Dongqing, bracing himself against Kennen's stun, seized every opportunity to unleash his full damage potential, easily killing Kennen.

5-0!

After killing someone, Xiangguo flashed out of the tower with half health and stood with Chen Dongqing. The captain could only look on in awe.

After killing Kennen, the top lane tower collapsed.

At the same time, the camera suddenly switched to the bottom lane.

The bottom lane matchup, which neither side had paid attention to until now, has finally come to a conclusion.

Although GAM drafted a stronger Ashe and Zyra combination for the bot lane, QG's Varus and Lulu were also formidable in the laning phase.

Furthermore, there is a clear gap in individual skill levels between the two teams.

Uzi was extremely aggressive; although he didn't manage to get a kill in lane, he had already out-farmed his opponent by thirty CS.

After forcing the opposing duo back to base, Uzi took the opportunity to push down the bottom lane tower.

Inside the stadium, the commentators, seeing the scene unfolding before them, had already sentenced GAM to death.

Everyone knows that QG's momentum started to take off when they pushed down the bottom lane tower.

When QG started swapping lanes, no team could withstand this offensive trend.

Uzi's frontal advance is one thing, but another very important reason is that after Uzi's frontal advance attracted most of the firepower, Chen Dongqing on the flank was unstoppable!

Moreover, QG played a clever trick in this game, they also made an extra lane swap.

When GAM's mid laner Optimus switched to the bottom lane to farm, and then saw that the opponent was Fiora, he was immediately stunned.

How do you play Galio against Fiora?

Moreover, this Fiora player played extremely outrageously. After pushing the minion wave to the bottom lane's second tower, he didn't seem to have any intention of leaving. He swaggered towards the tower!

Seeing the gleaming blade in Fiora's hand and the disappearance of the enemy Gragas, Optimus dared not defend the tower anymore and could only obediently give up the second tower.

Watching their second tower being destroyed so easily, the GAM members felt their hearts were bleeding.

But before they could bleed for long, the mid-lane minions pushed in.

Xiangguo's barrel suddenly appeared from the F6 camp next to GAM's mid tower, and he threw his ultimate directly into the GAM crowd!

Boom!

The ultimate ability had an almost explosive effect, not only shattering GAM's neat tower defense formation, but also crucially blasting Zyra into QG's midst!

Lulu immediately followed up with a Polymorph, and Uzi delivered crucial damage, taking down Zyra!

With their main tower defender gone, QG took the opportunity to break through the mid-lane tower!

The camera suddenly cuts to the bottom lane, where Fiora has already charged onto the high ground!

The commentators were all amazed by this scene.

In the past, when they watched QG matches, they always saw QG's 4-1 split push strategy: either Uzi would draw fire and Chen Dongqing would break through, or Chen Dongqing would draw fire and Uzi would break through.

This was the first time they had ever seen a scene like this, with attacks coming from both ends simultaneously.

Upon seeing this, the LPL commentators couldn't help but shake their heads.

Wawa couldn't help but say, "All I can say is that when GAM decided to release Fiora, they had already embarked on the wrong path."

"Yes." Ji nodded emphatically. "This has taught the other teams a lesson."

"Play around as you please, but don't joke about Tree Bro's Fiora."

At this point, the game is still ongoing.

GAM's turrets continue to be under threat.

Meanwhile, Levi's Lee Sin never showed himself from beginning to end, secretly farming jungle camps in the bottom half of the map.

That's how jungle carry junglers play.

When the team has an advantage, this playstyle allows them to snowball indefinitely in the enemy jungle while continuously threatening the lanes, pushing the snowball to its limit.

But if the team is at a disadvantage, then he can only stay in the jungle, farming alone, and watch the team gradually head towards defeat.

To avoid getting caught, he had to run to QG's bottom jungle and secretly farm QG's F6 camp.

After clearing the F6 camp, Levi headed back to his own Gromp camp, precisely timing his jungle monster respawns to continue farming.

While fighting the Swamp Frog, Captain Levi kept a close eye on his surroundings.

Fiora was pushing the bottom lane and has disappeared from sight.

As soon as Fiora arrives, he immediately runs away!

The thought had barely formed when a sword suddenly pierced through from the other side of the wall behind the swamp frog!

The captain was immediately startled.

Have they found me?

No.

The captain keenly observed that after Fiora used her Q to enter, her basic attack was aimed at the Gromp, and after killing the Gromp, she clearly paused for a moment, obviously not expecting him, the Lee Sin, to be there.

With quick reflexes, the captain decisively unleashed his ultimate ability, Dragon's Tail, at Fiora!

He has to kick the Fiora back behind the wall!

"Ding!"

The voice was like a demon's whisper, and Lee Sin kicked Fiora's W directly!

Before the blind monk could even retract his foot, a dazzling sword aura pierced straight at him, instantly stunning him!

[Unrivaled Challenge]!

Four weaknesses have emerged.

Fiora used her ultimate's movement speed to quickly unleash her sword!

First, move to the top right corner and use a normal attack to penetrate the first one.

Start the timer!

Then Fiora moved a step and used Greedy Step to pierce the second one.

In that instant, the E skill resets the basic attack, and then, combined with Flash, the user changes position and uses an E-Flash combo to pierce through the third target!

At that very moment, the Q skill's cooldown was just finished, and with another Q, he moved an inch, arriving right in front of the last opening.

A dense white light exploded on the Blind Monk, forming a massive healing circle!

Fiora followed up with a critical strike using her second E, instantly wiping out Lee Sin's health bar!

Beneath the Blind Monk's corpse, the QG team logo formed by the gathering mist was quite conspicuous.

"Dominate!"

6-0, dominating the game!

The number above Fiora's head froze, this time it was a golden number—0.85!

At that moment, a clamor erupted from the audience, and all 60,000 spectators began screaming as if they wanted to overturn the entire stadium!

The live stream chat for major sporting events around the world exploded instantly, with everyone simultaneously spamming a mysterious number.

【0.85! 】

Less than a second?

Do you even understand the significance of A-Flash's fourth ascension?

[The damage is so high I don't understand!]

If you can exploit four openings in one second, your damage output will be high.

This solo kill seemed to toll the death knell for GAM.

With Lee Sin confirmed dead, Uzi had no more scruples and quickly destroyed GAM's mid-lane second turret, then turned his attention to Baron!

After securing the Baron, the economic difference between the two sides has officially exceeded 10,000!

What follows is a pointless and unproductive progression.

In the final team fight, facing QG's proactive engagement, GAM was powerless to resist and ultimately suffered a perfect 0-for-4 exchange.

"Legendary!"

Fiora secured two more kills in this team fight, her godlike performance echoing throughout the arena!

As QG pushed forward and destroyed GAM's base, the commentators from various regions were excitedly shouting in their respective channels!

In the European and American commentary booth, commentator Jeff's voice rang out repeatedly: "That's Ilex! From the moment he picked Fiora, it was destined to be a slaughter!"

"GAM misjudged ilex's strength and let him play a hero they shouldn't have! Hopefully, after this loss, they can calmly reflect on their team's current situation!"

As a commentator from another region, Jeff spoke from a completely neutral perspective, but he showed absolutely no respect for GAM when he spoke.

However, it's not hard to understand, since everyone thinks that way.

Who the hell do you think you are? How dare you let Fiora through? Just because of a weak Kennen?

Chen Dongqing went to the Vietnamese players' stand and shook hands with Stark.

It's clear that this player is a pretty good top laner. Even if he came to the LPL, he might be able to barely secure a place there.

But to actually touch him is still a long way off.

There is no one in this world who can defeat him.

"Nice try," Chen Dongqing casually complimented, then walked to the center of the stage.

Stark watched as the person in front of him walked past him seemingly indifferently, and couldn't help but clench his fists.

Beside him, Levi glanced at his top lane teammate, his eyes darting around, seemingly lost in thought.

When Chen Dongqing returned backstage, he was, as expected, warmly welcomed by the coach and manager.

"Awesome! Awesome!" Linko gave a thumbs up. "That Fiora play was really cool!"

Xiangguo scoffed, "That guy got away with it again. I really don't know what the Vietnamese are thinking."

MSI is a performance stage that esports fans all over the world pay attention to.

Now, in his first match at MSI, Chen Dongqing showed off his championship skin.

That 0.85-second quadra kill, with QG's logo scattering under Lee Sin's corpse, was simply the ultimate display of coolness!

It's easy to imagine that just from the exposure of this one match, the sales of Fiora skins will increase significantly!

This is all money.

"Why don't they let the other team send out a female police officer to play with?" Uzi sighed. "I want to try out a skin too."

Chen Dongqing also said with a smile, "I hope other teams will be like GAM and let me have some fun with Fiora."

"Don't worry, it's impossible." Coach Cui also laughed, "I don't believe any team will let Fiora play in the future."

Everyone turned their cameras to the television screen, where they could see the two teams in the fifth match – FW and G2 – already on the field.

There's really nothing worth discussing about this match.

The audience only regarded this match as a prelude to the big China-South Korea match.

Of course, this match is still of great significance to both teams.

After all, both teams started with a 0-1 deficit, and neither wanted to end up with a 0-2 deficit on the first day of the group stage, as that would make qualifying much more difficult.

With this mindset in mind, both sides played with extreme seriousness.

However.

Twenty minutes into the game, the kill score was an astonishing 8-0.

Flash Wolves' top, mid, and jungle players all died twice, while the bot lane duo each died once, causing their rhythm to completely collapse.

It wasn't until the 22nd minute that Flash Wolves finally managed to secure a valuable kill in a dragon fight.

But it came at the cost of three lives.

The outcome was no surprise from then on. G2 pushed the towers and secured the dragon, ending the game in 27 minutes.

At the end, the head-to-head ratio was a terrifying 16-1.

Although Taiwan is known as the "King of BO1," they seem to only dominate against South Korea.

When it comes to Europe and America, they have to wag their tails obediently.

The fifth match ended, both sides left the field, and then finally came the most crucial and important part of the day.

The last game of the day.

QG vs. KT, a China-Korea showdown!

Night has fallen in Rio de Janeiro, and Christ the Redeemer on Corcovado Mountain stands with outstretched arms, overlooking the brightly lit city.

Inside the Olympic Stadium, the audience's enthusiasm remained as high as ever, with cheers from fans echoing throughout the stadium!

The players from QG and KT finally took their seats on the stage.

Smeb sat in the player's seat, rubbing his hands together excitedly, unable to contain his excitement.

He had been waiting for this moment for far too long.

Last year's Staples Center match was a humiliating defeat for him, almost as painful as the loss he suffered in 15.

He often dreams of being solo killed 0-2 after being 2-0 down.

Today, he finally had the chance to face Ilex head-on again, and in this game, he had a huge advantage!

Based on the previous game, Smeb can confirm that ilex will not be playing Kennen as AD carry, which will give him an advantage in the draft!

As he was pondering, the game suddenly switched to the BP screen.

The game is on!

Seeing that the opposing team had banned Poppy on the first floor, Smeb, who was on the red side, didn't think much and banned Fiora instead.

In the LCK commentary booth, the "Roaring Emperor" also saw what was happening. He smiled with satisfaction and said, "Well, KT isn't being stubborn after all. Ilex's Fiora shouldn't have been on the field!"

"Yeah!" Kim Dong-jun nodded in agreement. "Judging from the last game, QG couldn't field an AD Kennen, so that's our chance. All we need to do is ban the champions that Kennen struggles against, and then leave it to Jing Hao!"

The commentators were talking, and the draft picks and bans were still going on for both sides.

QG subsequently banned Zyra and Syndra, while KT banned Caitlyn and Jayce.

When KT banned Jayce, the three commentators in the Korean commentary booth nodded in approval.

Jayce is also known for countering Kennen, and it's one of Ilex's signature champions, so banning him is no problem!

Next, let's see which top laner QG will choose.

The next second, QG's first floor lit up.

"Balance exists in all things!"

Kennen, the Heart of the Storm, confirmed!

The smiles on the faces of the three commentators in the LCK commentary booth instantly froze.

It's a race against time, I almost didn't finish writing it.

See you tomorrow, guys!

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